On to Lubbock to see Emmerson and Evynn...

I also visited with their mom and dad!!! We watched movies, shopped a little, went swimming, had yummy food, and went to Alan's Kettlebell class. It was fun seeing how the girls interacted. They are growing up so fast. !!!

CAMP get-together at Coach's house

More NYC pics and then on to Lubbock

I could hardly wait to see Emmerson and Evynn after getting back from NYC so I came home, washed my clothes, saw my team at a little get-together and zoomed to Lubbock in my "Lightning McQueen" red car!!!

Fun Times in NYCity!!!

I visited Ben and Ashley in early June. The art teacher at my school in Lubbock, Mrs. Ashby went with me the first half of the trip and Rodney came in the last half of the trip. We walked our feet off and had a blast!

Gym Dandy Class with Jackson-Summer is here!

Summer Time starts with Gym Dandy class with Jackson!

Jackson went to a little class with other preschoolers and it was interesting watching him in class...may need to work on a few things before Kindergarten!!! haha

Spring has SPRUNG! and School is crazy this time of year!

Leslie, Benjamin, and Shelly.
Jackson after he had dug a trough in his Lightning McQueen Cake!!! 
My friend and her husband, Kathleen and Dennis Wander. She also got a PTA award(Lifetime Member). 
Rodney and I at the PTA Banquet. It was fun because so many of the Shawnee Trail parents have gone on to become members in our district PTA. 

...And to continue the "School is crazy" Title,  I am pretty crazy myself so whatever I say on the blog is to be taken with much consideration!! haha

Starting especially in March, my own kids start having birthdays as well as the cutest little "grands" around! So, we have been birthday-ed out! Actually only attended Jackson's and it was  a fun time at the park. He dug into the cake with both hands and just made it his own so to speak. This year, he was really into his gifts and put the playing time off until last. He had to read all the inserts on each gift so it took a while. Can't wait to see one day when he gets something electronic...IT will take an hour for him to get it figured out before we can go on with "present" time!!!

I received a very nice honor from PTA and they had a banquet and so, that about covers the "happenings" shown in my pictures. 

The next few weeks into June are crammed with more "presentations" with choir and recorders and just a whole mish-mash of activities to keep the little ones moving.

More Pictures with Kids and Grandkids!

Ben and Karla just chillin' before leaving to go home on Sunday.(Mar. 3, 2009)
Karla, Ashley, and Leslie just being cute. 
One last picture for Mom...then I will put the camera up! HA
Emmerson and Jackson with Baby Benjamin!
Emmerson fixing Aunt Karla's hair..."This is the Beauty Shop....please shut the door..."(Emmerson told Grammie)

I LOVE IT WHEN THE KIDS COME HOME!!!!

Grammie and her sweet little "grands"-Jackson, Emmerson, Evynn and Baby Benjamin(3-1-09)
Alan, Leslie, Chad(in back), Ben, and Karla. Not pictured-Jason
Evynn beautifying Ashley with BOWS.
Group GRANDS Piano Lesson by Emmerson!

All the kids came home to check out Baby Benjamin. Ben and Ashley from NYC, Karla from Austin, Alan and Deonne and girls(Emmerson and Evynn) from Lubbock, and LIFE WAS GOOD! 

Good FUN, Good FOOD, Good TIMES!

THE PICTURES TELL IT ALL!

Baby Benjamin is cruising through his first week of life like a CHAMP!

Benjamin has learned a lot this week--how to drink milk, how to do other body functions, how to chill around Jackson, and much much more! Jackson is learning what "be easy with baby Benjamin" means I hope as he has a Thomas the train in one hand and a Lightnin' McQueen in the other!

BABY BENJAMIN BORN on January 25, 2009

The wait for baby Benjamin is finally over. He is such a cool little guy already! Jackson has seen him once and who knows what he thinks really or what he actually comprehends about the situation yet....that is yet to be seen. See pics of the evening he was born and the day after. 

New Year's Greeting

Look closely at the flowers growing out of Ben and Jackson's heads!!! Yikes-is there a zoo around to house such as this?
I don't know if there is room in that zoo for the craziness.....

Checking out Rob's new office space at Watermark. Cool view of 635!
Jackson throwing his clothes out of the big sack...He got styling clothes from Uncle Ben and Aunt Ashley. 
Jackson's first robe! He likes it. 
Leslie, Rob and Karla just hanging out. 
Karla trying to get Jackson to eat Brisket. It worked! He ate it up!

Pics of Christmas 2008

Ashley got the girls pjs from J. Crew...what a dance line!
Karla about to leave with Bud.
Our trip to Frisco Square to see the syncronized light show.

Jason and Missy enjoying the merriment.
Christmas Eve after the service.

More Rocking around the Christmas Tree!

As Christmas Day approached, more of the kids came to McKinney. Ben and Ashley flew in from NYC and Karla came from Austin and Leslie and Rob and Jackson were already here because they live here(in Richardson that is). We met at Watermark and went to Christmas Eve church service there and it was a fabulous service and presentation of the Christmas message...from the manger, over the rocky road of Jesus's life to the cross.....HE came to set us free. WOW....it was such an incredible and great service. I loved it. 

After the Christmas Eve Service, we started home via North Park mall to do a little last minute Christmas Shopping for Rodney. Got it...then got home about 5 minutes before all the rest of the kids came for supper! PHEW! Soup night....taco and Mulligatawney! YUM!

See the pics for all the fun with Jason, Missy, Chad, Hunter and Chrissy, and the rest of us!

Christmas ROCKA-MY-SOUL!

We made a fast and furious trip to Lubbock to be with Alan and the "girls" and I forgot my camera so I will have to figure out how to pull those pics off of Shutterfly to post, but it was a great time. Emmerson had a Fancy Nancy Christmas and little Evynn got a new vacuum, play purse, and a new dollie. It was so much fun. Deonne cooked her good food and made her great salad....and we ate, played with the kids, visited, and I even got Alan to go shopping for some new jeans for his Christmas!. Yeah for the GAP!.