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2010-08-10T14:44:00.004-06:00

Monster Truck Show

2010-03-09T07:32:00.006-07:00

Doug and Beverly came over one weekend. I had bought tickets for the monster truck show, so the boys could go spend the evening together.
Saturday, I had a baby shower to go to, so Bev, Grayson, and I headed into town to attend and to go do a little shopping. Doug, Cody, and boys stayed home to work on Big John's old tractor, Cody is trying to restore it for Bev.
The guys enjoyed their evening out, this was the first monster truck show for all of them. Maybe I can make it an annual event for them, and even send Grayson, one can only hope. The girls stayed at home. I bought 2012 and thought we would enjoy a movie, but before the movie even started, Beverly fell asleep. Anyway, we had a great weekend, we all enjoyed ourselves.

Pictures

2010-02-03T09:17:00.007-07:00

Bare with me, I know these are all out of order, I was too lazy to put them into any order. The pictures are from Christmas and some are recent. Enjoy!

The family meets our new cousin and nephew. He was such a good baby and I enjoyed loving on him. I miss having a baby around sometimes, will have to wait patiently for Linsey to have hers.

My smallest children are growing up so fast. Grayson walks around with a bible singing, bible and bible over and over again. Wyatt loves being mommas super hero for the day.

She was really upset here, she wanted to open more presents.

Pimp Momma or Bia.

Pimp Mommas son, my pimp daddy, ha.

The teacher and her sister hung huge stocking to take home all the presents and candy the kids received.

The newest addition to our family, Holly. We got her a week before Christmas, my parents gift to our kids.

Grayson loves spaghetti.

Snow Day

2009-12-01T17:14:00.003-07:00

We woke up to snow on the ground this morning. The schools had a two hour delay, so my boys needed to go play in the snow and it is Grayson's first snow, so I had to get a picture of her playing just a little in it.

Thanksgiving weekend

2009-12-01T07:56:00.004-07:00

I forgot to pull out my camera during Thanksgiving to take pictures. But, we had a feast as usual and plenty of great company to talk to and family and friends to be thankful for.
Beverly, myself, and the kids woke up Friday and headed to Midland for Black Friday. It was hard to get around with four kids, but we managed. The kids actually did rather well, maybe because they knew we were shopping for their gifts. I managed to sneak some of them without my kids knowing that the presents were actually for them.
Again, Saturday we woke up and did a little bit more shopping in Pecos. The boys went over to Myrt Myrt's to play, while we did somethings around the house. Thanksgiving was great and I am very thankful for the family that I have and great inlaws. I am thankful that I get along with them and love them, most families do not get along with their inlaws.

Everet and Grayson's b-day party @ church

2009-09-28T08:47:00.006-06:00

Yes, Grayson had another party. We had one for her with the church family and combined it with Everet Dominguez, he will be one this weekend. I had fun stripping her down to her diaper again and watching her chow down on a cupcake. It was so hectic, that we forgot to open gifts and ended up taking them home to open.

Syndi and I kept it simple, cake, cupcakes, and ice cream. We did not go overboard, since we were having the party at the church, after evening services. I guess we did not want to have to clean up a big mess, just kidding. Here are some pics enjoy.

My mom made this outfit for Grayson.

Everet went straight for his cupcake. Grayson was unsure about hers, I guess she does not like to get dirty. So some of the kids helped her out.

Everet was so upset with me when I put his party hat on. He was having a rough night.

Happy Birthday, Grayson and Brody!

2009-09-21T08:29:00.007-06:00

We celebrated Grayson and Brody's birthdays this past weekend. We went with a fiesta theme and had the celebration at the Wink park. I can't believe our babies are already one year old. Well, mine is anyway. She turned one on the 15th, Brody does not turn one until the 29th. We celebrated with hot dogs, frito pie, nachos, a pinata, and all of our friends and family. Kelsey and Clara were able to make it down for the celebration, it was great to have them make it in and share in on our fun.

First we sat down to eat and the kids played at the park, having a grand old time. Linsey and I decided to sat Brody and Grayson under a tree and take pictures of them in their sombreros, which was not a fun task at all, Grayson wanted to keep walking off during our little photo session. We had individual cakes for the two, so they could dive in and get as nasty as they wanted. Brody dove right in, Grayson was not to sure what to think of her cake, she got a little icing on her finger and tasted it and then plunged right in. I really hope this year goes by slow, I am not ready for her to turn two.

Long past due...according to Beverly

2009-07-25T10:02:00.000-06:00

It was a busy summer, from taking Bryce back and forth to his golf lessons, runnng Cody to Houston to find out more on his headaches, Grayson beginning to walk and get into even more around the house, and as usual Wyatt being his laid back little self and along for the ride. I am so glad school has started, even though we are still busy.

I have placed Bryce in Cub Scouts, we are only going to try it out for right now and see if he enjoys it, I think he will. Wyatt has an appointment on the 18th to see if he qualifies for pre-K, and Grayson will just stay home with her mommy, I am trying to slowly stop breastfeeding her, very challenging. Cody is working very hard, as usual, he still struggles with his headaches, and still has one kidney stone that he needs to pass. He has gotten a camper for his truck and plans on taking the boys camping, also he has it for hunting. He will go hunting here in NM this year, he is looking forward to it. He has earned a well deserved vacation.

Linsey and I are still making jewelry. We had our first party this summer, only three people showed up, but it was a start. We had fun and it was a practice run for the both of us. I have not had time to sit down and make anymore jewelry, but need to find time. I have another party planned for this month, if the person calls me back. And, I think Dashielle might have one before she moves off.

That is all for now, will try not to take so long to write next time.

Wyatt turns 3

2009-06-15T09:02:00.000-06:00

It is hard for me to imagine that my little boy is now three years old. Time does go by so fast, the time we brought him home, the time he learned to crawl, walk, sit up, all of the milestones you try to cherish, it all seems to be wrapped up into one big blur sometimes. Wyatt is my little sweetheart, he loves to tell me "love you much momma". He loves to have his blankey and a cup first thing in the morning, like an adult with their coffee and newspaper. Yes,it aggrevates me a majority of the time, when I am laying in bed and I hear his little voice yell out for his things in the morning, but I know when he stops asking that is when I will start looking back and really miss and cherish those days he woke me up so early in the morning.

We had Wyatt birthday at the park. At first we were not sure if we were going to have to cancel or not. Friday he woke up with a tummy ache, I just assumed it was because he needed to eat something. But, we were watching Bryce play golf and Wyatt vomitted on the grass. He had a couple more incidents, falling asleep off and on during the day. At 2:30, Saturday morning, he woke up with a fever of 104.5, so I ran a quick bath and placed him in it. I also gave him some tylenol. I monitored it constantly and the fever slowly began to go down. I just stayed up and cleaned since I had family and friends coming over after the party at the park. Couldn't let them see a messy house. Around 9:30, Wyatt finally bounced back.

Cody and I, my mom, Bev and Doug, Tim and Linsey, and Sharon and Clayton all pitched in to buy him his first electric operated Ford F150, at first he did not ride in it that much, but now I can't keep the battery charged. Everyone had a great time, the only thing I forgot to take the kids to do were to feed the ducks. It was a very productive day and I crashed around nine o'clock that evening.

Here is my birthday boy. I am so blessed, I love all of my children.

Eli is cruising with the ladies, Ginger and Jeanna are up front, he shoved his sister in the back.

Brody and Grayson are ready to cruise around in Paw Paw's corvette.

We don't need no kiss'n cousins.

Necklaces for little girls

2009-05-30T09:21:00.000-06:00

I have also made some to fit little girls, I have used my niece's as guinea pigs. I hope they work out. My mom wanted to see them, so I am postin these pictures to show them off. I asked my sister to take a picture of the girls once they get the necklaces, so I can see how they look.

I made this one for the oldest of my niece's. I made it more camo than anything, I believe she will really like it. I will call it the Camo Turtle necklace, lame name.

Jewelry Making

2009-05-28T15:34:00.000-06:00

I went over to Linsey's house and stayed a couple of nights. I forgot my camera or I would of taken pictures of the babies playing together. Wyatt kept defending Brody from Grayson, she kept attacking him while he was on the floor, Wyatt would tell her "No...No, Grayson...be nice"

I had been wanting to learn how to make jewelry for quite sometime, in order to find a hobby that I might really enjoy doing. So, I went over for a quick lesson from Linsey. Bryce even enjoyed making one, as long as he does not where any. I did make him try one on that I was making for my niece. Anyway here are some pics.

Bryce helped design this necklace.

A little girl's necklace.

Growing up so fast...

2009-05-22T14:13:00.000-06:00

I know I have not posted in awhile. No excuses, other than just swamped around the house. Bryce has finished the school year and has been promoted to the 2nd grade, it was touch and go, but he made it through the school year and is ready or the summer. Because he was promoted we promised that he could have a bunny, yes a real one, what were we thinking, he is excited about getting one. I signed him up for golf lessons, it is only a week long course, but a couple weeks after the lessons, he heads out to the golf course to use what he has learned. Of course, we do have to sign up for the junior league, I am going to wait and see if he does well with his lessons before going any further.

Wyatt will be three next month and enjoys tackeling his sister when she is in fast mode. I have no idea what happend to his tender side, I really do miss it. Someimes he will sit on the floor look and Grayson and say, "She HAPPY". Wyatt has found his rough side and will just walk up to Bryce and punch him for no reason or jump on his stomach when he is laying on the floor. I am making the boys give each other a hug and a kiss when they are hateful towards each other.

