The Clark Family

Annie

2010-04-10T23:12:00.008-05:00

Annie is such a sweet, loving, kind, caring, energetic, spunky, beautiful, fun loving, wonderful little girl, and I am so lucky to be her mommy! I am getting a little sentimental now that she is about to turn 4. I don't get to have time alone with her very often, but I love it when we go on our little "dates" to the mall or to Target together. She is such a girly-girl...loves all things pink and glittery! I love watching her grow up and I can't wait to see what the future holds for her!

Where did my baby go???

2010-04-10T13:40:00.005-05:00

I think sometimes you look at your kids and you think...when did they get so big? It just seems to happen over night. I took a few pictures of Cason the other day, and as I was looking at them on my camera, he just looked older to me! Sometimes I just want time to stand still...I want to soak it all in. It just reminds me to enjoy every second with my children...they are going to grow up so fast!

Pictures of the kids and my new favorite food...bet you can't guess what it is!!!

2010-04-05T21:45:00.018-05:00

I promise to post more about our busy life later, but for now here are a few pictures of the kids!

The kids love riding the rocking horse!

our little dancer

Mr. Silly...he loves playing on Annie's bed!

Miss Annie taking little brother on a ride in her pink Mustang!

We are excited about playing in our yard and in the water!

Mr. Cason loves playing in the little playhouse!

I have discovered my new favorite food...zucchini! My friend had a veggie tray at her house the other night, and I thought she had cucumbers sliced lengthwise into strips, but after I ate one I realized it wasn't a cucumber! It was zucchini! I have never eaten raw zucchini before, but it is so yummy dipped in a little light ranch! Mmmm! Tonight I ate an entire zucchini by myself while I was fixing dinner! You should definitely try it!

The prayers of a sweet little girl

2010-03-09T21:48:00.007-06:00

We have been saying prayers with Annie since she was a baby, and over the past couple of years have been encouraging her to say prayers too. Tonight her prayer just brought a huge smile to my face. She prayed, "Dear God, Thank you for my Mommy and Daddy and Cason and me. And thank you for Natalie. God, I want to see you in heaven one day. Help me not to be scared to go to heaven. Amen." I just have to smile...and I know God is smiling down at my sweet Annie too.

Cason's Birthday Weekend

2010-03-05T23:17:00.023-06:00

What a happy boy!

Grandaddy and Cason at Chucky Cheese

My second batch of farm animal cupcakes

It's so fun to make a mess!

Grammie Go and Grandaddy

Sweet Annie going to ballet

Look at that kite!

She's a pro

We celebrated Cason's birthday on his actual birthday with my mom, and then Chris' parents and brother Daniel came for the weekend. Cason was feeling much better by then and was back to his happy self. We went to Chucky Cheese and had lots of fun. Annie was super excited to go and Grandaddy and I really had fun playing Deal or No Deal! I made another batch of my farm animal cupcakes and Cason enjoyed getting to make a mess with his! We took the kids to an empty lot down the street to fly kites, and Cason loved watching Annie fly her "Ariel" kite. It was a great weekend!

Retail Therapy

2010-03-03T11:50:00.011-06:00

I used to buy just what I needed for the week...two rolls of paper towels, a regular size bag of diapers, etc. My friends have tried to convince me that buying in bulk can save you money, but I never liked having to find a place to put all of the paper towels and toilet paper. Well, I finally gave in and got a membership to Sam's in December. I would have chosen Costco but there isn't one here in Beaumont (Costco is way better!). I made my now monthly trip to Sam's yesterday, and I really am starting to see where I can save money. Some things are not such a great deal...I don't need three cans of scrubbing bubbles! But I think some things are a great deal...like the rotisserie chicken I bought for $4.98 (I spend $6.98 at HEB!)! While I was shopping I was thinking, why does it feel so good to shop? I am one of those that really feels like shopping is therapeutic! Chris has asked me about retail therapy before, and he just doesn't understand. To be honest, I don't really understand! I went to Target earlier today...the place where I get the most therapy! I enjoy just walking around and looking at everything from furniture, toys, baby items...you name it! I usually try to stay away from the children's clothing, but today I just wanted to wander through and look. Now I am sitting at home looking at these two adorable dresses for Annie and cute little outfit for Cason and thinking, what happened! I just went in for pledge mutlisurface and overnight diapers! For whatever reason, retail therapy just feels good...even if you get a little buyer's remorse later!

It's my party I can cry if I want too!

