Catch up time again?!

I think I'll just become a quarterly blogger.  That should be enough!

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Here's our trip to Angel Fire in pictures.  It didn't start out so fun.  I had a really bad feeling about this trip before we even starting packing.  So bad...I didn't even want to go.  That's not normal for me.   I'm not one to get "bad feelings."  I worry, but usually about nothing.  This wasn't the same thing.  This was a BAD feeling.  I think my first fear was that this was the first time we had ever gone to a mountain biking race for Aaron and no one else went with us.  No grandparents. No friends. No Uncle Gary.  People at work and all of our parents were praying for us and our trip.  And...thank you God for listening to the prayers of so many. 

Our trip started out bright and early as normal.  We all piled into the truck with the camper loaded and everyone dressed in "comfy clothes."  And we were off.  Bad feeling still there.  The trip was going great.  Then...a rock hit the windshield and it automatically ran.  Not a crisis!  The closer we got to Angel Fire the more I was relaxing.  And then...we ran into a hail storm.  Not a little one.  Golf ball size hail - in the middle of an open field - pull off the road and wait for 20 min so we can see kinda hail.  Once it let up, we decided to get on our way.  Next obstacle...10 foot wide rushing water across the road.  Is it deep? Where's the road? Do we wait?!  Luckily another vehicle drove through and Aaron decided we could make.  And...we did!  Next...we continued on and started up through the mountain pass.  Remember that hail?  Well...it was all over the road.  ICE.  Truck.  Camper.  Incline.  Mountain side.  BAD NEWS!!!  We lost traction and the wheels were just spinning.  Luckily Aaron is cool under pressure.  Even as the camper started sliding toward the guard rail he just put the truck into 4 wheel drive and slowly tried to ease toward the middle of the road.  After about 20 min we were able to get going AGAIN!!!

We FINALLY made it to Angel Fire.  We assessed the hail damage to the truck and the camper.  The skylights in the camper were busted out leaving our beds a little wet.  But...it's amazing what trash bags and duct tape can fix!  I really thought that was the end of my bad feelings.

The next day we woke up and took Aaron up the mountain to ride.  First run down he crashed and was hurt bad enough to bow out of the race.  Despite the bad news...I felt a sense of relief.  We ended up having a great time hiking and watching the mountain bike races from the sideline.  And Aaron got to feeling better after a few days and he was able to ride again.  Lots of answered prayers on this trip.  So glad we made it home safely with nothing more than a few bumps and scrapes.

Let's Play Catch Up

Where do I begin?!  

It's been 9 months since I've updated this blog.  

Does anybody actually look at it anyhow?!  

October: So...Adam's finger healed up great without surgery.  Dr. Cooke followed up with him and Adam loves showing off his scar.  He has pretty much normal movement but still can't bend it quite as far as the others.  After the finger incident he stayed in a half cast for about 4 weeks and that was all.  Getting the stitches out was NOT fun!  We also pulled off a surprise 60th birthday party for my mom.  Well...Leah did.  I just avoided talking to her.  I'm a horrible liar.  

In November, a very special little girl turned 4!  We had a very low key Cinderella birthday party.  I thought this might limited the number of presents.  Boy was I wrong!!!  Grandparents and Auntie Leah didn't hold back!  Reagan got a new big girl bike in Cinderella blue, a Cinderella dress, castle, movie, and barbie.  Of course we have now moved onto Aurora.  Go figure!  

December is ALWAYS a fun month around our family.  There are a million things going on.  We started off with a bang!  Granny took us to see ICE! at the Gaylord and we went for a ride on the Polar Express.  Fun and crazy wild weekend.  Then there was the Sisters' party at Granny's house.  And, of course, Christmas.  Always a busy time.  

In January Aaron and I celebrated 7 years of marriage and the kids started gymnastics.  More fun times!!! Aaron also really buckled down and started studying for the fire department's lieutenants test.  Our life kinda slowed down when this happened!

February brought more studying.  Aaron needed full access to the kitchen table, bar, couch, and kitchen.  So...the kids and I moved our home lives into the master bed room.  It was kinda like a little party in there every day!  Toys everywhere and snacks in the bed room!  Can't believe that happened!  We did pause for a little valentine's day fun when Auntie Leah sent some new Thomas trains and little pets.

March brought warmer weather and more outside time.  The kids competed in their first mountain biking "race."  They did a great job and I got to play the proud mommy! We had everybody over for Easter at our house and hunted Easter eggs at home and participated in the Baird Easter festivities.  

Greatest event in April was our trip to see Thomas in Grapevine.  Granny and Opa took all of their kids (Me and Auntie Leah included) out for the weekend to see Thomas in Grapevine.  The kids were excited and very surprised. 

Then it was May.  We celebrated Adam's 3rd birthday complete with an over the top Cars Party.  Thank you Pinterest!  We celebrated Mother's Day very low key.  Loved it!  Got to be lazy all day and just relax! Again...Loved it!   We also celebrated with my cousin who is getting married.  Went to Houston for a long weekend for her wedding shower and some other fun.  We went to the zoo, the aquarium, and the children's museum.  The children's museum is the BEST PLACE EVER!  Hands down.  If you have kids, are near/in Houston.  It's a MUST!!!  Then we celebrated Aaron's 32nd Birthday!!!  We all got together and ate at Lytle Land for some great food! And...Granny made a yummy pineapple upside down cake!  Aaron got a fun present from the whole family.  Not sure if I was more excited or if he was.  He got a bar bell and a set of bumper plates.  Of course, he's already had to add to it! =)

June was another fun month.  We had some great friends that got married in a beautiful backyard wedding.  Aaron and I got to be the dog handlers.  Who lost the ring?  This girl's dog!  Go figure!  We took our annual trip to Angel Fire, NM for Aaron to race.  That trip is a whole other blog post to come...eventually.  Then we joined in celebrating another wedding with my cousin.  Photo booth...worth the money!  Good job guys!  And then of course there is Father's Day.  Opa was in Canada catching fish so we took Aaron and Papa to Red Lobster to eat fish and...maybe a few amazing cheddar bay biscuits!  YUM!!!  Then it was Auntie Leah's birthday but she was in Michigan.  So we didn't even get cake!

Now here we are in July.  We had the opportunity to celebrate July 4th with Granny and Opa and the entire Trigger Mountain Community at a 4th of July party.  It was pretty overwhelming the number of people that came.  The kids were a little terrified!  But, when the ice cream came out...they perked up!  

That should about do it!  Here's some pictures!

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