Just Us Girls

Fun at Fair Park

2009-09-06T18:09:00.006-05:00

Katie and I headed out to Fair Park on Saturday morning to go to the Science Museum. We got there a little early so we could walk around the lake and see the turtles and fish too. We had a blast taking pictures and checking things out.

After hanging out with the big elephant and climbing trees, it was time to go inside the Science Museum and turn into spies!! Of course I am updating this post from work and just realized that I only have one picture of that.

So after doing some spying we went to find out more about the human body. Katie got to stand underneath a giant sneezing nose, see what it looks like on the inside when mucous runs down the back of the throat and also what it looks like from the inside when someone throws up....all such lovely things! Katie also made some huge bubbles! We had such a great time!!!

Poison Ivy

2009-09-01T15:25:00.001-05:00

On poor Katie Kat's face and eye! Very red and itchy. That just about covers everything on this subject....not her favorite or mine!

Fun = Fourth Grade

2009-08-25T06:57:00.006-05:00

Yesterday was Katie's first day of fourth grade. Where does the time go? After a wonderful summer filled with tons of fun it was time to go back to school. The first day of school outfit was picked out several days in advance by Katie and she looked so cute. Katie teacher this year is acutally a friend of mine from high school and she loves her. She thinks she is so funny! I think we are already off to a great start of another school year!

Checking out her locker

Ready to learn

On her way

Katie and her teacher

Katie being "Katie"!

Marco Island 09

2009-06-30T07:20:00.006-05:00

What an awesome trip we had to Marco Island. Everything was great about it! Thanks so much to Mom and Steve for such a wonderful trip. Of course I took almost 200 pictures so here are just a few.

Taxes

2009-06-08T07:26:00.001-05:00

I HATE TAXES!!!!!

V is for Volleyball

2009-03-31T21:36:00.005-05:00

Katie had her very first volleyball game last Saturday and she did so great and we won! She got 5 points in a row off of her awesome serving!!! I was so proud of her and I can't wait for the next game. Who knew that my kid would be so good at volleyball? I was horrible! It always hurt my arms and let's face it folks, I'm not exactly at the best height for the sport. Here are a few shots of the game....

Mothers

2009-03-26T18:10:00.003-05:00

If you ever thought that your mother embarrassed you.....just be happy this isn't your mom!!!

Hey, We Saw Your Mom During Spring Break - watch more funny videos

St. Patrick's Day

2009-03-18T09:34:00.001-05:00

Some friends and I went to the Irish Rover last night for St. Patrick's Day. We had such a blast. I couldn't believe how crowded it was already at 6:30pm. Don't people have to work? Anyway, today is my last day off work for Spring Break with Katie. Today is a big day for her. She is getting bangs! She has been dying to cut them for a while and I have finally given in. I will post pictures of her new hairdo later on!

Round Up!!

2009-03-15T13:39:00.008-05:00

Katie is always keeping me on my toes. One day she is this super sweet girlie girl who wants a sewing machine and makes pretty pillows and then the next day she is this crazy girl who wants to go to Sweetwater Texas so that she can see the world's largest rattlesnake roundup! That's right folks....enjoy these creepy pictures from our trip to the Rattlesnake Roundup in Sweetwater. I can honestly say that I totally underestimated the creepiness of all the snakes and the constant sound of their rattles.

My sweet baby who wanted to see this creepy event!

If you ever wondered what kind of people attend this kind of thing......behold some crowd shots!

Glad it wasn't my foot!

Obviously when you work with snakes for so long you grow a snake tail!

Yikes!!!

Ready to strike!

Do you really want to know how many snakes are in here?

The Makings of a Pizza

2009-03-12T20:12:00.008-05:00

The other night Katie and I decided to make a pizza. It was so fun! In case you don't know how....here are the instructions along with illustrations of how to make a pizza according to Katie.

Step 1 - Toss the pizza dough crust even though it is already pre-baked. Tossing is just too much fun of a step to miss!

Step 2 - Spread some sauce on the crust.

Step 3 - Sprinkle the cheese over the sauce.

Step 4 - Maybe eat some of the yummy cheese you are supposed to be putting on the pizza!

Step 5 - Put pizza in oven and wait for the finished product....Voila!

Field Trip Fun

2009-03-12T20:06:00.002-05:00

Katie had an awesome school field trip on Tuesday. Her class went to the Elm Fork Learning Center at the University of North Texas. They had five different activities that they went to. All the kids had a blast, learned alot and the weather was great....good thing we went before the 09 rainy season.

