Last Beach Day...Saturday

This was yesterday, our last day to hang loose. I was recovering from a girls evening with Ro and the girls...but managed to pull it all together for the afternoon. The best dinner of the trip....Pork Tenderloin, mashed potatoes and salad. YUMMY!!! End of the the day with some puzzle action....

Matthias and Bob played golf in the morning....then finished the day out on the sand...

Dylan's creation....

Overcast all day but it felt great...

Score.....one crab for the collection...

Is that a ball I see?????

1-2-3...Throw...

Nice follow through.....

Daddies boy for sure....

After a little napping, Lane was ready to go...

Strike a pose.....or not...

I want to go back....soon!

Saturday we finished the flowers ......

Surfside Beach Here we come!

Not sure if we'll have internet access...

The Good--I'll post as the days go by, The Bad--we'll see you next week(actually, not so bad at all.....)

Amy Amy Amy!!!

Happy Birthday to you too!
Have a great day and I owe you a birthday drink next time we're in town!!
Love you girl!

Happy Birthday Eric!

The baby of the bunch....Happy Birthday Mr Fisher, today we love you.
November 1st....not so much-ahhhaaaaa!!

Truths......

APHORISM: A SHORT, POINTED SENTENCE EXPRESSING A WISE, CLEVER OBSERVATION; A GENERAL TRUTH OR ADAGE

> 1. The nicest thing about the future is it always starts tomorrow.
>
> 2. Money will buy a fine dog but only kindness will make him wag his tail.

3. If you don't have a sense of humor, you probably don't have any sense
> at all.
>
4. Seat belts are not as confining as wheelchairs.
>
5. A good time to keep your mouth shut is when you're in deep shit.
>
> 6. How come it takes so little time for a child who is afraid of the dark
> to become a teenager who wants to stay out all night?
>
> 7. Business conventions are important because they demonstrate how many
> people a company can operate without.
>
> 8. Why is it that, at class reunions, you feel younger than everyone else
> looks?
>
> 9. Scratch a dog and you'll find a permanent job.
>
> 10. No one has more driving ambition than the boy who anxiously awaits his
> 16th birthday.
>
> 11. There are no new sins; the old ones just get more publicity.
>
>12. There are worse things than getting a call for a wrong number at 4AM:
> It could be a right number.
>
> 13. No one ever says 'It's only a game' when their team's winning.
>
> 14. I've reached the age where the happy hour is a nap.
>
> 15. Be careful reading the fine print. There's no way you're going to like
> it.
>
> 16. The trouble with bucket seats is not everybody has the same size
> bucket.
>
> 17. Do you realize in about 40 years we'll have millions of old ladies
> running around with tattoos? (And rap music will be the Golden Oldies!)
>
> 18. Money can't buy happiness - but somehow it's more comfortable to cry in
> a Mercedes than in a Kia.
>
>19. After 70 if you don't wake up aching in every joint, you are probably
> dead.

shared by Terrry Mosser.....good stuff!!!

8-8-08 bring on the Olympics!

We have a fan in the house and its not just me....Ava is super excited. Her Summer camp has been counting down the days with the summer theme of the Olympics. In fact she came in to my room the other morning and told me...

"Momma, I just saw my Summer camps rings on the T.V."

She's ready and with the new love for Gymnastics (also brought on by summer camp) we'll be watching Nastia Liukin. Born in the Soviet Union she then moved to the USA at the age of 2 1/2. She grew up here in Plano and also trains here....another reason to root for this Texas girl!!

Go Nastia!!!

Gymnastics Events Shown on NBC - 2008 Olympics

FRIDAY, AUG. 8
NBC and NBC HD
8:00 p.m. - Midnight
Opening Ceremony -- Parade of Nations, Lighting of the Olympic Cauldron

SATURDAY, AUG, 9 - DAY 1
Men's Gymnastics - Team Competition
8:00 p.m. - Midnight

SUNDAY, AUG. 10- DAY 2
7:00 p.m. - Midnight
Women's Gymnastics - Team Competition

MONDAY, AUG. 11 - DAY 3
8:00 p.m. - 12:30 a.m.
Men's Gymnastics - Team Gold Medal Final (LIVE)

TUESDAY, AUG. 12 - DAY 4
8:00 p.m. - Midnight
Women's Gymnastics - Team Gold Medal Final (LIVE)

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 13 - DAY 5
8:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m.
Men's Gymnastics - Individual All-Around Gold Medal Final (LIVE)

Max and Mom's Morning!

