Things I Want to Remember

Just a few of the things that the boys have said lately that crack me up. They may not be funny to anyone else, but I want to remember them.

None for Chase, he is just too cool for that anymore - DUDE! Our house has become a hang-out house, which is fine with me. Most afternoons we have at least 2 extra boys. That is fine with me; I want to be THAT house.

Dylan - his prayers are profound at times. At dinner the other night, he was asking God for forgiveness because we are not taking care of the world. He asked God to help us take better care of the Earth. At the doctor today, Dylan weighed 53 pounds and was 49 1/4 inches tall. I told him that he is now tall enough for the Titan - he doesn't think so :)

Cade - there is some construction near us, they are building a shopping center. Cade told me that he thought that it was going to be a Star Wars store. He said that he would definitely shop there. There are more for Cade, but I did not write them down right away so now I have forgotten them. Hopefully they will pop into my head later. Some random Cade facts for me to remember - after years and years of yellow being his favorite color, he has now decided that he loves blue. He was measured today at the doctor - he is now 46 1/4 inches tall and weighs 43 pounds - he has the longest, skinniest legs that you have ever seen. It is hysterical to see him in jeans with no shirt. I need to get a picture of him like that because, for some unknown reason, it totally makes me laugh.

Nate - There are lots lately, but I can only remember a couple. I have to be better about writing them down. He loves to wear headphones, but he calls them "doctors" (because of stethoscopes). He will wear headphones even if they are not hooked up to anything. He loves to pet the kitty (the one that doesn't bite) he will chase her around and call her Ashy (her name is Ash). He continues to be a big fan of Scooby Doo and Max & Ruby. He is off the Sponge Bob kick now. He continues to be a sweet, loving, strong-willed precious boy!

Prayers Needed

Jill Fooks died early this morning from breast cancer. I had a lot of respect and admiration for Jill. She had battled her cancer for many years, yet she continued to have a positive outlook on life. She was always kind and had a smile on her face. She had 3 very young children at the time of her diagnosis, and her marriage ended quickly after her battle with cancer began. She was so very dedicated to her children. Her children are very close in age to each other, the middle one is Chase's age. Her children are polite, kind, and intelligent. She has done a beautiful job with them. Jill's mom lost her long-term battle with breast cancer just this last Thanksgiving. Jill and her family had no bitterness about her mother's death, they rejoiced in the fact that she lived many, many years past the prognosis. They rejoiced in the fact that she was in Heaven. Jill continued to smile. I wish that I could have known Jill better, she did not have a lot of time to cultivate friendships. She was working, taking care of her kids, and fighting a disease. She was amazing. Please pray for her family.

Another friend of ours needs your prayers. Amy is the one in the brown shirt next to me. She was experiencing some side pain and the cause ended up being colon cancer. She had surgery on Friday and will begin chemo soon. She and her husband have 6-year-old twins and a 3-year-old. She is a great person; fun, spiritual, strong, and hard-working. She is already focusing on the blessings. I know that she will beat this. Please pray for her healing and for her family.

Penguins!!

The Penguins have returned to the Fort Worth zoo. There was a special penguin event for zoo members. Cade was so excited. I took Cade, Nate, and Dylan while Chase went with Mark to shoot.
Cade brought one of his penguins to show to the penguins. Cade also wore one of his penguin shirts, the one with the same type of penguin that now resides at the zoo.
The boys were so excited to get to see a penguin up close. The zookeeper was there to answer questions.

Meet Domino
Look at that precious face!

Cade is showing the zookeeper which penguin on his shirt is like Domino. After we saw the penguin up close, we tried to get in line for the penguin exhibit. The line was incredibly, INCREDIBLY long. We decided to go to a wildlife show and then look at other things at the zoo. We were going to try the penguin exhibit later.
Of course we had to feed the birds.
The boys all wore animal shirts - not on purpose.

Cade quickly took his shark ring off because he was afraid that it would scare the birds.

The zoo has to include a Komodo dragon shot
We finally made it to the penguin exhibit!

The boys loved watching the penguins swim. Nate was laughing so hard!


What is a zoo trip without a stage coach picture? We had to leave at lunch time because I had to drive to Wichita Falls for an appointment. We had a great time!!

Cade's Very Good Day

Last Thursday was a very good day for Cade. After Kindergarten, we went to a park and ate lunch and played with some of his friends. We then went to Cade's LAST therapy session. He has made great progress and has met all of his therapy goals! His therapist had a graduation party for him. She gave him a gift, he was THRILLED with the yo-yo ball. He also had cupcakes. We are very proud of the wonderful progress that he has made. After his LAST therapy session, we went to Little Gym. That is always fun. Then, we went as a family to Cade's museum school for his open house. Cade enjoyed showing us what he has been doing. He has really enjoyed the cave that his teachers made in the classroom. He really likes museum school. There were a lot of activities at the museum. After it was over, we went out to eat some pizza! Cade was a very happy boy on Thursday.
Cade with his museum school teachers - they have been wonderful!

Cade thought it was so funny that his daddy had him kiss the raccoon.

The famous museum school turtle.

Going into the portable planeterium - the museum is still being rebuilt

Playing at the museum

Dylan watching the paper helicopters fly

Nate really enjoyed the cars

Cade with his therapist at his LAST session - I only had my camera phone with me
Nate playing tea party with some girls while Cade was in his Little Gym class - also a camera phone picture

A Good Deed Gone Bad

Since I was working last Saturday, Mark took the boys to a gun show. So sorry that I missed that one! On their way home, they stopped at Taco Bell. Another disappointing miss for me! They had an uneaten burrito, so as they were leaving Mark offered the burrito to a hard-on-his-luck man. The man readily accepted it, then an employee started to berate the man for bothering this family. The man started yelling back that he was not bothering them, but that it was offered to him. Mark told the employee that he had indeed offered the man the burrito. The man then proceeds to start yelling at the employee including some choice, not kid appropriate phrases. Mark got his attention and pointed out the fact that children were right there. He apologized, then he proceeded to go to the employee and continue the tirade. Not quite the lesson that Mark was hoping to teach the boys.

An interesting discovery that Mark made this past weekend. Downy Wrinkle Releaser is the only thing that seems to tame Cade's crazy, style resistant hair! I don't even what to know his thought process that led to him trying that. I have to admit that I have followed his lead :)

God is the Best at April Fool's Day

I have a new niece who was born today. An April Fool's baby! I love it for many reasons. This sweet new niece was lovingly welcomed into her family. What makes this especially funny to me is that they really did not plan on having another baby quite so soon. So this surprise baby makes her debut on April Fool's Day! And to top it off, she made her debut in a big way. As in speeding to the hospital, stopped by a cop, almost born in the car kind of big way. I love it!!

Congratulations Kristen, Jason, Ben, and Hannah! I can't wait to meet Miss Emily.

Mischief Makers

Here is Nate with his good friend, Ethan. Nate LOVES Ethan, and he was thrilled when Ethan came to play. Nate was also full of mischief that day. We think he was trying to impress his friend. He made tremendous messes and came very close to breaking the Wii! He also found the new grill brush that Mark had bought. He proceeded to use this brush on our leather couch - NICE.

His verbal skills continue to amaze us. He speaks in complete sentences and very clearly. He uses words that amaze us. He was looking at a book the other morning when he started talking about the customers on that page. Cracked us up!

Nate is "helping" his friend take off his shoes.