The Small Click

Goodies from Shutterfly!

2010-12-01T19:29:00.001-08:00

Christmas is my favorite time of the year. It’s a time to be with your family and friends, to be a blessing to someone else and to pick out the BEST Christmas card.

Every year I spend hours and hours trying to pick out just the right Christmas card. It is almost like picking out a brand new car. I always order from Shutterfly because they have so many great creations to choose from.. I am trying to decide if I want to go with a Christmas Photo Card like this one

a Holiday Photo Card like this one

or even something more creative like a Holiday Calendar

I am so excited about ordering just the right card from Shutterfly to go with just the right photo. Speaking of photo, I still need to pick out the perfect photo(s) for the Christmas card. Here is a sneak peek of just some of the ones that I decided not to use:

You will have to just wait and see which beautiful Christmas card ends up in your mailbox. While you wait, jump right over to Shutterfly and start designing your PERFECT Christmas card. Don’t wait to long because you will miss out on all the great promotions they have currently.

Viva Las Vegas!

2010-08-10T07:29:00.000-07:00

We spend so much time running behind the kids that we barely take time out for ourselves. We have only been on a trip alone without kids twice in 10 years. Well.....we made a promise to take a trip somewhere different every year without the kids. This summer we decided to go to Las Vegas and we had a blast.

This is in front of our hotel...Monte CarloThis is the view of the pools from our room
Chanel and BJ were in Vegas the same time we were so we met them
for dinner at BB King's resturant

I was determined to take a picture in front of this sign that I had Darrell

walk 2 miles with me to get to it in over 100 degree heat.

We had so much fun. However, it did feel a little weird going to dinner and only ordering 2 meals. This trip was our first flight together but if it's God's will it will not be the last. We are thinking New York or Bahamas for the next trip.

Happy Birthday Madison!

2010-07-28T11:56:00.000-07:00

We celebrated with Maddie for her 2nd birthday at her home. I had the pleasure of making her cake for her. She loves Dora and she was so excited when she got a chance to take a peek at the cake.

Party on the Boardwalk!

2010-07-07T13:22:00.000-07:00

Lauryn has been dying to have a sleepover at a hotel for some time. So, we decided to go for it this year.

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We started the party and the pool, then moved to the room for food and glamour. The following morning we went to the Pizza Oven for a small party before heading to the boardwalk for some great rides and games.
Happy 8th Birthday Lauryn!

Welcome Baby Maxwell

2010-06-23T13:07:00.000-07:00

The Small family welcomed a new baby boy into the family. Maxwell Allen Small was born on June 22, 2010.

Dr. Turner and Baby Max
Congratulations Monica, Derrick, Lil Derrick and Madison!

What an eventful weekend…….

2010-03-08T10:03:00.000-08:00

******Warning********

This post will be a little long!

This weekend was a very very very busy one. I picked my niece Tiana up from school on Friday and headed home to bake a birthday cake for my cousin’s party for Saturday. I finished just in time to get dressed and run out the door to the Rodeo Houston to see the one and only Mary J Blidge.

I changed shoes 4 times before I decided on which ones to wear because I wanted to be comfortable but still cute at the same time. As soon as we got to the Reliant I had to get a funnel cake. I had been dreaming about eating one since my sister-in-law called and asked if we wanted to go with them. The funnel cake took my mind of the fact that my feet were killing me from walking about a mile from the parking location to the carnival. I didn’t take very many pictures at all because my mind was on my painful feet. However, Mary J was the bomb. She did an awesome job and I would love to see her in concert.

After we got home on Friday night Darrell went to work and I was going to head to a friend’s house for her boyfriend’s birthday party. Lets just say that I sat on the couch and didn’t get up until around 1am so I missed the party.

I woke up on Saturday and finished the birthday cake for the party and got DJ ready for his basketball tournament in Houston. I stayed home with the girls so that we could go to the party. We had so much fun at Main Event!

Lauryn and Maddie

The birthday kids…Rhian and Steven

Me and the girls

Lauryn loves to bowl

Happy Birthday Steven and Rhian!