2010-02-25T16:42:00.027-06:00

pigs, and chicks, and cows...oh my!

I got the idea from this magazine article...isn't it cute!

Mommy and Annie making cupcakes for Cason!

pretty cute!

At Chick-fil-A for Cason's birthday...someone is not very happy!

"Howdy ya'll"

It it hard to believe that Cason is now one! When I think back to this time last year, I remember how exciting it was! The night before Cason was born, I sat on the couch in denial that I was going into labor, while my in-laws tried to convince me that this was really going to happen! Then, once I realized it really WAS going to happen, I couldn't convince Chris that we were going to have to go to the hospital that night. He sat on the couch in disbelief saying, "I just have too much work to do to go to the hospital tonight." I finally convinced him to pack a bag and install the carseat. Around midnight, we drove to the hospital. We checked in around 1 am...I was far enough along to be admitted to a room around 4 am...and Cason Garrett Clark arrived at 7:26 am! We were blessed with a healthy baby boy and now we just can't imagine life without him!

Cason...2 days old

my sweet baby boy

For his birthday this year, we had a small family birthday party and my mom came down to celebrate with us. I found a cute idea out of a family magazine to make a farm cake with animal cupcakes. I decided not to make the barn and silo, but I am really pleased with how good the cupcakes turned out! We all went to Chick-fil-A (our family's favorite place to eat!) and came home to open presents and eat cupcakes. Cason had been feeling bad all day, so we didn't do any thing else that we had planned. He pouted and cried all day, and didn't sleep well for naps or at night. I took him to the doctor today for his 1 year well check, and it turns out he has a bad ear infection. This is ear infection #3 since Christmas. We celebrated through the pouting and tears...and even got a few smiles out of him! Happy Birthday Cason! We love you! Cason and MaMal...finally a smile!

Please pray for Baby Cox

2010-02-17T13:27:00.005-06:00

Our dear friends Rod and Kamara Cox are in need of prayers right now. Kamara was 24 weeks pregnant and went into labor last night. Their tiny baby girl was born this morning, and as you can imagine she is fighting for her life. They also have a little girl, Aubrey, that is 20 months old. Please pray for this sweet family. Their blog address is: http://thecoxcorner.blogspot.com/. God is good and we have faith in him!

Birthday weekends

2010-02-07T13:51:00.010-06:00

Since my birthday is 11 days after Chris', I enjoy that we are the same age for almost 2 weeks! He is a year younger than me, so he enjoys the fact that I turn a year older...it makes him feel young! We went to see the Clarks the weekend after Chris' birthday. We enjoyed celebrating with his family, and we also celebrated Grandma Garrett's 92nd birthday and Chris' cousin Amy's 22nd birthday. For my birthday, my parents came to Beaumont to see us. Chris and I enjoyed going on a date, I got a massage (thank you Chris), and my mom cooked one of my favorite meals for dinner. It was a nice, relaxing weekend, and I really enjoyed my birthday, although I can't quite believe I am 32! Here are a few pictures from both weekends!

Busy January...

2010-01-27T11:36:00.045-06:00

We have had a busy month! Here is a little of what we did in January:

The Smiths - Our good friends, Todd and Adrienne Smith, and their kids Saige and Cy come to visit us a couple of weeks ago. We became friends when we both lived in Midland, TX. Now they live in Frisco, TX, so we are a little closer! The kids had a blast and just played and played! Adrienne and I took the girls to see a movie, and enjoyed some "girl time". We had a great weekend!

Saige, Annie, and Cy...just being silly!

Tea Party - Annie loves to have tea parties in her room, so one night while Chris was out of town, I decided we would have a real tea party. Annie was SOOO excited! She got all of her little plastic tea cups and plates out and I washed all of them. I also got out a special tea set that Great-Grandma Garrett gave her. It is a real tea set that Chris' mom played with growing up, so that was a special treat for Annie. Annie set both the dining room table and the kitchen table. In the kitchen we had strawberries, oreos, and apple juice. In the dining room we had chocolate milk, strawberries, and cookies. We put the chocolate (ovaltine) in the sugar bowl and each made our own chocolate milk. Annie loved it and I enjoyed getting to be a part of her special tea party!

setting the table for the tea party

pouring the milk...and being so careful!

mixing the chocolate (ovaltine) in the milk

The kids - Annie is just as sweet as can be! I can hardly believe she is going to be 4 years old in a few months! She is just an absolute joy and I love spending my days with her. Cason will be a little one-year-old in a month and is as busy as can be! He loves to crawl, climb, and get into things he isn't supposed to get into! He LOVES water, and he doesn't care where the water comes from...Molly's dog bowl, the bathtub, the toilet...he couldn't care less as long as it's water! I have to really watch him, because he will sneak off to go find water when I'm not looking!

