Just for fun!

I was going through old pictures of my kids. My older kids photos aren't on the computer so they aren't on here. I am the baby in the pink dress with white tights, and I put that so people can see that in fact my kids do look like me! Ashley is the one in pink stripes, which I think looks like Mason. Emily's eyes are so beautiful with her too. Holden is the cute blond baby. He still smiles like that. Josh was the one on the ladder, what a cutie. Russ was doing a really funny face in public and wanted to post it. It was on Match Day years ago. He was "acting surprise." The one of me and Janette, she's going to KILL ME!! That one is a beauty to remember. Nicky made and wore those dresses to proms!! She design the pink one herself. Beauties!! Janette and I thought it would be fun to go and wear these gorgeous dresses and darkened our eyebrows, put on moles, crazy hair, etc. Good times!!

Cupid wishes you a Happy Valentine's Day!

I sent this to a few people on your phones on Valentine's Day. Last time to make a baby wear ridiculous clothes and not fight me, right? It was either him or Russ. Anyway, hope you all had a great V-day!

Our cute little Boo!

Mason is 4 months now! He's a great 6th baby, just rolls with the punches. He usually is fussy when he knows he can be held b/c his sissy Emmy's home or when Dad gets home. He's a smart one! We love him so much!! One of the pictures is him yawning, but looked a bit like an "angry pirate face," why not start that out early?

The best housekeepers around!

Russ had to go to Washington DC for 4 weeks in Jan-Feb so my wonderful, retired parents came to help hold down the fort for 3 weeks. As you can see they loved on our sweet little Mason, a lot. My Dad would take him over to the kitchen table and stand him up or just play with him. I had to take pictures of them together b/c he was so sweet and tender with him. My Mom was always caring for and loving them too. So besides their time devoted to my 6 kiddos they also cleaned my house everyday! We went for walks and then my Dad would make us a "green drink." It is everything healthy that is green thrown in the "Vitamix" and it's pretty good, but very healthy. Even the stickers are healthy. :)
We also tried out a ton of new recipes. Russ as you know doesn't like to eat creative food, or most food in general, so my way of getting through him being gone was cooking. My parents are being very healthy and so we tried out a ton of healthy meals that they could eat too. It was very fun!
On top of all of that, they watched 5 of the kids, while we went away for a night. It was to celebrate Valentines/Anniversary. (We went to Killen's Steakhouse. It was delicious!! Then we went to a nice place downtown in Houston. In the morn we ate at this yummy place for breakfast.)
Anyway, I can never repay them for the time and love that they showed me and my children. They are one of my best friends, so wonderful and I am so thankful for them! Love you both so much!! Thank you!

Christmas 2010

Okay so here's one picture of Christmas. We used our phones for the actual day, but this is Christmas Eve. The kids all got their jammies on and we went caroling with our friends the Fox's. We had a great Christmas! The kids were really happy with all they recieved.

Nature in your own backyard!

Long time no talk. :) Well tons has happened, but we'll just rewind a little so I don't bore you with every detail of my life.
This is our opossum we found in our yard one day. We were all sitting talking and I tell Holden, "K, Bud it's time to pick up the dog poo." (That's his daily chore.) He goes willingly, which doesn't usually happen. He's back inside as soon as he had opened the door making a sound he only makes when he is scared out of his wits. Like for instance the snakes he's almost come in contact with, etc. Anyway, he comes to me, and says, "Jaggers (our dog) is eating a rat!" Now for those of you who truly know me that is a bad word in our house. My whole body shuts down when I hear that word, I can think clearly, I want to just pass out. Why? Because I've had them in our old house in our attic before and I wanted to die.
Anyway, lots of emotions here sorry. After debating on what the heck to do I look out our kitchen window and I find this huge rat, but am a bit more calmed at the fact that it is a opossum instead. He's laying there dead (looking). I'm all panicked and luckily my man is home, sleeping, but still home (he worked night shift). So I run in and tell him.
Another side note: My awesome dog Jaggers is guarding our back door. He is not letting any of my kids go outside. He literally sat on the back door so they couldn't go out. Loved him that day. :)
Russ is Russ and I'm Denise so I'm freaking out and he is slowly waking up to listen to his crazy wife. All the while, I hear the kids say, "his ears are twitching, he's breathing, HIS EYES ARE OPENING!" Their screaming, I'm crying (on the inside), Russ is slowly getting up to load his pellet gun. As soon as my dog saw Russ he backs off and stopped protecting b/c he new Russ would take care of it. That's amazing to me. He sets up camp and starts to shoot the creature. I take the kids upstairs so they don't watch and Russ took over and he dies.
Later I research opossums and find they aren't anything like a rat, except for they look like a huge one. They actually are, "nature in your backyard." They eat rats, mice, snakes. Now I'm really crying as I read this b/c he was trying to help. We still would've had to kill him though b/c Jaggers and hurt him, while protecting us. So I am thankful for my dog today and my hubby. So glad he was home to take care of this! Crazy stuff huh?