After the party all the girls decide that it would be a great idea to spend the night with Lauryn. My first thought was…that’s a great idea until I realized that Lauryn lived with me. I ended up with 10 kids at my house with 6 of them being girls but everything went well.

The weekend didn’t stop there. DJ had a basketball game on Sunday so I loaded the girls up and dropped them off at Chanel’s house and headed to Houston for the game. DSG did an awesome job but fell a little short in the end. DJ was great and was the leading scorer with 13 points. Here are a few pictures from the game.

Next weekend is looking a little busy as well but at least next week is Spring Break. YEA!

Kyisha

Basketball is officially here!

2010-01-10T08:02:00.000-08:00

Basketball has started for us and won’t end until the end of July. DJ plays on an AAU team called the Dickinson Select Gators (DSG) and I am a board member. We have a city league under the DSG umbrella and both kids play on a team. Darrell is finally able to coach a team this year. His past work schedule didn’t allow him to coach before. Lauryn said that she didn’t want him for a coach but he could help her. DJ was excited to have his dad as his coach. Darrell is so excited because he has been wanting to do this for a long time.

I forgot my camera for DJ’s game but I did get a few shots of Lauryn.

Please be prepared to hear about basketball for a while. DJ’s AAU season does not end until the end of July. This year we have the following out of town cities to compete in:
Dallas, Port Arthur, Baton Rouge, Pine Bluff, and San Antonio. These places might be the only family vacation we get this summer.

Kyisha

Memaw Time

2010-01-07T10:34:00.001-08:00

Well, for those of you who are wondering who the heck Memaw is…..it’s me. Yes, I know. That is usually a name for Grandmothers who don’t want to admit that they are a Grandmother. My nieces call me that. However, I just realized that they only call me that when they are begging for something. My nieces have wonderful mothers and they allow me to get the girls for 2 or 3 days before Christmas and I take them home on Christmas Eve so that they can get ready for arrival of Santa. We had so much fun together and did so much that I would be here all day trying to write about it all. So, I will just tell the story with photos. Drum roll please………

We made a attempt to go see Santa at Baybrook Mall but the girls refused to wait in line. So, we used the beautiful decorations by Santa to capture this photo.

We thought that we would be a little different this year and make a gingerbread tree instead of our usual gingerbread house

and then we decorated cookies

a little dancing to Beyonce

and present opening.

My girls! Love you!

Kyisha

Happy Birthday Honey!

2010-01-07T08:42:00.000-08:00

Today is Darrell’s 30 something birthday. It is always difficult to shop for him because he always buys what he wants himself. Its a bit tough when we have our anniversary a week before Christmas, then his birthday followed by Valentine’s Day. I have to get very creative. He has never had a birthday party since we have been together so I thought that I would plan a little something small for him and not tell him. I hope all goes well.

This is the cookie bouquet that I sent to him at work!

Kyisha

Bringing the New Year!

2010-01-01T06:46:00.000-08:00

Darrell had to work on New Year’s Eve so we decided to bring the new year in with my side of the family. We went over to my aunt’s house for a little food and fireworks. Lauryn is a deeply afraid of loud noises so she doesn’t too much care for fireworks. She tried to be a trooper but she couldn’t last. So, this is how she brought the new year in….asleep.

Kyisha

We love the Houston Children’s Museum

2009-12-31T19:32:00.000-08:00

My girlfriend Mikki called and invited us to join them for breakfast at the Breakfast Klub and a New Year’s Eve party children’s style. What a great idea! So, I invited another friend (Andrea) and her daughter (Jaleigh) and we packed up and started on our way. Ok, a trip to downtown Houston should only take us about 30 minutes from Dickinson. Let me just say that I hate downtown. We were suppose to meet Mikki and Alaysia at 9:30 am and we didn’t get there until around 10:30. Please tell me how I ended up by Lakewood Church? I felt so bad for being late. Good thing that the Breakfast Klub had a line and Mikki had not made it inside yet. When we arrived at the Children’s Museum the parade was just about to start. We made it just in time. The parade ended outside with a balloon drop just like New York. The kids had a great time. We stayed until DJ just couldn’t take it anymore. He got a little tired of hanging out in the Tot Spot. Ha!

