The Midyetts-Ronald, Andrea, Isabel & Lillie

Happiness is...A Day at the Lake.

2011-09-09T21:55:00.000-07:00

Let's go mom...8am and ready for a swim. Isabel is very much a water baby -she can stay in the water for hours.

Lillie on the other hand would much rather stay on land.

Cruising on the boat with the cousins.

Jaxon is our other water baby. His webbed feet make him a super swimmer when he attempts to swim to the middle of the lake to chase Ronald on the boat.

Isabel's 1st time to water tube. A little nervous, but she liked it!

Baby Christian's 1st time out at the lake. His hair is greased up with sunscreen.

There are always lots of good snacks at the Lake House.

Grandpa Dean's Old Yellow Speed Boat

Soaking up the Sun

Snacking again...You caught me!

Great food, family time, and memories.

Easter Egg-citement

2011-09-09T21:32:00.000-07:00

Though I'm not much of a "Martha Stewart" in the kitchen, I have seemed to find a niche in baking holiday cupcakes. I found this cute recipe for Easter Bunny Cupcakes on the internet and I couldn't resist. All of the kids really enjoyed decorating their own bunny.

I attempted to do some Easter face painting for the kids, but they seemed to take over that project. I painted one easter bunny on Isabel's arm and ....

...End Result. Her little art spirit seems to go overboard sometimes. She loved it!!!

Coloring Eggs

Cousins-Will's hands were like the color of the Hulk when we finished.

One Cute Easter Chick

I loved her dress...but Isabel was NOT one bit interested in it.

Since my sister planned on coming for a visit the weekend before Easter, we decided to celebrate the holiday then with all the kids together. It was a little non-traditional, we told the kids that the Easter Bunny left the baskets at the front door. I adored these new baskets that I bought the girls this year from Pottery Barn. I really hope they last through their childhood years.

Lillie loved her basket -especially all the hershy chocolate!

She ate a whole chocolate bunny by herself- BIG Chocolate lover.

We are BIG Justin Bieber fans!

Baskets Galore- They loved all the goodies from the Easter Bunny

A Little Cake and Lots of Fun! Happy Birthday Isabel and Lillie

2011-02-21T11:39:00.000-08:00

So the BIG QUESTION this year from Isabel? "Why is Lillie's Birthday before mine?

Lillie turned 2 yr old on February 4th and Isabel turned 4 yr old on February 20th...they are growing up so fast! We celebrated Lillie's Birthday at home with family.

My gift from Grandpa

"I love my new baby bumble bee!" Thank you

"Happy To You"--Lillie

(That is how she sings Happy Birthday)

Of Course Isabel got a gift too...She definitely has Bieber Fever

From Grandpa

"Best Cupcakes EVER!"

BIRTHDAY PARTY #2:

We celebrated their birthday at Peter Piper Pizza with friends and family. Isabel has asked me every morning --"Is today my brithday party?" Finally, I was able to say YES!

Party Sisters

One year older-cuter too!

Early morning birthday suprise--She thought the tooth fairy brought it!

BIG GIRL BIKE

Party Time!

What's a Party without Goody Bags

"I'm 4 Years Old."

Cousins having a good time

Lillie enjoying all the arcade games

"Spongebob wrapping paper...you shouldn't have." Lillie loved it!

Will You Be My Valentine? XOXO

2011-02-20T19:52:00.000-08:00

February is one of my favorite months of the year! I love Valentine's Day and February is my little girls' birthdays. I decorate the house for the entire month in Valentine's and Birthday stuff.

My Little Sweethearts

XOXO-

For those of you that know Lillie, you have to be really special to get a kiss.

Red Tulips from Ronald

Lobster and Scallop Dinner at home-BEST meal EVER!

Valentine gift to the girls-Cake Playdough Set

"Just give me a hug."

Sealed with a Kiss

Got Donuts?

2011-02-18T21:28:00.000-08:00

The girls absolutely love donuts and especially donut holes. Every Friday morning before school, Ronald takes the girls to get donuts. When Ronald first started this "Donut Friday" ritual with the girls, Isabel would wake up in the morning and the first thing she would say, "What food day is today? " I guess she thought everyday of the week should have its own food day....kids are funny!

Ronald decided one morning to make homemade donuts....and of course Isabel was thrilled and had to be right there in the midst of it all. She prepared all the donut holes.

Made from biscuit dough

Baked with Tender Loving Care

She really enjoyed helping daddy.

Donuts Anyone?.....mmmm!

I see you!

All Bundled Up...It's Cold in Corpus Christi!

2011-02-18T21:11:00.000-08:00

Corpus Christi rarely gets cold weather, but last week we had to trade in our flip-flops for coats and winter hats. I decided to put this cute little ladybug hat (handmade by Nana) on Lillie one morning before school to keep her ears warm. Come to find out...Ms. Rosa, Lillie's teacher, told me that Lillie wore the hat all day (even during nap time). She is so funny!

Brrrr...It's cold outside!

Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining!

2011-01-24T11:45:00.000-08:00

Although this weekend was very dreary and wet, we had a great weekend just being together! Friday night we took the girls to the circus and they loved it...even Lillie. Lillie was very amazed by all the lights, animals, and of course the cotton candy. Isabel said the funniest thing at the circus...

Isabel: "Mommy, where are the alphabets?"

Me: I asked her, " What do you mean?"

Isabel: "You know the people that dance in the air."

Me:"Oh, you mean the acrobats."

On Sunday, we just enjoyed a cozy day at home! The girls really enjoy just being home...I think because they are at preschool all week long and Ronald and I at work. Isabel doesn't even like to run errands on the weekend she just wants to wear her comfy clothes and play with her toys.

Safety First

Speedy...

She can almost pedal the bike.

"I did it." (Her famous words...even if it gets her in trouble.)

Come on Lillie

"Look at me...I'm an alphabet."

She practices on this everyday.

Feeding her faithful follower

Best Dog Ever!

Play Day at the Park

2011-01-14T08:01:00.000-08:00

Cousin Maya stayed for a few days after the holidays to play!

At Luther Jones Elementary playground

Isabel loves to go really high on the swings.

Lillie was not to sure about this ...neither was I.

You are suppose to walk across these with balance.

Isabel follows Maya everywhere.

Just Hang'n Around

Catch me if you can!

"I can do that too."

"I did it!"

May all your Christmas Dreams come true!--The Month of December

2011-01-10T10:20:00.000-08:00

December just flew by this year! Isabel loves every moment of Christmas festivities...the lights, the tree, Santa, Baby Jesus, the crafts, the songs, and of course the cookies. Lillie this year probably got a little lost in all the hustle and bustle of the excitement. She does like all the lights-"Look, Look Mommy" as we pass the houses with lights, and of course Santa is a big hit for her.

Love her dress-Its almost as big as the tree!

My big tree died this year..all of the lights burned out.

Christmas Program

Every year the Learning Tree Preschool host a Christmas program. The kids sing Christmas carols in Spanish and English. It has been a real treat to hear Isabel sing...she gets all the word mixed up and twisted (very funny what kids think they hear).

"I promise Santa I have been really good!"

All ready to go see big sister sing her heart out.

She looks happy here...but just minutes before she was crying.

I think she gets a little nervous about performances.