The kids are really starting to play together more, now that Cason is able to crawl around and stand up. One of his favorite things to do is to play with Annie in her kitchen. Annie likes to cook and Cason likes to wash the dishes. Here they are busy in the kitchen!

Here are a few more pictures of the kids!

Annie loves feeding her baby Cinderella...and Cason just follows her everywhere! Big sisters are sooo cool!

Hurry...take the picture Mommy...before Cason gets away!

My sweet blue-eyed little boy...a little bit sneaky, but so so sweet!

New Haircut - I got a new haircut, and I must have felt brave because I decided in the salon to get the same haircut the girl ahead of me was getting. It's not like me to venture out! I really like it and am happy to have something different!

Chris' turns 31 - Chris turned 31 on January 26th! We had a little birthday party at home and went out to eat at Outback. I should have gotten a babysitter so that we could actually enjoy our food. For those of you who have kids, you know what I mean! We get to the restraunt and Annie is yelling to everyone, "It's my Daddy's birthday!" We are really working on using an inside voice. We imediately say to our waiter, "We just want to order everything at once." So we order our 1/2 order of cheese fries (yes we know they are horrible for us but mmmmm...so good!), drinks, and entree's. We also tell the waiter that if the kids food is ready first, to just go ahead and bring it. So we get our salads before the cheese fries, busily try to keep the kids happy and fed, and try to keep Annie from eating 2 loaves of bread and hurting herself with all of the forks on the table! Life is always entertaining!

Happy 31st Birthday Chris!

Recipe

2010-01-19T16:35:00.004-06:00

I decided to post this recipe because we LOVE it and I have made it quite a lot lately! My friend Jill gave me this recipe, and I think about her every time I make it! (miss you Jill!) Here it is:

White Chicken Chili

1 Tbsp olive oil
1 med onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 4oz can mild green chilies, chopped
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
1/2 tsp dried oregano, crumbled
2 16 oz cans great northern beans
2 cups chopped, cooked chicken breast
2 1/2 cups chicken broth
2 cups grated Monterey Jack cheese
salt and pepper to taste
sour cream and grated cheese for garnish

Over medium high heat, heat oil in large saucepan. Add onion and saute until translucent. Stir in garlic, chilies, cumin, cayenne pepper, and oregano and saute 2 minutes. Add undrained beans, chicken, and broth; bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer 30 minutes. Add cheese and stir until melted. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Garnish with sour cream and cheese if desired. Serve over tortilla chips or with cornbread (we use chips). Enjoy!!!

Christmas

2010-01-08T11:15:00.020-06:00

Merry Christmas!!!

We had a wonderful Christmas this year and were happy to get to spend time with family, since last year we weren't able to come home for Christmas. We had our little family Christmas on the 23rd and enjoyed spending the day together as a family. Annie's favorite present was her pink Mustang powerwheels! I love looking out the window at Annie driving down the street with her Daddy trying to direct her away from the middle of the street. Cason even got to ride with her in the garage, since it has a little velcro seatbelt.

We left on Christmas Eve and drove through Nacogdoches to see my family at the Farm in Chireno. We ate lunch and exchanged presents and enjoyed spending time with them. My dad warned us that there was a Winter Storm Advisory for DFW, but we weren't very concerned...I mean, we're talking about Texas here! Obviously we were wrong! We were trying our hardest to make it to Granbury for Christmas Eve with the Clarks, but about 15 miles away we made the call to stop at a hotel. We were sliding all over the road and the people driving around us were getting stuck. Luckily there were plenty of rooms available when we checked in, but as we were unloading the car, we overheard that they had closed down the road and the hotel only had 8 more rooms available. Chris' brother Daniel was about 3 miles ahead of us and turned around to come stay with us. God was really watching over us and we are thankful we stopped when we did. The hardest part was telling my 3 1/2 year old little sweetheart that we weren't going to be able to make it to Grammie Go and Grandaddy's house. She was SO upset...I mean DEVISTATED! I haven't seen tears like that from her in a long, long time! I felt so bad for her. "But Mommy, where is the Christmas tree?" "Where is the chimney?" "Santa won't know I'm here." I convinced her that Santa would find her and that luckily we had brought our reindeer food to sprinkle outside for the reindeer. So, we bought some cookies out of the vending machine for Santa, and believe it or not...Santa found us! We will never forget our Christmas Eve in the Cresson Inn!
Putting out the reindeer food for Santa's reindeer...that cheered her up!

