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Tractors…
If you know Wyatt at all…you know that he LOVES tractors. The phrases we hear most often these days are, “Big Tractor, Green Tractor, ride tractor ride, Papa Joe and Paw Paw”—all related in some way to tractors. :) I decided to make him a pillow. He picked out the material…big surprise?
I think he likes it.
Posted laura on March 11th, 2010 | Filed under Uncategorized | 2 Comments »
As promised…
The finished cabin…
Posted laura on March 10th, 2010 | Filed under Uncategorized | 2 Comments »
Last week…and then some
A few weeks ago…it snowed again. I told Slade that Wyatt was going to think snow was just part of the norm as much as it’s snowed this winter. We’ve enjoyed it though. I got to keep Cayson for my friend Jill the other day. Now I can see the benefit of siblings! 
It was so neat to watch them play together. Plus, I even got to mop while they entertained each other. I know it’s probably really hard with a new baby, but I can see the benefit once you get past that stage. I’m not saying it’s easy to have more than one kid…I know better than to say that. Here are a few pictures of our day together.
That weekend we all went to the ASU basketball games together. The Mavs Man was there. This is the only picture we took. Slade took a video of his half time performance…maybe I’ll post that later.
We also decided last weekend that we’d put together the cabin Slade’s parents got Wyatt for Christmas.
Can you see the look on Slade’s face?? )
We got the main structure up that weekend and I worked on it off and on throughout the week. Finished pictures of the project to come. Wyatt LOVES playing in it!
Last week I took Wyatt to get a hair cut. And he really got a hair cut!! I didn’t know she was going to cut it that short. Oh well, it still looks cute (of course!). It’s funny though how much a hair cut can change the looks of a kid. He seems like a big boy now.
This weekend we went to Lubbock to take pictures of Justin and Jessica’s wedding. So be checking our photography website for a Sneak Peek of that. Thanks to Slade’s parents (and Will and Shayla) for watching Wyatt for us. We enjoyed spending time with Duane, Darci and Sara in Lubbock. Had my first Freebirds experience. Wow! Those burritos are HUGE…and I got the smallest one. We also went and watched one of the boys regional tournament basketball games. It was a good, but busy weekend.
That updates you. I have some pictures of some way cute diaper/tote bags that Slade’s mom has started making and is selling. That’ll be in the next post as well.
Posted laura on March 8th, 2010 | Filed under Uncategorized | 4 Comments »
Overload on the Upload…of Pictures
Weekend before last we went to Lamesa/Lubbock. We had a busy weekend! We took some bridal pictures on Friday in Lubbock, had a baby shower for Darci (Slade’s sister) in Lubbock on Saturday morning, A&M vs tech game on Saturday afternoon and another baby shower in Lamesa on Sunday afternoon. It was a busy…but very good weekend!
The bridal pictures went great…but I can’t show you any of those pictures yet. Here are a few pictures from the showers and the game.
Shower in Lubbock
A&M vs tech
Shower in Lamesa
For those of you who care…Wyatt had his first throwing up experience that weekend. 
I believe it was from one too many M&Ms at the basketball game. He recovered well. Slade’s family was so sweet and so helpful in helping us out and making Wyatt feel better.
The next week I went to Blanket for a few days. I was going to watch Addi for Shaunna on Wednesday, so decided to go a little early to see my family. We got to hang out with Curt and his family on Monday night. We had so much fun!
(Gotcha with your own hand, Hayden!)
It had been a while since the creek had water in it. Wyatt and I rode around to check things out.
We had a great time!
We got to go visit Shaunna and Addi for a bit before she went to her orthodontist appointment. See her blog for details. Keep her in your prayers!
I think for once, Wyatt won.
Almost up to speed…
This weekend we took Wyatt to the rodeo (thanks for the tickets Tanner!). He had a great time. He really liked the horses. We took him back after his nap to see all the exhibitions. And of course, we had to get a funnel cake. :)
And FINALLY….
We spent the first part of our Snow Day building a snowman and baking chocolate chip cookies! Now we are watching The Lion King. Better get!
A comment left would be highly encouraging after all that hard work!
Posted laura on February 23rd, 2010 | Filed under Uncategorized | 7 Comments »
Thankful
Minus the cold weather we had at the end of the week…we had a few really nice days outside. Wyatt and I took advantage of them! We did a little “cooking” outside—with dirt and water, of course. We also went with Jill and Cayson to the Library for story time and then went to the park. He is becoming such a big boy! So hard to believe he’ll be TWO in May!! Here are a few pictures–
We have such wonderful families to be thankful for! My dad has come down several times on his days off to help us with the building. And last week, Slade’s Dad and another guy came down to help get the siding up. Wyatt LOVED it because he had both granddads at his house. He calls my dad “Paw Paw” and Slade’s dad “Joe”. He’s supposed to call Slade’s dad “Papa Joe”–but so far he just calls him Joe. It’s kind of funny.
