Happy Birthday Brooklyn!!

Remember a year ago when this pretty little thing was born?!?! Well look at Miss Brooklyn now!!

I love Kirsten and Brooklyn so much (Dev too!) and was so glad to be a part of her special day!!Happy 1st Birthday B Girl!!!Yummy Cake!
Devon and goofball!
Just the 3 of Us!!!

Waiting for the guest to arrive

Such yummy food!!

You will have to wait 4-6 weeks to see what Landon was doing in this pic! (and I cant wait to show you guys..its so stinking cute!!)

Miss B in her pool having a blast!

She had SOOOO much fun!

and so did Landon!

Bri and Dev..best of friends!

Not so sure of this!

I mean, could she be any cuter?!?!?

The big kids having fun!

Tayla and Landon

She got so many cute clothes, accessories and toys!

She put her new purse right on her shoulder...already a diva!! Happy Birthday Brooklyn! I love you bunches!!!

Surprisingly, B's party was the only thing on the agenda last weekend! We went to eat at Borders on Friday night and then hung out at my my Mom and Mimis on Sunday for a little bit! Now that I list all that, it sounds like a busy weekend...here I was trying to prove that we dont always have stuff going on! Oops!

Starting summer off right!

My mom called last week and said she wanted to do something fun for the weekend! After looking around for fun things to do (not all day in the scorching heat!), we decided to head to The Woodlands!

We started off eating lunch at Rockfish! Landon wanted crawfish, but they didn't have any :( It was so good though!

Two peas in a pod!!

Then we headed to the Childrens Museum in the mall! It was a great place to go, but Landon was probably at the max age! It is more geared towards 2-6 year olds! Its only $5 a person though, and we still had fun!

They had scrubs and stuff to do an operation on this lovely body! lol

He had the most fun digging for dinosaur bones!

His new kicks!

Then we walked around the mall..of course he spotted the carousel! They have a 45 minute boat tour which was really neat! Landon enjoyed listening to the tour guide tell us all about the stuff!Looks like he made himself at home!Could he be any cuter?!?! ;)We had such a great day! We left the house at 10:30 that morning and didn't get home until after 11 that night! We went to Guadalajara for dinner, Barnes and Nobles, and just walked around all day!

Then on Sunday, we hung out at the house all day! The weather was great, so we stayed outside most of the time!

Crazy kids!Corky getting him ready to go down the slide full of bubbles! (without a pool, we have to get creative!)and there he goes!! (yes, thats a tarp at the end of our slide! dont judge!) MawMaw, Landon, Skylah and Corky enjoying the sun!

Then the kids got out their journals! They are too funny!

My sweet guy!

Hope you are all enjoying your summer as much as we are! This was his first week at Summer Camp, and he is exhausted every night! They go on 3-4 field trips a week, so they keep him super busy!

My baby is getting too big :(

Last week we had Landon's Kindergarten Awards

It seems like just a few months ago I wrote this post :(

Here is my handsome guy!!They sang some songs, said the pledge, and danced for us!
Miss Jones (the best teacher EVER..more on that in a minute!) giving Landon his awards.
He got the Certificate of Kindergarten...
Junior Achievement Award...
PE, Art and Music Award...
Outstanding Citizenship...
and Merry Music Maker!!
(he always sings and dances, and Miss Jones said that he was always making music!)
Best Buds

Proud Mommy

We will miss her so much next year!

and here are just a FEW of the reasons why...

She sent home a Summer Survival Kit which included,

a self addressed envelope to write her over the summer...

pen and pad to practice writing...

hugs and kisses (Hershey's),

sidewalk chalk in case they get bored,

and a summer reading list!

She also made each child a photo album of pictures throughout the year!

It had over 20 pics!

She even came and saw him at tae kwon do earlier in the year!

and in case that wasn't enough...

She put together a book of things they did throughout the year each month

eating green eggs and ham :)

April showers ;)

This is their snorkeling masks they made...they are under the table (which has blue saran wrap on the bottom to get the ocean effect! lol)

There was a picture from every month, but you get the hint! All the kindergartners also got 3 workbooks to keep their brain working over the summer! 2 math and 1 reading!!!

