Happy Birthday Brian

On Wednesday, we celebrated Brian's birthday when he got home from work. We presented him with our gifts.... The kids got him some small attachments for his shop vac that he wanted. He was super excited and opened them right away. I got him a watch because his broke recently. He also got a Lowe's gift card from my parents which he will LOVE to go use as soon as possible. After that, we headed to Fuji to eat. The food was great! We had them sing to Brian and I got video of it...see it below. The funniest thing was when the cook started tossing the food at us to catch it in our mouths. Of course it was broccoli. First, it was Brian's turn. After several tries, he finally caught it. Next was Hailey's turn. She tried several times and almost made it. Then, I caught mine on the first try. When he went to Hayden, he is shaking his head and saying, "I don't want to do it." The guy tosses him a piece and his face turns a little red and he says louder while shaking his head, "I don't want to do it." Did the cook stop? Of course not! He starts tossing broccoli continuously at Hayden as he is shaking his head no, and saying louder "I don't want to do it", as if they guy can't here him. The broccoli is bouncing off his head and Brian and I are laughing hysterically. It was soooo funny. After eating and getting home, I had made birthday brownies. We lit a candle and sang Happy Birthday. Brian said it was his best birthday ever! We love you!

Birthday Brownies
At the restaurant.

The handsome birthday guy.

Yay presents!

Hailey's photography skills.

Brian and the kids.

Happy Birthday to you, happy birthday to you.....

100th Day of Kindergarten!

Hayden had his 100th day of kindergarten and was supposed to put 100 items on him some way. We got the idea from Kristen to use pennies, so I taped 10 rows of 10 pennies to a sweatshirt. He LOVED it. In fact, when he got home, I asked if he wanted me to take them off and he wanted them to stay on because he "liked them". They had big festivities at school all day related to the 100th day. Congratulations, Hayden, on making it 100 days!!!!

Hailey's Birthday Party

On Sunday, we let Hailey have a few friends over for her "birthday party". This year, I let her choose between a party or going to Dallas to the American Girl store. Guess what she picked? So, she was upset about not getting to have a party, so I told her she could invite a few friends over on Sunday afternoon for cupcakes and ice cream to celebrate her birthday. She had a High School Musical 3 birthday "party" and got some really nice things. She got lots of money to spend on her trip from all her friends, a gift certificate to American Girl, a bag of money from Mimi & PopPop which she was SOOOO excited to see, and the cutest little sleeping bag for her doll that actually matches her bedroom. Natalie and her mom made it and it is precious! They played outside and on the wii. Thanks to everyone who came and celebrated with us! We love you, Hailey and are so proud of you. You are a special little girl who is growing up so fast. I thank God everyday for blessing us with you!

Whoa! A bag FULL of money!

Sleeping bag rolled up...too too cute!

Make a wish!

Best buds!!!

Bunk Beds!!

OK, Sunday, we were getting ready to leave for church and Hailey comes into our bathroom where we are getting ready and says, "You have to look outside". We look out and see Frosty inside one of the kennels and Muddy up on top. It looked like bunk beds. It was hilarious! The pictures are kind of fuzzy because I'm looking through a window/screen. Thought it was too cute and had to share.

Frosty inside and Muddy up on top.

Hannah's Cheer Competition

On Saturday afternoon, after Hailey's basketball game, we headed to Greenbrier to watch Hannah perform with her cheer squad. She, of course, was the cutest one and did a super job. We are so proud of her! Good job, Hannah!

Cute Cousins

Basketball Game

Here are some short clips of our little superstar! Her team won their second game on Saturday and she made 4 baskets! She did a great job and we are so proud of her. They are all really learning alot and all get along so well! I fixed the duplicate from last night, so it is below.

Friday night's, Jump Rope Performance

On Friday night, Hailey's jump rope team performed at the local high school basketball game. Hayden went to have a sleepover at his cousin, Jeremy's house, so it was just Brian, Hailey and I. They are improving with each performance. I took a few quick video clips of her. After her performance, we sat and watched most of the boys basketball game. We all three had a good time and enjoyed spending that alone time with Hailey because we don't get to do that much....and I know Hayden had much more fun with Jeremy than at the BB game. She has several more performances coming up, so I will try to get more clips throughout the year.

