Sharing a Bedroom

Last night we moved Morgan into Emma' room. They will have to share for a year or two, until Viola is old enough to move in with Emma or until we buy a new house. They were pretty excited about the move and actually did really well on their first night together. We know it's a super girly room for a little boy, but Morgan doesn't seem to notice. This weekend and the next we will be remodeling Morgan's old room- new paint, ceiling fan, and blinds. It should be just about 9 weeks or so until Viola arrives!

Kitchen- Before & After

By now, everyone has seen these pictures on Facebook but we still wanted to do an official "before & after" blog entry. This project was fairly painless as far as kitchen remodeling goes, and we think it made a world of difference. The hardest part was probably choosing the paint color- that and actually having to paint over all the purple (thanks Matt!). The kitchen looks so much brighter and cleaner now. It's also great to have a working dishwasher and vent hood.

Backyard Project: The Camera Dolly

Here's the latest of my backyard projects. It's a camera dolly that runs along tracks made of PVC pipe. Even though I built it for a camera, the kids didn't waste any time making good use of it. Turns out it also makes a great ride. Thanks to my dad for helping me build it. Wish he could have been here to see it finished.

Fall Sampler

We had accumulated a pretty large collection of miscellaneous photos on our computer so I decided it was time for a sampler post. Without further ado, we present for your enjoyment an assortment of random cuteness gathered throughout the past 6 weeks.


This is a circus Morgan made out of his Lincoln Logs.

The cuteness.

To my chagrin, Morgan has been getting a lot bolder with his tricks on the swingset.

Again, the cuteness.

Matt is the unfortunate victim of my relentless project compulsion...

I blame it on "nesting instinct".

This is a classic Morgan expression!





Morgan attempts to write his letters...E, T, B, F, C, A, U

You can see Emma's fashion sense is developing...she accessorized this look herself.

The kids love to watch Daddy grill.

First Circus

Tonight we took the kids to their first circus. It wasn't as overwhelmingly massive as a Ringling Bros. show, which was perfect for the kids. They got to see a lot of acrobats, tricks and stunts of every kinds, lions & tigers, elephants & a bear...they were pretty impressed. The looks on Morgan's face were priceless as you can see in the photos below.


These poor kids have cheap parents...no pony ride.

I'm not sure what I'm explaining to Morgan, but he looks a little worried.

The look on Emma's face here pretty much sums it up...

Daddy was here too...

He was REALLY stoked!



Emma enjoying the elephants...



Outside the Midland Horseshoe Arena

Birthday Visit to Abilene

We made a short little trip to Abilene last weekend in honor of my Dad's birthday. On Saturday Memaw & Pepaw took us to the balloon festival. In addition to watching several hot air balloons take off, the kids got to jump and slide on all the inflatables set up for the occassion. They also visited a nearby prairie dog town.

Morgan inside one of the jumpers

Heading over to see the prairie dogs...Mom is quite likely on the phone with Haleigh.

This is a pretty classic look for my mom...

Watching the prairie dogs

Emma needs a little time to cool down in the shade.





Here you can see all the little prairie dog mounds.

The sisters outside the restaurant on Sunday.

Dad and his girls

The whole family in attendance...

Four generations...

2009 Permian Basin Fair & Expo

Matt has been working his annual stint at the fair for the past two weekends of this month so we took advantage of the opportunity to expose the kids to some real culture. They had their first taste of funnel cake, shared a footlong corndog, rode a few rides, visited a petting zoo, and perused the 4H exhibits. They pretty much thought it was the best thing ever!