Pet Lizard

The kids love to play outside after school until dinner and today they spent a great deal of time trying to catch this little guy. See those red cheeks? It was 93 degrees today. Welcome to inferno season.

Sound it out

Southern kids learning how to spell make me chuckle (CHUH-KULL).

HZ often leaves kind messages for his sester.

Action shots

We are so proud of little A. She went out there, gave it her best and didn't give up. Great job A.!!!! It was H-O-T today and it's hard to keep going when it's close to 90 outside.

Way to hustle, HZ!

The story of "7"

R. and I both played baseball/softball as kids. We have fond memories of those times. When we were dating, we both played on the company team and he even organized a bus trip to Dallas to see a Ranger's game. We sat next to each other. Jager may or may not have been consumed. I'm not saying. (: He planned it so that during the 7th inning stretch, he professed his undying love for me. That was 12 years ago. Ever since then, we have always ended every written correspondence with "7". Always. Today, our son had his first ever baseball game. There was a mix up with the uniforms earlier in the week, so the kiddos received them right before the game. A. and I drove separately from the boys and met them by their field. HZ ran up to A. and I and said, "Hey! If you don't know who I am, just look for my number!" and he turned around. I immediately gasped, waterworks commenced, and shot a glance at Rick who was shaking his head and quietly said "I know".
Weird, huh?

Bluebonnet picture 2011

Oh. my. goodness.
Bluebonnet pics are even harder to take than X-mas card pics. You've got itchy grass, bugs...you know, NATURE.
This picture makes me laugh because the weather had perfect comedic timing. It was cloudy until I raised the camera to my face and OUT came the sun. Hence, the looks of torture from my children.