The Skipper Crew

Spring Break

2011-03-20T08:44:00.000-07:00

Well it has definitely been an interesting spring break. The week started off with Emma in the er. She had strep and another uti. So now we will head to specialist for her to see what is going on with her little body. She really felt bad for most of the week. Once she got well, we were able to play putt putt as a family. The kids loved it so much! Then we were able to go to the museum and play for a while. On Thursday, I got a day away with some great friends. Had a great time. But Thursday night was not too exciting. I got sick. Thought I was better Friday morning, but wrong! I woke up to another attack! So Josh, my wonderful husband, drove me to the er. Well low and behold I was having gallbladder attacks. So they did emergency surgery on Friday. Now I don't get to return to work until April. Man, why did this have to happen now. Oh well, will be glad though to know that I won't be having anymore attacks. Those things are terrible! So that was out adventerous week. Sure glad we decided to stay at home this week and not travel like we were going to. Hope everyone has a great week back at work!

Wow

2011-01-29T14:14:00.000-08:00

Man I can't believe Emma is seven now and in a week Cole will be four. Where have the years gone? I am really sad that my little baby is growing up. I told him the other day that he is my baby and he clearly stated, "No Mommy I am a big boy." Aww that makes me sad. For their birthdays this year we decided that we wouldn't have a party because they both wanted a big item.

So Emma chose a tv for her room. She wanted a flat screen. No we are not putting cable in her room. But it will be nice when she wants to watch a kid movie and we are watching tv we can just send her to her room to watch it. Sometimes kid movies just are too much after a while.

Cole chose a John Deere Gator. Oh he is excited. His birthday is still a week away, but he got it early. My mom and brother went in with us to get his gator. Since Carter leaves us tomorrow to go out of the country we decided he could have it early so Uncle Car Car could see him drive it. Man are they having a blast outside with it today. Especially since it is seventy degrees outside. They have been out there since one. Hopefully they will sleep well tonight.

Speaking of being outside. We moved in November and we are loving our new house. We have finally gotten every room settled. We believe anyways. The garage is still a work in progress. We had our garage sale last weekend so hopefully we will be able to finish the garage off really quickly. Then we will be done. Josh mowed the yard today. Wow what a backyard we have. We are excited that we are going to be able to have some good times in the backyard that we will soon be able to call ours! YEAH! This summer is going to be a blast!

We have been really busy with work, especially since now I have a second job. That is ok though. It is helping be able to fund the toys that everyone wants. So that we can also live. Josh had a girl make it to state this year with all state band. She is extremely excited, but that means we will be traveling out of town for it. Thought I had the kids taken care of, but comes to find out my dad will be in town for that time. Guess depending on what happens with them, will depend on where my children go while we go out of town to San Antonio. One day the state will change where they host TMEA. I hope anyways!

Then two weeks later, I have to travel to Austin for a conference. Man, we have an extremely busy February. Hopefully life will slow down after that.

Speaking of my dad, I really need some prayers for him. He isn't the same man that we sent out of the country last summer! We are sad. Hopefully one day we will get our old dad back. I really miss that man! So please say some prayers for him.

Hope everyone has a great year coming up. We are ready for summer and to be able to enjoy our new house.

A House

2010-11-17T20:41:00.000-08:00

Wow, I can't believe it is actually all falling into place. We will be meeting on Friday to sign papers and finally get a set of keys. YES, it is to a place of our own. YEAH! We are so ready. The kids keep asking when do we get our own room. I know they are ready to have their own spaces. I am very thankful we have had the last two years with my mom. But it is time for us to ventur on our own. We are truley going to miss having her right at our side at an emergency. But she will only be a half hour away. Not too bad.

We will paint this weekend, then try to move it all on Wednesday. Hopefully as planned we will be in before Thanksgiving. So then the rest of the weekend we will be unpacking and getting the house made into our own.

Emma has requested to have a room with peace signs. I am guessing the in thing now is peace. We have found a really cute bed set. She is in love with it. Guess Santa will have to get it. She wants pink walls. So here we go. Sure hope she enjoys the pink for a long time.

Cole wants a dallas cowboy room with Josh deere tractors. What a combo. I believe we are going to leave him with spider man. He wants a blue room though, so I think he will get his wish. We are going to paint it blue. We were talking with the kids the other day about moving into a new house. Cole being so innocent as he is, says "Does our new house have a chimney." We said yes, why. He said because I want Santa to be able to come and visit me at Christmas. Awww, he makes my heart melt. He is so stinking sweet. Not all the time, but for the most part. So yes, we have a fireplace and he told us that we can not burn the fire because then Santa will get burned. So guess we won't be using it, Lol.

I am extremelly ready and excited to be able to use my stuff. It has been in storage forever. Now it gets to come out. We have a lot of shopping to do. Paint to get, appliances to go order, beds to go order. Man what a busy weekend we are going to have, but it is all worth it in the end. We will be in our own home for Christmas! Thank you Lord!

