Carlsbad Caverns

Hoyt was able to rent this sweet bus for our family to ride in as we traveled to Carlsbad. It was a four hour trip and I'm very thankful that we were all able to ride together. It was really nice to be able to spend that travel time visiting with everyone.

 

The Carlsbad Caverns were amazing! I'm so thankful that Carmen brought her camera and was able to get some cute pictures of the kids together. Thanks Carmen!

 Hoyt and Carmen had a really nice pool and everyone had a great time swimming in it while we were at their house. This is as far as Bryson was willing to get into the pool. He said that his legs were to tiny to be in the pool all the way and he was afraid he would drown.

 

We all had a great time at the reunion! We want to thank Hoyt's family for the time and effort they put into planning the reunion and for allowing us to stay with them a few extra day. We love you guys!!

Big Time Rush Concert

My good friend Tim Eisenbrandt got us girls tickets to go and see Big Time Rush. This was a concert my girls were dieing to see. Big Time Rush is a boy band discovered by Nickelodeon. My girls watch their TV show and love their music.

The girls were able to go down in front of the stage and were close enough to touch Big Time Rush. We gave Jacqueline a ticket for her birthday and while she was there, she was able to touch all their hands except for one of the boys named Logan. Lexie and Allison got a few battle wounds in the pit from adults who were throwing elbows and pushing my sweet little girls out off the way so they could get closer. Despite a few bruises and tears the girls had a great time. It will be a day they will always remember. Thanks  for the tickets Tim! We all had a lot of fun!!

Mad Hatter

 Lexie was invited to an Alice In Wonderland party and was asked to come as the Mad Hatter. We were both really excited about dressing her up as the Mad Hatter! It was something that Lexie and I talked about when we first saw the movie. We wanted her to look like the Mad Hatter from the new movie because he was our favorite character. I bought her hat and eyebrows online, the jacket she's wearing we found at home, we found her pants at kid to kid for $4, Scarf at Ross $6, we went to JoAnn Fabrics for thread, thimbles, and ribbon. We then made the thread spool sash and I sewed lace on the sleeves of her jacket. Her costume turned out really cute! Lexie felt a little out of place at the party because she was the only one who really got into character, but everyone seemed to love her costume. I know I had fun turning her into the Mad Hatter!

Yeah Allison!

Allison learned how to ride a bike today. She learned at Tom Gullocks house. She and Tom were so proud of her new accomplishment. Now Madison and Bryson need to learn to ride bikes.

Busy Afternoon

 I spent a good part of this afternoon getting Lexie's Mad Hatter costume together for a party she's going to tomorrow. I made her this cool looking spool thread sash and sewed lace onto the sleeves of her jacket. She's going to look so Good! I just hope she will get the hat I ordered for her before the party.

I also got my nail designs in the mail and I had fun putting the checker design on my toes.

Random pictures about Me

A current picture of me taken by my daughter Lexie

 Bryson gave me this cool dream catcher necklace yesterday. He said " Mom I got you a necklace because I love you." I love that my little Bryson still thinks about his mom.

My front porch is one of my favorite places to relax! I really need to get myself a nice bench to sit on since I'm out there so often.

Travis always makes fun of my feet. He has called me "pad foot" because I don't like to wear shoes and lately he has been saying that my feet are flat and square. He tells me that they look like Pinocchio feet. I guess it could be worse.

Girls Camp

Pretty Butterfly

It's been a long time since I have seen a butterfly like the one I took in this picture. I was looking out my window and saw this beautiful butterfly land on a flower in my front yard. I ran and got my camera and was able to take a few pictures before it flew away. It was so pretty!

My Hard Working Man

Lately Travis has been falling asleep in random places. He has fallen asleep in his cereal bowl, while working, and even while playing Rock Band. Last night he fell asleep while working on his computer. Poor guy! He works too hard!

Baby Your A Firework