Archive > April 2009

amanda’s baby shower

Connie and her sisters threw a baby shower for Amanda.  Connie is orchestrating a lot of remodeling and having  a pool built in the back yard, so how she pulled it off, I will never know.  She had it catered by Sandy McGee’s and had a really good turnout.  As for me and the kids, [...]

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astros game

Chris, Adam, Aaron and I went to Minute Maid Park.  The Astros got clobbered and it was raining, so no open roof or Friday night fireworks.  Oh well…

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aidan’s school play

Aidan and his classmates performed their annual school play, Bugz.  Aidan was all dressed up like a bug and had a speaking part.  He did such a great job.  See the video below to check him out.  Ironically, one of Aidan’s idiosynchrosies is his fear of bugs… we were very proud to see him handle [...]

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kindergarten field trip

Ainsley and her classmates took a trip to the Houston Zoo.  Connie went along to chaparone.  They had a great time looking at animals and spending time together.

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flooding

Man, we had a huge rain storm and the streets in our neighborhood filled up like we had never seen them before.  Most of the sidewalks were under water.  The water was knee deep in some places.  It was really nice, given that we just had a hole excavated in our backyard for a pool [...]

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4th grade v. the teachers

Aaron and the rest of the 4th grade student council officers played volleyball against the 4th grade teachers to raise money for charity.  Needless to say, the teachers got the upper hand, but Aaron got a few good shots in.  Set.. SPIKE!!!  Good job, Aaron.

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easter 2009

We were blessed to have Nicole in town for Easter this year.  The kids really enjoyed having her here.  On Saturday evening, the kids decorated 7 dozen easter eggs.  On Sunday, after church, we went out to Mike and Mary’s house to visit with family and let the kids hunt eggs.  They had an awesome [...]

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aidan’s field trip

Aidan and his class visited the George Ranch on a field trip.  They enjoyed all of the fun and historical attractions.  Connie went along to chaparone.

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