Isabel and Ismael

-The singing Duo...they had so much fun singing together!-

Visit to the Art Museum

The Corpus Christi Art Museum had a great family event for Christmas this year that celebrated Christmas trees around the world. HEB sponsored the event and gave away free books and treats and had lots of arts and crafts setup for the kids.

Texas Tree

The trees were setup throughout the museum and the kids had to get their "passport"stamped as they visitied each tree and learned to how that country celebrated the holidays.

Enjoying the crafts

Loved the glue sticks!

Isabel could not get enough of Rudolph...Lillie was terrified!

Mexico Tree

Germany Tree

Rudolph and his Best Friend

Christmas Eve

Making S'mores with Daddy

And of course Jaxon-Waiting for his S'more

I think Ronald ate all of the cookies!

As you can see...Isabel favors the Reindeer. She went for the organic carrots at the store.

Lovin' the Outdoors- Weekend Trips to the Hunting Lease

2011-01-09T20:36:00.000-08:00

Hunting Season seems to start earlier and last longer every year. It's Ronald's FAVORITE season that he probably wishes it lasted all year! The girls really enjoy the outdoors too... especially Isabel. Since I have taken a new position at a 24 hour CVS, my hours are longer on the weekends. So, Ronald and the girls plan weekend getaways to the hunting lease in Cuero. They come home dirty from head to toe and lots of stories to be retold. They really have a great time there....especailly since Isabel got a new little jeep "Hunting Lease Jeep" from Santa.

Cuddly Campers

Creepy Crawlers
-Definately not scared of any bugs-

Scoutin' things out
-Lillie loves to find things and pile them up-

Roughing it!
Eating lunch on the tailgate.

Isabel's first spike

Time for some shut-eye

Eating pizza by the campfire
-This is Isabel's favorite part of the hunting lease-

Breakfast by the morning fire

Lillie's 1st Day of Preschool...THE BIG DAY!

2011-01-03T19:42:00.000-08:00

For months now Lillie has thought that she has wanted to go to school. "Bye-Bye" and "Shoes" is all we hear from Lillie in the morning as Isabel gets ready for school. So the BIG day finally came...

Breakfast of Champions!

Everything she will ever need...

a backpack full of pamphers and her blanket.

Lillie's new Olivia backpack ....she LOVES it!

"Okay...now I'm ready!"

Big Sister Isabel ready to help Lillie on her 1st day

Of course, she was ready to go to school this morning BUT when she realized that daddy was leaving her there...she cried. Lillie's teacher reassured me that she only tried to escape once at playground time. She somehow tried to get one of the other kids in the class to open the gate, but they couldn't figure out how to open it! Lillie kept telling the little girl that it was "broken" (one of her favorite words).

Lillie cried off and on throughout the day usually when they transitioned to another activity, and at naptime (which is 3 hours long) she did not fall asleep once -she laid there the entire time just sucking her thumb and playing with her blanket. So hopefully tommorrow will be a better day!

No Tricks...Only Treats in the Month of October

2010-11-01T12:05:00.000-07:00

We started the month at...The Annual Cuero Turkeyfest which is held the second weekend of October and features food, dances, a parade, entertainment for the whole family, and of course the final heat is the "Great Gobbler Gallop" turkeys race to see who gets the title of “Turkey Capitol of the World”.

The turkeys that raced were: Ruby Begonia vs. Paycheck

Isabel's Scooby arm painting

Carnival Rides

OH MY!...that was just a little too fast!

PICKIN' PUMPKINS : at Asbury Church grounds

Cutest Little Pumpkin

Which one should we get?

"This one?"-- Too Heavy

"I got these two!"

Our Big Pumpkin

"How 'bout this one?" --Too Wrinkly and Too Big

"I think I found the Great White Pumpkin!"

"Well....which one do you want Mom?"

HALLOWEEN IS A REAL TREAT:
I decided to let the girls paint the pumpkins since we were so eager to buy them early in the month. I wanted them to last.

Isabel painted the Black Bat

Lillie painted the little one--She enjoyed making a mess.

TOO CUTE TO SPOOK:

Wonder Woman

She loved the boots!

Mommy's Lil' Pumpkin

She was so hard to catch motionless!

Pumpkins Come and Pumpkins Go But a Jack-O-lantern steals the Show

"I'm ready!"

Carving out Memories

She just had to do it too!

Ronald's Pumpkin

"The Punisher"

Isabel and I made Spider cookies for her class

Cookie Cake I took to work-They loved it!

Trick or Treating

Trick or Treat! Give me something good to eat. Give me candy. Give me cake. Give me something sweet to take!

Lillie decided to be a cat at the last minute.

(She was a little under the weather that evening)

Wonder Woman in full force

She knew exactly what to do! It was cute.

"I will lead the way", said the stray cat.

Final Days of Summer - Fun in the Sun!

2010-11-01T10:57:00.000-07:00

Nana and I decided to take the kids to Cole Park for a picnic and swim at the Bayfront.

Cole Park

Enjoying their little picnic at the park

Lillie had never been that close to pigeons...

She just had to chase them.

Cousin William by the Train-

He loves Thomas the Train

"Just one more bar"

Throwing rocks with Nana

Splish Splash

They love it here!

Today Is Your Day....Happy 7th Birthday to Cousin Maya

2010-11-01T10:16:00.000-07:00

Maya celebrated with friends and family a great Birthday Bash at a local San Antonio gymnastics center. It was the perfect place for the kids and adults too.

Tumbling Time...Cousins William and Isabel

Cousin Kristofer with the Birthday Girl

Can't sit still..."What do you mean I can't stand on this?"

Isabel enjoyed swinging from the rope

Jaxon's 3rd Birthday "Bad to the Bone"

2010-11-01T09:54:00.000-07:00

We always try to buy Jaxon a little something on his birthday!

Only the Biggest and the Best!

This will keep him occupied for a few hours.

He loves these bones!

Look how big it is!

I'm a BIG KID now - Lillie is 19 months old

2010-09-05T20:00:00.000-07:00

Lillie's Favorites

Words: Mom, Dad,Nana, Sister, Jaxon, Harmony, ball, PoPo, down, baby, movie, spot....her vocabulary has really expanded she pretty much mimics everything that is said.

Phrases: "Your funny", "Get Down", "Open it"

Food- Cheese, peas, crackers & cheese, grapes, anything chocolate

Not a picky eater, but when she is done eating that is it she will not budge.

Drink- Citrus Green Tea

Toys- Blanket, foam puzzle book, baby dolls

tv show- Olivia, Sponge Bob, Dora the Explorer, The Wonder Pets

She gets so excited if her clothes have these characters on them and she can sing the theme song to the Wonder Pets.

Movies - Any Spot the Dog Movies-She has 3 Spot Movies and she has literally watched them 100 times or more. She will come to us and say "Spot"- that means hurry up and put the movie on. She really LOVES Spot.

songs- Old Mc Donald Had a Farm-she usually sings this song in the car.

books- She has just started to really take an interest in her books-there is a stack of books in just about every room in the house for her. Previously she liked to destory them, but now I can hear her trying to repeat what I have read to her - it's cute!

outdoor activity-Playing in the water, swinging, playing on the patio

The Great Outdoors - Cuero, Texas

2010-09-05T19:21:00.000-07:00

As you may know, Ronald is an avid hunter and loves the outdoors. We hope that both of the girls are as passionate for the outdoors as Ronald. Isabel has been going to the hunting lease since she was 2 years old and she absolutely loves it -she even asked Ronald the other morning, "Can we go to the hunting lease to check the traps?" Lillie is not so interested, but she did enjoy fishing and getting Jaxon all tangled in the line.

