Football Game

We went to the HH-Casady game on Thursday- it was a great night- the weather was nice, the boys were minding, and the traffic wasn't awful. Once we bought a container of popcorn, Lyric and Lane were entertained for 30 minutes or so. Jason took the boys to an empty set of bleachers where they ran/crawled up and down up and down.
HH won the game and we had a nice family outing with no major meltdowns.


Me and my boys


Lyric and Lane- I just think the look on Lyric's face is hilarious!


Me and hubby....


Portrait of Mike taken by Lyric- glamour shots style


Lane in popcorn heaven

Beat Casady!

Tonight is the night of the BIG GAME...Heritage Hall vs. Casady- some call it the Prep Bowl- I think it is going to be a blast. We had a huge assembly for the game today at school- Lyric's class made hats- they were adorable. Everyone had glow sticks- so when the lights were off- it looked really cool. Spirits are high- and they will be even stronger at the game tonight. I will take more pics tonight and post them later....


The only light in the gym at one point during the assembly


Lyric cheering them on in his hat


Go Chargers!


Quick shot of some of the student body- most wearing yellow shirts that say "beat Casady" on the back it says "5 in a row"

Jammin'

Last night, Jason placed some headphones on the baby- well- he is a natural. he started singing immediately when those things were on his head- we will be sure to get video of it- just awesome.
And speaking of music- when jason and Lyric start playing- jason on guitar and Lyric on drums- they sound like a real-live garage band for about 30 seconds- Lyric is really getting good on the drums- you will have to hear him next time you are over...


He didn't know any words, but man he was singing loud!


So cute- my little rock band babies

Here are some pictures to go with the post from yesterday.....enjoy.


Baby Lane playing in the back yard.


Still playing with his shirt


Lane on Justin's motorcycle-


Dad,Lyric, and Jill on the bike....


Lane and annie on the swing...

Busy Busy

Well- I have a few pictures, but don't have my camera with me today- but I just wanted to say hi and update you on what we have been up to here in Edmond.
The Labor Day weekend was so nice- we were happy to have the extra day off. We painted the main hall of our home- it looks so good- I will put up pictures soon.
Uncle Billy seems to be holding in there- so we are happy with that news- I am dropping a special card in the mail for him today- one that is sure to lift his spirits. Lyric is going on a community field trip with school today to Pet Smart- all the students in his class get to pick out their own fish for the aquarium in their building.
Both boys went to the dr. yesterday- Lane is great- busy as ever- he has started to say "Uh-Oh", "what", "kitty", and "nite nite"- won't be long before he is really talking. Lyric has a sinus infection- so he is on an antibiotic for that- otherwise he is doing well, too. Lyric is up to 34 pounds- that is good- Lane is at 20 pounds and a little over 31 inches tall.
Tomorrow is the big rivalry between my school (Heritage Hall) and another private school in the area (Casady)- we are planning on attending the game. Friday night is Jason's school's season opener against another Edmond school. We will go to that game, too.
Saturday, my friend Tiffany and her son are coming to town to spend the night with us- we will just play and hang out, then go to the OKC Museum of Art for a family fun day.
We are looking forward to the weekend- but also looking forward to getting home this afternoon and actually having dinner as a family and relaxing with the rain in the background-
I will post pictures soon- maybe even later today....

Rockabilly Wedding part 2

Here is a link to a (full page) article in the Tulsa World about the wedding....what a neat story!

Rockabilly Wedding

OK- we went to a wedding over the weekend- it was in a bowling alley and had a rockabilly theme- I know what you must be thinking- because I was thinking the same things before we got there- but it really was one of the coolest weddings I have ever been to. The facilities at Riverlanes in Tulsa are really awesome- very clean, new, and state of the art. The ceremony was on the lanes- it was very beautiful- and family-oriented. The reception was held in a private room- and a band played as the night went on- what a great time-


Wedding Cupcake tower


Food table


Reception room


Vows on the lanes


Lyric getting ready to bowl a few frames


The absolute cutest bowling shoes ever...we did return them to the desk....although i wanted to keep them


Camera about to lose all battery power- but here is Lyric in action

PF Chang's

To celerate the first day of school- we decided to have dinner at PF Chang's . We had a pretty decent time- Lane was good- up to the end- he had just had enough of that sitting still stuff. We took a few pictures of the evening....On the way home we stopped into Braums to get some milk and a little treat- Lane really likes ice cream- probably feels good on his gums since he has about 4 giant molars coming in at once.


Lane eating teddy grahams with chopsticks


Lyric and dad in deep conversation


Lane playing with Chineese Drumsticks


Family pic near the giant horse in front of the restaurant


Lyric showing off his great fortune

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