Lauryn and Jaleigh are trying to get into the vault and the Chase bank

DJ and Lauryn had to cash their paychecks so they can go grocery shopping at HEB.

Alaysia loved being outside.

Me and my kiddos

Jaleigh wanted to slide all day

This is the balloon drop

Thank you Mikki, Alaysia, Andrea, and Jaleigh for spending time with us on New Year’s Eve.

Kyisha

Christmas with the Small family

2009-12-21T12:24:00.000-08:00

We celebrate Christmas with Darrell’s side of the family the weekend before Christmas. He has all brothers so this allows the girls to be with their side of the family on either Christmas Eve or Christmas. It’s just so hard to bounce around from house to house all day long on Christmas so this was the comprise that we all came up with and it works out GREAT! Each year we rotate on which one of us will host the celebration. We had last year so the youngest brother Derrick and his wife Monica hosted us this year. Thank you guys for opening up your home to us. We had a great time.

My niece Madison only wanted the Dora pajamas that we bought her. She didn’t care about any of the toys that she opened.

For those of you who don’t know……DJ’s favorite basketball player is LeBron James for the Cleveland Cavaliers. He was so excited to this throwback jersey.

This summer we went to Blue Ridge for vacation and my mother in law did not take any pictures. So, I decided that I would do an album for her of the vacation. Can you believe that she asked me for a copy of the pictures right before she opened this gift? Ha!

My brother in law swore that we took his Target sales add and saw that he had this circled. SHHHH! Valerie told us what you had in there.

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Lauryn’s big surprise from her Uncle Michael and Aunt Valerie. I hope you guys purchased full coverage insurance.

Madison could not miss out on the fun of watching Lauryn side the scooter.

My nephew Derrick loves skateboarding so this Tony Hawk game for the Wii was a major hit.

My sister in law Monica

Just in case you are wondering…..I am always the one behind the camera so I usually don’t get a chance to be in the pictures. I am in the process of teaching DJ how to use the camera. He is catching on very well.

Kyisha

Happy 10 Year Anniversary

2009-12-20T10:55:00.000-08:00

Darrell and I celebrated our 10 year wedding anniversary this weekend. I can not believe that it is has been 10 years since the day we said “I do”. It truly has been a roller coaster ride but I am enjoying every bit of it. Thank you God for blessing me with such a wonderful man. I big thanks to my family and friends who came out and helped us celebrated. We had a great time with each and every one of you. Love you!

Kyisha

Thanksgiving Break

2009-11-30T08:57:00.000-08:00

I still haven’t recovered from Thanksgiving. Darrell’s family celebrates the weekend before which works out well so that I am not having to house hop with the kids. I decided that I would cook dinner at home this year since Darrell had to work. Let me just say that I was still cooking when he got home at 3:45 PM. I see now why everyone starts cooking the day before. I had my nieces for the majority of the week so I was so ready to get back to work. I was so worn out. Here are a few pictures of our week……

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Texans vs Titans

2009-11-23T10:28:00.000-08:00

We wanted to go to the Texans and Titans game but we refused to pay $100 per ticket. At 6 PM Monday night we get a call from my aunt asking if we still wanted to go. This is 1 1/2 before kickoff. There were only 2 tickets so we debated on who would go to the game. I knew I had to go because I had never been to an NFL game. The other ticket was left for my husband and my son to battle over. DJ finally said “Daddy I think you should be the one to take Mom to her first NFL game.” That was so sweet of him but that is just the kind of kid he is.

Yes, we did have our Titans own in the mist of the Texans fans. We had a great time. We really didn’t care who won.

Halloween Weekend

2009-11-01T08:42:00.000-08:00

This weekend was a very busy one for us. We had a football game, soccer game, and DJ’s Birthday Party all on Saturday. DJ’s birthday is on Halloween so we held a Monster Bash and we had a blast!

Happy 7th Birthday Lauryn!

2009-07-05T12:34:00.000-07:00

Time has really passed by. It seems just like yesterday we were celebrating your 1st Birthday. Thank you God for blessing me with such a precious gift! Happy Birthday and Many More!