Grayson is crawling everywhere and stands up next to things to move around them. I know it will not be long before she starts taking her first steps. She has a loud personality. She screams at us when she wants attention. She growls at us when she wants food off of our plate. She loves to pinch the back of my arm when I am holding her, which irritates the crude out of me. She is already 8 months old and right around the corner she will be one. Why does time have to fly by so fast.

Information needed?

2009-05-11T16:11:00.000-06:00

I am having trouble getting an email out to everyone. If all family members would not mind to either post a comment with the information I am asking for below or send me an email, tdredhat@yahoo.com I would greatly appreciate it.

Address
Phone numbers
Anniversary date
Birthday, including that of your spouse and your children

Thank you for any help that you are providing.

Love ya'll

I'M BAAACK!

2009-05-05T14:47:00.000-06:00

I have been away for quite sometime, I know many have missed my postings, ha ha ha ha. We have been quite the busy little bees lately. We moved into our new house April 3rd, so I just had my phone and internet lines installed. I have been sick this week, so for a month I have been unpacking. I thought I would be finished by now, instead I feel like I am getting further and further behind on cleaning and unpacking.
Cody has been the my little farmer lately, he has been plowing the field. We have 4 1/2 acres, so we are working on landscaping at this time. We did manage to plant our first garden, hope it turns out, we both do not have little green thumbs.
The kids each have their own rooms, which is very nice, except that I still have to clean them. I am working with Bryce and his responsibilities in his room. They have been helping Cody in the evenings, they are picking up rocks for money.
Well that is all for right now. I will try to post pictures soon.

Love to you all.

Grayson Ruth

2009-03-09T09:51:00.000-06:00

Grayson is now crawling, my baby girl is growing up so fast. Last Monday (3/2), I looked over to check on Grayson and she was not in the spot where I had put her, she was on hands and knees heading slowly over to a toy she had her eyes on. Today, she is getting around even faster than last week. I felt something tugging on my pants leg in the kitchen, I was washing dishes, looked down and she had already made her way to me. She is also working on sitting up by herself, I know it will not be long and she will be sitting upright, instead of slightly to the side, propped up on one hand. The boys are getting a kick out of all the new things that Grayson is able to do, of course, Wyatt will catch her with one of his toys, run over to get it and tell her NO! NO!.
Grayson has been teething and around 4:00 everyday she requires my attention and anything I am doing gets put on hold until the next day usually. I have been trying to get her to eat cereal and baby food, but she has not wanted any of it. So, it has been difficult, because she is burning more calories and wants to nurse every hour and a half lately. But, I am not going to give up I will just keep trying to get her to eat some cereal or baby food.
She is always so happy and enjoys others company. She does also have quite the temper, when she is ready to eat, she lets you know that when she is hungry she wants it now not when I am ready. She stopped taking a pacifier and sucks on her first two fingers on her right hand and as soon as I finish nursing her at night she pops them right into her mouth to soothe her, in order to go to sleep. I wonder if she will be more of a mommies or daddies girl at this point. Of course, right now she is a mommies girl all the way.

What's Up!

2009-03-01T15:14:00.000-07:00

We have been somewhat busy this past couple of weekends. We have been in the process of buying our second home, we have ordered our home and hope to be in it by April, I can not wait, we are so very cramped in the house we are renting. I am excited about moving in, we will be located in Lovington, NM, about 15 minutes from Hobbs. The house is 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, and will sit on 4 and 1/2 acres of land. We have a lot ahead of us, packing, moving, unpacking, planting, landscaping. My mom and sister, along with her children will be coming to visit and help us settle in, I am excited about it.

I kept Brody one Friday and had so much fun with both babies, and of course the boys too. We spent Valentines Day with Beverly and Doug. Linsey and Brody also joined in on the fun. As usual we hung out at Sharon and Bev's favorite eating place, DQ. The next weekend Beverly stayed with us in Hobbs, she came to watch the kids while Cody and I attended a Sweetheart's Banquet at church. Linsey and Brody arrived on Saturday, we went and had Brody and Grayson's pictures taken on Sunday.

Below are just a few pics and video of the kids.

New Years

2009-02-09T09:28:00.001-07:00

My grandparents meeting Grayson for the first time.

My mom made her a few dresses for church.
We celebrated Christmas on New Year's day, all of the kids loved all of the gifts they received.

My cousin and her two daughters.

My sister-n-law, Tanya with my nephew Keaton.

New Year's Eve my dad put together a small bonfire for the kids and they roasted marshmallows, Bryce had never actually roasted one before, his reaction was so funny. He kept his distance, my dad had to show him what to do. He started shaking the stick real fast, because it was on fire and did not know why his marshmallow was inflamed. Bryce did not like how it tasted.

The love birds.

McKenna Children's Museum...New Braunfels, TX

2009-01-14T08:42:00.000-07:00

While I was on my trip, visiting my family around San Antonio, I wanted to venture out with the kids and take them somewhere they could run around and get into things without getting into trouble every five minutes. I knew there was a children's museum in San Antonio, but my sister clued me in on one in New Braunfels that she takes her kids to.

I woke up early to get ready, because we had an hour drive ahead of us and we still had to pick up two kids on the way. We had a total of 9 kids in all (all nieces and nephews), of course, my mom, Debra, and Crystal also joined in on the fun. They were so eager to enter the building when we arrived and couldn't wait to have some fun. Once we entered, the kids went into so many different directions, it was hard to keep track of where everyone was. My main focus was keeping up with Wyatt, I knew Bryce could hold his on and hope that he was well behaved while out of my sight.

The museum had a bank, a grocery store, a farm, art area, train area (for small kids), doctor's office, spaceship, camping area, and a water park type exhibit.

Here is Grayson with her cousin Autumn (she is 2 months older than Grayson).

Here is my sister Debra with Grayson.

Sarah and Wyatt capture their creative side on canvas. Wyatt likes seeing his painting up on the frig.
All of the kids withrew money from the ATM to purchase groceries. Evan is buying cereal and Bekah is checking him out at the cash register.

Christmas Day

2009-01-14T08:09:00.000-07:00

As I was posting pictures, I realized I did not take as many on Christmas day. I guess I was caught up in all of the activity going on around me, plus I had two kids I had to help in opening gifts or opening the gifts for them. We received a lot of nice items, I know the kids really enjoyed all of their gifts. I really liked all of the clothes for Grayson. Each kid received a special book from Bia and Paw Paw. Beverly had their names put into different storybooks, Wyatt loves when I read his to him, when I say his name in the story, he says very loudly, "MEEEEEE", and I say, "Yes you." I put up the books in a special place, so the kids will not tear them up, and only get them down to read.

Christmas Eve

2009-01-10T14:17:00.000-07:00

We attended church before all the festivities began Christmas Eve. The kids were anxious that evening to begin, Bryce kept asking when will Santa be arriving and when will we open gifts? So, it was hard to get the kids to sit still during church, of course, it is always hard to get mine to sit still during church anyway. Everyone had a blast, as you can see I am making this very short, because I am behind on my posts.

western pictures

2009-01-06T10:29:00.000-07:00

Ruidoso...

2009-01-05T08:23:00.001-07:00

Our Christmas holiday began with a trip to Ruidoso, we were very excited about our trip. We were going to make it an overnight trip, but it turned into a weekend trip. Tim, Linsey, and Brody joined us for our trip. Cody, the kids, and I have never been there, I am so glad we went, I would like to book a cabin next year. I have posted tons of pictures, I was just a little camera happy. Our first stop was the American West Museum. I don't think Bryce was having too much fun at the museum, he mentioned how boring it was to one of his cousins a couple of weeks later.

Tim, Linsey, Brody, Grayson, and I went shopping later in the evening. Of course, most of the stores downtown were closed, but we were able to make it to a few that were still open. Saturday, we traveled up to the winter park, of course, we managed to get lost on the way. Once we arrived we got out and bundled ourselves up, Cody then decided it was too cold and we all piled back into our vehicles and went and took some western pictures downtown. I will post those soon.

Once we finished with our pictures, we promised the boys we would take them to the fun park, since we did not get to play at the winter park. We als took a trip up to The Inn of the Mountain Gods too look around. Tim, Linsey, and Brody went a different direction and went to eat. The countryside was so beautiful, unlike Hobbs. My next trip in our agenda is to go to Santa Fe and take the kids on a train ride, can't wait.

Cody had to have his little bit of fun to. The machine beat him twice, jk. I guess it was made more for kids, because he pushed the arm right down.

Wyatt was not sure what he was supposed to be doing, the boy had to help him stear while he pushed the peddle to go.

Aunt Linsey wanted a picture of the boys and as you can see, Bryce was not too happy about having to take the picture.

Here, Cody was not too happy about having to take a picture.

We are getting ready to go home and I had to get some last shots in before heading back home.

Bryce turns 7

2008-12-16T19:28:00.000-07:00

We had a birthday party for Bryce on Dec. 6th. The party was held at a pizza/game place, like Chuckie Cheese. About 15 kids showed up for the party, ages ranged from 2 1/2 months of age to 8 years old. The party started off in the game room, while the pizza was cooking. Cody and I handed out about 5.00 a piece for each kid, so they had plenty of money to play games and keep them busy. I ran around like a mad woman, making sure all the kids were having fun and the adults had enough money in hand for their kids. I also made sure I visited with everyone as much as possible. Once the pizza was done we headed into the party room to eat, but before I knew it, it was close to time to go and I had to gather all the kids back up for cake and to open gifts. What took about a month to plan sure did finish awful fast. Bryce had a blast with all his friends and couldn't wait to get home and play with all of his gifts. We still need to sit down and write thank you cards.

