She's All Done

This past weekend we went down for Chandra's graduation from Tarleton. I know she is so glad to be finished with school and is looking forward to finding a teaching/coaching job next year! I remember that feeling when you are finally done with school....it is such a weird feeling! Entering the real world where you can't choose what time the day starts or getting Tues/Thurs or M/W/F off! Anyways ~ enough reminiscing! We are so proud of her! Here are some pics!

The newlyweds being goofy!

We always tease T because when there is a camera he ALWAYS pulls a Chandler!!!!!

We took a family pic, but I can't find it on my camera or computer! Which makes me very sad!!

Not that you can miss the belly in the previous pic, here is an official belly picture for all of you belly watchers out there!!! It took a while but when I finally got one, it came in full force!!!

Are ya happy now????

I Don't Wanna Grow Up!!!

We had a great time this past weekend at G's 5th b-day party! It was at a place where they had huge bounce houses! There were these giant pits that had the balls that you play around in....except these balls were the size of basketballs! The guys had a great time playing dodge ball and seeing who could do a flip off the highest house! The little ones had a ball too! I am not sure who had more fun......the little boys or the big boys!!!! I guess you never really HAVE to grow up!!!

The birthday boy!!!!! I can't believe he is 5!!!!

BOY OH BOY!!!!!!!

That's right! It's a boy! We are thrilled!

And currently working on names!

We will let ya know when we are set in stone on one!

Have a great weekend!

Is it a

BOY or GIRL?????

We hope to find out Thursday!!!!

It is so interesting all the guesses you get and the reasons why! I have heard so many ol' wives tales....and who knows if any of them are correct??? I have some that I may believe in after we find out, and I am sure many of you believe in them because they were accurate for you! I have yet to become a believer of any of them, but I love hearing them and guessing!!! Here are some I have heard!

If you have to shave more often than not, it is a boy! (Meaning if you have more hair growth!) At first I felt like I did have an increase in hair growth, but now I don't feel like I have to shave as often. I don't know that I believe this one, because all of this hair growth, or lack thereof, could be based on prenatal vitamins!

If the heart rate is high it is a girl, low is a boy. Well, our nurse told us they like the heartbeat to be under 160. Ours was 158. If this one is true, 158 would be considered high in my book ~ girl.... but, I don't think I believe in this one either, even though my mother-in-law would swear by it!

Sweets ~ girl ; Salty ~ boy ; If this one is true it is a boy, because I have been a salty eater! I'll will take sweets, but not really my first choice.

If you gain weight all over ~ boy; if it is just in the belly ~ girl. This one holds true for the 6 people that have been pregnant at my school this year. I seem to think I have gained all over, however others tell me I am all belly.... (they may just be trying to be nice!)

And the chinese calendar may be the only one I believe. It says boy!

Anyone know any other ol' wives tales?

Take a guess...

Boy or Girl????

Thanksgiving Snow!

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving with lots of family and SNOW!!! It was a nice surprise! We bundled up and went and took pics in the snow! The boys did manage to get a snowball fight in, but I wanted no part! Luckily, no one ended up in the pool! I didn't take many pics cause we were so busy unpacking!!! You'd think after five days off I would have the house totally unpacked....but with two days gone for family and food and reminiscing over some of the stuff we haven't seen in two years.....there are still boxes everywhere!!!! You wanted pics so here are some pics! You can't see a bloomin thing because of all the boxes, but maybe this will satisfy you until they are unloaded!!! And for belly pics....well that is hard to do when you don't have a belly.....I am starting to get a little poochy, but still no belly....which is really weird cause I can feel our little soccer player ALL the time!!!

The kitchen in the tear up stage!!! We are still working on this part! I will have to post before and after shots later of the whole house!

The dining room!

Thanksgiving Pics!

A Little Bit of Randomness!!!