Today was the last day of school (yes, June 4th...craziness!)

It was bittersweet, because Landon is really looking forward to summer, but he already misses Miss Jones! He has accidentally called me her name twice already!

She really set our standards high for future years! I know I will never forget his kindergarten year!

Once the kids got home, MawMaw let them help her mow the grass!

Check out that "wife-beater!" What a stud! lol

So, here to our busy summer! We have so many fun things planned!

He is going to summer camp where he does after school now. They have 3 to 4 field trips a week! He is going to be SO busy! (luckily he is used to that!)

Hope you all are enjoying your summer!

Our wonderful Memorial Day Weekend!!

This weekend was one of the best we have had in a long time!

Full of friends, fun, crawfish and pooltime!

It was a nice reminder that despite the heat in Texas, I really love summertime!

We started off Saturday celebrating my best friend, Melissa's Birthday!

All of our boys (which are pretty darn cute if I must say!!)

waiting to leave for Dodie and Skotts!! It took all of 5 minutes for all the kids to head straight for the pool!

Me and my main squeeze!
Landon and Austin
Partners in crime for another self portrait!

I made fruit kabobs that were so yummy!

The had 65 lbs of crawfish! CRAZY! This was round one!

Coach Skott taught Landon how to peel his own crawfish (after many times of Landon asking him to peel them for him! lol)
Look mom...I did it!

All our Louisiana family would be so proud!

Now thats just gross!!!
It was a great day...Landon spent 6 hours in the pool and we were both exhausted by the end of the day!

On Sunday we headed over to Landons friends house! They went to Montessori together for 4 years! These boys are something else..they will all be going to summer camp together, I wonder if I should warn someone! haha

Day 2 in the pool!

Taking a break from their 7 hour pooltime!

They had a blast jumping in the pool!Check out the faces! :)We had the best bbq and pina coladas!! Snack time!
On Memorial Day we headed to the Purvis house! They wanted to go swimming AGAIN! I'm hoping we wont be needing the life jacket much longer though! With all this swimming, he should be a pro in no time! lol

Korbin and West Vivian and the fruit kabobs! They were such a hit earlier that I decided to make more!

I think this last picture is proof that we were exhausted by Monday night!

I hope you all had a wonderful Memorial weekend too!

One more day!!!!

The Cystic Fibrosis-Great Strides walk is finally HERE!!!

We are going to Cara's dads tonight for pizza and beer (yes, that's how us Texans do it!!), and the big walk is tomorrow morning!!!

In case you haven't been paying attention (lol) or are new to my blog, please visit HERE to see what all this "Cara" talk is about!!

Our team is up to 35 members and has raised $9,420!!!!!

We are shy ONLY $580 from our goal of $10,000!!!

I'm here LAST minute to ask if anyone can help us reach that goal! Every dollar you could donate gets us closer and is greatly appreciated!!!

I am so proud to be a part of this hard working team!

I finished our (Lissa's and mine) shirts this week and cant wait to join the team in the morning!

Heres a sneak peak!!! :)

Of course there will be more pics coming soon! (as long as I don't look too crazy and sweaty! lol) Its supposed to be in the 90's, so we will pray for low humidity!!

Please help us make CF stand for Cure Found!

Here is the link to my page...

http://www.cff.org/Great_Strides/StephanieRussell

Thanks so much for all of my friends and family who have helped me reach my personal goal!!!

Thank you too for all the prayers that have been said for my sweet friend, Cara!! I cant wait to give her a big hug tonight!

Catching up a little...ok, maybe alot!!

OK, so I have been slacking!!! I dont know where the time goes, but I thought I would blog a little update!!! We have been having lots of fun and of course BUSY!!! :)

Landon and Myles...so sweet! Landon and Tay playing miniature golf!
Playing on Grandpa like a jungle gym!!They love their Mammy!!April 24th we had our school carnival! I was at the school from 9:00 am until 9:00 pm! Boy were we exhausted, but it was so worth it! There was so much put into their carnival, and I was very proud to be a part of the team!