1st hunting trip

2008-12-15T10:27:00.000-07:00

We went on our first family hunting trip this past weekend. One of Cody's clients has a small cabin up around the San Angelo area, so we took advantage of his hospitality. We arrived Friday night, Cody wanted to get up bright and early Saturday morning to start hunting. We decided it would be too cold for Bryce to tag along that morning and he would have to wait until around noon. Cody, of course, was the only one hunting, we figured Bryce was not ready just yet to shoot a deer. We mainly hung out in the cabin for the weekend, no shopping trip for me. Cody shot a small deer, was a buck, but no horns yet. So, while he was cleaning it, I babysat the client's two children while he helped Cody clean the deer. The girl was only 5 days older than Bryce and the boy was 1 month younger than Grayson. Luckily, Grayson slept the whole time that I watched the kids.

This is the cabin that we were staying in. It was a tight fit and a little noisy, but we all had fun.

Grayson enjoyed her first hunting trip, slept mostly. I had to get her this little outfit to mark the occassion.

The only person I forgot to get some camoflauge for was Wyatt. He went out on Sunday with Doug and Cody, just for a brief period. It was warmer on Sunday, so you could not keep him in the cabin. Can only keep them locked up for so long.

Cody wanted to make sure I was able to shoot this 45 caliber, before we left for home.

Bryce was complaining of a stomach ache and did not want his picture taken. Around 3:30 that night he woke up puking in the loft area. I am starting to think it is the medicine that he is taking.

Thanksgiving

2008-12-02T17:16:00.000-07:00

I have not had much time lately to sit down an post thanksgiving pictures, so sorry to all who have been waiting for them. Bryce had been sick and I had been putting together his birthday party. Thanksgiving was full of friends and family, a lot to be thankful for, and of course tons of food to fill up on. We are blessed to have so many loved ones in our life, even though some live far off and we have lost loved ones in our lives, we hold them close in our hearts and remember the times we share and have shared. God bless you all.

Comings and Goings

2008-11-19T11:15:00.000-07:00

The past couple of weeks we have been on the go. I have been trying to get more involved in the church we are going to and get to know the members. I have been trying to make it out of the house for ladies bible class, they provide sitters for the kids, so we are able to attend class and then go out to eat afterwards with the ladies. I have been enjoying the peace and quiet, of course I do take Grayson with me. I have also been trying to attend Monday Night for the Masters, I have only made it once so far, but we really enjoyed ourselves. Class is also provided for the older kids and nursery for the younger kids. Our family has been invited to eat at other members houses, to birthday parties, and so on. The church has really made us feel at home and have enjoyed their hospitality.
I took the kids to the park yesterday, it was Grayson's first time to the park here in Hobbs. Of course, I ran off and forgot the camera, will have to remember next time. The boys were so excited about finally going out. Of course, Cody has taken the boys out, but I have not been able to.
Linsey came over from Kermit on Tuesday, to attend ladies bible class and go out to eat. I felt so bad, she came over and I happened to have one of my migraines. I did pull myself together and go out. I ran out of my migraine prescription and just had to hold myself together. Luckily, someone had an Imitrex and I took it. I came home and took a short nap, while Linsey went shopping. We headed over to Wal-Mart after I picked up Bryce. Linsey wanted to get pictures taken of Brody, unfortunately another snag in our plans, the photo center was not open. They did not indicate it at all in the front of their store or on their answering machine. I apologized most of the time that she was at my house, for being sick and not knowing about the photo center being closed.

Going and going has worn us out, just a little.

Linsey and Brody's visit

Our babies are growing so fast. Grayson is 2 months old and Brody is 7 wks old.

Smiling and Cooing

2008-11-12T07:29:00.000-07:00

Grayson is enjoying herself on the floor. I have been putting her on the floor for tummy time, but she really hates it. She is on the floor less than a minute, usually, and begins crying. I never had a problem with the boys, they always enjoyed tummy time. Enjoy the video.

My Babies

2008-11-10T14:14:00.000-07:00

My babies are growing so fast. Bryce is in 1st grade and doing well, other than one trip to the principles office this year, whole other story. Wyatt is going through his terrible twos, luckily it is not an everyday thing with him. And, Grayson is going on two months old and smiling and cooing. It amazes me at how fast they are growing up, every time I look at Grayson, I think back at the times I held Wyatt and Bryce on my chest just watching them sleep so peacefully.

Power Ranger, Doggy, Kitty...OH MY!

2008-11-04T12:46:00.000-07:00

We arrived Friday evening at Beverly and Doug's to go trick or treating. We could of stayed home and did a few things around the house, but we have been going to Bev's house for the past few years and the boys always look forward going house to house with their Bia. Even though the roadtrip over is only two hours, Bryce always tends to ask "are we almost there?", or "this is such a long trip, how come it is so far to Bia's?" Wyatt and Grayson slept most of the way there, but Bryce did not want to rest any, I guess he was too anxious.

Linsey and Brody were already there when we arrived and we had enough time to eat and start getting the kids ready to go. Bryce was the red power ranger, Wyatt was a St. Bernard, Grayson was a little black kitty, and Clayton was a dinosaur. Bryce was so eager to go, he did not like all of the picture taking and did not want to cooperate with us. So, he was left out of a lot of the pictures, because we could not find him.

Linsey and I had Grayson and Brody in the same onsie, so of course we could not resist a picture of the two of them. Once again Grayson does not want her picture taken and Brody is all laid back and could care less about the picture being taken.

All of the little trick or treaters are ready to get a ton of candy, so they bounce off the walls later.
Here I am, as you can see I am the white fat cow at the end, I am just kidding, ha ha!
My adorable little St. Bernard and black kitty. Wyatt never runs away from a picture with his little sister.

Clayton is not sure about the little bumble bee, "will that thing sting me?".

"Enough with the pictures already, we are ready to go get our goodies."
"Hey princess, I saw that piece of candy first, so get your hands off."

Aunt Kelsey gave Grayson her first sunglasses, I thought they went well with this little outfit.
And, of course, I could not get leave without a picture of Brody, peacefully asleep.

Grayson and Brody

2008-10-20T07:51:00.000-06:00

Since Tim, Linsey, and Brody finally arrived home, I decided I would go cook a meal for them yesterday, plus I really wanted to see Brody. We enjoyed our visit and Brody is so precious, he never cried the whole time that we were there. Mine, of course, let us know she was still in the room and she would not be ignored. Before we left both Linsey and I busted out our cameras to get a few pictures. When we put them next to each other they were holding hands for just a second, Linsey and I both missed the picture.

I can't believe they are only two weeks apart. I was not a big fan of big bows, but I think I have changed my mind somewhat. The bow fell to the center as I was taking pics, she looks like a big present.She hates the hat that I am making her wear for the picture. Of course, it is way to big and covers most of her face.

I found Wyatt hiding in the laundry sorter, I wish he would wash some of my clothes.

Mom and Grandma

2008-10-14T12:21:00.000-06:00

After Kelsey left to go back home, I was very fortunate to have my mom and grandma come to help out. I ended up with neck spasms and a migraine while they were here. They hung in there, helped take care of the boys, made sure Bryce was ready for school and made it to and from school, washed clothes and dishes. I am really lucky to have such a wonderful and loving family to help out in a time of need. The day before they headed home, I was able to take them around Hobbs to do just a little bit of shopping. Thank you mom and grandma for all of your help, I greatly appreciate all that the two of you have done for Cody, I, and the boys while you were here visiting.

Grayson...1 month old

2008-10-14T09:09:00.000-06:00

I can't believe Grayson is now a month old. She is our little princess, a joy to have around, the boys adore her. She is alert and loves to look up at whoever is holding her. I enjoy our conversations before she falls asleep. She enjoys her bouncer, where she sits and watches her brothers play. I am blessed with 2 boys and 1 little girl.

Bryce loves his new little sister.

Friday 10/10/08

2008-10-14T08:36:00.000-06:00

What a hectic day this was. Wyatt, Grayson, and I lounged in bed for about an hour, after Cody and Bryce left. Wyatt watched a little bit of cartoons and played, was doing well, until we got up. We headed into the living room and settled in on the couch, so I could feed Grayson. All of a sudden he doubled over in pain and started crying and screaming occasionally. Wyatt finally fell asleep, so I thought the worst was over. He slept for about an hour and woke up screaming again. I had called a doctor and made an appointment for 1:00, but it was only 11:30 and I could not take seeing him in so much pain. I called Cody and told him I was taking him to the ER. It felt like forever before we actually were taken to a room. Wyatt kept going back and forth to me or Cody, could hardly walk, and was double over.

Once we did finally get to the back, the nurse practitioner ordered an x-ray and blood to be drawn. The x-ray did not indicate anything, his blood work showed that his white blood cell count was 24,000 and should only be around 10,000. So, they ordered a catscan, the doctor and nurse practitioner wanted to make sure he did not have a ruptured appendix. Gratefully, he did not have a ruptured appendix.

