What do we do?

Sometimes one might wonder what we do all day when Bridger is at work. Well, we were extremely busy today making a movie.

http://starwars.jibjab.com/view/KkxmfjJdh44KE8PV

Due to Londons young age I didn't think she was ready for this yet.

*Thanks Stephani for posting this on your blog. My kids have probably watched this a million times so far today!

F*A*M*I*L*Y

I love my family. Here are some photos we had taken. I just got the casual ones up, hopefully I can get the dressy ones up soon!

Countdown to Utah: 22 days!

Fun in the Sun

We had a fun filled day at the beach. We went down Saturday after Carson finished his t-ball. The kids loved the water and sand. Unfortunatly we brought home quite a bit in the van. :(

I guess this is a must do every month from now on!

Howdy Partner

Rodeo time is always a fun time. Sheriff Carson had a very busy day at preschool.




Cute Hailey wanted her picture taken too. This girl is all about the camera.

Am I in some kind of trouble, officer?

First let me apologize to the grandparents because there are no pictures on this post. I know...I really need to take some pictures and get them up. Next - um yes there were two uniformed police officers at our door last night around 5:30 p.m. and yes it was totally my fault. If any of you have Smith Thompson Security...they work! I had the alarm set to Stay (like I always do when we are home) and the kids thought Daddy was home. The door opens, they go running out the door. I yell it's not him and come back. Carson and Hailey proceed to run down towards the corner. I am chasing after them. By the time we get back I realize....I never turned off the alarm. I turn it off and think nothing of it. The phone didn't ring. (Normally the company calls you to make sure everything is okay.) A few mintes later Bridger gets home and we start eating dinner. We look out our dining room window and there is a cop car in front of our house. Then two policemen are walking up to yes, our door. I keep thinking...why are they here? I answer the door and they tell me they were sent to check out an alarm going off and ask me if I know what happened. I realize what had happened and try to explain it to them. I don't think they understand what I am saying because for some reason I got really nervous, and for those of you who don't know...I talk like a million words a minute when I am nervous. So, I probably looked ridiculous and guilty of something else! :( They leave and I close the door. I ask B if we get in trouble with our security company for that and he said it depends. Some companies fine you for false alarms. I have a little bit of an emotional breakdown and cry. Yah, I am a baby... you should have seen my cry after I got my first (and only) speeding ticket! Why do policemen make me so nervous?

We're in!

We are all going to need a nap today! :) London woke up to eat around 4:10 this morning. I wasn't planning on getting ready for another hour, but I figured what the heck...maybe I'd get a better spot in line. After feeding her I got Carson and Hailey up and packed some snacks. We were in the car by 5 a.m. and in line by 5:15. We had to wait outside about 20 mins in the COLD before they opened the doors. Then after 2 hours of waiting...we finally got to register! Yes, we got one of the last spots for Carsons pre-k class. Think I'm crazy....people were there at 2 and 3 a.m. to wait in line. :)

What a GREAT Birthday!

Just wanted to say thanks to my awesome wife, kids, & friends for an AMAZING birthday. Here's how my day went:

7:30 am - Carson woke me up asking when the party was. Opened presents with the kids who thought my King Sized Hershey's with Almonds bar was by far the coolest thing I got. (Thanks for the book & shirt too honey!)

8:00 am - Friends took me on a spectacular bike ride through some great trails near Lake Houston in Kingwood

10:00 am - Took Carson to his first Tee-ball practice. That kid is fired up! We've been trying to gauge his interest in different sports lately. It sounded like karate was what he was leaning towards, but after practice he jumps in the van and says to Alisha, "Tee-ball is SO MUCH FUN! Mom, no karate for me... I like Tee-ball the best!"

11:30 am - Stopped by Academy and picked out a lighter bat for Carson. I just love seeing that kids face light up when he gets something new... especially something he can swing in a similar fashion to a sword!

12:00 pm - Bucket of 50 chicken McNuggets... need I say more? My family doesn't look forward to the Superbowl for the commercials, but rather the arrival of the McDonalds nugget deal.

1:00 pm - Admire the new 46" Sony Bravia. Alisha caved at Costco on Saturday and let me get my TV before completing my end of the bargain. It's not my fault she still hasn't picked out the color she wants me to paint the gameroom!

2:00 pm - Primary activity. Nothing funner than hanging out with your 'beams on your birthday. Those kids are the greatest... they even shared their Valentines cookies with me that had more frosting and sprinkles than cookie.

4:00 pm - London rolled over. Obviously she knew it was my birthday because she only did it once and hasn't done it since. Right after she did it Carson says, "Dad - one more present you didn't know about - London did it just for your birthday!"

5:00 pm - Babysitter shows up. Kelsey is an awesome babysitter - we didn't have dinner ready or anything, but she took it in stride and the kids loved hanging out with her.

5:30 pm - Café du Bois. Alisha got reservations at the best French restaurant I've ever eaten at - including all the places I ate at in France. She was such a good sport even though there wasn't much on the menu that looked at all inticing to her. She even let me order an assortment of stinky French cheeses for the appetizer. It was quite the fancy place and they brought us this crazy awesome desert plate for my birthday that had all sorts of different chocolate/mango/raspberry sauce artwork with French-sized portions of cheesecake.

8:00 pm - We had planned on going to ColdStone after dinner, but the other entrées were absolutely not French-sized portions and there was no way I could have downed a cone bowl of ice cream! Instead we went home and put the kids to bed and enjoyed a movie together on our (did I mention this already?) amazingly awesome new TV.

As you can see I had a fun-filled day with intermingled calls from friends and family wishing me a Happy Birthday. Your wishes worked - THANKS to everyone!