GO SPURS GO!!!

GO SPURS GO!!!

The Spurs play tonight (and should have won Tuesday night if the refs had actually called a foul when they were supposed to) and need to crush the Lakers. Ronnie is going to the game and I will watch from home with the three kids. If they don't win tonight and the Lakers take the series, then we are going to be some very miserable Spurs fans stuck here in California...

Come on Spurs!!!

Happy 3rd Birthday Logan!

We have had a busy week with Logan's 3rd birthday, Ronnie's birthday, my parents were in town for a week (so sad when they had to leave), and 4 out of the 5 of us having a head cold- oh yeah, and the house is for sale and has to be kept clean...

Pictures(L-R) Logan on his first, second, and third birthdays

Most importantly, my beautiful little boy turned 3 years old. He has the ability to melt my heart with those unbelievable blue eyes, blond hair, and wicked grin. He is fiercely protective of his sisters and affectionately refers to Kathryn as "Ha-hun" and Camryn as "bebe". He loves to swim and go to the beach, eat watermelon, and play with anything that moves (trucks, cars,trains, helicopters, and most recently, garden snails and Rolie-polies).

The birthday boys

Logan is the most handsome little boy in the world to this proud mommy. He is sometimes a bit mischievous (such as the time when he unrolled about 100 feet of aluminum foil all over the house to make a shiny path- I promise I was only in the bathroom a few minutes!), but he is my sweet boy and I am so thankful for him as I watch him grow and learn every day.

Happy Birthday Logan & Ronnie!

Follow the shiny, silver road...

Kathryn and Laura Bush

Last night I took Kathryn to a special ticketed event for Laura Bush. She was promoting her new book that was written with her daughter Jenna (Jenna was supposed to be there, but I am sure her recent wedding and honeymoon changed things). The line was quite long when we got there even though it was supposed to be a "limited" event. We were able to see protestors with signs saying "put drug dealers in jail"- duh, I don't think that anyone would disagree with that, especially Laura Bush, but it was definitely an "experience". We also got to check out all of the secret service guys- very cute and friendly. We talked to several of them as the line progressed. Kathryn's eyes were wide with excitement. We also got to go in a storefront near the children's bookstore that had been set-up as a security screening area. We had to walk through a metal detector and some people were "wanded". The secret service guys were not as friendly in this room and were definitely profiling everyone. We finally made it to the door of the bookstore and Kathryn said "I see her- she is really pretty- she looks like Nana". Laura Bush is very attractive and petite- she almost glows with beautiful skin and eyes. She was well-dressed and classy- and definitely reminded me of my mom. Kathryn just stared at her as we made our way to the table and my heart sunk as I realized that our "limited, ticketed event" was nothing more than her signing her name, not personalizing, and simply looking up at each person and saying "hi, thank you for coming". However, Kathryn was so enthralled that she was not going to make do with a simple hi. Laura Bush looked up as Kathryn stood 2 feet away from her on the other side of the table and asked "do you like to read?", Kathryn answered "yes, m'am" (thank goodness she remembered her manners today), Mrs. Bush looked back down to sign her name and Kathryn didn't budge, she said "I'm from Texas, too!". Mrs. Bush looked up at my beautiful 8 1/2 year old who had worn a dress, boots (because we're from Texas?), and asked me to curl her hair and asked Kathryn "what part of Texas?". Kathryn answered "San Antonio". Mrs. Bush said "wow, I like San Antonio. Were you born in Texas?". Kathryn said "yes, m'am, in Houston". Mrs. Bush replied "wow- a native Texan here. I am so glad you came!". Okay, so it wasn't earth-shattering, but it was a two-way conversation that my 8 year old had with the First Lady. I simply stood there like a dork with my mouth wide open.

As we walked out we saw all of the secret service suburbans and police escorts right by our car. There were not too many people behind us at the signing, so we sat in our car and read our new books by Laura Bush and watched. We could tell when she was about to come out and walked back over to the area and asked one of the secret service if we could stand there and he said "sure". There were only about 10 people that gathered and she walked out of the building about 15 feet away from us and got into her suburban. We could see through the windows (I was surprised that they weren't blacked out) and she was waving. I think that she saw Kathryn standing there in her cowboy boots and seemed to be waving directly at us- well, either us or the guy next to us in an apron who evidently worked at the pizza place...

What an experience! I wish that I had pictures, but they weren't allowed. I hope that my daughter always remembers the night she met the First Lady.

Party of Five

My friends Monica and Suzanne are really into this "blogging" thing and are very good at it. In fact, I am a little intimidated by their posts. I have had good intentions of starting my own blog for several months, but never have the time or patience to figure it all out. SO- here I am .

I am so inspired by my three precious children and the funny things that they do each day.

I married my high school sweetheart after college and we had our beautiful daughter

Kathryn Bailey about two years later in 1999. She was our only child for many years

and was quite spoiled. We wanted other children, but there were

many complications and heartaches.

God blessed us with a handsome little boy, Logan Thomas, in 2005 (today is his third birthday!)

and our life changed quite a bit. Kathryn was no longer the only child needing attention, but thankfully, she adores her brother and was very happy to share the spotlight. We thought that our 4-chair kitchen table was complete and we were very happy to not think about conception and pregnancy anymore and just enjoy the children we had. When Logan was about 9 months old, I had this strange feeling that I might be pregnant again. The thought of pregnancy in the back of my mind was enough to buy a test at HEB, and sure enough we were pregnant again- with no help from doctors!

Camryn Elizabeth was born in 2006 to the amazement of her adoring sister and brother.

Our 4-chair kitchen table is definitely full and complete (and probably going to be on craigslist soon as we shop for a bigger one). She is such a miracle and so full of life. SOOOOOO- I chose

the name "Party of Five" as the title to my blog. I thought that we would be a family of 3

for so long that I am still in amazement every time we go to a restaurant and tell them

that we are a party of five. Such a simple thing to the hostess that just about brings me

to my knees as I silently thank God for my children.