Hope everyone is having an awesome week!

My Wonderful Husband!

2010-10-01T21:09:00.000-07:00

I miss my husband! This time of year gets very hard for me because I don't get to see him much. He is very involved in band. I love him and he means the world to me and the kids. I hate that tonight we are not together at least in the same house. But once again that goes with the job. We live too far from his, and we are involved with Emma and the wedding. So there ya go.

Emma is involved in a wedding this weekend as the flower girl. Being at the rehearsal tonight reminded me of our wedding. Man, I can't believe we have almost been married eight years. Time really flys by when you are having fun and enjoying life!

This past weekend, we went and celebrated his 30th birthday. My mom and I surprised him with the blue man group. Man that is a awesome show. Who would think watching three men who don't speak would be so much fun. But WOW! We loved it and I am sure glad he had a birthday! On Tuesday, his actual birthday, we went and had dinner with his aunt and uncle and my mom. All he knew about was my mom going with us. So it was definitly a nice surprise to have his aunt and uncle there. We love them so much and really enjoy being with them.

It is hard to believe that we are both about to be thirty. I am beginnning to feel really old. Oh well, guess that comes with the reality of life. We have two children, which their ages make us feel old as well. Who thought we should be old enough already to have a first grader. Oh MY!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOSH! Glad you got to turn 30 before me, haha! I love you lots!!!!!

Trip to the museum with the Mapp's!

2010-06-21T09:42:00.000-07:00

We had a blast playing with you Mapp Family. Glad you came and joined us over spring break.

When you go to the musuem, you have to have dinosaurs. So this would be the first thing we had to venture over to. The kids loved sitting in the foot print of the dinosaur. They are so big that the kids can sit inside it. The musuem was sooooooooooooo crowded. There were millions of people there. So it was moving around like bumper cars. Overall we had fun though. THANKS Mapp Family!

Here are some pictures from the big kids play room!

They have this really neat kids room. In this room, you can build, pretend to be a nurse or doctor, pretend to grocery shop, or play in the water outside. We weren't able to go outside since it was raining. But we have been back since and they love the outside unit. This room is the overall favorite of our children. I believe it is the overall favorite for every child. It is the most kid orriented room in the musuem. What fun times.

This is the tinker toy room. They have this really cool sand machine. You put sand on this wheel and it spins around. Then you can use tools to make different strokes on the wheel. There was a long line waiting to play on this cool toy. Also in the tinker toy room they had a shadow box. You go in this room with about six people and stand against the wall. Then this light flashes. Afterwards you can turn around and see your shadow. I took a picture of the kids, but they didn't really come out since it is a black room. Oh well. It is a neat exhibit though.

There are these rooms with things to do on the way to the tinker toy room. The kids love these rooms because they get to make things. So in this room, they are exploring with wind snakes and wind mobils. They also have spin tops that have markers on the end. These make neat circles with all the different colors. Then another table is a race car with markers attached to it. You get a remote to drive the car around and make different pictures. This happened to be everyone's favorite over all. Some other rooms that are available are making a movie, building different structures, and working on computers. Such fun to explore on your own.

There is an energy movie in the musuem that is 3D. Cole loves it and calls it the Dinosaur movie. We all had fun watching it. Make sure you watch out for the dinosaur spitting on you. YUCK!

Headed to the Muesum with the Mapp Family

2010-06-21T09:33:00.000-07:00

We are headed to go enjoy the new musuem in Fort Worth over spring break with the Mapp family. They are a blast to hang out with. We had fun! As you can tell in Emma's picture she wasn't a happy camper. She has started pouting this year and giving us ugly faces. I sure hope she lives to see 7 years old, haha.

A Great Trip to the Fort Worth Zoo

2010-06-13T15:40:00.001-07:00

By the time we got to the giraffe section, the kids were exhausted. They were getting whiny and ready to go home. We weren't finished though, so we continued to venture up to the lions. OH MY GOODNESS, there were millions of people up there. That is when we decided to pass everyone as fast as we could and go home. We didn't even get out of the parking lot and our little man was fast asleep. Man I love peace in the car!

This picture is for my hubby. He grew up on a farm and as a farmer's child. He loved it, but sure has turned into a city boy. I talk all the time about moving out to the country where it is quiet. He doesn't like that idea at all. He always tells me it is to far from everything else in the world. Makes me sad at times, but then glad at times we aren't stuck in the counrty as well though. I loved this picture and it was takend in the Texas section of the zoo.

At the zoo, they have this neat exhibit in the Texas section. While we were in there, they had to sit in the tunnel. Oh what a mess my two kids are, but a blast to have around at times even when I want to adopt them out.

We rented a two person stroller. That was the best thing we did. Cole is only three so he can't make it forever walking, but neither can Emma who is six. She eventually got tired and it was nice that she actually had a place to ride. Sure hope they have something like this at Disney World or we are going to be in big trouble.

