Happy Birthday Debbie

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEBBIE!!!

Today is your day. We want to give you everything you want for your birthday. We came up with some wonderful presents for you on your 30th birthday.

From future baby -
30 seconds of feel good time when you don't feel like vomiting.
Also sorry about your back aches. They may get worse.

From Aubrey -
30 continuous seconds free from the constant asking for skittles and suckers.
30 hugs and kisses every day.

From Wesley -
30 "i love you mom" comments when you really need it.
30 hugs and kisses every day
30 continuous minutes without asking to watch youtube videos.
30 bites of dinner eventually

From Brady -
30 seconds of backrub every day with out falling asleep.
30 days when I don't come home from work and say I am not hungry yet when
you are starving.
30 "i love you"

Debbie we love you very much and hope you have a wonderful birthday. you will get your other presents later today.

Future baby, Aubrey, Wesley and Daddy

Fun Times With Family!!

(THANKS TO LAURA I HAVE PICS TO SHOW YOU OF THE PAST FEW DAYS! MY CAMERA IS A LOST CAUSE........I WILL BE GETTING A NEW ONE. THANKS AGAIN LAURA, FOR SHARING YOUR PICS WITH ME!!!!)

Uncle Sam and Aunt Laura came out from Utah for a visit this past weekend. It was really fun to have them here. We were able to celebrate Laura's birthday with her. Brady and Laura have birthdays on the same day. The kids and our friend Rebecca and her daughter, Stacey, helped us make birthday signs and blow up balloons. (THANKS!!) So, when Brady got home from picking Sam and Laura up from the airport, we had the house somewhat decorated and big banners up.

Wes and Sam being silly as usual....

We went to Rudy's for dinner that night for Brady and Laura's birthday dinner. It is a great place to go for a good Texas experience. We had brisket, turkey, sausage, creamed corn, peppers..........it was all yummy. I think Sam and Laura especially liked the fact that you don't get plates to eat off; you get a place mat size of some sort of heavy duty paper.


Brady opening his birthday gifts. SOCKS!! And he got a new 5 gal. cooler (finally) and Croquet.


Wesley was being a shy guy to Uncle Sam and Aunt Laura. He put that bag on his head and kept hiding from them. That didn't last long though.........He had a blast playing with Uncle Sam.

Playing with Uncle Sam.


The next day we went to the Blue Bell Creamery in Brenham for a tour and had ice cream. That was fun. It was my third trip with the kids, but Brady and Sam and Laura had never been. Later that night, Laura and I met up with some of my friends here for a little treat at the Cheesecake Factory. Laura had never been there. The waiters sang happy birthday to her and brought her a little bowl of ice cream with a candle. It was fun.

Laura is so happy......she just had yummy cheesecake and then they brought her ice cream too!!


Nice hats, hu? When we were on the tour, Wesley asked me why none of the adults were wearing hats, only kids. I had to point out to him that Uncle Sam and daddy had hats on. He didn't say anything after that and he didn't wear his hat either.

Aubrey kept hugging the Blue Bell Girl statue. She kept looking in the bucket to see if something, anything, would appear. But it remained empty.

The next day we celebrated Aubrey's birthday. SHE IS TWO!!!!! We had pumpkin pancakes for breakfast, and since she isn't a big cake eater, we put candles in her pancakes and sang happy birthday to her. I don't know what she thought about that. After breakfast, she got to open her girlie gifts that Aunt Laura and I found for her.

She got some dress ups, and a pretty new dress for church that came with a matching dress for her baby doll. She was in heaven.

Wesley had fun helping her. Daddy brought home a big mylar balloon that said Happy Birthday Princess on it. It was in Aubrey's possession for 10 minutes before it was let go and popped on the fan!

Later that day, we hit the road and went to tour the Battleship Texas. It was really awesome. It was A LOT of walking. It is a huge ship. We were lucky enough to be there right after they had done a reunion for the men who had served during WW2 on the ship. So, we were honored to shake hands and say thank you to a few of those men. It was really neat. We read on one of the plaques that there were 1600 men on that ship at one point!!!

For those who have visited and not gone down there, next time you come we will go. It is really cool.

Before we went down to Pasadena to visit the battleship, we stopped by the Houston temple.

It is always so beautiful and peaceful. It really is a neat temple.

So Much to Blog About!!!

RELIEF SOCIETY ENRICHMENT.........Country Fair.



