Boys of Fall

Football season is here and we have been the super busy. Football practice 4 days a week and games all day Saturday. Grace has gymnastics every Tuesday. Taylor is in cross country this year and has meets every Friday night. So fun to watch the kids learn new sports and perfect them throughout the season. Go Longhorns! Go Raiders!

Payton hurt his wrist last weekend at a game. We really thought he had broken it but thank goodness it was just a sprain. He has a splint on and we have had to take it easy the past few weeks. I think he secretly likes the attention he gets from wearing the splint.

Grace just started school this month at Primrose in The Woodlands. She loves school and has learned so much in such a short time. She has a best friend named Emma. I am enjoying her so much. She is talking and has the best vocabulary. She loves gymnastics and loves to dance. I enrolled her in a dance class at school - I thought that it would be ballet and tap but Jared picked her up one day and they were "raising the roof" and "breaking sticks". It is too funny. She was showing the boys and I what she had learned last night and we were cracking up.

We have a new ritual every day after school which is going to the store next door to Primrose and buying an ice cream sandwich. It's her favorite thing right now. So cute.

Grace also adopted a new kitten this month. She named her Millie. Cute pics of Grace and Millie on the way home from the pet store.

Gearing up for Halloween. I just ordered Grace's Halloween costume. A fairy princess. So far she has been a flower, ballet dancer, bumble bee and now a fairy. I will post the pics when it comes in. Still need to take the boys to pick their costumes out. I am sure they will be scary and will involve fake blood. Costumes not so cute when they get older.

Will try to get on here more ofter. Bye for now.

Cute pic's of Grace

Grace is growing up!!!!

I took Grace to our favorite photographer Joyelle. The pic's really show her personality.
Sweet Grace is 18 months old now - she talks like crazy, LOVES to go to the park and loves to be read to. She thinks she is such a big girl and can even keep up with her big brothers.

1st Birthday Pic's

1st Birthday Pic

Grace has teeth!!!

Grace took so long to get her teeth. She got her two bottom teeth at 10 months - then .... nothing. The other day - Grace was playing with my phone and called my mom on accident. She heard my mom talking and she opened her mouth as wide as she could with excitement. There they were - 4 teeth on top!!!!! I look at her every day but I swear they just all came at once! She looks soooo cute. We now have a total of 6 teeth and she thinks she is such a big girl. I have not had time to take a pic but I will try to get one up tomorrow.
Things at work have been crazy busy. We had a murder trial last week. A step-father killed his two year old step-son and it was ruled shaken baby. The trial lasted a week. The dad was found guilty and got 30 years. I cried all week. My kids have been getting lots of hugs.
This week we had a capital murder that was to start today but the guy jumped bond. He was facing life in prison so I guess he felt like "what are they going to do if i don't show up?". It sort of makes me laugh even though it is not funny at all.
I can not believe that school is almost out!!! This year has gone by so fast. The boys are going to camp Mo-Ranch this year in Hunt, Texas. Taylor has been going but this is the first year that Payton is old enough. They are very excited.
Jared and I are planing a trip to the Florida Keys in June. It has been a very long time since we have been on vacation together. We are looking forward to fishing, food and lots of r and r.
I am still recovering from the surgery I had last month. It really has not been as hard as I thought it would. I am supposed to be resting and taking it easy - however - I have been working and NOT taking it easy. SHOCKER!! I have had some complications due to my lack of rest - but - it seems like everything will be fine.
Last but not least - Jared has been taking Grace and I out on the boat in Lake Conroe the past few weekends. GRACE LOVES THE BOAT!!! She loves being out on the water and she loves to touch her dads fish when he catches them. She is going to be a water baby for sure. She also loves for Jared to go fast on the boat - the faster the better. She is such a dare devil. When we ask her "Grace, do you want to go on the boat?" she answers "Ya" - It is so cute!!!!

EDWARDS WINS!!!

Go Fredo!!!!! Mama gets to keep her job 4 more years!!!!!!!