The kids are sitting on this huge lizard in the new exhibit. They really liked it.

Over spring break, we decided to hang around the metroplex and do things here with the kids. We took them to the Fort Worth Zoo. Wow, there were millions of people there. Too many and we won't be returning there over spring break ever again. Hopefully anyways. The kids had fun. They are standing right here in front of the new exhibit. They had to go in and their daddy survived. He isn't a snake person, but he did survive the exhibit.

Amarillo Trip to see the Smith's and their beautiful home!

2010-06-12T22:21:00.000-07:00

We had a great trip up to Amarillo in March this year. I am really late in blogging because oh my gosh has our life been CRAZY this semester. We left Friday night, but about midnight we arrived about two hours from their house and couldn't go any further. We were exhausted! So we stopped at a hotel in Childress. Everyone slept in a king size bed. We sure won't be doing that again. NOT AT ALL! Josh and I both felt like we were being slept on top of by two children. YUCK! It was hot!

So we got up Saturday early and finished our trip. We were so excited to finally make it and see everyone. Later that day, Heather and Jackie surprised us with going to the museum in Amarillo. Neither one of us have ever been there. It was a blast! Especially to go with the Smith family. THANKS for taking us. There were so many fun things to do there. We enjoyed it so much that we decided over spring break we were going to try out the new museum in Fort Worth. We loved that so much that we became members. When we finished the muesum, we went to the park and feed the ducks bread. I think the ducks were feed so much bread from everyone else, that they really didn't have a desire to eat our bread. Cole thought the bread was for him to eat. YUM! He is a little bread eater though. Then we walked over to the playground and played.

We had fun sitting and visiting with the Smith family. They have a great church. We got the opportunity to go to church with them on Sunday. We have a really hard time when we wait till really late to go home and then have to go to work the next day. Especially now that Emma is in school. So we left right after church. I hate that we didn't get to spend much time up there. Hopefully this summer we will get to see our niece Taylor and spend some much needed time with Heather and Jackie.

We love all of them!

Josh Got a Job

2010-05-25T19:46:00.000-07:00

YEAH, Josh got a job. He will be the director of Muenster band. He is extremelly excited. So we will see how it goes. I was hoping that he would get a job closer to home, oh well. He will love it. Just thought I would share the fabulous news!

Wow

2010-05-03T15:52:00.000-07:00

Man life has been CRAZY!

Cole has finally learned how to potty in the toliet! YEAH! We are super excited. He can make it all through the night. Now we just need to master pooping. Well I guess that will come with time, hopefully anyways. He doens't want to wear diapers or pullups anymore. I have tried on a occassion because it is easier, but he clearly states NO! So there we go I guess. Just underwear.

Emma is almost in first grade. We had a rough start in the beginning. Made some changes throughout the year, and now she is doing wonderful. She is reading books, writing complete sentences, and growing so much. Can't believe we have a six year old. Seems like yesterday when Josh and I got married. Oh well, they do grow up. The other day she signed my brother's card for his birthday and wrote a complete sentence. She even sounded it all out without needing our help. We were excited. Such little things excite us around here.

Josh resigned from Chico. He has been looking really hard for a new job. We are considering going over seas to teach. We will see how all the pans out. Josh isn't too sure about it but the pay sure is nice. What a neat experience for the family as well. We did find out today that he has an interview with a school on Monday. It is a little further from home than we would like, but we will see what happens first. Only God knows what our plans are. Sure wish he would give me some insight on it though. Oh well, I am only along for the ride.

My job seems to be taking over my life this year! It is driving me nuts. Also girl scouts has taken over. Man I am SOOOOOOO ready for summer! Here it comes in 25 days! YEAH! I know have sixteen students. It is a really full class. Especially with three and four year olds. So summer, please get here soon.

We are all so ready for summer. In July we get to go to Disney World. Cole ask everyday if he can go that day. We have to sadly say no and there goes the fit. So he is definitly ready! I am ready to see the look on everyone's face when we go. I have been before but Josh hasn't. It is going to be like a little kid in a candy store when he enters the park. I am excited to get to share this experience with him.

We had a church fish fry at church on Saturday. They really should do that more often. Hopefully over the summer we will get to enjoy some more time with our church family!

Hope everyone has a great week! I hope to post some pictures this evening.

Bowling with LaLa and Don Don

2010-02-24T21:28:00.000-08:00

We went bowling with LaLa and Don Don. We had a blast. They are fun to be around. We really miss them lately. Being so busy and not really making time to go see them. SAD! Anyways, we went bowling in Arlington at this really cool bowling alley called Alley Cats. They turn the lights out around the alleys and so you bowl in black light. The kids loved it. We will have to do it again.

