Matthew

Matthew has really taken to his skateboard and still talks about going to the skate park at Grapevine Mills (he will have to improve a lot before he can step foot in there).

This was a picture of Matthew on his first field trip. They went to the Elm Fork Education Center at UNT.He told me that I need to pack him everything that he needed for his long bus ride and that I need to put extra food for the long trip. I packed his lunch in a gallon zip lock bag because I did not have a brown paper sack and he was concerned that someone would steal his food because they could see what he had and would like it. He was truly excited about this and sad that I couldn't attend because they did not allow siblings to come along. He kept talking about his first bus ride and going into space.

Matthew's first ER trip.I got a call from school saying Matthew had a 103 temperature and that we needed to come and get him. Once we got home he fell asleep on the bathroom floor while waiting to get into CareNow. They checked everything, They swapped him to death, took blood from his arm, chest x-ray, the works. Then the doctor comes in and says that you need to take him to the ER right away because we think his appendix is about to erupt because Matthew was complaining of severe stomach pain. I was freaking out inside, I really did not want my boy to have surgery. We rush to the ER and after about 2 hours they decide that it is a virus and he needs to drink plenty of water and take Tylenol for the fever. Really not cool CareNow. Matthew is still talking about the blood they took from his arm.

Matthew has become quite the reader. He is one of the top readers in his class and is doing really well at school. He had a problem with rhyming and we had to work extra hard on it, but he finally grasped the concept and went from a 0 to 100 in a four day span.

Matthew loves his legos. His new thing is taking apart the lego creations and putting it all back together with the help of the manuals. Hours upon hours of fun. The only downside is when one small piece is missing and searching for the one piece in a container filled with thousands of other legos.

Feeding Horses

Since I was about 7 months pregnant I have not been asked to feed the Langford's horses because they were having their son feed them. When I got the call to feed I was over joyed. It is an amazing way to start the day and end the day. The kids were my big helpers. Each time Paige would run out of the car and greet the horses in the barn. She would giggle every time a horse would sniff at her hair. Matthew is old enough now that he could actually help me with the grain and the hay. What a fun couple of days we had and can't wait to do it again.

The Gaylord

Clay for our anniversary surprised me with a weekend get away trip. I was really hesitant because Paige had never been left alone with anyone. Colleen planned on coming down and staying with the kiddos. We debated on rather to go to San Antonio but then I mentioned the Gaylord to Clay and they have this amazing deal for anniversaries where you pay one night and you get a second night free.
It was a relaxing weekend with my honey. Our room had a view of the River Walk so we did get a little piece of San Antonio. We were planning on leaving to eat, see a movie, go to the mall or something but instead we ended up staying at the hotel just walking around and being lazy. We ate at an all you can eat Rio Cafe and it was amazing. I tried lamb for the first time and loved it!! We loved sitting on our patio talking and watching the people while listening to live music from the restaurant below.
It was an amazing weekend and what we needed more than we thought. We are ready to pack our bags now for another getaway (hopefully it will not be 5 years till the next one). The kids did amazing with Grandma.

Snow Again

Christmas

Santa delivered a remote control car and motorcycle to Matthew and for Paige a kitchen.

Grammy was in charge of taking everything out of the package once opened. It was cute to see Paige open a present and take it directly over to Grammy.

Paige with her morning hair and Missy sniffing her Christmas bone.

The kids got me a necklace and a bracelet (thank you so much Clay I love them).

The kids received so many presents from grandparents, aunts and uncles. Thank you everyone for thinking of the kids. They loved everyone of them.

Matthew with a quilt from Grandma Bea, Clay said he had one just like it when he was young. Paige with all her jewelry from China.

At Christmas dinner Grandpa kept teasing Paige. These two are so cute together.