The Joy of Parenting...

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We now live in Spring, Tx. We moved here from seattle about a yearand a half ago. We own our own landscaping bussiness with dave's sister and husband and are doing really well. Dave and I have been married for 6 years, and have a little girl callie who is now 5 years old. Our little boy Parker was born on Sep. 20. We have a perfect little life and we love everything about it!

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Any Turkey can tango...!!

No, i am not blogging for the day.... Here are a few more pictures of the event.


Here is the video i took of the show they put on for us, but its not very good quality....sorry guys, but you get the idea. Also you have to watch it till almost the end... thats when callie really starts to boogy!


Here is the sign the kids made, and under this is where callie did her handprint and wrote her name!! :)



Here is callies teacher Mrs. Manchester

A turkey the kids made


Here is her turkey feather that she made to go on the turkey

Callie loves school.! Today was gradparents day at school, so since her grandparents could not make it, I WENT!! it was actually kind of fun. They had a book fair, so callie and i bought a few books. She is sooo excited to read those tonight! ( what makes her think she gets like 4 books tonight, i dont know... but i am sure her daddy will do it for her if she gives him that little look)
Anyway, it was fun and callie got to show me what she does at school and all of friends. You know everytime i go anywhere in this town i hear a little voice saying... Hey callie! and as we turn around it is one of her little friends from school. So then callie and her friend will want to talk forever... but that is fine with me because i get to meet the parents and we will try to get the kids together for a playdate. So all in all it was a fun day to be at school with callie and now we have more books to read!

Surprise Daddy!!!



OK, so callie love to make her daddy stuff to eat as a surprise when he gets home from work... Here is her newest creations.... It has in it, milk, tiny cheese its, and ketchup. Anyone want to come over for dinner? HAHA

Thursday, November 15, 2007

I thought this was funny....

So ok we all know everyone does it.... when you are looking at a friends blog you might sneak a peek at someones you dont even know..... Ok well if you dont admit it....i will i was peeking a friends blog and of course i kinda peeked into someones i dont even know, and i saw this on the very first blog i looked at...and i think i needed to read this tonight.! Have fun reading!

parent resume
PARENT - Job Description
This is hysterical. If it had been presented this way, I don't believe any of us would have done it!!!!
POSITION: Mom, Mommy, Mama, Ma
Dad, Daddy, Dada, Pa, Pop
JOB DESCRIPTION: Long term, team players needed, for challenging permanent work in an, often chaotic environment. Candidates must possess excellent communication and organizational skills and be willing to work variable hours, which will include evenings and weekends and frequent 24 hour shifts on call. Some overnight travel required, including trips to primitive camping sites on rainy weekends and endless sports tournaments in far away cities! Travel expenses not reimbursed. Extensive courier duties also required.
RESPONSIBILITIES: The rest of your life. Must be willing to be hated, at least temporarily, until someone needs $5. Must be willing to bite tongue repeatedly. Also, must possess the physical stamina of a pack mule and be able to go from zero to 60 mph in three seconds flat in case, this time, the screams from the backyard are not someone just crying wolf. Must be willing to face stimulating technical challenges, such as small gadget repair, mysteriously sluggish toilets and stuck zippers. Must screen phone calls, maintain calendars and coordinate production of multiple homework projects. Must have ability to plan and organize social gatherings for clients of all ages and mental outlooks. Must be willing to be indispensable one minute, an embarrassment the next. Must handle assembly and product safety testing of a half million cheap, plastic toys, and battery operated devices. Must always hope for the best but be prepared for the worst. Must assume final, complete accountability for the quality of the end product. Responsibilities also include floor maintenance and janitorial work throughout the facility.
POSSIBILITY FOR ADVANCEMENT & PROMOTION : None. Your job is to remain in the same position for years, without complaining, constantly retraining and updating your skills, so that those in your charge can ultimately surpass you.
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE : None required unfortunately. On-the-job training offered on a continually exhausting basis.
WAGES AND COMPENSATION : Understand this! You pay them! Offering frequent raises and bonuses. A balloon payment is due when they turn 18 because of the assumption that college will help them become financially independent. When you die, you give them whatever is left. The oddest thing about this reverse-salary scheme is that you actually enjoy it and wish you could only do more.
BENEFITS : While no health or dental insurance, no pension, no tuition reimbursement, no paid holidays and no stock options are offered; this job supplies limitless opportunities for personal growth, unconditional love, and free hugs and kisses for life if you play your cards right.
Forward this on to all the PARENTS you know, in appreciation for everything they do on a daily basis, letting them know they are appreciated for the fabulous job they do.....or forward with love to anyone thinking of applying for the job.
** AND A FOOTNOTE "THERE IS NO RETIREMENT -- EVER!!!

She cut her hair...!!!!





Well, after hearing friends tell me their kids tried to cut there own hair, i have been so thankful that my daughter had never done that, well i now can no longer say that.... UGH!!! I was on here on the computer checking my e-mail when callie came to me and i noticed something different about her hair. Then i took a closer look and i noticed she cute her hair...!! So i asked her if she cut her hair and she looked at me with a slight smile and slowly said no ma'am... so then i asked her again if she cut it, and i told her that she needed to tell me the truth. So my darling daughter put her hand on her hip and if you can imagine her little high pitched voice with a little sass in it ( i have no idea where she gets that from :) ) she said.... " well ok i can't lie i cut it on Saturday...." well yesterday was Wednesday so if she cut it on Saturday i think i would have noticed it a little sooner..... so needless to say she got in trouble, she cant use her scissors for a while! So i took her to me sister-n-laws house (she does hair) and we fixed it... and now it is short..! Wonderful wonderful little kids.... what else can you do but love their innocence!

Halloween....





Alright this year for halloween my daughter was a princess on a unicorn...( she is an all pink girl). She had so much fun this year. Her and daddy ( and as most of you know she is an all daddy's girl) went out trick or treating and i think they must have hit every house in the neighborhood, we are still eating candy from it.! anyway here are a few pictures of her from halloween...i know its a little late.....but hope everyone had fun during halloween!

Everyone else does it....why can't I....?




OK.... all of my friends have been asking me to do a blog for sometime now, so i am finally going to start one. We will see how this goes. Now let me see if i can figure this thing out... and i will start from the beginning......

Dave and i got married in 2002 ..........




Then a little bit after that we had our little girl callie......
Well now i think that is enough catching up, i think i will start with this years halloween in my next post...hope everyone is having a great day!!!!