Here are some pictures of everyone bowling. I bowled as well, but sure didn't want to post pictures of a fat lady pushing a ball down the lane. So no pictures of me. LaLa just hung out with us and laughed at us. Then we had fun just sitting and laughing and talking with her and Don Don.

Cole is getting ready to go push the ball down the lane. He is very independent as well and wants to do it all by himself. NO HELP!

Emma is here modeling her shoes and her silly face.

Life with Emma

2010-02-24T21:13:00.000-08:00

A lot of things have happened in our life since I have last posted. Emma has started school. We can not believe she is already in school. Man, where does the time go. We feel really old to have one in school now. She loves it at times, then there are times it is really a struggle. Josh and I have struggled emotionally with the fact that we don't think she is getting the right education. We wanted to move her to another campus to help her be independent and them treat her as a student and not a teacher's child. That isn't happening because of some other things. I won't go down that road. It has been a really long day. But overall we are very proud of her. She has come a long way since she started. It is very hard for us to believe that she is six already. Emma is very head strong just like her mother. She doesn't have a problem telling you what she thinks. Not sure where she gets that from, ha ha. She is growing up way too fast and before we know it she will be grown and in college. I think at this point we really need to slow our lives down. We are so busy with her. In the fall we went and signed her up for girl scouts. Well they had about ten girls, but no one wanted to be the troop mom. So what does the sign on my forehead say, sucker. They saw me coming. So I talked with a friend and we decided we would do it together. So here we go. Wow, it has been one year and it isn't even over with. We have gone and gone and it never seems like we have a weekend at home any more. Girl scouts really keeps us busy. I guess in the long run, it is a really good way for Emma and I to grow together. We are having fun and that is all that matters. We just finished selling cookies. Man I am soooooooooooooooo glad that is over with. It was a pain in the rear end! Really! Emma was the top sales person out of her troop. Thanks to her PawPaw who ordered 120 boxes and sent them over seas with him to the soldiers. Bet those soldiers really enjoyed some cookies. We still have a few weekends where we have to do some clean up sales, but no more cookies just hanging out at my house. YEAH! They sure were yummy, but sure don't look very pretty on our tummy.

Cole "The Plumber"

2010-02-24T20:57:00.000-08:00

I am way behind on posting on our blog. I took a three hour nap after school today so I am rested and can't go to to sleep. So we will see how much I catch up on.

Cole is such a delight to have around our house. He is calm for the most part, until he gets mad. Then wow, what has the devil brought us. He loves to help his Daddy with things. Wherever Daddy is being "Handy Manny." Cole is sure to follow, unless he is asleep. Cole is definitly all boy.

Here is another picture of Cole helping. He might be a plumber in the future. Who knows what God's plans are for him.

Josh's Birthday

2009-10-05T19:06:00.001-07:00

Josh had a great birthday! We are trying to lay low this year in all the birthdays. We had dinner with my grandmother and mom. It was wonderful. Mom cooked Josh's favorite which is chicken fried steak. It was great, but a little much. Josh loved it and that is all that matters. For his birthday he got a radio for his Iphone and then Beetles rockband. Wow, the rockband is sooooooo much fun. We had a fun family night trying to play it. Trying is the best word, since we aren't really good at it. Oh well, we had fun and that is all that matters. Here are some pictures of the kids and Josh enjoying the rock band.

Karate Night at the Skipper House

2009-10-05T19:05:00.001-07:00

One night we were sitting around and the kids starting playing karate. Josh found some caution tape, and the boys thought it was a good headband. So they both wore it around their heads.

Then Emma decided to show us some of her moves. She is such a mess, but oh she has been driving us nuts lately. I am beginning to wonder if it ever gets better. I am guessing we aren't the best parents and have a lot to learn. She is getting smarter britches, a mouth that is beginnning to tell stories and she calls it, and then starts trouble with her brother. I am going to start putting her on my prayer list everyday and hope that we don't have to deal with all of this when she becomes a teenager. Bless us if we do. So here are some of her moves.

A Day Out With Mom

2009-08-16T19:48:00.000-07:00

The other day we went out with Mom. We had a blast. We went to the nail salon and Emma and Mom had their fingers done. Then we all had our toes done. It felt wonderful. They got a new chair that was just for little girls. Above the chair a sign hung princess. Yes, she thinks she is a princess. I guess she is, since she is really spoiled at times. Oh well, guess that is the fun in having a little girl. I love her! We love spending time with mom. Mom's feet are the really tan ones. Mine and Emma's are really white!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for the great day MOM. WE LOVE YOU!

Elephant Parade

2009-08-11T19:49:00.000-07:00

This is their plate to start with. It was amazing to watch them eat dinner. Wow, they have a major appetite. The clowns said they eat about 250 lbs. of food a day. That is a lot of food.

