Myers in Aggieland

My girls...

2010-09-04T22:04:00.007-05:00

Could my girls be any more different?

Molly looks like me. Fair skinned, blonde hair, light eyes. It took Geoff and I about 1 year to get pregnant with her. She presented me with a fairly uneventful pregnancy (besides EXTREME morning sickness - but we'll forget about that for a bit). She made an easy enterance into the world. She was slow to walk, she didn't even attempt her first steps until she was 15 months old. Always very cautious, Molly takes her time. Never in a hurry. Everything has to be perfect and in its place. At school, her work is so tidy. In fact, she gets a bit behind, because she is so hard on herself if it's not perfect. She is shy, quiet and embarasses easily.

Ally looks like her Daddy. Olive skinned, darker hair and darker eyes. I got pregnant with Ally on week #3 of trying. She started her tricks in utero. You see, when I was 5 weeks pregnant with Ally I was told after an ultrasound that there was no heartbeat and that I had miscarried. A week later, just to be sure, we did one more ultrasound, and there she was .... beating away! I fell flat on my belly 29 weeks, chasing Geoff through the house and had to go the hospital to be monitored. All was fine, but I am sure Ally's tendency to fall, or be generally clumsy stems from this! Ally is not in school yet, but I am almost certain, her work will not be perfect! She's a hurry up and get it done kind of girl. She makes messes everywhere she goes. She is not shy and pretty darn loud.

But thank you Lord for giving us these 2 precious girls, no matter how different, they are sisters. And I love them!

A bittersweet September song

2010-08-24T08:04:00.000-05:00

A friend on Facebook shared this and I thought it to be so very true!

A bittersweet September song - The Boston Globe

It's that time of year....

2010-08-13T11:01:00.006-05:00

It's that time of year again.
When a Mommy has to send her baby off to 1st grade. In complete awe at how much she's grown in the past year and knowing that she will grow by leaps and bounds again by the end of the year...physically, emotionally and spiritually.

It's the time of year when little sisters (who have one more year til they can go to school) get a little lonely when their playmate heads off to school.

It's that time of year when new bonds are formed between students and teachers and many prayers are said for teachers. Praying that Ms. Malone has a fabulous first year of teaching and that her enthusiasm for learning and love for our Savior seeps into our precious kids.

Molly, may your FIRST grade year be as FANTASTIC as you!

Future Rock Star

2010-07-21T17:21:00.001-05:00

Ok, so I'm not sure if this is good or bad, but Ally LOVES to rock!

Barbies in the Bathtub

2010-06-27T14:04:00.004-05:00

A friend of mine from church inspired this post.
You see, she's the mom of 3 grown girls. And now a grandmother. (Although you'd NEVER guess when you meet her). She recently posted on my Facebook that one of my posts reminded her of when her girls used to leave barbies in the bathtub. She reminded me to cherish these moments with these little girls, because they will pass so quickly.

This very much sums up this phase of my life...Barbies in the Bathtub.

(yes here was naked barbie in the girls' bathtub--tried to cover her up a bit,she's very modest!)

You see having 2 girls, barbies are everywhere...

What a great reminder from somebody who's been there. Every day I feel like I walk around hunched over picking up toys, barbies, dress up clothes. I feel like I'm always saying, "Clean this, pick up that." Many days I am frustrated. But soon this will be replaced with girls closing themselves in their rooms, not wanting Mommy to play princess with them. They will have cell phones and friends, and boyfriends (not til they're 30!).

Just a friendly reminder to Enjoy Each Moment! Thank you Lord for blessing me with 2 beautiful princesses.

A Tale of 2 Dancers...

2010-06-18T15:26:00.004-05:00

The girls wrapped up Dance Camp this morning. They both learned so much this week and had a great time dancing and meeting new friends. We are already looking forward to next summer!

My girls' 2 distinct personalities truly shine through in their dancing!

Ally -

She is my adventerous one. Not scared. Having a good time. Go with the flow.

(here is a link to her doing her lyrical dance)

Molly

She is my cautious one. She gets nervous. Doesn't smile too much. Always checking to make sure she is doing it just right.

(here is a link to Molly's ballet dance)And yes, guess who's shoe is always untied after school...same girl who was the only one with her ballet shoe untied!

It cracks me up how very different the girls are. Molly is so intense and dramatic while Ally is equally dramatic but loves to be the center of attention. Molly was terrified that someone was going to laugh at her, and Ally was delighted to have all eyes on her.

The girls also each did a ballet, lyrical, jazz and hip-hop number. They did awesome. We are very proud of them!

Dance Camp here we Come!

2010-06-14T14:34:00.001-05:00

First day of Dance Camp!

Both girls started Dance Camp this morning at Suzanne's. Molly is an experienced dancer, and this was Ally's first time!

They had a blast and are learning a lot. Molly's favorite it hip-hop, Ally's is ballet.

They have a performance on Friday and hopefully I will video and upload a few clips.

Mommy is loving Dance Camp, I have 3 hours every morning to go and get things done! YAY!

A Parent's Worst Nightmare

2010-06-13T14:39:00.006-05:00

2 posts in 2 days...AMAZING!

Last night our Sunday School class had a party out at the ranch of some of our church members (who are also the parents of 2 ladies in our class).

This place is AWESOME! They have a splashpad and playground, every kid's dream come true.

They also have an INCREDIBLE pool. As we were walking up to the pool after dinner, I reached into our pool bag to get Molly her goggles, put them on her, arranged a couple of things and was getting Ally's life jacket for her. I turned around to put it on her.

"Where is Ally?" I said. I didn't see her to my left, to my right. Straight ahead, the pool!

The sun was starting to go down so there was a glare, but there in the pool I could see the top of my baby's head going down. I jumped in as quickly as possible and got her out.

She had taken in a lot of water and was gagging and gasping for air. After about 3 minutes, she was completely fine. For a lifetime - I will not. The image of Ally's head under that water will forever stick with me. It is quite honestly one of my worst nightmares.

What ifs playing in my mind. What if instead of turning to look for her, I'd started talking to one of the other mom's around me, got caugt up in a conversation? I try not to think of those things and just thank God for watching over her and I that night.

It was a reminder to me to always (especially when going to a new pool) go over the rules. No getting in the pool without permission, etc. It scared Ally. It scared Molly and it terrified Geoff and I.

On a happier note. We had a wonderful time with church friends and look forward to many more!

Quick Catch Up!

2010-06-12T07:23:00.010-05:00

Since it's summer and things move a bit slower, I'd love to get back into this thing.

A lot has happened since I last posted...so here it is in a nutshell.

In March, I ran the Armadillo Dash 1/2 Marathon here in College Station while the girls and Geoff cheered me on. I then took a break from running to do a boot camp for a few months. Now I am starting training again- this time I have my sights set on a 10K!

April brought Geoff's first ever Marathon in Oklahoma City. He did really well considering that he hurt his knee really bad at mile 7 and still ran the rest of the race! We are proud of him for sure!

In early May the girls attended a Father/Daughter Dance at our church, Central Baptist Church. I was on the planning committee. We started planning in February and we are all so happy - it was a huge success. I was involved with the room decor and it was a big task. Myself and 2 other very dedicated flower makers (Sutton Pitcock and Tiffany Wall) made close to 1,000 tissue paper flowers! Lots of little girls had the time of their lives, so it was well worth all the work.

Geoff also took on a business partner. Randy Hightower is now a co-owner of GreenPrint Real Estate. We are so excited about this venture. Randy is great and his wife Erica and baby girl Hailey are wonderful. We look forward to where this is going to take us!

Later in May, my sweet Molly graduated from Kindergarten. Can hardly believe my baby girl will be in 1st grade. That seems so incredibly old. It is beyond amazing how far she came in 1 short year. She is reading like crazy and loves to write. We went to the library this week and checked out some books. About an hour later, she had read one already, 60 page chapter book! This girl is like her Mom for sure, a bookworm!

On June 3rd we welcomed a new member of our family. My brother Erik and his wife, Laura had their 2nd baby boy, Knox Benjamin. He is just as cute as can be. I love being an Aunt to 2 precious little boys.

Really am going to try to keep it up -- Keep checking in, I might surprise you!

Busy, Busy, Busy

2010-04-08T08:33:00.002-05:00

Busy.
That one word sums up my life.

I remember when I first had Molly and how bored I was.
I would plan out our week and stretch out our errands to where we would have somewhere to go each day just to get out of the house.
I would watch the clock move so slowly through the day.
Longing for Daddy to come home from work.
When she started Mother's Day Out, the day seemed to last forever, I'd go home, watch TV, nap, etc.
If I had a blog back then, I'd have been able to post several times a day.
Don't get me wrong, I cherish those memories of quietness and stillness.

Fast forward.
I no longer am bored.
I can't possibly fit every errand into my week.
Yesterday for MDO, I never even came home, my day consisted of errands and meetings.
The clock seems to move at super speed.
Daddy works from home now (which is nice) so when I'm not busy with the house or kids, I am busy helping him with his business.
I have no time to blog, except once every few months.

So thankful that God has given me this time of being busy.
I have a wonderful husband who is providing for our family by working hard and growing his business.
I have 2 beautiful, healthy children who bring me so much joy!
I have a roof over my head that I can take care of and clean (whoo hoo!)

Enjoy your day and hope to be back soon!

Time Flies...

2010-02-14T17:43:00.003-06:00

Geoff and I in early 2000. Our engagement picture.
Eager to begin married life. Moving into a tiny little one bedroom apartment in Dallas.

Here we are 10 years later in 2010. Still in love, and now also in love with 2 precious little girls.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Playing Catch Up

2010-02-03T12:13:00.005-06:00

With my new blog look I plan to be much better- promise! Our lives are going at warp speed it seems. Weeks are flying by.

Christmas-
The girls had a great Christmas this year. They both really got into all of the Christmas songs and traditions. Ally really understood more this year and was so excited for Santa to come. On Christmas Eve the girls got to open their Christmas gift from us. They each got a princess dress. We then told them that we were going to DisneyWorld in January. They were very very excited.

Random, but our Dog Brady decided to make herself into a plant:

Up next--- Molly turns 6 in DisneyWorld!

Did you Miss Me?