Birthday Breakfast in bed!

Beyonce cd

Beyonce!

2009-07-05T12:21:00.000-07:00

Lauryn loves Beyonce and has taken the time to learn her dance steps to just about most of her songs. When my husband heard that she was coming to Houston he thought that it would be a great idea to surprise her with concert tickets. So, I took the idea and ran with it. Lauryn’s birthday is July 5 and the concert was on July 4. We booked at room at the Inn and the Ballpark for the weekend and that is all she knew. It was just her, DJ, and myself. (the Hubby was out of town)

Just made it into the Toyota Center and she hears Beyonce music playing!

Beyonce just came out on stage!

Matthew Knowles

Dancing to “Put a Ring on it”

Needless to say, we had a BLAST and Lauryn was very excited about her birthday present. She told me that it was the best present she has received except for Breakfast with the Princesses at Disney World Christmas morning.

Kyisha

Happy Friday!

2009-05-15T10:13:00.001-07:00

Guest Room Edition

Yes, I finally get to participate. Kelly, over at Kelly’s Corner, has been hosting a home tour for the past couple weeks and I haven’t been able to participate. The first week was kitchens and last week was family rooms. This Friday is guest rooms. My kitchen and family room are in the middle of a facelift so I could not post pictures but my guest room is just about ready. I still to add a few more things on the wall but I have to find a paint color first. Make sure you view the other guest rooms. Enjoy!

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Kyisha

Happy Mother’s Day!

2009-05-10T08:07:00.000-07:00

Mothers are special people
God knew that from the start
That's why he created them in His own image and to them gave the biggest heart.
She's able to heal our hurts with only a kiss and hug
She's able to cook breakfast, lunch, and dinner and is never slow as a slug.
Mothers are special people
God knew they'd always be
He created them to do so much that involves you and me.
She has to be a teacher to teach us what we need to know
She has to be a taxi driver to get us where we need to go.
Mothers are special people
God knew His work was complete
When He created someone that could do SOOO much on her own two feet.
She is a Christian on Him she depends
She displays the fruit of the Spirit and a helping hand she is willing to lend.
Mothers are special people
God tells me so each day
For if it weren't for Him I wouldn't be one today.

By Lachelle B. Ransom

My mother’s day was great. I woke up to this on Sunday morning….

Lauryn bought me a beautiful heart tennis bracelet that she picked out all on her own. I am so proud of her. Darrell and DJ bought me some shoes and gave me some cash. I am very proud to be the wife of such a great man and mother to the most wonderful (most of the time) kids. Thank you very much for making my Mother’s Day a great one. We went to church with my aunt and uncle and then headed to their house for a great early dinner. My uncle cooks for the moms on Mother’s Day every year and we really enjoy it. Here are a few pictures of our day and also of the Mother’s Day cards I made.

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Have a Blessed Day!

Kyisha

Lauryn’s 1st trip to the Galleria!

2009-05-06T08:16:00.001-07:00

Lauryn spent the night with her Godmother, Charlotte this weekend. Since DJ’s basketball game was in Houston Charlotte wanted me to meet her at the Galleria to pick up Lauryn. What a great idea! While we were there I decided to take Lauryn to see the ice skating rink and have lunch at the Cheesecake Factory. This was a weekend of firsts because I have never been to the Cheesecake Factory. Our first stop was the ice skating rink and then Lauryn noticed Claire’s. She just had to go in and play in all the jewelry. She wanted to buy a pair of sunglasses but after we tried on every pair in the store she can to the conclusion that they cost to much. The Cheesecake Factory was great. You really get a lot of food for your money. Lauryn asked the waiter for a child’s menu and was not thrilled at the fact that they did not have any. She told the waiter “ how can a place like this not have a child’s menu.” She had me laughing the entire time during lunch. She was also confused as to why the place did not look like a factory.

Lauryn eating her cheesecake in the car.

Lauryn shopping in Claire’s.

Lauryn loves her Daddy!

