Saturday, August 11, 2012
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Snow in June?
Wild Weather in June! "Snow?" Well, not quite. Hail! And, we got off easy. Just south of us landed baseball to softball sized hail. Vehicles and houses were smashed! Just west of us a tornado was spotted. It made for an interesting night . . . and cool pics.
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Valentines Day Prep
Twas the day before Valentine's
And all through our house
The girls coated cookies
With quite a good douse
Reds, pinks, and whites
Covered the sweets
And the very next day
Diets -- Obsolete!
Delivered to neighbors
In their special way
The girls all shouted
Happy Valentine's Day
Wednesday, February 08, 2012
Tuesday, February 07, 2012
Monday, January 16, 2012
Weekend Project
One of the great things about Pinterest is the variety of projects that your wife will find for you to do! While I was not able to complete the "put a live tree complete with exotic birds in the middle of the living room with a rope swing hanging from it" project, I did manage to make the Display Bookshelf. It turned out pretty well, although some touch up paint is still needed.
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Happy Birthday Part II
As part of Katelee's birthday, we headed to Amarillo to spend the night, play in the pool, and go to Jump N Jive the next day. Jump N Jive is . . .
"an indoor inflatable playground with 39,000 square feet of wall to wall inflatable fun completely set up and ready to use."
And our girls found all 39,000 square feet! They had a blast!!!
"an indoor inflatable playground with 39,000 square feet of wall to wall inflatable fun completely set up and ready to use."
And our girls found all 39,000 square feet! They had a blast!!!
Saturday, November 05, 2011
Happy Birthday Katelee
I'M FOUR!
The morning started with a good cooking session -- Birthday Chocolate Cake.
After lunch, it was time to eat that wonderful cake!
Of course, there were presents.
Happy Birthday Katelee!
Tuesday, November 01, 2011
Monday, October 31, 2011
Another successful Halloween
The girls had a fun evening of trick or treating. We managed to get all the way around the neighborhood, and I think Katelee had to unload her pumpkin bucket twice because it got too heavy!
Flower Girl
Heidi
Candy Overload!!!
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Capture
If we could capture all the static electricity in the girls' hair when they jump on the trampoline, we'd be energy independent. If we could capture their cuteness and turn it into pennies, we'd be rich!
Lunch is served
The girls helped cook lunch the other day. They had a fun time sticking spaghetti through sliced hot dogs before boiling everything together. They also enjoyed eating the finished product -- hot dog worms!
Saturday, October 01, 2011
Up, Up, and Away
We drove to Albuquerque on Friday to attend the Balloon Fiesta (over 500 balloons and 20 countries). We knew we had to get up quite early on Saturday, so we tried to wear the kids out with some hard swimming prior to an early bedtime. This actually worked quite well . . . for most of them. Unfortunately, Tennyson did not get the memo that sleep was a precious commodity that evening. Thus, she decided not to sleep despite our best efforts to convince her otherwise. Since we were in a hotel, we couldn't just let her scream and cry, so we kept trying to calm her and get her to sleep. Finally, Courtney won . . . around 1:30 a.m. This allowed 2 good hours of sleep before getting up for Saturday's events.
We left the hotel about 4:00 a.m. and arrived at the park. We dressed warmly, which was needed. The hot chocolate helped too! We scouted out a nice spot to watch the Dawn Patrol take off -- balloons lit up to show other pilots how the wind is blowing. Quite impressive at 6 in the morning.
Then, we waited about an hour before the air started to fill with balloons. There were hundreds of balloons of different colors, sizes, and shapes. Once the sun climbed over the mountains and started hitting the field, it became even more vibrant. We were allowed to walk among all the balloons as they set up, filled with air, and then ascended into the sky -- a photographer's dream!
After all was said and done, we found a Krispy Kreme doughnut shop on the way home, grabbed some sweets, and then hit the road. We reached home around 3:00 with one tired crew. We told the girls to play in their rooms by themselves for a bit, and Katelee actually fell asleep. And now, all are in bed with mom and dad following closely behind them. It was worth it though!
Enjoy the pics, and see more at http://www.flickriver.com/photos/taylormadefamily/.
We left the hotel about 4:00 a.m. and arrived at the park. We dressed warmly, which was needed. The hot chocolate helped too! We scouted out a nice spot to watch the Dawn Patrol take off -- balloons lit up to show other pilots how the wind is blowing. Quite impressive at 6 in the morning.
Then, we waited about an hour before the air started to fill with balloons. There were hundreds of balloons of different colors, sizes, and shapes. Once the sun climbed over the mountains and started hitting the field, it became even more vibrant. We were allowed to walk among all the balloons as they set up, filled with air, and then ascended into the sky -- a photographer's dream!
The cow rated as one of the favorites from the girls (and dad).
After all was said and done, we found a Krispy Kreme doughnut shop on the way home, grabbed some sweets, and then hit the road. We reached home around 3:00 with one tired crew. We told the girls to play in their rooms by themselves for a bit, and Katelee actually fell asleep. And now, all are in bed with mom and dad following closely behind them. It was worth it though!
Enjoy the pics, and see more at http://www.flickriver.com/photos/taylormadefamily/.
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