The doctor admitted Wyatt into the hospital for further observation, because his blood cell count was so high. Fortunately, he was only constipated. They began giving him golightly in order to flush him out. He spent 2 and a half days in the hospital. Cody stayed with him the first night, since I am nursing Grayson, I did not want to keep her there over night. The second night, Beverly and Doug stayed with him, because Cody had a migraine and needed to go home to get some sleep. I am very grateful that they were there to help us, even though I felt extremely bad that I had to leave my little boy behind at night. But, he did not mind, because when it was time for me to leave, he could not get rid of me fast enough.

Wyatt is back to normal and I have to give him milk of magnesia for a month to help him. I am thankful that it was nothing severe and our 2 year old is ruling the day again, showing us just how much of a terrible 2 year old he is. He endured a lot over those days and was a big trooper. I forgot to take my camera to get his first hospital stay pictures, but that was the last thing on my mind at that time. So, I am posting an post hospital stay picture.

Brody Allen Lara

2008-09-29T21:11:00.000-06:00

Brody Allen Lara arrived this morning around 10:50 a.m., or maybe sooner. He weighed 4 lbs 4 oz and was 18 1/2 inches long. Both baby and mama are doing well. Brody does have a breathing tube inserted into his lungs at this time, but is a very strong baby. I am posting a few pics, just until she can update her blog when she returns home. We hope to personally meet Brody within the next week or so.

1 week old

2008-09-23T12:26:00.001-06:00

Grayson is now a week old as of yesterday. The boys are enjoying having their new sister around. Bryce was not for sure at first, when he met her in the hospital. It took about a day for him to warm up to her. Wyatt wanted to hold her as soon as he met her and has been patting her on the head ever since. Both of them ask to hold her every now and then.

We took her to church Sunday, I couldn't wait to put her first dress on her. The only thing I forgot to buy, to go with the dress, was a bow. After church it was just a little chaotic around the house. I was trying to get my house in some sort of order before my mother and grandmother arrived, but the baby had other plans for me. I was changing her and all she kept doing was pooping, I would clean up the mess and she would go again. I never had that problem with my boys, other than the occasional pee missiles. I have to say I did stress out just a little, Bryce was annoying Wyatt, Wyatt was getting into lotions and other things, Cody was in the bathroom, and my mother called for directions at that moment as well. Needless to say, I made it through the chaos.

Kelsey and Clara left on Friday evening. I have to give a very big thank you, of course, I can not stress my thanks enough. She was a tremendous help over the two weeks that she was here. I enjoyed watching Clara and Wyatt play together, Wyatt enjoyed having someone to play with everyday. I believe they enjoyed copying each other, either Clara or Wyatt would run up to one of us and say momma, and then the other would follow in their lead. They even shared toys, occasionally, that is. Thank you Kelsey and Clara for all of your help, we enjoyed your company and all of your help.

Bryce even had to grab his camera and take a couple of pictures.

Here's the Pics

2008-09-17T10:32:00.001-06:00

This is Kelsey again. Tanya's a little sore and not able to sit at the computer comfortably, so here are just a few pictures of the little princess. She came so fast that they didn't get any pictures of her right after birth. They got home around noon yesterday and she's doing great. She's really laid back and hasn't really even cried except during diaper changes. (Aunt Kelsey has especially cold hands.) Bia and Pawpaw and Uncle Tim and Aunt Linsey came by last night for a couple of hours to meet Grayson.

Grayson is Here!

2008-09-15T16:42:00.000-06:00

This is Aunt Kelsey here and the kids and I just got back from the hospital after meeting Miss Grayson. She was born at 1:47 this morning weighing in at 7 lbs. 7.5 oz, 20.5 inches long and has dark hair. She's precious as can be and both she and Tanya are doing well.

I'll let her tell all the details when she gets home. I took lots of pictures to post here, but, ummm, there's not an sd drive on their computer, so I can't upload them yet. Sorry 'bout that. I know; I'm worthless.

Time Drags By!

2008-08-26T16:45:00.000-06:00

I have not written anything or post any pictures lately. We have not been up to much lately. Here is just a brief update on all of us.

--Bryce started school on August 12th. He seems to be enjoying class and is doing very well this year, so far. He is making friends and likes his teacher. He also has been enjoying his bible class on Sunday's and Wednesday's, and is making new friends at the church we are attending.

--Wyatt is enjoying his alone time with me, for now. He keeps picking up my shirt and giving my tummy rasberries and announcing that there is a baby in there. Little does he know what is really in store for him when she arrives. I am wondering at this point in time how he will take to the new baby. Wyatt and I have had a recent play date with two members from church, who have kids his age. He has enjoyed bible class on Sunday's and Wednesday's, I have only had to attend one class with him.

--I, on the other hand, am very eager to meet Grayson. I, like Linsey, have had kankles for quite sometime. I go to the doctor tomorrow to find out if I am progressing or if I am going nowhere, since I still have 3 weeks left. I am hopeing I am progressing and he will induce within the next week. Because, I live in Hobbs and Midland is 2 hours away, I would like to have her where my doctor and pediatrician are located. My doctor said he would induce at least 10 days early. Guess we will see tomorrow.

--Cody has been working quite a bit the last week. He always has tons of paperwork to catch up on and get in the system by the end of the month. His headaches are not any better and I think we are looking at going to the headache institute in San Antonio sometime in January. I just pray someone finds something soon and they are able to treat the headaches.

Happenings with the Hathorn's

2008-08-01T18:45:00.000-06:00

Just a quick little note about what we have been up to recently.

--The boys and I are finally living in Hobbs, NM. We have been here a month now and are still in the process of putting things away, painting and decorating the babies room, and trying to organize the boys room to make the tiny room a little more roomier.

--We have placed membership at the Jefferson COC, after visiting a few Sundays, in Hobbs and the members of the congregation are so nice and helpful. The minister of the church happens to know Jimmy and Betty Hathorn, what a small world.

--We have attended a summer company party, which the boys enjoyed so much. The party was held at the park and was catered. We chased the boys from the playground to the moon jump for about four hours before we headed over to the water park for about an hour, so they could go swimming, because that was what Bryce was really waiting on all day. The park is more for kids than really adults, and when I say water park, I don't mean like Schliterbahn, I wished. The park has a couple of slides and some water raining down into the pool. The pool does not contain water over three feet. Hobbs actually has a few of these small water parks around the area, which is nice.

--I took the boys to a free movie and met the minister's wife and her children there. It was an older movie that is maybe a couple of years old, "Evan Almighty". In order to collect can goods for the hungry, the movie theater hosted a movie and all you brought was a couple of can goods per person in order to watch the movie. Apparently the theater had shown a movie like this more than once in order to collect can goods. I really liked this idea and hope that they will continue this next year.

--The boys and I went to Kermit to visit Aunt Linsey, "Linney", "LuLu", and Uncle Tim for the night. I took a crafting project for her and I too work on. I am not very crafty when it comes to things I see on tv, in a magazine, or on the internet, and I know my creative sister'n law is, I am always asking her for advice on how to decorate something or asking for her help in working on the project. Of course, she pretty much did the project for me, he he he, I could not get my creative thinking cap on, or should I say to work.

--While still in Kermit, the next morning we attended a scrimmage volleyball game for about an hour, Linsey had volunteered to keep score. After the game, we headed to Odessa to do a little shopping and go out to eat. This will probably be the last shopping trip for me for awhile. By the time I got back to Hobbs that day my feet and legs were so red and swollen, it was so very nasty. I just laid on the couch and put my feet up for awhile and let Cody take care of the boys.

That is about it right now. Our days have been busy since moving here, which makes the time go by faster for me. Bryce will be starting school on Tuesday and I hope it will slow down just a bit after that.

Update...Cody

2008-06-08T17:02:00.000-06:00

Cody was discharged from the hospital on Friday. He is still suffering from headaches and now has a sinus infection. The doctor has no clue as to why Cody is suffering from these headaches. He has increased his dose on one of his medicines that is supposed to help headaches and asked to see Cody in two weeks. If the medicine has not helped in any way during the two week time period the doctor will be sending Cody to a doctor in Houston. I have my fingers crossed and am praying very hard that the increase in the medicine will work.

I miss having my husband around physically and mentally, he has enough energy to make it to work and then back home to sleep. So, when we see him during the weekend, because we still live in Pecos during the week, he is like a zomby.

Cody

2008-06-03T22:18:00.001-06:00

Cody and I headed to Lubbock yesterday to see a doctor, he has been experiencing severe headaches for about 2 months now, which also result in migraines. So, we decided to make an appointment with a neurologist in order to diagnose the problem. We also thought that since we did not bring the kids with us, we would take a few days to celebrate our anniversary in Lubbock. I was excited about our get away and a few shopping trips to buy baby items. The doctor sort of put a halt in our plans. Needless to say, the doctor put Cody in the hospital for a few days to help stop the headaches and send him for an MRI at this time.

However, I am enjoying the hotel and still going on my small shopping trips, while Cody sleeps. The doctor was going to send him home and up his dosage, but he is in so much pain I talked to the doctor and asked for the hospitalization. I am praying that these three days in the hospital and along with the medicine they are giving him every 8 hours will stop his headaches/migraines completely. I will keep everyone posted on his condition, I just pray that his pain will stop permanently.

Headed into summer!!!!

