Kemah

Chris' parents, otherwise known as Grammie-Go and Grandaddy, came to visit us this weekend. They brought their 5th-wheel and Annie LOVED going camping with them! She had fun riding her bike around the campsite, helping Grandaddy find sticks for the fire, and painting a pumpkin with Grammie-Go. We went to the Kemah Boardwalk on Saturday, and had a blast! Kemah is a city in between Houston and Galveston, located on the bay. It is about an hour and a half from Beaumont. There are lots of restraunts and fun rides. We took a little train ride around the boardwalk too. Here is the link, if you live nearby and want to go sometime: http://www.kemahboardwalk.com/flash_content/flash_content.html

I forgot to charge up my camera before we went, so my camera died after a few pictures. Here are a few of the pictures I took:


Annie made friends with a little boy and rode this ride with him...

it gave me a little glimpse into the future!

Chris and his dad had fun riding some of the rides too!

Our Little Photographer

Annie has become quite the photographer. She loves to take pictures...and I am always surprised to see what she took pictures of when I download the photos. Here is a sample of some of her photos:

Tono Romo

Southwest airplane...out of the window of our airplane

her foot

Mommy and Daddy

Our Trip to Disneyworld

We just got back from Disneyworld yesterday, completely exhausted, but having had a wonderful time! I really do think that Disneyworld the most magical place on earth! We went with our dear friends Randy and Miriam Prude, who Annie calls Grandy and Mimi. We went to Disney's "Not So Scary Halloween Party" and stayed out until midnight one night...yes, our kids were troupers! One of my favorite things was watching Annie meet Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty. She walked up slowly and Cinderella said, "Oh, it's my twin!" They talked and Annie met Prince Charming, and she just looked at them in awe! Sleeping Beauty was very sweet too, and had Annie twirl around in her Cinderella dress. They made Annie feel like she was so special and like she was the only little princess there. On the way home that night, she looked at her Daddy and said, "Daddy, I really am a princess!" Chris said, "Yes Annie, you are." I thought that was so sweet. We loved all of the rides and shows, and can't wait to go back! Here are a few pictures from our trip!

Cason and Mommy at the airport ready to go!

Grandy and Annie waiting to go to Epcot!

meeting Pluto

Annie and Mimi on the Safari ride at Animal Kingdom

Cinderella and Mickey Mouse

Bacon and Eggs...everyone thought they were so cute!

meeting Cinderella and Prince Charming

Cason even got a kiss from Sleeping Beauty!

For the pet lovers out there...

Chris and I have come to realize that we aren't really pet lovers...we just love our dog Molly. Since we moved back to Texas, Molly has been staying with Chris' Aunt and Uncle, and we have been dogless for a few months. We were in an apartment, then moving into the house, and it was really nice of them to help us out while we were in transition. I was getting used to it...and even beginning to think that we should let them keep her if they wanted to. Well, we got her back a week ago, and I realized how much we missed her. The kids love her and Annie has played with Molly constantly. I've even caught Molly sitting on Cason's lap a time or two! On Tuesday, Molly got out somehow, and her collar had fallen off in the house (of course), so with Chris out of town I gathered up the kids and drove around the neighborhood yelling her name. No luck! I knocked on all of my neighbors doors, but no one had seen her. I couldn't bear to drive onto the busy street behind us...just in case she was...you know. I was so upset, and I didn't know what else to do. Anyway, I took the kids home to feed Cason, and Annie and I made "lost dog" signs. On our way to put up the signs, I saw a woman and her daughter walking their dog...and Molly! Thankfully they had picked her up several streets away from our house. I was so happy! I never knew how much I really cared about the dog until she was gone! So...as of yesterday she has a microchip. Yes, I know that sounds a little funny, but it is really neat! It was only $44, and then $14 to register her online. If you move, you go online and change your info, but the microchip doesn't have to be removed again. Now they can just scan her to get her info. So, if you have a pet that you really care about and don't have a microchip, I highly recommend one!

home...safe and sound

A few random thoughts...

I love Fall! It is probably my favorite season! I love watching the leaves change, the crispness of the air, wearing my fall clothes...but the high today in Beaumont was 90!!! Seriously! Someone needs to tell Beaumont Texas that it is October, not August! For all of my friends in PA, enjoy a little bit of the Fall weather for me!

A few weeks ago I bought DVD players for the car...the kind that go on the headrests. The kids love them and it makes traveling so much easier. We went to Sea World this past weekend, and when I went out to the car Saturday morning, the back window had been shattered and the DVD players had been stolen. We are the kind of people that are probably too trusting of everyone else...we just never think that those things will happen to us. Well, now we know, it can happen to us! It was so frustrating trying to get all of the glass out of Annie's carseat and having to wait until Monday to get a new window. We still enjoyed our trip and Annie absolutely loved Sea World. On Monday we ate at Chick-fil-A before we left San Antonio, and I met a couple whose car had been stolen out of their driveway a month ago! The car was recovered, but everything was stolen...the carseats, the stroller, everything that was worth stealing! That made me realize my DVD players were not that big of a deal!


Finally, here are a couple of recent pictures of the kids. They are changing so fast!

Cason...cutie pie!

Annie...my little sweetheart!

I finally did it!

I'm probably the last person in the world to create a blog...but I finally did it! I love looking at blogs and catching up on the lives of our friends, so I decided that I would join in!

To catch you up with our lives in a nutshell, we moved to Pennsylvania in May 2007 and lived there for 2 years. We recently moved from Pennsylvania to Beaumont, TX, in May of this year. Chris has a new job as a district manager for Merck and loves his job! I am staying at home with the kids, and feel so fortunate that I am able to spend my days with them. We have two kiddos, Annie (3) and Cason (7 months), and they are such blessings to us. Life is good and we are very blessed!

I am hoping that this blog will help us stay connected with all of our friends...wherever they are!