This school year has flown past! I have a wonderful class, and I enjoy them so much! Even though I love my job and kids, I am ready for a couple of days off! No rest for the weary though!!! We will be moving in to part of our house tomorrow! I can't believe it! I think we are officially crazy....the kitchen and bathrooms are still being renovated....but we are going to move in anyway! I am sooooo ready to have our stuff out of storage!!! We have a huge drop cloth sheet thing hanging in between the door of the kitchen and dining so the dust and fumes won't enter the rest of the house! With HSU going into post season play we got behind scheduling a little bit! We figured we better move this weekend since every other weekend is booked until Christmas with parties, graduations, and scouting trips! And AHS Soccer starts Monday!!!
If you know of anyone needing a home in the Keller area....we have one! The contract is up on our house for the family that has leased it for the past two years and they are moving out of state. We are willing to sale or lease! I am biased, I am sure, but it is a great home and great neighborhood.
And for baby news.....I have been feeling our little angel move lately! I love it! It is a wonderful feeling, and a constant reminder of the miracle going on inside of me! I have been feeling great and can't wait to find out if we will have a son or daughter! December 6 is the big day!!!!
Hope you all have a Happy Thanksgiving!!!!!!

ACU Homecoming

I had a great time this weekend at homecoming! This was our five year reunion, so there was a bunch of us there! It was so great seeing everyone and their kids!!! I love how when I get back together with my roomies it's like we haven't been apart for five years! Here are some pics of the fun times!!!

Rommies at breakfast!

Pledge Class of 1999 ~ (or those that came to breakfast)

Having fun at the parade with roomies and their precious little ones!!!

Class of 2002 Reunion Dinner

I skipped out on the game for a much needed nap!!! It was a fun-filled day!!!

"A Daddy is a Daughter's First Love and a Son's First Hero"

The post you have all been waiting on......
We are going to be parents!
About two months ago I surprised Brent with a decorative plaque that had this saying on it. He was speechless and shocked. It didn't come as a surprise to us, because we were trying, but it was definitly a shocker when it actually happened!
I took the test back before school started and we kept it a secret (except for family, and Ally) for quite a while. Both of our parents were so excited! This will be my parent's first grandchild, and they are on Cloud 9! We finally went to the dr yesterday and got to see our precious little one! I have tons of pics, but I don't have a scanner at school, so I might get around to scanning some pics in later on tonight! I am eleven weeks along and for the most part have been feeling pretty good! We already feel so blessed and can't wait for April 26th!
It has been so fun telling everyone and getting to see everyone's reaction. We have heard the comment "Well, it's about time!" from alot of people! Since we have been married five years, I am sure some people thought it was never going to happen, but we really enjoyed our time together and I know we will always cherish those five years of just "us" time! Now on to the next, new, adventurous chapter in our lives!

My MAN!!!!!

I was tagged by Molly!!!

The Game of Tag about your MAN:

1. Who is your man? Brent Zachary

2. How long have you been together? married five years....dated and engaged 4

3. How long dated? ummm which time...the first time we dated for 21/2 years... the second time for a year

4. How old is your man? 28

5. Who eats more? he would laugh at this question because he eats his meal, and then what I don't eat of my meal!

6. Who said "I love you" first? He did ~ the summer before our sophmore year of high school.... in front of my house, next to his green eclipse

7. Who is taller? Brent

8. Who sings better? neither one of us....but I sing more!

9. Who is smarter? i would say both of us but in different areas....I can teach math, reading, and science like it's nobodies buzness, but I could never coach soccer!!!

10. Whose temper is worse? ME ~ brent hardly EVER loses his temper! I can't think of a time he has!

11. Who does the laundry? Me

12. Who takes out the garbage? Brent and the dogs!

13. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Brent does, but when we lived in Plainview I did because it was further from the door....yep I am a scardy cat...that is how I choose which side to sleep on!

14. Who pays the bills? It depends...Brent usually does, but during soccer season I do

15. Who is better with the computer? Brent...he is the one who has been helping me get through these online graduate coarses....atleast the technology part of it!

16. Who mows the lawn? Brent does...I did it one time in Keller and it was sooo HARD! I hate sweating!

17. Who cooks dinner? well if we cook it is usually a joint effort! Lately we havn't been cooking!

18. Who drives when you are together? Brent...he claims he gets carsick when I drive!!!

19. Who pays when you go out? it depends...we have the same account so it doesn't matter

20. Who is most stubborn? that would be ME!!!!

21. Who is the first to admit when they are wrong? that would be Brent....it is very hard for me to admit I am wrong!

22. Whose parents do you see the most? since we live in the same town as both of our parents we see them both pretty equally!

23. Who kissed who first? he kissed me in the parking lot of southern little league baseball fields once again next to his green eclipse my freshman year!

