It pays to have friends in "high" places...

Well, we got to go on an adventure that not many people get enjoy. My family and I got to see "how the other half lives". One of my best friends hubby is a pilot and is also one of the nicest and most thoughtful guys I have ever met! He was nice enough to think of my kiddos this past week while he was on I guess what you'd call a layover here in Houston. He actually thought to see if my kids would enjoy coming out to the airport to see the plane that he flies. Of course I jumped at the chance to take the kids (not to mention I was REALLY excited too!) and off we went. My hubby got to come a long as well so it made it extra special. So off we went to visit, Mr. "Davin" as my ds #2 calls him and they were very excited. Here are a few pics for all of you, who will someday read my blog, (lol) to ohhh and ahhh over and you can get a little glimpse of "how the other half lives"!







Thanks! Mr. "Davin" It was a lot of fun and we really appreciate it!

So Long....Farewell...

Well, it's a true miracle...I have not had one Dr. Pepper in 1 week and I have not fallen over dead! It's something I've tried to do before and failed at miserably but a new friend of mine made a comment that for some reason really affected me. It's a comment I've heard before but she said it in such a way that I had one of those "AHH HAAA" moments. Apparently this "spare tire" that I'm carrying around my mid section is in large part a result of my Dr. Pepper "addiction". Now I'm not saying that giving birth to three fairly large babies and gaining at least 70 lbs each time has not contributed to it but it's a lot of the reason I can't get rid of most of it. So, I'll keep you posted as I once again begin the work out regimen that I quit doing just because I was moving, and let you know if my battle of quitting the DP's is a success or not! Stay tuned....

Happy Birthday Jacob

Well, I'm a few days late but on Sunday July 6th, 2008 my oldest turned 7 years old. Normally we would have had a huge birthday party with all of his friends (and mine) but this year things were different. Since we've moved it was hard trying to plan a party like before and everyone he wanted to invite was back "home" so we surprised him after church and took him to Chuck E. Cheese's. He was very surprised and very happy! I got him a cake...a baseball one and we sat as a family ate lunch, enjoyed cake and played lots of games. It turned out great and I learned that it's okay to just have a "family" celebration once in a while.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JACOB...I love you!!!!