`JULY'S A BUSY MONTH~

July has always been a busy month for our family!! We have So man birthdays between Travis family and my family. So here are the Birthdays and we hope all of them HAVE GREAT DAYS....

Travis = July 8th
Jon (my Brother)= July 14th
Mackenzie (Trav sis)= July 15th
Tatem= July 21st
Dillion= July 23rd
Lilli (our niece)= July 27th

However we have all these celebrations we always kick 4th of July!!! This year is a little different due to Travis not being home!! So the 3rd the kids and I are going to my family 4th of july party. We are kicking it off with my cousins and I all are going to get pedis together and I AM SUPER EXCITED! Nothing is more important to me than family and well let's face it I am not real close to my family so we don't do things like this and when I say my family I do not mean Travis family!! Anyways then that night we will do party, fireworks and cookout!!! That night we will leave and head to our annual destination GRANBURY!! I love that my kids have never missed the parade although Granbury isn't there home it always will be in a way because of this tradition and our close friends we have there! We are going to stay at Betty Fox's House, the past 3 years she has opened her home to us and her cooking! YUM.. Tanner is very excited for the food because he always says make it like Mrs. Betty! Anyways, the morning of the 4th Cecilia, Jason, the kids and I will head down to meet the crew for the parade! Then it's back to Betty's for some FOOD, Drinks and hanging out at the lake all day!! Then it's the FIREWORKS!!!

The next week is Travis Birthday, I really want to go see him but if he is working all the time I will pass. hmm what to do!!

In the meantime I will be planning Tatem's friend party and our family party.. Doing it a bit different! She always gets so busy with her friends that I decided it would be best to do family seperate so she can spend time with the family!! Hopefully Travis can make it home but if not we will put our big girl panties on and make the best of it!! For Tatem's friend party she wants do make up, hair then go somewhere then come back to our house to swim!! oh and ofcourse all the girls stay the night!!

Tatem has 2 very good friends with July Birthdays so she has sleep over's the weekend before and weekend after her party!!

YES BRING ON JULY WE ARE READY FOR YOU!!!!

Missing Daddy

Travis left last Friday morning. So it's been a bit pitiful around here, but luckily I have managed to keep the kids busy! Friday we took my dad to get his new iphone 4 then we came home and had some grilled cheese sandwiches and mac n cheese! Then Saturday Morning my dad took Tanner to Lowes to do a kids work shop where he got to build Monster Trucks. Tanner had SO much fun! He talked about it all day he got an apron, googles, and a patch to put on his apron! They do this every other Saturday so I believe I see more of these going on Tanner's future! Then the kids went to spend the night with Tatem's friends Bailey. I really am lucky that Tatem has great friends where they invite Tanner to tag along!! The kids got to go swimming at the Bric (the new Rec Center in Burleson). I went to my brother installation meeting for the Masonic Lodge he was installed as Worshful Master. I came home and was in bed asleep by 10:15 and didn't wake up til 9:30 WOW, That Never Happens!! The kids came home Sunday well Tanner came home Sunday, Tatem came home to get new clothes to stay another night with Bailey! So Sunday we went to container store, wal mart and the pool store! That night I decided to go get Tatem and Bailey and took all the kids to see TOY STORY 3!! Movie was AWESOME and watching Tanner watch it EVEN BETTER... At the beginning of the movie he YELLS OUT MAMA, UHHH ANDY AND MOLLY GOT BIG!!!! And then at the end he YELLS OUT "What Andy Can Drive? That's Crazy!! So glad the people next to us thought it was funny.. heheeee..

Although, I managed to keep the kids busy we are missing Travis like crazy.. I am glad Railroad picked up but at the same time we want to be together as a family! He has spent so much time away from home this past year we just want him with us! But sometimes life isn't fair and everything happens for a reason. Not a day goes by that me and the kids aren't thankful for what he does for US! I am very forunate that I married such a great man to take care of us! At least this time he is only 4.5 hours away so I am going to start planning our trip. I would really love to go spend a long weekend for his birthday.. Well Maybe!! I guess whats the hardest about him being gone is being the only adult and keeping it together for the kids AT ALL TIMES.. The kids always openly say they miss him and I always comment OH ME TOO!! Hopefully I handle everything right, just don't want to screw my kids up thats for SURE!!

Meet Bucky!!!

Thursday Night I saw a picture on facebook of Kenna's new dog and it is just precious so I commented on what a cutie it was she text me. She had told me that the dog was free because the dad didn't have papers. So I said find out if anymore. Tatem has been wanting a small dog for some time, however they are usually expensive but FREE why would I pass that up. Friday morning Kenna calls and says they only have boys and I said ok we will take one. However we couldn't go until 8:00pm. Tatem invited a friend over to stay the night so we get in car when it was time to go pick up puppy TATEM HAS NO IDEA where we are going or what we are doing. Cecilia and Jason were over so Tatem, her friend Bailey G, Cecilia and myself get in car we go pick up Kenna we drive to the person's house and Tatem picks out her puppy!! She was so excited. She decided to name the cute little thing Bucky. He is 10 weeks old and he is just sweet as can be! Aunt Kenna gave her some clothes for the dog so Tatem is having a blast dressing this dog however I keep reminding her he is a BOY.. LOL.. Buddy, our lab LOVES this dog... So each of the kids have there own dog!

Buddy's 4th Birthday...

On Saturday June 12 Tanner and I had woke up we decided to take Buddy outside and I was standing outside we decided to give Buddy a bath.. Well Tanner helping out says " Mama when's Buddy's Birthday?" I said well I don't know I said I would find out. Tanner said well he needs to have a Birthday Party!! So tried to find out Buddy's exact Birthday with NO LUCK.. So we made it offical Buddy's Birthday is June 13!! We were way too busy Saturday to celebrate so I told Tanner that his Birthday was Sunday!! Oh Tanner was so excited he was planning a PARTY.. We needed a cake, napkins, hats and a pinata.. So he had it all planned and we went about our day went to my neice wedding and he talked all about this birthday party!!

Well we came home on Saturday night around 11:00 and Buddy had gotten out, which he has done before SO NO BIG DEAL he just usually lays in driveway and waits for us to get home. This time he was no where to be found we searched neighborhood well Tanner was already asleep and we tried to wake him up to tell him but he was too sleepy. SO Sunday when Tanner woke up I told him the news and said we will go look again. So Tanner and I got on four wheeler to search the neighborhood. Tanner was breaking my heart by yelling " Buddy Boy wont you please come home it's your Birthday!!" WE HAD NO LUCK!!!!!!! So we got home and Tanner asked to go out back to play on swingset I said yes. Tanner ran back inside and he said " Buddy Came Home"... We went out back and Buddy dug to get back in the backyard.. Guess he had some Saturday Night Plans...

Sunday, June 13, 2010, we swam all day, we had brownies and we sang Happy Birthday to Buddy the dog.. LOL... Tanner was so excited...

Here is the first blog.. We are doing this so family can keep up with us.... And anyone else who would like to!! Hope everyone is doing well when they read this. When I have more time I will get everyone to speed on our lives!!