Finally Caught Up

I finally got everything off of my camera. But, i put it all in order of date, so you may have to scroll down some past some posts you may have already read to see them all. I'll try to keep up better....been busy.

Oh here is a list of Hailey's activities for anyone who wants to try to make one....

Jump Rope:
So far........... Fri. Jan 23rd 6:30pm
Mon Feb 10th 6:30pm

Basketball:
Sat Jan 24 11:00am
Sat Jan 31 10:00am
Fri Feb 6 6:00pm
Sat Feb 14 10:00am
Sat Feb 21 9:00am
Sat Feb 28 12:00am

Muddy

Hayden painting Shiloh's old dog house for Muddy.
The finishing touches!

We got some funny video clips of Muddy last night. Brian and him play this game where he puts on some old work gloves (b/c Muddy's teeth are too sharp) and they wrestle. Brian gets Muddy on his back and "wollers" him around. Muddy gets to growling and barking and it is so funny. When he gets up, he takes off running at Brian for more. It is cute. Muddy will even go get the glove now and carry it like he wants to play that game. Check out the video below.

This video is pretty funny, too. Hailey was blowing bubbles and Muddy just started popping them. If you listen closely, you can even hear his mouth chomping them. It was hilarious, watch the bubble popping pooch below:

What A Week!

The past week has been such a blur. For those of you that do not know, my dad went into the ER last Saturday night (against his wishes). He had a horrible chest pain while picking up blocks off the floor and barely crawled to the couch. He was white as a ghost and winded. He thought he would pass out. Momma couldn't get him to go to the ER until later that evening. Good thing we did, he had a pulmonary embolism, aka a blood clot to the lung. It's was actually called a saddle in which he had clots going all the way across his chest and one HUGE one in the artery branching off to the lungs. It was life threatening and pretty scary. He was admitted to CCU to start blood thinners. They did find another one behind his knee after doing a leg ultrasound. He was discharged from the hospital late Tuesday night. He now has to go to the hospital for blood thinning shots in his stomach at 6:00 a.m and 5:00 p.m. for 5 days (until Sunday). He was very lucky and we thank God everyday for his healing. Please continue to lift him up in your prayers for continued healing and peace after such a traumatic event. Thanks so much.

Hailey's Jump Rope Performance at UCA

Natalie, Hailey, Megan, and Riley

Hailey had a jump rope performance at UCA Saturday. She does alot more in this routine this year than she did last year. She did a great job. We are looking forward to watching her, as they have two more scheduled in the next couple of weeks. I will post a video of her after one of the next performances.

The Sick House

Well, nobody better come around here for awhile. Hailey woke up with a sore throat on Wednesday. By Thursday (New Years) it was full blown strep. Of course, nothing was open to try to take her to be seen. Poor thing had to wait until Friday to get to the doctor. It was confirmed strep. The next day (Saturday) my brother, Scott, had to go to the ER because he has been sick for a couple of weeks....strep! Last night, Brian and I took the kids to go see Marley and me. While we were there, my throat kept getting more and more sore. It had been getting a bit sore the past few days but would go away. I thought it was drainage or maybe in my head (ya know when someone has a sore throat you automatically start thinking yours hurts too). Well in the middle of the night last night/this morning actually, I woke up MISERABLE!!!! I couldm't sleep my throat hurt so bad. I finally found (via internet) an after hours type clinic here and was able to be seen and get some antibiotics for, yep, STREP!!! I felt so bad and guilty though that I didn't find that place for Hailey so she didn't have to suffer so long. She is feeling much better. I have pretty much been in bed all day except for going to the dr. Brian has been so good to wait on my and fix me food that I can eat. Hopefully he and Hayden won't get it next!

Family Weekend

Hailey on the drums.

