Disney Cruise 2009

Every other year we try to go on a Disney Cruise. This was our third and it gets better every time. There were too many pics to post but here are a few...

Semi formal night at the Animator's pallette (all the pictures on the wall turn from b&w to color). St. Croix

Castaway Cay (Disney Island)

The Flying Dutchman from "Pirate's of the Caribbean"

Dale (Ty just informed me the one with the black nose is Chip...wow impressive!) was Kade's least favorite!

Kade at the splashpark

Night out without kids ;) We both crush on the Mouse's

St. Croix again

Kids' favorite night on the ship!

A Star Wars Halloween

We decided to go with a theme this Halloween...Star Wars! This was Brock's idea and he was very pleased with everyone's costumes. Ty (Darth) and Kade's (baby yoda)pics are coming up!

The Boys had a great time at their Halloween Parties at school.

Fun, Sun, and tons of Sand!

A few fun pics of our Labor Day Weekend in Destin. As you can see Ty was the king of the sandcastles again and Kade loved getting it everywhere! We couldn't get enough of that gorgeous emerald water either...awww!

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Brock's First Day of Kindergarten...

(you can't see it, but in the right pic, Brock is mumbling under his breath, "Mom...please stop")

First Days

It wasn't long ago, you gave us quite a scare

you came as an early baby, was almost more than I could bear,

But now I know you came just right when we needed you,

not long after, you turned one, then the terrible 2's!

Your first day of preschool, you gave us a grin,

No crying or fussing when we walked you in,

And you would tell me you loved me this much,

arms stretched out wide, no scowls at my touch,

Then came the day I had to let you be,

excitement, fear, and anxiety,

It was the first day of Kindergarten,

I wanted to hold your hand,

But you were determined to be a little man,

"Just go, Mom. I'm fine. Don't cry, ok?"

So I held back the tears and watched you walk away,

Brock, you're my baby and always will be,

so when you come home each day to me,

I'll secretly hold you, no one will know, you

just give me that moment of time with Mommy.

I love you Beamer!!!

-Mommy

11 months...already!

Can't believe he will be 11 months old in a few days...that much closer to ONE!

Love you baby doll!

Lil' Trips

This summer has been filled with small trips to various places...
A couple weekends ago we made our way to Atlanta and saw a Braves game. The boys had the a great time! On our way back to Prattville, we stopped by Callaway Gardens, a beautiful place in the mountains (for Georgia, they are mountains:) with recreational activities, a circus, lakes, paddle boats, slides, biking trails, flower gardens, and a butterfly house. We hope to be able to spend more time there the next time we go, since there is so much to do.

Happy Birthday Trey Braden!

Our little man is turning 3 in the morning. I am up tonight thinking about how blessed I am to have him in our family. There is something so special about Trey. Since before he was born, he was independent and had his own way of doing things. He wanted to come when I was only 32 weeks along...bed rest for 5 weeks fixed that:) When he arrived, his big brother was the happiest little guy I had ever seen! They have been best friends ever since. He is the best big and little brother you could ask for. Anyone who knows Trey describes him as "sweet". A good friend of mine described him to me the other day as "content". Everyday I say, "Trey, guess what I need?!" He then jumps into my arms and gives me the biggest hug. Trey is most likely going to be the smallest of his brothers :) but he is gonna be quick and his heart will always be big!

We are so blessed as a family to have his spirit in our home and I have no doubt he will continue to grow and be someone very special! Happy Birthday Trey Bray! I LOVE YOU funny kid!

Fourth of July

Barbie, Chad, Collin, and Connor drove over 10 hours to see us over the weekend. We had a really good time with them! We went swimming with the kids, ate lots of yummy food, celebrated Ty and Barbie's birthday (7/3), and went to our little town's cute Independence Day celebration. Here are some pics:

(I won't mention their age, but Ty is a few years older;). We ate chocolate cake with blue AND pink sprinkles.We played lots and lots of Rockband, too! (We let them win)

Kade's First Independence Day!

Don't worry...I'm NOT trying to make him a girl, but he would be so pretty. j/k They threw tons of these necklaces along with candy at the parade. I wish I had more pics of the cute little town parade, but Barbie has it on her camera (since I forgot mine). The fireworks show was one of the biggest I have seen, with 3 grand finales...that was a nice surprise!

Moved in

Happy to be settled!

