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Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Business and Pleasure

This summer I had the opportunity to meet my continued education requirements by attending the Frog Street Press conference in Grapevine, Texas. For those readers that do not know what Frog Street Press is...this is the preschool literacy curriculum we use at the preschool I direct. I needed to fulfill 5 hours of continued education, so I decided to make the trek to Texas.

However, I would never have been able to do this trip were it not for my hero, my interim partner, my mentor, and my partner in crime...my precious Mother. Mason was just a couple of months old, and I would have had to figure out childcare arrangements for the girls. I begged Mom to come along, stay in the resort on "Grandmommy duty" and I would do the conference during the days and hang out with the fam during the nights.

The conference was held at the Gaylord Texan Resort. The resort had a summer theme...Alice in Wonderland. The kids loved it. The kids had balloons made from one of the card soldiers. We traveled down the 3-D Rabbit Hole. They met the Queen of Hearts at her magic puppet show. They had a choice of two different swimming pools. We had great food and great sights to see.

Mom had no idea the conference would be so much work. It's a good thing she loves us so much! Any other person would probably have quit on day one! Let's just say that all that togetherness had some tense moments. Thank you Mom for loving and SUPPORTING me the way you do. I hope I turn out to be half the Momma she is to me!

We decided to make the business trip a family affair and visit the extended family. We cruised through Lubbock to see the Kennedy's (both sets) and then scooted up to Amarillo where we loved on Nana and Pappy and the Welch's. It was so great to see everybody!

By the way, Mom and I are now certified packers. We can ratchet like a real man and we can fit 15,000 lbs of stuff into a 2x4 trunk and flat-bed. Well, we have made a few cross-country adventures to prepare us for this addition to our travel log. However, we had never made this sort of trip with a newborn. Momma, where shall we venture to next...the moon?

Pictures with the Mad Hatter and White Rabbit
Grandmommy is our FAVORITE! We love her so much!
Alice in Wonderland sand sculptures

We were late for a very important date!

With the flower...

Cousin Griffin holds baby Mason

The girls went to Aunt Sally Camp one night to play with their cousins...

Boys, you are the BEST!

Mam-maw ans Pampa with the "greats"

Mason - just chillin'

Grandpa John and Grandma Dorothy dropped by Nana's house

The Welch boys

Making memories with Grandpa John is so much fun!

Mr. Mike and Mrs. Joyce stopped by too!

Pappy and the little caddy

Nana and the girls played a game of Rummikub

Mason was worn out...what a trip!

Mason's 2 Month Visit to Dr. Kate

My precious little boy turned 2 months old while Jeremy was home. We were able to have Daddy there for the weigh-in and to hear how great we already knew he was!
We are so proud of this little guy!

Here were the stats:

Daddy filled out the paperwork...

The cutest little guy in the whole world!

Thank you Dr. Kate! You are the best!

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

The Hero Returns...for a visit

I thought I would post the pics of our hero's great return. Jeremy made it home for R&R (that's military terminology for rest and relaxation...aka a two week visit with the family in the midst of the year long deployment). I was just coasting into town from our San Angelo trip. The kids and I made it in at about 1:00 am and then I had a doctor's appointment at 10:00 am. We needed to get the car unloaded and I needed to get the final release from my post-surgical instructions. I got a phone call from Jeremy saying he would be in at 11:30. Yes, this is where I start to PANIC! Thank heaven Rebekah is such a helper. I left Bek and Savannah Kay to tidy up and I drug the baby with me to the check up. I rushed out, rushed home, rushed a look in the mirror and some perfume spritz, rushed to the airport and rushed into the arms of my precious husband! I cannot even describe the feeling of seeing my husband after months of separation and after all that we had experienced apart. It was just like he never left...only now we were a family of 5! The girls were waiting at home for us to arrive. This gave Mommy and Daddy a chance to say hello. This gave Daddy a chance to finally meet his baby boy, and this gave the girls just enough time to come up with a hero's welcome! The girls were standing in the driveway, waving the American flag when we drove up...which was PRECIOUS!

Welcome home Daddy! We have missed you so much!

Jeremy's first look at his son in real life

In awe

The welcome committee

Pure joy

My treasures...How can one girl be so blessed?!

Meeting in the Middle

While Jeremy was home, we knew it was important to visit with his family. Jeremy's daddy has been battling lymphoma for the second time, and his health has been rapidly declining. With only two weeks of the year in the country, we knew seeing John was important for everyone. This was also a good opportunity to introduce our littlest Welch to the paternal family. Therefore, we loaded up the Sequoia and made the 5 hour drive to Oklahoma City (about half-way for both of us). We were only there just about 24 hours, but it was just enough time to make some great memories. While in OKC, we visited the downtown area, visited the ER (long story), visited with each other, visited the Oklahoma City Memorial and visited the Cowboy Museum. It was a fast and furious trip, but one that we hold dear!

The cutest girl I know

The fam at the Memorial

The OKC Memorial

Jerm, Mason and Aunt Tisha

Me and the mister

Saddles in everyone's size

Sweet sisters

Bek with Aunt Tisha

Grandpa John with his grandson

The three Welch fellas

Jerm with his parents...
their son and his son!

Grandpa John with his grandbabies

This is so precious...I love the way she is looking at him

Two crazies!

Jerm with his Daddy

Dry, Wet and Then Dry on the 4th of July

Our 4th of July plan was to camp for three days and three nights at Mildford. Jerm, the kids, Rachel and I all drove out on Friday night. We had a BEAUTIFUL view and a great site. Mom and Daddy met us on Saturday mid-morning. We had a great day of swimming, visiting, horseshoes and grilling on Saturday. However, we woke to a small monsoon, which forfeited our plans to stay another night with my sister and her gang. The party was moved to Manhattan, at Casa de Welch.

Let it be known, no rain could get this party down!