Landon and his buddy with their "scars!!"

Nana and Landon taking a pizza break!

Skylah at the painting station!

Miss Jones and Landon..she is such an amazing teacher..she sure has set our standards high for the next years to come!

This past Friday was Field Day! It was the hottest day this year (92 degrees) I was very glad it only lasted an hour! lol I AM NOT ready for summer time weather!!

All the kindergartners were assigned a 5th grade buddy to help them get around to all the stations! Landon had such a sweet guy helping him!!

Potato Sack Races

My little man!

Super Stallion!

Miss Jones and her "Bears" (and yes, that is my "gangsta" in the middle making that crazy face and the sideways hat! lol)

The rest of these pics are random ones that I never posted!

Corky and the kids goofing off!

Landon and I at Check E Cheese!

Landon and Aunt LissaSweet Gavin and Steppie!!

Skylah

This is the new obsession in the house! Crystal and I both got new laptops, and the kids LOVE them! They sit next to each other and play games!

Ready, set, GOOOO!

So there you have it..lots of fun pics!

I still cant wrap my head around the fact that there is only 3 more weeks of school left...I am not ready to have a 1st grader! lol

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Happy Mothers Day to all of you!!!! I hope you have a wonderful day!!!

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and last but not least,

guess what is one week from today????????????

Yep...the Cystic Fibrosis Great Strides Walk!!!!

In less than one week I get to see this pretty face

and be a part of Caras Corps!!

Our team has raised 70 % of our goal!! WE have one more week to reach that goal of $10,000 and I KNOW we can do it!!!

Please visit

www.cff.org/great_strides/stephanierussell

to help make CF stand for Cure Found!!

Every dollar counts and I know Cara and I would be so grateful for anything you could help out with!!

LOTS of pics to come from the walk next weekend!!

Our wonderful Easter weekend

The kids started Friday morning off at the neighborhood Easter Egg Hunt at Andy and Les' house! I had to work, so I'm glad Landon could be with them for all the fun!!

Saturday morning we woke up and went back to the Covins to dye Easter eggs!!

My sweet bunny!!
MawMaw Julia and Skylah
Drew and Andy

Check out all that dye!! We had a whole bunch of colors!! (and glitter, beads, sand, ect!!)

He loves the soccer ball ones!!

Drew taking a break while mommy takes a turn!

Landons eggs!

That afternoon we got ready to head to Second for an egg hunt and service!!

Look how beautiful/handsome they are!!!

Nana and Landon!!

MawMaw and Skylah

At church waiting for the egg hunt! Such pretty girls!

Of course he is squinty! lol

My heart

Holy batman, thats alot of people!!!

This was just one age group!

Sweet Drew

Les, Skylah and Drew

EGGS!!!

Skylahs age group!! Who knows where she is though!

There she is!!

My mom and me!

Andy, Les and the kiddos

The ONLY thing cuter than these precious toes are....these precious faces!!!

Baby Addison and her pretty blue eyes!

Our precious kiddos!!

We then headed in to church for a wonderful sermon!! Sometimes we get caught up in the egg hunts and candy, bbut we all need to remember the real reason of Easter!! He is risen!!

Easter morning we got up and the Easter bunny had come!!

Landon found a silver egg with money in it!! The Easter bunny had left one for each kid!!
Such a sweet bunny ;) Dont ask why he had this on his head...he is a strange child sometimes!! ;)

Addison and Daddy looking for some eggs!

The Easter bunny left some carrots and a mess by the back door!

Morning sunshine Skylah ;)

He loved his shark flip flops!

We had a wonderful weekend (again!) It was so good to spend the day with friends and family! We are so lucky to have such amazing people in our lives!

From the looks of all the pics so far on your blogs, it looks like everyone had a wonderful weekend!

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I cant believe that the CF walk is next month...Please read to help us make CF stand for Cure Found!! I am so excited to be a part of this walk with Caras Corps this year!! Thanks in advance is you are able to help this year! We are almost half way to our goal!!