2008-05-29T13:42:00.000-06:00

Last Friday was water play day at the school. The kids had about four swimming pools set up to play in, a slip n' slide, and a water sprinkler to run in, not to mention the sprinklers that came on during the day at school. There was a shaving cream center and a bubble center. Of course, I think the teachers tried to have the shaving cream center set up for kids to spray on the table and create something, yeah right, the kids were chasing each other down and spraying it all over it other. And, the children had hot dogs and watermelon to snack on. All in all, Bryce had a blast, Wyatt not so much, too hot.

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Tuesday the students sang for us at their Music Program. I had a hard time getting Bryce out of the house, he did not want to participate. I told him that his teacher, Ms. Parent, would be very disappointed if he did not show up to sing for me. I was able to get him out the door and to the school finally. I had recorded a couple of the songs that the kids performed, but am having trouble loading them.

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Today was the big day for Bryce, he received his certificate for completeing kindergarten and walked across the stage to meet the new 1st grade principal, even though he will not be attending 1st grade in Pecos. He was very excited this morning before he left the house, he couldn't wait to graduate from kindergarten. I even teared up three times, I kept telling myself to hold back the tears. I guess I am very emotional during my pregnancy. Really, I can't believe my first child has already started and completed kindergarten. He is growing up so fast, if I blink I might miss something.

Bryce is receiving his certificate from his principal, Mr. Garrett.

Bryce with his teacher, Ms. Parent.

22 weeks

2008-05-23T09:01:00.000-06:00

I thought I would go ahead and put a picture of myself up this week, since I am past my mid-way mark. I will try to add another one closer to the end of my pregnancy, if I am that brave. It took me long enough to talk myself into this picture.

I am huge, by September I am not going to be able to pull myself off the couch. Also, I had my doctors appointment yesterday. The baby had another growth spurt, if she keeps having these growth spurts, she is going to be a big baby. I have only gained 9lbs, so far. I guess I need to add walking to my daily tasks, because I don't want to go over 20lbs. I have 3 1/2 months to go, but it is going by pretty fast. I stay busy going back and forth to Hobbs to see Cody, which I am very excited about finally being with my husband at the end of June and finally being a family again. We have been living apart since October, which some more good news is, Cody's company finally purchased our house yesterday and we will be getting the rest of our equity money next week.

Linsey and I are about 1 1/2, maybe 2 months apart. So, I decided to have Tim take a picture of us together, something I did not get to do when I was pregnant at the same time as Kelsey, Dashielle, and my sister Debra. Of course, my other sister Crystal is pregnant as well and I will not get to take a picture with her either, because I live away from them. So, I thought I would capture one of Linsey and I for my photo album and blog.

What's up with Bryce

2008-05-17T07:25:00.000-06:00

I have not forgotten about my other two rascals. I will write two separate posts, so I guess I will start with Bryce. He has two weeks of school left and he is very excited, even though he does have to attend summer school for three weeks, but it will only be half days. Cody and I placed him in soccer at the last part April and first part of May, for a hyper kid you need something on the side to keep him occupied. He enjoyed it, he had a tough time when he wouldn't make the goals and would beat himself up. He is having a hard time understanding the meaning of teamwork, but I hope he comes around. He did make a few goals for the other team and that is when he would really beat himself up.

As for school, it has taken him quite sometime to make friends. School is almost over and he is just now at the point where he wants to associate with his classmates. According to his doctor, Bryce has a hard time interacting with others due to his ADHD. However, I am extremely proud of him, because he has come a long way in the past few months after leaving his school in Greenwood. I have to give credit where credit is due, to his teacher Ms. Parent, she has helped him in tremendously. She has worked with him daily in order to catch him up with everything a kindergartner needs to know. He was extremely behind, of course this is a whole other store of why he is so far behind, I will not even get into it. Of course, Bryce deserves much of the credit as well, he has worked very hard with Ms. Parent, so he can move onto the next grade. Like I mentioned before, I am extremely proud of my son, he has overcome the obstacles that were in his way and will be graduating from kindergarten at the end of May. Of course, he does have to go to summer school, so things will stay fresh in his mind, before he starts 1st.

First Purchases

2008-05-17T07:15:00.000-06:00

I have already went on my first little, very little, shopping trip for the baby. I couldn't help myself, I have been waiting quite sometime to finally have my little girl. Oh, and we do have a name, I am pretty sure that it will not change. Her name will be Grayson Ruth Hathorn. Some people have already started calling her Gracie, which I had a feeling would happen, her daddy being one of these people.

Back to the first purchases made for her. I bought two little sleepers, slippers, and a blanket. Beverly bought two pair of shoes. Now I just have to find those cute little dresses, which will be hard right now, since summer clothes are out. I guess I will be buying sleepers for right now.

Boy or Girl?

2008-05-16T12:50:00.000-06:00

The day every pregnant woman waits for during her pregnancy, other than the birth of her child, the day she receives her sonogram to let her know how the baby is growing and to find out what it may be, if she chooses to find out.

Wednesday, May 14th: The anticipated day
My appointment was not until 2:00, however I knew that it would go by fast, because I had to take Cody to the doctor that morning. We spent most of our morning at the doctor, because Cody has been having such horrible headaches and dizzy spells. We arrived at my appointment 10 minutes late and had to wait until 4:15 before they finally called us. The sonogram tech asked us right off if we wanted to know the sex of the baby, I was still unsure, and Cody said YES. However, I did say that if Cody was able to get off of work and go with me, I would find out the sex of the baby. After having two healthy boys, I started grinding my teeth waiting for her to tell me it was another boy, even though my gut feeling was that I would finally be having my girl. As she tried to get the baby to move into a certain position in order to tell us the sex, I could feel my hands shaking and my breathing come to a halt. Finally, she finds the position of the baby, IT'S A GIRL!!!!! I, literally, started crying on the table. I am overjoyed.

THE PROOF
A facial shot, she is trying to get her thumb into her mouth to suck.

Her tiny little feet.
The doctor came in after the sonogram tech took her shots of the baby and confirmed that it is a girl. At this time she weighs 15oz.

Baby Update...

2008-05-02T07:45:00.000-06:00

I had a dr. appt. on Wed. 4/30/08, all is well. He scheduled my sonogram for May 14th around 2:00. I did ask my husband to join me, it makes it difficult though, because he is in Hobbs, NM, so he may or may not join me. I would really like to have him there though. He was unable to make the appointments when I was expecting Wyatt, he even missed out on the sonogram. Since this will be our last child, I think you get the picture. Maybe he will read this and feel somewhat guilty and try harder to get off.

Sorry, kind of got off track. I keep forgetting to ask for my measurements, so I can keep track of them. But, I do know that he measured right under my belly button, and he said I was growing fast. He asked me if I was feeling any movement, of course, I let him know that I was feeling the quickening movements or maybe it is just gas. As of yesterday, I did feel the baby kick for the first time, it was not a hard kick, but I could tell the difference between something that feels like a gas bubble and a kick.

Easter

2008-04-14T13:45:00.000-06:00

I know, I am very behind on my posts. So, at this time I am just going to put up some pics that I took over the Easter weekend. 1st pics are of Bryce's Easter egg hunt at school.

On your mark get set GO!!!!!

The Kindergarten class has so many eggs, Wyatt was even able to hunt with the kids. Of course, he stayed in one very small area in order not to get trambled by the bigger kids hunting.

Easter egg hunt out at the farm...

Easter Sunday pics...

2nd checkup

2008-04-02T14:48:00.000-06:00

I had my second checkup today. I am now 14 weeks along in my pregnancy, the babies heartbeat was around 130, and I have lost a pound (that is a first in all of my pregnancies). The doctor just informs me that I am on schedule. I guess we will find out more in about a month or month and a half, when I have my sonogram. It is still up in the air at this point, if I really want to find out the sex of the baby at that point.

As for the morning sickness, I have finally overcome hanging my head over the throne at any given time of the day. I still feel queasy during the day and have some bad headaches, but all in all it is going well. I did go walking with Beverly and Sharon the other night and I guess I over did it, because I experienced some major cramping and stretching pains in my abdomen. The nurse informed me that I needed to ease back into walking, of course I figured that much.

The Final One!

2008-03-06T13:00:00.000-07:00

I went to the doctor yesterday for my first check up. I am 10 weeks along and due September 25th. This is our third child and final child, which we were not expecting at all, surprise!! I heard the heartbeat, Wyatt was with me and he was also able to hear it, but he, of course, did not understand what any of it meant, he just had a puzzled look on his face. I am sure it will be the same look that I will be getting over the course of the pregnancy and when the baby arrives. The summer will be tough, because by then I am sure I will be huge. I am not sure, at this time, if I want to know the babies sex. I guess once I am scheduled for my sonogram, I might change my mind, we will see.

That is all for now, everyone is well and we are adjusting to living in Pecos for a little while.

Our new arrivals...

2008-02-03T09:21:00.001-07:00

After we returned home after New Year's, we found that our dog Abbi was missing. I was hopeing that she did not find a way out of the yard, because we had a notion that she might have been expecting puppies. She returned home, of course we thought she was gone. It just so happened that she was under our storage building, either having the puppies or already had the puppies, during the three days that she was gone. I made my way out to the storage building and found the puppies. We waited a whole week to get the puppies out. I tried to get Bryce to go under the building to retrieve them, but no luck, he was scared. So, when Cody returned home, I went under and fetched all eight of them. I needed an adult there just in case I was to get wedged under the storage building.

New Year's Eve

2008-01-29T15:46:00.001-07:00

Cody felt that Bryce was ready for his first bb gun, so he went and bought him one after Christmas. As if the boy did not receive enough things for Christmas. Not really, Cody wants to take him hunting next year. So, he is preping him early.

