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WHY did you pee on my couch?! I thought Scotty taught you so well. If you have to use the bathroom you scratch on the door until a human lets you outside. The sectional couch is NOT the restroom. I have tried a vinegar and water combo along with baking soda to get the smell out. It's definitely better but I can still smell it...if I stick my nose to the cushions. I am obsessed now walking

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I was talking to my dear friend Natalie the other day about how I haven't really ever had a hobby. Andy has lots of hobbies/interests but my time is usually spent doing chores, running errands, taking care of the family and when I have down time watching tv & blogging. One thing that I have always been interested in is photography. I envy people like Natalie that have such a talent for

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One of my new years resolutions is to do better about documenting our family. My blog is our family scrapbook and my memory! Now that Austin will be 6 weeks on Thursday I guess it's time I write about his first month! He is such a sweet baby. He eats 4 ounces every 3 hours, 24 hours a day. We started him on Similac Advanced but have switched him to Similac Sensitive. That has seemed to help his

Heathernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690441514878515442.post-77620509734600190082012-01-11T22:34:00.002-06:002012-01-11T22:34:41.248-06:00

I wish I could post all 200 pictures Alex has on his camera. Then you would really get an idea of how Alex sees things. He has documented every corner of our house on his camera. If we ever need pictures for insurance reasons Alex has hooked us up. He has taken pictures of every corner in every room in our house. Below are a couple of house pictures so you can see what I mean. Here is our half

Heathernoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690441514878515442.post-36784516591048253942012-01-11T17:47:00.000-06:002012-01-11T17:47:05.178-06:00

Santa brought Alex a camera this year. It's a Nikon cool pics camera. He absolutely loves it. He takes pictures of everything! I finally downloaded the pictures he has taken so far. I am dividing them into two posts..the posed pictures and the random pictures. The picture below was the very first picture on his camera. He is sitting in his new bean bag chair from Uncle Casey and Aunt Heather. He

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Love this little guy! - Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

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Last week Natalie came over to take pictures of Austin. Her talent continues to amaze me. She spent no more than 10 minutes on this photo shoot and got so many great pictures. I love the RC cola box and the placement in front of the Christmas tree. I don't know how I am going to pick which one(s) to use for birth announcements! Austin was two weeks old in these pictures. Looking at him today I

Heathernoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690441514878515442.post-82605905330255864622012-01-04T09:30:00.001-06:002012-01-04T09:30:37.571-06:00

Our first Christmas with THREE boys! Look how proud Mason and Alex are of their baby brother. It just melts my heart! Christmas morning the boys were so patient. They checked out their gifts from Santa but waited until 10:30 am to open their presents from Andy and me. Santa brought Alex a digital camera (which is nicer than mine!) and Mason a stereo for his room. They both loved their santa

Heathernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690441514878515442.post-6975652339822226402012-01-03T11:21:00.000-06:002012-01-03T11:21:11.067-06:00

We did things a little different this year for Christmas. Since we had a 10 day old baby we knew we wouldn't be able to travel, so everyone came to us. My mom, Casey and Heather came in Christmas Eve hauling most of their kitchen with them. They made chili and tamales for lunch. For dinner Andy grilled chicken and everyone else made sides. Andy's family came over for dinner as well so we had the

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Yesterday we received a package from UPS. We were curious right from the start because the return address said Nevilee Dallmeyer who was Andy's Gommie. She died in 2005. Gommie was a very special lady. She was an amazing artist. Her paintings were show cased all over, even in other countries. She specialized in nature scenes, especially bluebonnets. I remember when I first visited her house I

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Austin has the best big brothers!- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

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Heathernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690441514878515442.post-42888719116523857942011-12-23T12:23:00.001-06:002011-12-23T12:23:56.350-06:00

Mason, Alex, and Austin are very lucky boys. They have the greatest dad. This guy has his priorities in the right order. I have never heard Andy tell the boys "hold on" or "in a minute" or "I cant right now" when they ask him for help or just to play. He will play for hours. He is always teaching them something new. He answers their never ending questions with patience and enthusiasm. He works so