2010-02-02T16:33:00.003-06:00

After a long sabatical- I'M BACK! And thanks to Shauna I have a new look. What do you think?

I have lots to catch up on! Since I left you last we had Christmas, New Year's, and Molly turned 6 with a trip to Disney World in Florida.

Will start updating ASAP!

I did it!

2009-12-13T19:21:00.004-06:00

Whew...1/2 marathon is complete. Thank you all for your support and prayers...it was truly appreciated!

I wanted to blog tonight so I didn't forget anything that I wanted mention - since this blog is sort of like a journal to me.

Last night I did not sleep well at all- I guess just the nerves and excitement about the race. I probably slept for 3-4 hours total.

We woke at 5:15 and headed to Dallas since parking was expected to be a problem. After navigating American Airlines Center exits, etc. we were parked and ready at 7:10. After using a quick portable potty (fun!)...we did some stretches and fueled up with our gels/sport beans.

We got ready in our corrals - Geoff was A and I was at the back in group E. It wasn't much fun waiting for the race to begin all by my lonesome but it was good for me to get focused!

The race started and 12 minutes later group E was at the starting line. The race begins. The first couple of miles are good, still navigating through the people. The course went through Highland Park so we got to look at some really neat houses. People were everywhere watching and cheering the runners on. My very favorite sign of the day read: "Run like Tiger is chasing you!" (with a pic of Tiger Woods)...made me laugh at least. Lots of people outside in their robes, hanging out, watching the race.

I encountered my first ever barefoot runner. I don't get it, but hey, do what you need to do. I'd hate to have to look at those feet at the end of the race. Up to mile 10 was pretty easy breezy. Felt really good. Then mile ten took us to the Katy Trail where there were less spectators. I really missed the encouragement! Our names are on our bibs- so everyone would yell- "Come on Emily you can do it!"

At mile 12 my arches were killing and I stopped to walk about 50-100 yards, but realized it actually hurt more to walk so started back running. Pretty soon the spectators are back yelling that the finish is around the corner...run, run, run and you can get a banana! Just when I spotted the finish line I took off and completed the race in 2 hours 28 minutes...2 minutes below my goal of 2:30!

Geoff found me immediately- he finished in 1 hour 43 minutes--way to go babe! Then we found my parents and the girls in AAC. They didn't see me finished because the finish line was so congested...but since I had my medal they thought I had won!!

We headed to eat at Hunky's (a hamburger-sandwhich place) in the Bishop Arts District. I thought I would be super hungry but was barely able to eat!

I was so thrilled with how it all went. I did and felt so much better than I thought I would. I am even looking forward to doing another soon!

If you have ever thought about running a race you really should--it's fun!

Hebrews 12:1- my race verse

Geoff finished strong!

Geoff snapped this pic of me right after I finished before I had even spotted him!

The Day is Almost Here

2009-12-12T09:38:00.002-06:00

White Rock 1/2 is tomorrow. I am extremely nervous and super excited. Looking forward to a fun run. Please pray for me if you think of it at 8 am. Pray for my mind especially that it remain calm and focused.

Big shout out to Jamee who reminded me of my race verse - Hebrews 12:1 ....let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.

Thanks readers and I will update tomorrow or Monday -- off to drink more water!

O-M-G!

2009-12-01T13:34:00.002-06:00

Dear 3 blog readers,

My 1/2 marathon is less than 2 weeks away! I am SCARED! Those of you who know me know that I can get a little worked up. Such is the case now. I ran the Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving Day in Dallas. 8 miles. Went okay--but was definitely happy to see the finish line. But what's running through my head was that in 2 weeks I'd have to be able to keep going for 5 more miles. You know 8+5 = 13!

The Turkey Trot did teach me a few things:
1. Slow down - I started off and stayed too fast trying to keep up with the 37,000 runners. I need to just focus on me!
2. Go potty - right before race, not fun to run while needing a potty break
3. Hydrate often - I got water at the 3 stops but will need to carry a hydration bottle with me to hydrate as often as need be.
4. It's okay to walk - I did not stop during the Trot but it will not be the end of the world if I need to stop and walk a few times during the race.

I have a bruised ankle from the Trot so I am nursing that so I can continue my training. Keep me in your prayers so I will not have a nervous breakdown leading up to December 13th.

Hope to update you again before the big race, if not I WILL after:)

And then you were 3...

2009-11-16T20:47:00.004-06:00

Happy 3rd Birthday Miss Allyson Brooke!

Wow...I can't believe you are 3 already. Last night we all watched the video from when you were born. Looking back, I can't believe that was you--that teeny tiny black haired little baby. Watching it, it made me so proud of you and how much you've grown and the little girl you have become. But also a little sad- because it all goes so fast!

We started celebrating on Saturday with a party at Powersports with all your little friends and some family. Today you went to school and munched on #3 decorated cookies with your school friends. We had cookie cake after school and Chuck E. Cheese for dinner!

I looked back at last year's blog and last year I named 10 of your favorite things at age 2. So I only thought it would be appropriate to list your 10 favorites at age 3:
1. Singing - especially songs on the radio. Thanks to Mommy's addiction to Kidd Kraddick (goes way back to childhood) you are a fan of top 40. Lady Gaga and Miley Cyrus are some serious faves:)
2. Dancing - you love to dance--we bought you a CD player for your room so that you can dance your heart out!
3. Dress-up clothes - you love tutus and crowns
4. Snow White- she is your favorite princess. You were Snow White for Halloween this year and are super excited that you got the DVD for your b-day.
5. Aggravating your sister--you have learned what pushes her buttons and you love to push!
6. Pepperoni and Fried rice- you are a PICKY eater with a capital P - but you love random things that we would have never guessed. You will gobble up Pepperonis and fried rice if given the opportunity.
7. Your friends- you love all of your little friends, friends from school, gymnastics, Bible Study, friends from everywhere.
8. Helping me clean- since Molly is in Kindergarten - it's you and me most of the time. You like to swiffer and get your duster out and help mommy do some cleaning.
9. Milk - you are still a big fan of milk. I am so glad-- Molly didn't touch milk much after age 2 - so I am happy that you are still a fan-- even if you favor chocolate:)
10. Sharing the love- you tell Mommy and Daddy and even sometimes Molly that you love us and are always willing to share a sweet hug.

You are a sweet, sweet little girl and we love you very much!!!

The Sultan's Soiree 2009

2009-11-08T09:54:00.013-06:00

Well Jr. League Ball has come and gone. I am proud to say that it was a success. Myself, Julie Kennedy and Whitney all chaired the Auction for Ball. It was a hard 8 months of work --but worth it at the end.

This post is dedicated to my friend Whitney (of the Wests on my blog list). She worked tirelessly on Auction with us but was unable to come to ball because she is pregnant with her 2nd baby and due today- the day after ball. We for sure thought Willa would make her appearance early but she hasn't! So poor Whitney had to stay at home during ball. So some of these pics are for her benefit as she didnt get to see The Zone Club transformed into a Mediterranean Wonderland:)

Me and my princesses who were so sad they could not go to Ball! (Yes that's Ally in the red wig!)

Julie and I before the hard work of Ball began:

The Ballroom at The Zone club-- home of our Soiree!

One of our auction tables:

One of the table decorations:

Me and my super handsome date:

Geoff in an intense Auction Spotters meeting with our Auctioneer- David Coleman, who did a fabulous job.

The Sultan and myself:

A close up of Geoff and I--note my bling! David Gardner's lets the Ball Committee pick out jewels for ball- I was sporting 3 beautiful David Yurman pieces (earrings, necklace and bracelet).

My friend Trisha and I moments before I became Cinderella and the David Gardner's girls came and took my jewels away!

Way to go JL ladies! It was a fantastic event!

Fall Break 09

2009-10-27T21:32:00.005-05:00

Molly's school had to start school a week before everyone else. BUT-- we got an entire week off last week for Fall Break. The four of us went to Waxahachie/Dallas to a few days. We took the girls to Great Wolf Lodge in Grapevine for one night for a mini-vacation. We stayed at Mimi and Pops house for a couple of days and were able to squeeze our family photo session in despite the storms.

FYI- Great Wolf Lodge is a family oriented resort type hotel. They have an indoor waterpark that was great for the girls. I highly recommend going. But go off-season during the week. I have friends who have gone during peak season and it's super crowded. There were maybe 20-30 families there total so we had the run of the place!

Molly and Daddy Ripped and Roared down really big slides. Molly came in right at the height requirement of 42"!
Ally was a little under--maybe next year!

A Leap of Faith

2009-10-18T20:59:00.003-05:00

I am proud to introduce my husband's new company!

Let's backtrack....Geoff and I moved to BCS 6 years ago. We came for his work--his dream job. He took the job at Traditions. Started selling lots, then houses, then became a broker. Traditions has been so good to us and eventually became our home. Over the course of the last many months, Geoff has had the urge to go out on his own. We have prayerfully considered making this move for quite some time.

So -- a couple of weeks ago, Geoff let Traditions know and here we are. GreenPrint Real Estate is born. He will be a one man show for a while...well with his trusty assistant (me!) by his side. He is working from home for a while until a suitable office space is found.

This is super scary, but super exciting. God has already showed us amazing things in the last couple of weeks. We could really use your prayers as we start this journey. Oh, and we could use your business as well. Geoff is no longer restricted to Traditions and will now be working throughout the Bryan/College Station area. So let us know if you are buying or selling real estate!!

Am I a Runner?

2009-10-13T14:50:00.002-05:00

Just wanted to update all my faithful readers, all 2 of you about my running and training.

The 1/2 Marathon is 2 months from today. Training is going well. I am still running 3 days a week. My long run (which is tomorrow) is up to 6 miles. My short runs are now at 4 miles.

I enjoy running. Sometimes when driving down an open road, my legs ache to get out and run. Is that weird? Some days running is very easy. I'll hit my stride and finish my run with little effort. Other days, it is difficult and I struggle to the end. I like taking the time to enjoy my music and clear my head.

So far, thankfully, no injuries. So I ask myself, Am I a real Runner now? I think I am!

I will continue to update as the race gets closer.

Hebrews 12:1 - ...and let us run with endurance the race that is before us.

