Fall 2009

I know it has been so long since I have updated our blog. We have been so so busy! I am looking forward to January when things will slow down a little. Well lets see whats happened since my last post. I am still teaching although not pre k this year. I was switched at the last minute to first grade this year. It was a nice change but a lot more work. I am hoping to move back to pre-k next year. Shane is now working for my dad. They are building multi-million dollar houses in Dallas and hoping to start a new buisness installing rain water sisterns. His health is fine he hasn't had any more seizures. We are hoping it was all the stress he was under last year.

Now on to what you all have been waiting for the kids. Yes kids no longer babies. Where does the time go? They are doing wonderful. Into everything and talking like crazy. They speak in 5 to 6 word sentences, know their colors and shapes and even a few letters, can count to 11 (15 on a good day) and are just so amazing. They are country kids. They love to be outdoors and around the horses. We are working on potty training, lots of fun with three.

Hayla

This is little miss drama. She is in charge of "her boys". She loves princess anything but loves to dig in the dirt and look for bugs. She will usually wear her princess crown from the time she gets up to the time she goes to bed. Somtimes she even puts on her princess dress. And I think we watch a princess movie at least every other day. Hayla is probably the most verbal. What I love is how she puts such feeling into her words. When she is crying she will tell us "I crying momma, I upset" or when she is excited " its so exciting" with her hands on her cheeks. She keeps us laughing.

Clayton

Just looking at the picture you can see that this is Mr devious. He is always exploring and seeing how things work. He loves to ride horses and is now using the reins on his own to direct the horse where he wants it to go. ( an adult is still in the saddle with him) He is so thouhtful and loves to share. Clayton is just about potty trained. He is dry in the mornings and hardly has accidents and just this week goes on his own. He will be having surgery in December to correct his lazy eye. We have tried glasses and patching but it is starting to worsen instead of improve.

Dylan

Then there is our clown. Yes Dylan loves to laugh. I can already see that he will be the class clown in class. He is also our snuggly one. He has to be held for a little while when he wakes up and gives the best hugs. Even though he is snuggly he is also the bully. Mostly because he is the biggest. When he wants something he takes it and if somone is building he will walk by and knock it down and just keep going.

Here the kids are looking for bugs. One of their favorite things to do. They will go and turn over rocks and boards trying to see what they can find. This time of year I don't worry too much but when it was warmer it made me a little nervous.

They found a grasshopper. We have lots of these!

They love to climb. If it can be climbed they are up it. (Furniture included)

We are looking forward to a great holiday season. They will be in my sisters wedding on the 12th and then of course Christmas. We thought last year was fun, this year is going to be blast. I will do my best to keep the blog up to date. Happy Holidays!!!!!!

Halloween 2009

This year Hayla wanted to be a princess. She all of the sudden became interested in princesses of any kind and thats what she wanted to be. The boys we dressed as Thing 1 and Thing 2 and my wonderful husband dressed as The Cat.

The kids thought trick or treating was amazing. You knock on a door and then someone gives you candy. For the following weeks whenever we mentioned Halloween they would say more candy?

The State Fair 2009

We went to the fair to watch my youngest sister show her sheep. We had a blast!

There was a section designed just for kids. They went through a farm feeding animals corn picking and planting fruits and vegetables and seeing what products we get from the farm. Then at the end they sold the different products back to the market and recieved a pretend dollar to purchase something from the general store. It was really neat!

Dylan driving his big green tractor.

Clayton driving his big green tractor.

Miss Hayla driving her big green tractor.

We stayed and watched the parade. This was the kids first parade and they loved it!

The Gainesville Zoo

Over labor day weekend we went with some friends to the local zoo. The kids loved it. Its a small zoo with lots of different animals. The kids got to feed the giraffes. Hayla and Dylan weren't too sure about it but Clayton thought it was cool.