He thought he was one of the big boys.
We are so glad they were able to get it done because it came a downpour the next day! Slade and Dad worked after dark putting the trim and the doors up. I didn’t get any pictures because…it was dark…and then it rained the next day. More pictures to come…
Posted laura on February 1st, 2010 | Filed under Uncategorized | 5 Comments »
More Progress…
Slade had Monday off (yea!), so my Dad came down to help us work on the shop. We hadn’t done anything to it with the holidays and cooler weather. It looks so much different now! They still have a ways to go…but definite progress has been made.
Thanks so much for all of your help Dad!
Speaking of Dad, this is the wagon he built to put out in their front yard to put flowers in. It hadn’t been stained yet…but didn’t it turn out good!
I made him pose next to it. You know he loved that.
Other news…
I got Slim in 6 for Christmas. Jill and I have been working out together…makes it alot easier! I go to her house at 6 am on Mon-Wed-Fri and she brings Cayson over for the boys to play while we work out on Tuesdays and Thursdays. It’s been fun…well, as much fun as it can be. I hope we stick to it!
Also, Gerald’s back in the hospital. He’s having some bleeding issues again. They thought it was caused by trauma from the foley catheter during the last hospital stay, but they are going to take him to surgery soon so the urologist can scope him and see what’s causing it. Keep them in your prayers!
Posted laura on January 21st, 2010 | Filed under Uncategorized | 1 Comment »
New Year’s…
I’m a tad bit behind.
Brent came over and helped us celebrate the New Year! We testd out the chiminea. We made s’mores and had a good time. Actually, we made s’memories.
Story time with Binks.
Bringing Slade some wood.
Toasting the night away!
It was a great way to ring in the New Year!
New Year’s day we went out my cousins (The Weise Family). The guys went hunting while the girls drove around the pasture with Wyatt and then headed back to get dinner ready. Wyatt loves his cousins!! We had a great time. Here are a few pictures of us playing around the world.
I worked the rest of the weekend. It was nice to have Slade home so I could get some extra rest.
I think I mentioned before how our truck was making a funny noise over Christmas. Well, Dr. Blake Dawson (I think mechanics should be called doctors), examined our truck…we needed to have the transmission rebuilt. :( So, we took it over to Jack’s Garage in Coleman. Talk about quality and speed…they had it running in no time! So glad to have a mechanic we know and trust. Thanks Blake!! When we took the truck over to Coleman we got to spend the evening with the Dawson’s, Brent included. Wyatt and Addi hadn’t gotten to play together in a while. They made up for lost time!!
While Slade was off the week after Christmas (loved it!) the guys still met up at the gym to play basketball. Slade invited Wyatt and I to go. He even switched out every other game with me so I could play. Too sweet!
High five’s all around.
Rylan came over last week to play with Wyatt for a little bit. He was mainly interested in watching that crazy boy. :) He sure is a cutie. Can’t wait until they get older and can really play together.
You may have heard, Gerald was in the hospital. He had to have his appendix taken out. Slade’s mom and dad kept Wyatt for a few days so I could go home and sit with Memaw at the hospital. We did lots of crossword puzzles together. :) It was great to be home for a few days and see everyone. He is doing better now and was able to go home today. Praise the Lord! Thanks for your prayers.
We had a play date today at Jill’s. Always a good time.
You are now up to speed.
Posted laura on January 15th, 2010 | Filed under Uncategorized | 2 Comments »
Back it up…WAY up.
I thought I’d get a few Christmas posts up before the New Year. Not so much. So here it goes.
The weekend before Christmas, we took pictures at a wedding in Lamesa. See the Sneak Peek here. It was a quick trip but we enjoyed spending time with family.
On our way back home we went through Odessa so we could see the newest Helwig addition. How precious is he! I’m sure he’s already changed so much. We were sad we didn’t get to see Chad, but it was great to see the rest of the family. We love the Helwig’s! Heather is such a great mom.
The Monday before Christmas we had our Annual Rosa’s Trip. For, I believe, 4 years…we’ve had a mini reunion around Christmas time with some dear friends. In the past it’s included us, Mara, Brent, Kyle and Amanda. Most consistent would be Mara and Brent. We had a new addition this year….Mara’s husband Tom! Kyle, the resounding phrase this year was something like…you’re dead to me. We hope to see you next year. Redemption is still possible. Amanda, we sure missed you too! We had lunch at Rosa’s and then spent the afternoon reminiscing at our house while Wyatt napped. We said our goodbye’s at breakfast at Mr. T’s. We had such a good time. Wish they all lived closer.
