Update!

Fruge update with pictures. Enjoy!

 Kev had to go to Baton Rouge right before school started so the kids and I decided to go with him.

 Baton Rouge Temple :) So pretty!

 Baton Rouge Zoo

 The condor was NOT excited to see me... :(

 

Lindon's favorite part of the zoo. He loves elephants!

 Claire's favorite part of the zoo. The giraffes came out of the barn and one walked all the way to the canal. When we walked away it hung its head so we walked back, and it brought it's head back up to look at Claire. She wanted to take it home as a pet. :)

This is the day that made me realize Lindon was not a baby anymore. He looks so grown up!

My little man model! haha

 Kev organized a big date night for us. My parents kept the kids while we had some fun!

Me waiting for Kev to pick me up. 

 My hunk at the hotel! :)

I love this man!

our sparkling cidar

Claire's 6th birthday!

Claire and her cousin McKenna. She couldn't make it to the party so she spent a few hours at the house on Claire's birthday.

 The cake I made Lindon for his party "Cars" (in stages)

 Claire's birthday cake for her party "Brave" (in stages)

 First day of 1st grade! Lindon was NOT happy!

 LDS Family Night at the Houston Astros

 Houston Stakes primaries singing the national anthem

My 3 kids playing with Lindon's birthday present from Kev and me.

Run Down

I am a HORRIBLE blogger. Please forgive me!!! Here is a brief run down of that has happened these past 7 months. :)

July- I had surgery on my hip. OUCH! I've had issues for a while, and it got so bad that I finally had to do something about it. After going to a few doctors I was sent to Lake Charles to see a Dr. that specializes in the surgery I needed (hip scope). He ended up finding that I had a messed up femoral head that he had to shave down, a labrum tear he anchored, a messed up tendon he removed, and a mass. After some tests we found out the mass was not cancerous. Phew!! 6 months later, and I still have some problems with it, but it's much better than before. I just have to get used to my "new normal" as Dr. Cascio calls it.
This is Dr. Cascio

August- Claire turned 5!!! AHHH!! I CAN'T believe I have a 5 year old. Well, 5 going on 15! :( She is such a sweet little girl, very compassionate towards her brother. I love when she talks to him with her "baby" voice. It's SO cute! She loves to sing and dance.




-Claire also started Kindergarten!! She loves it! Her teacher, Mrs. Floyd, is wonderful. I couldn't have asked for a better person to help raise my daughter. Let's face it teachers see our kids more than we do in a day!! I'm not happy about it, but it's the law. Anyway, she loves that she can read. Yes, I said it. My 5 year old kindergartener can pretty much sound out any word... I am SO proud of her!



September- Lindon turned 2! He's SUCH a funny boy! He lives to make people laugh. Don't let that sweet smile and boyish good looks fool you though! He can be a MONSTER!! haha He's into EVERYTHING. EVERYTHING goes in is mouth. Anything he touches turns into a broken mess, but I wouldn't change anything. He's so sweet to Claire. He already looks up to her and wants to do everything she is doing. (Which annoys her to no end most of the time!) My favorite thing that Lindon does now is use his "big boy voice". When he is trying to be apart of a group or be "serious" he will talk in a very deep voice. HAHA It is SO cute!


The Holidays- Oh the holidays... So bittersweet! I love spending time with my family and my in-laws. Yes, I love my in-laws. They are awesome, fun people that I really enjoy hanging out with. My apologies if you don't have good in-laws. Anyway, I love the company, food, and of course reflecting on why we are celebrating in the first place. However, the stress I could do without. Most of that is just me and my worry-wort self though. I am constantly stressing over what gift to buy whom and so on.
The kids had a really good Christmas. Claire got a barbie styling head, some DS games, Squinkies, movies, etc. Lindon got all things Buzz Lightyear this year. He got a plush Buzz to sleep with, a 12" talking Buzz, Buzz sheets, Buzz tent, etc.





We also went to the Lufkin Zoo the day before school started back. Lindon had been begging for days to see elephants. He would bring his toy elephant to me or Kev and say "see elepant". He can't quite say the f sound. :)

2011 DFAD Recital

Claire took baby ballet from Dawn Fitzgerald's Academy of Dance this year. It was such a fight to get her to go each week. She would say that is was hard, etc. She is such a performer though. She LOVED the last few weeks of practice because they got to do their routine in front of a little audience.

I was worried about how she would behave at dance rehearsal. I wasn't sure how long we would be there. We ended up being there for four hours, and I so proud of Claire. She didn't once complain.

I am sad that she doesn't want to dance next year because she is a natural. She had NO fear going up on stage at recital and dancing in front of a packed crowd. A part of me wants to make her do it because she is so good at it, but I always told myself I would never make my kids do anything they really didn't want to do. I do have a rule that my kids have to be in at least one extracurricular activity though. Claire says she wants to be on a winning soccer team. hahaha I think it's funny that she put "winning" in there. :)

Easter 2011