Watch out goats...this kid doesn't stop for nothin':)!! ( He isn't really running over them...for some reason, as soon as he stops, they both try to climb under it..I'm not saying he hasn't plowed over one...or two...but he doesn't do it on purpose!!)


















And, Summer....I think this photo cleared some things up for us...:) 

OK MOM...I'll stop & pose for you:) 

I don't know who likes the jeep better...I think Brad wishes he could drive it too:) 

4 Boo 4

Bishop has a new toy. A very fun new toy...a toy that every little boy wants...a JEEP. And not just any jeep...the biggest power wheel jeep they make. And he LOVES it!! It took him all of about one lesson to figure out how to drive it & then watch out world!! I am posting some photos of him checking out his new toy. His daddy even made a personalized tag for the front...his new ride is a "4 BOO 4." :) The ones of Shayden were taken on Tuesday...in all of her Fourth of July glory:)!! Hope everyone has a GREAT weekend!!!

This is one of my favorite pictures yet! Shayden is GROWING!! She is already up to 7 pounds, 15 ounces!! She LOOKS bigger here...can you see a resemblence in these two?!!? THANK YOU GOD FOR THESE BEAUTIFUL BABIES!!!! 

Bishop is such a BIG helper...he has been so great! 

Super Papa:) 

Brad kept Shayden while I went to the store...this is what I found when I got home...Daddy snuggling with his little princess...:) 

What exactly are you telling her?! 

Katie meeting Shayden for the first time!! I think she likes you, K:) 

Shayden chillin' in her new cradle:) 

Her Daddy & her Papa built it for her & she sleeps GREAT in it!! 

4th of July

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA!!! Praise God that we live in a country with freedom's!! Thank you to our troops & their families (thanks Billy!!!) for making the American dream a reality!!

We had a GREAT holiday weekend! We had Brad's family reunion on Saturday & then Brad & I had the opportunity to go our that night?!?! WoW, the second baby is different. I don't know how long I waitied before leaving Bishop. I think it is a combination of better understanding that God watches over them far better than I ever can & that of REALLY wanting some time for just Brad & I!!! Either way...it was fun & a much needed time without someone screaming, "MOMMY!!" I love my babies...I wouldn't trade them for the world but I love time alone with my Brad!!!! On Sunday, we drove to my parents to relax for the holiday!! Monday, we had a GREAT surprise...Katie came down to see us!! We hung out & celebrated her birthday & she got to meet Shayden! On Tuesday, we truly just vegged!! We went to the local parade early...those made for interesting pictures...all I can say is only in Texas!! We also watched it rain...HALLELUJAH!! When it stopped raining, we popped a few illegal fireworks on the deck. After that we drove & watched the local firework show...Bishop LOVED it!! It was a great weekend!! The pics are of the official 4th of July celebration & some random pics throughout the weekend of Miss Shayden. I have been threatened bodily harm if I did not post new pictures...:)

***Prayer Request*** We still have no official diagnosis on my grandmother. We have had lots of speculation but she goes in tomorrow morning for more testing. She is hurting so bad & we are all worried...I know that God will hold her in his hands but please continue to pray for her.

Okay...I realize this is the same outfit but she has definitely grown!! 

Sheesh...he is cute!!! 

Look at that stance...he is SO my child:) 

This is for Jodi...it's her fav restaurant here...one more reason to move back... 

Texas horses have their own bling...sparkly tattoo's & shoes:)!! 

ONLY in TEXAS would this be considered parade worthy...:) 

Gotta get the candy, right, Papa?! 

Living so close to the Speedway, I found this "float" comical:) 

This is the car from our Christmas photo...it is becoming quite famous here so I thought I should include it. 

Bishop is QUITE the photographer...he asked to take pics of the fireworks...I kind of like it;) 

A proud moment...Bishop's first experience with explosives...:) 

Look mom...I'm brave:)!! 

Ooops...a little smokey... 

Brad likes to play with fire too... 

I'm behind...I know!!!

I know, I know...I have been a TRUE slacker:)!! I will try to post some new pics later...for now, I wanted to share this. I have seen it before but it is SO true!!!!

Paul Harvey Writes:

We tried so hard to make things better for our kids that we made them worse. For my grandchildren, I'd like better.
I'd really like for them to know about hand me down clothes and homemade ice cream and leftover meat loaf sandwiches. I really would.

I hope you learn humility by being humiliated, and that you learn honesty by being cheated.
I hope you learn to make your own bed and mow the lawn and wash the car.
And I really hope nobody gives you a brand new car when you are sixteen.

It will be good if at least one time you can see puppies born and your old dog put to sleep.

I hope you get a black eye fighting for something you believe in.

I hope you have to share a bedroom with your younger brother/sister. And it's all right if you have to draw a line down the middle of the room,but when he wants to crawl under the covers with you because he's scared, I hope you let him.

When you want to see a movie and your little brother/sister wants to tag along, I hope you'll let him/her.
I hope you have to walk uphill to school with your friends and that you live in a town where you can do it safely.

On rainy days when you have to catch a ride, I hope you don't ask your driver to drop you two blocks away so you won't be seen riding with someone as uncool as your Mom.

If you want a slingshot, I hope your Dad teaches you how to make one instead of buying one.
I hope you learn to dig in the dirt and read books.

When you learn to use computers, I hope you also learn to add and subtract in your head.

I hope you get teased by your friends when you have your first crush on a boy\girl, and when you talk back to your mother that you learn what ivory soap tastes like.

May you skin your knee climbing a mountain, burn your hand on a stove and stick your tongue on a frozen flagpole.

I don't care if you try a beer once, but I hope you don't like it. And if a friend offers you dope or a joint, I hope you realize he is not your friend.

I sure hope you make time to sit on a porch with your Grandma/Grandpa and go fishing with your Uncle.

May you feel sorrow at a funeral and joy during the holidays.

I hope your mother punishes you when you throw a baseball through your neighbor's window and that she hugs you and kisses you at Hannukah/Christmas time when you give her a plaster mold of your hand.

These things I wish for you - tough times and disappointment, hard work and happiness. To me, it's the only way to appreciate life.
Written with a pen. Sealed with a kiss. I'm here for you. And if I die before you do, I'll go to heaven and wait for you.