If you are looking to see a good flick...

you don't want to miss "Madea Goes To Jail" as you will not be disappointed!!!

David and I never really go see a movie on the first day they premiere but I have been talking about this one for weeks.

This is one of Tyler Perry's best movies yet and Madea is so hilarious!!! If you are wanting to see a great movie that will have you laughing so hard that you will cry or maybe pee in your pants than this is one for you and on a serious note the story line of forgiveness was well done.

Great job Mr. Perry, we can't wait to see what God puts on your heart for the next movie. I can't wait to own "Madea Goes To Jail."

Our Day at the RODEO!

What a beautiful day it was yesterday for the RODEO! It was windy and fun and here are a few of my favorite moments captured on film.

Dad and Emily on the Fairiswheel.

Amy and me on the Fairiswheel.

The girls on the bumper cars.

The girls on a jeep ride.

Dad and the girls on a roller coaster.

The girls with a Texas size boot.

Emily coming down a slide.

The girls on a spin ride.

The girls inside a bear ride.

The girls on an airplane ride.

This was so funny to watch because every time these cars turn the corner it would go so fast it would jerk them. As you can see Amy thought it was hilarious but I think it concerned Emily.

The girls on a motorcycle ride.

My Favorite picture of the day!

Who can go to a Rodeo and not have cotton candy?

Oh, we had such a blast and it was the perfect day!

Mom and Dad Date Night

David and I haven't been out on a date since August. The reason being with Amy and her sickness that she had, David's pneumonia, and Emily sick on and off. We were well over due for a wonderful day and evening.

The girls love going to Aunt Ann's and Uncle David's and when Ann called Friday night and asked us if the girls could spend the night we said absolutely! The girls were so excited. Amy packed her bags Friday night and couldn't fall asleep that evening because she was ready to go. So 6 bags later (3 of Amy's and 3 of Emily's) the girls were dropped off after lunch around noon yesterday.

David and I caught up on a few movies, Fireproof and The Family that Prey's. We also enjoyed a nice dinner at Ruth Chris.

This was an evening that we so needed and so enjoyed. I know the girls are having a blast and probably will not want to come home later today.

Christmas 2008

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Amy's and Emily's Journey Part 3 ~ Answers

Well, Praise God we have answers!

Believe it or not the girls had two totally different things.

Amy had an Immune Complex. This is were her immune system was attacking her immune system. Dr. Patel explained it like this - it is like you have a loaded gun and you are pulling the trigger, once you get the trigger to a certain point you can't go back you have to fire. He said that since this wasn't caught early (back in August when it started) that it would have to run its course which takes anywhere from 3 to 4 months. Well I am so glad to let you all know that the blisters on Amy's tongue are gone, Thank you Jesus.

Emily's blisters started up on the 22nd of November. She had a virus that last 3 to 4 weeks and I am so glad to let you know that the blisters on Emily's tongue are gone, Thank you Jesus.

Well, all of us are doing well including David who is moving around and looks to be at 90% (recovering from his pneumonia).

Thank you all for your love and prayers!

David Update

Well, David went to the doctor this morning and he is definitely going to stay home at least one more week maybe longer. The pneumonia has really taken a toll on him as he barely gets up for a few minutes and he is worn out. He started fever again tonight so continue to say a prayer for him.

David's 50th Birthday Hoedown!

Well, as you know David was in the hospital for a few days with pneumonia. He was able to be home for Thanksgiving and rested up all week for his Birthday Hoedown last night. It was so worth it.

Ann, Margaret and Patty really planned out and decorated the place for this special celebration. All David's nieces and nephews and brothers and sisters pitched in to make this a great and memorable birthday for David.

The very special birthday surprise gift were 2 Non-Bearded White Crested Black Polish Hens.

Emily is so excited about raising these hens. They should be laying eggs in a few weeks. Emily named them Pip and Squeak (David really should have named them as they were really his gift, but Emily is taking them over, LOL).

Thank you to everyone that could make it and to the ones that couldn't you were surely missed!

This Hoedown took everything out of David as he has been sleeping all day. Hopefully when he sees the doctor tomorrow we will have good news to report!

Happy Birthday Sweetheart!

Well today my Sweetheart turns 50! Wow, I can't believe it. I just wish he didn't have pneumonia. Yes, my pour sweetheart spent this weekend and today his big day sick. The girls drew their Dad some cute pictures and let him rest (rest is always a great gift).

My sweet friend Carrie brought us lunch/dinner. She made us this wonderful chicken noodle soup. Believe it or not the pot is almost empty. She also made us a fabulous pie and some extras that really made our day!

My other sweet friend Carla came by the house today to drop off this made from scratch german chocolate cake (David's favorite). It is the best german chocolate cake we have ever had.

Happy Birthday My Love, get well soon!

At the pumpkin patch

Our weekend get away

We headed up to Marble Falls early Friday morning. We had so much fun this weekend spending time with family. Emily started by helping Uncle David hang the flag.

Then it was time for some tubing.

And swimming and playing around in the creek.

Look I can swim!

Amy catches her first fish!

Amy just having so much fun!

At least she was having fun until Daddy took her out in the tube.

The girls feeding the ducks.

Emily catches another catfish but didn't want to try to hold it in her hands because it was moving too much - for her.