Breakfast, Boats and Buddies

2009-10-08T20:21:00.005-05:00

The Kindergarten classes at Molly's school did something really fun this week. Each child was to build a boat from things around the house with their dad. Then this morning the dads all came to school for breakfast and they all tested their boats to see if they were "sea-worthy." All ties in with learning about Christopher Columbus. Which Molly re-taught me the other morning as I had forgotten some details. Such a smart cookie!

Here are some pics of Molly and Daddy starting their boat work and then from this morning. Molly's boat was an egg carton. She then painted a marshmallow for each classmate and put them in the "boat". Very cute-- and it didn't sink!! Yay!

Lots of Candles!

2009-10-06T20:23:00.002-05:00

Happy Happy Birthday to Geoffrey!
He is 33 years old today--that's a lot of candles. It took the girls at least a few minutes to get all of those candles in there.

Here is Daddy raising the roof with his new Aggie Snuggie!!

Hope you had a Fabulous Birthday!

Dallas Game Weekend!

2009-10-05T16:11:00.005-05:00

The Ags played Arkansas in Dallas this last weekend. Geoff and I had a fun weekend staying in a hotel, shopping, eating, -- all without the kiddos. My parents were nice enough to watch the girls for us. Saturday (game day) we met my college girlfriends and their husbands for lunch before the game. Then Ashley, Preston, Geoff and I headed to JerryWorld aka Cowboy Stadium. Nathan, Geoff's friend came with us as well.

My cousin's husband's brother (did you get that straight?) has a Cowboys Season Suite and hooked us up in a suite for the game. What a fun experience!

Eating at Pappadeaux before the game!

That's a big screen!

Ashley and I enjoying the game despite the fact we were losing!

Preston, Nate and Geoff living the "Suite" life.

BETTER LUCK NEXT YEAR AGS!!

Brazos Christian School Homecoming 2009

2009-09-29T13:46:00.006-05:00

"Yay...go Eagles. So excited to cheer at the pep rally."

"Mom, please. I am too cool. No more pictures."

Spectators in the stands at the big game.

Our Crazy Life

2009-09-20T19:53:00.008-05:00

Since school started I can basically use one word to describe life at the Myers House. CRAZY! We stay super busy -- school, bible study, gymnastics, cheerleading, soccer practice, soccer games, Aggie gamedays, and on and on!

My poor car is only 1 year old and has 22,000 miles on it. Just from driving all over town every single day. Considering my girls are only 5 and 2, I know it will only get crazier. Even though it's hectic, I love it!!

Molly started soccer this year at our church through the Upward program. She is on the Leopards team. Their first game was rained out so Saturday was the first one. Despite stepping in fire ants minutes before start time she did well...She runs and keeps up with what is going on during the game (more than I expected her to do) but she is not aggressive at all -- we need to work on getting in and there and getting the ball!! She did look super cute in her uniform -- that is super important!

After the game we went up to Waxahachie to visit a special new member of our family. Last Monday (the 14th) my cousin Nicole, who is like a sister to me, had her 1st baby. My mom called at 5:30 to tell me she was in labor. Luckily Geoff was off that day and I drove to Dallas just in time for Emma Kaye to arrive. I got to hang around and hold her for a while then drive home that night. The girls were anxious to meet their new cousin. We took them to meet Miss Emma on Saturday and Saturday night I got to pull an all nighter and let Nicole and Jamey sleep. She is soooo precious!

Her owl hat assures she is a future Kappa for sure:)

Wonderful Home For Sale

2009-09-08T08:48:00.002-05:00

The Myers home is FOR SALE.

It sort of bittersweet. We built our house, picked out every single detail ourselves. But it is time to sell. Possibly build again. We will see. For now we plan to stay in BCS.

Here are details on our house in case you or anyone you know is househunting!
www.3602RedCedarCourt.blogspot.com!

Sprinkling My Good Friend Whit

2009-08-31T20:45:00.006-05:00

Hailey, Kim and I hosted a Baby Sprinkle for Whitney at my house on Sunday afternoon. She is expecting her 2nd daughter in November so she needed only a Sprinkle instead of a full shower.

We can't wait for sweet Willa West to get here:)

First Day of the rest of her Life

2009-08-21T14:56:00.007-05:00

***Sadly my computer got a virus and I have been without a computer and have failed to blog about a very important day***

On Friday, August 14th my beautiful firstborn started KINDERGARTEN.

I can't believe 5 years have flown by me already. Molly is in all day Kindergarten at Brazos Christian. She went there last year for PreK. I LOVE the school and her teacher. I am so excited to watch her grow and mature over this school year.

She was truly excited about being in Kindergarten and eagerly awaited that first day. I had mixed emotions. On one hand I was ready--ready for routine and to know that she was doing something productive and I didn't have to entertain her all day. On the other hand, it's hard to send your baby off to school. Especially staying home with her these last 5 years, we have spent A LOT of time together and I will certainly miss that. But I know that she is in wonderfully loving and caring hands and that it is all part of life.

So on to the pictures---

My big girl - ready for her big day

Ally--doesn't want her sister to go.

Molly and her AWESOME teacher Mrs. Taylor. We love Mrs. Taylor. But shame on her for that package of Kleenex and first day of Kinder poem that I put away and still haven't read and probably won't until Christmas!!

Full Weekend of Fun

2009-08-09T20:25:00.011-05:00

This was our last weekend before school starts so we decided to see what all we could squeeze into it.

Thursday we met my sister-in-law Laura and my nephew Nolan at the Mayborn Mueseum in Waco. The kids all had lots of fun exploring!

Friday we spent the day grocery shopping, cooking and getting ready for my cousin Nicole's baby shower. The shower was Saturday morning and turned out great. Nicole and her husband, Jamey are expecting their first child- a girl on my birthday! I can't wait for Emma Kaye to get here. Nicole is like my sister so it'a almost like I'm gaining a niece!

The girls enjoyed my parent's new home...Molly described it as a hotel!! Thankfully Mimi had everything unpacked and put away-- the girls found some of Mimi's purses and shoes.

Saturday night I went to an old family friend's 30th Birthday Bash in Dallas. We had so much fun we forgot to take pictures:) I got to see some old friends and catch up. Great food- Mexican, Comfort foods, Sushi and dessert! YUM!
Sunday my mom and I surprised Molly with trip to the American Girl Store in Dallas. She has been talking about wanting a doll for a while and I was going to hold off until her 6th birthday in January but decided to it as a starting Kindergarten treat. We ate lunch in the Bistro and she picked out her favorite doll - Chrissa.

Soon to School

2009-08-04T14:05:00.002-05:00

Well Kindergarten is just around the corner for Molly. Where have the last 5 years gone? It just doesn't seem possible that my curly haired chunky baby is starting school. Preparing for some tears next Friday on the first day of school.

Last night we had a get together for all the incoming Kindergarteners and PreK kids at Brazos Christian. It was fun getting to see old friends and meet new ones.

As we were leaving I found a few extra kids in my car ready to go:)

My girls, the Vaughn boys and Molly's friend Beth trying to be sneaky!

Different Road

2009-07-25T08:57:00.002-05:00

I have made the decision to go forward with training for my very first 1/2 marathon! I plan to run the White Rock in Dallas on December 13th.

I used to HATE to run. In high school I remember our cheer coach making us run 2 miles at the track. I thought I for sure would die right there. HS girls, do you remember this? It was pure torture.

My dad is a runner. Since I was tiny I remember him waking in the dark hours of the morning and going for a run. Usually a few miles. He ran races, and a few marathons. Running is not genetic!!!

Through the years I have given running a try. It is usually short lived.

This past January I started a running program thru my church. I was tired of paying for a gym membership and wanted to give running yet another try. I started out very slow, ran my first 5K, then another. I can say now that when I am running it actually feels good. I've been busy with bootcamp the last few months so my running has been here and there. I ran 3 miles the other day in the heat and kept thinking, OH MY, I'd still have 10 more to go!!!

Say a prayer for me over the next few months. Pray that my almost 32 year old body can hold up during the process. Also, Geoff is planning on doing the Marathon the same day-- pray our running schedules won't conflict as we train!

I'll try to blog about this process so that you all can feel my pain:)

Photo Shoot

2009-07-20T17:17:00.012-05:00

The girls took some tutu photos in Waxahachie over July 4th weekend. My brother's sister-in-law makes adorable bows and tutus. Kutie Patootie Couture. And an old family friend, Tiffani Siebert has started a photography business and she is awesome...Her are some of my favorite images of the girls.

All photos by Tiffani Siebert --- www.tiffanisiebert.com

Kappa Kappa Gamma Girls Are We....

2009-07-12T13:37:00.006-05:00

I was blessed with 6 awesome college girlfriends that the Lord placed in my life during my time at A&M. We all pledged Kappa our freshman year and became fast friends. We have so many fun and crazy memories. We actually ended our college days living in 2 townhomes that backed up to one another. We took out a portion of the fence to have backyard access. Our landlady wasn't real pleased with this.

We are all spread about these days and are busy with kids and careers. But we have made it a priority to have yearly reunions. This year was really special because it was the first time that the 7 of us have ALL been together since 2005!!

Here is a picture of us from our 2004 reunion.

Back Row: Kristin Lackey Denman, Ashley Gilliam Smith, Karin Bonner Warner, Emily Turner Leigh
Front Row: Me, Kristen Jarvis Leibert, Amy Croft

Let me fill you in on my friends
Kristin Lackey Denman- married to Lloyd, has 2 beautiful kids, Anna and Cole, lives in Dallas
Ashley Gilliam Smith - married to Preston, has 2 beautiful kids, Parker and Madison, lives in Wichita Falls
Karin Bonner Warner - married to Chad, has 2 beautiful girls, Aly and Caroline, lives in Rome, Georgia
Emily Turner Leigh - married to Jason, has some exciting news!, a dog named Peanut, lives in the Woodlands and is a Physical Therapist
Kristen Jarvis Leibert - married to Tony, has a precious son, Luke, lives in Houston
Amy Croft- the crazy single party girl who lives in Austin and works for Washington Mutual (I think- may have changed companies) and does some serious business work that I don't understand:)

Here are a couple of pics from this year's reunion at Emily Leigh's house in the Woodlands. We had a ton of fun. Can't wait until next year's reunion. Next year will be 10 years since we graduated from college.