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Austin wasn't a fan of his first sponge bath! Austin's first doctor's appt. First time meeting Aunt Missy!  First time meeting Aunt Nikky! I just have to say, I am so thankful for my wonderful friends. Natalie arranged a meal schedule for us and we have had dinner brought to our door every night since we have been home from the

Heathernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690441514878515442.post-78769964153128009652011-12-23T11:52:00.000-06:002011-12-23T11:53:04.534-06:00

Our Christmas gift arrived 10 days before Christmas this year. Our third son, Austin Hamilton was born December 15th at 4:50pm. He was 8 lbs 9 oz and 22 inches long. He is absolutely perfect! Here is his story. My due date was December 16th but we had a scheduled induction for December 15th. My mom came Wednesday night so she could get the boys to school Thursday morning. I was told to call

Heathernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690441514878515442.post-134081802118143272011-12-14T14:04:00.000-06:002011-12-14T14:04:31.158-06:00

Today I saw a facebook post that really spoke to me. It was from Alex's Bouncing Bears (3 year old class) teacher. It said, "If God brings you to it, he will bring you through it." As I prepare to meet Austin tomorrow I have lots of emotions. I am super excited and anxious about meeting this precious baby. I am also overwhelmed at the fact that we will have a newborn again. The uneasy feeling had

Heathernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690441514878515442.post-89854368267527712142011-12-12T21:41:00.000-06:002011-12-12T21:42:21.216-06:00

This past weekend was our last weekend as a family of four. Crazy! I never imagined we would be a family of 5, but I can't wait to see what God has in store for us. Friday night Andy picked up pizza and we watched Elf of the Shelf. It was a fun, relaxing family night. Saturday Andy painted in Mason's room, then we took a trip to College Station to go to Santa's Wonderland. We decided to splurge

Heathernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690441514878515442.post-4627693791367556942011-12-05T12:11:00.001-06:002011-12-05T12:16:51.974-06:00

Now that Shelby is pretty much an indoor cat she is curious about everything that goes on inside the house, especially Christmas decorations! She loves to bat the ornaments off of the boys Christmas trees and play with them all over the house. She has left the ornaments alone on the main Christmas tree. I find her laying under the tree pretty often. Scotty used to do the same thing. Silly

Heathernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690441514878515442.post-16013379767455203062011-12-05T11:57:00.001-06:002011-12-05T12:10:44.628-06:00

Austin's room is pretty much done!! I am so excited. Andy did an AMAZING job. I am so thankful he has the skills, the patience and the motivation to do these types of projects. I think it turned out great! Here are a couple of before and after pictures. The only things we need to do are hang the valance and buy a rug. Finding a rug has been challenging. It's

Heathernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690441514878515442.post-60550641832877582372011-12-05T11:23:00.001-06:002011-12-05T11:56:42.870-06:00

I still can't believe we have a 6 year old in the house! Time really does fly! Alex started feeling bad on Thursday but he was still excited to wake up to streamers & balloons on his door and a donut picnic waiting for him in the living room. After he ate breakfast he got to open presents. He got a bike and a scooby castle he had been wanting. That afternoon I took brownies up to

Heathernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690441514878515442.post-43383301790483936072011-12-01T20:33:00.001-06:002011-12-02T09:58:24.733-06:00

I can't believe my baby (soon to be middle child) is 6 years old! I can't imagine life without Alex. He brings so much happiness to our family. Here are a few of his awesome traits, in pictures. Alex loves to help. He will do any chore you ask of him, especially unloading the dishwasher. He loves to help cook (not that that happens alot around here!). Below he is putting new hardware on a

Heathernoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690441514878515442.post-40909390062969819482011-12-01T06:13:00.001-06:002011-12-01T06:32:19.268-06:00