She is not just "Sew -Sew"

2009-03-10T20:47:00.003-05:00

Katie has been dying to get a sewing machine. Now this brings up not so good memories for me. See, when I was in high school I had to take a sewing class as an elective. Let me just say that without the help of my mom and grandmother it would have been ugly. But anyway, Katie has had it in her mind that she could make the most wonderful things if she just had a sewing machine. So, for her all "A" report card reward this is what she got......

Blah

2009-02-08T08:14:00.002-06:00

So as you can tell from the picture above I'm feeling very blah. Started feeling kinda yucky on Friday and by Saturday afternoon I was blah. I decided to go ahead and go to the doctor because I am so busy at work with a RFP that there is no way I can miss any work. In the end, I have a bad sinus infection and an ear infection in both ears. So, I'm sure with all that I'm taking I will be in top shape by tomorrow!

$80

2009-02-02T07:30:00.002-06:00

$80 can buy alot of things. It can buy you 80 items on the Wendy's $.99 menu. It can buy you a new pair of Lucky jeans if they are on sale. It can buy you quite a few groceries. For me $80 buys me toll fees every month to go to and come home from work. As I have tried to become a little bit more budget minded I took a look at that and thought that was just too much to spend to just travel on roads. Obviously there are other roads that I can take to work that are free. So, since I didn't have to take Katie to school, I decided to leave a little bit early and take free roads to work this morning. I figured I wouldn't give up toll roads completely. I would take free roads in the morning because one is really never in a rush to get to work and I figured there would be some extra time involved not traveling a toll road and then take the toll roads in the afternoon. I would be saving $40 a month! This was much easier said than done. Sure the roads were free this morning but I guess so were all of the red lights that I had to stop at and the 20mph school zones. My car is German, it longs for the lightless stretches of toll road that you can freely zoom down as if it were the Autobahn not the constant stop/start of morning traffic. And to top it off, some crazy driver in a Suburban decided to take a left from the middle lane right in front of me! This would have never happened on the toll road!!! So, I think I have decided that maybe I can cut $40 out of the budget somewhere else.

Settling In

2009-02-01T19:35:00.003-06:00

After much work, I finally feel like we are settling in at our new place....as in all of us (including Chico and Frida). Pictures are hung on the wall, vines are hung up in Katie's room and boxes are unpacked. But, does all that mean that it feels like home? What makes a place feel like home? I think the people and the memories made are what makes a place feels like home. I recently went to the movies with Shay and we saw The Curious Case of Benjamin Buton. Great, great movie! A movie that makes you think. Anyway, the character of his mom in the movie said something that really started me thinking, she said "You never know what life has coming for you." I find this to be so very true. I want to think that what life has coming for me and my baby girl will be filled with much happiness and lots of new fun memories! By the way, the picture of Chico has absolutely nothing to do with this post, I just thought it was a cute picture of him.

New Apartment Pics

2009-01-29T21:04:00.004-06:00

Well here are some pictures of the new place....these are the kind of days when a wide angle lens would be total heaven. With that being said, the pics don't really do the place justice....I think it is much cuter in person!

Hola!!!

2009-01-29T21:00:00.003-06:00

Today Katie dressed up in total Mexican garb so that she could get extra points for a LEAP project that she is working on. Needless to say....Katie looked great and pulled it off with flair!

Katie's favorite silly face...the huh? look

Christmas Fun

2008-12-27T08:41:00.008-06:00

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas. Ours was great!! Katie must have been a really good girl this year as she got double the Santa....presents from him at her Dad's house and presents from him at my house. Here is a picture of the load from my house.
She even found this cool new yellow (Katie's favorite color) Nano in her stocking!

Santa also brought her the cool new High School Musical School!

Here is a picture of Katie with her YaYa and the Virginia Rose picture of Katie. Mom has one of both me and Paxton too. The lady who does them is amazing. She does the portrait by just looking at the person and cutting their profile out with scissors on black paper!

Katie also got a cool new bike from YaYa and Mr. Steve. They have the perfect street for her to ride her bike on.

Now all of Mr. Steve's kids have made it to town so we will be busy for the next couple of days hanging out with them and doing fun stuff. More pictures will follow I'm sure as I am making it a point to be a better blogger no matter how many hours I put on the computer at work!!

