BETTER THAN FLOWERS!

Last night I CRASHED around 8 pm- Clint came home from soccer & football practice and found me feeding baby and staring off into space- He sent me straight to bed. I was too tired to argue. ..................
This morning I got up early (5:30) to fold laundry and get ready for my Wednesday run, and low and behold, the laundry mountain was GONE! Not just stuck in baskets and stashed out of the way, but folded, and put away! Wow! I walked into the kitchen, spotless; the dining room- no piles on the table. Out to the office, thinking I'd get to cleaning up the sunroom sometime this week, it was all picked up! Some things say I Love You WAY better than flowers. Thanks CLINT! I love you too!

Playing Dress Up!

STORM TRACKER 5

Good TV night! The Office! Scrubs! Eli Stone!- I'll admit I eagarly anticipate Thursdays every week for those reasons. Especially after the writers strike made us WAIT all this time for new episodes. It was going to be the perfect evening. Put the kids to bed. Feed baby, put her to bed. Clint was going to play softball, then he'd come home and we'd watch all our shows. He'd watch and ice his back and knees after the game; I'd watch while posting on Ebay... It amost seemed too good to be true. Then it happened- on each and every local chanel they began to broadcast live and uninterupted coverage of THE WEATHER! (What ever happened to Picture in Picture or the ticker across the bottom of the screen warning us to stay inside, away from windows and out of underpasses???)
With a repeat of last week- everyone climbed into our bed. (Thank goodness the BOOMING thunder and gathering in mom and dad's bed didn't happen at 4AM this time though)

A little excitement on Dad's B-Day! (Happy Birthday by the way!!!) While we waited for the kids to settle back down, Clint and I watched Waking Ned Devine- a favorite- which happens to make me think of you, Dad, for some reason... :) So I guess it all worked out...

TRADE DAYS

A beautiful Friday afternoon in April. Everyone was happy- Andrew had smooth uncrowded area for skating, Emmett had a big ole bag of Kettle Corn just about half his size, Lexi found the cutest puppy of them all, and little Livy slept through it all. Practically a perfect afternoon.

Football- The family affair

"No room in the league."
That's what we were told in a quick little email a week before the season was to start for flag football. Andrew was pretty disappointed that he wasn't going to get to play. So Clint inquired further and was told that if he would like to coach, there would be room in the league for one more team, that there were other boys who had signed up and wanted to play.
Well, the first game, we resembled the Bad News Bears. Turned out we were playing against teams with experience, and any experience was more that what our team had. Plus we had a really small bench. So after game 1, Clint emailed the league and other coaches saying, I know it's a 9 year old league, but I have a 10 year old daughter who I am adding to my roster. None of the other coaches minded.
So, game 2- there were boys on the other team actually laughing and pointing as Lexi walked out on the field... "This is going to be easy- they have a girl on their team." Andrew turned to Dad and said, they won't be laughing after the game...
So, our little miss showboat, on the first drive of the game actually stopped midfield to look back at the boys chasing her, raise one hand in the air, then turn and run into the endzone... It was so awesome. Clint was a good coach and chastised her display of showboating, but to say the least, the Texans got some respect after that.
What's a good offense without a good defense? We had Andrew running around like a madman, trying to pull all the flags. He did awesome.
Next season, maybe we'll suit up Emmett and Olivia...

What a fun season. I must say that Clint is a fabulous coach- a great balance of fun and instruction. We had some really great boys and parents on the team.

Emmett's Eye View

This is ME- EMMETT. I am 3 years old and a BIG boy...

and this is what I saw

First I played BIONICLES on the computer with Andrew-

Lexi is making something tasty to share with me!!
She looks scary- but she really is nice!

Mom and Baby Olivia- she's my sister- she's so cuuuute

she just pooped in her diaper- GOOD JOB Livvy!

That's my dad- he's my best friend- he will wrestle with me later

That's my Auntie Heather or Auntie 'Haf' - she has my baby cousin in her tummy

I love it when she comes to see us

Heather's Visit

With less than a couple months until the arrival of unnamed pervi agherbi, our lovely Heather came for a quick visit! We treated her with gourmet quesadillas, tacos al pastor (I am still on a quest for the perfect recipe!) The Office, Eli Stone, Ebay posting party, an exciting soccer game, lots of brownies, model homes, walks and more. It was a whirlwind trip. Now to get ready for Olivia's little cousin! Heathy D! Just about the cutest little preggie I have ever seen!
Everyone needs a belly for a pillow
Let's get these dresses sold! (So we can buy more!)