Dear Austin,        Today marks 14 days until your arrival (unless you decide to come on your own terms!). I haven't been sleeping well this week. It hasn't been because of you. You have been such an easy baby so far. You haven't caused me to be sick or excessively tired. You don't keep me up at night or cause me to use the restroom more than twice a night. I have been grouchy and mean but I am

Heathernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690441514878515442.post-67591900176814225732011-11-27T20:55:00.001-06:002011-11-27T21:20:13.308-06:00

My dear and talented friend Natalie took some maternity pictures of me a couple of weeks ago. She had offered to take them a few months ago, but we were just able to sync our schedules up recently. Now you can see what I look like about to pop! I don't like having my picture taken, so I don't have any pictures of me pregnant with Mason or Alex. Knowing this will be my last pregnancy, I wanted to

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This weekend Andy finished building the closet and painting Austin's room. It looks great. He did a fantastic job. I am really happy with how it turned out. We moved the crib and dresser into the room but I'm not sure how to arrange everything yet so I haven't started putting the baby "stuff" in the room yet. It's still taking up residency in my living room! I started washing the sheets,

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I went to the doctor on Wednesday. I am 1 cm dilated and Austin is head down. Everything seems to be going great. I have tried to take it easy this week and it's really made a difference in my contractions/pain/fatigue. We decided to move our induction date from 12/10 to 12/15 (a day before my actual due date). We just need more time to get everything ready for this little guy and our family!

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Alex played his last soccer game Wednesday night. He had such a great season. This was his first organized sport to play. We were really proud of him. He is really good at defense, but he also scored a couple of goals as well! We started the season out with 7 players and ended with 5. However, most of the time only 4 boys showed up to the game. Each team has to have 3 players on the field at all

Heathernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690441514878515442.post-47043279809842856822011-11-14T09:25:00.001-06:002011-11-14T09:52:32.767-06:00

I went to the doctor last week and she said I needed to start taking it easy unless I wanted to have our baby early. I definitely don't want to have him early, considering we still have a list of projects to complete! I gained 2 lbs (23 total) and his heart beat was strong. At first she couldn't find his heartbeat which was a little scary! He was moving so much she couldn't locate it initially.

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On Nov. 6th, my sister-in-law, Heather, and my mom threw me a baby shower in Pflugerville. The boys and I went to Pville Friday after school. Saturday morning we went to Heather's salon so she could cut our hair. That was a treat! Then after haircuts we decided to stop at Chic-fil-a to eat. I had a HUGE surprise waiting for me there! My friend Dana had flown in from Charlotte, NC the night

Heathernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690441514878515442.post-54144732167578701252011-11-01T21:00:00.001-05:002011-11-01T21:00:01.978-05:00

Halloween sort of snuck up on us this year. We didn't do any Halloween activities leading up to the big day. We didn't even buy and carve a pumpkin! The boys never complained though. We did attend one Halloween party, which was fun! We went trick or treating with the Thibodeauxs and everyone had a great time. The boys got tons of candy and we only went down one street! That's all this preggo mama

Heathernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690441514878515442.post-76864892158694271662011-11-01T11:09:00.000-05:002011-11-01T11:09:33.292-05:00

Many of my friends don't believe me when I say my house is a mess so I thought I would keep it real and show some proof! We are not ready for a baby yet. Thank goodness I still have 5 more weeks, assuming he doesn't decide to make an early entrance. We still have shower presents in our front living room from Oct. 8th. We will have even more to add to the pile after this weekend! Although, that's

Heathernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690441514878515442.post-52484633654799616552011-11-01T10:51:00.000-05:002011-11-01T10:51:03.486-05:00

Alex's class took their first field trip last week. We went to Dewberry Farms. It was a lot of fun (COLD, but fun!) The kids rode the bus there, while Missy and I followed. We ate lunch as soon as we got there. Alex and Blake before lunch.  Missy, Alex, and Blake jumping on the bounce pad. Alex said that was his favorite part of the field trip!  Alex and I on the "hay"

Heathernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690441514878515442.post-26223228972446646902011-11-01T10:35:00.000-05:002011-11-01T10:35:41.811-05:00

Here are a few pictures from Mason's football banquet a few weeks ago. Each player received a pretty cool trophy! Mason is really proud of his! His team made it to the playoffs but they were eliminated Saturday after their lose. I think Mason was disappointed and relieved that the season came to a close. He now gets his Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays back. Alex's soccer games are on Tuesdays

Heathernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690441514878515442.post-11898187488857036632011-11-01T10:26:00.000-05:002011-11-01T10:26:59.282-05:00

I finally had a few minutes to download the pictures from my camera. They dated back to the beginning of October.Last month we had a dedication at Krause for our principal that retired last year. We decided at the end of last school year that we wanted to create a garden and call it the "Garden of Joy" in honor of the principal, Joy Nelson. Missy and her husband Dusty did all of the work to

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I can't believe we will have another baby in 6 more weeks! My doctor has scheduled an induction for 12/10, assuming he doesn't come earlier! According to his last ultrasound, he was already running out of room! We can use every bit of the 6 weeks though! I am not going to harp on my to-do list because it seems every pregnancy update includes a bunch of whining about how much we still have to do.

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I am so thankful to have such wonderful friends in my life. I know I say this often, but it takes a village to raise a child(ren) and I couldn't do it without my village. We call on each other often and it brings me huge peace of mind to know they are always there. Today I offered to bring home Missy's boys (for the first time all year) because I was already at school and I knew she was working

Heathernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690441514878515442.post-88723711202034552702011-10-18T21:23:00.001-05:002011-10-18T21:23:47.695-05:00

Mason had his football banquet tonight. We were really proud of him! He came a long way this season! He learned the game, made new friends, gained confidence, and developed new skills! I'd call it a win! - Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

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Wow, as I was typing my baby shower post, Natalie was sending me pictures!! Great timing! Thank you, Nat! Awesome job on the pics, as usual! The girls incorporated the safari theme in just the right ways at the shower. See for yourself! The hostesses had each guest address their own thank you note. That was a great idea and a huge time savings for me! Thank you! Heather had the hard job of

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I went to the doctor yesterday morning because I had been having unusual pain and lots of pressure for several days. My doctor did an ultrasound and the first words out of her mouth were, "Look at your child!" He had a foot stuck right next to his ear, while the other leg was down. It's like he was doing the splits. He was also really low. He is head down though, so that's good. Anyway, my doctor

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Last Saturday I had a fabulous baby shower!! Unfortunately, I didn't bring my camera (I was having a clothing crisis, so I wasn't in my right mind!) but thankfully my talented friend Natalie took pictures. When she shares, I will share! :) The shower was thrown by my friends Missy, Natalie, and Erin. They all did an amazing job. The shower was at Missy's house which was decorated for fall. It

Heathernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690441514878515442.post-8879725385295796012011-10-12T19:20:00.000-05:002011-10-12T19:20:45.214-05:00

We are moving Mason's safari theme decor to the baby's room. Therefore, I needed to replace his safari animals with new art. I decided to frame some of the art he made last year in 2nd grade. I think it's going to look great in his room. I can't wait to see what he brings home this year that I can frame. Mason wants a guitar/rock and roll themed room. I found a bedding set that is black and gray

Heathernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690441514878515442.post-23962929950872928432011-10-12T19:10:00.000-05:002011-10-12T19:10:55.939-05:00

Mason wanted me to add this picture to the blog from their Del Rio trip. The boys were amazed to see standing water in the road, after months of no rain. It actually poured down raining on them Saturday night and Sunday during the day. We were so grateful to get rain at home too!

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Last weekend the guys took a trip to Del Rio while the girls attended my baby shower. Andy took some pictures of the boys doing what they do in Del Rio. It sounds like they had a great time. Although, I have to say I am glad I didn't go, because they were without water the entire weekend! But they are guys, they didn't mind! And it meant less laundry for me to do when they got home! The boys in

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Mason's football team was showing support for breast cancer awareness at their last football game. Pink socks and shoe laces!

