Archive for March, 2009

31
Mar
09

bluebonnets round 1

By Julie P. 2 Comments
Categories: Asher and Bluebonnets

Now obviously you can tell why this is ’round 1′ of my annual bluebonnet pictures.  So, there will be more pictures to come with sisters!  Really, this morning was just a ‘scouting trip’ to see if I could find any bluebonnets nearby.  Much to Asher’s dismay, we did, and even though it was only 55 degrees outside, (he should know now that mommy will do whatever it takes to get ‘the shot’), I parked him in the middle of the flowers to ‘chill’ (literally) while I snapped pictures furiously.

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29
Mar
09

It’s time for the radio!

By Julie P. 2 Comments
Categories: Family Fun and Family Pics

Well according to Ella. Other people call it the rodeo, but close enough. Who doesn’t love turkey legs, corn dogs, funnel cakes, pony rides, pig races, and carnival rides (all extremely over-priced I might add.)?  Maybe one day we will actually watch the rodeo, but for now, the girls were happy enough with the ‘carerris wheel’ as Rilyn calls it (she confuses carousel and ferris wheel, but I imagine in Hollywood this would be a very acceptable term, right Bragelina?)

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I see James and Ella!               From March 2009
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This was on a fun house where the floor slid back and forth.
25
Mar
09

sounds sweet to my soul

By Julie P. 2 Comments
Categories: Christianity, Ella and parenting
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As part of our bedtime routine for a month now, we have been reciting The Lord’s Prayer-Matthew 6:9-13. Rilyn picked it up very fast and began reciting it from memory a couple of weeks ago. It is so beautiful to hear your own child hide the Lord’s Word in her heart! Just a couple of days ago, while we were praying, Ella asked if she could say it by herself. “Sure sweetie. Give it a try.”

Wow! Ella being able to memorize this at the tender age of 3 makes me realize how much they do listen and remember everything we say (whether we like it or not!) I will always treasure the sweet sounds of my little daughter giving praise to the Lord in this video.

Matthew 6:9-13 (King James Version)

9 Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

10Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

11Give us this day our daily bread.

12And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.

13And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen.

24
Mar
09

in honor of the rodeo

By Julie P. 3 Comments
Categories: Asher, Family Pics, photography and Silliness

Asher is 11 months old today!  Poor Asher has a mommy who makes him take nude pictures.  She believes in calling them ‘artistic’ rather than ’embarrassing.’  She hopes you agree.

From March 2009
From March 2009
Do boys just naturally know this ‘pose’?Pretty sure he was really peeing in this one.

When I took off his boots, they were all wet!

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From March 2009

Asher just learned how to pat-a-cake thanks to Grandma. He is still not walking, but hopefully he will soon, because mommy is tired of his little knees getting rug burns!

22
Mar
09

spring BREAK

By Julie P. 1 Comment
Categories: grandparent fun, Spring Break and us two

And by ‘break’ I mean James and I got to take a 2 day ‘getaway’ to the Hyatt Lost Pines resort and spa in Bastrop, TX. We were so blessed to have James’ parents take the girls for a week and my parents take Asher for a couple of days!  I know the kids had more fun than we did.  Don’t get me wrong, it was wonderful to have some R&R, just the two of us, but let’s just say our hotel didn’t live up to expectations.  (For starters, we walked into a dirty hotel room….eeewww!  Nothing like seeing someone else’s wet towels and sheets on the floor when you walk in!)  The list goes on from there(we actually moved hotel rooms twice)…BUT we did have a wonderful time golfing together(my first time to golf 18 holes!) and I would like to try golfing again (there is just that little thing called childcare!)  And we had a ‘duet massage’ that was nice in the resort’s spa.

From March 2009
From March 2009

The girls had such a blast going on their first train ride to Oklahoma City with their Oma and Papaw Bear. In ‘Bricktown’ they were busy visiting all the tourist attractions.

Can’t go on a train without conductor hats!              From March 2009
Bottoms Up!  on the train                   From March 2009
What was in that bottle Ella??                           From March 2009
totally Ella          From March 2009
again…totally Ella          From March 2009
Strike a pose                                                         From March 2009
Crystal Bridge Tropical Conservatory    From March 2009
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17
Mar
09

Wear your green

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Categories: Asher and Family Pics
almost 11 months              From March 2009
Rilyn, Anna Richardson, Ella, and Cole Richardson-St. Patricks Day      From March 2007

No particular reason for this pic-just too cute not to share

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Happy St. Patricks Day! 😉

16
Mar
09

Hi, I’m Bob the tomato!

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Categories: Julie and Silliness

Yah, I’m using Veggie Tales again in my post!  🙂

My dear little sister is an assistant manager at a tanning salon in Fort Worth. When I was dropping off the girls this morning up there, she let me get a VersaSpa spray tan!  Wow!  Ummm…every time I catch myself in the mirror I scare myself a little bit.  😉   I’m just not used to being ‘tan’ (or some would say orange?!?).

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10
Mar
09

all hail the Queen?

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Categories: Kids and Video

I was trying to videotape Asher crawling outside when Rilyn and Ella started bringing me into their ‘pretend world’.  I’m pretty sure I have the Veggie Tales movie, Rack, Shack, and Benny to blame for this…but it is still cute.

**I love Ella’s face in this-classic Ella.  And I love how Ella tries to justify her sister,  “Rilyn is Jesus.”   Such a sweet and sacrilegious sister.

03
Mar
09

my mini me

By Julie P. 1 Comment
Categories: Family, Julie, Kids and Rilyn

Rilyn may look like her daddy but she has my personality!  Yesterday, after she had finished cleaning the playroom (one of her chores), James found this list.  She told us matter of factly that she had to make a list of all the toys she had to clean up first.  I love that she even started to ‘x’ out the toys as she had cleaned them up.  A daughter after my own heart!  It is so fun to watch Rilyn as she is an emerging reader and writer.  As a former kindergarten teacher, this is what I loved to teach!

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