Tonight we went to the Elephant Parade by the Ring. Brothers. The kids loved it. We sat down at the end of the parade, where they fed the elephants dinner. The disney radio channel was there also and they were handing out prizes. Emma thought it was really neat because she got to get a poster of the Johnas brothers. OH MY GOODNESS, there are some girls that are crazy over those boys. They even know when they were born. Guess I am not uptodate with them.

Dallas Cowboy Stadium

2009-08-11T19:37:00.000-07:00

Last Sunday we went to go see the new Dallas Cowboy stadium. We had lots of fun. Wow, what a place. It is huge inside. The only dissappointment was that we couldn't go in and see a suite. I really wanted to see what they looked like on the inside. We went to the bottom floor and looked in the proshop. WOW, they sure are proud of their materials. Emma tried the stuff on and thought it was fun to take pictures with it. We didn't buy anything.

2009-08-02T21:12:00.000-07:00

I thought this was SWEET! One day we went and took Cole to have his pictures made. We left and were headed to go get a bite to eat. While they were walking across the street, they both decided to hold each other's hands. They aren't always sweet to each other, so I had to capture the moment.

Emma on the trampoline

2009-08-02T21:06:00.000-07:00

We went to the mall to buy some glasses. While we were there, Emma found this place where you can jump on this huge trampoline. She begged to jump. So eventually we gave in. She had a blast, but man we are in the wrong business. They charge $7.00 for five minutes to jump. What a price. Oh well, she had a fun. That is all that matters. So here are some pictures that are attached.

Cole and his sister's shoes!

2009-07-29T22:11:00.000-07:00

Cole loves to wear his sister's shoes. So one day he was running around in his night shirt and came out with her shoes. He wanted to pose for me as well. He thinks they are the best thing on this earth. I tease Josh all the time about his manhood, because his favorite color is pink. I think this is only because he has a big sister and thinks the world of her. So enjoy the picture. I love it!

Summer Fun

2009-07-29T21:43:00.001-07:00

This is the crazy crew. We have had a great summer. It has flown by way to fast though. We are not ready for school to start, but oh well, here it comes. Only two weeks left before inservice starts. We have traveled to West Texas to pick up Emma. We got to see some friends from school while we were up there. It was a lot of fun.

We really haven't done much. We are currently living with my mom to save up some money for a house, that hopefully in three years I will be able to post about. We hope and pray anyways. So in the backyard we have a pool. The kids are loving it. Emma has learned how to swim with no life jacket or floaties. We are so proud of her. Then Cole wears his life jacket and swims everywhere. We have had a few friends over to swim with us. It is nice to have extra company around sometimes.

I took Emma to a place called Sweet and Sassy. Oh my goodness. I am in the wrong business. They charge and arm and a leg to just paint their toes and fingers and make them think that they are having a real pedicure. I was amazed at what they charge. Guess it is ok for a one time thing. I don't think we will be going back. I didn't take any pictures either. Totally forgot.

Josh and I got to enjoy some time away, it was just a night away in San Marcus, but it was a blast. It is so much fun to ride in a car with my husband, when I don't fall asleep on him. He will make you laugh and smile all the time. He is a great guy! We went to San Marcus and went back to school shopping. Oh my goodness, everybody in the world was down there. It was really busy, but we got some amazing deals. It was also nice to get away from the kiddos for a little while. We did miss them terribly. Emma appreciated us a little more when we got back.

Now we are trying to get ready for school. I moved schools this year. Awaiting a new adventure. I am ready. I prayed that God would open a new door this year since Emma starts school and he did. God does some amazing things in our lives. I let too much time go by where I don't thank him for what he does for us. So we are venturing to new stomping grounds and we are READY!

Can't believe our baby starts school. She is not old enough yet in our minds, but guess she is. I got tears in my eyes the other night when I was talking with my mom about her first day of school. Not too sure how it is going to work, especially since both Josh and I have classrooms ourselves. Guess this is where my mom comes in. What a blessing it is to have her around.

Hope everyone has a great rest of the summer!

2009-07-05T15:15:00.000-07:00

We had a blast swimming with the whole family. All of mom's family came over for Aunt Debbies's birthday. We had a blast. Everyone swam and then mom grilled chicken. She did a fabulous job. Thanks everyone for all the yummy food. Then that evening we went to the park and watched fireworks. They were really good. The kids had fun.

Emma's Preschool Graduation

2009-06-20T13:33:00.000-07:00

Emma's graduation went really well. She had a big crowd of family come. I was going to post some pictures, but the blogger isn't working right now. I will add some more later. Can't believe my oldest is going to kindergarten next year. Makes me want to cry.

Just wanted to share a picture of my cookie that I made for the graduation. I thought they turned out pretty cute. All the kids thought they were yummy as well.

Here is Emma with her two teachers this year. She had a great year in preschool! We are sad to think though that she is going to be going to kindergarten next year. Where have the years gone?

Memorial Day

2009-06-20T13:07:00.000-07:00

We had a great final day on our trip to west Texas.

