Giddy-up Daddy. Fun on the beach. We went to North Padre Island to have fun with the kids.

Kael, Adara and Daddy playing on the beach.

This is pretty little Adara with makeup on. Delaina (Ray's sister) was bored and decided to make her beautiful. Adara thought it was pretty fun. We went to a fish hatchery in Athens, Tx where we could practice fishing. It was fun.

Check it out!! I actually caught a fish (with Dad's help...he he he). Adara was helping me, but the pole was wiggling too much while trying to wreel the little beggar of a fish in. I am now an experienced fisherwoman. Right? I guess I need to work on it more than just once.

Liam was so excited to catch his first fish with Grandpa Wallace. It was catch and release at the fish hatchery, but still fun.

Check out the fish that Grandpa Wallace helped Liam catch. It was cute and slimey. They continued to catch many more.

Liam was able to pet a baby alligator at the fish hatchery. They were trying to get it used to people. Don't worry, she held the head so it wouldn't bite him. It did have teeth too. A lot!!

Liam feeding the masses of large catfish at the fish hatchery.

Adara is feeding the catfish in this pond. There were tons and they were big.

Liam's attempt at breaking this stubborn pinata. It wouldn't break for anything. Many kids tried.

Here is Ray finishing off the pinata the kids couldn't quite break. It was pretty tough. He broke a bat on it before he even dented it. Then, he just pulled the pinata down and ripped it open. I thought pinata's were supposed to break???

While Ray was home we went to North Padre Island to play on the beach. The temperature was perfect and the water was warm. It was so nice the kids bug me everyday to go back. Maybe sometime soon. If anyone is ever in this neck of the woods you want to come here.

We promised Liam we would go see a battleship in Houston when Daddy came home. However, we saw it last summer so we decided to go to Corpus Christi and see the air craft carrier there. Liam loved it because it was a like a battleship, but it had AIRPLANES TOO!! Yeah, it was a hit.

I am stong when I eat good food.

Ray taught the kids how his dinner was going to make them strong. They were making muscle man poses. Surprisingly, they ate their dinner for him. I've never tried this approach and still can't get them to eat certain things. I'd better change my tactics.

Our new family photo. You don't know how excited I was to have Ray home long enough to get a picture taken.

Cute little Kael asleep curled up to his blankie sucking his thumb. Is there anything cuter than that. What an angel.

Happy little Kael playing with his toys and making a mess. Isn't that what babies are supposed to do?


This is 'beautiful' Adara with her hair up. It's been quite a fight to get her to keep her hair up. When I reminded her how beautiful her hair was she would leave it alone. She is such a doll.

Forgive the messy table, but we were having a fondue party. A little bit of healthy with a little of sugar is a hit and makes you not feel so guilty. Our kids had so much fun......and made a mess. It was great!! Can you tell Mom needed a little chocolate......what a heavenly remedy for women.

This is Adara's collage so she won't forget Jesus and her Daddy.

This is Liam's collage so he won't forget Daddy. It's also a reminder that Jesus takes care of Daddy and us while he's away.

I was out planting roses so I put the tent up to keep the kids entertained. Otherwise, they would destroy the house while I was outside. It was fun for all. Even, little Kael.

Thanks for coming to our blog. It's alway fun to brag about how cute our kids are and show off some of the big events that happen to us. The biggest thing is, simply, that Daddy (Ray) gets to see pictures of his family while he is away serving our country. We are proud of his efforts and can't wait to see him again. We love you Ray.
Liam and some of his birthday presents. Boats, of coarse. Off to the right is little Zhane. He is Jessica and Aaron's foster child. We were celebrating his birthday along with Liam's. Hopefully, he will become part of the family soon.

Pinata time!! Jessica is beating the pirate ship pinata (Liam loves boats) and the kids are going crazy to fill their bags. Of coarse, they had to stop every now and then for a little snack.

Jessica, Grayson, Brenden, some man with a Jaguar on his head, Liam, Adara, and Jan. We went to the World Aquarium in Dallas. It was awesome. There were fish (duh!), a rainforest, penguins and even a Jaguar. Hence, the outfit above. We even saw a gigantic manatee.......you know a sea cow. We thought it was a giant bolder in the water until it moved and started chomping on a log. The snout gave him away.

This is Liam trying to explain what happened to his shoe. Notice his feet. One shoe is gone. Yea, gone to the ducks and other odd birds in the pond. Liam stuck his foot in between the rails and his shoe slid off when he pulled his foot back. It was annoying, but funny. He had to walk through the rest of the Zoo without a shoe.