Cotton Fields in South Texas

Pick'n Cotton

Here Fishy, Fishy, Fishy

The only thing she caught was Jaxon.

"Here Lillie let me help you bait that hook"

Isabel is very fascinated by the night crawlers!

"Its just too HOT out here!"

"What do you mean we still have to fill up the deer feeders??"

Lillie loves Green Tea.

A Great Day for the Kendall County Fair

2010-09-05T10:05:00.000-07:00

This past Saturday was a great day to take the kids to the fair. Kendall County, which is located about 30 minutes from San Antonio, holds an annual Labor Day fair and livestock show. The weather was perfect and the kids enjoyed the mini carnival rides and junk food-cotton candy and snowcones!

Waiting in line for face painting

-Kristofer,Maya, Will, & Isabel-

What a Cool Design - Princess Crown

-The kids loved their paintings-

Will's Wacky Lizard

Double Trouble

The Thrill Ride!

Isabel: "Again, Again!!"

Will: "Could someone go back and get my stomach."

For the entire ride, William never looked up.

Chasing the "Quack, Quacks"

Lillie enjoyed petting all the farm animals. She even tried to sit on the goats!

Of course, they had to ride the ferris wheel.

"I really need one of these at home."

Will: "This ride is much better"

Rainy Day Fun

2010-08-06T19:51:00.000-07:00

She just had to put the boots on.

Playing in Rain Water

Isabel loves to stomp in the rain puddles

Splashin' Good Fun!

2010-08-06T19:43:00.000-07:00

The girls enjoy going to Aransas Pass Aquatic Center. The aquatic center is like a mini -water park.

Ronald & Lillie

Lillie running around the park...Come on Daddy!

It's just perfect for little kids.

Isabel loved it!

Going the Distance - Ronald's 1st Triathlon

2010-08-06T19:10:00.000-07:00

On July 11th, Ronald participated in his 1st Triathlon. This triathlon used a format that is unique in the sport of triathlon, teams of two, whether they be friends, spouses, or family members. Ronald went with his friends Michael and Daniel. They combine their ages and sign up in the appropriate category. Each person on the team does the entire triathlon, and then their times are combined for the overall results.

The event was held just 15 minutes from downtown Austin around Decker Lake. The course is a 800 meter swim, 11.2 mile bike, and a 3.1 mile run.

The Guys - Ronald, Daniel, & Michael

Let the race begin!

800 Meter swim in Decker Lake

Out of the water ....Next the bike ride.

Finishing the Bike Ride

We made it!

Happy Father's Day!

2010-06-21T20:22:00.000-07:00

I bought this cake from the Great American Cookie Company

Happy Father's Day Ronald! Our day was spent kinda low-key...I had to work most of the day and Ronald went out to lunch with his Grandparents and Parents to Fudruckers.

In the evening, we decided to have steaks and grilled corn for dinner - I would have cooked BUT Ronald insisted that he would grill!

Lillie: Thank you daddy for always playing with me and finding my blanket!

Thank you for my playground, Daddy.

Isabel: Daddy, You are the best bug catcher ever!

I Love you, Daddy

(Jaxon is so jealous...He really loves Ronald)

I love you too!

Mini -Vacation to the Spencer's Lake House

2010-06-21T20:02:00.000-07:00

This past week we spent a few days out on the lake. My sister had invited us to spend a week at their neighbor's lake house that is located on Lake LBJ in Kingsland (about an hour from San Antonio). We had a great time playing with all the water toys and I think the kids had an even better time -Isabel asked me several times, "Is this our new house?"

Waterfront Property - This place is gorgeous!

Enjoying a little fishing off the pier

-Isabel, Ronald, Maya, Julian, & Rita-

The 1st catch of the day- Of course, Jaxon had to be right there!

Jaxon made fishing hard because everytime a line went in the water so did Jaxon.

Kristofer jumping off the diving board from a 2-story pier -kinda scary!

William pretending to drive the jet ski -He could do this all day!

Relaxing by the Outdoor BBQ area and watching TV - Marisa and John

Isabel -"John, I need the keys PLEASE..."

Ronald enjoying playing with all the water toys!

6:00am Fishing -Isabel is going to be just like Ronald -She loved the worms!

David & Kristofer

Nana going for a ride - Isabel just had to drive!

Midyett Family - Teaching David to knee board

"I promise mom I can do this...I'm 3 years old".

Jaxon loved the water and stayed in it most of the day!

Lillie and I enjoying a quiet morning.

Lillie & Will playing in her baby pool.

"Is that for me?" --Our Very Own Playground

2010-06-21T19:09:00.000-07:00

Ronald and I had been contemplating on whether to buy the girls a playground for a while now. Really, the issue was the expense and would Jaxon eat it?? The girls had received some birthday money from their Great Uncle Bang that I had yet to spend on them -so I thought this would be the perfect gift to them. We went to Academy and found a little playground that would work out for both girls - not too big and not too small.

The playground set came in 2 large boxes -lots of pieces. As we read the direction, this little project was going to take anywhere from 6 to 12 hours....uh, maybe we should have paid for it to be put together!!

Isabel helping Daddy (actually telling him what to do)

Daddy and his little helpers

After 5 long hours, here is the playground! The girls love it - I think we put it in the perfect place. It is in a very shaded area between 2 mesquite trees - no matter what time of day there is always a nice breeze and shade.

I love it!

I lowered the swing to fit Lillie

Lillie climbs up and down the slide

Muddy Buddy -Ride and Run Series

2010-06-17T12:55:00.000-07:00

The day after the Beach to Bay Relay Marathon, Ronald and I drove to Austin for the Muddy Buddy Ride and Run Competition.

All about Muddy Buddy:
Muddy Buddy is all about having fun with a friend, family member, partner or co-worker! Teams of two traverse a 6-7 mile off-road course and 5 obstacles. At the start of the race, one team member will run and one will ride the bike. At the 1st obstacle, the rider will drop the bike, complete the obstacle, and begin running. The runner will arrive, complete the obstacle, find their bike and begin riding. Teams will continue leapfrogging each other through the entire course.

Costume Contest:

Ronald & Michael decided to wear women's nightgowns

Avatar Team and the Victoria Secret Girls

The Party Boys

At the end of the race, racers crawl through the infamous Mud Pit crossing the finish line together as official “Muddy Buddies”!

The Mud Pit

Crawling through the Mud pit

They got 4th place despite wearing a dress

A Race to the Finish - 2010 Beach to Bay Relay Marathon

2010-06-17T12:36:00.000-07:00

Ronald & I leaving the house to go run

Ronald & I both participated in 35th Annual Relay Marathon on May 15th in Corpus Christi. We were not on the same team because as Ronald would say "I'm in this thing to win." I ran with some lady friends from San Antonio and Ronald was on Shoreline ER team. The day started off with the weatherman reporting hail and flash flood warnings - it was pouring rain and lighting as we left the house. I told Ronald, "How am I suppose to run in this if I can barely drive in it?" The relay has 6 legs and I was the last leg, so by the time my turn came around the rain had subsided and it was a nice run.