Love you girls!

Days 4-6

2009-06-30T08:08:00.013-05:00

Thursday and Friday were family filled days. Geoff's sister Jen, her husband David and her 2 kids Makenna and Delaney arrived in Grand Junction from Chicago. We had not seen them since November so that was so much fun. His younger sister Jessica (Aka Aunt Sisi) came as well. So we had days filled with playing, swimming, shopping and haning out. We also got to meet Geoff's cousins Amy and Kristin (and Kristin's husband Will). On Friday there was a HUGE Myers Family Reunion at Geoff's Aunt Cindy's house. It was the first time the entire family had been together. We celebrated Bucko and Babe's 60th Wedding Anniversary.

Saturday we got up early and drove the 4 hours back to Denver. We enjoyed seeing the majestic mountains one more time. We had lunch with my friend Lisa (Matlack) Peck and her husband and kids. It was fun to catch up and spend some time with her sweet family. We had a horrible flight home. We flew through thunderstorms the entire time. I hate flying anyways, so it was a stressful 2 hours for me. It did not help when the lady in front of me told me, "Say your prayers, I think we're going down." Thankfully we landed safely. We had a wonderful week in Colorado and can't wait to go back again!

On to Day 3

2009-06-29T08:23:00.007-05:00

Wednesday morning was our last in Vail. Geoff went into the village and brought back breakfast. We took the girls up into Beaver Creek (just west of Vail) to do some pony rides. Ally really enjoyed it, Molly was a little unsure. Afterwards we started our drive to Grand Junction. After stopping in Glenwood Springs for lunch, we made it Grand Junction around 2. That evening we went to visit Geoff's grandparents (Bucko and Babe) and Uncle Mark.

Mountain Vacation - Part 2

2009-06-29T07:29:00.009-05:00

Vail was great! Highs in the 50s and lows in the 30s. A nice break in the 100 degree temps back in Texas. We spent the day relaxing and enjoying Vail. We stayed in an awesome condo on a recommendation from a friend. We were just steps away from Vail Village and had a beautiful mountain stream off our back deck. Geoff's parents (aka Mama and Papa) stopped in for lunch as they were driving through on their way to Grand Junction.

In the Betty Ford Botanical Garden right behind our condo.

The gils pointing out their favorites.

We spotted this in the flowers at the garden.

Vail had all kinds of neat parks for the girls to play.

There was even a huge pirate ship to play on.
We met a nice couple at a different playground that evening and their 2 year old son Henry. The girls played with him a while. The husband was from Dallas - they had been living in Vail for 7 years. They recommended a great pizza place for dinner - which is where these silly people took this picture.

End of Day 2 - more to come soon.

Trip to the Mountains - Part 1

2009-06-24T20:58:00.010-05:00

Our recent family trip to Colorado was so much fun. I am doing this blog as a journal for my girls later on. So I am going to try to recount as much as I can so that we can remember.

Monday,June 8th - We woke up around 4:30 am to drive to DFW airport for our flight to Denver. The girls were very anxious and excited to get going on our vacation. We had a decent flight into Denver and quickly got our rental Suburban (thanks for the super nice upgrade Geoff).

The girls waiting to load up for our drive into the Mountains.

We stopped in Idaho Springs to pan for some gems.

We went to Tommy Knocker's Brewery for lunch. That's root beer guys!

We continued our trek through the mountains. They would get very excited if they spotted a snow on the peaks in the distance. We drove to Vail - where we stayed through Wednesday....more to come!

Say goodbye to Paci- Bye Bye!

2009-06-20T09:15:00.003-05:00

The Paci Fairy paid Miss Ally a visit last night. You see Ally is sneaking up on 3 years old (in November) and Mommy has known for quite some time that the paci needed to go. But Ally has always loved her paci and I hated to take away her comfort.

Earlier this week the Tooth Fairy came to see Molly so we decided it was time for the Paci Fairy to come as well.

Ally left her Paci in a little bowl on her piano. She was a good girl and only asked for it for a minute or so at bedtime. She slept thu the night without waking up and asking for it. This morning she discovered the paci fairy had indeed come and left her 5 dollar bills. She is excited to go to Target today to spend her cash. She says she wants a dress. She is her Mom's daughter---clothes come before toys!!

Looth Tooth No More...

2009-06-17T14:51:00.002-05:00

Molly sounds a little different these days...you see she has a gaping hole in her smile;)

We discovered Molly had her first loose tooth on Monday, June 1st. Seventeen days later that sucker came out. It got really loose last week on our Colorado vacation (blog coming soon--promise) while eating a hamburger. Since then it's barely been hanging on.

This morning she woke up and told me she had pulled it out. Better her than me. So tooth fairy is making an appearance tonight. Look at that smile.

Leaving on a Jet Plane

2009-06-06T14:07:00.002-05:00

I will be taking a break from the blog this week (as if I don't take weeks at a time between posts). We are heading west to Colorado for the week. Geoff's grandparents live in Grand Junction. The whole family- cousins, uncles, etc. will converge on Grand Junction for the first time ever for a Myers Family Reunion! I am excited to meet cousins that I have become friends with on Facebook but not in person. We haven't seen Geoff's grandparents (aka Bucko and Babe) since the summer of '05. So they will get to meet Miss Ally. Too bad they didn't meet her as a sweet precious babe, and will instead have a first meeting with a strong willed, loud, fit throwing little girl. Oh well, I am sure they will love her:)

We will also get to see Geoff's sister Jenifer and her family. They moved from Houston to Chicago this last December so we have missed them! Molly and Ally can't wait to hang out with Makenna (age 9) and Delaney (age 6).

We are flying to Denver, driving to Vail. Our small family of 4 is having a mini-vacation in Vail for 2 days. Then on to Grand Junction for 3 days. Next Saturday on the way to the airport in Denver we are going to meet up with my friend from high school, Lisa (The Pecks in the right blog list). It will be fun to see her and her family even if it is only for a few hours!!

Take care everyone and I'll be back in full force (yeah right) next week with lots of pictures!

Same Song, Second Verse

2009-05-30T09:23:00.003-05:00

I love being a mom. My girls are the greatest source of pride, joy, laughter, and frustration. Being a mom the second time around is quite different than the first. Those of you who have more than one child know what I am talking about. I am much more relaxed with Ally--I know/knew that she would eventually sleep thru the night, drink from a cup, etc.

Now we are facing potty training. With Molly I sat on the hard bathroom floor 7 months pregnant for long periods of time. Pleading with this little angel to just go. She did finally get it, although I wondered if she would be the first Kindergartner in diapers. Lately Ally has started training herself. I had tried several times to no avail. But I did not worry, you see I had done this before, I knew she would get it eventually. She is scared to wear panties, but again, I am confident that when she turns 3 she will be proudly sporting her favorite Dora undies.

Ally is 2 1/2 and still uses a Paci. Only at bedtime and naptime. Uncharted territory as Molly never used one. I have been discussing with Ally that the Paci Fairy was going to come very soon and take her Paci (we only have 1 left) and leave her a special treat because she's a good girl. Here's the dilemma. We are going on vacation to Colorado next week. Should Paci Fairy come before or after vacation? I also need to consider Paci Fairy needs to find time to go shopping for special treat without Ally. Hmmmmm. Any ideas?

Here Comes Summer...

2009-05-27T20:42:00.011-05:00

We have been crazy busy with end of the year happenings. Molly is only in PreK and Ally is just my tag-along buddy so I can't imagine how much busier we will be in the years to come. Molly completed her year of Pre-Kindergarten at Brazos Christian. We LOVE the school and feel so blessed that God led us to the PreK program. Last year I was indecisive for a while as to if I wanted her to go ( I didn't want to put her in "school" before I had to). But I feel like it was the best decision we could have made. She has matured so much and made so many precious adorable friends. She is thrilled to be starting Kindergarten in the fall. Can't believe my baby will be in Kindergarten. These 5 years have gone too fast.

BCS had an end of the year swim party last week, here is Molly in the pink headed for the water.

Molly had her awards program the day after the swim party. Here she is with two of her sweet friends, Charli and Emma.

Molly received the award for the Godly characteristic of Orderliness. So Molly. Everything has to be a certain way, in it's place. Wonder who she got that from:)

Here is Molly and her assistant teacher, Mrs. Ford. We love Mrs. Ford. Thankfully we've already ran into her at HEB once since school has been out so we hope to see her there throughout the summer.

And here she is with her teacher Mrs. Wipke. Mrs. Wipke has such a way with these kids. She's amazing. Heard a rumor she's moving up to Kinder so maybe we'll be blessed to have her again.

The day after awards was Dance Recital. I must say I can't figure out if Molly enjoys dance. We haven't decided if we are staying in it for next year. We are exploring our options.

Here she is on stage. Molly's class were brides. One of their dances was to "Love and Marriage". It was really cute. They did a great job.

Molly and her friend Addie striking a pose.

We are ready for summer and all our activities. Swim lessons, trip to Colorado, Dance Camp, Art Camp, gymnastics, trip to Galveston, weddings, and much more!

Itsy Bitsy Spider

2009-05-12T14:26:00.003-05:00

The Itsy Bitsy Spider
Craweld up my left arm
I woke up at 6 am in panic and alarm.

On came the light and out of bed I ran
Got rid of the itsy bitsy spider, never to be seen again.

Yes... true story. Not fun waking up with something crawling on you. And this was my morning to sleep in and not get up to run.

May 9th

2009-05-09T10:08:00.003-05:00

I know I posted about this last year, but this special date deserves another post this year.

10 years ago today - May 9, 1999 ( I believe it was a Friday)

Geoff and Emily go on their very first date. On Thursday night a large group of friends went dancing at Hurricane Harry's in College Station. Geoff and I were both in this large group as we had been many times before. We danced, I danced with many guys as he would tell it. He casually asked me if I was "dating" anyone. I said no. He said lets go out. I said okay. He called the next morning and we made plans for the evening. We went out with his friend Jason who at the time was dating my friend Emily. We went to Cafe Capri in Downtown Bryan. We then went to George Bush Presidential Library and walked/talked for hours. I have a good picture of us from that night, I was going to try to scan it in, until I tried to take it out of the frame. I guess 10 years of being in there has made the picture stick to the glass so I didn't want to ruin the picture by taking it out. So I tried to take a pic of it with the camera. We shall see how it turns out! Needless to say our relationship took off from there and we were engaged 7 months later and married the next year! Thank you Lord for bringing such a wonderful man into my life on this very day and for the plans for our future that you knew before we did.

