Trip to Houston
Happy Early 60th Birthday Daddy!!

But first, I'd like to share with you something very special. I just went into a recording studio for a vocal competition. I sang a song called Firm in the Faith. Take a little listen...




We had a blast in Houston this last week! Although it was hot and humid (ick!), it was still a great trip to visit with mom and dad, all the siblings, and the grandkids. I haven't pulled myself to sit down and blog about it because I know this is going to be lengthy with pictures!! Here we go...

We all went down there to surprise dad with a big 60th birthday! His birthday isn't until next month but this was the only time all the siblings could get together. Here is the shot that my parents really wanted during this trip...



This is a picture of all the 14 grandchildren! Cute huh?! I love it!!

So, we threw this surprise party for dad and he is really into ARMY stuff. He served in the army when we were all little kids. Some of the things he did in the army was jump out of airplanes and drive tanks!! Here is a picture of his cake!!





That's a pretty awesome cake huh?! A good friend in the ward made it for dad. Here are pictures of his decorations. We also dressed the grandkids in camo.





Then it was time for dad to show up... hehehehe



SURPRISE!!! It was a good time!

During the party, I made dad a slideshow all old pictures of him, pictures of the kids, and then pictures of the grandkids. After we finished the slideshow, all the kids went outside for a pinata!



After all the kids broke it open and gathered all the candy, they had fun eating it... especially Ryan...



Benjamin also liked the Oreos...



Here are some random pictures of the party...



Um... Benjamin sometimes like to balance on his head. It's pretty rare that he does this so we snapped a shot of it.



After the party was done, it was time to relax at Grandma's and Grandpa's house. This is the next day...



I really love that picture of Ben in the swing because that is the swing that all the grandkids swing in. And Ben got to do it too!!

On our last day there, we went down to Galveston and sat on the beach for a little bit. It started raining so we ran into the beach house that my sister rented for a couple of days. Man, Troy and I did NOT want to leave! It was nice and relaxing to sit there on the deck of the beach house and let the wind blow in your hair.

I need to POST!!

Benjamin is still doing well with his attempts to stand and walk. He hasn't really made any new progress but he's trying! But, something else is emerging out of little Benjamin. He's getting a little ATTITUDE! He's a little stinker lately!! His personality is coming out more and I catch myself saying, "Benjamin! You are a little stinker!" I want my sweet little baby back!! HELP!

Ryan is doing really really good! He is still listening to his music therapy program. Next week, we'll be half done with it! Tonight, Ryan amazed us by reading some of his book that he makes me read to him all the time. It's called I love you through and through. It's a cute book and I'm glad Ryan is taking a liking to reading! Here he is reading...



In other news...

I am still trying to work out 5 times a week. I walk / run almost 4 miles each time. Then when I get home, I do some other exercises and stretching. I haven't seen any results yet but this is my 3rd week into my exercising. I have to remind myself to be patient. But as many of you know, that word is NOT in my vocabulary!

Um, let's see... Troy and I got new callings in our ward. We are the brand new Nursery C workers! Last week was our first time and I was bored out of my mind! We are suppose to have 5 kids and 2 of them showed up. We also have Benjamin in there because we have to keep him with us. Ryan is in another group so we don't have him. I sure do hope this calling gets a little more exciting or else I might as well bring a book or my cross stitching with me!!

I am still working on many different projects right now and it's keeping my busy. I'm really happy about that because I need to have a project to be motivated and happy. I don't know what I'm going to do when I'm finished with these projects!!

Until next time...