Ronald & I are both working really hard to get in shape. So in order to stay committed, I will be participating in my first mini- triathlon in august and the Harbor Half Marathon in October. Ronald will be doing a triathlon in July called Couples Triathlon and also the Harbor Half Marathon.

Tippi Toes - All You Need Are Toe Shoes and A Tutu

2010-06-17T12:19:00.000-07:00

Isabel at her 1st Ballet Rehearsal

Tippi Toes is a dance company that introduces music, movement, balance and the basic dance steps in a fun and friendly manner. This is the first little extracurricular activity that Isabel has been involved in ...and she loves it! Since Isabel is in a class full of boys, we thought this would be a great opportunity for Isabel to mingle with other litttle girls. The Tippi Toes' teachers come to her school every Wednesday for dance class - this makes it easy for us because its at school and during the school day.

Isabel with some of the other little dancers

Unfortunately, Ronald and I were unable to go to the dance rehearsal, but thanks to Nana and Grandpa we were able to watch it on video. I was very impressed with how much she had learned in such a short time, and despite how shy Isabel is she performed very well.

Blue Angels

2010-03-28T19:40:00.000-07:00

Ronald & Lillie

Grandpa Dave & Grandsons

A Blue Angels flight demonstration exhibits choreographed refinements of skills possessed by all naval aviators. The Blue Angels’ C-130, affectionately known as Fat Albert, begins each demonstration by exhibiting its maximum performance capabilities during a ten-minute performance.

Shortly thereafter, you will see the graceful aerobatic maneuvers of the four-jet Diamond Formation, in concert with the fast-paced, high-performance maneuvers of its two Solo pilots. Finally, the team illustrates the pinnacle of precision flying, performing maneuvers locked as a unit in the renowned, six-jet Delta Formation.

The team is stationed at Forrest Sherman Field, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, during the show season. However, the squadron spends January through March training pilots and new team members at Naval Air Facility El Centro, California.

The Beach Life -Snow Bunnies to Beach Babies

2010-03-28T19:39:00.000-07:00

Lillie just loves the sand!

Isabel Loves the Beach - she could go everyday!

David with the Dogs - Jaxon loves the water but loves the ball more

This was Chulas first time to the beach

Hike!!

Loving the Beach

Snow Much Fun - Ruidoso, New Mexico Ski Trip

2010-03-28T08:25:00.000-07:00

Isabel's 1st time to see snow

For Spring Break 2010, we decided to take a big family ski vacation to Ruidoso, New Mexico. The trip was a 12 hour drive from Corpus Christi - thanks to our new portable DVD player Isabel travelled like a pro. We stayed in a very nice condo called Aspen Run located right off the main road and we skied at Ski Apache.

Ronald & I in front to Aspen Run Condo

Ski Apahce is located on Sierra Blanca Peak overlooking the mountain community of Ruidoso. Sierra Blanca Peak has an elevation of 12,000 feet - its about a 30 minute drive up the mountain to the ski resort. A little history- the moutain has been in operation since 1961 by the Mescalero Apache Tribe.

Ronald and Emery (good friend) driving up the moutain

Isabel and I getting ready to go skiing

Day 1 of Skiing -We woke up to a mild snow storm - reports on the radio stated that NO ONE was allowed up the moutain without snow chains on their car due to possible rollovers. That was just great! We drove around most of the morning looking for chains and found some to rent for the day at a Wood Carving Shop. The day on the mountain was a little rough for everyone esp. Isabel because it was so cold and snowing quiet a bit. Everybody had a great time despite falling and knocking out a few people on the ski lifts.

She did so good!

Ronald - look at the snow behind him

Kris (my brother) waiting in line with the boys for the ski lift

The Family

Day 2 - What a beautiful day! The sun was out and the snow was like powder-it was great! Isabel was a little snow bunny up and down the bunny trails most of the morning. I think she ate about a bucketful of snow despite everyone telling her NO!-she always found some way to sneak it and eat it! The kids stayed out on the trails all day and I even challenged Lil David to a race down-of course he won because he just goes staight down so fast without worrying about falling. Everyone left the mountain that day super sunburned and exhausted!

Ronald & Isabel

Gretta & Emery on the Ski Lift

The Last Day - We visited Smokey Bear Historical Park and did the fittness trail. The kids had a great time throwing snow and challenging each other.

Like Father Like Daughter

The Boys-Kristofer,David & Brodrick

The Deer- I think I have more deer pics than anything else-Thanks Ronald

Kristofer skipping rocks

Happy 1st Birthday Lillie!

2010-02-04T18:34:00.001-08:00

I'm One!

Isabel and Jack

Trying to resist the temptation of ice cream and cupcakes

Strawberry Cupcakes made by Daddy

Bring on the Cake!

Mmmmm! Lillie's Cake

I love my Cake!

Lillie is Turning ONE!!! (February 4th)

2010-02-02T12:56:00.000-08:00

Baby Talk: Mama, Dada, Nana, Hello, Bye, JJ (for Jaxon the Dog), Hey!!

Favorite Things to Do:
         1. Of course, suck her thumb and hold her blanket
         2. Watch Toddler Tunes Video and Elmo-cize
         3. Loves to stare out the window at Jaxon and yell
         4. Likes to dig in flower pots and throw the dirt
         5. Likes to find things she is not suppose to have and hide it/put in her mouth-Sneaky
         6. Bath time!

Favorite Foods:
She loves to feed herself! She likes: chicken, peaches, rice, fruit snacks, toast w/ jelly

Baby Facts/Milestones:
1. She wts. 20 lbs. and has grown to 29 in. in length
2. 6 teeth ( 4 top and 2 bottom)
3. Loves to crawl and stand up - not quiet interested in walking yet!
4. Claps and waves goodbye/hi
5. Has learned to mimic people -laughing, coughing, shaking their head

Look at me!! I'm turning 3

2010-01-21T21:00:00.001-08:00

Isabel's Favorites

Food- Rice, California Rolls, Hot Cheetos, popsicles, and anything chocolate

Drink- Chocolate milk

Game- Elefun, Crafts, Play Doctor, House

tv show- Olivia, Sponge Bob, Wow Wow Wubzy

Movies - Bee Movie, Elmo Saves Christmas, Scooby Doo, Elmo Goes to the Doctor, Frosty the Snowman

songs- 5 Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed, My Baby Bumble Bee

books- 3 Billy Goats, Nana Upstairs & Nana Downstairs, Frosty

outdoor activity- Wagon Rides, Park, going to the hunting lease

animal- White kitty and Giant Grasshoppers (or any insect she can catch)

A few other facts:

dislikes-Mustard

nicknames- Izzie

clothes size- 3T

shoe size- 9

hair- dark brown/black
eyes- Brown

Happy New Year 2010 ! Up till Midnight...

2010-01-14T08:35:00.000-08:00

Lillie Elyse

Isabel Marie loved the hats and noise makers

We began New Years Eve with cooking up lots of food....