Also to be noted on this day-
May 9, 2003- 6 years ago today.
Found out we were pregnant with Molly Kate. What an exciting Mother's Day weekend. Can't believe that was 6 years ago.

Happy Mother's Day!

Off to our Myers Family (minus Geoff- he is working) inaugural swim out here at Traditions. It has been so hot, I am ready to hit the pool. Wish me luck!

Jesus Loves Me

2009-05-02T19:29:00.004-05:00

Had to share this video of Ally tonight at dinner... I am thinking American Idol is in her future!

Grandparent's Day

2009-05-02T11:34:00.003-05:00

Molly's school held it's annual Grandparent's Day yesterday. The elementary kids put on a cute program and then showed the grandparents around their classrooms. My parents, aka Mimi and Pops, came for the weekend. We met up with Geoff's mom, aka Mama, at Koppe Bridge for lunch on her way from Houston to Dallas. Molly (and Ally) enjoyed seeing everyone.

Last night we went to Atami for dinner. It cracks me up that my kids hardly eat anything, EVER. But there they just gobble up fried rice and chicken like crazy. Ally did almost choke on a calamari, but other than that little episode, it was a great dinner.

Thanks for coming to visit Mimi and Pops!

Allers and Her Allergies

2009-04-23T12:32:00.004-05:00

Molly has eye problems, Ally's problem is her skin. She has eczema. We noticed it when she was around 5 or 6 months old. Poor thing has really bumpy, itchy skin 99% of the time.

I finally took her for allergy testing last week. A friend at Ally's music class was saying her son had allergy induced eczema and was allergic to all kinds of foods, etc that irritated his skin. So off we went last Wednesday. It was a 4.5 hour procedure, that I was dreading, but went pretty well. They had to stick her little back probably 75 times testing for all kinds of allergies. Turns out, she is allergic to cats, grass and some trees. Thankfully, no food allergies. The doctor believes that Ally's allergies are not related to her eczema. So we are now on 3 creams/lotions and 2 antihistamines....I am noticing less itching.

We had to go to the hospital for blood work as well. They called yesterday to tell me they lost part of her blood sample in transit to Austin so we had to go for a redraw today... not fun for a poor 2 year old. Last week they had numbing cream on her arms, so she didn't know what was going on. Today, no numbing cream and she had to be poked twice to find a vein. Poor girl was not happy about that... but she did get 2 cool green arm bandages to show for it:)

Elephants, Eggs, and Ear Infections

2009-04-17T14:57:00.015-05:00

I know, I know, I promised to be a better blogger and it's been too long AGAIN! My mom has been on my case to get some pictures up here, so in taking a break from cleaning my house, I'll try to post a blog before Ally wakes up from her nap.

We had a fun, long Easter weekend. It started on Thursday with a surprise trip to the circus for the Myers girls. The circus was at 7 and at 6 we told them we were going. They were super excited. We had 2nd row seats and got to see all the action up close. Molly liked it, but she had already been to a circus before. Ally was in awe. This was her first experience. She just sat and watched, ate her popcorn, and clapped all the time.

Here are the girls watching the circus....Molly LOVED the cotton candy...Ally wouldn't even try it...go figure.

Our view of an elephant!

On Saturday, the day before Easter, we headed to Waxahachie to spend Easter with my family. Ally was running a high fever all weekend --- turns out it was an ear infection, so Easter Morning, my mom opted to stay home from church with her. But she HAD to put on her dress....

Here are the girls with Nolan at Mimi and Pops house.

Geoff's sister - Jessica - also known as Aunt Sisi, drove to Wax from Dallas to join us Easter morning.

When the sun finally came out we headed out back for an Easter Egg Hunt.

Jamey and Nicole brought Wii over and Molly loved the bowling game!

Isn't my nephew just precious? He is 16 months and so much fun:)

Ok--one more pic-- not from Easter. Today was Field Day at Molly's school. After being outside for 2 hours they had to move the events indoors due to the rain. When I got there they were already inside, so the only pic I got was one of Molly and her very best friend in her class, Beth. What cuties.

Ok - Ally is officially taking her longest nap EVER- going on 3 hours, thank you rain!

Texas Bluebonnets

2009-04-04T14:26:00.005-05:00

My life seems to be going at warp speed, trying to keep my head on straight!!! I have truly neglected my blog...Promise to be a better blogger soon!!!

So here's a picture of the girls in the bluebonnets in 2009... Molly is 5, Ally is 2

And check out these precious babes in 07! Molly is 3 Ally is 5 months!

And check out that crazy chick Molly age 16 months!

Enjoy!

Literally Running down Memory Lane

2009-03-17T15:04:00.002-05:00

I am in Waxahachie (my hometown) visiting my parents for a few days of spring break. Not to get behind in my running, I joined my dad and his friend James for their morning run. Well, they ran their own route and I ran mine;) Anyways, lots of crazy thoughts and memories filled my 57 minute run this morning. For those Hachie readers I started at Getzandaner Park and went on the new trail for about 5 miles...

1. I started at THE park of my childhood. I remember playing here as a child, on the swings, on the merry go rounds, racing thru the trees with my friends. Lots of birthday parties, dance recitals at the Chautauqua Auditorium, hikes thru the trails, cheerleading pictures days, etc.

2. Along the trail and around the corner is Waxahachie Cemetery...which used to be a scary place. I ran by the house next to the cemetery and as an adult, am quite sure that normal people probably live there. I ran by the grave of my highschool sweetheart Drew. He was killed in a car accident at Christmas our Sr. year and the patch of grass in front of his headstone caught many of my tears.

3. Beyond the cemetery was Richards Park. Home of Waxahachie Indian Baseball. As a child I would go to the park with my best friend Gretta because her older brother played ball...in those days we socialized behind the locker rooms rather than watch the games:)Into high school, lots of springs were spent in the stands cheering for friends and boyfriends. Senior year I did stats for the team and spent a good bit of my time in that dugout with those smelly ball players. Wonder if Coach Midkiff ever figured out I had no clue what pitch was being thrown (I did the pitching stats), but that his son, Jason was my sidekick, and told me every time:)

4. Past the ballpark and close to downtown...what a unique little square. I could see the famous courthouse that many correlate with Waxahachie...I remember field trips there as a child learning all the details of how it was built and the stories of the faces around the building. I remember coming home from A&M and seeing that courhouse from I-35 and knowing that I was "home".

All of these memories came to me thru my run and made me appreciate this little town even more.

Thanks Mimi and Pops!

2009-03-14T12:51:00.005-05:00

After the room redo a couple of weeks ago, Mimi decided that Molly's room needed a new rug, so we found this beautiful flower waiting on our porch on Wednesday (courtesy of Mimi and Pops). Molly loves it and even decided the exact spot it needs to be and much to Mommy's persuasion will not allow it to be placed anywhere else. She pretends that she is Thumbelina and lives within the petals!

Bargain Blitz 2009

2009-03-12T08:04:00.002-05:00

Last Saturday the Jr. League of Bryan College Station held it's annual Bargain Blitz.
Here are some of us ladies hard at work:)

Wacky Wednesday

2009-03-04T20:26:00.004-06:00

So today was Wacky Wednesday at Molly's school. They are celebrating Dr. Seuss this week, so today they were to not wear their uniforms, but to dress totally crazy. This is what Molly came up with to wear. Her princess sister was happy to send her on her way for the day. So happens that Molly also had a dentist appointment today, so I had to explain at the dentist office (to almost everyone)that we usually do not dress like this!

Switcheroo

2009-02-28T19:39:00.015-06:00

My mom and dad came to town this weekend for the Armadillo Dash 5k. We also had planned to use this weekend to move Ally out of her crib. So...we moved Molly's twin bed/trundle into Ally's room and Molly got my old bed from my parent's house. It is an old wrought iron bed that I got when I was 6 and used until I got married. So now it belongs to my oldest daughter. Crazy that someday she may give it to her daughter.

Both girls got new bedding and accessories, so they are both enjoying all new rooms.

Here is Ally's room before.

During the redesign.

Ally's Room After Photos.

Molly's Room Before.

Molly's Room After.

And all is well with the Myers girls...

What a pain!!

2009-02-21T10:40:00.004-06:00

Ok...a couple of things going on in the Myers Household these days.
#1 - I have a pain in my back

(not an actual picture of my back!)
I have been running since early January and am so excited that the Armadillo Dash is coming up March 1st. Well, a few weeks ago I tweaked my back and since this past Monday I have been having severe back pain. I have had to cut back on my running and visit a chiropractor for the first time. I got adjusted and will return on Monday. He thinks it was that darn trail in Waxahachie that is a different surface (it is concrete rather than a track that I have been running on) that has caused this severe pain. I will attempt to run on Monday and then back for another adjustment.

#2 - Many many of you know about what is going on with Geoff's job...in short, lots of changes are occurring at his work, new developers are buying the project and we are unsure of our future here. We are praying that God will provide us with complete clairty and peace about with regard to Geoff's work, whether I should return to work, where we should live, etc. Please pray for our family as this has been stressful for the last couple of months and will be in the coming weeks as well.

HAVE A SUPER WEEKEND!

Perfect Date

2009-02-13T21:10:00.006-06:00

Molly and her Daddy finally went on their date (since they missed the Daddy/Daughter dance). Molly chose Red Lobster. They had a fun time. Molly Kate is so blessed to have her daddy...and I am so thankful that he can show her how she should be treated on a date.

Sickness and Flying Solo

2009-02-08T09:29:00.006-06:00

Well the flu bug has hit the Myers household in full force. Geoff (the only one in the family to not receive a flu shot this year) is bed bound. I think he started getting sick on Tuesday and by Friday had a high fever and had to stay in bed. Kelly V--no worries, I had him sequestered and locked in the bedroom when Brayden was over playing!! Mommy has had to fly solo and take up a new residence in our guest bedroom.