Oh What A Week!!! I came down with Strep Throat this week and have felt like poop. Yesterday, I finally got to the doctor and got some antibiotics. So this morning we needed to get out of the house for some fresh air. After dropping Ava off at Summer camp, Max and I headed to Watters Creek for a hot tea, a walk and then to Zoo Cuts for Max's first haircut.

"Yook, Yook, Yook, Yook, Yook....."(Look)

"Duck, Duck, Duck, Duck, Duck""Qack Qack, Qack Qack,Qack Qack"

That's all he said the whole time we visited the Duck....

So all these pictures we're Pre Haircut.....notice our hippie baby....

Not much longer....He did so good, just like another day for him...

Zoo Cuts of course had some Dora on for him to watch, so that helped hold his attention....

Now look at him....such a cute little dude.....Love You Max, now your so big!!!

Saturday Swimming with the Stamps.

The Stamps we're in town this weekend and invited us out to the Omni to relax by the pool. It was super hot this weekend like 102-106, so we couldn't resist. The kids swam their little hearts out and we enjoyed spending the day by the pool with our L-town friends. Thanks for the invitation.

1-2-3 Jump... Ava's new thing to jump and go under water .

Blaze and his tied noodle, worked out best...

I think there was a SWA airplane every 15 minutes...

No wonder my kids are white-white, look at all the clothes they wear.....

Champ was most popular with the kidos

catching some rays...and a few text...

Ava made a new best friend...

Mr. About to be in Kindergarten, himself!! Go Baise!

Told you.....

Virgina and her two kids joined us too...

Let's get out of the heat and go have some pizza....

or a few animal crackers....

Look at my 17 1/2 month old big boy!!!

All he could say was....yook mommy, yook!

Have you met my poet friend Averi????

Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2008 14:19:26 -0500
Subject: Friday Poem

It’s almost here, I couldn’t be more excited.

I’m giddy, I’m glad, I’m positively delighted!

It’s my favorite season, my favorite by far

The Pavilion starts to feel like a rowdy sport bar.

My hands get sweaty, my stomach starts to churn

My chest gets heavy, my ears start to burn!

But these are all good feelings, you see, I can’t wait!

Texas Tech football….It’s FRIGGIN’ GREAT!

August 30, that is the day

Eastern Washington…who the heck are they?

Either way, we’ll be ready…this year is our year.

I know I’m ready to watch, ready to yell and cheer.

So get your guns up b**ches!! It’s almost game time.

RAIDER POWER!!! And that’s the end of my rhyme…..

Averi
She'll be famous soon................................

Couch to 5k Training

I started a new training regime a couple of weeks ago and really liking it. Its called Couch to 5k

I am a on-again but mostly off-again type of cardio girl, I'd rather be doing weights, yoga, tennis or something like this. So, this is has helped me get back in to running. It's a 3 times a week/9 week set schedule that is really easy to follow. You pick the days to run as long as you get the 3 days done. Then after 9 weeks, you will have gone from your lazy couch to running a 5k(3.1) miles.

I'll be ready for the Turkey-Trot this year, which is a 12k or 2 mile run/walk race. In Lubbock on Thanksgiving Day at Mackenzie Park. Start at 9am. We'll be there what about you???

Leaving the house and it was FREAKING cold outside.....we look more like we're going skiing....

Runners approach the starting line.....

Eric did the 12k....that's 7.4 miles, EEEK! Maybe we will join him this year--
that's a BIG MAYBE

Jennifer, Matthias and I ran together and each one of us placed in our age group. Thanks to all those who skipped out because of the weather....We'll take it!