Happy Birthday Mia!

This past week has been busy and full of fun. We have been getting Jayda and Halle ready for school. They both go to meet their teachers and have a tour of the school. They are both super excited for school. Good thing Mia's bday is this week. She has been a little neglected with the school thing...so she got plenty of attention for her birthday. Auntie Angie came in on Thursday night while the girls were asleep, so they got to wake up to her being here. Mia was so excited to wake up and go jump on Auntie Angie's bed, and that is just what she did. :) Friday we started out by taking our usual "Olive Garden" trip, which was so delicious and fun.




Then we went to James Avery for my sister to get Halle a charm bracelet. She gets the girls a charm bracelet when they start kindergarten. Jayda got a school house last year (for a charm)...Halle got to pick hers out and she picked out...guess...a laptop! ha! But she loves it. Then after that, we had to do some shopping for the party. So we got some groceries and then I made a delicouse pork salad for dinner. (I got the recipe from where else? (www.picky-palate.com) After all that we were pooped, and ready for bed. On Mia's bday, we did a little more shopping and decorating and then waited for the party at 2 pm. Here's the invitation


We swam, ate lunch, opened presents and had some yummy cake and icecream. It was really fun and she got some great presents. We really had a great weekend and although we missed being in Utah with the rest of the family and our friends, it was fun here...AND the first time we have ever had a birthday party with ALL the grandparents here at one time!

Here are a few pics of the party...sorry no slide show...our internet is crappy and for now...it is too slow. But enjoy these...














Here is a pic of my sis and our best friends from High school....



Here is a pic of Kim's twins (Hailey and Maddison) with our little stud Ryder. :)



Here are a few pics of baby boy in some of his cute outfits. :)

What we have been up to....

Mia got a wizards of waverly place shirt that matches Halle's pajamas!



Sienna drives us nuts getting off and on the potty whenever she wants, but wont really potty train! (notice the diapers piled up in the trash next to the pot!)



Mickey Mouse Pancakes....



One growing boy!



We toured the Blue Bell Ice Cream Factory with the Missionaries...




And Ryder took his first dip in the pool while dad was home for a couple of days.

Visiting my mom...

This weekend while Nelson left for Washington to work, we went and visited my mom in Broaddus, Texas. What can I say, it is way out in the boonies....my phone didnt have service at all, there is no high speed internet, and the closest walmart is an hour away. It was acutally a fun weekend, even without all the necessities. :)We headed out to Nana's house on Friday morning....and it was actually a beautiful 3 hour drive. I put new songs on my ipod, and let me tell you the world of difference it made driving somewhere....the girls watched a movie and I just sang to my heart's content. :)Ryder looked super cute if I do say so! Nana thought so too.



We hung out on Friday and had a yummy dinner. Then on Saturday we went to the zoo, which was actually really fun. It was a small zoo, but it was all shady, and although it was shady, it was still hot...but it was fun. They had cute animals and a fun little train to ride.

Sunday, we went to church with my mom at her branch. It was really neat to go to a branch and attend church in a house with 40 people! What a neat experience. The girls did really good in sacrament and then we went to Primary, because Nana is the President...and there turned out to be way more visitors than the 4-6 kids she is used to. So we had 12 and it was a full out party of sorts. (In other words, a long two hours) :) But it was fun. Ryder was adorable too. :) (He is just now plumping up to fit into all his other clothes...so all these pictures are of him in these clothes for the 1st time!) :)




We went back to my moms and my Aunt, Uncle, and cousin came over and visited with us. We had a fun weekend and really enjoyed staying with Nana and Papa Bill!

Tending Grandma!

Thursday, Ben went to Nashville for work, so we went to College Station to play with Pam. On Thursday we went to Gattitown, which was so much fun. It it a pretty big buffet of pizza, salads, pasta, and baked potato bar. They have rooms with tvs and cartoons on, and then you can go play on the games, like Chuck E Cheese. We all had loads of fun. :) Those games suck you in. We got stuck playing one you have to push the button to stop on exactly 1000...... (and you get 150 tickets)...we spent most of our quarters on that one..right Pam? The closest we go was 1001....that was Jayda. :) sienna had some teeth coming in, so she was a little whiney, but she really enjoyed riding the carousel...that is all she wanted to ride. :)Oh, and they had the biggest crane/toy game I have ever seen...it wasnt working, but it was huge!It was super fun. On Friday we went to the Blue Bell Ice Creamery to get a tour, but they were too busy, so we will go back another time...so we enjoyed some Blue Bell from the local gas station. :) Next we headed to Bounce....a blow of air toy place (like Kangaroo Zoo) and the girls were entertained for all of 20 minutes! It was a waste of money since they didn't play long, but I was happy to go, because it smelled of little kid sweat really bad. :)








So after those friday adventures, we called it a night with the kids. We went back to Pam's for a yummy dinner and then Nelson and I went to watch Ice Age in 3D...super fun. It was a nice needed break, even if it was a cartoon...it was actually really cute. Ben was home when we got back and we watched the usual episode of Raymond and went to bed. Saturday we had a yummy breakfast and went to see GForce in 3D. The girls are having fun with the 3D...well except Mia, she doesnt like to put the glasses on...she gets a little scared of the 3D. :) It is funny. GForce was a cute movie, maybe more for adults or boys, but it was still cute. Later we went with Ben and Pam to their ward picnic which was fun, but super hot. Then we headed back home to Tomball. It was a fun weekend.

Here is cute boy:

Halle's Kindergarten Day

Today Halle and I went on her "Kindergarten day" which I do with my kids when they are first going to school. Last year Jayda and I did it, and it was so much fun. Today, Halle and I went to lunch at the Olive Garden. It was fun to sit and visit with her and just enjoy each other's company. After lunch, we went to Target to get her some school clothes. She was happy to look at clothes, but kept asking to go get her backpack. That is really all she wanted. :) So we finally made it back to the backpacks and she knew right away which one she wanted. She wore it around the store the rest of the time and just loves it.
Halle is the easy one when it comes to clothes. She isnt too picky, just says what she likes and agrees with me 99% of the time. After one store, I said, "should we go to Kohls,or just go home" she said, "let's just go home." I am sure in years to come that will change. But for now, even the little bit of shopping we did was fun because we were together. I can't believe she is old enough for kindergarten already!


Too Cute not to post...Isnt he getting bigger and cuter?

Adorable Burp Rags

One of the ladies in my ward makes these burp rags for all the women who have had babies. I am so thankful she made me some too. :) I love them! I told her to sell them to deseret book!!!! She also is making a blanket, which I will post later. Aren't they cute!

Wondering what we have been up to?

Nothing Different than usual :)

A Few Pictures of Baby Boy....