Hayden & Jeremy playing Mario Kart

Hailey whoopin' up on Uncle Scott in tennis.

Four of the cousins playing the wii.

The big boys playing Rock Band.

The Saturday after Christmas, Sean and Garret came in from Tulsa. They were unable to come at Christmas, so this was our Christmas together. We decided that we would all stay at our house because they were going to be here less than 24 hours and the kids would want as much play time as possible. So, Scott & Kristen and their 3 kids, Sean & Garret, and Momma & Daddy all stayed the night. We had spaghetti for dinner, cookies and popcorn for snacks and played Wii and Rock band all night. The next morning, the ladies all got up to fix a big breakfast of pancakes, eggs, and bacon. Yummm!!! The kids played on the trampoline and the green machine most of the morning. Then, we all headed to Sean's favorite...Pizza Inn, they don't have one in Tulsa. After lunch, everyone headed home. It was alot of fun!

Christmas at Sally's

On Christmas day/evening, we headed to LR to Brian's aunt Sally's house. The kids opened their present first which is a Christmas first for them! They got lots of great things. Thanks to everyone....and Patrick, we'll get you back next year for the megaphone/voice changer! Thanks! Haha! We had prime rib and twice baked potatoes and mac n chz...yum yum! Everything was great. The kids got a Wii!!!!! They were sooooo excited and it kept them busy all night until we left about 10:30! We were tired! That wii is quite the work out, too! My arms are sore from baseball and Hailey said her back hurt!!! Haha! I want to get Jillian's workout from Biggest Loser! Here are some pictures from the night, and a hilarious video of Virginia (Brian's mom) and him boxing. Thanks again, Sally, for having us and for the wonderful meal! We enjoyed it!

Hailey with her new pogo stick....hopefully we won't end up in the ER! :)
LOTS of make up

Mario Kart for the Wii...yippee!

Troy & Gabriella from HSM3

Papa Van opening up a gift.

A Wiiiiiiiiiiiii

Momma said knock you out.....and she did!!! Haha :)

Merry Christmas!!!!

Santa's Surprises
Hailey's new kitchen
Hayden and his Green Machine! This is the only time he has been on the thing so far. He was more excited about the darn webkin sticking out of the stocking than this cool ride that spins and does 180 degrees of slipping and sliding! Oh well!

Hayden rummaging through his stocking.

Even the dogs got presents. Muddy loved opening his, but Frosty is terrified of paper.

Hailey and "Claire" her doll she named.

Had no clue what these things were but knew he said he REALLY wanted them. He did like them alot but doesn't seem to work that well as far as, sticking together!

Thankfully, Santa told me his ideas for Hailey while we were at the mall. So, I was able to go ahead and buy some dishes and "cookware" as Hailey says.

Hayden loved his my epet.

Merry Christmas everyone!!!! What a wonderful day to celebrate Jesus' birth with family! The kids slept on their new blow up beds in our bedroom. Hailey was pretty aggravated with us when we didn't get to bed that night at 2:30 am. and she was worried Santa Claus might not wait around! We plopped into bed and she woke us up at 8:10 ready to check things out! Hailey asked for a kitchen set. When I asked her if she thought she might be too big for a kitchen set, her response was, "Momma, you're never too big for a kitchen set!" very matter of factly. I guess that answers that question! Hayden didn't request anything "big". So, Santa had to come up with something on his own! They tore into their stockings and then into their presents from Brian and I. Afterward, they checked out the cookies and were soooo excited to find a small piece of Santa's beard he left behind on his milk cup! We spent the rest of the morning in our PJ's putting together toys, inserting batteries, and PLAYING with all the cool stuff! Even Mimi & PopPop came by to see what all they got and they LOVED showing off their stuff!

Here is a small clip of Hailey on the Green Machine. She was too chicken to make it spin, and that may be a good idea until we can get her helmet on and all padded up! I crashed 3 times on the thing and Brian tumped over once! I tell ya one thing, it is an excellent hip and thigh work out! I'm not really sure if Hayden will even have the "umph" to pedal it!