2009-05-05T11:43:00.001-07:00

Lauryn spent the weekend with my brother and niece so she did not get to see her Daddy very much. She wanted to make her a nice snack for when her got home because she would already be asleep. So, around 4pm she decided to cut up a banana and orange and leave it for him. This is what Darrell came home to at 1:30 in the morning.

Can you believe that he wanted to eat it until I stopped him?

Bridal Shower Cake

2009-05-03T08:19:00.000-07:00

Well, the kitchen is back open! Many you may not know this but I love to decorate cakes. I use to make cakes all the time but lately my busy schedule has kept me from it. One of my co workers asked me to do a cake for her for a friend's bridal shower and I said yes. So here it is!

Please stay tuned for more cakes to come. My planner is already filling up.

It’s that season…..

2009-04-25T11:58:00.000-07:00

birthday party season that is

This weekend was a very busy one for us. I think I got 5 hours of sleep the entire weekend. Between going to the movies, DJ playing in 5 basketball games, birthday party, TAKS camp at work, and the storm that came through Houston who has time to sleep. We went to Avery’s 1st Birthday Party and we had a blast. We don’t get to see them often because they live so far away from us and we both very busy schedules.

Miss Avery Kai Newsom

Happy Easter

2009-04-12T08:32:00.000-07:00

The hardest thing for us during a holiday is trying to make our rounds to each side of the family. It is tough but we always manage. I am just very exhausted afterwards. These are just a few pictures over the weekend.

Lauryn hunting eggs at my aunt's house with the Spells Family.

The kids are waiting patiently for the Easter Egg Hunt to start. I decided to make Easter bags instead of the traditional basket because the bags will hold more eggs.

Lauryn found just about all the eggs with the money in them at my brother and sister-in-law's house.

Me and Lauryn coloring our eggs.

Spring is here!

2009-04-04T19:30:00.000-07:00

The bluebonnets are in full bloom. We always see the bluebonnets on our way to Austin but I never built up the courage to pull over on the side of the freeway to take pictures. Well, this year I did have to worry about it. My sister-in-law emailed me about a location that was near our home that had a great bluebonnet patch. We decided to check it out. This is what we ended up with…

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Happy Birthday Meme!

2009-04-04T06:13:00.000-07:00

This is the inside of the card.
This is the outside of the card.

Today is Meme's birthday (my stepmom) and this is the card that I made for her. We will try to get over there on tomorrow to deliver her gift.

Happy 4th Birthday Tiana!

2009-03-27T11:33:00.000-07:00

We celebrated Tiana’s birthday Tinkerbell style. I picked her up from school right before lunch time so we could go shopping for her. Oh my gosh, that child talked the entire way from Stafford until we got home. We had a great time playing dress up and eating pizza and cake. Thanks to everyone that came out to celebrate with us!

I am not ready for him to drive yet….

2009-03-18T05:49:00.000-07:00

My dad decided that it would be a great idea to get a 4 wheeler for the kids. I am not sure how good of an idea it is. DJ loves it though. He goes over to ride it every chance he gets but he is under strict rules. He can only ride in the yard and he can not get out of second gear. My dad has 3 acres which is plenty of yard for him to ride around in. Take a look at him on his new toy.

Happy Birthday Aunt Corliss!!

2009-03-03T15:02:00.000-08:00

Yesterday was my aunt's birthday and we celebrated at Red Lobster. Lauryn decided that nothing on the kids menu sounded yummy so she wanted to order off the adult menu. Please tell me why she had to do this at a not so cheap seafood resturante?? You have to pick your battles with her so I so oh well lets go for it. She looked at the adult menu for 2 seconds and spotted lobster. She wanted lobster. I looked at the menu price and thought well I guess I can eat a side so my daughter can have lobster.

and that is exactaly what I did. I ate the side of mashed potatoes from her plate and asked the sweet waitress (who laughed at me all night) for some butter, sour cream, and cheese so that I can make my own loaded mashed potatoes. I know...I know...the things we do for our kids. Let me not forget that the fact that when her plate came she was so excited about the itsy bitsy fork that came with the lobster that she had to get up from the table to show everyone. Then she talked to the lobster the entire time she ate it. The conversation when a little like this....."I told you to hurry up but you didn't want to listen and now I have to eat you" She felt so sorry for the lobster......I forgot to mention that she thought it was one of these lobsters that she was eating.....

