2.24.2009

Baby stuff

This is Liberty on her blessing day




Our neighbor took a bunch of pics of Liberty.
They turned out darling! Thanks Erin!







Van (finally)

Those of you who know us well know we need a van...as in we all no longer fit in any one vehicle that we owned before this! It hasn't been too much of an issue, but since the baby has
been born we have to take two cars. Crazy. Anyway, after much research we got a Toyota Sienna. We used http://www.texasdirectauto.com/ to search for the van we wanted.
We waited several days until one came up that met our wish list. This company lists all their cars on eBay and people fly in from all over the country to pick them up. They sell vehicles a couple thousand dollars less than blue book price. So, once you decide on a vehicle
you call them and put $500 down on it to reserve the vehicle. Then you make an appointment with them. When you go in, you take a test drive for a few min on the vehicle you reserved, spend 30 min filling out paperwork and drive away, it is a beautiful thing! You don't have
to deal with the bargaining and the sales people because it is all done online ahead of time. Anyway, here it is. The kids went nuts for it. I pulled in the driveway and Christsia came running out. I opened the sliding door from the remote and she yelled, "You did NOT just do that". In other words, she couldn't believe it opened from the remote (such simple pleasures!)
















Grandma's Visit!

Grandma came to visit!
the kids loved to have story time













Priceless!

My work - Production Support team

This is my team at work (except we are missing 4 people).
There is also one person in the back that you can't see
This is the best team on earth!

Bike accident

Christsia jumped on her bike the other day and put her helmet on.
She went zipping around the corner and crashed. She smacked
her face on the cement....SO SAD!!! you can see the bruise
all around her eye. No doubt the school will be calling CPS! Good thing
our neighbor was a witness :)
Christsia was so upset, she said, "I didn't buckle my helmet and
put my gloves on. I should have buckled my helmet!". She was so
upset. Poor thing!

Bunk Beds

Our friend gave us bunk beds that her kids didn't need anymore
Mike put them together in the boys' room.

Mike added a ladder - awesome!


Family happenings

The kids love to play Monopoly

Cutie Stephen

We went to Rocket City. They have a buffet
and games for the kids. They loved it.


Slides at Rocket City








Our own Rod Stewart!




Shopping cart fun. They tend to hold onto each others
carts when you least expect it. It yanks you back
in another direction than you were expecting. Funny, kind of.


Normal scene in the morning. lots of P.J.'s. Some coloring
But mostly waiting for breakfast.


Christsia is actually a very good helper.
She can do a lot for Liberty



Friends

The kids love to play with the neighbor boys



We both have babies about the same age


Aunt Lori's visit

Aunt Lori came to visit!!


They went to explore the Bayou, fun!




She poses this way on her own, this is not what
we tell her to do, just for the record!




lots of stories to read

Jacks Talk

Jack gave a talk in church, these were his visual aids

This is Grandma helping make the visual aids