december was a wonderful month for our family!! the kids and i did many fun things, owen performed in his first choir program and was a wise man in the school play. we got to watch daddy mel receive a standing ovation from over 7,000 people at his tcu graduation and simply enjoyed family and celebrating JESUS!!! we also got to spend the night at the gaylord in dallas and make fun memories in the ice cave.....

our brown eyed boy turns 5

"i loved our hot cocooo party in the backyard mom and kenzie girl prayed for me without fussing...oh yea da da matching me was cool too!"

owen awoke to his family singing, presents and cake...bsf with mommy and sister and another cake...and when asked how he wanted to spend his day..he decided he wanted to dress up like lsu football players, daddy dress alike and mommy let kenzie girl take off her smocked dress and bow and dress like a football player too. played football at the park and went to red robin for dinner...five years ago...he was gifted into our family...wow....
mommy also came to his school with a 3 foot t-rex cake..he had to be blue because b was the phonogram of the week..."TJ" is a bear his aunt diane gave him when he was born and TJ read a story to the class

owen turns 5!!!

kick off to owen'sbirthday week!

owen begins his birthday week in baton rouge at lsu homecoming. we stayed with our dear friends the aucoin family..lynn and i shopped and the dads and kids played football and soccerr. troy took owen and aucoins to the game..tall gating i got to see former pi beta phis...and sunday we got to attend the aucoins church

our mckenzie-grace has turned three!!! i can't believe it. it has definately been the longest three years of my LIFE! i love her strong will, determination, joy, charm, manipulation...need i say more but at 40....im a little tired at the end of each day. we had pink waffles and punch, her brother prayed over her and she got the royal treatment

fearfully and wonderfully made on november 8,2006

The Lord blessed our family with mckenzie-grace three years ago today. She is smart, strong-willed, determined, sassy, friendly and keeps mommy humble. We celebrated her birthday week with her first manicure, a starbucks date with mommy, daddy mel went to her class to eat cake, daddy mel took her to toys r us, we had a super party at an exotic animal farm and then today she was princess. Her gentlemen escorted her to her morning family gala..pink waffles, pink punch..presents...her daddy praising her and her brother praying for her.

we continue to make loads of memories...we had several fun fall festivals.....sweet sweet memories

fall is continues to be filled with fun and memories galore!!!!!!!!!!!!! we were spoiled rotten at the recent tcu ballgame where owen and mckenzie-grace got to run on the field and "sunshine" had special cakes made! the kids have various costumes and below went to the houston childrens museum for lots of fun and games. owens school hosted a hoe down and owen rode a bull and mckenzie-grace had her first dance! we are rejoicing in answered prayer...blake got a miracle car from a friend of mine in bible study fellowship...soooooooooooo no more car pooling!!! GOD is GREAT~

DISNEY 2009

FALL IS FULL SWING

WE ARE BUSY AND HAPPY! BLAKE IS TEACHING MCKENZIE-GRACE ABOUT TATOOS...WE GOT TO MEET AUDREY AN...WE SPENT A WEEKEND IN PORT ARANSAS...OWEN STARTED SCHOOL AND THE KIDS AND I HAVE BEGUN OUR MINISTRY IN BIBLE STUDY FELLOWSHIP!!!! WE LEAVE FOR DISNEY ON FRIDAY!!!!

Blessed with Blake!

blake moved in with us a week ago and we are enjoying making new memories together....