While up in Tyler, Tx we went to the Zoo. Aunt Jessica , Brenden, Grayson and Adara are trying to pet the runaway goat. Adara had to work hard to keep up.

Jan and Kael with Grandma Wallace at the jumper place. We are just passing time while the kids burn themselves out. Boy it will be easy to put the kids down when bed time come.

Grandma Wallace and Auntie Delaina brought Grayson and Brenden over to play. We had a alot of fun and nonstop chaos. The kids are great especially with partners in crime.

Adara at the jumper place.

I wanted a picture of all the kids together and it turned into a tickle fest. It looks like Kael is a part of it too. He's just excited about the attention he's getting from Adara. She loves to talk to the baby and play with him now that he can respond. Even if it's just his cute smile. Liam was so excited because he got Kael to laugh the other day. It was so cute.

The box frenzy never ends. Donelle sent us some clothes for Adara in a rather large box. Thanks!! Now, my kids will have another couple days of endless entertainment. It doesn't last more than that since jumping on the box eventually becomes more exciting than being in it.

There is nothing like a square bottom with rounded edges. Kael can sit by himself, but not for long because he hasn't quite got a grasp on balancing to stay there. Solution=pillows behind him.

Kael is learning new things now........most importantly, how to put everything into his mouth. He is 4 1/2 months old.

This is me and cute little Kael. He is a giant 4 month old. He weighs 19.8 lbs and is 25 1/2 inces long. He's wearing 6-9 mo clothes and they are about to get packed away because he's getting too long for most of them. He is very good natured and, thankfully, pacient. I love this little man.

Believe it or not. This is a box. A very big box. We thought that other box was cool, but this takes the cake. Our washer broke and was too expensive to fix, so we had to buy a new one. Thankfully, it comes with a childs playground too.

The kids went wild over this box. It is now in pieces, but at least it served more than one purpose.

Yeah, I'm cool. I'm the shasnizzle yo.

Liam and I made a valentines box for him to take to school. He had fun with the glue and stickers, but enjoyed the candy more when he brought the box back home.

Explanatin for the hot dog is below. I'm having trouble with the blog.

This is Adara in her "beautiful dress". She has discovered princesses and always wants to wear a dress now. She loves Cinderella and tries to twirl around like her.........she even looks for shoes to act like glass slipperes. It's fun to watch her. I just hope it doesn't end up being an obsession. She also let me put her hair up for the first time. She had to understand that it was beautiful too

How do you like my happy hot dog? I bet none of you knew how much hot dogs like to be eaten. I warmed up my hotdog and was ready to eat when I noticed the mark of masticated satisfaction. Whenever I buy hotdogs Adara faithfully tries to eat them before I can get to the check-out. This is one of the nicer results.

Poor little Adara had pink eye last week. I thought this picture would show how bad it got, but it doesn't. Her eyes looked like scabs, so I finally took her to the doctor. Sick kids are so much fun to be around.......I'm being sarcastic.

Our little valentines party. We made a small heart cake and decorated it with m&m's. The kids loved it. Little Adara was just starting the flu. I didn't know at the time, but for those who have noticed the nose that's why it's shiney.

Adara found Aunt Megan's glasses. Maybe I can aquire superhero vision through these.


"I LOVE THE BOX!!"



There isn't a playground more entertaining than an uncle and a box. "Do it again Uncle Dave!!"

This is our endless fight to keep Adara out from behind the TV. She's going to break something one of these days.







Adara is trying to be like Liam. His underwear are over her diaper if you can't tell.






Adara was watching Liam put his underwear on so she decided to try it............on the head.




Kael found his hands a month ago and always chews on it.............then, he found his thumb.





Liam put his shorts on Adara. I finally found out why she has been wanting to wear his clothes all the time.



Adara likes to help Kael drink from his bottle. Usually, that's because, if it seems he doesn't want it, she will take of with that bottle and drink it. Sly little begger. She is also wearing Liam's pajamas. For some reason his clothes are more exciting than hers right now.






"Where is the shark, Nemo jumper!!!" Poor Liam cried for an hour because his favorite jumper didn't fit in this building.
Adara is having a ton of fun with the new jumper set up.


Liam and Adara at the inflatable funland. They closed to move locations and finally reopened. These two were extatic.













This is cute little Kael trying to calm himself down and go to sleep. He found his thumb. I'm not sure that's a good thing. Hopefully, he doesn't make it too much of a habit. Aaahhh!!