Thank you Heather and Jackie for the wonderful birthday presents. They were great. I had a great birthday with ya'll and sure glad I got to spend it with you. I am so glad we get to see ya'll often. Thanks for being a great friend and always around to listen.

We ate lunch at this wonderful Japanese steak house. It was very good. I loved it. We found out that they have one of these in Weatherford now. Wow, so close to home. Don't have to wait to eat it till we go to west texas. YEAH! The kids enjoyed the fire. Taylor got scared though. She was so cute and wanted to go to the restroom everytime he started to do something.

We went to the park with Heather, Jackie and Taylor after eating lunch. We had a blast and the kids got to run off some energy before getting on the road. We loved the picture of Taylor with her hair in the air. The kids loved the tire swing. Taylor and Cole got on it and loved chatting. I will make sure and bring you a copy of some of the pictures since yours didn't turn out Heather.

On our way home on Monday, we saw about twenty old time cars. They all stopped in Seymour where we stopped. We watched them put gas in their tanks. How weird to put it in the front by the engine. The kids thought they were really neat.

Memorial Day Full of Fun

2009-06-20T12:20:00.000-07:00

Cole loved wearing my sunshades while they were taking pictures before the wedding. Then after the wedding at the dance, Cole loved hanging out with his Papa. Emma danced with Josh. She had a blast. She LOVES to dance all the time. Then she decided that she needed to pop Josh's suspenders. Guess after all that is all they are good for. We had fun.

Saturday morning, we went to the science spectrum. The kids had a blast there. They loved being able to touch everything. What a fun morning. Then we went and ate at Cheddar's for lunch! It was very yummy!

After we left the park, we went to Krispi Kreme donuts. They were making them while we pulled up, so we got to eat one right off the line. Oh they were YUMMY! The kids loved watching them make donuts. Especially Cole since this is his favorite thing to eat!

I think Joshus is a little too big for this swing. We all died laughing at him.

Emma loved the slide. Then Cole loved swinging. He looks like he has no middle in this picture. Emma wouldn't stop long enough to take a picture with me. But my sweet little Cole would.

Friday night we went to the park in Lubbock after the rehearsal dinner. The kids had a blast. My favorite picture of my three was the best! These three mean the world to me. The kids were looking through the tire and I thought it would make such a great picture.

On Memorial Day weekend we traveled to West Texas for a great wedding. We had a blast staying in the hotel with Leah and Don. They are so much fun to be around. We love them so much!

Flying Kites

2009-04-27T19:35:00.000-07:00

Emma and Cole sat down on this log that was in the middle of the open field. Emma was mad at Josh for something, can't remember what. Then Cole was happy go lucky.

Cole let go of his kite. So his daddy ran after it. The kite flew across the street. So here is a picture of Josh running after the kite.

On Saturday, we went to a birthday party. We also took some kites because the party took place at the park. We had so much fun. Cole learned how to hold onto a kite. Emma thought it was neat to see something fly in the sky.

Easter Egg hunt at church

2009-04-06T19:21:00.000-07:00

We did go take bluebonnet pictures on the way home.

We had a great time at the Easter egg hunt at church yesterday. The kids really loved it and got waaaaaaaaaaay too many eggs. All that matters is that they had fun. Cole was terribly scared of the Easter Bunny. I had the bunny take his head off because he loves the man that was the bunny. But that was totally the wrong thing to do because he WIGGED terribly. He screamed even more. Guess he will grow out of this stage one day. So now Easter bunny pictures for us. OH WELL! Next year maybe.

Fort Worth Zoo trip

2009-03-30T15:34:00.000-07:00

We had a blast at the Fort Worth Zoo. We saw a bunch of animals. We walked the whole zoo. WOW. It was Cole's first time and he is such an animal lover. He wanted to see all the animals. Even though he was sick and we didn't know it at the time. Emma had a great time. All she really wanted to do was eat all day though. Man she must be going through a major growth spurt right now.

Emma found the turtle in the playground. She needed to take a break from the walking. We did as well. Man our legs and feet were hurting when we got through that day.

Here is LaLa and Don Don. We love them! This was a beautiful picture before we started the day at the zoo.

This is our family picture. Our lovely LaLa took it. I think she did a pretty good job. We had a blast at the zoo with them.

We saw the neatest thing at the zoo now. They now have this area that you can feed the birds. They give you sticks with birdseed on it and the birds will hop onto the stick. They really were neat. We all got to hold a bird that way. What a neat exhibit at the zoo now!

I decided to take a picture of Josh and I. I am always the one with camera, so I decided I needed a picture of myself. Mom told me once to make sure there was always atleast one picture of myself. So here it is.

Daddy and Cole are sitting at the monkeys. We were waiting on Emma to take pictures. We saw some monkeys taking care of marrital business while we were there. The monkeys were very excited as well.

