Valentine's Day

We had a wonderful Cupid Day this year. Tucker had a great time making cookies with me-and doesn't he look great as a mini Pampered Chef?!

Pony Ride

We have started a new reward/incentive plan for Tucker, and his favorite reward that he is working for each week is a pony ride at a small ranch. These pics are of his first week there, and he was comfortable as could be on top of that pony. We also started actual riding lessons at another nearby ranch yesterday. I was amazed at everything they did with him on the first day, and especially since he's only four. They taught him the proper way to walk behind a horse, how to brush the horse and clean his feet, and they even let him take control of the reins by himself. When he made the pony, Mercury, walk all by himself, he was proud as a peacock. I was especially impressed, although a bit nervous, when they put him on a lungeline and made Mercury trot. Tucker held one arm in the air!! He did a great job and can't wait for next week!! He'll be ready to rodeo before we know it!

The boys.......

Since crawfish season is in, its about a weekly event at out house. Tucker loves them, and he has alot of fun with daddy preparing to eat them. Ty is just the happiest baby in the world. He smiles all the time, and doesn't fuss much at all. We are blessed!

More b-day pics

Tucker's 4th Birthday

I'm only a month behind the eight ball right now, but FINALLY, I'm putting up some new posts! For all of you that have mentioned ever so nicely to me that you've been waiting for new pics.......thanks for regularly checking, and here they are!!

We had a small Chuck E Cheese party with our friends the day before Tucker's birthday, where Tucker had a great time with Riley and Nate. We took him bowling on the big day and had a nice little party at home too. I can't believe he's four already!! Where does the time go?

Firsts........

We've experienced a few firsts here lately. First cereal feeding, first crawfish feed, and first time in the exersaucer. All went well, but as you can see, Tucker rather enjoyed just making the crawfish play. We were hoping a little dose of cereal for Ty would get him sleeping through the night. Its working!! (well, sorta!)

Hanging out

Just some pics of the boys hanging out at home. We haven't been up to much lately. Ty is growing like a weed, and doing more every day. Tucker keeps us laughing with his daily antics!

Finally.....new pics!

It's taken awhile to get back into the swing of things since our wonderful Christmas trip, but we're finally getting caught up. We visited Marta's family for nearly two weeks, and while it was great, it is nice to be back home and starting our routine again. As you can see, the boys enjoyed visiting with Santa. Especially Tucker, who had quite the list for him.

On Christmas Eve, Ty was baptized. Tucker was happy until we got up to the front of the church and he decided that he wanted to "unbaptize him".

Christmas morning was a blast, as Tucker is completely into the magic of Santa now. He really loved the fact that he got to open his presents AND Ty's.

We hope that everyone had a great Christmas season full of God's blessings. Have an awesome 2007, and remember to keep our troops in your prayers!

Fat boy

Took Ty to the doctor last week for his 2 month checkup. He was 15 lbs. 1 oz. and over 24 inches long!! He's a BIG boy! For those of you that knew Tucker at this age, he was just over 12 lbs., and we thought he was huge! Ty will be meeting Marta's family for the first time next week as we travel to Indiana for Christmas. He'll be half grown!

A couple more pics...

Here's more from the weekend! Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!!

Thanksgiving weekend

We were able to enjoy the Thanksgiving Holiday with Caitlyn and Colton this year, as well as celebrating Caitlyn's 13th birthday the following day. Dad is having a bit of a time with that one!! We returned to Natchitoches on Saturday to see the lights, which were awesome! The weekend, of course, was too short, and we look forward to March when they will be here for Spring Break. Caitlyn and Colton were thrilled with meeting baby brother Ty, and Tucker, as always, was excited as ever to have them here.

The boys

A few pics of the men of the house........

San Antonio

We went to San Antonio for Veteran's Day weekend, and although the drive was much longer than we anticipated, it was a great time. The Riverwalk is beautiful, and Tucker loved the boat ride on the river. We also visited the Alamo, of course.

Tucker, Ty, and Dad

Here are a couple new pics of the boys, and one of Mike and I at his pinning on. He promoted to Major on Nov. 1. YEAH Mike!!

HALLOWEEN

Tucker was quite a hit in his tractor costume this year. A friend got us the perfect outfit for Ty and I didn't have to try and find a miniature costume!! He was not so thrilled by the hat, though. We had a great time trick-or-treating, but I must say its weird to do that in the heat!!

New Pictures

Here's a few shots of the boys that I thought were especially adorable. Ty is very wide-eyed when he wants to be! Some Halloween pics will be posted soon!!