Our ward had a really fun enrichment last night. We had a GREAT lesson on repentance and service and then had baked potatoes and salad and desert. Each sister was asked to bring something that represented them or something they had made and we put the items out of tables for all to see. It was really fun to see the talents and get to know some of the girls better. All that was followed by some good times playing with the Karaoke machine. The "Country Chicks", as I deemed us, performed a number by Shanai Twain, 'Any Man of Mine'......sung by the lovely Natalie and then there was the fabulous line dancing performed by the rest of the Chicks. It was a lot of fun. I wore Brady's cowboy boots (which I will never do again because they were to big and hurt my feet) and I also wore a western style shirt of Brady's . It is a good thing he had those things.

More singing and laughing and having fun. I didn't get many pics....but we did have fun.

PICTURES OF AUBREY.....




I was attempting to get some pics of Aubrey for my mom to paint OR draw a picture the other day. My mom is a great artist. She did a chalk drawing of Wesley fishing and I love it. So, she called and wanted me to dress Aubrey up in some of my clothes and get some pics of her so she can paint or draw her. I encountered THREE problems. First, I really had a hard time finding something of mine to put her in that looked really cute. Second, Aubrey wouldn't hold still or cooperate with me at all. She was just excited and happy to be wearing mommy's clothes. Third, I need a better camera!!! Wesley wanted to join in the fun, but don't worry, I wouldn't let him wear my dresses! Although he did decide it would be hilarious to throw one of my skirts on his head and be a ghost.









HELP WITH LAUNDRY?????????

Or not. Actually, Wesley has been a really great helper lately. He took care of all his own clothes and they all made it into drawers!!! Maybe not the correct drawers, but drawers and not the floor. He took care of all the bathroom and kitchen towels. But then, I asked for help hanging some things up and it was all down hill from there. *sigh* That is okay. They are learning. It is fun to see what they will use there imaginations to create with different things; Like hangers and clothes.

Wearing dad's clothes is so fun! They must get that from me. LOL

I love these two little monkeys!!!!!

Eating Battles: Part Two

So, I have been doing some serious thinking tonight. I asked myself, "What are my goals with my kids as far as teaching them to eat good foods?". Well, I want them to understand that there are things that are good for your body and will you help you be healthy and strong. And there are foods that are really yummy that are okay to eat every now and then, like candy, cake, or in one word, 'sweets'. Also, I want them to appreciate the time I take to prepare them meals that are good for them. Now, after tonight's dinner battle of trying to get Wesley to eat ONE bite of chicken enchilada (which he informed us was poisoned, just like the rice), I have decided that my head-ache at the end is not worth this. He eats well. He loves carrots, broccoli, pasta, rice, cheese, yogurt, apples, breads, french toast, and a few other limited items like Tyson Chicken Nuggets. He doesn't eat chips and candy all day long. He eats small 'snacks' most of the day long and they are things that are good for him. So, is this just silly??? Am I just worried about something that really isn't a problem?? As he gets older, won't he slowly want to try different foods??? And if he doesn't have that desire, does it matter as long as he is eating healthy??? I myself tend to eat more smaller snacks all day..........is that a bad thing???? Dinner time for me, is a time when we can sit down as a family and enjoy a yummy meal and enjoy one another. So, if Wesley chooses not to eat what has been made for dinner, because it is "poisoned", should I really worry about it???? I am done making him special plates; However, should I not let him have yogurt and apples for a snack later if he doesn't eat dinner??? UHHHHGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!! What do YOU think????????????

Eating Battles

"Why do I have to eat this stinky stuff?" is the question Wesley asked me over and over tonight.

Two and one half hours of our night was spent fighting Wesley......trying to get him to take ONE bite of rice pilaf and chicken!!! I am done fixing him special plates. I have been to nice. I always feel so bad for him and give in and let him eat an apple or something if he doesn't eat dinner. But from now on, if he doesn't want to eat what we are having, fine. He has to at least taste it. And if he can't even do that, he can just wait for breakfast. He finally took a small bite, after arguing that the rice was poisoned and he'd die if he ate it. Honestly, it is hilarious the things that kid comes up with. So, a few minutes ago he asked for a yogurt because his tummy hurt from me making him eat the poisoned rice. Ha ha ha ha. I told him he could have a yogurt in the morning. That was hard for me.................but I know it will be better for him in the long run. Right????

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Ultrasound #2 (14 weeks 2 days)

Here is Tingey child #3 again. Just a little bigger. This baby is really active. Kept doing summersaults and the doctor was getting frustrated trying to take measurements during the ultrasound. At one point the baby turned toward us and appeared to be waving. The head and arm can be seen in the picture.