Heading for Colorado...

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

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

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

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

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!