Cowboy Up

Okay, so the rest of my June videos are too big to download and I can't figure out how to cut them into halves on Windows Movie Maker so they're on hold for now. Here's a cute video from this evening...dad, make sure to show Leo. Also thrown in are some recent pictures.


If you're happy and you know it...ride your horse!

Gymnastics from 8 days ago on Saturday...I think I threw my back out after throwing him like this about 20 times...seriously, 30.

Here are still shots from gymnastics...well, Alex wasn't still, just the camera!!!

Here is one of my June videos...30 June. Alex puts on our shoes all the time, sometimes over his tennis shoes. He likes sandals, flipflops, tennis shoes, and slippers--not picky (see below pic). Don't those brown mary janes look fabulous with the dinosaur pjs? He's such a poser!

Alright..onto more pictures. Swim time on July 4th! Happy Independence Day!

Piggy back ride from dad up the stairs, in sequential order...

Misc:

Good helper with the swiffer!

New tennis shoes..Converse All Stars.

yummy...cantaloupe. We're 100% done with the highchair. It's in the basement and I'm selling it. Alex is doing a good job eating at his booster like a big boy!

June Videos Part I

Here is Alex on 19 June telling us the sounds for a duck, tiger, dog, and kitty cat. The sounds for bear, lion, and tiger are all the same at our house!

Now that swim lessons are over we are back to Saturday morning gymnastics. This video and the one below are from three days ago. Look how strong Alex is on the rings. He loves to hold on and swing on them. Iron cross is still in the works...ha ha.

I have four more June videos that I'll post this afternoon!

We Miss You Willow!

For those that haven't heard, we had to put Willow to sleep on Wednesday, 3 June, 2009. Long story short: she attacked Rummy 5-6 times over an 8 day period and it turns out she had some pitbull in her. We were told we would spend the rest of our lives devoted to her training since we already had so many incidents. Marc got bit multiple times trying to get Willow off of Rummy's neck. Rummy was admitted to the vet on Monday, 1 June, following the worst attack the day before. She was put on morphine, antibiotics, and pain killers and stayed to recover for a few days. Rummy is doing much better and we miss our little Willow. We just could not risk having her in our house with Alex, because although Willow and Alex were good buddies the K9 Counselors said that a lot of Willow's traits showed dominance to people (me and Marc) but that it could get elevated to hurting us or Alex. It was very very sad (LOTS of tears) to take Willow in but we had to do it. The way I look at it is that she had three happy years of love with us from the time we rescued her--she was soon to be put down then. Rest In Peace our little Wild Child...you are already missed!!

Below are pictures of the weekend we got Willow...Jacksonville, NC, May 2006.

poor little Willow was so skinny(above and below, foreground)

Family Pics October 2006

PCSing...May 2006 (in our Quantico hotel)

our girls...May 2009 (above and below)

Our Wild Child...

Alex gives Willow a Goodbye Kiss on 6/2/2009

GOD BLESS TEXAS!

Well, we had a wonderful eight days in Texas (Alex and I fly home tomorrow-Marc and Rummy will be home from the drive tomorrow morning) as you can see! We spent time in The Woodlands, Huntsville, Bryan, and the farm.

On the way home from the farm today Alex, Grandma Susie and I stopped at Stucee's (HUGE convenient store chain) and they had three life-size (this is one of the two cubs) brown bears. Alex was a little scared at first but it ended with a hug and a kiss to the mommy bear.
Driving Pa-Paw (Grandpa Mike)'s BIG BIG tractor!

Good Morning with Uncle Charlie and Pa-Paw.

We enjoyed a delicious BBQ lunch at Paw-Paw and Jo's house in Bryan on Wednesday, 10 June. Tom, Darla, Mallory & Tyler joined us from Victoria and got to meet Callie for the first time!

Darla gave Callie lots of TLC and rocked Callie right to sleep!

Uncle Marc gave Callie lots of sugar! I think he forgot how small new babies are...and Callie's already two months old! She was so bright and alert and gave us lots of smiles!

Mark came over to the farm Wednesday morning and we all got to ride horses for a few hours.

Even Alex got to ride for 15 minutes with Mark. Marc and I felt more comfortable with Mark holding Alex and he got over the tears in about 10 seconds once we all started riding together. It was really fun and Marc got to break in his new boots.

Uncle Charlie stop tickling me!!! Weeeeeee!

Playing on the ranger while it's parked...this happened continually and Alex loved it.

Ranger ride with Grandma Susie, Pa-Paw, and Rummy. This trip was very therapeutic for Rummy and her neck is healing very well. She LOVED riding around with us and running for miles. She even chased some deer and an armadillo!

Fun overload in his swing at Grammy and Papa's house!

Good smile buddy...

reading "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" with Grammy

big boy dinner in mommy's old high chair, at Grammy's house

yummy Mexican food lunch with Mommy and Grammy. Alex enjoyed chips, guacamole, and a chicken quesadillas! He was very well-behaved and it was very relaxing.

Aunt Morgan came down Sunday night from TAMU to visit Alex. They got to read some books together.

More swinging with Grammy at the helm!

Papa takes a turn pushing Alex!

relaxing on a humid, TX afternoon

big helper to Grandma Susie watering plants during swim time

priceless...

Grandma Susie bought Alex this "Rescue Boat" and it was really neat. He floated around the pool in it multiple days and loved "steering" the boat with the wheel and ringing the bells on the side.

I think those are daddy's glasses.

Getting ready to swim with Pa-Paw.