July 24, 2012
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It seems we are too busy living life these days that I seldom find the time to document it! I finally freed these photos from my cell phone. Almost 9 months of pictures!! They are blurry on the website, but they look pretty decent when printed. Snapshots of our life that I wanted to remember, when I didn’t have a camera handy
I’ve included a dialogue of each photo, so our kids will always know what we did together when they were growing up; our favorite habits, family traditions, etc
Jackson enjoys sorting things by type, size, color, etc. I forsee an Engineer!
In our pajamas, on a cold January day, headed out for breakfast at La Madeleine
We went and saw the Railroad Museum in Galveston. Not as nice as I remember. Apparently Hurrican Ike was really devastating for the museum. 9feet of water inside!
On the trail by our house again
Jackson and his beloved cake pop from starbucks. He enjoyed it so much that he cradled it gently for THREE HOURS without eating it!! He finally at the sprinkles off, and then the whole cake pop (only because it was naptime and he was forced to eat it!) He treasured it so much! Totally worth the $1.25.
My sister Elaine and I at Hannah’s wedding. These Bridesmaids dresses were gorgeous! I will definitely be wearing it again
I tried to take an Easter picture of my darling!
On the ‘Great Mountain’ as the kids have named it. This is the trail at the end of our cul-de-sac. A real treasure! We walk it all the time. This is obviously the dead of winter, as you can see by our sweaters
This Komodo Dragon turned and looked directly at Caleb. Only inches away from his face, he stared at him intently, slithering tongue working its way in and out. Creepy!!
The very last picture (ever!) of Jackson sucking his beloved pacifier. He had found the very last one hidden away in a corner of the toybox. (this was when he was 2 1/2)
Caleb the Pirate, on his 5th birthday
Miriam started pulling up the day she turned 8 months! Here is her triumphant pose
My sister Hannah got married in March. Here she is dancing with Daddy
We signed the boys up for Soccer Shots. It was HILARIOUS to watch Jackson out there! Caleb was really good at it. It was impossible to hold Miriam! She chased the boys around as much as we would allow. She is fascinated with tasting textures and frequently stops to lick the floor and experience a new texture on her tongue (ick!!)
Caleb is quite the artist! We had to put a limit on the number of papers; 8 per day. We are tearing down whole forests to support his passion! This is a monochramatic piece, but the ones where he uses color are stunning! His choice in colors is highly unusual and absolutely beautiful. He has a real knack for color.
Visiting the dinosaurs at the Zoo in April
I signed up all three kids to receive a free Baskin Robbins ice cream on their birthday. Here is Jackson hugging the mascot and thanking him for a free ice cream
At the Zoo again, with cousins Susannah and Lydia
I always do a special breakfast for Valentine’s Day
Caleb and Jackson, in their wedding outfits for my sisters wedding. We didn’t manage to get a single picture of our whole family dressed up for the wedding!
Caleb loves to dress up and accessorize!
We used to cut the boy’s hair ourselves. But Caleb was so dramatic about it, that he would get worked up and scream and yell, drawing the attention of the entire neighborhood (we were doing it outside). These horrific haircuts often culminated in a complete meltown and Caleb would vomit all over everything. That kid could really be dramatic! And people tell me girls are dramatic. I don’t think Miriam will be able to top that! So now we get their hair cut by the same guy who does Aaron’s hair. We always play it up as a fun deal, with lollipops and a special outing to Fudruckers for dinner afterwards. Memories we will treasure
Miriam, all dressed up for Valentines
Aaron and I took a trip to Las Vegas last November. We LOVED it! Though I was a little bit embarassed to tell people where we were going. As an Interior Designer, I have always dreamed of going to Vegas, where money is no object and the designs are as big and beautiful as you can possibly imagine! We stayed in the Venetian – this image is from INSIDE the hotel! Couldn’t believe it…they even have a ‘Grand Canal’ waterway with Gondolas. Since we had been to the real Venice, Italy, it was really cool to stay here
Miriam came with us; she was only 6 months old at the time. We loved having her all to ourselves for this trip! I will have to post the pictures from my camera later.
Aaron is a wonderful father! Here he is reading to the boys after work.
We went to a Halloween costume party…Aaron is an LSU fan, Jackson is a Cowboy, Caleb a pirate. I am Pocohantas and Miriam is a Pink Powder puff
I love that I was able to pull all of these costumes together in twenty five minutes! Aaron also has his face painted with the LSU logo.
A cool Tractor birthday party we went to. Caleb ended up falling over the back of this tractor and the kids driving rolled over him. It was scary at the time, but would’ve been a hilarious video, had I been prepared for the event with a video camera in hand
The wildfire that happened dangerously close to our home last Summer; the worst drought in known history for Texas. What a difference a year makes! We’ve had so much rain this year we are practically living in a marsh!
Caleb’s first year in school! Here he is doing a book presentation for his Pre-K class. (he is dressed as a Pirate) his book of choice was “How to make and Apple Pie and See the world”, by Marjorie Flack. An adorable children’s book!
