Bowling

On Sunday we went to a birthday party for one of David's coworkers. It was at a bowling ally. We weren't sure about taking the kids but they had a blast! Tate loved bowling and couldn't hardly wait until it was his turn. On both games he came in 3rd place out of four people on his team! Grant really enjoyed the arcade area, he didn't need any money he just pushed buttons and really loved it. It was a great time!

Playing with scissors

On Saturday night Tate decided he wanted to cut his hair. He says it's because he "wanted to be bald". Before you ask "where were you, Julie" I was tending to Grant and getting ready for a nice dinner out with David. We were just about to leave to take the kids to Nana and Babbo's house when Tate comes upstairs and shows me his work. I screamed and he immediately starting saying "I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!!!!" We didn't have time to take him to get his head shaved then (and don't own any clippers, except for dog clippers) so we thought his punishment would be that he had to wear his choppy haircut to church and the Superbowl party then we would shave it on Monday. He was fine with that and didn't seem to bothered by it at church or the party. So here he is-BALD! I really don't like it at all, but the good thing is his hair grows really fast!

They finally came off!!

Tate finally started riding his bike without training wheels this week.He was SO excited! So many of the kids on our street ride without them and he has been wanting to learn for a long time. He and David worked hard on Monday night until it was almost dark and he eventually figured it out. He is really proud of himself and wants to ride all the time!

On another note, he finished his speech therapy sessions today. He was really happy as he does NOT like going each week. He mastered the skills we wanted him to (L,R,and W sounds) His funny aunt Carol told him he should tell the teacher "I Liked it, I Loved it, and I Learned alot!" and emphasize all of the "l" sounds so she sees that he is using what he learned! She's hilarious!

Something's missing........ part 2

I couldn't believe it, Tate lost his second tooth tonight! It wasn't really all that loose but he has been playing with it all day and after dinner he wanted an apple! After the apple didn't work he just played with it until it popped out! (I think I'm out of dollar bills...do you think he will settle for a rain check?)

Build a Bear

For Christmas, aunt Carol gave the boys Build a Bear gift cards. They had so much fun choosing their bear, putting the stuffing in, giving it a bath, choosing an outfit, and making birth certificates for them. Tate chose an army outfit for his bear and named him Pat Hamilton, after Daddo (my dad). Grant was attracted to the small basketball hanging off of the the Houston Rocket outfit, so he go that one and Tate said his bear could be named Sam. It was a fun time. Thanks Aunt Carol!

10 Years!

Today we celebrate our 10th wedding annivarsary! It is so hard to believe we have been married for that long. It really seems like yesterday we were starting our lives together. God had been so good to us. He has blessed us with two wonderful boys, great friends, a good church, a loving family and a great job. I am truly married to my best friend. While we don't have alot of the same hobbies we love being together more than anything. David always makes me smile and finds ways to make me happy. He is so giving and always puts me and the boys ahead of himself. He will go see my girly movies, walk around the mall, or just talk about stuff he knows I enjoy. Tonight we are going to dinner at Eddie V's to celebrate and then we plan on taking an annivarsary trip to Cabo in June. We learned 10 years ago that January is NOT the prefect time to take a beach trip! I love you baby and look forward to at least 50 more years together!

Happy New Year!

For New Year's Eve we had our friends from our care group over. We had alot of fun! The kids played with sparklers and safe fireworks, made s'mores, and played outside while the adults ate, drank, and played games and talked. Originally I had said we would celebrate with the east coast at 11pm but most of our friends stayed until midnight and I am so glad they did!

Happy New Year! May you have a wonderful 2009!