I Love Summer!

I love summer! I love the hot weather, BBQing, swimming, and spending time outdoors with family and friends. A couple of weeks ago some of my family got together at my parents house. We had a great time swimming and eating all day.

Here is a picture of my cousin Elia. Blaise absolutely loves him. Blaise thinks he is the funniest person ever and tries to copy whatever he does.
My mom, Aunt Linda, Ethan and Lily.

Here is Blaise right before he gets in the pool. He is doing so well learning how to swim.
Here is my cousin Pete who provided some entertainment. He is a great guitar player.
My cousin Elena trying to escape Blaise who is trying to get on the float with her.
This is one of my favorite pictures of Blaise with his great grandma. Look at how happy he is posing with her. They have a great connection.
Smile guys.

My cousins Pete, Elena and Breana. I think they are doing sit ups in the water.
Who can make the biggest splash?
How cute is this picture of Blaise relaxing in the pool and getting some rays.
Smile. You both look really pretty in this picture.
Mom and Blaise. That is another thing I love about summer - POPSICLES!

Slip n Slide

Blaise taking his turn on his new slip n slide.

Patricks turn.
Look how proud John is of Blaise.

Blaise

I asked Blaise to clean his room and he is such a great boy he did it without arguing. After he cleaned his room he gets John and I so that we can see what he did. His room was really clean but instead of putting things where they go he just piled EVERYTHING on his toy shelves! If you look closely you can see that the toys on the top shelf are just piled on top of each other! It was so funny! John and I couldn't believe that he got them all to balance that high! Needless to say at least the floor was clear.

Texas Cafe & Elvis T

Lovely picture of the ladies!
How many beers are we drinking?
This is one of my favorite pictures with Kim!
The after party at Jennifer's house with Elvis T and Shawn (I think that is his name)
I called at 3:00 am and woke Paul up. He came over for a beer and this is what he showed up wearing! It was hilarious! I heard that he tried to leave the house in one of Britta's night gowns - that would have been funny too!

4th of July

Blaise loves the sparklers.
Mommy and Blaise dancing in the living room. I wish I had a few more pictures from this night!

After spending most of the day at the Jackson's house we ended the evening enjoying the night by the pool at my parents house. Next time I need to get pictures of my aunt, uncle and cousins that were there too!

Austin Girls Trip

We had so much fun on our girls trip in Austin this year. I'm ready to start thinking about next year! Where are we going?

Spiderman

What a cute Spiderman and what a great set of muscles too!

Thank you Patrick for letting Blaise borrow your costume and for driving Blaise around the backyard in your Hummer.

Putt-Putt

John and I took Blaise to play Putt-Putt for the first time a few weekends ago. Blaise was a quick learner and hit his first hole in one on hole #4. We were so excited for him!

He's our little Tiger Woods in training!

Two little Jedi Masters

Have you ever seen such cute Jedi's?

What a tough Jedi!

Blaise with his puppy Landry. Landry doesn't look like it but she is still a puppy.

Fredricksburg 2007

Here are a few pictures from our trip to Fredricksburg to celebrate Paul's Birthday! We had a great time! The house that we stayed in was awesome! We had a hot tub and an awesome balcony over looking the countryside. You'll have to ask John what bet he lost to me and how much it cost him! HA HA

Here we are in Lukenbach.
Enjoying the hot tub.
The ride home after a long night of drinking and minutes before Britta and I fall in the parking lot. Funny story, lets just say that When I dip you dip but Britta can't dip.

NCAA Championship Track & Field

As some of you know my cousin made it to the NCAA Championships in Track & Field this past weekend in Sacramento, California. He came in 7th in the 400m Hurdles. Bryan won the Big 12 Championship and the Midwest Regionals to make it to the NCAA Championships. I hope he knows how proud I am of him. Way to go Bryan!

Scott Earns Tech's Eighth All-America Honor of Championships
On the final day of competition at the NCAA Championships, Texas Tech's senior hurdler Bryan Scott earned his second All-America accolade with a seventh-place finish in the 400M hurdles.

I WON!

I can't believe it but this weekend I WON A BRAND NEW HARLEY DAVIDSON! I attended an event for the Family Guidance and Outreach Center of Lubbock. They were raising money for abused children and they had a contest to win a Harley. My name was drawn to be a finalist out of several thousand entries. There were 30 finalists. They then eliminated each finalist one by one till they got down the final 3. I couldn't believe that my wasn't called and that I had made it to the final 3! The final three prizes were a helmet, a plasma TV and the grand prize was a Harly. My name was not announced for the helmet so I looked at John and we couldn't believe that I was going to either win the TV or the bike! We would have been happy with either but then they called the winner of the TV and it wasn't me. John and everyone at our table errupted in excitement and I FROZE! I couldn't believe my luck that I had just won a H-D! I started screaming - I WON, I WON, I WON! John had to push me to the stage where got on MY new bike and a crowd formed around me and people were congratulating me and taking my picture. I was so excited and tears were in my eyes. The announcer asked me "Now that you have won what are you going to do next?" I replied "I'm going to DISNEYLAND!" I'm not sure if I am going to keep the bike because I have the option to take the cash and I am thinking of paying off my student loans. If I did that other than my car I would be debt free! I still can't believe that I won it. Thank you Family Guidance and Outreach Center!
Did you know that 227 children died in Texas last year from child abuse? The Family Guidance and Outreach Center of Lubbock's slogan is "It shouldn't hurt to be a child" and they are working to provide support and education to battered children and their families. This is a great organization and I plan to get more involved.

Fort Worth Zoo

We took Blaise to the Fort Worth Zoo last weekend for a little pre-summer vacation. The zoo is Blaise's favorite place to visit. We took him last year and he has been talking about going back ever since.
Here is Blaise brushing one of the animals at the petting zoo with John and Carson. Carson is John's sister Kathy's grandson. Carson is a year younger than Blaise and if you ever get to meet him he will melt your heart because he is so much fun to be around. He is so animated when he talks and his facial expressions are HILARIOUS! He cracks Blaise up too!
Blaise in the Wells Fargo Wagon posing for a picture with a $4.00 cookie in his hand. Yep we actually paid $4.00 for a cookie in the shape of a lion. I hope it was the best cookie he ever tasted. Just kidding Blaise you are worth it!

TCU Invitational

One of the reasons we were in Dallas was to watch my cousin, Bryan, compete in the TCU Invitational Track Meet. He runs the 400 Meter Hurdles and the Mile Relay for Tech. He won his leg in the mile relay and dominated the hurdle event. He is a Senior at Tech and is also an All American. He is AWESOME!

My cousin David was there to cheer Bryan on even though he is a graduate of TCU. Here he is with two of his kids Tanner and Morgan. What cuties. We later went and celebrated at his home in Haslet.
At the track meet I recognized the gentleman pictured here with John before John did. He is Larry Brown, who played for the Dallas Cowboys in the 90's. He was the MVP of the SuperBowl in 1995. John and my dad talked with him off and on during the track meet. He was a very nice guy. John and Larry exchanged suite numbers at Texas Stadium and he told us to stop by during a game. You can bet I will stop by as soon as possible! Larry was there to support a friend who happened to be running against my cousin. Needless to say Bryan won without a struggle! Go Bryan! Here is Bryan after the meet. Victory is sweet. Congratulations Bryan and good luck at the Big 12.