We will never forget the Cresson Inn!

We enjoyed the rest of our Christmas and went to Red River, New Mexico after Christmas. Annie loved playing in the snow, sledding, and making a snowman...she named him "Bert" from Mary Poppins. Cason got sick, but tried to have a good time! Chris and I loved skiing, especially since we haven't gone in 3 years. Here are some pictures from our trip.

Grandaddy and Annie spent lots of time making "Bert"!

Look at that cute little red nose...she doesn't seem to mind being cold at all!

Sweet little Cason!

Look at her go!!!

We hope you had a Merry Christmas too! Happy 2010!!!

I am in love

2010-01-07T13:00:00.004-06:00

Yes, I am in love! I have just found the mop of my dreams! I am in love with my new Shark Steam Mop!!!

I love the fact that it only uses steam to clean, not chemicals. I love how it cleans those sticky, messy, hard to get spots off of the floor that I have been trying to get up with my regular mop but couldn't. I love that I don't have to worry about my little Cason crawling on the floor, now that I finally have clean floors. Call me crazy, but I actually enjoyed mopping the floor last night! :)

White Chocolate Party Mix

2009-12-15T15:24:00.002-06:00

Annie and I have been trying out recipes from my new cookbook "Southern Living Christmas Cookbook" (thanks Mimi!). Okay, this is a recipe you HAVE to make! It is super easy and so yummy! Annie and I have already made it twice and are going to make it again tomorrow. It makes a great gift for teachers, etc.

White Chocolate Party Mix
prep: 10 min
1 (9 oz) package butter-flavored pretzels
6 cups cheerios (I used multigrain cheerios)
6 cups corn chex
2 (7 oz) packages salted peanuts
1 (24 oz) package almond bark candy coating

Melt candy coating squares according to package directions. Pour contents together and stir to combine. You may want to divide and do this twice, unless you have a huge bowl! Spread mix onto wax paper. Cool for 30 min. Break apart and store in an airtight container. If you don't give some away, you will make yourself sick because it is so addicting you can't stop eating it! Trust me...I know! Enjoy!

Father-Daughter Weekend

2009-12-03T11:26:00.012-06:00

A few weeks ago Chris took Annie on a Father-Daughter trip. He has been talking about doing this since before Annie was born, but wanted to wait until she was a little older to start the tradition. So, for their first Father-Daughter trip they went to Moody Gardens in Galveston. Annie was so excited about staying in the hotel and swimming in the pool. They ate at the Rainforest Cafe, swam at night, swam again in the morning, and went to the aquarium. She loved riding the ferry and getting to spend time with her daddy. On the way home she said to Chris, "Daddy, I'm sad our trip is over." She is already looking forward to the next trip! Here are some pictures from their weekend:

Annie jumping on the bed at the hotel...one of her favorite things about staying in a hotel!

Daddy did a good job fixing that cute little ponytail! (Chris, I'm going to remember this!)

Annie and Chris in Galveston

Wonderful weekend

2009-11-13T15:46:00.029-06:00

Last Saturday we went to see my parents at "the farm" in east Texas. My grandmother was raised there, and my mom inherited some of the land after my grandmother passed away. We always enjoy being out there, and now it is nice to be able to share it with our children. It seemed to be just what Chris and I needed after a somewhat stressful week. There is just something about being there that allows you to slow down, take a breath, and relax. Here are a few pictures from our day at the farm.