We had a great time spending time with family and celebrating Aunt Corliss's birthday!

Cuddlebug!

2009-03-02T15:32:00.000-08:00

I finally got a Cuddlebug last week. I got it online at http://www.ohmycrafts.com. For the none scrapbookers...it is a really cool gadget that you can use to cut out shapes and letters and also emboss. This is my first project that I did using my new gadget. It is not the best but I am so excited about how easy it is to use.

The cover was made using the Cuddlebug and the inside was made using the Cricut.

Stay tuned for more projects.

Go Rockets!!

2009-02-03T14:38:00.000-08:00

Well, this was the first time that we have been to a Rockets game as an entire family. Darrell and DJ have gone several times. I didn't realize that tickets cost so much but it was well worth it. First of all....I wish someone would have told us about the "Red Rowdies" section. This is the Rockets Major Fan Club. Those die hard fans cheered the entire game but it so funny and interesting. Please tell me why a guy in a Bulls jersey sat in the section? I am so happy that we sat in this section because Miss Lauryn did not want to go to the game but because of them she had a great time.

Secondly, we may have to take out a second mortgage on the house because of how much we spent. Wellllll is wasn't that much but it was not too far off. After the parking fee, 3 personal size pizzas, 4 drinks, nacho grande, pretzel, cotton candy, cookie, caramel apple, and 2 Rocket's sweatshirts.......Darrell is going to have to pick up another extra job. JK!

We had a wonderful time together as a family. We don't get to do much FUN stuff because of Darrell's work schedule and the kid's sports but that is going to change. Our time here on this earth is limited and we have to make sure that we take time out to enjoy each other while we have the time and ability. We want to make sure that our kids understand that family is first and that we can't revolve our life around sports....at least not until it pays the bills.

Me and My Boo before the game!

It won't be long before DJ is on the court

One of Lauryn's many snacks of the night.

The Rockets Gang!

Yolanda Adams

The Painted Potter

2009-02-01T14:30:00.000-08:00

We have been wanting to go to the Painted Potter for a long time but could never find the time to go. My friend Kim spoke highly about the place but she forgot to mention one small detail......the cost. Oh my gosh....we left out that place spending $70. However, we had a great time. They has so many things to pick from and the kids really enjoyed painting. We can't wait until the 16th to see how our masterpieces came out.

DJ is trying to make sure the details are just right.

Lauryn is showing off her cool purse box and skateboard.

Who says you can't take a snack break during a basketball game?

2009-01-12T14:24:00.000-08:00

Yes, you heard me correctly. Lauryn decided that she needed to finish her breakfast while she waiting on the bench to go back into the game. Did I mention that she is the only girl on the team and she is a little high maintenance.

Chick-fil-a fruit is the best

You can learn a lot by watching HGTV!

2009-01-03T14:32:00.000-08:00

During the Christmas vacation I watched HGTV just about everyday and all night. Let me tell you......those shows will have you thinking that everything is soooooo easy. Well, I know better. However, I did decide to paint the kids room because it was part of their Christmas present. I can actually say that I am a semi-pro painter now because of HGTV. Let's put it this way. My husband loved my work and complimented my work several times. I am still not good enough to do the family room and entry though.

Lauryn's Hannah Montana room makeover.
We still have some more finishing touches to take care of.

Go Dallas Cowboys!

We still need a valance to go over the window.

This is the almost complete project in DJ's room.

I am having a paint party and I would love for you to come. The next room is the kitchen and then the dining room.

Merry Christmas

2008-12-29T09:12:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! I know you thought that I had left the blog world but I forgot about this blog. I started a new blog at http://thesmallclick.shutterfly.com/

Christmas at the Small household was great. We started off on the Saturday before Christmas and we are still celebrating. Here are a few pictures from our holiday activites. Visit the site above for full details.