Nana making Red Velvet Cupcakes

Shrimp Cerviche

Chowder

Crab Stuffed Mushrooms

Cheese stuffed Tomatoes

Christmas Joy 2009

2010-01-14T07:42:00.001-08:00

See What Having a Good Time Gets You...Jack's Birthday Party Accident

2009-12-23T08:43:00.000-08:00

The 3 Muskateers

Jack's 3rd Birthday

Walter's 5th Birthday

The Party was a blast! Unfortunately, Isabel had a tumble on the trampoline and broke her leg.

Doctor, Doctor....Give me the news?? After lots of red tape, we were referred to a pediatric orthopedic at Driscoll Children's Hospital, Dr. Timperlake. The break is very minor - it is right below her knee. The Dr. claimed that if she was older he would just have her use crutches, but since she is young she will need a cast for 3 weeks to stablize the fracture. The 1st day with the cast was a little rough ~she had a hard time. Now she is walking around quite a bit and she crawls alot with Lillie.

Christmas Waves a Magic Wand Over Us ~ A Flurry of Friends

2009-12-22T19:26:00.000-08:00

Isabel & Jack

Walter, Isabel, & Jack (Lisa's Boys)

Good Friends ~ I LOVE this picture! It makes me laugh...

Tangle of Lights

The Learning Tree PreSchool that Isabel attends held a Christmas Program on December 10th. All of the 2 year old classes performed/sang christmas carols, like "All I want for Christmas is my 2 front teeth" and many others. I know that all of the teachers worked really hard to get the children to learn the songs...I would catch Isabel singing bits and pieces of christmas songs. Unfortunately, getting a bunch of 2 yr olds to perform "on demand" in front of lots of people is almost impossible ~ But like the director said "Anything they do tonight will be cute!" (the pictures are blurry because we sat in the very back)

The entire time Isabel messed with her Santa Hat!

Check out the boys behind Isabel & the little girl next to Isabel cried the entire time.

King Ranch Annual Cowboy Breakfast- Taste of Cowboy Life

2009-12-02T21:26:00.000-08:00

Checking out the Horses

We enjoyed a hearty cowboy breakfast that was cooked and served outdoors on the King Ranch. Volunteers served plates of eggs, beans, biscuits 'n' gravy, sausage, tortillas, coffee...and more. Some of the morning activites included horseshoeing, rawhide braiding, and musical entertainment. Isabel and her cousins really enjoyed petting the horses!

Volunteers serving breakfast

Cowboy Breakfast

A Real Cowboy

Cousins-Kristofer and Brodrick

Daddy and BabyLillie

The Kiddos

The horse smelling Isabel's neck...too funny!

A Time for Giving Thanks

2009-12-02T19:42:00.000-08:00

Daddy and his Sidekick

Our Family

My Little Turkeys

We had a really great Thanksgiving spent with lots of family. We had the turkey feast at my brother's house and then proceded to Ronald's Aunt Tina's house for dessert. Isabel really enjoyed playing with all her cousins. I am very thankful for all of our family!

A Harvest of Memories, A Day of Thanks - Turkey Time

2009-12-02T19:15:00.000-08:00

My little Indian "Isabel"
Place mats they made

The Learning Tree School that Isabel attends hosted a Thanksgiving Feast for the students and their families. All of the kids were so adorable-dressed as pilgrims and Indians. All of the classes made unique place mats featuring the child. The food was great and the kids were all so cute!

Daddy's Little Huntress

2009-11-06T14:51:00.001-08:00

Daddy's Little Partner

Partners in Crime

Now that Hunting Season is here and Mommy has been working alot at the pharmacy, Isabel spends most of her weekends with Daddy at the hunting lease. The hunting lease is about 2 hours from here and located in Cuero, Texas. She enjoys catching bugs, bugs, and more bugs-she brings them home in her bug catcher and let me just say they are very BIG! She already has lots of stories to tell...

A Spooky Good Time...Halloween Memories

2009-11-06T11:56:00.001-08:00

2009-11-06T11:53:00.001-08:00

Watch Me Grow: Lillie is 9 months old!

2009-11-06T10:20:00.000-08:00

Excuse me...I'm talking over here

Eating Habits: Lillie has offically graduated to table food, and turns her nose up at baby food. But she still enjoys the bottle, we are down to about 4 -40z formula bottles a day. She is not a picky eater at all- she will even eat paper if you let her!

New Discoveries: Crawling....she still likes to slither. She basically pulls herself around the house with one arm. Enjoys watching a toddler tunes movie and claps her hands with the music. Lillie has learned to wave good-bye, but it is very delayed response.

How to do the Slither

Personality: She tries to be very sneaky...she will find the littlest thing on the floor and then she purposefully looks around to see if anyone is watching her and then sticks it in her mouth. Lillie also loves to putter in things (toys, mommy's scrapbooking stuff, nana's crafts) and she leaves trails of things from where she has been.

Lillie's Secret Language: She loves to babble and scream, but in between she manages to say
Mama, Dada, Uh oh..., and she sputters something every time she sees Jaxon. Isabel and Lillie love to scream back and forth at each other-Its funny!

Costumes, Pumpkins, and Candy, Oh my!

2009-10-18T16:32:00.000-07:00

Just buzzzing Around

Baby Bumble Bee Lillie

Creature of the Night

(Nana and the Wolf)

Spook-tacular Cousins

(Kristofer and Brodrick)

Queen Bee Isabel

Pick'n the Perfect Pumpkin

Little Devil

The Cutest Pumpkin in the Patch

Daddy's Little Pumpkin Helper

Count Down to Halloween

2009-10-05T05:03:00.000-07:00

Isabel with her Skelly Apron from Nana

Lillie testing out her Bumble Bee antennas

2009-09-26T19:54:00.001-07:00

Colorado Elk Hunting Trip

2009-09-24T21:40:00.000-07:00

On the hunt...for Big Elk. This is the 2nd year that Ronald has ventured out to Colorado to hunt Elk. This year Ronald and John were joined by Carlos and Julian for a 10 day hunt at San Juan National Forest (Sig Creek) in Colorado. On the 1st day, Ronald shot an elk ...unfortunately it was no where to be found. Most of the days were spent hiking, hunting and eating really good food provided by their very own professional cook, Julian.

By the 4th day, Ronald had experienced intolarable altitude sickness. John took Ronald to the Durango Medical Clinic where Ronald was diagnosed with pulmonary edema and advised not to return to camp. Ronald is very stubborn especially if it is going to interfere with hunting. Thankfully, the doctors would not release Ronald until he got a hotel room in town for 1 night.

The following day the doctor released Ronald to go back to camp with a tank of oxygen. After all the disappointment and set backs, Carlos found Ronald's elk - this made Ronald very happy.

They all returned home safely and Ronald has fully recovered from the pulmonary edema. The elk horns are hanging in the garage and Isabel has an elk teeth necklace (the front teeth on an elk are made of ivory).

Baby Steps: Lillie is 7 months old!

2009-09-11T08:30:00.000-07:00

Wt: ~17 lbs Ht: 28 in

Enjoys gnawing on her toes

Lillie the morning of the cold front

Eating Habits: Loves to eat/gnaw on a little "Korean delight" - rice crackers. Oh, not to mention she has to have her afternoon popsicle with Isabel -she practically sucks the life out of it.

New Discoveries: She is now very steady at sitting by herself. No crawling yet, but she sure can slither across the livingroom floor all the way to the kitchen. Just this morning the fireplace has grabbed her attention-I guess it is time to re-baby proof the house.