Grandpa and MaMal with the kiddos

Grandpa and Annie

On Sunday we drove to Houston to meet up with our Pennsylvania friends The Luttrells. They moved to PA about 6 months after we moved there, and now they are moving back to Houston about 6 months after we moved to Beaumont. We only lived in PA for about 18 months together, but we became very close friends. Natalie and Annie are exactly a month and a day apart in age, and Owen and Cason are exactly 5 weeks apart in age. Landon spent part of his childhood in Midland, and knows many of the people we know in Midland. It's a small world! We are soooo excited that they are moving to Houston, and will be less than 2 hours away from us! Annie and Natalie are best buddies, and miss each other terribly. The girls were so excited to see each other! We got to see their new house in Katy and eat dinner with them. The guys watched the boys and Kristin and I took the girls to see the broadway production of Mary Poppins, which Annie was tremendously excited about! Mary Poppins is her very favorite movie...she asks to watch it almost every day! She knows all the songs and even recites some of the lines of the movie. Anyway, as we were sitting there watching it, I overhear Natalie tell Annie, "I love you Annie." and Annie said, "I love you too Natalie." Natalie said, "You are my best friend." Then they hugged. What a special moment, and what a precious friendship. I was so mad at myself because I left my camera in the diaper bag with Chris, so I don't have any pictures, but we have lots of fun memories. Here is a picture from this summer when they came to visit us in Beaumont and we went to an alligator farm. No, I am not kidding, and if you come to visit us we will take you there too!

Notice all of the kids are staring at the alligator...I'm not sure if they know it's not real!

Monday morning is Annie's dance class. Although we had a busy and exhausting weekend, Annie wouldn't dare miss dance class...no matter how tired she is! This was "parent week" at the dance studio, so I stayed and watched her to see what all she has learned. She loves going to class, and would love it if she could go every day! Here are a few pictures:

ballett - dancing with ribbons

tap - Annie leading the group

acrobatics - doing the crab walk

Finally, to end my long post...

Go Cowboys!!!

Looking for change...

2009-11-12T13:42:00.003-06:00

This morning I went to get into the car, and it looked like someone had broken into the car! The glove box was opened, the center console had been dug through, and everything was very messy. Then I got to the driver's side and saw my pennies in the seat. I realized that Chris had been looking for change and had taken all of my quarters, dimes, and nickels...and left me with all the pennies. I was a little irritated that he had left the front seat in such a mess and had taken my change...that was my Sonic money! I even told my girlfriend about it, thinking it was kind of funny that Chris had taken my change to buy his coffee or breakfast. When I got home, I said something to him about it. He said, "What? I don't know what you are talking about." I think I said "Seriously!" and "Are you kidding?" about five times. So, I guess someone got into our car, found all of the change, sorted out the change, and left all of the pennies for me. How thoughtful! I am honestly very grateful that the windows didn't get broken or anything else taken. I guess they just needed the change more than we did!

Halloween all week long...and a few other things

2009-11-01T13:29:00.020-06:00

We have been celebrating Halloween all week long at the Clark house! We carved our pumpkin on Monday night, and after much debate, we decided to carve Snow White. Last year we carved Minnie Mouse, and it was really complicated. Chris tried to convince Annie that we should just carve a regular jack-o-lantern face, but she really wanted a Disney character. So...Snow White it was!

Tuesday night Annie, Cason and I walked around the neighborhood with our friends Kristi, Joshua and Jacob Powell. Joshua and Annie are in class together at Preschool and I have become friends with his mom Kristi. They just moved to Beaumont from North Carolina. Annie was selling cookie dough for ballett and Jacob was selling popcorn for Boy Scouts. The kids had a good time, and it brought back lots of memories for me...I used to do the same thing when I was their age!

Wednesday night, we went to a local church for their trunk-or-treating and Annie dressed up like Jasmine. Thursday, Annie dressed up like Snow White for her Preschool Fall Festival. She had a blast, and I enjoyed seeing her with all of her little friends she has been talking about.

Annie was having fun dancing with her friend Olivia!

Saturday night, the kids dressed up and we had a neighborhood Halloween party before we went trick-or-treating. Annie decided to dress up like a bride, and Cason was Mickey Mouse. Annie won "best girl costume" for 3-5 year olds! We had fun trick-or-treating with our friends Brenna, Boston, Kyle, and Gretchen. Brenna and Boston moved to Beaumont from Florida, and Kyle and Gretchen have lived here for a year or so and are origionally from Lousiana. Both families live down the street and we have enjoyed becoming friends with them! The kids got lots of candy and had a blast trick-or-treating together!

Annie - our pretty Bride

Cason - Mickey Mouse

Our sweet kiddos

Annie and Brenna at the neighborhood Halloween party

Annie ran out of steam about half-way around the neighborhood...she needed a break!

Happy Halloween to all of you!

Kemah

2009-10-25T17:32:00.009-05:00

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

2009-10-17T22:39:00.008-05:00

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

2009-10-17T08:59:00.027-05:00

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...

2009-10-09T09:19:00.013-05:00

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...

2009-10-08T16:40:00.010-05:00

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!

2009-10-07T16:52:00.000-05:00

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!