Lauryn is still trying to figure out if Santa is really real or not. After she opened this Nintendo DS she knew that Santa was real.
Hunting down an XBOX 360 on Christmas Eve was not a good idea. After going to Wal-Mart, Target, and then Toys R Us I finally scored. I was wondering the entire time if it was worth the trouble but after seeing this face on Christmas morning I knew it was.

2 days before Christmas I pick up my nieces so that they can spend the night with me and we have our on Pre-Christmas celebration. This year we decided to invite Aunt Carlette, Jamahl, and Kristopher over to help with the Gingerbread House.

This is the crew.

The girls....Madison, Lauryn, and Tiana

Tiana and Madison ready to go out and finish our last minute shopping on Christmas Eve.

2008-10-21T08:55:00.000-07:00

I'm back!

2008-10-21T06:11:00.000-07:00

I am sorry that I have not posted in a while but life is crazy right now. So, I decided to catch you up in one post. I will make this short and sweet. Here goes.....

Over the past few weeks I have been very busy with Hurricane Ike, (we made out great)football, basketball, soccer, and DJ's 10th Birthday Party. See, you thought I was just playing! We have played about 3 football games since the last post and we won all of them. Go Gators! I am in need for a Mother's Day Out and I am not talking about a day care. Lauryn participated in a cheer clinic hosted by the Dickinson Varsity Cheer Squad and she loved it. They got a chance to perform the routines they were taught during Pre-Game for the the Varsity Gators Football Team. You can't tell her nothing now. I am in the process of trying to order her a real cheer uniform so that she can look just like the "big girls" do.

DJ was a captain for the Friendswood game!

Boy, you can't hold me!

We can get use to this.

My family is hosting a Halloween party/Birthday Party on Halloween night and boy do we know how to throw a party. It's not going to be anything big just something to keep the kids busy. We will do our normal Trick or Treating before the party. In case you don't know, DJ's Birthday is on Halloween Day! This year we decided to do a sleep over. Please pray for me. The guest list was so hard because DJ is very good friends with a lot of people and he also has cousins his age. We got the list down to 12 boys....yes...12 of those jokers in one room. I know what you are saying but you should have seen the beginning list. Anyway, we decided to get a suite at a hotel with an indoor pool for the sleepover. I plan to decorate the room before the boys get there. I did not want to do it at home because I have a hard enough time cleaning up after the 2 I have at home. This is DJ's last big party until he turns 15. Stay tuned for the invites and pictures of the events.

Game Time

2008-09-06T06:49:00.000-07:00

(JaRian #94 and DJ #82)
We beat Alvin 34 to 12! Today was our first game of the season! JaRian and DJ did a great job. JaRian hit someone so hard that he came out of his shoe. LOL! DJ was all over the field...running back, safety, special teams, and other backs that I don't know what they are. This Texas heat is no joke. It was so hot out there. I forgot about how hot it is. I guess I have been a little spoiled from basketball. We will better prepared next week.

First Day of School

2008-08-25T20:49:00.001-07:00

Thank you ....thank you....thank you

The kids are finally back in school. Lauryn and DJ were both excited about starting school this year. I can't believe that she is already in the 1st grade. This is DJ's last year in elementary as he prepares to into Middle school next year. I did not get a chance to take pictures of the kids because I had to be at work. Of course, Darrell is not the picture taker, so I had to take pictures after I picked them up.

2008-08-13T16:38:00.000-07:00

Another year older.....

I celebrated my ??th Birthday today and we had a blast. We couldn't go to a real restuarante so we went to Taco Cabana. They were the only place that would not put us out for being loud and they stay open late. We had a great time with friends and family.

Football Practice

2008-08-12T18:54:00.001-07:00

No one gets past DJ

Today was the second day of football practice and it went pretty well. I am a little new to this so give me a little time to get it together. Anyway, back to football practice. DJ plays with the Dickinson Gators and this is his second year playing and he is very excited about this season. He has his cousin, JaRian and several of his friends on his team. I am a little tired because we only had about a week break between the end of basketball and the beginning of football. Practice is crazy because we go 6 days a week for 1.5 hours for the first 3 weeks. I will have to get some kind of schedule going or we will be eating out a lot. Here are a few pictures for you to enjoy.