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Mason made the honor roll this six weeks. I am so proud of him. He has worked really hard already this year. He also got perfect attendance. Go Mason!- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

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I have really been missing my dad and Scotty lately. So many things have been reminding me of them lately. Alex must be missing them too. This weekend he made a necklace for my dad. Then he said, "if you would ever take me to where he is buried I will put it on his grave." The boys are so big about that. I need to take them there one day. Then the other day Alex made a note for Scotty and stuck

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This summer Alex had a run in with a wrought iron chair at the swimming pool. One of his teeth jammed up into his top gums. We thought it would fall out within a week or two, but instead it took it's time coming out of the gums. Once it came out, it was completely sideways. It was hard for him to eat and talk, but it wasn't loose enough for him to wiggle it out. We told him Daddy was going to

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I have 10 weeks of pregnancy left, assuming he comes on time. I can't believe how fast this pregnancy has gone. I hope the next 10 weeks goes by slow! My last doctor's appointment went well. I gained 3 lbs so I am up to 16 lbs. I am happy with that. As long as I don't gain more than a lb a week for the remainder of the time, I will be good! I did my glucose test but haven't heard back on the

Heathernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690441514878515442.post-83259564988601301442011-09-25T15:40:00.001-05:002011-09-25T15:42:03.256-05:00

The boys have been playing so well together this weekend. I've been impressed!! I took them swimming this afternoon, for the last time before the pool closes. When we got home they decided they wanted to draw with sidewalk chalk and play in the sand. I wonder how long this new found harmony will last?! I'm going to enjoy it while it does.

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Last night I asked again if we were ever going to finalize on a name for our baby. I said we needed to have a family meeting to discuss it. I would like to have at least one baby related item completed from the huge to-do list! Alex decided he would take charge of our meeting. He got out paper, a pencil, scissors and his hat. He asked each one of us what names we liked best and wrote those on

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Alex's kindergarten class put together a superhero themed display for the scarecrow contest downtown. The display that gets the most votes (I believe there are 6 different categories) receives money for their class/business. Last year, Mason's 2nd grade class won in one of the categories. Missy and I (mostly Missy) put this one together on Friday. Alex and Blake's class teamed with Reid's 1st

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While Mason was playing in his football game Saturday, Alex was enjoying hanging out with Lillie and Kayci! Mason's team won when they intercepted the ball and ran it back for a touchdown with three seconds left in a tied game. Pretty exciting stuff!

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I pretty much wear this shirt twice a week. It says "baby makes your belly go round." It's so comfy! I'm sure people are tired of seeing me in it but I am trying to avoid buying maternity clothes. I was lucky enough to borrow some from a friend! - Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

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This year we allowed the boys to ride a few rides at the fair. We will need to take out a loan for next year! They loved it! This was their first ride... The tornado!- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

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The boys on the way to the rodeo at the fair. They were some cute cowboys!- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

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I better start with an apology for the picture! I am always the one taking pictures so I am never in them. I really wanted to do better about that during my pregnancy, but I haven't. So here is the self portrait looking into the mirror in the bathroom! Classy! Next week I start my third trimester! Yikes!! I am not ready. We haven't done anything yet to prepare for this baby. Let's see, here are

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We have had Shelby for a year now. She went from being a 100% outdoor cat, including during the 18 and 100 degree weather, to a 90% indoor cat! I can't help it, I just hate to see animals live outside. It was a gradual process though. I would bring her in for a few minutes at a time. She would be scared to death and just sit on the rug until I opened the door again. Then she would jet outside.

