We're baaaaaaaack!

...i hope for real this time! :)

So here's, the deal-- i have the family history bug! As I've been getting more into it (it is so cool by the way!) I can't shake this feeling I keep having.. Which is this: It is SO amazing to do family history for my ancestors that lived years and years ago, but what about now? What about my my parents and grandparents with amazing stories that have not been written down? Am I wasting opportunities everyday to preserve those? What about MY family history? What am I leaving for my kids? If you know me at all, you know I LOVE pictures! My phone and computer are always maxed from the thousands of pictures I have on there.  Its nice that they are on there, but they shouldn't just be on there! They should be organized in books and journals and in my family history!! So this is my new years resolution... for November ;) i'm going to start with weekly posts!  I'm trying to be realistic, so i'm sure some posts wont razzle and dazzle, but they will preserve a memory, a moment in my life that i want to remember :0)


"You will have significant experiences. I hope that you will write them down and keep a record of them, that you will read them from time to time and refresh your memory of these meaningful, significant things. Some of them may be funny. Some may be of significance only to you. Some of them may be sacred and quietly beautiful. Some may build one upon another until they represent a lifetime of special experience."

~President Gordon B. Hinckley


Boy, do i love that man.... Here's to family history!! :o)

whats new with us this fall?

this year, two big things started for us when September began....


First: Ty started preschool!! yes he goes to kindergarten next year, so he'll only being doing one year of preschool, but he sure loves it and feel extra cool going to school :o)

silly boy...

ty's sweet backpack he picked out all by himself... a walmart special of course :)

kaylee was a little sad big bro was leaving to school without her...

they are best buds!





the second big thing: Miss kaylee started dance with madi!






and it is ADORABLE!! :o)

you may be wondering...

whats with the eye patch?

well, ty has something called accommodative esotropia. if you're not familiar with this, you can click here for a quick definition. basically, ty is super farsighted which causes his eye to cross when he is focusing on certain things. we did the glasses thing which fixed the crossing of the eyes when the glasses were on but didn't strengthen the eye at all in any other way. So now we 're trying the patch! we cover the strong one to strengthen the weak eye... we call it exercising his eye :o) i tried the sticky patch and that was rough so now we use a pirate patch because its way cooler and stuff ;)

now that is one cute pirate! :o)

baseball, sun glasses and some cotton candy

We has a BLAST last night at the Texas Rangers baseball game!





The night consisted of LOTS of fun new firsts for everyone!!!

First Pro Baseball game ever for miss kaylee....




First time at a rangers game with dede and todd :)




First bite of cotton candy... ever!!! and he love it..... kaylee too :o)

**disclaimer: i know, i know, how can he be 4 and never tasted cotton candy??? i figured he's going to get so much junk for the rest of his life, why not just wait as long as i can to introduce it to him.... :o)


First time setting a Gennius World Record at a Pro Baseball game "most people wearing sunglasses in the dark" ...true story!! if your interested in the details click here and here :o)


oh, ps- to add to that story.... Former President George W. was participating with us!!!! don't believe me?? click here! :) or just look at the picture i borrowed off the internet :)

He was sitting right there, behind the batter!! ;)


First time staying until the ninth inning!!!! 9 innings of lots of fun, food and hanging with our friends...






Before we left, I wanted my family picture... so here it is, my hot, sweaty and exhausted kiddos and close awkward angle of me, hahah!!!!

yay for a wonderful night of baseball!!