Then we began our journey of Christmas attendances. We left for Blanket on Tuesday afternoon. We had Christmas with my immediate family on Wednesday night. My Dad and Brenda had their neighbor Robert dress up as Santa and bring gifts to the grandkids. He was pretty funny. Wyatt wasn’t too sure about it. We had a wonderful time opening gifts and eating together. Thanks Paw Paw and Nana B!
We had planned on driving back to Angelo on Thursday and then have our Christmas on Christmas morning. But the snow changed our plans! I couldn’t believe how much snow we got and how windy it was! My Dad and Slade built a sled to pull on the back on the mule (not the animal). It was sooooooooo much fun! The nephews really enjoyed it…and so did we!
I was glad it snowed because that meant that we got to be at home with Dad on his birthday. That’s right, Dad’s is a Christmas birthday boy. Happy Birthday Dad…love you sooooooo much!
That afternoon we went down to my Memaw’s to have Christmas with my Mom’s side of the family. Little did she know, she had a surprise in store. My cousin Brook, who lives in Oklahoma, came down with her family to have Christmas with us. We had never had a Christmas with her. It was sooooooooo great! Thanks Brook for surprising us all. We love you!
After dinner, we rushed off to head to Angelo to drop off our gifts, unpack, repack and head to Lamesa! Whew.
We got there in the early morning hours of the 26th and had Christmas there with Slade’s immediate family that morning. We had a great time hanging out, opening presents and eating breakfast.
After lunch we headed to Granny’s to have Christmas with Slade’s Dad’s side of the family.
It was a good, but long day. I think it was harder on Sara than Wyatt.
We left Monday to head back to Angelo to get ready to do our Christmas finally. I gave Wyatt a bite of my white powdered donut…he was too tired to finishing chewing it!
It’s a tradition in our house to order pizza the night before we do Christmas.
We also make yummy (that was for your Brent) Pecan Sticky Buns. Wyatt was a big help!
And finally, our Christmas morning (on the 28th).
I took super close-up pictures of Slade’s last gift because it was too heavy to bring inside. He had a hard time figuring it out.
Here’s what it was–not the wagon…the chiminea!
We’ve already enjoyed it! More to come on the next post.
Pecan Sticky Buns!!
Merry Christmas!
Wow. Longest post ever.
Posted laura on January 5th, 2010 | Filed under Uncategorized | 7 Comments »
Good Week/Weekend
Thursday, Will (Slade’s brother), Shayla and Landree came to visit! We love it when they come down! Here are a few pictures of them playing together. We got to keep Landree while they did a little Christmas shopping. She is so much fun! We love her tons!
We went to Blanket on Friday because my step-brother John graduated from Tarleton on Saturday (congrats!). We got there kind of late on Friday. Wyatt helped Nana B put the stockings on the Christmas Tree dad built (I SURE do like it—hint hint).
We had to get the stuff ready at the church for the lunch on Saturday for John, so we didn’t get to bed until late on Friday night. My oldest nephew Hayden asked me if I would go duck hunting with them on Saturday morning…at 6 AM!! No matter what excuses I had…he had an answer for them. I’m glad he asked me to go. We all had a good time. I was the only one without a gun…but I had my camera to shoot.
Curt and Jamie.
Their game faces.
Slade and I.
Hayden and Brayson.
How about that Pink Zebra-striped gun?!!
This one’s for you Hayden. Your “pet.”
The Hunters.
The Tunnell Family.
Hayden and Brayson.
The Cozart’s.
After the lunch on Saturday, Dad and Brenda offered to watch Wyatt for us while we went to Abilene to watch the state 6-man football game. How sweet huh?!
I don’t really want to talk about the game.
They even brought him all the way to Angelo on Sunday. We enjoyed spending the evening with them last night. Thanks!
We have some pictures to take tonight…I better get!
Posted laura on December 14th, 2009 | Filed under Uncategorized | 1 Comment »
A few more…
Here are a few more Christmas-y pictures. I finally finished the other tree. Thanks to some cute ideas from my sister-in-laws (Darci and Sara). And the other is a little lighted village my grandmother gave me a few years ago.
And onto other thoughts…
Have you found yourself eating your own words as a parent? Like, “I’m not going to put on a movie just so I can get a few things done.” Words eaten.
He sure does love the movie Cars.