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Alex had his first soccer game tonight! The season didn't really start off like I was expecting. We were supposed to have a practice last week but that got cancelled. Then I had to look on the website to find out that our first game was tonight! So we were frantically buying gear at 5pm today for a game that started at 6pm! We got to the field around 5:40, met the coach, got our uniform, went to

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Mason placed 20th with his chickens today. The judge said that we should all be applauded for our efforts in raising these animals during the hottest summer on record. He said they were all grade A birds but they just didn't have enough meat on them to be the top pick. Our chickens were around 7 lbs. Mason's chickens were surrounded by chickens that placed in the top 10. They were all laying on

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This morning Mason showed his chickens at the fair. I was really proud of him. He didn't place but we learned alot incase he wants to do it again next year. - Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

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is turning into a football player! We are so proud of how far he has come this season. He really wanted to quit the first 3-4 weeks of the season. Then one day something just clicked for him. He started to understand the game and actually enjoy it. His coaches have said he is the most improved player on the team. Go Mason!

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Having lots of big trees definitely has its advantages. They shade the house, the yard, and the chickens. They are fun to climb and nice to look at. But when it's 100 + degrees 3 months in a row, they start dying and dropping branches. Unfortunately, a huge branch landed right on Andy's 6 month old truck. Not cool. Now to get the dents and scratches taken care of!

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The chicken coop received an addition last weekend. The fair potential chickens got to move into the loft! Spreading them out has really helped. We lost 3 chickens last weekend. It was just too hot! Now they have more room and more air. I am ready for the fair to be here! It's too hot to have chicken duty every 3 hours! But they sure have some nice digs, huh?!

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Mason had his first football game Saturday. They played Waller at the Bryan field. Unfortunately, Mason's team didn't win, but they sure played hard. The Waller team looked like a middle school team. But our team played their hearts out. I think everyone had a good time too. I saw Mason jumping up and down on the sidelines several time cheering on his teammates. He also had several chances to

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August 18th was our 10 year wedding anniversary. It was also the 12th anniversary of our first date! Last year we started talking about taking a trip this year since it would be our 10th anniversary. We went to Chicago for our 5th anniversary. But, instead of a trip this year, we are going to have another son. Andy and I were still able to take a trip together though. I went with him in July to a

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The boys and I went to visit my mom at the beginning of August. I wanted to go register at Babies R Us so I could see the latest and greatest things that are out for babies. Before we tackled registering my mom and I took the boys to lunch at Dave and Busters. It brought back memories of the time Andy and I went to Babies R Us to register for Mason. We walked around every aisle completely

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I have really neglected my blog lately. Since this blog is how I keep track of things my family has done, I am going to add posts of events that have happened weeks ago! Sorry in advance if you're bored! This summer FLEW by. We had so much fun though. We had the boys make a list of things they wanted to do at the beginning of the summer. Some of the items on their list were swimming, Galveston,

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I can't believe Mason is starting 3rd grade today. Look how grown up he looks in this picture! He looks so handsome! He hand picked his school clothes this year. The theme is anything black or gray! I guess he got that from me! Everything in my closet is black or brown! He was pretty nervous about starting school. He keeps reminding Alex that once you get out of Kindergarten it's not all fun and

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Alex was SO excited to start Kindergarten this year. He has been counting the days. He woke right up this morning and was in a great mood. When it was time to drop him off in class he got a little nervous and didn't smile as much. But he held it together and never cried. His teacher had playdough on each child's desk so Alex began playing with the playdough. I left as he was making a bird's nest

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Enjoying some Freddy's ice cream... Mason and Alex style!

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The boys have a Sunday morning ritual when we visit my mom...the pville park. Mason loves bringing a net and catching minnows. Alex loves trying to skip rocks in the creek. The water is really low but it doesn't stop the boys from having fun!

