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Jaxson loves his ball!

Jaxson loves to play ball! He can be very impressive at times, jumping through the air to catch it! And when he gets too hot, he heads down to the creek to cool off!

The Great Surprise

What a fun night! Larry goes to Dallas once a month for the Discovery! Training as a TA (training assistant), Every Saturday night they have a themed party. If you go through the Relationship training they play a song that you can "slow" dance to...well every month Larry comes home and complains that "they played that stupid song again and I didn't get to dance with you". This is when I tell him we can dance to it at home if he wants, and he never does..???. So I decided I would surprise him in Feb and drive down for the Sat. night party and that's what I did. I only told 2 people I was going (who I was going to stay with and who was going to cover the paper route for me on Sunday) The less to know, the better and it was awesome! I drove down Sat afternoon and dropped the dogs off where I was staying, changed my clothes and set off for the party. I knew he would at least text me to tell me he was going down to the party. Little did he know that I was sitting in the parking lot when I got that message. So I headed in, for the bathroom first of course. And as I was walking in, one of my friends from Tulsa was walking out...oops didn't want her to know I was there either but it ended up OK. She rounded up the rest of the Tulsa group and quickly made plans to reveal me... One of the Tulsans, went in to find Larry and covered his eyes. The rest of the group walked in front of me until I got to him... I wrapped my arms around his waist and they uncovered his eyes....now it gets funny! He didn't notice me at first, he was dancing and yelling, for what felt like 30 seconds (now I still have my arms around his waist) Then he looked down, jumped back about 10 feet and his eyes bugged out of his head. YES, he was excited to see me. I know the picture is blurry, but all we had was a camera phone. So, he got to dance the dance with me and he was beaming the rest of the night... See I do selfless things for my husband once in a while, just to make sure he knows how much I love him! NOW...why was he ok with some random arms around his waist, I asked the same question... He thought the guys were messing with him as they always do....I just laughed!

Snow Fun and Bubbles

The weather was beautiful; sunny and warm (for snow) so we played outside, making snow angels, snowmen, sledding as my brother pulled the sled, bubbles from the bubble machine and of course the dogs were all over the place. We actually lost Jaxson's ball in the snow somewhere, I guess it will be found in the spring. Here they are all cozy in a warm towel.

More Christmas

I know it's march but I just got more pictures fro other people so I wanted to share! Here is just more from our Christmas in Denver with the Walter family.

A little Christmas

Here is a glimpse of Christmas... I crocheted hats and scarfs for all the girls. They were a hit and very cute I might ad. We had a great time in Denver with the girls. Larry had a hard time driving there, due to a huge snow storm that hit Tulsa on Christmas Eve. We missed him and will plan better in the future! He finally made it the day after Christmas and we had another celebration with him. I will post more pictures soon and I know these are a little out of order, but I forgot I hadn't posted any Christmas yet...I'll try harder next time!

What my Birthday looks like!

Today is my birthday! And I have been trying to remember if I have ever had snow on my birthday! The only times I can recall is when we would venture up to Flagstaff for a ski trip that happened on my birthday! Now I am sure I had snow while living in Utah and Idaho, but I was too young to remember so this is my first year living in snow on my birthday! And this is what it looks like! Of course, the dogs love it and would stay outside all day if we would let them! But they get cold and we have to warm them up sometimes! Overall it has been a great birthday! Larry took me to dinner and a movie to celebrate and we are headed to the Casting Crowns/Kutless concert on Friday, which I am looking forward to. I am taking it easy today and just enjoying the day! I appreciate all the birthday wishes I have received...that is the one thing I want for my birthday, to be remembered... to know people are thinking about me!

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Jaxson's obssession

Larry bought the dogs these squeaky, bouncy balls while I was gone to Phoenix and Jaxson is now obsessed with them. They are cute, one is a frog and the other an elephant. Thanks to our friend, Cary who taught Jaxson how to play fetch...Thanks Cary! This picture is the only time we were not playing! and as you can see he is "guarding" his new toys! He loves to squeak them when he returns to you, it's squeak, squeak, bark, bark (translation: Mommy, throw my ball, please!) at least he is polite about it, right! My only issue with this game is when he plays alone and it goes under the couch! He can't reach it and is insistent upon Mommy getting his ball back, he will bark until I do! I have tried to stuff blankets under the couch, but he seems to find it funny to dig at the blanket until the ball goes back under the couch! Stop the madness! But I love his little personality and at least he is active!

Jamaica me crazy!

Here is an overview of our fun time on the Carnival Destiny Cruise ship! We ventured with 4 other friends to Ocho Rios, Jamaica for some zip lining and tubing. Then we were off to Grand Cayman where we saw some huge fish as we snorkeled off the beach. We had lots of fun on the ship relaxing, dancing, playing bingo, karaoke, playing battle of the sexes (where the girls dominated!!!!), and of course eating! Larry loved the self serve soft serve yogurt machine! And I loved the chocolate dipped strawberries! YUMMY!!!

So you think you can dance!

Arthur and I took a dance class on the cruise! It was a fun little dance and I tried to help Arthur...but some boys need more guidance!

Happy Birthday, Katy!

Larry and I wish Katy a very Happy 3rd Birthday! We made her this sign and wanted her to know we love her!

My Hot Dogs

We tried to dress Jaxson and Piper up like little hot dogs, neither of them wanted to be in the suit or wanted their picture taken! We tried and they were very cute for the 30 seconds they we in the costume! Here is the picture taking attempt!

Carving Pooh!

We decided on Winnie the Pooh! Here we are carving away... He actually turned out pretty good and was so cute when he was all lit up! It's a good thing I love to clean out all the gooey stuff, cuz Larry hates it! He was much better at cutting all the detail! What a team we are!

Pumpkin patch

Larry and I attempted the pumpkin patch again this year, only to find the biggest pumpkin we could find and this is what we found...Now what do we turn it into?

Kaylee and Cooper

Kaylee came to visit Cooper in July! They seem to have a bond and he loves that little girl. Larry loved sending Kaylee down the slide at our friends house, as she splashed into the pool below!

San Fransisco Treat!

San Fransisco Here I come... or went...
I was blessed to spend some wonderful time with family in San Fran in September. I saw Big Redwood trees, the golden gate bridge, the beach, Pier 39, some crazy sea lions, Alcatraz (from afar) China town, and of course some rainbows! I loved hanging out with Colleen and Matt and their 2 kiddos Carston, 4yrs old and Kerrigan 3 months old. I went to Karate and T-ball. I hated to leave and hope to visit again soon!

More fun with Lexi and Lucas

We had a swimming party! Lexi loved to jump off the waterfall! If only we could get her to jump out instead of falling in! She loves to swim and has a pretty good kick! Lucas just loves being outside.

A visit with Lexi and Lucas

It was fun visiting Lexi and Lucas over 4th of July! They are so much fun!