Yes Virginia, Heather does still blog

2008-12-22T07:28:00.004-06:00

So there is no excuse that I have let it go this long with no update. I will say that after being at work all day on the computer, I usually don't even want to look at my computer much less turn it on and type more stuff. I have so many pictures that I need to post but as it is, I am writing this blog from work and don't have all of them with me here. I think I have a few though. Things are moving right along here and going great. Katie is off of school for the next two weeks and she deserves a break. As always her grades are spectacular. Work is good for me. I was super busy for the past month but should have an easy going week this week since most people are on vacation for the holiday. Looking forward to having a fun and relaxing Christmas and wish the same to all my friends and family!!!

Skating at the Galleria

Cinnamon Rolls for Birthday Breakfast

Enjoying the trampoline on a cold day

Fun on a cold day!

New coat, hat and scarf

A Howling Good Time

2008-10-26T16:09:00.007-05:00

This Saturday we celebrated my baby turning 9 by having a slumber party at the Great Wolf Lodge. All I can say is that if you ever get a chance to go stay at there you will not be disappointed! The water park was awesome. The slides are so much fun. My favorite was the Howling Tornado. Part of the slide actually goes outside of the building. My other favorite slide is one that you twirl around in like you are being flushed down the toilet. Katie really enjoyed the big bucket dump and slides. After a day of fun filled water activities we went back up to our kids cabin and got dressed and opened up some presents. Her friends all gave her great gifts. We had dinner and then on the wand scavenger hunt throughout the hotel. You buy a wand and then there is a game where you look for different things on all of the floors of the hotel. It takes about 4 to 5 hours to finish the game. We played for about an hour and half and then the girls were wiped out. We had breakfast in the morning and then another trip to the water park to finish off the celebration. A huge THANKS to my best friend in the world Shay for all of your help! She braved the slumber party with me and also bought me a super cute pair of pjs (see picture below).

Cheetah-licious!!

2008-10-21T14:25:00.005-05:00

I have been keeping a secret from Katie for almost three months now. It was so hard but, somehow I managed to pull it off! Check it out!!

The Mustang Stampede

2008-10-19T13:35:00.004-05:00

On Friday Katie's school had their Mustang Stampede Fundraiser. Basically people would sponser Katie with money for her run around the school. They had 30 minutes to see how many laps they could run around the entire school. The weather was beautiful that morning and Katie had quite the cheering the section. She ran nine laps and had the red face to prove it. I joined in and ran the last lap with her. As usual, I am so very proud of her.

Peace, Love & Middle School

2008-10-19T13:30:00.003-05:00

Friday was my last day at the middle school. My last week was also spirit week so it was really fun to dress up. Tuesday was decade day and at first I wasn't going to dress up but then my mom had so much to offer when it came to dressing like the 60's. Here are some pictures from the day. Keep in mind that the brown vest thing actually went to a Hendrix concert....my stuff was authentic!! Thanks mom for all of the cool stuff!!!

Rough Rider Pumpkin Patch

2008-10-11T17:04:00.003-05:00

Katie and I went to the Rough Rider baseball field for a little fall fun. They were putting on a pumpkin patch for the kids. The pumpkins were all out in the outfield and Katie had a blast running around. I had never been the the ballpark before and it is great. I would love to go to a game sometime. By the way, for those of you wondering about the glasses, they are purely a Katie fashion statement....

Sounds of Class

2008-09-28T20:05:00.004-05:00

Last night we went to UTD (University of Texas at Dallas) and hung out at Sounds of Class. Shay, Audrey and Sam came along and we had the BEST time. The UTD students put on a fair and teach the kids all kinds of science stuff, math things and just fun games. The Richardson symphony also put on a show and there was fireworks at the end. We took a blanket and a picnic dinner and just hung out and relaxed.

The Kids Hanging Out

The Damaskes

Grape Trick by Shay

Shay's all too willing student

I have no idea who this is?

Me and my girl

Cool Glasses

Fireworks

Feels So Good!

2008-09-27T16:10:00.005-05:00

Today I put the camera in my hand and went out and took some pictures of one of my favorite subjects....Katie. It felt so good to be out with my camera taking pictures. The thrill of coming home to Photoshop had my heart beating at a quicker pace than usual. It has been so long. The nice part was we didn't have to go far to scout out the great location. All of the pictures were taken by the lake right across the street from my mom's house. Here are some of my favorites from the day.

Yummy!

