Lyric's First Day of School

Lyric started full day pre-K on Wednesday. It is such a great school with really awesome teachers. When he arrives in the morning- he must answer a question of the day- then go to the yellow room to put his things away in his cubby. After that, the day is jam packed full of learning, games, and fun. His building is just down the sidewalk from my building- it is really great to have him so close- although we do not see each other during the day- we are both too busy. Here is a link to the school- we are so happy to be here.


here we go...my building is in the background- his is just down the way on the sidewalk


There is Lyric's building just ahead


Big concrete H's greet students at the entrance


Lyric answering his first question of the day


Lyric's cubby....


Lyric being his silly self


Going up some stairs in my building


In front of my classroom

Lyric's Bank

We bought Lyric a cute football piggy bank over the weekend- here is a shot of his first deposit.....

What a Spread!

I had a catering job in Tulsa on Thursday evening- here are a few pictures of the cheese board and other goodies on the table....Mike was my helper- he is really good at customer service with a smile!

Bye, Bye Boatie.....

Well- we sold the "Money Pitt" before we encountered any troubles with it- we love having a boat- so we will use the winter to find the one we really want...something a little newer- well, something a lot newer.....
Fun times ahead- just not for a little while....

New walls

Here are a couple of pics of the new wall color in the living room and dining room....


Living room from the dining room- you can see the hall with the original color


Little nook in the dining room- i think the brown goes well with the pear of hte kitchen

Madi's Birthday

On 08-09-08 we went to Julie's for madison's 11th birthday party. The theme was a Luau- Julie rented a tropical bouncy thing- and the kids had a blast while expending their extra energy. Julie made chicken k-bobs which were so beautiful I had to take a picture of them. She also had a hula girl pinata- which was kind of funny to see kids hitting. Usually, a pinata is an animal, a basketball, or some other fake looking assembly of paper mache- but this was like hitting a little doll- a miniature hula person- it was filled with candy- so the kids didn't care what shape the pinata was, just as long as they could bust it open and reap the rewards.
After presents, there were cupcakes, and just good family fun.


told you the k-bobs were beautiful...


cupcakes- little unbrellas for decoration- I used a swill meringue buttercream for the icing- freaking delicious- just very labor intensive


Lyric trying to break open the hula pinata


Baby Lane having fun running around


Colin taking his turn at the pinata- he really got into it!


Lane playing with a broom handle-


Tropical bouncy-


Lane making noises with his tongue

Colin's Birthday

We celebrated Colin's 6th birthday on 08-08-08. It was his actual b-day! The party was in Guthrie at my parents' house where the kids played outside, colored at the craft table, played bingo, built cupcakes, and ate hot dogs. We had a good time- baby Lane on the other hand cried constantly from about 6:30 to 9 when we left. Man, that really can wear a person out! Nevertheless, the kids had a blast, and Colin got lots of cool presents....fun party!


dad and lane


Kids at the craft table

Birthday Boy- missing his 2 front teeth....


Lyric cheesin' it up as usual


Lane trying to "share" Lyric's seat


Colin opening presents- Lyric with a cupcake...


Party pic!


Cupcake station


Ashton's cupcake creation- very picture-worthy


Colin's creation- just beautiful


Colin taking a bite


Ashton with his cake


Glowsticks concluded the festivities-

Skiatook

We loaded up the boys and the boat and headed to Tulsa for a little fun in the sun. We went to Skiatook Lake with Jill and Mike- Jan, Granny, and Pa went with us, too. We had a great time although it was so hot- I think it got up to 106 that afternoon. Driving on the water usually gives you a break form the heat, but this day it was like driving in a hair dryer- on high heat....no cold blast button available. The water was really nice- even cool in some spots. We tubed a little and swam a little by the cliffs- it was a great day.


Granny and Baby Lane


Pa getting a little shade...


Jill with Baby Lane


Jason and Lyric taking a dip...


Me and Baby Lane

Re-Decorating

Really, just decorating- since every single surface in the house is painted off-white. We started with the kitchen, and will move on to the dining room and living room next week. The color is Bosc Pear- we will be painting the dining and living a lighter shade of this color- it is a little dark for the other rooms. The hallway will be after that- most likely a dark brown- contrast and compliment the other colors..it is a process- but should be worth it....thought you would like to see a little of the progress...

On the Water Again

Two down and Eight to go to break even on our boat purchase......I figure we could rent a boat for 10 days for the price we paid for the "Money Pitt" so 10 outings and we're good.....We went to Thunderbird in Norman (or "dirtybird" as it is affectionately known)...It was a really nice lake- we will definitely go back. Good times.....

IKEA....seriously

Didn't know what an awesome store this is. We spent about 3 hours in the store in Round Rock on Tuesday. Man- it was great- except for the very unhappy baby Lane- he helped us keep our shopping to a minimum. After IKEA, we went to Whole Foods and bought a few cheeses and local foods. That evening we just hung out at Shannon's and let the kids run around and play. We had a great trip to Austin- and it is only 6 hours from Edmond....not too bad.


Lyric with his tape measure as an ocotopus

Lyric with a frog animal at lunch- we ate lunch right in the store- the whole place is very family friendly

Lane moving around a kids table at lunch

I really don't know what is going on here- just being silly....

Playin' a little guitar in the pool.....

Lane going down the slide- he would crack up every time he landed on the ground...

Carey's dad came over for a bit- and Lane was completely attached to him- they had never met, but Lane sat still in his lap the whole time he was there....look at who he resembles ant that might explain it....white t-shirt, glasses, white hair....hmmm....could Lane be missin' his Pa? I think so!

Lyric c"cleaned" the floors all night with this vacuum- who knew he loved to clean so much!

Of course, baby brother has to copy him.....there's Abbey in the background....

Lane in a dump truck in the back yard