Ryan's Latest Dr Appt

For those of you (like Grandmas) that are interested in the stats, here are Ryan's from his doctor appointment today:

Weight = 21 lbs. (5 %)
Height = 31.75 in. (59 %)
Head = 18.25 in. (22 %)

I would say I don't know what's up with my light-weight children, but I do. Jeff is their Dad!

TEXAS!!!!

We went to Houston this past weekend! Originally it was for my 10 year reunion. Then because it sounded like nobody was going, we were going to go down to hang out but not go to the actual reunion. Luckily that was what we planned on because they cancelled the reunion (without notifying anyone!). So we mostly just got to go see some of my favorite old spots and spend time with some of my favorite Texans!! We stayed with my friend Jenni's mom and hung out with Jenni and her family a lot. Sorry, there's a ton of pictures!

Here is a picture of my old house. It looks pretty much the same except for the green paint color (what is it with me and green houses?). There wasn't too much visible hurricane damage, just a lot of debris and some knocked down fences.

Here is the pool where I used to lifeguard!

Jenni and I before the football game. We haven't seen each other since her wedding almost 7 years ago, but it was like we were still in high school - so much fun! We enjoyed a little El Gallo before the game!

Jane and Mackenzie (Jenni's girl) wearing their mums that Jenni made them! It's a Texas high school homecoming tradition.

The homecoming game was at the new stadium. It's crazy how huge it is! Gotta love Texas football!

The girls watching the game. They loved each other from the start and are now BFFs! They could not be seperated and held hands the whole weekend! Too cute!

The Brigade (Cy-Fair's drill team) lined up at half time to present the homecoming court. Yes they used the same hilarious fanning moves and the same fans that I used over 10 years ago!

Jenni knows me too well and got a cookie cake and some kolaches for my stay!!! Mmmmmm!

On Saturday we met Erica for lunch at JB's. I had some delicious brisket!!! We ate good food and were able to catch up on the past 10 years!

This the only picture I have of mine and Jenni's kids -
Mason, Mackenzie, Ryan, and Jane

Saturday night Jenni's mom babysat the kids so we could go on a double date! Jenni and Justin took us to Shogun, a Bennihana's type place. It was yum!

And what weekend in Houston doesn't end in wrapping a house? Jenni and I still got it!

Didn't we do a great job?

Erica's parents moved out to an airplane community, so on Sunday we went out there and Jeff and Justin got to go flying - that's them!! It's an amazing little set up of houses with their own airplane hangers and a grass runway strip for a backyard!

On Sunday, we also got to see my friend Beckilyn. It was great to see her and hopefully she thought so too, despite the kids terrorizing her house! We had soooo much fun while we were there. The airplane rides were terrible both ways, but it was worth it!! Hopefully we can do it again soon and not take 7 years to get back there.

Never Too Early for Halloween

I could not believe it when I saw halloween decorations up a month ago, but apparently Ryan is on board with it! I think by his face painting he's trying to tell me he wants to be a ninja turtle for halloween!


He got into Jane's paints, which is usually why I don't let her paint cuz Ryan cannot be trusted! He has been into everything lately! Typical of the age, but still very annoying. This next pic is from a couple nights ago when we had chicken enchiladas for dinner. His hair stunk so bad I had to wash it twice and scrub it with that baby scrubber you get from the hospital.

Midnight Sun

I know most of you know by now, but in case you don't, Stephanie Meyer has posted about 260 pages of Midnight Sun on her website. She explains why and all that, but basically it's because someone posted her partial draft illegally on the internet. I read it and love it, but it only makes me sad because she might not write anymore. I would really love for her to finish because I love Twilight and can't get enough of it . . . obviously!