Uncle Car Car and Cole

2009-03-19T14:15:00.000-07:00

We moved over the weekend. While we were moving, everyone was taking a break. Carter sat down in his chair and Cole pulled his over to look at it. He loves his Uncle Car Car. We just thought this was a cute picture.

Paintball

2009-03-16T20:13:00.000-07:00

Uncle Car Car loves to play paintball. He went and played on Saturday. So today he came over to the house and cleaned his gun in the backyard. The kids were excited. They wanted to put on his gear. So here is a picture of Emma and Cole wearing his mask that he uses.

2009-03-16T13:34:00.000-07:00

Today, spring break officialy started. We took the kids to Pump It Up. They had a blast. The picture above is Cole driving the car around the place. He played really hard on the bounce houses and then decided the car was more fun.

Emma loved playing air hockey. I believe she beat her daddy. She had a blast. Eventually she ran all her energy out and came up complaining she was hungry and thirsty. Something she is always.

We are looking forward to our week relaxing. On Friday, we are headed to the zoo. The kids are really excited!

Hi

2009-03-15T21:30:00.000-07:00

We have moved. YUCK! I am really tired of it. Hopefully this is our last time to move until we buy our house. That is my hope anyways.

The kids are doing great. Emma is back in school and loving it. She is five, but thinks she is twentyfive. She is a handful at times, but we love her. Cole is two and boy has he hit the terrible twos. He is getting his two year molars and hopefully when they are in, he will be in a better mood.

New Year

2009-01-17T14:11:00.000-08:00

We have had a wonderful 2008. A bunch of things happened and we are really glad the year is over. It seemed to be a medical year for us. We pray everyone is healthier this year. Cole had eye surgery in July. Then a day later he broke his leg. Then in September while Emma and I were at our Ladies Retreat, Josh called and said that Cole and him were in a wreck. They totalled the car out. BUMMER! He was excited because it meant that he got a new one, but bummer for our pocket book. Oh well. Cole walked away healthy, we thought anyways, but a few days later they learned that he had a broken collar bone from the wreck. Now we are fighting the insurance company in his behalf. Then a month later Emma cut her eye open and had to have stitches. She was such a big girl and sat there the whole time and let them put stitches in her eye. WOW, Josh and I both were very impressed with her. That was the last of the medical and hopefully it will be the last for a really long time.

Life is great here in Azle. We are missing my dad. He has moved to Germany for his job and plans to be over there for three years. WOW, what a long time to be seperated from him. We will survive though. We keep in touch through the internet. One good thing that will come from it is that we get to go to Germany for a month over the summer. We are very excited. What an opportunity for the whole family to get to see a different part of the world. Hope the new year brings everyone a happy and wonderful year! We love all of you!

Life

2008-07-28T08:37:00.000-07:00

Sorry I don't have any pictures at the moment, but I will get some really soon. We are loving life down here in Azle.

Emma is four now and is really fun to be around. She loves to talk on the phone, do crafts, and just spend time with us. She can be a mess at times, but we still love her dearly.

Cole is one now and he is into everything. He loves to laugh. He is sooooooooooo much like his daddy. Everything in the world is funny. He is very ticklish and loves to cuddle with hi mommy. Always said I didn't want a mommy's boy, but boy did I get a big mommy's boy. That is ok though. He will grow up and still be independent, because he very head strong like his sister.

The kids love to lay on the ground and just restle. They are so funny together. When they are in the car, Cole has to have his sister's arm next to him so that he can rub it. Who knows why, but they really love each other.

Josh is still in Chico. He loves the band and is really enjoying his job. I am at Azle still. I teach earlychildhood and I love it. Sometimes it is really challenging due to I have the same age at home, but that is ok. My kids only stay little for little time. Don't want to wish it away. Hope everyone is doing great out there. Keep in touch.

Grandma and the Great Grandbabies

2008-03-02T13:46:00.000-08:00

Aunt Debbie and Emma

2008-03-02T13:34:00.000-08:00

Aunt Debbie is back. We are so glad. Emma just loves her Aunt Debbie. In this picture they are dancing with roses in their mouths. Aunt Debbie is really good at teaching Emma some crazy stuff. She is a hoot.

The Kids

2008-03-02T13:26:00.001-08:00

Sorry it has been so long since I have posted anything. Things have been crazy around here. Everyone is doing well. Cole just had tubes put in and he is beginning to hear. We are so glad because he was one sick little boy all the time before. Emma is really growing. She is now FOUR years old. Josh and I can't believe she is so big now. Cole is ONE now. He is huge and growing. He is going to eat us out of house and home. He could eat all day and all night. He is walking now everywhere. Although he seems to be much easier to handle than Emma. WE are so thankful that we have a easy going little one now. Here are some pictures of our two stinkers.