24. Who asked who out? I honestly don't remember...that was 15 years ago!

25. Who proposed? B

26. Who is more sensitive? ME

27. Who has more friends? uggg....i would say it is about the same

28. Who has more siblings? Brent he has two brothers and a sis

29. Who wears the pants in the family? Brent hardly ever wears pants....he prefers shorts because he is so hot natured!!! Really....I don't know....probably him...or me! I guess both!

I tag Ally, Shannon, Martha, Tracey, and Flea!

More Thrills Than an Eight Second Ride

That is the theme this year for the West Texas Fair and Rodeo.....I am very sick of hearing commercials...but I love the fair!!!! I have early memories from the fair when I was little. My whole fam went every year. As I got older it was fun to go with friends! Football games were always more exciting when you could see all the lights from the stands. I have always loved the rides and the food. Now that I am older I love looking at all the booths. My mom and I were talking last night as we left the fair, that it used to seem so big as a child. It seemed like the rides were countless and the midway was endless. One of my many memories of the fair wasn't even a time when I went to ride the rides or eat the food. It happened my senior year after a football game. Sarah and I had riden (is that a word) with Scott to the game. When we went out to his car after the game his car wouldn't start, or he locked his keys in(I can't remember), but for one reason or another we couldn't get home. We had to walk over to the fair and call his parents! Every year when I return to the fair I think of this night! I have no idea why...but it is etched in my memory! Last night was a great night for the fair....it wasn't too hot or too crowded and the food was great! So enough memories.....on with the pics!

Grayson wasn't too sure about the rides at first, but once they started he loved them! Brent rode the train with him! It was pretty comical seeing his long legs all smushed up against his chest!

Everyone was pooped by the end of the night!

Flooding, Fishing, Fevers, and Fifth Grade

That is about all we have been up to! I am sure you all heard about the huge flood in A-town! Well, we had to sandbag the cabin and put our furniture up on cynder blocks...let me tell you this is an experience that I have never had before....and hope I don't have to have it again! I told Brent this was an awful lot of work if it didn't flood, and his reply was that it was alot easier than the cleanup would be if it did! I guess he was right....even though we didn't flood! Here are some pics for your entertainment!

As most of you know, Phantom has never been a pretty lake! or a full one....until this summer!

Here are the pics of before the rains!

And here is after

If you look close, there was a boat dock....and now there's not!

Brent has been trying to get as much fishing in as possible before school starts! The girls love to hang out with him while he fishes! This is before the flooding.....we still don't have a dock! And the Fevers........both of my babies are sick (as in babies, most of you know I mean dogs) I was embarrassed to even call the vet when the second one got sick! Their illnesses aren't related! Seriously....how could they have timed it better?

And here are pics of my classroom! Brent was so wonderful and helped me a ton! He tends not to have anything to do on teacher workdays. My principal accidently added him to our schoolwide email list....he forwarded me her email and said "this is when you know you spend way too much time at your wife's school!" I am so thankful for a helpful husband! This was my first year not to change rooms! It was very nice not working myself to death!

Hope all you fellow teachers have a great first day back!!!!!

Wedding Pics

Believe it or not, I did not take many pics.....the majority of these have been emailed to me from chandra's sister! But I thought I would share T's special day with all of you! It is a great feeling knowing your brother has married a precious girl, and that they are very happy! The wedding was perfect, although we didn't know if it was going to be! As all of you know it has rained ALL summer! They had planned an outdoor wedding, so we have been praying since Jan. for no rain on July 28. We made it through the outdood rehearsal and outdoor rehearsal dinner and then while we were setting up on Sat. afternoon it started thundering and lightning and was VERY cloudy. Ally called while I was getting ready and asked what the back up plan was. Well, there was no back up plan and there was no doubt it was going to rain! But God looked out for us and not a drop fell! It actually cooled down so that it wasn't too unpleasant for guests at the wedding. It was a fun weekend!

Ally and Miss Camden came and helped witht the rehearsal and dinner!

This next picture is how T showed up at HSU the day of the wedding! Luckily, it was a joke! Chandra didn't think it was too funny! I don't blame her! I think Clyde TX rubbed off on him a little too much!

Here are my three boys!!!

My mom and Chandra

For all of you that know T.J. you know that he can be pretty shy....this part almost killed him with embarrassment!

You could tell towards the end T was ready to leave!

When it is your own wedding you don't even think about all the clean up that goes on afterwards! Most of you know my dad is usually pretty laid back, so considering that he has a tie on his head.....he had lost his sanity by the end of the night! We were all so delirious and tired we didn't know what we were doing!