The saddest part of the whole sickness is that Molly and Geoff were supposed to go to Brazos Christian School's Daddy/Daughter dance on Saturday night. She has been so excited about this date with her daddy. Geoff thought he could recover enough to take her for a while, so I picked up her corsage and his boutonniere.

We curled her hair...but then the news was no good. Still a fever, so no dance. She took it like a trooper and she and Daddy have a date for later this week to Fish Daddy's.

Doesn't she look precious...this isn't what she was going to wear to the dance,but this is after we fixed her hair!

Since we are stuck at home (the girls have colds) I decided to give this potty training a one day experiment. Ally is in her big girl Elmo panties for the day. This is what I did with Molly to finally have her potty trained. We are up in the playroom and I hauled the Baby Bjorn potty seat up here with us so we'll see what she does!! She'll either go in the potty or all over herself....I'll keep you posted!!

Ramblings...

2009-01-23T15:03:00.002-06:00

Man, since I have joined Facebook I have really neglected my poor little blog. I really need to concentrate and focus. The purpose of this blog is for my girls to look back on later in life, they probably won't have all my facebook wall postings or status updates to look at:)

Anways several things...
1. Ally is in Waxahachie for a couple of days visiting Mimi and Pops. By herself. Molly got to go before Christmas by herself so now it is Ally's turn. I don't think she has ever had Mimi and Pops to herself. I am sure she is having a good time. She already visited the dentist there. Last night before she left she fell and chipped her front tooth...the other front tooth was already chipped. Sweet Dr. Stephanie Jennings filed them down for Ally. According to Mimi Ally did very good. Maybe she won't be snaggletooth too bad:)

2. I started my running program on Jan. 5th. Every Monday, Wed, and Friday I get up at 5:15 and run with a group from our church. I am feeling really good and am excited about my first 5K since college coming up on March 1st!

3. Remember my debut into superstardom? Well everyone needs to visit www.southernliving.com/chooseyourhome!! SL is having a home giveaway. You can start March 23, 2009. The winner will choose a vacation home among 4 choices. A casita at Traditions is one of the choices. You need to watch this to find out why if you win you should choose the home in Bryan, Texas!! Watch out for the crazy lady making no sense!

Have a super weekend!

The Party

2009-01-17T22:51:00.003-06:00

Molly celebrated her 5th birthday today with her friend Judd. Molly and Judd met while in utero over 5 years ago....they are in the same PreK class this year. Judd's b-day is a week before Molly's so we combined parties this year.

We had the party at Mt. Aggie. Mt. Aggie is a small mountain ( aka: a hill) that is used by the university for ski lessons, etc. The kids had so much fun sledding down the only mountain many of them will ever see:)

Molly had a blast, she and a few buddies kept sledding down together. Ally was so in awe. She hardly said a word the whole party. She took turns going down with Mommy and Daddy.

Lots of family came in, my parents, Geoff's parents, My brother Erik and his Laura along with my cutie pie nephew Nolan, and my cousin Nicole and her hubby Jamey. Thanks guys, it was fun.

Here is a slideshow of the festivities!

Molly turns F-I-V-E!!

2009-01-15T08:21:00.010-06:00

Dear Molly Kate,

Today is your 5th birthday...yes, 5! You are so close to reading on your own, so you will be able to read this I am sure before your next birthday. Yes, 5 years ago today it was also a cold Thursday in January. Your Daddy and I went to the hospital at 7 am to be induced. A very easy induction and labor was followed by 3 pushes and you were here at 5:31 pm. We were totally amazed by you and fell in love with you instantly. As did all the other family members present and the entire hospital staff. I believe they were in awe of your cuteness with tons of curly black hair!

The years have passed us by with you growing so much each passing year!

Here you are on your very first birthday!

This was at your 2nd birthday party--a Cowgirl Party!

Your 3rd birthday opening a package of gum (you weren't allowed gum until age 3!) --notice baby sister in the background!

Celebrating the big #4!

We truly love all that you bring to our family. Daddy and I thank God for you every day. This year you started PreK and you are learning so much. You live life full of wonder, joy and complete DRAMA!! Sometimes I totally look up to you...even though you are a couple of feet shorter. We are thinking you are going to grow up to be a doctor or a vet. You are really into science (taking after Mommy the former science teacher). You LOVE watching The Magic School Bus and learning how things work, you are intrigued by Mystery Diagnosis on the Discovery Health Channel, and you are always worried about getting something inflected (aka infected) or not being hydrated. Mommy feels good knowing that in old age I will have you to take care of me:)

Here you are today, your birthday, after celebrating with your friends at school and a yummy chicken nugget lunch from McDonalds! Tonight is grilled hot dog and mac&cheese per your request. Tomorrow lots of family is coming and we will celebrate even more at your party on Saturday. Happy 5th Birthday, Molls!
Love Always,
Mommy

Way Back Buddies

2009-01-10T11:43:00.003-06:00

Molly and Katelyn (aka Katie Beard) met when they were 1. Katie Beard's parents, Kyle and Alisha had just moved from Arizona to College Station...we all became fast friends. Molly and Katelyn spent a lot of summer days in the pool, had lots of tea parties, held dance contests, played on play structures, partied at Chuck E. Cheese, tumbled at gymnastics class, and so much more.

Sadly, the Beard family moved to The Woodlands almost 2 years ago. We still see them once in a while, but now instead of twice a week play dates it is more like twice a year...but we are so thankful for old friends.

Molly and Katelyn -- The early years!

Molly and Katie - 2009 version

We are still Alive!

2009-01-07T11:09:00.012-06:00

It was brought to my attention by my sister-in-law that I have neglected my blog for quite some time.

It amazes me how busy we all get during the Holiday season. We had a great Christmas/New Years. We stayed here at home for Christmas Eve and for Santa to come visit Christmas morning, then we headed north to Waxahachie to have Christmas with my family. Then, the Myers family joined us here in Bryan for New Years!

I will try to pick out some of my favorite pics from all the Christmas festivities!

The girls checking out all the goodies that Santa brought them!!

Ignore scary Mommy in the picture. Their favorite gifts were their bikes. Molly got a Barbie bike (with 2 wheels as she says) and Ally got a princess bike. Molly does great on hers, Ally doesn't quite get the pedaling part, but she will soon enough!

Molly teaching her little cousin Nolan who knows what-- he does look intrigued!

Ally peeking out of her and Molly's new puppet theatre from Mimi and Pops (aka Santa).

Molly riding her and Ally's new Giddy up and Go pony in her Fancy Nancy gear!

Laura and I in our Boy Mom/Girl Mom t-shirts

Poor Molly woke up on Saturday after Christmas sick. This is her while we were all opening gifts. She didn't open a single one before she started throwing up...we took her in and she had strep throat and a bad ear infection. It was later that afternoon when she finally was able to keep stuff down and felt better. Poor thing...you know she's sick if she isn't interested in presents!

For some reason I have no pics of our New Years with the Myers fam. Sorry. We had a great time watching movies, getting haircuts by Aunt Sisi (Geoff's sister Jessica) and eating lots of yummy food!!

Hope you all had a great Christmas and New Year. I am hoping 2009 proves to be a wonderful year!

An Island Christmas

2008-12-20T10:49:00.009-06:00

Thursday night Molly's school had their Christmas Program. This year's theme was Caribbean Christmas. Everyone did a good job! The PreK and Kindergarten girls did a Hula dance.
The video is kind of hard to see because we were back a few rows. But Molly is in the middle, easy to spot because she is the only one with glasses!!

Here is Ally during the performance.

Merry Christmas Everyone!

4th Picture Tag

2008-12-18T08:14:00.003-06:00

This is a picture tag!!
Here's the deal:

1. Go to the place on your computer where you store all your pictures and open the 4th folder.

2. Open the 4th picture.

3. Post the picture and give an explanation of what it is.

4. Tag 4 people.

DO NOT CHEAT!! You cannot edit or crop the picture!!

Thanks Heather!!

This is Molly in October of 2005. She was 21 months old. Her first visit to a pumpkin patch!! Isn't she sooo cute?

I tag:

Whitney
Lisa
Kelly
Mary
And anyone else who is willing!

Weekend of Fun.

2008-12-16T09:43:00.007-06:00

This last weekend we headed up to Waxahachie for a weekend of fun...
After Thursday night with the Lisa (see previous post)Friday we headed up to Dallas to Northpark Mall. Mimi, Aunt Lala and Nolan went with the girls and I. It was Nolan's 1st birthday that day...he got to go to the mall with a bunch of girls, what more could he ask for? We got to see all the neat Christmas decorations...

Then we got to visit with Santa. Molly wants a Barbie Bike and Ally wants Dora:)

That night the girls and I went with Mimi and Pops to Bethlehem Revisited...it was so neat to see what it was like when Christ was Born. The girls loved seeing baby Jesus, the camels, and getting scarves put on their heads like the women in Behtlehem...

We topped off the weekend with Nolan's first Birthday party. I can't believe he is already 1. Happy Birthday Nolan!! I just love this picture of him!! He had just about reached his limit!

Visit from an Old Friend

2008-12-16T08:58:00.005-06:00

My old friend from high school, Lisa, now lives in Colorado.
She was visitng family in Texas and we were able to hang out for a night. Oh, what fun we had!!!
We got our kids together before we had our night out. I had never met sweet Delaney and she had never met Miss Ally.

Ally and Delaney -- last time Lisa and I saw each other these two were in the womb!

Molly and Andrew

Enjoying a tea party!

We are looking forward to going to Colorado to visit the Pecks sometime soon:)

Bryan Blizzard of 2008

2008-12-16T08:31:00.006-06:00

Here are some pics of the fun (very few minutes) the girls got to play in the snow.

70s one day...Snow the Next!

2008-12-10T11:17:00.004-06:00

Yesterday I was outside with flip flops and a short sleeved shirt.
Today we wake up to this.

Guess that's Texas weather for you:)

Jr. League Provisional Social

2008-12-10T11:02:00.004-06:00

I hosted the Provisional Christmas Social for the Jr. League of B-CS at my house. It was lots of fun! I am on Membership Development this year and we, the committee, really enoyed all the planning of it.
The Provisional Class

The Membership Development Committee

Whitney and I enjoying the Eggnog after the party!