Health: Now that Isabel is in pre-school, she brings home lots of cooties/germs. Lillie got her first cold -a congested cough and lots of boogies. She is feeling a lot better, but the cold is still lingering on. Nurse Nana has learned to suction her nose very well. :) Oh, her 1st little tooth on the bottom has start to peek through.

Personality: Every morning Lillie does these attention-getting squeals, they almost sound like Ronald's elk caller-I think its her way of waking up everyone in the house. She is almost impossible to put a diaper on or change her clothes because she wiggles around so much.

2nd Week of Pre-school

2009-09-03T08:30:00.000-07:00

So...we are now in the second week of school and it has started to smooth out a little. She is still having seperation anxiety in the morning, but she is no longer crying at naptime. She is really attached to her teacher Ms. Liz. Yesterday, she was suppose to go to dance class (Tippi Toes) but she would not let go of Ms. Liz so she had to miss out. She wakes up every morning saying that she DOES NOT want to go to school, but the hard part is getting her there. Once she is there she does really well. Hopefully, next week will be a little better.

"I'm Singing in the Rain"

2009-08-30T18:37:00.000-07:00

For the first time in months...we finally had a little rain that lasted about 1 hour. Isabel just had to go put on her jacket, even though I told her she didn't need it. Let's pray for some more rain!

Random Photos of the Girls

2009-08-26T20:45:00.000-07:00

Lillie chilling on the patio
Isabel sporting her new UT shirt from Grandpa

Just waking up -"Good Morning"

Her favorite thing to do -Sucking her thumb!

Heading for Colorado...

2009-08-26T20:36:00.000-07:00

Ronald will be heading off for his annual Elk Hunting trip to Colorado next Friday. In preparation for his trip, he thought he might need a new truck. So here it is!

First Day of Pre-School

2009-08-26T20:09:00.000-07:00

Isabel started her first day of pre-school this past Monday. Ronald and I decided it would be good for her to get out and meet some kids her age and learn a little too. We enrolled her at Wesley United Methodist Church -Learning Tree which is more like school than daycare. She goes Monday thru Friday 8:30 to 4pm.

So...for a couple of weeks prior to school starting I got her all ready-I bought a backpack, nap mat, lunch box and I got her mentally prepared too. As we got out of the car, Isabel had her backpack, pillow/blanket, and her "suitcase"(that is what she called her lunchbox) and she walked into school all ready and she went to her table --and EVERYONE (all 9 -2 yr olds) was crying. It was literally a chain reaction, poor thing -Isabel refused to sit down and all she could do was cry. So, this whole week has been really hard for her, but hopefully it will get better.

These pictures are not that great because my lens kept fogging up! Hopefully I will get some better ones this Friday.

Lillie Growing by Leaps and Bounds-6 Months old

2009-08-04T05:03:00.000-07:00

Weight: 15 lb 15 ounces

Height: 26 inches

Sleeping Patterns: Lillie is currently taking 2 long naps (2 hrs) during the day and a couple of cat naps in between. She goes to bed around 7:30 -8pm and wakes up around 7am.

Eating Habits: Loves all her fruits and veggies! We have started giving her some little teething banana biscuits.

New Discoveries: We just bought her a walker (Thank you Mark and Julia). She loves to play in it-for now she is just dangling in it and NO walking or crawling yet.

Places I went: Spencer's Lake House

Personality: For the most part she is very quiet and likes to watch everything. But you will know when she is mad or not very happy with you-the cry is more like a scream! The funniest thing she does right now is if someone coughs she will mimic you -it is hilarious!

Passport to Paradise- Playa del Camen, Mexico

2009-07-31T14:57:00.000-07:00

Swimming thru the Cavern-

at some points the water was this high

Ronald and I

The Crew: Greg, Holly(Emery's Parents), Our guide,

Emery & Gretta, Brian (Emery's bro), and Brandy

I loved our vacation! Ronald and I just returned from a wonderful 5 day vacation in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. Our good friends, Michael and Gretta Emery planned a destination wedding at the Aventura Spa Palace and Resort in Mexico. Most of the people attending the wedding stayed at this resort- it was all inclusive-food, tours, and drinks! For those of you planning a vacation, all inclusive and adults only is the best way to go.

This tour was Rio Secreto which was located about 15 minutes from Playa del Carmen. We went on a guided tour of an underground cavern system that was semi- filled with water. We wore helmets, wetsuits and lifejackets. This cavern system was discovered 4 years ago by the owner of the land who was searching/chasing an iguana-the caverns have only been explored for the past year.

God Bless the U.S.A

2009-07-10T06:25:00.000-07:00

Our Family
Me, Mom, and Marisa

My Little Firecracker

The McBrayers-John, Marisa, Maya and Will

Daddy and Lillie

We celebrated the 4th of July with friends and family in San Antonio. On Saturday morning, we drove about 30 minutes past Marble Falls to the Spencer's (my sister's neighbor) Lake House on Lake LBJ. There was great food - everybody brought their own dish! The kids enjoyed playing in the water ALL day and so did Ronald and I. The water was a little too rough to put Lillie in so she just sunbathed with Nana. For those of you who know my little Lille, despite the tons of people there Lillie did not have a panic attack (she has crying spells around unfamiliar faces). Thank you to the Spencer's for the invite-We had a really great time!

Sorry these are so late!

Nana's Trip: From Corpus Christi to Nashville to Asheville and Back

2009-07-06T20:32:00.001-07:00

Here are a few pictures from Mom's 2 week vacation to visit Aunt Pam.

2009-07-06T20:30:00.001-07:00

Birthday Tribute To Cousin Maya

2009-07-05T07:22:00.000-07:00

Maya & Friends
Tap Dance -"Little Bitty"

Maya Nicole McBrayer

The "Princess"

These are pictures from Maya's recent dance recital.

Happy 6th Birthday, Maya!!

Look How Precious!

2009-07-02T14:38:00.000-07:00

Little Lillie is finally starting to roll all over the place-it is so exciting! And we have recently started giving her veggies-and all she does is "Blrrrrp" all over us and herself.

Testing the Waters- 1st Swimming Lessons

2009-07-02T13:43:00.000-07:00

Isabel and Jack
Isabel, Jack, & Walter

Learning how to kick

Bossing Jack -What she does best!

Kicking her Legs

Isabel loves the water-so we decided to sign her up for summer swim lessons. The lessons are 4 days a week in the morning for 30 minutes (long enough for a 2 yr old). Some days she swims and other days she just sits on the side and splashes her feet in the water, but overall I think she has enjoyed the experience!

Our 3rd Anniversary

2009-06-18T06:02:00.000-07:00

Our Story in a Nutshell!

It all began in 1997, it was sophmore year at Carroll High School and I met this trumpet player-Ronald. We went on our first date to see "Man in the Iron Mask" with a group of friends. The date ended in a minor car accident after my car went off the road into a ditch during a thunderstorm. Ronald managed to push us out of a muddy ditch -"My Hero"! Though our date ended in a disaster, Ronald still called me the next day.

On Christmas Day of 2003, Ronald popped the BIG QUESTION after 6 1/2 years of dating and asked me to marry him. We planned a destination wedding to Las Vegas for June 14th, 2006 with our closest friends and family.