Emma and Cole

2007-10-07T09:25:00.000-07:00

Look at these two. They are so darn cute together. We love them both. Emma got a pair of Memaw's reading glasses. She took out the lenses and let her have them. So Emma decided that Cole needed to wear them. Emma had a picture taken with glasses when she was about Cole's age and they look a lot alike. Don't know what we are going to do about the red hair though. It needs to change. That red hair is not good.

Eight Months Old

2007-10-07T09:17:00.000-07:00

Cole is now eight months old now. He is growing way too fast. Right now he is army crawling every where. He loves to follow his sister down the hallway. He is also pulling up on the couch and chairs and walking around them. He is so ready to walk, but those little legs just aren't ready. He smiles all the time. We are so lucky with him. He is the easiest little guy. Thank you God for giving us someone that is easy going, because Emma Cloud is not that way. She is really going to give us a run for our money.

A Day at Six Flags

2007-09-30T22:01:00.000-07:00

Papa, Mimi, Emma and Cole all standing in front of the ride at Six Flags. I think everyone enjoyed themselves.

Emma is really enjoying the pink thing. She loves to eat ice cream. Thanks Mimi.

Emma is posing inside the balloons. Man those are scary when they sway in the air.

Just gotta love the smile. He is so sweet.

Emma is playing in the water behind the batman ride. She loves seeing the water come up and around her.

Emma and Cole are having a blast waiting in line for the Sponge Bob ride. Cole was extremelly hot as well as everyone else in line. Don't you just love his spiked hair?

Dinner at Memaw's and Pawpaw's House

2007-09-30T21:40:00.000-07:00

Oh Memaw. She is the best. She is holding Cole while visiting with LaLa. Don't you just love the glasses. Emma thinks they are the coolest. So much that now she owns a pair of Memaw's old glasses. Man what happens to the eyes when you get old?????

Don Don is enjoying the visit. WE love it when he comes to town.

Emma is driving around the big car. She needs to retire the car, a little big for it. Soon Cole will want it.

Uncle Car Car is relaxing. He is a pretty cool guy! Emma thinks so anyways.

Sweet LaLa! We love her. We really enjoy when they come out to Azle to visit.

Daddy and Cole are playing in the chair while waiting on supper. Man it sure is going to be good.

Eating at my parents is a blast. We love to make weekly visits with them. This was one weekend when Dad decided to barbecue. He love to smoke those briskets. They are yummy!

Our Poindexter Ladies Retreat

2007-09-10T14:51:00.000-07:00

Owen... He is a doll. He was our man for the weekend. He was so cute, didn't feel to well at times, but hopefully he will soon. Those yucky teeth are terrible.

Mom and Me!!!! I love my mom. We had so much fun all weekend together. She is the best!

This is the dinning room table. We ate all weekend!!!!! Our tummies are so stuffed and I am sure we all gained some weight. But man the food was so YUMMY!

Sharon is sitting and knitting a purse. She was so wonderful and made everyone cell phone holders. Emma really loves hers.

Mom and Aunt Debbie are enjoying their pedicures. They were wonderful. I love to have my toe nails painted and especially when someone else does it.

This is a picture of all the lovely ladies that showed up at the ladies retreat. We had a great time relaxing all weekend. The massage was the best. Thank you Lolabeth! We really appreciate everything you do for the weekend.

2007-09-01T14:19:00.000-07:00

Here are some pictures of Josh's family at a wedding recently. Emma loved dancing with her daddy.

Roger "Cole" Skipper

2007-08-31T21:17:00.000-07:00

This is Roger Cole Skipper. He is almost seven months old. He will turn seven months on September 7th. We named him after my family. His first name is my maiden name without the s. So I am pretty partial to his name. He weighed 23 lbs and was 29 inches long at his last well baby visit at six months. We believe he is a little heavier now, because he is about to start fitting into the eighteen month clothing. Cole is laid back and easy going unless it is supper time. He loves to eat. He will eat anything that is in his sight. He also loves to drink sweet tea! If he sees your glass, you are guranteed to hear a squeal coming from him. He will want a BIG drink. Right now he is starting to pull up on things around the house. He really wants to walk, but those little legs of his arent ready yet. They will be soon, though because he is ready and very strong. We are going to be running everywhere once he is up and running. He loves to sit and smile at you when you talk. Cole also loves kisses. He will give you the best slobbery kisses in the world. He is growing up way too fast especially since this is our last baby.

Emma Cloud and her arm

2007-08-31T20:48:00.001-07:00

Hello to family and friends,

For some of you that dont know about Emma's arm. She broke it on August 13. We didnt know at that time though. She came wailing out of her room that evening while Josh was at summer band. I asked her to move everything and she was able to. So I just blew her off as being a big drama queen. Well she wasnt after all. Last week I grabbed the wrist and she just cried. So my dad took her back to the doctor and sure enough the wrist had a buckle fracture. They put a hot pink cast on her arm. She will be in it for two weeks. That is a small amount of time, but hopefully she wont beat anyone up with the cast before then.