2008-09-09T20:53:00.003-05:00

Katie and I have been dying to try out this new little place off of Lebanon and the Tollway called The Cupcakery. Boy was it a mistake stopping by today. I think I will now crave their cupcakes everyday. I guess this is the first store in Texas as the other two are in Viva Las Vegas. Anyway Katie got a cupcake called "Tickle Me Pink" and I got one called "Oh My Gosh something" Both were absolutely fabulous. They are pretty proud of their cupcakes when it comes to pricing them but well worth it every now and then for a treat.

Katie really getting into her cupcake!

Nice cupcake teeth!

Quick Update

2008-09-03T20:32:00.002-05:00

Sorry it has been a while since my last post. Both Katie and I have been busy with our new daily schedules. Third grade is off to a great start for Katie. She adores her teacher this year and is already getting good grades on her work....no surprise there. I am enjoying my position as a special ed aide at Griffin middle school. The kids are sweet and I feel as if I am somewhat making a difference for those who have a hard time learning. Katie is still riding and loving it. Big plans to go to the barn this weekend if the weather will hold out for us. This crazy gusty wind was not kind to our riding plans for the week. Well, I said quick update so that is it!

Third Grade Already?

2008-08-25T21:55:00.004-05:00

Today was Katie's first day of third grade. I seriously can not believe that she is in the third grade already. Her teacher this year is Mrs. Honderich and she is the best teacher! Katie also has a great class and knows alot of her classmates already. This year's first day outfit came from a little boutique in East Texas. I went shopping with my friends and saw it and thought of Katie right away. I think the outfit is very "Sharpay" from High School Musical. Here are some pictures from this morning.

Lakehouse Fun

2008-08-16T14:54:00.005-05:00

Katie and I were invited to spend the night at the lake with the Damaske family on Friday night. We had so much fun. The weather started off rather rough....major rain all the way there...lots of water in the jeep (but that's another story). However, after a couple of hours the clouds moved off and we had a fun time on the boat enjoying the great weather. The kids had a blast riding on the water torpedo and the tube. Katie found a praying mantis (her fav bug) and provided everyone with lots of entertainment with it. After that we went for a ride on the golf cart and we saw a huge praying mantis...ok so it wasn't real but cool anyway! We had yummy grilled chicken for dinner and made smores out by the fire for dessert. Lots and lots of pictures were taken and it was so hard to pick the best ones....so here are alot of pictures.

Still Working On It

2008-08-14T20:04:00.002-05:00

So I'm sorry that I have yet to post the circus pictures. I am still working on them. I didn't take my good camera...big mistake. I only took the little Nikon and the pictures were horrible because I couldn't really change alot of settings so they are dark and grainy! Drives me crazy. I have also been busy trying to get a job and I did!!! I am going to be working at Griffin Middle School in The Colony as an aide. Doesn't pay much but I am using it as a stepping stone this year to hopefully get my own classroom next year. Keep your fingers crossed for me. Anyway, Katie and I are going to the lake this weekend with Shay and the kids. Should be loads of fun and I am taking my good camera for lots of pictures. I also hope to do some improvements with the blog. Check out my new slideshow to the right of some of my favorite photos!!!

Just Pictures

2008-08-07T14:17:00.000-05:00

So no big post here....just decided to put up some pictures that I have taken lately. I didn't really even pick up my camera for almost a month! I know some of you can't believe it but I just didn't feel like any picture I would have taken would have been good. I'm back now though! Katie and I are going to the circus tonight so be sure to look for a fun filled post tomorrow.

Girl Fun

2008-08-05T18:16:00.000-05:00

What a fun day we had today. Katie had a playdate with her friend Haley from dancing. It was so great to see her again. We haven't seen her in so long! We had lunch at The Purple Cow and then the girls went swimming. Harrison (Haley's little bro) and Becky (Haley's mom) came over and joined us out by the pool. It was so good to hang out with friends that we haven't seen in a while. The fun is still continuing as Katie got the invite to spend the night.

The girls being crazy!

Eating limes from Katie's lime tree

Baby Harrison all grown up

High Diving Katie

2008-08-04T09:45:00.000-05:00

On Saturday Katie and I went to the Rosemeade Rec pool for Naomi's second birthday party. What an awesome place to have a party! That Naomi is just the cutest little thing. While there Katie decided that she was going to jump off the high dive!!! I couldn't believe how brave she was being.....it was AWESOME. Here are the pictures to prove that she did it!!

Hello Again!

2008-08-02T20:00:00.000-05:00

Hello fellow bloggers. It has been a while since I posted last. If you are reading this then you have found my new blogging home. Here you will see and hear all the things that Katie and I are doing and thinking. Of course you will see tons of pictures!