Our first "Cow Town"...

Congratulations Caitlyn

on running your
~5 mile~

leg of the Cow Town Marathon!!!

(you're on your way girl!)

Look at Sutton's Fabulous Four day old Faux Hawk!!!

Got Milk?

O' brother....

We absolutely love our brother

and Uncle....

Michael, Michael Motorcycleand so with the greatest regard:

Congratulations !!!

to Mike

Christi

Rylee

and

Mason

on your spankin' brand new squeeky clean baby boy!

...Sutton...

we love the new smell of heaven...

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the past twelve hours...

have been~divine~

thanks kurt for being my valentine!

h@ppy he@rt d@y....

Our Valentine Tradition
is exactly the same every
February 14th...
and, yet... every
February 14th
my kids always seem to be surprised !?!


except one year when i thought....
they're probably out growing this
and are tired of the same thing
year after year
and so i didn't do it that year!

but, oh boy, i wish i had...

they missed our little family

h@ppy he@rt d@y tradition

of

waking up to a 'old navy' valentine shirt

and

tons of hersey's chocolate kisses

scattered all over there beds and floor!

Who would of thought that the same thing

year after year

would bring so much

happiness

year after year...

i he@rt traditions

just about as much as

i he@rt my family!

*Last year grandma Peggy was here and we got to

initiate her into our happy heart day family tradition...

we wish she was here again!!!

blogging...

What did we ever do before we started to

blog?

I've been thinking about it lately...

especially yesterday

when I make Valentines cookies from a fellow blogger

who shared a recipe on her blog...

and then

I read my friends blog who was thinking along the same lines...

you can learn alot from reading and sharing information on a blog!

I've learned so many things...

almost too many to list,

I feel grateful for knowing some of the incredible women who blog and share there knowledge.

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(now, I am really grateful for blogging....

I found the Marchbanks!)

Is there anything funner...

than going to the Dallas Symphony

and

Dallas Musuem of Arts

with 3 bus loads

of 4th graders!!!

YA, A FEW THINGS !!!

(thanks Spencer, for showing me a good time!)

B.F.F....

My two new best friends....

(Sorry Steph and Liz !!!)

They're kind-of expensive...

but

you can't put a price tag on friendship!!!

Puncitony Phil

I love Ground Hog Day for one reason and one reason only.....

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A few years ago,

when Lynzie was in kindergarten

they talked about ground hog day,

they studied ground hog day,

they were prepared for ground hog day,

to see if puncitony phil would see his shadow or not!

it was big...real big!!!

Lynzie was excited!!! the big day had arrived!

Would he or would he not?

oh, the anticipation...

it was better than Christmas...

she got up early and RAN to the window

she was looking for Puncitony...

where was he? where could he be!

He would be popping his head out right out her window, right?

and when he did, she would be ready!

oh!

this was a big decision....alot was riding on this event,

and Lynzie knew it.....

she understood the seriousness of the situation

she was going to help in anyway she could!

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That's why I love Ground Hog Day

because

I still remember the excitment of

one little 5 year old girl!

We love our Justin and Annie Cash... Thanks for the private concert...

and for making one little boy very happy!!!