Parade Time Again...

Parade: 2008

Parade: 2007

Parade: 2006

Aggie was able to attend her first Austin County Fair Parade...

I've included some old photos to show how Ike has change over the last 3 years...

Award Winning Pumpkins...

Here are some photos of Ike's award winning pumpkin...

As you can see, Anita chose the perfect pumpkin from the patch, then with expert carving, Ike was able to win "Scariest Pumpkin" at the Brazos Country Fall Festival...

After the Hurricane...

We weathered the storm without much damage, but we did lose power and water for a time.

Lots of our friends weren't so lucky...many have damaged homes.

As of September 17, things have returned to normal for us.

In the pictures you can see a boat that was washed up on our shore during the storm...we still have not found the owner.

Hurricane Party

Despite the impending storm, on Thursday night we partied with Stephan and Stacey Stuessel and their house full of storm evacuees...

Football!

On Friday, September 5, Ike attended the Sealy Tiger football game.

The weather was perfect, and Sealy won, so a good time was had by all...

First Day of Sunday School!

On Sunday, September 7, Ike attended his first session of Sunday School at the Frydek church.

He had a great time and can't wait to go back.

Storm Watch...

The time is currently 9:37 PM on September 12, 2008.

Hurricane Ike is making its way on shore and we are starting to get some gusty winds.

Here are a few pictures...

So far everything is fine...electricity is still on...

Souvenirs

The kids enjoy when Mommy or Daddy come back from a trip...

They always get souvenirs...

Mommy Takes a Field Trip

Mommy just return from the Stampin Up convention in Salt Lake...

She was able to learn new stamping techniques and tour the stamp production facilities...

Daddy Takes a Field Trip

In July, Mick took a trip to Salt Lake City...

A couple of the sites of interest were the Salt Lake Bees baseball stadium and the Golden Spike Historical Monument...

Here are a few photos

Summer Activities

It's been a busy summer...as you can see, trips to the zoo, birthday parties, Father's Day parties, and Baptizin's have kept us on the go...

Spring Fun

The blog has gotten a bit out-of date, but here are a few images from April of our activities...

On the Mission Trail

A couple weeks ago, we headed west to San Antonio, again. We ate lunch on the Riverwalk at Rita's and then headed over to the Alamo. It was around the anniversary of the battle at the Alamo, so there were historical reinactors out front. Since we've been to the Alamo on all of our past trips, this time we thought we'd go check out some of the other missions along the Mission Trail. We were able to visit only one other mission because they all close at 5 p.m. But this way, we have more places to visit the next time we decide to head west.

Say No to Pull-Ups. Say Yes to Underwear!

Over the past couple of weeks, Ike has made major potty-training progress. He was keeping his pull-ups dry, so he started wearing underwear on Saturday at home. He did an awesome job on Saturday and Sunday, so he was allowed to wear underwear to daycare on Monday. It was like some light switch went off. But, I think peer pressure is behind it. Yesterday, on the way home from daycare, Ike said, "Mommy, this boy in my class kept telling me I wear pull-ups. I told him 'No! I don't wear pull-ups no more! I wear underwear!'" And, Ike won't just tell you that he's wearing underwear now, he'll show you, just as in the photo.

Is it Spring yet?

We have had some nice weather recently. On Saturday morning, before the wedding, we all went outside to play. We tested out Ike's new baseball toy that he got for Christmas. It can be used for T-Ball or the gadget will pop up pitches for you. After we tired of baseball, Mick and I took the kids in the wagon for a walk around the neighborhood.

Some of you might have been so keen to notice the patio-in-progress in the background. After contacting a company in June for an estimate and the continued lack of a patio in January, I found another company to do a stamped concrete patio. I guess business is slow so they were ready to start two days after we agreed to the deal. They poured the patio on Thursday, and now we're waiting for them to come back and finish it up. The color that you see is NOT the final color! They have to come out and put an activator on it and seal it. The patio has a brick-like border around the edge that will be "brick red". The inside should be a lighter beige color...the thought being that it might match our floors inside. Oh, oh! Also, there is a step coming out the backdoor that will be brick red also. The backdoor will cease to be the door to nothingness. I'm sure we'll post pictures of the final product soon.

Wedding

On Saturday, Feb. 2nd, Mick took the kids to a wedding reception at the American Legion hall in Wallis. I missed the event because I had a sorority event that evening, however I am told that the Legion Hall was decorated nicer than Mick has ever seen it decorated. They went to great lengths to cover the red, white, and blue streamers on the ceiling. There were many other aspects of the wedding that I am told I really missed out on.

Here Comes Santa Claus

On Tuesday, we went to Memorial City Mall to see Santa Claus. Ike and Aggie had seen Santa at the Bass Pro Shop before, but Ike wouldn't talk to him so he had to go see Santa again. This time, Ike told Santa that he wants a big train set for Christmas. He told Santa that Aggie would like a pink backpack. Both were well-behaved and took a nice picture. Aggie even kept a bow in her hair. The scan isn't that great, but you can see they took a decent picture...better than many I've seen so far this year.