Our fun weekend had a turn of events Saturday evening. Horse Shoe Bay is across the other side of the creek and instead of them doing their fabulous firework show on Friday the 4th they did it on Saturday the 5th. With out even thinking, around 9:15 the magnificent show began and before we knew it Popcorn our dog on the left took off running because the sound was so loud you would have thought we were being bombed - no kidding.

Emily was scared and a little shaky (from the firework show). She leaned over and said "mom, I feel like there is a hole in my heart" I knew that she was scared. So I had to reassure her that it was ok. All this while knowing that David took off to find Popcorn and when the firework show was over I was going to have to let the girls know.

Emily was very emotional and was crying and kept saying "I don't want her to get run over" and the other thing she kept saying was "what if someone found her and likes her and doesn't want to give her back." So we went inside and said a prayer that Popcorn would be found and be safe and return to us that evening.

After driving around for about 45 minutes David called his good friend to come to the house to see if anyone left a message on our machine about finding Popcorn. And low and behold someone did. So we had popcorn back in our arms by 11:30 that evening. It was so precious because Emily was crying and I said "Emily why are you crying" and she said "mom I am so happy" - evidence of tears of joy!

We thank God for answering our prayers by bringing Popcorn home safe to us that evening! Everyone slept good that night once our heads hit the bed.

This was Amy at 10:00 am this morning while everyone was out on the boat fishing.

Over all this was the best trip yet!

Lady and the Tramp

Well Sunday to celebrate Emily's birthday we all loaded up in the car and went to see Wall-e at the movies. The girls really enjoyed it. Then we were off to Macaroni Grill for early dinner. Emily ordered spaghetti but with the sauce and huge meatball on the side (the girls were full of popcorn so I knew that they were not going to eat very much).

So Emily's noodles came out and after a few minutes of eating and talking she looks at her dad and says daddy you are the "Tramp" and I am the "Lady." So then she began to get the longest noodle she could find and there they went, it was as if I was watching the cartoon but only better. The only bad thing is that I didn't have my camera to capture that moment but since Emily had brought home her leftovers she called her dad later that night over to do it again!

The tale of a girl and her gum

Once upon a time there was a precious little girl named Amy. Her mommy would always remind her not to play with her gum. Why you ask? Well because Amy has had a few incidents with gum.

One was the time that it slipped into her hair but thank goodness mommy was there before it got in bedded in her hair. Let's not forget the many times clothes have gone into the wash then dryer not being noticed by mom which lead to them never being worn again. Another is when I would ask "where is your gum" to get the response that she "accidentally swallowed it" and let us not forget the times she would play with it using her fingers to make long strings that would bust when they hit a certain length and get all over her chin, hands and cheeks.

Well today's tale maybe one that you have encountered or experienced before. This afternoon as Amy was chewing her gum she laid her head down and began to talk and it slipped out of her mouth and you guessed it into her lovely long brown hair. She immediately came to mom but since mommy is sick and not feeling well mommy sent her to her daddy.

Well this is what I walked in on in the bathroom.

And this is how it ended up.

Maybe mommy should have just taken care of it.

The girls awoke this morning

with such excitement. See for the last two weeks we have been making Father's day stuff for dad.

They made him puzzles that were blank and they painted them beautifully. They also painted and decorated rockets and fans for him. They had so much fun doing all these projects.

Ok, here is a closer look of the fathers day cards the girls created yesterday at Lakeshore Learning.

I guess they see their dad as a "Rock Star!" Emily's is the blue background and Amy's is the pink. I didn't help with anything these are "Emily and Amy Originals."

Dad is having too much fun!

Well, today we had two creative activities planned for the family. First, David took the girls to Home Depot where they built a sail boat and they had so much fun. For those of you who are unaware the first Saturday of every month from 9 to 12 Home Depot has a free craft for the kids where they will not only get to build something but they give them a nice Home Depot apron to have and for every project they do they get a pin to pin on there apron with a picture of the project they have completed. It is really fun and cool!


Well from there we were off to Michael's where they had a free event today. The craft was making flowers and bugs from pipe cleaners. Well we were there for over an hour and you want to know why?



We couldn't get Daddy out of there!!!

Yesterday was exciting!

Yesterday, Emily woke up and came to my room with a big smile. She lost another tooth. Then it was time to get ready for the last day of her Kindergarten life. I told her she will never be a kindergartner again (which makes me so sad because this year flew by so fast).

I took her to school where she and her friends ate their last breakfast together at their tables. They roamed the room with excitement until it was time to head to the church for their blessing.
After the blessing we rushed over to pump it up where they had their final kindergartner after party.

From there it was time for us to pack up and go to Marble Falls for swimming and fishing. Emily was so excited as she has been asking to fish for over a year.

Last night her Daddy and her went off on the boat to catch some fish. An hour later they were back with this:


Yes, her Daddy caught this 3+ pounder.

This morning Emily awoke to feed the ducks and to get in a early morning of fishing. Guess what she came home with:

Yes, she caught her first catfish and loved it!

What a memorable weekend for our family, especially my little princess Emily.


And you ask what Princess Amy was doing? Well...


the only thing I could get her to do was ride in the boat! Other than that she swam away her weekend!