~: September 2010

Farewell to Nguyen and Kaci

11:53 AM - Posted by Ebannie - 2 comments

Nguyen and Kaci got the job offer in CHINA. So they are off to China in about a week but before leaving the states they came to visit us one last time.

This picture is so funny!!! Hahahah.....I cant stop laughing!!! Elijah looks so happy and Noah is like what are we looking at? hahahha!!! It was all Kaci's idea!!

Of course the boys are back to there normal self......rough housing and wrestling. This is soo normal that Kaci and I don't even bother to watch anymore.

That night we took them to watch an NAGA competition that was going on near our house. What it is is a jujitsu tournament! It was our first time to go and I have to tell you it makes you want to compete yourself. They had kids as young as 5 competing and women too. Really neat to watch and the kids are so darn CUTE!!!

That night we had a couple of our friends over for steak and pasta! Sarah, made her yummy pasta and Elijah grilled the steaks! It was all so good!

The boys are singing there hearts out!!!

Hadley Love

11:43 AM - Posted by Ebannie - 2 comments

Hadley is so adorable!!!

I think she is the most loving kitten. She will cuddle up to you and give you kisses. At first she was alittle timid when Noah is around because he tries to chase after her but now she is used to him and gives him lots of love!!

Here they are playing connect four! Noah gets a kick when Hadley jumps in the air or bits him. He says it feels good when she bits him......I say not way...she hurts but after she bits she will kiss it. Too sweet!

Busy Spelling Bee

11:32 AM - Posted by Ebannie - 2 comments

This pass weekend Noah and I sat down to practice some writing and spelling. Too my surprise he know more then I thought!!! He makes me so PROUD to be his MOM!!!

He didn't want any help from me except to hold his dry eraser markers for him. There might of been a couple of words that I helped him pronounce out but he did most of the leg work. He thought Igloo started with an E and it was too cute that I didn't correct him on it.

It's a BABY SHOWER

11:04 AM - Posted by Ebannie - 2 comments

Last Friday, Tawana and I throw a SURPRISE Baby Shower for our co-worker Debbie. She is having her second child and it's a GIRL!!! The shower was very small considering we only have three people working in the office. We did however invite some of the other departments to part take in the exciting event. The turn out was really good and Debbie was SUPER SURPRISED!! Here are a couple of pictures!

Tawana and I worked very hard to keep it from her! We both tapped into our creative file and made a couple of decorations and made our very first diaper cake. I was very PROUD of Tawana! She did such a GREAT job on her cake(Green) and she also made the adorable sash for the mother to be.

Debbie had a great time and was totally surprised!

Extending Our Family

2:32 PM - Posted by Ebannie - 1 comments

We would like to welcome our newest member to our FAMILY,

HADLEY

Sarah's cat(Miley) had kittens about 8 weeks ago. She ended up having 7 but one of them was a stillborn and one died two weeks after(cause unknown). Noah really fell in love with the kittens and before he would always ask us if he could have a kitten for Christmas.

Happy early Christmas, Noah!

I will have to tell you I was pretty excited to take her home,too. I went out and bought her things and right when I came home I couldn't wait to set up.

We took her home last night and she was really scared. I felt bad taking her away from her mom and siblings but it had to happen some time. Sarah, said right when I took her with me Miley started crying for her. She was really timid when I took her in but very curious. That night Elijah let her sleep with us because she wouldn't stop crying. It was so sweet! He kept saying how it was only going to be temporary to Hadley. Like she understood! He loves her, too! She is so lovable! We LOVE you, Hadley!!!

By the way I got her name from this book I was reading. I just love it! Sarah, said that I should save that name and name our second child with it. I told her I couldn't because most of Elijah's side of the family has that name in different forms. I love it though!!! It also fits her because she is the only one that looks like her mom, Miley(after Miley Cyrus). Miley-Hadley

Hope everyone has a relaxing, adventures weekend!!

☺Love you☺

Dance Moves

2:09 PM - Posted by Ebannie - 1 comments

Noah, has been into dance since he was like three years of age. He loves to DANCE!!! Most of his moves are made up by him and the most impressive thing is no one taught him. yeah, he just makes them up! Gymnastics could have some weight in it but for the most part he makes them up. We really would like to put him in some kind of Hip Hop class but he wont be able to join the class until 7yrs of age. He was really bummed about it but is super stoke to start when he turns 7! So let me get down to it! Here is Noah spinning on his head!

Labor Day Weekend

2:36 PM - Posted by Ebannie - 4 comments

Austin and Sarah invited us to spend the weekend with their family in Austin, Texas. We stayed at their Uncle Hank and Aunt Erma's house. They live in a quite neighborhood of about 2+ acres of land. Amazingly beautiful property! I love the yard, all the mature trees and the manicured landscape. They are so welcoming and offered us anything we needed.

Uncle Hank & Aunt Erma

Friday night we stayed up talking and swinging on the huge tree in the front yard talking about everything, laughing, drinking and having a great time.

Saturday mooring we woke up to a bunch of talking and yelling kids getting to know each other.

Michael (5) and Marco (2)

Camp Site

The weather was perfect...not too HOT and not too CHILL. We also set up a volleyball and badminton court. None of us are coordinated enough to play except for Felicia and Blake but we all had GOOD laughs watching each other play!

Uncle Hank's neighbors raises chickens, horses, goats, and have two gigantic dogs. I'm not fond of really big dogs but these dogs were so lovable. I still didn't get near them....no way!

While the guys were hanging around talking the ladies and I went grocery shopping. For dinner Sarah made pasta from scratch and Elijah grilled hot dogs, cheddar burst, and sausages.

The kids ran in and out of the house/tents and pretty much did what they wanted to.

This dog is so LOVABLE. No matter who you were he would come and lay his head on your lap and love on you. Sarah and Austin took him from the Johnnies for Michael and Marco. Noah loved him but mom and dad say, "NO to DOGS".

Saturday night we just hung out and sat around the camp fire talking and making plans for future events.

Sunday morning this is what we woke up to. It was very humid and there was dew drippings in our tent. I guess that's what we get for not putting our rain shield on....ugh.

Noah was the only kid who wanted to sleep in the tent. All the other kids slept in the house. He loves camping! He and his friends mostly played in the tent, jumping on the air mattress, climbing trees, playing in M&M room, and watching DINO SQUAD like a thousand times.

The kids also got to go swimming in the neighbors pool.

While the kids were swimming we were busy preparing lunch/dinner. Sarah, made pancit(Filipino dish) and Austin smoked beef brisket. It was all so GOOD. After eating all I wanted to do was take a BIG FAT NAP.

Uncle Hank put the kids to work by picking up stick for the camp fire. They started off with a half full wagon and they filled it to the top. They did such a GREAT JOB that I rewarded them with there owe roll of bubble gum. Which was a BIG HIT for the kids!