Happy 7th Birthday Simon!

Simon is 7 years old today, I can't believe I have had him for 5 years now! He is such a great companion and friend! I am so grateful to Jeffrey for giving me Simon!

I found this darling cake at Walmart tonight! Isn't it cute?

Look at all the fun things he got! Gram gave him the french fries!

Looks who's 16 years old and look who's 81 years old

Jake and I celebrated his 16th birthday Tuesday night, can you believe he's 16? He is about 5'11" and is such a nice kid! It was so great to get to spend time with him!

Yesterday was my dad's 81st birthday! It's hard to believe he is 81, he is such a goer! I'm so grateful for him! He's the best and will do anything in the world for me! I sure love him so much!

Dallas Duration

Gosh time flies when you're having fun! I can't believe the rest of the week went by so quickly! It was so great to get to hang out with the Plano Thiot's, the Mansfield Thiot's, the Plano Grange's and the Sacramento Thiot's! I loved every minute of my week! Here are a few photos to recap the rest of my week!

On Saturday Keelie and the teddy bears had a tea party! She is a wonderful hostess and knows how to throw a party!

Sunday was a wonderful day! I am so grateful that I was able to be at Addison's blessing! She is such a nice baby girl! I loved getting to eat dinner next to Brooklyn at her house after church! She is such a fun girl! I loved getting aquainted with her!

Monday was a fun day! We did some birthday shopping for Tatia. Look how cute Tatia looks in her new top and jeans!

Keelie got this new dress, tights and new shoes! She quite liked being the model

Check out Keelie's new shoes!

After the shopping trip we ended up in the pools. We had a boy pool and a girl pool! It was a great way to finish up the afternoon.

Tuesday afternoon the Sacramento Thiot's headed for home. It was sure sad to see them go but I so loved getting to share my vacation with them! Thanks Char!

After dropping the Sacramento Thiot's off Robynn and I had some pool time. It felt so great to relax and read for a couple of hours. When Tatia got off work Robynn, Tatia and I went for a pedi. Such a fun pamper party!

Wednesday came way to fast and I packed up and headed for home!

Thanks Thiot's for a great week!

Thank You Lani!

Dear Lani,

Thank you for coming to Texas to spend this wonderful week with our family. You were a lifesavor and it was so much fun to have you here with us. You are such an inspiration to me and every single one of us adore you. I loved...

• Going to the Duck Park and Feeding the ducks with you and Keelie


• Watching you and Kenzie craft those darling diaper holders and wipe cases


• Tending Keelie while you and Kenzie shopped at Hobby Lobby


• Going to the Strawberry Dress Photo Shoot


• Playing at the Splash Park


• Going for Walks in the nice humid mornings


• Making up the Newlewed game and being the MC


• Going to Bonnie's baptism


• Taco Bueno for our FREE Tacos, Yummy


• Grocery Shopping with ALL of us at Walmart


• Grilling burgers at Tatia and Jakes


• Chilling in the Swimming Pool
• Tea Parties with Keelie


• Tanning and Reading in the Swimming Pool


• Having Pedicures and sassy Red Toes


• Going to Addison Mae Thiot's baby blessing


• Eating your yummy queso dip


• Going to What a Burger


• Switching out wallets

I think I could go on and on and on. Thank you so much for taking a weeks vacation to spend with us in Texas. We love you so very much and are so glad you are in our family.

SLY

Dick, Robynn, Ricky, Becky, Brooklyn, Addison, Rocky, Tatia, Jake, Charlie, Mackenzie, Keelie, Pierce, Stacy and Elder Sky!

Dallas - Day 2

This morning Robynn and I went for a quick walk around the neighborhood and then headed to Celebration Park in Allen. It was a great place with lots of water and lots of playground equipment. Tatia and her crew came with us. They are very cute little kids.

Keelie quite liked the water, she couldn't believe she was getting wet!

Keelie looking very serious! Isn't she darling?

This afternoon was krafting with Kenzie. We made the funnest diaper holders and covered packages of baby wipes.

Check out krafting Kenzie!

Check out our final products! Wouldn't you love to carry these around?

Dallas - Day 1

Today was my first day of vacation, hooray! Robynn, Charlie, Mackenzie, Keelie and I had a fun adventure to feed the ducks. They weren't very hungry but we had a great time feeding them. Keelie was a great trooper!


Keelie loved throwing the bread to the ducks. She's got quite an arm.


Keelie thought it was very fun to eat the ducks bread!

After the ducks were fed, Keelie went for a swing! She's quite the swinger!

Tonight Jake and Tatia came for dinner! It's so fun to see them again. After dinner everyone settled down with thier computers and ipods. Aren't we a technical group or are we just nerdy?

Monday, Monday

Well today started out with a trip to see Dr. Ghiz the orthodontist. I will be getting another new retainer this week. After 7 years my teeth are almost perfect! It's always fun to catch up with Dr. Ghiz.

After work I stopped by Costco to pick up flowers for my cute friend Rita who had a yucky test this morning and for my friend Melanie who had to put her dog Molly down last week. What a hard thing to do. It breaks my heart!

After dropping off the flowers I had the funnest dinner dates. Matt came to mow and Krista, Hailey and Aida all were at my house for a visit. We ate pizza on the patio! So fun to have them here! They are such cute girls and I love them lots and lots!