Wilson has glasses!

After weeks of complaining that he can't see things far away and after a screening test at the school--Wilson got glasses!  He had a great experience with Dr. Gibbons.  Seeing better is helping him in all aspects of his life...

It helps with playing BASEBALL

It helps when playing GAMES

And of course it helps when watching TV

In the car on the way home from picking up his glasses, Wilson was enthralled in the new world of being able to see things much clearer.  I overheard him saying this to Maisy:

Wilson: "Maisy, I can see things that you probably can't see!  Like that tree over there!  It's like I have SUPER SONIC POWERS!!"

Maisy: "Wow, Wilson!  That's so cool!"

All About Ace

I thought it was time to give a little update on Alton.  He's growing up tooooo fast.  We call him our passionate child.  Every emotion is to the MAX!  But he is conceivably cute while wearing every emotion.


This is a HUGE no-no in our house.  No eating in the living room.  But, I couldn't help it.  He's so cute!

I LOVE this little video.  We had been trying to get Ace to say "Da-da" or "Daddy" or anything resembling his father figure.  He's been enthusiastically saying "Mom!" for a while--which I will admit is secretly so satsifying because our other two said "Da-da" first without even a bat of the eye.  But when we would request him to say "Da-da," all we would get is a precocious little grin.  Until one morning, when Brett was at work, he woke up saying, "Dad," and he wouldn't stop.  It was totally unbelievable!  I had to video tape him so that Brett would believe me.  It was just so great!  We love you ACE!

A Time for Birthdays

We had a wonderful time celebrating Maisy's birthday with a Pajama Party!

She had a donut cake (very easy to assemble.)

Her friends all came dressed in pajamas and some even wore slippers.

We had pancakes and played games.  One of the games involved pillow cases and hopping around in them.

Then we headed over to Austin to celebrate my grandmother's birthday.  This picture is for posterity.  It's not as good as my other "for posterity picture" otherwise known as "the grandma picture."

This is my Grandma Judy with my mother (her daughter.)  We had a great time!  The best was when I found out that I am related to the principal (his boss, basically) at Brett's school.  We are 2nd cousins once removed!!  Isn't that just the best!  So totally random.  Gotta love families.

Turtle Ride

This is a random post. I'm throwing in a highlight of our adventure to the Texas Rangers game. We had a blast. Maisy loved eating the food. Ace loved throwing things over the balcony. And Wilson loved the whole experience.

Wilson's favorite player, Ian Kinsler, hit a home run that night. They shoot off fireworks when a home run is hit.

This is a random little video of my dad--otherwise known as Pop--giving the grandkids a *TURTLE RIDE.* I loved this because my sister, brothers, and I use to get turtle rides when were children. Good times!

Fashion Show! Fashion Show! Fashion Show for Mom!

Sunday Sept. 13th was Brett's Birthday.  We had a BIRTHDAY FASHION SHOW!  It was fabulous!  Brett's Mom had bought him some new clothes that a very innovative and talented teacher would be proud to wear.  He looked SO handsome and VERY professional--well, I guess he tried to look professional.  You know Brett.  So take a look and tell us which look you like the BEST:

The *There's No Twinkie in My Lunch Today* Look

The *Prancing Pony* Look

The *Can You Shake It Like This* Look

The *Teacher of The Year/Most Studly Teacher of All* Look

The *How Do You Say Oompa Loompa In Spanish* Look

The *I Am Normal* Look

Thanks Ace for giving the final approval!  Happy Birthday Brett!  We love every bit of you and your *looks*

BYU Cougars #9

That's right.  This entry is all about celebrating, bragging, gloating or whatever you want to call it!  Before you even ask--yes, it was a glorious event.  Just being in the brand new and one-of-a-kind Cowboys Stadium was an experience all in itself.  But match that with an incredible and exciting display of the beloved game of football by our very own BYU Cougars and well, it was an athletic fusion that literally moved me to tears!  Never in my life did I think I would cry over football.

The new Cowboys Stadium is absolutely incredible.  Our seats afforded us a great "overhead" view of the field, and a beautiful look at the biggest TV in the world.  160 feet long, 72 feet high. Wow.

 

There were LOTS of rows in fornt of us, and only two rows behind us.  If we were back any farther, we might have fallen out of the stadium.  That's okay, though.  We could still see everything just fine. 

As the first half ended with the Cougars only down by three points, we realized there was a chance of something special happening.  We started getting pretty excited and anxious.  

 

Then, when the Cougars put up a ferocious goal line stand, followed by Max Hall's brilliant touchdown drive, we went CRAZY.  The Cougars held on to win, and as the Sooner fans filed out of the stadium, the BYU fans stayed and celebrated one of the BIGGEST WINS IN BYU HISTORY!!

 

In the polls the Cougars are up to #9, but in our hearts they will always be #1!!