HAPPY 8TH ANNIVERSARY TO US!

Chloe wanted us to make a silly face!

Today is our 8th Wedding Anniversary!

We celebrated last night by going out to eat at Brio.

Happy Anniversary to Us!! :)

Labor Day Weekend!

SATURDAY CIRCUS PARTY: KARLEE'S 4TH B-DAY

Karlee and Chloe

SUNDAY PRINCESS/PIRATE PARTY: MACIE'S 4TH B-DAY

Chloe and Macie

Taylor and Chloe

SUNDAY NIGHT WITH THE FERINA FAMILY

MONDAY MORNING SOCCER PRACTICE

MONDAY AFTERNOON SWIMMING

Underwater Video

We love this camera!

Chloe had fun making faces, doing somersaults and handstands...all under the water!

August 2009

We had a fun time on the trail!

What did we do?

Everett and I went to see the Legally Blonde musical!

I broke my toe in 2 places! It still hurts after almost 4 weeks!

Kyle's preschool orientation.

Peter Piper Pizza soccer meeting for Chloe's team.

Kyle's swim lessons at Aqua Kids!

We are so excited that he is the only one in the class right now!

DKH Open House!

Everett started playing on 2 soccer teams!

The Ferina's End of Summer party!

Women of Faith conference

Our friends, Kim and Gary, had a baby girl!

Chloe's first soccer practice! It was great except she preferred to pick flowers than kick the ball.

Annual Balloon Festival!

Lake!

Chloe became a peer model in the PPCD class in the school where I work, so she comes to school with me on Mondays and Wednesdays!

Kyle's Meet the Teacher day! We think it will be a great year for him in preschool. Our big goal for him will be sharing!

Chloe attended 2 gymnastics camps!

Tiffany and Ryan's Moving Party!

I took my mom and my mother-in-law to see the Mama Mia musical!

Lunch out with friends.

Tax-free shopping for the kids! They had both out-grown all their shoes, so they each got 2 new pairs.

Chloe attended Landry's princess party and dressed up as Ariel.

We went to Andrew's house to make pizzas and play.

Date nights to Texas Roadhouse and Agave mexican restaurant.

My mom and dad celebrated their 47th Anniversary on August 4th!

Women of Faith Conference

I went to the Women of Faith Conference on Friday and Saturday. It was awesome! I went with my friend, Kamie. We heard some great speakers tell of their life stories of struggles and how their connections with God helped in dealing with those troublesome times in their lives. Steven Curtis Chapman performed for an hour on Friday night, and there was not a dry eye in the arena as he told of his heartache during this past year. I have heard his story before, but hearing it in person brought so much more emotion.

This conference will definitely have to be an event to attend every August!

PICTURES

Kyle's 1st Boat Ride!

Chloe's signal for SLOW DOWN!

We went out on the lake this evening with the Dark family, and Kyle loved it! This was his first time on a boat. He jumped in the lake and rode in the tube with Everett and Chloe! He was so good when we rode on the boat later on. He sat there and was so relaxed that we all thought he might go to sleep. I think he was just enjoying the ride!

Friday Playdate!

Taylor (5 years), Chloe (4 years), Reagan (3 years), Kyle (2 years), Jake (2 years), Colin (2 years)

Kyle in time-out! :(

This was the last playdate before work starts on Monday! :(

Everett bought a new camera the other day that takes pictures and video under the water. So, I tried it out today. It was so fun to play around with! I'll do much better next time when I have some goggles on! :)

We will be posting much more underwater video and pictures this month as we get the hang of it!

Stay tuned!

Swimming

Because Chloe and Kyle were both born in February, I am always comparing their different milestones. So, here are some comparisons of Chloe and Kyle's swimming both at 2 1/2 years old. We think they are both at about the same level at this point except Chloe went under water more than Kyle and Kyle jumps off the diving board where Chloe wouldn't at this age.

For 2 years old, we think they are both awesome swimmers!

August 2007 Video: Chloe 2 1/2 years old

August 2009 Video: Kyle 2 1/2 years old

Chloe's HAIR

Chloe wakes up with what we call her "bird's nest" in her hair every morning. We have tried leave-in conditioner and detangler, but it always seems to get this way during the night. It is always in one particular spot...the rest of her hair is very smooth and easy to comb. Let me know if you have any other ideas that might help!

July 2009

SuperStars Pre-Team

Homer...his usual position on the couch. He has put a permanent dent in that pillow!

Cousins: Emma (9 years old), Chloe, Annie (13 years old), Kyle and Jake (15 years old)

31 Things about July

1. Spending time with family.

2. Everett's dad's health scare....he is doing great now! He continued his normal lifestyle and even drove to New Orleans this week!

3. Kyle's swimming lessons with Chloe's former preschool teacher, Mrs. Sigler!

4. RAIN!

5. Kyle's first movie! We stayed a whole 45 minutes! I thought that was great for his first time!

6. 4th of July get together with the Ferinas and Talacs!

7. Storytime at the library. Kyle still needs some practice with sitting there and listening to a story. We'll have to make it back more than we have.

8. Chloe had a visit with her grandma and grandpa for a few days and came back with a new chalkboard, new dress and a new My Little Pony! Thanks, Mom and Dad!

9. Getting together with the Hanna family!

10. Kyle has gone 3 weeks without having a nighttime accident or even waking up in the middle of the night...he is able to hold it all night long!

11. Playdate with Chloe and Kyle's friends, Taylor and Colin

12. Chloe attended 5 summer day camps!

13. Filled out preschool enrollment packets for Chloe and Kyle!

14. Everett's Indoor Soccer team won the "Men Over 30" finals!

15. Having Lyndi and Carrie and their kids over to eat and swim. Between the 3 of us girls, we have 8 kids!

16. Kitchen finished!

17. Swimming with the Bacchus family!

18. Playdate with Chloe's little friends, Brooke and Andrew!

19. Kyle knows 4 colors (orange, blue, green and red) consistently, counts to 10, knows his name, and knows his age. We are working on recognizing letters and numbers.

20. Signed Chloe up for GLASA soccer! Starts in September!

21. Eating at the Blue Goose with Rachel and Tony! One of our favorite places!!

22. We tried out the new Adventure Kids for Chloe and Kyle. They loved it, and we did, too! :)

23.Kyle got a cold, then me, then Everett....Chloe managed to stay well!

24. Chloe trying to read! She loves the same book over and over again, so she is starting to recognize the words.

25. Joan and her family spending the night!

26. Everett took his parents to A Chorus Line musical for his mom's birthday! His mom had been wanting to see it, and she loved it!

27. Chloe's promotion to the Super Stars Gymnastics class...she is now doing a backward roll and handstand forward rolls! She is starting to work on backbends.

28. More RAIN!

29. Saturday Night Out at Excite with Chloe's friend, Charlie!

30. Refinanced house!!

31. My Grandma

Some July 2009 VIDEO :)