Christmas Day

2008-01-27T14:47:00.001-07:00

This is terrible, I know, it is the end of January and I am just now posting Christmas Day pictures.

Christmas Eve...part two

2008-01-10T13:28:00.000-07:00

When we got home from Myrt Myrt's house, Bryce informed Bia and I, that Santa was not the one handing out gifts, but Joe. I don't think he told any of the other kids that he has caught on, I hope not anyway. I informed him that Santa has so many houses to drop gifts at that he needs helpers on Christmas Eve to spread the joy and hand out gifts. Luckily, he agreed with me. I guess we will see from this point on, how long it will take him before he no longer believes in Santa and the North Pole.

Christmas Eve...part one

2008-01-06T19:22:00.000-07:00

I have finally found some time to sit down and added holiday pictures. I can't believe it takes so long to get to Christmas and then once it is here it is over just like that. Cody, the kids, and I spent Christmas and New Year's with Doug and Beverly along with some of the Griffis family. The family goes all out for Christmas and the kids just love it.

For those of you who don't know what type of festivities during Christmas entail, well, there is a pinata filled to the brim with candy...this year people actually threw candy from buckets, because it would not all fit in the pinata..., Santa comes and visits all the good boys and girls to hand out presents, the grown ups play white elephant, of course we eat and eat and eat...the feast is outrageous..., and we swap gifts.

Jeff: the family redneck, just kidding.

Connie and Wyatt, she is informing him that Santa is here, hurry.Clayton, waiting patiently to hit the pinata.

Waytt, just going with the flow.
I guess Wyatt misundersood, you are supposed to hit the pinata not ride it.Clayton
Wyatt, needing no help at all, he hits his brother all the time, should be able to hit a pinata.

Connie, waiting for the pinata to come back down so she can get a good whach in.

Everyone picking up candy as fast as they can, they all hit the motherload.

And, of course, you have the ones in the house taking a nap, to much excitement for them to handle.

Train Ride

2007-12-21T09:38:00.000-07:00

Cody has asked me several times to post these pictures, I just never would get around to posting them.

Mid-December we went to the mall and they had a kiddie train, lucky me, I had taken my camera. The pictures are not that great, by the time I had snapped the camera the train had already passed by and I barely got the kids in the shot.

Bryce's Christmas party

2007-12-20T15:19:00.000-07:00

Wyatt and I attended Bryce's kindergarten Christmas party today. I was excited to attend and see what type of excitement his teacher had instore for the class and parents.
The teacher had setup fun centers where the kids would decorate or play games. The centers included: pin a red nose on Rudolph, decorating cookies, making a candy necklace, making a gingerbread ornament, making a reindeer out of a candy cane, and decorating a goody bag.
I was in charge of helping the kids pin a nose on Rudolph. I blinded folded them and spinned them around, I could tell that some children were not so sure about letting me spin them around, so I had to reassure them that I would go slow so they would not toss their cookies.

The class decorated white t-shirts for their Christmas party
Bryce decorating his cookies.

Bryce's gingerbread house.

Me and Bryce

I have two showings, I accidentally hit stop in the middle of musical desks.

Merry Christmas all!!!!!

Wall Art

2007-12-19T12:52:00.000-07:00

I walked into the hallway and found Wyatt being creative. I had given him a marker and sat him down in the boys desk, but when your back is turned there is no telling what will happen.
Mommy, look what I did!

Wait until Cody sees his masterpiece, don't worry honey it is a washable marker, and I have already washed it off the wall.

Bath time conversation with a six year old

2007-12-19T12:39:00.000-07:00

Bryce: Why are girls so grouchy?
Me: When you get older you will understand, you will have a girlfriend and all will become clear.
Bryce: I am not going to have a girlfriend. I am not getting married.
Me: Why?
Bryce: BECAUSE, girls are too grouchy.

As you can see, at the time, I did not really have a clear answer to give him. I thought I was being too grouchy at home and that was the reason behind his question. But, he informed me that the girls at school were too grouchy.

Bryce's kindergarten picture

2007-12-19T12:20:00.000-07:00

First school picture, I think he looks handsome, even though he is trying hard to smile for the camera.

Bryce's pictures

2007-12-13T07:21:00.000-07:00

Bryce received a digital camera for his birthday. So, I decided to post a few pictures on here for him, I know he will enjoy seeing his pictures on here. I might be starting something too, I can already here him asking me to post more of them. Wyatt was following Bryce around throwing a little temper tantrum, because he wanted the camera.

Bryce and Wyatt, do they favor each other?

2007-12-13T07:03:00.000-07:00

I decided to post a picture of Bryce and Wyatt when they were around the same age. I guess it is just me, I don't see a big resemblance in the boys. People keep telling me how much they look a like. I know they favor each other in some ways, in my opinion, not that much.

Bryce Wyatt

My six year old

2007-12-12T20:34:00.000-07:00

We celebrated Bryce's 6th birthday on the 8th at Bea's and Paw Paw's home. He wanted a transformer party, so that is what we gave him. His guests included: Bea, Myrt Myrt, Clayton, Big John, Wyatt, Daddy, and myself.

We had the party outside, since it was such a warm day. Plus, Big John had already settled into a spot outside and I did not want to inconvenience him. Being a six year old, Bryce could only think about how many toys he was going to get. You should of seen him when he saw all the presents under Bea's tree.

Cody and I gave Bryce a remote control Jeep.

Cody had to have his own as well.

Wyatt and Clayton are tearing into a gift that Bea gave to Wyatt. OK, Wyatt is tearing into the gift, Clayton was not interested.Wyatt is enjoying the chocolate icing off of a cake decoration.Bryce is tearing into the presents, did not even bother to find out who they are from first.

Bryce with his very first digital camera, it is made by Fisher Price, I guess we will see how long it will last in his hands.

Cody and Abbi

2007-12-12T20:08:00.000-07:00

Drive-In Theater

2007-12-12T14:47:00.000-07:00

Today's showing is Shrek The Third.

Santa and Wyatt

2007-12-11T12:57:00.001-07:00

I took Wyatt a couple of weekends ago to Wal-Mart. I left Bryce with his daddy, I was just running to Wal-Mart to pick up a few items. However, while I was there the intercom came on announcing that Wal-Mart had Santa out in the garden center. Bryce had been asking to see Santa, but I was unaware that Santa was visiting that day. So, I had to have Wyatt's picture taken with him, still have to take Bryce, so he can ask Santa for more items on his list, as if he does not have enough already.

Paw Paw at play

2007-12-02T07:39:00.000-07:00

We took the kids to see paw paw play in Wickett, however, my camera did not pick up the images very well, due to the lighting. At least you can enjoy the music, 1st video is Leslie singing and then the second video is Doug singing.

Halloween pics

2007-11-27T08:31:00.000-07:00

Thanksgiving

2007-11-27T06:21:00.000-07:00

The kids and I headed to Hobbs around noon on Wednesday. Cody had to stay in town, because he had let one of his lead mechanics off for the holidays. Being shorthanded, he was on call, just in case of an emergency.

We woke up Thursday morning to find snow on the ground.

By lunch time the snow came down harder. We packed up the kids and started searching the "big" city of Hobbs for somewhere to eat. We were lucky something was open, Grandy's, it may have looked like trucker food, but at least it was something. After our thanksgiving meal, if you could call it that, we took the kids to a nearby park so they could play in the snow.

First snow!Snow Angel?

FREEZING

We enjoyed our time together. We took the kids to the pool later that afternoon and went for a swim. Cody tried to teach Bryce a little bit about swimming, but Bryce did not want to cooperate. We all headed back home Friday morning. Cody came home for the weekend as well.

Kindergarten Brunch

2007-11-27T05:59:00.000-07:00

The day before Thanksgiving, Bryce's kindergarten class was hosting a brunch. But before the brunch the kindergarten teacher's held another academic pep'o rally. Bryce won a pencil, which included a star eraser on top, for Star Student, I am very proud of him. He does very well, when he puts his mind to it.

Around 10:15 we found our places on the floor. The class had prepared pigs in a blanket, veggies, and a mini pecan pie to snack on. This time Bryce actually wanted to set with Wyatt and I. Last picnic, he wanted to be near his class. One little girl calls him, Douglas, I thought that was cute, considering everyone else calls him Bryce. I am starting to meet parents of some of the classmates, but that will all change soon. I will have to make new friends and so will Bryce. All for the better.

Wyatt's first hair cut

2007-10-23T12:42:00.000-06:00

Cody decided he was going to be the one to give our little boy his first hair cut. Of course, I was not ready for him to have his first hair cut and I did not want Cody to be the one to give it to him. I was not ready for him to look like a big boy, instead of my little baby boy.

I really thought that after he saw the way Bryce put up such a fight getting a hair cut that he would be scared of the clippers. But, he actually was excited and stood still for Cody. Until I pulled out my camera, in which, he kept coming up to me for a close up. That threw Cody off, just a little, and the clippers kind of cut too much off behind one ear.

Wyatt tried to give himself a hair cut, I guess he finally decides that daddy was not getting the job done.

After it was all over, I put him in front of the mirror and this was the end result. Not really, I took the clippers away, he was not happy.

Wyatt is happy with his new hair cut, daddy did not do such a bad job.

Just a line or two

2007-10-18T13:13:00.000-06:00

I was going to add a few pics about my day with Bryce in Kindergarten, but I keep getting a message stating they are aware of the problem and are fixing it. So, so much for adding pics right now.