It's Legal

Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Midyett

Our Parents

For our anniversary, we exchanged gifts -we both bought each other leather wallets (3rd yr is leather gifts). That evening we went and ate a Snoopy's (Seafood Restaurant on the water) and had ice cream at Scoopy's next door. As part of our anniversary gift to ourselves we will be going to Playa de Carmen, Mexico for 4 nights in July.

Sea World Trip

2009-06-18T05:49:00.000-07:00

Last week, the girls, grandpa and I took an unexpected 1 night trip to San Antonio to visit the McBrayer Crew. We decided the next morning to go to Sea World since the weather seemed fair and overcast. Isabel really enjoyed all the animals-she is in this phase where she really likes animal adventure shows (her favorite movies are Nim's Island & Ice Age "Squirrel Movie"). I think her favorite part of the park was feeding the Sea Lions (or as Cousin Will called them the "Sea Kings"). These Sea Lions sure do eat like "Kings" -we spent probably over $20 to feed them fish and squid. Isabel barely made it to the end to see the Shamu Show(she calls him "Shampoo")-she was falling asleep in grandpa's arms.

2009-06-18T05:48:00.001-07:00

Growing by Leaps and Bounds

2009-06-15T20:17:00.000-07:00

I'm 4 Months Old

Enjoying the outside & her thumb
Little Lillie

At Little David's B-day with Daddy

June 4th

Height: 24 inches

Weight: 12 lbs

Milestones:
-Eating habits: Enjoys banana rice-cereal in her bottle and from a spoon. She still drinks about 6 to 7 oz of formula at each feeding

-New Discoveries: She has found her feet-she loves holding onto her feet in a boat-like position.

We are still trying to roll over-she really does NOT like laying on her tummy.

-Places she went: Sea-World in San Antonio, Aunt Marisa's House, Beach

-Things I love: Laying on her changing pad and looking out the window -she can do this for hours, and sitting in her swing outside. She also likes sitting in her little seat and playing with toys.

What an Athlete!

2009-05-18T19:04:00.000-07:00

This past weekend Ronald participated in 2 local events. On Saturday, he ran in a relay marathon, Beach to Bay, with a group of people from work. The team consist of 6 people and each person running about 4 miles through Corpus Christi. I think they finish right around 3 hours.

On Sunday, we drove to Flat Creek Crossing Ranch, just outside Austin, Texas to participate in a trail running and biking race- called Muddy Buddy 2009. The race features a 6-7 mile course and 5 obstacles. At the start of the race, one team member will run and one will ride the bike. At the 1st obstacle, the rider will drop the bike, complete the obstacle, and begin running. The runner will arrive, complete the obstacle, find their bike, and begin riding. Teams will continue leapfrogging each other through the entire course. At the end of the race, racers will crawl through the infamous Mud Pit crossing the finish line together!

They had lots of Fun!!!

Ronald & Jose celebrating after the race
Ronald, Kristie, & Lonnie (friends from work)

Going through the Mud Pit (very cold )

Ronald after the Beach to Bay Race

Going to the Beach for a Break

2009-05-15T12:04:00.001-07:00

After a stressful week at work, Ronald and I decided to head for the beach with the girls and Jaxon to relax for a couple of hours. Isabel absolutely LOVES the beach and would go everyday if we would take her. And so would Jaxon!! Lillie really likes being outside so I'm sure that once she is a little older she will like the beach too. Lillie 1st time to touch sand
Isabel, Lillie & Mommy

Jaxon scouting out the other dogs

Daddy and Isabel

Swine Flu Vacation to the Lake House

2009-05-06T19:22:00.001-07:00

Swine Flu...??? Well, the kids were off of school for a couple of days due to the swine flu. Thank goodness none of them are sick. We decided to take all the kids to the lake for the day for a little fun! The Girls -taking a break from the lake
Holly and Kristofer playing with Jaxon

Isabel digging in the sand

Lillie relaxing and sucking her thumb

Lillie's 3 Months Old

2009-05-06T05:34:00.000-07:00

I'm 3 Months

Sleeping Patterns: Sleeps through the night with last feeding between 9 or 10, and wakes up at 8am

Eating Habits: Just started cereal w/ formula in the bottle at morning feeding time.
She is drinking 6 to 7 oz of formula at feedings

New Discoveries: She has really started to notice Isabel and watches her play. Lillie loves to hold on to her blanket and bunch it all up in her hands. Her biggest discovery is her thumb-she LOVES to suck on her thumb.

Places I went: Beach and San Antonio

Personality: She loves to sit by the window and look outside. She does NOT like tummy time at all. She enjoys her walks with Nana, and LOVES nap time. She is normally very quiet and all smiles!

Birthday Tribute To Cousin William

2009-05-03T05:39:00.000-07:00

This past weekend was little Will's 3rd Birthday! We celebrated his birthday at Chucky Cheese in San Antonio. The funniest part of the birthday was when they were trying to push him in his chair to the cake-he started to grab on to everyone else's chair on the way to stop them, and then he didn't want to hear us sing happy birthday. For his birthday, he got lots of Diego, cars, motorcycles, dinosaurs...boy stuff.

3rd Birthday

2nd Birthday

1st Birthday

3 months old

Just Born

Back to Work & Lillie is all Smiles

2009-04-26T16:22:00.000-07:00

Back to work ...bitter sweet. I love my job ( at least for now) and I love being home with the girls. I just started back to work this past Sunday, I was a little nervous to start because I had been out for almost 3 months. Though that may not seem that long, in the medicine world a lot changes and new drugs come to the market almost daily. The first couple of days really took a toll on my feet...I almost forgot what it was like to stand for 12 hours.

Lillie is really starting to blossom. Despite the fact that she LOVES to sleep, she enjoys going on outings too.

1st Trip to the Beach

2 Month Old Check-up -Lillie Elyse

2009-04-17T05:44:00.000-07:00

2 Months Old

Baby Stats (2 Months Old)

Weight: 10 lbs 1 oz

Height: 22 1/2 inches

All About Me:

Sleeping Pattern: By mid-March sleeping 6 to 7 hours at night

Eating Habits: Every 4 hours during the day -All formula

My Milestones: Smiles almost every time you talk to her; has started to coo more; can hold up her head; can lift herself up but only for seconds; focuses on toys and people; has started to reach for toys

1 Month Old

4 Days Old

Just Born

Baby Stats (at Birth):

Born: February 4, 2009
Weight: 6 lbs 12 oz

Height: 20 1/2 inches

Easter Pictures

2009-04-14T13:48:00.001-07:00

Hippity Hoppity...Easter Weekend

2009-04-14T11:41:00.000-07:00

Isabel

Lillie Bunny

Our Family

The Family

Colored eggs, Chocolate bunnies, and Pastries galore...

The Easter weekend started off rainy and windy, but by Sunday it was beautiful - a cool 70 degrees and not a cloud in the sky.

Despite the rain Saturday morning, Ronald and I took Isabel to a church spring festival event. She really enjoyed herself ~she got her face painted, saw the Easter bunny (she only likes him from a distance), participated in an egg hunt, and ate candy!

By Saturday afternoon, all of the cousins were over to decorate eggs and go to the movies (Monsters versus Aliens) with their Aunt Marisa and Uncle John. Toddlers and decorating eggs just don't mix well together~ Isabel mashed up her hard boiled eggs and then put them into the colored dye, and William (3yr) soaked his hands in the green dye (He looked like the Hulk).