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After our appointment yesterday, Natalie convinced me that the boys and I should go to Target and start a registry. The boys were pretty excited about using the scanner and picking some things out for their baby brother. As I started going down the aisles though it was very overwhelming. It's been 8 years since I have researched items like car seats, pack and plays, strollers, etc. I called

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We picked up Mason's chickens today. He was so excited! We had Kayci over to play today so she got to go with us. All three of them were about to jump out of their seats on the way to the fair grounds. When we got home I still needed to fill up their water and put feed in their bowl. So, in the meantime, they hung out on our kitchen table! Weird huh?! Once I got the food and water set up we took

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We had our doctor's appt. today to find out the gender of our new addition. The boys just KNEW it was going to be a girl. Even Andy met us at the doctor thinking it would be a girl (even though he wanted a boy). I had a feeling it was a girl because my pregnancy has been so different this time around. It took the technician about 30 seconds to tell us it was a BOY! He was showing his stuff! I

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Mason will be showing chickens at the fair this year. We pick up his pen of FIFTY chickens on Wednesday. Andy designed the chicken coop several months ago. I was really impressed that he came up with the design and dimensions, etc. on his own. He and his dad worked all weekend to get it built. Andy just has to put a door on it tonight and it will be complete. I hope the chickens can survive our

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Andy had an Accounting conference in NC this year and I was fortunate enough to be able to tag along, ALONE! The boys stayed with Granna and Grandpa for 5 days! It's the longest we have ever left them. I was so worried that they would miss us, but I think they barely thought of us. They had a blast and so did we. We arrived Saturday late afternoon and my friend Dana (who just relocated from

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Charlotte, NC is home of the NASCAR Hall of Fame. We are not NASCAR fans, but it was interesting to walk through the Hall of Fame and check out all of the exhibits. We even got to participate in a simulation of a race. We concluded we wouldn't be very good race car drivers, especially me! One of the banks that participated in the conference Andy attended hosted a dinner and open exhibit night at

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We got to Galveston Sunday afternoon and went to the beach that night. Alex had fun making sand castles while Mason jumped the waves. The next morning we took the ferry to Crystal beach. That experience wasn't all it was cracked up to be. Waiting in line for 30 minutes in 100 degree weather wasn't all that fun. I told Andy it almost felt like waiting in car line at Krause! The beach was ok but I

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We just got back from our family vacation. We took our annual trip to Galveston beach. We left Sunday morning and made a stop in Houston for the circus. Mason has been to the Shriner's circus in Austin before but he fell asleep on me right when it started and slept through the entire thing. Alex has never been. The boys loved it! They both said their favorite part was when 7 motorcycles raced

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In about a week Alex will be missing all four front teeth (two bottom and two top). You may remember that he lost his bottom two teeth at the beginning of June. Well, tonight at the country club he had a little run in with a wroth iron chair. He was watching something behind him as he walked. When he turned around his teeth met the chair. I won't go into all the details, but there was A LOT of

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Last week the boys and I went to Pflugerville to visit friends and family. We got to see one of my oldest, I mean dearest friends, Teresa (we've been friends since 6th grade). We went swimming at her house Thursday. We all had a blast playing monkey in the middle and visiting! Below is Teresa's daughter "dressed" in 4 different tubes/floats. She was cracking me up watching her walk. Maybe I am

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I had my 3rd doctor's appointment today. The boys went too so they could hear the heartbeat. They thought it was pretty neat to hear. The heart rate was 152. I gained 4 lbs this month. Oops! But I hadn't gained anything so far so my doc thinks I'm doing ok. The boys still insist they are having a sister. We will find out for sure on August 2nd! I can't wait. - Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

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I have to brag for a second. I am so proud of myself! We have finished our first month of summer and I haven't heard ONCE from the boys the dreaded phrase, "I'm bored!" Yippee!! We have been staying busy! We spend most days at the country club swimming! We have also enjoyed the $1.50 movies this summer. We have seen Gnomeo and Juliet, Hop, and Rango. We go to storytime at the library on Tuesdays.

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I took the boys to an art class at a gallery downtown last week. It was neat because it was the same gallery that Andy's Gommie painted in. At one time she had some of her paintings for sell there. I don't think the boys enjoyed it as much as I thought they would but it was neat to try something different.

