I knew it!

We always knew he was evil!

Now we have proof, Felix.

My yogis :)

The other day we all did yoga. And Jules just HAD to squeeze right in the middle and join us.

Here's Jules, Mag and Mom stretching.

Have a good day!

Asparagus and bare butts

We like to try new recipes when we actually have the time. Sometimes, we don't really know what we're doing and we just go with it. I had been craving asparagus randomly and was not quite sure how to cook it. We got some fresh asparagus and experimented.

I cut off the very end of each piece...

...threw it in a pan with random spices we grabbed from the cabinet...

...and then we ate...

...and it was delicious!






Pappy gave us a Bradford Pear tree and something else to plant in the backyard which I am very excited about!
It's going to give us shade, it's great for the earth, and they are beautiful trees.
Yesterday we planted them in the backyard...mom, pappy, drew, and I.

"Excuuuussse me?"

Pap hard at work.

Drew hard at play.

Well, the planting trees turned into swimming. I had to clean out Angel's BIG water bowl for the summer. Drew wanted to help and this is how it turned out :)

Look at that tan!

The Thinker
Off to water our trees!

Isn't she lovely? Isn't she wonderful?

Yes, the time has finally come for Maggie to get her teeth put back on (as she refers to it).

She has been waiting and waiting since the day before her 14th birthday to get those awful things off, I don't blame her.
And everytime she went to the orthodontist he would say, "Oh maybe next time we can schedule an appointment to get them off!" She would come home sooooo excited. Then, on her next appointment he'd say, "Hmmm, maybe next time we can schedule an appointment to get them off!"

So after about the 10th time she stopped believeing him. Until now. April 8th was the day! But she didn't get her hopes up until the lady's hands were in her mouth taking them off.

Before
Her rainbow rubberbands she put on about a week before she got them off.

"They better take these d#$n things off or someones getting it!"

It's happening!
(ouch)

Yay! Dr. Grant approves.

The first glimpse of her new teeth.

"It's true, it's true!" (She will get the rest of the bottom ones off when she goes to get her retainer in about a week)


She had to catch the ice cream truck and eat some with her new teeth.


"Hey, get me some!"
"No, Jules, you can't have sugar."

The exchange.

Congratulations Mag!

William said, "She will really have to fight the brothas off now!"

Zoo, Tattoo, Birthday, and Easter Part 1!

A few weeks ago, Sissy and I decided to take Drew and Makyna to the Zoo.

Most of the pictures I took are on Sissy's camera but these are what I have.

Taking a rest before he begins going wild :)

And here he goes!




She had to get in on the action. She wanted my camera.

ROARING like a lion

You should have seen his face when those monkeys started screaming!

He was like "What the heck is that?"

Inside the reptile den. They loved the fish.

It was a great day. Not too sunny so it was pretty cool. Half way through Drew decided to take his shirt off, of course! Then he wanted to pull Makyna in the wagon. He pretty much pulled her the rest of the way. :)

Thanks Sissy for taking me!
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Two Fridays ago William and I went to Lone Wolf to get more of his sleeve. It's awesome! I can't wait for the color. His tattoo artist, Will, invited him to come to their annual convention and be tattooed. How awesome is that! Although, I wasn't surprised because all they do is laugh the whole time. Here it is...it's hard to get the big picture but it is really amazing.

These are the outlines for what is going to be filled in later.

His chrysanthemum! You should have seen it and heard it when he was getting his elbow done, it's all bone!! OUCH!

It is going to look even better when it is finished! I can't wait.

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I actually don't think I have pictures on my camera of Drew's actual birthday, just videos and I will post those later.

On his actual birthday they took him to "Mino" so he could get a sombrero, a shot of tequila, and get sung to. But they brought him ice cream instead :)

This video cracks me up. His mouth is wide open the whole time :)

(It may be just me, but something about his mouth reminds me of Jessica when she was that age. It may be the cute "sometimes underbite" or his cheeks and chin. But it really does remind me of her in this video)

Drew's 3rd Birthday at Camino from Chelsea Bates on Vimeo.

Illyum and Day Day

I know I know, it's way bright, but look at those eyes!

Illyum trying to tame the wild man!

Mags and sweet Makyna

Happy #3 Bud!
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The day before Easter I caught up with my friend Cayce. We have been friends since, well, since we were born. We decided to try a new church with them on Easter Sunday.

Cayce and I

She's walking everywhere! Jessica, you've got to see it :)


Miss Shelby. She's precious. All those smiles. She was too into her egg and the grass to look up though.

Mags, Emily, and Jessie

Mitchell. I should have gotten a picture of him in his hat, he was soooo cute!

He gave me a look so I said, "What's wrong?" In a mean voice he said, "I'm having a GOOD day!" Hmmm...

He is soo sweet! I just laughed because it was so cute.
Here he is!

I love this picture. LOVE it. Look at those dimples in his hands too :)

OMG! Precious.

Here is the tomboy in a dress. She and Timmy and Dave were playing football.

Just waiting for all the women to get done with the photo session.

He loves his Bobby.

They loved staring at the water.

And being dipped in it!



Maggie, this picture is awesome! Really. Everything about it.

The girls. Mag, Me, Makyna, Kristin, Shelby, and Tiffany. (Jamie we were missing you! But you guys had already left)

We're sort of catching up with the boys!!

Pappy and his first babies.

M 'n' M

Uncle Buddy and Mitchell hanging out

This is Easter Part 1. I have more great pictures to come. Plus playing in the pool.

Love to everyone and Happy Easter!