We are moved in! There are a few more things to do but we are pretty much settled. Here are some things we have been up to since my last post (forever ago).

-Brock and Trey are in a summer program twice a week to get them ready for school again

-Kade is "Military" crawling

-Ty made it back safely from Mexico

-I am just having fun decorating the house and getting ready for company this evening! Oh-and I can't wait to see my sis and her new baby girl when she arrives at the end of this month!!!

Here are some pics of the house:

Play room

Breakfast Nook (before)

(After)

(chairs are now painted black...Candi, do you like this better? I said I would post it for ya:)

Entryway

Stairs

Whoo hoo! Stairs!

Father's Day

Father's Day was nice. We made Ty his favorite cake (chocolate with chocolate chips and chocolate frosting!) He is such a good daddy and our sons love him sooooo much!

Sweet Reunion

I think the happiest thing since Christmas was when we found Trey's bear! The movers packed it since I left it out on his bed by accident. He was very pleased to see his lil' sleep buddy again!

My funny one

This picture kills me! I'm thinkin'...blue slurpee?

It seems that every family has that one funny kid. Well, Trey is ours! He is pretty dry about it but when he says or does anything funny it is all his idea. He is almost 3 and already we can see his sense of humor. Here are some photos he took of himself...or maybe Brock took them.

I didn't even know they were on my camera until I uploaded them onto my computer today. Love you sweetie!

Dance Party

So today was kind of a restful one since we have been go- go -go for the past 2 days. Plus I was too lazy to get out of my pj's until...well I won't even tell ya that part. Anyway, the boys wanted to have a dancing party and show off their mad skills. I wanted you to see that Kade is sitting up! YAY!

Bad news and...good news!

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2 things that don't belong together!

So, Trey is a pretty quiet, independent kid. When he goes into the other room, it is usually to play...sometimes by himself. Well, today I wasn't sure where he was so I thought I would look for him and he was in my room...nail polish in hand. Nail polish on the carpet, on the wall, in the bathroom, on the toilet, on his clothes, his hands...you get the picture! I told him to go to his room. I knew that if I didn't tell him right away I might start to cry right then and there. I may even raise my voice a little...who am I kidding?! I would have raised my voice a LOT. But when I asked him why he did it he said, "I was painting". It is true-the nail polish is paint. I "paint" my nails, he paints the wall. Makes sense...for a kid I guess. Everything came out except most of it in the carpet...any suggestions?! I am calling a carpet cleaner tomorrow.

Good news! We have a contract on a house in Prattville! We are sad it is in a different ward but I have already made my friends PROMISE they will still be our friends even if we move there. :) I bribed them and black-mailed them into that promise because that is the kind of friend I am! Really, though...we are ready and getting excited! I found this pic online (why is it still online Mr. Seller of the house?! Hmm?).

Since Brock starts school in the fall, our options in the "good" school district were limited in Montgomery, so we had to buy in Prattville. We have come to peace with our decision and hope Prattville is ready for 3 crazy boys. Ready or not, here we come!

*Fleur Designs*

Since 2006, I have been creating greeting cards/announcements. Well, I love doing blog design, as well as digital scrapbooking so I made my Announceit! blog into a 3-in-1 site to accomodate different products. "FLEUR DESIGNS" is a strictly digital design site where you will find:

-Blog backgrounds/headers (custom also available)

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-Greeting cards and announcements

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Montgomery Updates

Our 3 lil' stinkers are doing well here...

Here is the apartment Ty's company is allowing us to live in until we move into our new home
(What's with the crazy smiles? Why are they in kahoots against me?!)
Here is what we have been up to since we moved to Alabama. We have made some great friends here! We have been to the zoo, which was surprisingly impressive. It is really big with a train that takes you through the exhibits, as well as an awesome playground for the kids.

Big Trey, Brock, Scott, Toby, and lil' Trey

In Prattville, there is an "Outdoor World", which the boys LoVe!

So far, so good here. We really really miss Texas but we are keeping ourselves busy and feeling truly blessed by our experiences and friends we have made here already.

Destin Beach, Florida

The baby's shady retreat:)

This daddy makes the BeSt sand castles!

Here are Brock and Trey running from the waves...it was pretty cold!

Kade's first day at the beach-March 2009

This is our new favorite place to go! Destin, Florida is only about 3 hrs away, so it is the perfect weekend getaway. We plan on spending lots of time there! The beaches are white sand and they make the perfect sand castles:)