HApPy biRThdAY tAte & keNNy!

The good thing about father and son

having their birthdays 1 day apart...

is two parties! We had been at the family

cabin then the day we got home we moved

into our new house, so we kept it low key.

But both the parties were filled with good presents,

good family and of course good cake. Tate was

a little hesitant to dive in, but after a little

encouragement he never looked back. It is so

hard to believe my baby is one year old!

Grampie and his #1 grandson

Tate breakin in our new house

throwing cake everywhere!

LAKE POWELL 2007

We came back from wake boarding in the
morning and found the kids playing

dress-up with Tate...even as a lil punk

rocker he is still a babe!

For some reason, being in the boat
left Tate feeling a little lethargic...

I love to wakeboard! This is the first time
I have been out in a while because last year
I was extremely prego. Im still a little
wabbly but Kenny is profesh, its so annoying!

Kenny and the boys trying to catch
some fish...I think the fish were
on to them because they got close
a few times but those stinkin carp
always seem to win out in the end.

Every year since Kenny has been

home from his mish. he and 2 other families

have an annual Lake Powell trip. (its one of the reasons

I married him...and I think it played a big role in cutting

our Texas experience short) The weather was great,

the water was glassy, the food was yum and the folks were

a riot! Tate had so much fun bobbin in the water in his

little life vest. Thanks Clarks and Baileys for the good

times! WE LOVE LAKE POWELL!

Sanity...take 27

It seems like forever since my last post...maybe because it has been forever! Our life is the craziest of the crazies. Lets see where do I even begin...oh yes, June 13, Tate and I fly to Utah for my cousins wedding. (well sorta, we missed our flight but that's another story for another day) When I got online to get my return flight info I find out the whole thing was canceled due to the first missed one...are you kidding me delta-I will never fly the friendly skies again. Meanwhile Kenny got a job offer back in Utah and really wanted to give it a whirl so..........he packed up the house and drove home. It is a very bitter sweet thing for me, sweet because we are closer to family and friends, bitter because I didn't get to say goodbye to anyone in Texas, we never went to a Rangers game and there was still a world of shopping to do. Oh well maybe next time we move to Texas...note the sarcasm. We went to Lake Powell the day Ken got back and we just got home yesterday(pics to come). And while we were gone Kenny got another job offer he is considering. So I guess we are just takin it one day at a time around here, well that and we are counting down the days till we move into our new house...5 to be exact!

A DAY IN THE LIFE

It is getting SO hot here! Its a good thing

our place has a pool that we frequent everyday.

We've made lots of new friends there

and Tate has the cutest little tan lines. My sister

thinks he looks like a girl in this hat, but its the only

thing that will shade his whole noggin...

The boys never get off work until 9, so when we go out its always late. Poor Tate, he always gets awakened and then is up real late. (that's why hes usually in his jammies in the pics...) Here we are with the Atlas crew watching the game and havin some wings.

When we decided to come to Texas, I had these images of cactus, snakes and big gold belt buckles. It turns out I couldn't have been more off. This is a view from our front and back yards...so green huh!!?? Because it's so humid and rains all the time everything is so pretty and green. We do live on a golf course so that help too. We live in a really nice gated community in a great area just outside of Dallas. The homes here are beautiful. I find a new house for us to buy every morning on my run. (don't worry gram and gramps...that wasn't an announcement)

JUST ONE OF THOSE...

Since we've been having some problems with our camera the last week, I decided to take it into the shop to get fixed. After waiting in line for a half hour, I finally made it to the counter. I explained the problem and said I'll even pay extra to get it done quick because I'm going to Utah for a wedding in 2 days and I really need it. The worker took the camera, changed the batteries and badda bing bodda boom-worked like new. He and Tate thought it was pretty funny, so he took some pics(without permission) of my very embarrassing moment...I hope I'm not the only one who has these minor brain laps every now and again! (although they are becoming more frequent these days...)

AND WE'RE OFF...

May 2, 2007
Poor little Tate! Just before Kenny
graduated we (on a whim) decided
take a job with Atlas Marketing in
Dallas. So literally 4 days later we
packed up our house, said our good-
byes, and headed for the open road.
We needed a car when we got there,
so the only option was to drive-20 hours-UGH! Tate was packed
in the back of the Merc. like a little sardine. As long as he had his
blankie, his sippie and baby Einstein playing on the lap top, he
was an angel. What a trooper! Hopefully that was the last LONG
road trip.

This is a picture of Tate waving sweetly like he used to...he does not wave to be nice anymore, however I think his actions are justified. I don't know if Texans have never seen a baby before, but they all feel the need to stop us where ever we go and gock. We even had an Asian couple stop us in the mall and wanted to get pictures with Tate. "Big blue eye," they kept saying. Now I do realize hes quite the babe, but come on peeps. So since his recent celebrity he has learned to be quite defensive. Now when a stranger reaches out their hand to pinch the cheeks, Tate just as quick, swats the hand away and gives the meanest crusty you have ever seen. At first I was totally embarrassed, now I just have a quiet chuckle with myself. This must come from his dad.