Christmas in the Rotunda

2008-12-10T10:44:00.005-06:00

Molly's dance school performed at the George Bush Library Rotunda last Saturday. Her group danced to Frosty the Snowman. She did a great job and it was cute to watch!

During Molly's dance, Ally enjoyed some Skittles!

Molly outside after the big performance!

Mimi and Pops came into to town to watch --- we ended the morning with a lunch at Molly's favorite place to eat - Fish Daddy's!

Giving Thanks

2008-11-26T08:23:00.003-06:00

Happy Thanksgiving from the Myers Family. We have so much to be thankful for, even in the most difficult of times. At Molly's Thanksgiving program the 1st grade class spoke of Psalm 100, which prompted me to read it carefully.

Psalm 100
1 Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth.
2 Worship the LORD with gladness;
come before him with joyful songs.

3 Know that the LORD is God.
It is he who made us, and we are his;
we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.

4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving
and his courts with praise;
give thanks to him and praise his name.

5 For the LORD is good and his love endures forever;
his faithfulness continues through all generations.

I talked with the girls about what it means to be thankful. I asked them what they are thankful for...it resulted in the following
MOLLY
1. Brady (our dog)
2. Mommy
3. My daddy
4. Ally
5. Griffin (our friend Nathan and Cari's son)

ALLY
1. turkey hats
2. turkeys
3. Molly
4. me ( herself )
5. Molly

I pray that everyone has safe travels and a blessed time with friends and family.

Ally-Roo turns 2!

2008-11-16T15:21:00.005-06:00

Dear Ally--
Today you are 2 years old. I can't believe that it has been 2 years since we first met you, but then again, I feel like I have known you forever. You are such a blessing to our family and we are so thankful that God trusted us to be your parents! You are such a funny little person. You are always saying something funny or making funny faces. You have such a kind heart...you (almost) always say please/thank you without prompting...excuse me and I'm sorry are also free flowing. You love your big sister and have become somewhat of her little shadow always wanting to be where she is and do what she is doing. It will be interesting to see if you continue this as you get older, or if you want to do the opposite. Here are 10 of your favorite things at age 2
1. Dora
2. Milk (mo-mote)
3. Paci (this will go bye-bye soon!)
4. Blankies
5. Playing babies
6. Molly
7. Puppies
8. waking up very early
9. reading stories with Daddy
10. playing with Mommy's shoes

We love you so much and wish you a very Happy 2nd Birthday sweetheart.

All My Love,
Mommy

Slideshow of her party on Friday at Maggie Moos with her friends.

Ally and Daddy heading to the Aggie Basketball game on her b-day!

My Name in Big Lights

2008-11-14T22:17:00.002-06:00

Last week I was interviewed by SouthernLiving.com. They are doing a contest involving Traditions (where Geoff works and we live). So they are doing a piece on the property and the community in general. I got roped into being interviewed under the assumption it was an article...for the magazine. Not an on camera, big time interview!!! YIKES! Well, I must be great (NOT) because I made it on the promo introduction that is on the website as of today. A longer promo will be put up in the spring.

To view my debut, visit here.

I don't show up until about a minute and a half into it!

Enjoy!

Blessed by Friends

2008-11-08T16:56:00.008-06:00

This weekend has been fun catching up with old friends.

Friday night, my good friend/college roommate came into town and while her hubby was playing poker we headed out for a yummy dinner. Geoff thought it was hilarious that we dressed almost identical. Green sweater, jeans, brown boots! Did I mention we are both Emily?

Me and Emily Turner Leigh

Saturday the girls and I drove to Houston to see my friend Julie's 3rd baby girl, Aubrey

Me and Aubrey Shawn Wimberly --she loves me, do you see that smile?

Her mom comes around and she just cries:)

Molly and Melissa --friends from in utero.

Ally and Kelsey -- friends from birth.

Thank you to Julie's brother and sister-in-law from letting us all hang out for the day:)

Happy Birthday Pops!

2008-11-05T15:54:00.002-06:00

Happy Birthday to my dad -- also known as POPS!

Molly (age 6 months) with her Pops at the pool

BCS Homecoming 2008

2008-11-01T16:41:00.009-05:00

Molly and her friend Judd (aka Tony Romo) Ally cheering for the Eagles! Molly with her friends preparing to cheer. Before the BCS Pep Rally

Quick view of our Halloween

2008-11-01T16:29:00.004-05:00

Busy, busy Halloween day. Also the day of BCS Homecoming (next post!). Molly was a princess and Ally was Minnie Mouse. We went trick or treating in our neighborhood on our golf cart! Lots of fun.

Way Back Wednesday!! (circa 2005)

2008-10-29T16:26:00.002-05:00

Molly as JoJo in 2005. Isn't she just adorable? She was almost 2 just like my little Ally is now.

Happy Halloween to all...pictures of this year's costumes to come!

Look at these Babies!

2008-10-25T16:47:00.004-05:00

One of my best high school friends, Gretta, had her twins 10 days ago. (yes one of my other hs friends had twins a couple of weeks ago too!) I got to see them today and they are so absolutely adorable. Michael and Maryn.

My sister-in-law Laura, my freind Jodi (who had twins on Sept. 30th), Gretta (yes, I know she looks like she didn't have 1 baby let alone 2) and me of course!

Homecoming Hall of Fame!

2008-10-25T16:37:00.005-05:00

This weekend was Homecoming in the Hatch (Waxahachie). We came "home" because Geoff is on his guys golfing trip in Arizona and it just worked out to be homecoming weekend. My dad is celebrating his 40 year high school reunion from WHS and my brother his 10 year! The girls enjoyed the annual parade on Friday afternoon with my newphew Nolan.

My dad was inducted into the WHS Hall of Fame on Saturday. We all went to the luncheon...we are very proud of you dad/Pops!

Whew!

2008-10-24T16:52:00.008-05:00

Just finished a job in the knick of time for the Parade of Homes! First one by my lonesome. My mom is super busy doing other things, so I tackled it solo. I only did the living/kitchen/breakfast/bathroom, so it was simple. The hard part was finding furniture in-stock since I needed it pronto!

Living Room--Before and After

Breakfast Area--Before/After

Kitchen Before/After

If you are in the market for a great house let me know:)

We Partied Like It's 1991!!

2008-10-17T15:26:00.004-05:00

Thursday Night myself, my cousin Nicole (The Barrons), Whitney (The Wests), and 3 other ladies rode to Houston in style courtesy of our sweet husbands in a limo. We listened to old school NKOTB songs and Whitney passed out our treat bags adorned with pics of the guys!

After a yummy Mexican food dinner and being stuck in Houston traffic we arrived. The place was swarming with women ages 25-40. Some dressed in late 80s/early 90s fashion with crimped hair and all...others donned their favorite New Kid's t-shirts. It was a fun concert (very cheesey at times)..I really enjoyed hearing all the old songs. Brought back memories from middle school:)

We got back to BCS at 1:30. A little later than I am used to staying out...but so much fun!

Testing, Testing, 1-2-3

2008-10-08T16:49:00.002-05:00

This is a test for my new video camera that I got from my wonderful hubby for my b-day!!

Babies All Around!

2008-10-07T17:05:00.003-05:00

So a couple of days ago I mentioned that my old friend Jodi had her twin boys. I got to go see them on Sunday. I had BAD allergies, so I wore a mask, so as not to sneeze in their little faces:)

(Me with little Jack)

My other oldest of friends, Gretta went with me to visit Jodi and her boys. Did I mention she is pregnant with twins due at any moment!!!???? On my next visit to Waxahachie the last week in October I will have 2 more babies to visit.

My friend Julie who I mentioned a few days ago --- gave birth to her third beautiful daughter. Check out her beautiful babe over on the right at The Wimberlys.

Kind of makes me long for a 3rd---but only for a minute, then the longing stops:)

Happy Birthday to Geoffrey!

2008-10-06T07:59:00.003-05:00

Today is my husband's 32nd birthday! Happy Birthday Babe! I can't believe we met when he was 21...time flies:)

Since my b-day was last week, we get to be the same age ever year for 1 week and then suddenly he's older again!

In honor of this special day, I will share 10 special facts about Geoff. I was going to do 32...but not sure my brain can handle that this morning.

1. He was born in Newton, Iowa and moved around a bit before finally ending up in Texas in middle school.
2. He will NOT eat anything green including all veggies (except broccoli) and lettuce or onions.
3. He LOVES stopping at the Texas Stop Sign (aka Dairy Queen) for a tasty treat!
4. He is a former car salesman...I think that only lasted a few months during a summer in college.
5. He is a true Aggie fan, through good and bad.
6. He appeared on the game show Wheel of Fortune with his best friend Nathan for Best Friends week back in 2001. Click here for a recap and picture!
7. He should have been an architect or landscape designer...he is very talented.
8. He had back surgery at age 27 and has the back of an 80 year old, but is tries to keep it in good shape:)
9. He loves his 2 girls so much and is the perfect daddy for them, playing barbies and all---good thing he has 2 sisters!
10. He is the best husband I could have ever hoped for. Love you!

The birthday boy and his new outdoor kitchen!

A Go See!

2008-10-01T07:56:00.002-05:00

Geoff and I went to see this movie last night. It had such a good message and it was so refreshing to see that on the big screen. No bad language, no vulgar scenes, just a good movie with a Godly message.

It was fun to see my childhood crush Kirk Cameron. He is still pretty cute;)

Also say a prayer for my one of my high school best friends, Jodi. She delivered her twin sons yesterday morning. Jack and Henry are doing well, just praying that Jodi makes a full recovery!

And... one of my college best friends, Julie is being induced today with her 3rd child. This one is a stubborn one as it is almost 1 week overdue! Julie has held off finding out the gender on this one, so I am super excited to get the phone call. Praying for you today Julie and family!

Red Carpets, an Aggie Victory & Thirty-onederful!

2008-09-28T12:39:00.010-05:00

The Myers have had a busy weekend here in Aggieland.

FRIDAY-- (Red Carpets)
Geoff and I attended a function for the Jr. League of BCS. It was a Charity Ball Preview Party at David Gardner's Jewelers. Fun times. Red Carpet treatment. Afterwards we crossed the street for a late dinner at Abuelos with Woody and Whitney (The Wests).