Good news, I met with our realtor and she priced the house at $115,500, so we are starting at that selling price at this time. I still have some painting to do, touch up and trim at this time. I have this weekend to try and get it all done, planning on putting the house on the market on Monday. I might have my open house the weekend of Big John's party, that way we will be out of the way. The realtor did say that if we had an updated kitchen we could get more money out of the house. Oh well, the person or persons who buy the house will accept it for how it looks or update it themselves.

Kindergarten Day

2007-10-16T12:41:00.000-06:00

I arrived at 9:00 to the Kindergarten awards ceremony. There was a long list of awards being handed out. Bryce was awarded a happy face ring for always being happy to be at school. Once Bryce received his award he turned to me and said, "I am not happy to be here".

We had a teddy bear picnic, of course we forgot to bring the teddy outside with us. He did not really want to have a picnic with me, because we were not sitting around his friends. But he toughed it out and ate with me anyway. After lunch we went to the playground and watched him play on the swings. A kid did inform him that he was "the meanest kid ever". I think my son is a bully, just from watching him play with the other kids.

Here he is with two of his classmates that sit next to him.

Every Friday the kindergarten go out to the football field and meet the Rangers, they all run up to give them hugs. One of the teachers always gives a big speech to pep up the kids.

After we were done on the field we headed over to the high school gym for the pep-o-rally. The theme was Greenwood in the Hood. I did not get to go to the outing at one of the baseball fields, where they were holding T-Ball, relays, and other various outdoor activities. I had Wyatt with me and they did not want younger children there. That was my day with Bryce in kindergarten.

All work, no fun

2007-10-11T17:59:00.000-06:00

Dashielle has informed me that I needed to add a new post. So, here it is, of course I really do not have much to write about.

We have the past two weeks. I had my house up for sale by owner, but the relocation company has informed me that I have to go through an agent. I took the sign down and waited for my agent to call me. The house will be put on the market this week. It is somewhat complicated going through the relocation company. We will receive a 3% bonus if we have an outside buyer and do not take the relocation companies guaranteed offer. So, needless to say, I am going to have the agent push our house quickly. I would like to have an open house.

I think we are going to look more in Andrews, that will be about an hour drive for Cody, but I guess he does not care. He wants me to look there, it gives him time to relax while he drives home. I have found a home, but it has wood paneling, more work to do in a house. Oh well, the house has 1630 sqft and on 1.23 acres. Only thing is that it has swamp coolers, yuk! The owners want $89,500 for it, maybe I can get them down. We will keep looking, but there is not much to choose from or rent at this time.

That is all I have at this time, I will keep you posted.

Any thoughts?

2007-10-01T17:37:00.000-06:00

We are working on our home at this time, because as you all are aware, we are moving. So, if you have any thoughts at all that will help our home sell quickly, that are not too costly, I would love to hear them. I have added a few pics below. Please ignore all the clutter, because I am working on each room as quickly as possible.

Living Room

Eat in Kitchen

Hall

Bathroom

Office or 3rd Bedroom

Boys Room

Master Bedroom

Master Bath

I luvs my brother

2007-09-24T13:33:00.000-06:00

Bryce and Wyatt were playing quietly in the sandbox, I was working in the kitchen. I heard Bryce, very loudly, singing. So of course, I grabbed my camera to record. He was singing to Wyatt and it looks like Wyatt was rocking to the music, but that could just be the way that I see it. Turn up your sound, the whirlpool and the AC are on outside.

Here are a few of the lyrics that Bryce is singing:

If I want to be a car, I can be a car...If I want to be a treasure, I can be a treasure.

I think he was making it up as he was singing it, I have never heard it before. Sometimes, he does sit with the dogs and just sing away, I think I have a video of him with them as well. And, he makes up his own words to the song.

Bryce wanted to sleep in his sleeping bag, so I asked him to lay down. Wyatt decided to lay next to him, he loves his big brother.

Play Date

2007-09-20T05:33:00.000-06:00

Dashielle and Clayton came over on Tuesday to play. Clayton had never been on a trampoline, so we placed the boys on it, Clayton did not seem to enjoy it at first, but after Dashielle and I got on the trampoline, he started running around.

Clayton wanted to jump so bad, but all he would do was move up and down. His feet never left the trampoline.

Of course, we also played inside for awhile, it was sort of hot outside. For some reason Clayton likes to grab ahold of Wyatt's shirt and drag him around, I missed the moment to take the picture. The boys did not fight over any toys, other than the others cup. Clayton would get Wyatt's cup and vise versa.

Homework

2007-09-06T16:14:00.000-06:00

Bryce finally received his first homework assignment. He is working on a project that is about his family. The project was to decorate a paper doll, he had to dress it up and make it look like himself and add things that would indicate things he likes to do. I thought about including family members, have a pic of the doll on my blog and the type of materials we were going to use, so family members could have some input. However, time passed me by and I did not have time. The reason behind having people give some input was that we could have placed their names on the back of the doll for helping us.

Bryce and I worked on the project last night and had so much fun working on it. We were able to spend some quality time together. We also learned the number of the day (2), he had to draw two suns and trace the number as well. This homework assignment was a little difficult, because he did not want to put any time into it. It was not as fun for him as the paper doll activity. I guess I need to find a way to make it just a little more enjoyable for him.

Here is a picture of the paper doll we worked on.

FUN DAY!

2007-09-04T11:04:00.000-06:00

Wyatt was able to enjoy himself today on the trampoline. Usually Bryce jumps on there with Wyatt and he bounces him all over the place, which results in Wyatt crying and wanting off.
Today, I put him on by himself and he ran around, fell down a few times, but never really bounced. The video is kind of long, just sit back and enjoy.

We also played with his blocks, I called out the colors, so he can start learning some of them. I want to get ABC blocks for him to play with. We read a few stories and listened to music.

Bryce's first of week of school

2007-09-02T08:35:00.001-06:00

Bryce made it through his first week. I did not receive one phone call, yay for me! Below is the type of markings he received from the teacher, daily:
Monday: Super Ranger Day-The Best
Tuesday: Rainbow Day (a few distractions)-He failed to follow instructions and he hit some of his classmates.
Wednesday: Sad Face Day (several warnings and off task)-Again, he failed to follow instructions and continues to hit.
Thursday: All Star Day (several distractions and off task)-Once again, he failed to follow instructions and continues to hit.
Friday: Super Ranger Day-The Best

We began to take away things in his room. We started with his TV, he uses to play his learning video games and watch DVDs. Then, we moved on to taking away his cars (all of them). Friday, we told him if he received a ranger face he would get his cars back. Seemed to work, because he came home with a ranger face. Bryce almost ran over his brother with his bike, which he was trying to do intentionally, so Cody wanted to keep his cars as a punishment. But, I told Cody he needed to come up with another form of punishment, because Bryce earned the cars back by getting a ranger face. So, we took his bike away. I believe I was right in doing seperate punishments, I did not want to confuse him, my luck he would stop trying at school. However, I would like to know what someone else thinks in the matter?

Anyway, that was Bryce's first week of school. I hope next week goes well for him and he stops hitting.

First Day of School

2007-08-27T13:24:00.000-06:00

I thought about the movie Finding Nemo as my son was getting ready for school Monday. Nemo's dad prepares to take his son to school as Nemo shouts "First day of school, First day of school." The dad is just a little nervous about sending his son to school this year, maybe he can start the next. Nemo was so excited about starting school, he was swimming around in circles. Of course many of you know what happens in the movie, Nemo does not obey his dad gets taken and in the end are reunited.

So, as I prepared him for his first day of school, was I like Nemo's father, overprotective, wishing I had just one more year. What do you think? NO WAY! I know that sounds bad. I was a little scared for him, but my son is so independent, I knew he would be OK. Now, many know how high strung (putting it lightly) my child is, my thoughts were "Am I going to get a phone call the first day, bad reports?" As I went through some of my daily chores the phone did ring, but not one from the school.

Anyway, back to when I dropped him off, I went down a rabbit trail. He did not want me to go in with him, I actually had to do the begging in order to walk in with him. He said he could walk in by himself, he did not need me. Then I realized how big he was getting and he wanted to face some challenges on his own. Or, he was just embarrassed by me already. I convinced him that other parents were walking in their kids and it would be nice if he would let me walk him in as well. So, he finally agreed and we went in. We set his things at his desk, I got ready to go and asked him for a kiss and a hug, what was I thinking? He, of course said NO! That it would embarrass other kids. I just left and went home.

I went and picked him up and when we got home we talked about his day. I guess I am always asking "What did you do?" A question that is often asked in my home to find out what Bryce has gotten in to, done to his brother and so on. The answer I got was:

"I did not hold on to the rope two times and I would not pay attention to the music, so the teacher made me lay my head on my desk, because I would not listen to her." What I really was asking was what did he do at school. He said, they played, took a nap, and the teacher read a book to them.

The teacher sends a notebook home daily to let us know how well they are doing, he received a ranger face, basically a happy face with a hat on. This face means "BEST". He did let us know that two girls came up to him and asked if he would be their friend.

That was his first day.

Meet the teacher

2007-08-27T07:17:00.000-06:00

Yesterday we had meet the teacher day. I would of written about it at that time, but I had one of my migraine's.

