1st Grade

So here we are at 1st grade!! Can't believe it!!  He is very excited he was ready to go back to school not sure if I was that boring or he was ready to go and see all of his friends!  We are looking forward to a great year!!

Soccer Time!

Yep it is that time of year!!  The boys love soccer and get better and better each year!  Lucky us Braden is still with our wonderful coach Doug and Carter will be with his cousin Kegan!  We got a phone call from our dear Coach Doug asking Justin to coach Carters team but with Justins work schedule it makes it very hard so he volunteered his cousin Diana and Me!! Thank you my love!!  So with lots of family support it will be fun, we might not know what we are doing but we will sure learn as we go!!  We are looking forward to soccer this year!!

Bunny Rabbits!

So after we lost all of our pets Gran and Pawpaw Linton thought we needed rabbits!!  We have built them a cage and so far so good they are making it!!

Braden

Braden has been a very busy little boy this summer!  He has been going on trips with us and with his friend Mason.  He went and spent a few days with his cousin Baylor in Kemah and he had a great time!  This summer he has started swimming without floats yay!!!  He learned pretty much by himself with some help from us but he just decided he wanted to start and he did!  Braden has had  a very hard time with losing our dog Chloe he is our very sensitive child unlike Carter which I will explain later!!  He has only asked us once about the cat and Justin told him he thinks she ran away but I am sure he will start asking more in the days to come! He has also started riding Grandpa Lulues horse skippy J all by himself!!  Makes me nervous but he loves it!!  We have had a very enjoyable summer and it has gone by way to fast not looking forward to the school year!!  Means early to bed, early to rise, homework, practice, getting clothes ready and etc etc!!   So now we are getting ready for 1st grade!!  Crazy!!!  The time has flown by!

Carter

Like I have told many people Carter is so much like me that it scares me!!  He doesn't care who you are what is wrong with your or if your having a bad day he is going to tell you like it is!!  No I am not saying this is good or bad it is a trait I have and sometimes it is bad!  When Chloe died and Braden was sooo upset and I am telling you he cried for several days Carter looked at me and said "I am sad about Chloe and I miss her but I am not crying"  I was like Carter it is ok to be sad and cry Braden is just very upset!!  Then we were at the mall and I NEVER go to the mall but we had to go for something and I was rushing and some girl was walking thru the mall and she was wearing some socks or shoes not real sure what they were but they went up to her knees they were black and looked like they had shoe strings tied to the top kinda weird looking but she got close to Carter and he told her those are some big shoes you are wearing!!  I could have just died!!  But instead I laughed so hard I am sure that girl was offended but oh well she should not have been wearing them if she didn't want attention!!

Chloe

Since we have moved we decided we should get the kids a dog and it just so happen that a girl I use to work with was getting ready of her rat terrier that was 2 years old because they were moving and could not take her!  So we got her and let me tell you she was the best dog ever!!  We loved her minus the shedding but other then that she was so protective of our children especially Emma she went on my daily jogs I mean we could not have asked for a better dog to fit in with our family!  Well during the week when my grandfather was not good at all we knew we had only days left with him we came home and let her out late one night and of course there was a  stray dog in our yard and she decided to run it off and she ran right across 365 and got hit by  a car!!  Broke all of our hearts!!  We still miss her so much!!  I don't think we will ever find another one like her!!  She was the best!

Emma's 1st Birthday!

Boy is this a bittersweet day!!  I must say if I knew my fourth baby would be like Emma I would have one in a heartbeat!!  She has been the best baby!!  I had the best pregnancy with her I felt great never sick, after I had her she was wonderful!! She slept all night from the time she was 3wks and she was a breastfed baby so that made it awesome!  She was able to keep breastfeeding till she was about 10 months old and it was prob the best thing for both us!  I never had any problems with anything!  I felt great right after I had her and  no lie from the time I found out we were pregnant till today has been the best time!! She has really been the easiest of all three of my kids!!  So like I said today is a very bittersweet day for me!   We had a great bday for her!  She got lots of clothes and some toys and we appreciate everything!!  She is having so much fun with all of it!!  We are very blessed to have such  wonderful family and friends!!

Emma loves to dance!

So I am not sure if her pawpaw taught her this or if she is just going to be our little dancer, but Emma loves to dance!!  Her pawpaw was doing the jitterbug with her and buddy she went to town dancing with him!! Of course I didn't get it on video but I will post some of her new moves!!  It was a very sweet moment watching them two dance together!!

The last couple of weeks she has really tried to walk!  On our vacation she took a couple baby steps to me!  I am not real sure if I am ready for her to walk  yet!   Today she walked from her door to her dresser which is prob about 6 or 7 steps and she was so excited!!

Bigdaddy!

Bigdaddy was one of the strongest man I have ever known!  I learned so much from him and will cherish the memories we have made together!  From swimming on the bayou and taking camp earlin showers to no running in the hardware store!  What a week it was to watch him!  I am still not real sure if it has even processed with me of his passing.  He was someone along with my other grandfather that passed that I always thought they weren't suppose to die they would always be here with me I know it is not possible but that is just how I feel, they were such strong people!  It is like I feel as if I will go to his house and he will be sitting in his chair watching tv or sleeping and wake up or look at me and put his hand up to his ear to hear me better and say "Hm is that right"  I think he said even if he didn't understand what I said!  I will never forget his last words to me and it was something I always heard from him was I love you always!!  There is no words to describe him or the way he touched my husband, children and my life!  You will be our hearts forever!!  We love you always and forever!!

2011 Family Vacation!

So this year we decided to keep our family vacation closer to home since Emma was going to be little! We rented a travel trailer and we all went and spent the week at the lake!  Travis, Kat, JC, Jim, Roya, Mom, Dad and all of us!  We had a great time!  The boys went fishing and rode the tube!  Lots of swimming and riding the jetski!  It was a much needed of rest and relaxation! I must say the past vacation have a been a little more relaxing for me!  Emma was not the easiest to make happy which is very out of the norm for her!  She hates to be restrained to anything!  She likes to just go and crawl but there was not much crawling for her plus I made her stay in a walker when she was outside and there was not much room to roam for her!  I am hoping next years trip will be some what better for her!