The Wolg's got a new car!

We got a new car! Yipppeeee!

And, it's RED, my favorite color! I finally got a red car.

LOVE IT! LOVE IT! LOVE IT!

It's so nice to have the new car smell again. It's been 12 years since I've had a new car. And, new cars are so sophisticated now. I'm still trying to figure out all the buttons! We took it on a road trip (post coming) so I had time to study the book some. I love driving it, and Daddy is happy to have his truck back from me.

"Ain't it pretty and shiny?"

So many buttons!





Goodbye to my 300M.
I loved this car and it has been an excellent car for 12 years.

JT's 4th Birthday

In June, My baby boy turned FOUR! I can NOT believe he will start his last year of preschool in the Fall. My baby...I can't even imagine him being big enough to go off to elementary school next year. But, I can't stop it and I know he'll be ready. He is progressing so fast...his vocabulary has taken off, and he has "skittles" (skills) ...not much he can't say or do. JT wants to do everything on his own and can for the most part. I have to catch myself (or he reminds me) from helping when I'm not needed anymore.

JT is still Mr. Personality who doesn't stop talking and has never met a stranger. He makes his Daddy and I laugh all the time...sometimes it's hard to keep a straight face and discipline him because he's so funny. (But we do, then there's tears)

JT has added *Batman* to his list of obsessions...trains, fire trucks, pirates, helicopters, cowboys (excuse me "horsey guys"). He asked for a *Batman Birthday Party* at *Going Bonkers*. He's all about b-man right now and he got lots of b-man stuff for his birthday. JT had a great time playing with his friends at Bonkers and his cousins afterward. Then, the family went out to eat mexican food (family favorite).

Happy Birthday to My Little Buddy

I love you! Mom

JT opened this gift at home...too big to tote to Bonkers

"I'm FOUR!"

JT's *Batman Cake*
*Batman Birthday*

I didn't take any pictures of them playing...on a Saturday, there was just a sea of kids playing...it's was hard to keep up with them, let alone take a picture.

Making a wish!

Opened lots of gifts...Many Thanks to everyone

JT with some of his friends (some were already back playing)

Sissy's 8th Birthday

Sissy turned 8 in June. How did this happen? My little girl is EIGHT! And, she is growing up way too FAST. She's loosing the cutesy, little girl look and turning into quite the little beauty. I'm not sure I'm ready for that. Sissy is so smart, so fun, so pretty, so sweet, so generous, so strong willed and dramatic and SO MUCH A BLESSING to our lives. I love this little girl so much that it makes my heart hurt.

Sissy's birthday fell on a Thursday...a school day. So, JT and I brought her lunch and ice cream for her class. Sissy got to pick where and what we had for dinner...spaghetti and milkshakes at home. Love this child.

Happy Birthday!!

Sissy got to open one gift. She got the bunk bed for her AG dolls from Mimi.

Dad is assembling...one of his many roles in the family.

Now, on to the birthday and party. Sissy wanted a *Phantom of the Opera* birthday party. I thought...well of course you do...then "how do we do that?" We thought about it and came up with a plan. She wanted a "fancy dinner" and watch the Phantom movie with a few of her close friends. This is SO Sissy...something different and with an intimate group vs. large.

So our plan...decorate for the dinner and movie, get the girls ready -- paint nails, do hair & makeup and put on dresses, serve dinner & cake, open presents and watch the movie. Well, I think Sissy had a great time so it was a success. Although, there wasn't too much movie watching...it's a long movie and there was playing to do. (I kind of thought that would be the case.)

Sissy got a pink Nintendo DSi for her birthday. This was a main thing she wanted. It took awhile for her to get interested in the whole video game thing, but here we are. Thankfully, she's not obsessed with it.

Also, we got her a new red dress for her party. She was beautiful. (yeah ebay!)

Here's the fabulous Phantom Cake. Everyone loved it. Definitely, the hit of the party. The girls preceded to eat all the fondant off the cake and make themselves sick. LOL.
Opening Presents...Many Thanks

Sissy with her Cousin Ariel and friend Kendal...all dolled up for dinner

Making a wish...

Time for dinner

Sissy's friend Jaidyn...friends and in class together since Kindergarten

Ariel & Kendal
The girls are ready..."peace out" and no shoes (LOL)
The girls ready for their dinner...okay, this is more like it.

Decorated for the party

WATCHING the Phantom movie

June 2010

The end of May and June are always sooo busy for us, and this year was no exception. Of course, we celebrated Sissy and JT's birthday in June. (I'm going to do separate posts for their birthdays.) There's end of school and the beginning of summer -- pool time. This year we also had W.O.W., which is our church's VBS, the week right after school let out. I taught in Sissy's 2nd grade class. It was great fun. And, Father's Day.

Random Pic...Nap Time for "the boys"

Love my babies who just turned 8 and 4; they are growing up sooo fast.

Happy Father's Day to Daddy!
We celebrated by taking Daddy out to eat, cookie cake and gifts.
I could not have asked for a better father for my kids. Daddy is an incredible father. He's fun, loving, devoted, responsible, teaches, generous, disciplines, hard worker, strong...
We love you Daddy!


The cookie cake sums it up...


Another random pic...JT played cowboy the week of WOW since the theme at VBS was a ranch.
Yee-Haw!

A few pictures from WOW

I taught with Kelli. So, it was easy for the kids to remember their teachers.

I had a great time with the kids. Teaching kids is definitely not my strong suit, but I enjoyed spending time with the kids and sharing about God.

The boys in our class with one of the teen helpers

The girls in our class with another one of our teen helpers

Sissy with her friend, Kendal, who came to WOW with her

After school let out, it was already HOT so it was time to pull out the wading pool for the backyard and head to the big swimming pool too.

Yippeee for Summer!

I'm not quite as happy about summer as the kids, or the teachers. I love spending time with the kids, but summer brings LOTS of time together, Texas HEAT, swimming suits and the outdoors, complete with bugs. I'm just not an outdoor girl. You will NOT find me camping out. A hotel is my version of "roughing it".

End-of-School Party for Sissy

Here she is with her teacher again...she just LOVED Mrs. B.

2nd Grade Friends

One of Sissy's friends who has been in her class all 3 years

More 2nd Grade Friends

May 2010

The highlight in May was Sissy's baptism. I posted the pictures on my May 5th post. This was very special and I cried as I watched her. An act of obedience and public profession on her faith in Jesus Christ. How can we top that?

We celebrated my birthday and our friends' anniversary at *The Melting Pot. This is the 2nd year to celebrate together...guess this will be another one of our traditions together. The dinner was FABULOUS and the company was great. Love you hubby and friends!

CHOCOLATE fondue...Yummy!

Just one day at home with JT...found him in Sissy's window with Peter Pan.

Zachary, my nephew, turned two! The family got all together to celebrate.

What happened to the baby?


Flip flop weather...summer toes

We took a train ride from the Ft Worth Stockyards on the Grapevine Train. Daddy and I had promised JT we would, and he was not about to let us forget it. Fun for all.

JT was SO HAPPY to ride on a big train. His cousins and grandparents joined us.

Little stagecoach, big girls

Choo-Choo Train!

Waiting on the train with Papa.