New Specs.

Mallory's glasses arrived. She can hardly contain her excitement. Or keep her glasses on her face. She is pretty adorable in them. Wouldn't you agree?

So tiny.

My husband says that there are never any pictures of me posted. There's a reason for that. I really don't like to have my picture taken. But here you go, Todd. One picture of me. Holding my sweet little nephew, Cole.

Tornado Drill....or maybe not.

Last Friday evening, the weather took a turn for the worst and Dickinson County was placed in a Tornado Warning. We gathered the kids, packed a bag, grabbed the weather radio and headed to the basement. Luckily, all we got was a little rain and wind. It was a scary experience for the kids. It's not that often that we take to the basement in such a hurry. Last night, our local paper ran an article on the storm and there is an amazing picture of the wall cloud that was headed towards us. We are very thankful that the storm passed us by.

http://www.abilene-rc.com/index.cfm?event=news.view&id=513393A4-19B9-E2F5-4620C03B18C883E8

Cole- 3 weeks

Temper Tantrum

My sweet little Hannah was not so sweet. She got in trouble for being naughty and was sent to her room. I went downstairs to start a load of laundry and heard a commotion upstairs. Hannah was throwing her books across her bedroom that I had just cleaned. Needless to say, I was not happy.

BBQ at Brown's Park

Last Sunday, we headed out to Brown's Park and grilled burgers for lunch. We had a lot of fun just hanging out. We went for walks, watched the cottonwood trees, and ate some good food.

Mallory helping get lunch ready.

Matt riding his bike (without training wheels).

Todd cleaning the grill.


Getting ready to eat.

Taking a break on the nature trail.

Glasses

Mallory had an appointment with the eye doctor this morning. We had been putting off the whole "glasses issue" for about two years. Well....this year Mallory got her wish. Glasses. A mother's worst fear. She was very excited. Me? Not so much. I know that she needs them, but I already envision their demise. Luckily, Dr. Luty assured me there was a warranty and that we could limit her use, keeping it to learning for now. Maybe Mallory will surprise me and take to these glasses like nothing else. I have to admit that she was very excited to try all the different pairs of glasses on. And I do have to say that she is pretty adorable in them. :)