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We went to a birthday party Thursday for the triplets in Alex's class. The boys had so much fun. There must have been 400 water balloons! They played, ate, drank, and played some more! Our triplet friends are moving and we sure will miss them!

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Saturday we braved the heat for Hot Nights Cool Tunes. The boys were not into a photo session that night! The night started off slow and hot but once our friends arrived the boys were having a blast. The show actually ended early because of the lightening. Although it never rained where we were. The boys are hoping to make it to another concert this month and I am hoping for a record low

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I have to apologize before I even start this post- there are a lot of pictures that will probably bore most people, but this post is for me. :) We lost Scotty on June 29th but instead of dwelling on the pain and loss I want to look back at the happy times we spent with him. I bought Scotty from the humane society in Bryan when I was 21 years old (Feb. 1997). He was 6 weeks old. The humane society

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Mason has been in football camp each evening this week. It's from 6-8pm. Good thing it's only a 100 degrees then! Missy's son Blake is also playing so our families have enjoyed visiting while Mason and Blake "get conditioned" to play football! I really wanted to take a picture of Mason doing his drills but Missy said that would not be cool! Andy said absolutely not! Good thing Mason has people

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I know you are in heaven smiling down on us today. I wish you were here to celebrate your day. You were the best father anyone could hope for. I remember in school, everytime there was an assignment to write about your hero, I always wrote about you. You were my real life hero. You taught me to work hard, play hard, love, laugh, and be real. I hope I can pass those same traits on to my kids. I

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Happy Father's Day to the "fun one" in the family! We love you and appreciate you more than you know!

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Mason wanted to take a picture of my belly before we went swimming yesterday. So here it is! BTW, I never let anyone take pictures of me when I was pregnant with Mason and Alex. I think I have maybe 2 pics of myself with each pregnancy. I told myself I would be better about taking pictures considering it's my last pregnancy! Maybe we will have a less blurry picture on the next update! But you get

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This is what the boys have been doing to the couch this week. They take almost every pillow in the house and build a fort on the couch. Each night we clean it up and each morning it gets built again. I wonder how long this will last?!

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Mason started swim lessons this week with my friend Erin. Erin used to coach the swim team in Brenham and is an amazing swimmer and couch. I am so glad she agreed to teach Mason! Mason loves working with Erin and has caught on really quickly to all of the strokes she has taught him. It's amazing how much he has improved. He seems to just glide in the water when he is swimming now. I tried to

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We tried to go to the country club today but the pool was closed because someone decided to pour tide in it a couple of weeks ago. They are still dealing with the effects apparently. We decided to go to the aquatic center instead but found out they don't open until 11. It was 9:45. Instead we went to Erin's house and let the kids run through the sprinkler and had a picnic in the yard. Everyone

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Just doing a little school work in his birthday suit! Hello summer! Glad you are here!

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Did I mention I got an iPhone for my birthday and I LOVE it?! The boys are already developing a nice summer tan. We spend most days at the pool. I am so glad they love to swim. Mason started swim lessons today and really enjoyed it. He hasn't had formal lessons in 3 years. He learned lots of neat things today. Thank you Erin! You are amazing! We are enjoying the $1.50 movies this summer. We go

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Last night at dinner I told Andy that I really wanted to hear my dad tell me Happy "Burfday". He always said "Burfday"! Literally, a few minutes later my phone rings and it's my Uncle Charles (my dad's brother). He says, "I just wanted to call and tell you Happy BURFDAY." (He has never called me on my birthday.) He sounded just like my dad! Then I saw that I had a text from Harper that said Happy

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I have been wishing for an iphone for many occasions now (Birthday, Christmas, Mother's Day...really any occasion that may be associated with a gift!). I don't NEED an iphone so I didn't want to push the issue too much. We don't have phones with data plans right now, so adding that additional monthly expense (along with the cost of the actual phone) hasn't been something at the top of the list. I

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Alex lost his second tooth this morning! He was very excited! He is keeping the tooth fairy busy!!

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