Bryce's teacher's name is Celia Adame. She was very nice, you could tell she was nervous though, her voice was quivering as she went through some of the rules for her classroom and the school. I believe there are about 18 kids in his class, will have to find out. They sit with three desks facing eachother. So, Bryce has a girl and a boy sitting with him or next to him, each of them at their own desk. Bryce did not talk to anyone next to him, he kept to himself.

I know it was not the first day of school, but I did almost choke up, it might have been the migraine some, I was in pain while we were listening to the teacher. OK, mostly it was because my baby is starting school.

Bryce's and Wyatt's stay with Bia

2007-08-21T15:05:00.000-06:00

We took the boys to the park while the boys were staying with Bia. I had gone back on a Friday to pick them up. So about 8:00 in the evening we headed over.

Wyatt does not like sliding down the slide as much as he likes climbing up the slide. Thanks to his big brother for teaching him this little trick.

Yes, it looks like my son has some awful rash, but don't worry, he has been playing hard in the sun and his face is just red.

Bryce is learning to cross the monkey bars, at one time he was scared of them.

Bryce and Wyatt are taking a ride on Myrt Myrt's new pony.

Corpus Christi

2007-08-17T06:47:00.000-06:00

More Vacation:

Monday July 30,2007

We, along with my mom, got up early Monday morning to make our way to Corpus Christi. My children, along with Cody, have never been. Our first stop was the Texas State Aquarium. The kids loved it and so did the adults. We visited the dolphins first and saw the training show. Bryce really liked it, but Wyatt was too busy trying to go from grandma to momma to daddy. However, when we went down to the bottom floor to see the dolphins down below, Wyatt could not keep his eyes off of them.

Our next stop, the bird show. I was able to sit down and watch just a few minutes of it, with a one year old in tow, well you know. Bryce was entertained, he really enjoyed all of the birds. I could not tell you what birds he saw, because I had to take Wyatt out so he could wander around the crocodile den. I was amazed though, when Wyatt was tired he would climb right back into his stroller to relax. We then strolled over to the stingrays. Bryce would not pet them at all, he acted like he wanted to, but wouldn't. The stingrays would swim up and let us pet them, it was cool.

We were at the aquarium for about two hours and we were all getting hungry. My mom took us over to Fisherman's. I remember as a child that this restaurant used to have wild animals in it. But, it caught on fire and they did not replace the animals. Our next stop, the beach...

*Sorry was using a throw away camera at home, left my digital at my house, so my thumb is in the way on some pics.

Super Bia

2007-08-16T14:49:00.000-06:00

Last week I had somewhat of a vacation, the boys were gone, and I was even able to get rid of my husband for the week, HURRAY! The boys went to stay the week with their Bia, before she has to return to her favorite spot, WORK. During the day she did not have two boys but three. Sharon was keeping Clayton for a couple of weeks so Dashielle and Clint could make their way to Crane, at least Clint anyway. So, Beverly was keeping Clayton during the week also. She would have a very hyperactive 5 year old running around along with two curious little 1 year olds. She is braver than I am, I would have thrown in the towel. She even ventured out into the worlk, her favorite place of course Wal-Mart, with all three boys in tow.

I, on the other hand, had a list of chores to do, which only half of them got done. I enjoyed so much of the peace and quiet, I thought "movie time". I did get my office organized. My main goal was office and boys room, did not happen. My week went by fast, I stayed at my in-law's home Monday night to drop off the boys and left around noon Tuesday. Thursday, I stayed the night with Linsey and left Friday to stay the night at my in-law's home and left Saturday. All in all, that did not give me enough time to get what I needed done.

While I was at Linsey she was trying to teach me the art of taking my own picture. I am not very photogenic at all. If these pictures scare you, please look away.

Registered for school

2007-08-14T16:48:00.000-06:00

The big day is getting close. Bryce will be starting kindergarten on August 27th. So, today we took him to register for that big day. I don't think he is looking forward to it, but I believe that when he sees all the kids entering the school, he will have a change of heart. I let him pick out his back pack, which is the black spiderman. His Bia bought him a spiderman lunch box. I just need to get some more of the school supplies, I did not have an accurate list to go by. Thought never crossed my mind to check out the school website for the correct supply list.
The big question now is, I wonder if I will cry his first day at his new school?

Vacation

2007-08-14T11:30:00.000-06:00

The Hathorn's went on their first "real" family vacation. It was not a long trip, at all. We left on a Saturday moring and returned Thursday morning. Our schedule for the week as follow:

Saturday: My Mom's birthday party
Sunday: Visited our old church, San Pedro Church of Christ
Monday: Corpus Christi to do a little sight seeing. Went to Texas State Aquarium and the beach.
Tuesday: Great Grandparents day
Wednesday: Camping

So, as you can see we had our vacation all mapped out and the days were going to be long and crazy, especially with two kids and one cranky man tagging along, just kidding.

We departed from the house Saturday around 7:00, of course we had to stop and get gas and run into the famous Wal-Mart to get some tie-downs. I was put in charge of driving, because Cody had worked nightshift. Anyway, we get between Big Lake and Ozona (still West Texas) and I was day dreaming, don't know why not much to look at around there. First turn comes up, what do I do? I take it, no big deal, it will not be long until we get to Ozona and I can pee. Just driving along and I notice there are so many hills, and our poor old van is heaving just to make it up those steep hills. I think to myself "what pretty scenery, I don't remember all these steep hills, hmmm", of course I keep driving, again no big deal. I finally get to a sign, by the way I have not seen one the whole time I have been driving. The signs says "Iraan, 5 miles", WHAT! I know, I know, how did I not know that I was going WEST instead of SOUTH. Like I said, I was day dreaming, it was early, need I say more, think not. What was supposed to be a 6 hour or 7 hour drive, turned out to be a 9 hour drive. All because I went close to 100 miles out of the way. OUCH, talk about wasting gas. Cody took over the driver seat in Sonora.

More vacation stories to come and pics.

CRY BABY

2007-08-08T12:13:00.000-06:00

I don't exactly remember why Wyatt is crying. It could be one of the times that I was pretending to cry over something. Well, I did not know that my little one was going to take it so hard. He does not like to see his mother cry. He is such a momma's boy!

Don't worry, he did not cry for long, I quickly stopped pretending that I was crying and he was happy again.

TRASH!

2007-07-01T18:56:00.000-06:00

Wyatt is getting into the trash. I have no idea how to stop him from knocking it over and digging through it. Yesterday, we had pork chops and I saw something in his hand, but was not quite sure what it was. As I got closer, he decided to head in the other direction, (he is starting to build up speed), I caught up with him and low and behold he was carrying around a pork chop bone, sucking on it. He liked the flavor, but he had gotten it out of the trash. NASTY!

What to do, what to do? I would put the trash can outside, next to the door. However, we have cats next door and I know what will happen. I could put it under the cabinet, but I am somewhat lazy. I would have to open those stupid childproof locks I have on the cabinet doors. Half the time, Cody can't even get them open. I guess, I could put the trash can in the garage, but it is a short distance from the kitchen. I am making so many excuses.

I wish Wyatt was curious about something else...other than the trash can.

Bryce and T-Ball

2007-06-25T12:52:00.000-06:00

T-Ball is finally over, Bryce played 9 out of 10 games. I have to say we had our ups and downs...in a few games. One game Bryce must of had good intentions, of course that is what I keep telling myself. The last game, he hit the ball along the white line...heading towards first base. He started to run...saw the opposing team headed toward him to get the ball...Bryce stopped...picked up the ball and handed the ball to the boy on the other team...boy tagged Bryce...he was out. OH MY GOSH!, I can't believe that just happened. So, I tell myself he had good intentions.

Bryce had fun, it was hard for the coach to keep his attention, but that goes for his other team mates as well. If he was in the outfield, he would play in the dirt or grass, coach would tell him "Get ready in case the ball comes your way". Now I know why they only did ten games, short attention span.

I will put Bryce in next year, if he wants to. It kept him busy and he was able to make friends. Of course, he does start school next year and will make more friends.

He was definitely proud of his trophy.

Mommies 1 yr old

2007-06-25T12:16:00.000-06:00

Wyatt is now One, seems like just yesterday I was carrying him around in my tummy waiting for him to come into the world. Cody, Bryce, and I, along with other family members celebrated his birthday, Saturday, June 23rd. Wyatt was such a busy body this Saturday, he even missed his daily nap. He wanted to play with the big kids, but we limited him from going outside with them, we did not want him to get hurt.

He was not interested in opening presents, at all. I was stuck with opening them this year, he did try to tear one open, but he mainly was interested in eating the paper. All he cared about was getting into the sand box that his Bia bought for him...crawling in and out. He received a dump truck to ride on, from mommy, daddy, and Bryce. Of course, he received tons of gifts. Cody was more overwhelmed than Wyatt, Cody just thought about building shelves to store all the toys, more work for him.

As for the cake, I made it. I think it turned out OK. Did not have much money this month...so I had to improvise. I gave Wyatt a cupcake to dive into. WHAT A MESS!

All in all the party was a success, I belive everyone had fun. Just kept the party small and simple.

Why Not

2007-06-01T23:27:00.000-06:00

I was not sure if I wanted to create a blog. I am not one of the best spellers or writer's in general. I don't use big words or use small words correctly either. Oh well, decided to go for it anyway.

What better way to let my family know what I and the boys have been up to. Everyone knows I am the worlds worst about sending out photos. So, maybe this will help keep everyone up to date with everything going on.

So, why not give this blog thing a shot!