On Easter Day, Isabel awoke to a big surprise, the Easter bunny had come to visit her and left lots of goodies. She spent a good 2 hours looking through all her stuff. Then all the family relatives came over for lunch and an egg hunt. Isabel and William were too interested in the confetti eggs to get any candy eggs.

Sunday Morning at Cole Park

2009-03-29T12:44:00.000-07:00

Lillie enjoying the morning sun
Lillie enjoying her stroll around the park

Nana and Isabel playing

Isabel and the Big Blue Whale

This morning the weather was awsome~not too hot and not too cold. So, Nana and I decide to load up the girls and head down to Cole Park and go walking. Cole Park is located right along the water, and has fishing areas, a kids' playground, and walking/jogging trails.

A Full House

2009-03-29T11:40:00.000-07:00

When you look at life, the greatest happinesses are family happinesses.

Marisa, Maya, Will, and Lillie

Maya & Lillie

This past week we had a full house of family. Ronald's brother and family, who are from Abilene, Texas, have been on a little road trip to visit family and friends for 2 weeks. They recently had twins, Audrey and Addisyn, in January. We had a really nice visit with lots of good food, baby conversations, and baby crying.

David & Audrey

Audrey, Lillie, and Addisyn

We also had another little visitor~my sister's daughter, Maya. Maya was on Spring Break and came to visit her cousins here in Corpus for a couple of days. It was too bad that her older cousins had Spring Break the week prior, but she still had a good time. She really enjoyed helping out with Lillie ~feeding her the bottle and rocking her to sleep. And she kept Isabel very entertained by playing house, dolls, and grocery store.

Lake House Trip 2009

2009-03-19T13:59:00.001-07:00

Trip to the Lake House ~Spring Break

2009-03-14T14:28:00.001-07:00

Hooray...Spring Break is here! This past Monday the boys (Lil' David, Kristofer, Brodrick, Nye, Ronald, and Big Kris) went out to the lake house to "camp out". So, Isabel and I decided to tag along. The lake house is about 1 hour away and located on Corpus Christi/Mathis lake. This was Isabel's 1st time to the lake. She absolutely loved it!! Ronald took out the boat and we did a little bit of fishing...Of course Ronald was the only one to catch anything. The boys set -up a tent in the front and camped out~They had a lot of fun! Brrr...the water was freezing, but all of them including Isabel were playing in the water. Jaxon (our dog) found his new get-away place besides the hunting lease and he even made friends with 2 little dogs up there. Jaxon loves the water~the boys were trying to fish off the pier but every time they threw their line in Jaxon would go right after it and eat the bait.

Hopefully, we will be going to the lake house more this year now that Isabel is a little older. I know that Ronald has a lot of good childhood memories from the lake and I want the same for Isabel and Lillie.

Lillie is 1 month old!

2009-03-05T00:26:00.000-08:00

Clean Bill of Health! Ronald took Lillie to her 1 month check up with Dr Horn, and she weighted in at 8 and 1/2 lbs (birth wt: 6lb 12oz) and 20 1/2 inches -growing strong. Some little milestones that she has conquered this past month include: lifting her head (still wobbly), turning her head side to side when laying down, kicking both feet like a jack rabbit, and focusing on objects. Lets not forget to mention we are still having sleepless nights...Lillie is still waking up every 3 to 4 hours for that yummy milk and drinking 4 oz. We really have not taken Lillie out too much for fear of THE FLU since it is hitting children hard this year. She is a very content baby...you hardly realize that there is a baby in the house. When I had Isabel I wrote down everything she did in a calendar from how much milk she drank to when we moved her to her crib. So, I am trying to follow that with Lillie.

Growing Up!

2009-02-21T11:47:00.000-08:00

Lillie is now 2 weeks old and Isabel just celebrated her 2 year old birthday. Isabel will have a little birthday party with family this weekend at a local pizza place-Peter Piper Pizza. She loves to sing Happy Birthday (but unfortunately not on request) and still claims that she is 1 yr old. She loves her new Elmo phone and musical guitar that she got from Grandma Betty and Grandpa Dean --Thank you!!

At 2 years old-Isabel loves to be outside. First thing in the morning, Isabel will put on her rubber lady bug boots with her PJs and jacket and head for the backyard to play with Jaxon. She watchs little TV, but favorite shows include Sesame Street, Blue's Clues, and Baby Einstein movies. Like any kid, Isabel has a sweet tooth for candy and baked goods (esp. Nana's chocolate chip banana bread). But she also loves to eat Korean food including seaweed and kimchi that Harmony brings over. She is also a little artist and singer-she loves her coloring books and her new magnidoodle, and she enjoys singing kid songs. Her most favorite thing to do is READ-she loves books.

Lillie at 2 weeks-Lillie had her 1 wk Dr appt and she gained 1 lb. (so now almost 8 lbs). She is really starting to fill out. Lillie's favorite thing to do is SLEEP. She is still sleeping 18 -19 hours a day and loves that breastmilk.

Lillie's 1st Outing/ 1 Week Old

2009-02-13T07:19:00.000-08:00

I can't believe that Lillie is already a week old...time is flying. Ronald & I took the girls yesterday to a park/pond that has ducks. Isabel was a little scared at first because the ducks started to chase her...it was a little funny (Isabel started to run toward me and the 2 ducks pictured below with Ronald waddled right behind her). Lillie slept through her entire 1st outing.

Week 1: Lillie sleeps probably 18-20 hours a day. She has fallen into a great routine of feeding every 3-4 hours. We are trying every hard not to use the pacifier with Lillie. Isabel was so addicted to the pacifier that we did not want to start it with Lillie. For Isabel, one day all the pacifiers ended up broken because Jaxon (our dog) ate them...and that was the end of that.

Early Valentines Pictures & Lillie Bug

2009-02-10T12:48:00.000-08:00

I am so glad to be home! Isabel has adjusted very well...she has been a very BIG helper. Now, that Lillie is home Isabel seems to be a big girl and she is not even 2 yrs old yet. Isabel has already nicknamed the baby "Lillie Bug". We are working on putting Lillie on a baby schedule-so far feedings are about every 3 to 4 hours. Since we have been home we have had lots of visitors and our refrigerator is stocked with korean food (thanks to Ronald's mom). Lillie is a very content baby rarely cries except at diaper change. It is too hard to tell who she looks like now...

Here are a few early Valentine Pictures! Hope you enjoy
(i had to include Jaxon in a pic-he hated it!)

Lillie Elyse Midyett

2009-02-08T16:59:00.001-08:00

She is finally here! Lillie Elyse was born this past Wednesday night at 11:40pm. The labor pains started at work at about 7pm , but at the time I did not realize how close the contractions were. As I was driving home, the contractions seemed to be about 6 to 8 minutes apart. When I got home, Ronald was grilling chicken...And I told him I think its time!

From the time we arrived at the hospital and to the arrival of Lillie was about 1 hour. The labor was quick and painful! I was too late for an epidural ...I was very sad about that. Luckily, i only had to push twice.

Lillie Elyse was born right before midnight on February 4th. She weighted 6 lb 12oz and 20 and 1/2 inches long. Healthy and beautiful! We are very blessed.

Isabel has adjusted very well and is very interested in her new sister.