The Wests and The Myers enjoying a night on the town without any kiddos!

SATURDAY -- (Aggie Victory)
Saturday the girls attended their first very Aggie Football Game (real game...they have been to the Maroon and White Scrimmage in the spring). We were graciously given awesome tickets and a superb parking spot by our neighbors and friends (The B's). We found The Wests and tailgated for a few minutes before the game. Molly who usually eats like a bird, just loved the spread that Mrs. Whitney had laid out!! Thanks West Family!

Ally, Waverley and Molly cheering for the Aggies!

The girls lasted through almost 3 quarters as the Ags squeaked by with a win over Army.

SUNDAY -- (Thirty-onederful)
Sunday I turned 31. I am borrowing the "Thirty-onderful" phrase from Jennifer and Jamee who are much older than I am (2 weeks)!! I can't believe I am closer to 40 than 20!!! Scary. Anyways, I had a low key birthday as Geoff had to work. We skipped church (because he had to be at work a little early) and hit up Blue Baker for breakfast. The girls were extra sweet today and would bring their toys and say here's your birthday present Mommy!!

We went to dinner at Pei Wei while Molly was at AWANA. Geoff, Ally and I had a nice dinner. When they handed us the number to take to our table so they could bring us our food---it was 31!!! We also went to Best Buy so I could use my gift card and get my b-day present--my mini-camcorder I've been eyeing!!

Me and my girls after a yummy b-day breakfast.

All in all a good weekend.

In a rut

2008-09-23T20:15:00.002-05:00

Not much to blog about lately. Getting into our super busy fall routine. School, dance, kindermusik, bible studies, football games, open houses, etc.

Molly has started AWANAS at church this year. She was excited to get her Cubbies vest last week.

Molly and I drove to Austin and back today for her eye appointment. Nothing to report...it's the same, no better, no worse. So that's good I guess.

Ally is doing great...talking up a storm. Lots of new words. Maybe I'll get that video camera I've been wanting for my b-day on Sunday and I can put up some footage of her blabbing away.

Cabo Trip

2008-09-16T15:28:00.006-05:00

Well, we had a wonderful trip.
Tropical Storm Lowell gave us lots of rain and clouds and wind the first 2 days. So we enjoyed long naps and spa treatments:)

Then the sun came out and we were loving it. Lounging by the pool overlooking the ocean. Awesome food (found another sushi I love!), dinner cruise, shopping, snorkeling, golfing, etc.

We got there on Tuesday and on Wednesday had to make a decision about whether to leave on Thursday (to get back before Ike) or to stay and miss our flight home on Saturday. We took the chance and stayed. Luckily we did get Fox News in our hotel and it was quite scary watching the storm hit via TV and internet.

On Friday we were contacted by Continental to change our flight to Monday... so we extended our stay. Then on Sunday I called Continental to make sure all was well...the flight was cancelled. They could rebook for Wednesday. I was crying to this poor Mexican lady on the phone. They refunded our tickets and we had to search for last minute flights on another airline to DFW. We ended up having to pay quite a bit and got a flight to Phoenix then Dallas, then drove to BCS. We got home around midnight!! What a trip.

I will say that Cabo was wonderful, beautiful...recommend to all.

I am thankful that my friends and family are all safe and those we know in Houston recieved only minimal damage and some are without power, but everyone was kept out of harms way.

Home Finally

2008-09-16T08:03:00.002-05:00

We arrived in Bryan at around midnight last night. Long trip, long story...will be back later with pictures and such!

Ike and Lowell

2008-09-08T16:28:00.002-05:00

Hurrican Ike -- Tropical Storm Lowell

Not my friends.
We leave for Cabo San Lucas, Mexico in the morning. Ike is threatening our arrival back in Houston on Saturday, I know there are worse things than being stranded in Mexico, but I will be ready to see my girls, so I dont want to be stuck!!

Lowell is heading for the Mexican Baja! We've talked to friends that live in Cabo who say it's no big deal.

Pray for our trip, that it's safe and fun!! And a lot of sun and a little rain/wind wouldn't be so bad either:)

Way to Go Eagles!!

2008-09-06T09:20:00.004-05:00

Brazos Christian held its first ever home football game on its new field last night. We all went and had a good time. Molly enjoyed seeing all the festivities, she sang the fight song and cheered --- GO Eagles, Fight Fight Fight!! Well, they did, they beat Snook 30-0!

Ally did her best to not get plowed over by the players!

Me Too Mommy

2008-09-04T16:53:00.002-05:00

One of Ally's favorite things to say is "Me too Mommy!" Meaning everything Molly does she wants to do!
Well Wednesday she got to start her school too.
She was very pouty before we left but was running down the hall to her class. When asked what she did at school that day her reply was, "I play babies!"
Pooh attended school as well, as the kids were supposed to bring their favorite bear. Pooh was the first thing I spotted as we were rushing to leave;)

Sad day in Aggieland

2008-08-31T13:02:00.006-05:00

Yesterday was the much anticipated 1st Aggie game of the season...new coach, new era. Excitement was all around.

The girls donned their Aggie attire

Our friends the Hueske's came in for the day (we swam, we ate, we played, we posed on the front porch...)

Ally and Noah

Molly and Jaycee

Geoff was thrilled that he and some buddies were all going to the big game together. Jason (Hueske--Geoff's friend from HS and college) and fam came up, as did Stephen (Geoff's roommate from college who is also the brother of Geoff's sister's husband:), and David (brother-in-law).

Here are the guys right before leaving for the stadium. Notice the smiles.

Stephen, Geoff, David and Jason

When the guys returned there were no smiles. The Ags lost 18-14 to ARKANSAS STATE! Needless to say it's gonna be a long, hard season.

An Adventure with Super Bee

2008-08-27T08:03:00.005-05:00

At Molly's school they have a special treat. Every day "Super Bee" goes home with a special boy or girl who behaved and had a super day. Molly has been eagerly awaiting "her" day! Yesterday when I picked her up she lugged this huge bee into the car ready for an adventure. Part of the treat is you have to take Super Bee on an adventure...write a story (mom's job) about what he did and draw a picture.

So...we took Super Bee to the pool. He got to ride in a golf cart and watch Molly swim underwater from a chair. He was nice enough to take care of Molly's glasses for her while she was swimming and keep an eye on Ally's Dora.

We topped off the night with a trip to one of Molly's favorite restaurants, Fish Daddys. According to her, they have the BEST chicken tenders ever. Super Bee enjoyed watching the fish in the fish tank.

Molly slept with Super Bee last night, when we went in to check on her before we went to bed, she had her arms tightly around that big huge bee. Congrats Molly Kate!

Happy Birthday to Uncle E (aka Erik)!

2008-08-26T12:52:00.003-05:00

A big Happy 28th Birthday shout out to my little brother Erik!

Even though Uncle E loves longhorns we love him anyways:)

Here is E with Molly on her "birth"day!

Sushi and Sweat

2008-08-24T22:03:00.002-05:00

Tonight we enjoyed our every other month Dinner Club. There are 7 couples and we alternate who decides where we go.(There are 5 couples in the pic as one couple left already and one didn't make it to dinner.) This month was Atami (Japanese Cuisine). We all sat around the hibachi and had a great time. A big thank you to the Lingren's for organizing and to Scott for making me try his scorpion roll. VERY yummy. I was not a fan of sushi but have realized I do like certain kinds (the kind without seaweed). And thank you to the Wests for suggesting our walk over to Ben and Jerry's for ice cream dessert:)

So that's the sushi part...now on to the sweat.

Our AC is broken. Luckily our house has 2 units--one on each side. Our bedroom, guest room, kitchen and playroom are all NO AC! The girls rooms are fine as well as the Living room. Last night I slept on Molly's trundle and Geoff on the couch. I apologize to all who have ever slept on the trundle. It was like a rock. I woke up at 3:15 and contimplated waking up my child to see if she would switch beds with me:) I didn't,I let her sleep comfortably. Tonight I vowed to sleep in comfort no matter the temp. We have 3 fans blowing on our bed so we will see. Let's all pray that Nacho (the AC guy) comes tomorrow to fix the problem!

Go Kappa

2008-08-22T22:08:00.005-05:00

My parents are in town visiting. Tonight Geoff and I took advantage by going out to dinner -- alone! We hit up Pei Wei, along with several of the what seems like millions of Aggies who have invaded our city within the last few days. (I have almost gotten hit by a few of these crazy drivers -- another story).

On the way home we swung down sorority row. Rush was just winding down. I think tonight was bid night. They do it differently than when I went thru rush um, 12 years ago!!

Anyways, as we got close to the bank, I mean the Kappa house, lots of memories "RUSHED" back to me:) The KKGs were partying on the back porch, live band, bouncy house, strobe lights....ok Aggie Kappas, did we ever get to do this??? NO!

Anyways, yes I pledged Kappa in the Fall of 1996. Small town girl who didn't know a single soul. What a blessing for me. I made some wonderful friends and have so many good memories. I can only pray that there may be a quiet, scared girl at that KKG party tonight who encounters such amazing friends as I through the organization.

Turner, Gilley, Karin, Croft, Jarvis, Lackey --- I LOVE YOU GIRLS!!!

(I have scoured my computer for a good pic of all my Kappa buddies--if only I had a scanner -- here is all I can find--missing Gilley (she left sick) and Karin (who is out of the state)--we added some extras... but Bottom: Croft, Jarvis, Turner Top: Lackey, Turner's friend Lindsey, Me, and Turner's friend Annie)

A day for play!

2008-08-21T18:20:00.005-05:00

This morning Ally had a playdate with her friends while Molly was at school. Waverley and Jenna came over to play (and Mommy's talked) for a while. The girls had a good time as well as the moms.

After school Molly and Ally hung out looking at recipes in a Cooking for Kid's cookbook.

Molly had a playdate with friends from school at The Bounce (sorry no pics), she had fun running around and burning some energy. We left Ally at home with her sitter...so a good time was had by both of us;)

On another note, Molly has her first test tomorrow at school. Her memory verse. She has done super memorizing it!
Psalm 47:2 "How awesome is the Lord most High, the great King over all the Earth"
I videoed her saying it, but I can't get it to upload. I'm asking for a new camcorder for my b-day next month, so let's cross our fingers:)