Mother's Day Weekend Pictures

OK, so these are the pictures from the post of Mother's Day weekened 2009. I am still trying to figure this out...enjoy!

Mother's Day Weekend

So this has been a wonderful Mother's Day Weekend. I have been spoiled, and it still is going on. Friday I spent the day with my wonderful sweet daughter. It was really nice to spend the day with her. I did do a photo shoot on Friday, but Cassidy came with me and was a big helper. On Friday night, we went to an Astros game with some friends of ours, and the five of us had a great time. We even got to see the Friday night Fireworks at Minute Maid when the game was over. Cas loved that part. Saturday morning, I took Cassidy to the donut shop, and let Mike relax for a while. The donut shop has only happened about three times in Cassidy's life, so she gets so excited every time. Once we got back, Saturday mid day, Mike and Cassidy went to the garden center and picked out some spring flowers for us to plant. They did a wonderful job picking out the flowers, and it gave me a chance to do some editing from my Friday photo shoot. Once they got back, we planted a few flowers, the yard looks great now. Yesterday afternoon, we went to a BBQ for a while, but left before the drinking really began. Love seeing our friends, but hate Cassidy around a lot of people that are drinking. We got home early enough to play a little bit on the Wii, and then went to bed early as well. We all got much needed sleep. This morning in honor of Mother's Day, Mike and Cassidy let me sleep in and brought me homemade pancakes in bed. What a treat! My little munchkin got me flowers and a singing card. She is such a cutie pie! Well, I think we are going to maybe go to Academy, and then just hang out for the rest of the day. It's a little overcast today, so maybe we will get the blowup pool out. Who knows. Here are some pics from our weekend. Until next time!

Happy Birthday Dad, OTC and sliding into Friday

Dad, Shannon and I

Above is my sister Shannon and my Dad

Above is Dad and I

Above, Dad, Cas and I

So to start, I have to say Happy Early Birthday to my dad! His birthday is on the 9th, but he will be out on Kentucky Lake. So in honor of you Dad, I have posted some pictures from our Hilton Head, South Carolina trip back in 2007. Can't wait until next year! I am looking forward to the beach again! I love you and Miss you Dad, have a wonderful birthday!

So, today is Thursday (my Friday) and I am ready for the weekend. Yesterday I had the opportunity to attend OTC otherwise known as the Offshore Technology Conference down in Reliant Stadium/Arena. It is always an awesome experience to see any new gadgets they have, and meet with the vendors one on one. It's always amazing to be standing on the floor of Reliant Stadium with booths all set up. It doesn't look the same as when in the stands, but now I would know how it feels to be on the field. I was able to climb into a "survival capsule" which is used if they have to leave a platform in an emergency. YIKES! I do have to say I could only handle it for a short while. They get hot!

Other than OTC, we have a fun weekend ahead. Tomorrow night we have the Astros games with some friends at Minute Maid park, and then we have a BBQ and get together on Saturday with some friends. I hope Cas has fun at both. I should have some pictures once the weekend is done.

Take care until next post!

Dinner with friends, Making homemade ice cream, Gardening and a Diaper Cake!

WOW! What a wonderful but busy weekend. On Friday Mike got home late, but we did make some homemade ice cream in my new gift. I got a Cusinart Ice Cream Maker as my five year gift from work. We got to pick out our gifts ourselves...I am so excited. Not to mention it made GREAT ice cream. On Friday night, and Saturday mid day, we got some much needed housework done. On Saturday morning, the yard work began as well. I mowed the yard, Mike edged, and we did some much needed weeding. Cassidy loved helping her Daddy with trimming bushes. On Saturday afternoon, I got to go have a special treat and get my toes done. I would take a picture, but that would be strange. On Saturday night our friends came over for dinner and the kids played and had a great time. This morning, I got a very special treat, Mike made Cassidy and I french toast. YUMMY! Today I finished off my diaper cake that I am making for a friends shower as well. I hope she likes it. So I guess we had a busy but fun weekend after all. Here are some pics. Hope you like them! Until next post, take care!

Precious little Ami Ye and Aunt Shannon

I know it is amazing that these are not of Cassidy, but yes there is another little one that is in our family's life that is so amazing and important. Our niece Ami Ye. Shannon and Blayne (my sister and brother-in-law) brought Ami home to Denver from China, and she is a true blessing. We get to see her on our web camera about once a week, and I love watching her grow. I do wish we lived closer, as Ami and Cassidy could play.

So other than my little one, Ami has stolen my heart. i have to brag on my sister and brother-in-law, but mostly my sister. Blayne and Shannon are raising a truly amazing little girl. Shannon is an amazing Mom. I can only hope that I am half of the Mom she is. I am so blessed to think that one day be called "Aunt Shelley" by this little one!

OK, so a couple of the pictures are from Missouri. Mike, Cassidy and I are driving there in July. I know I am crazy but I am really actually excited about the drive. We will see how I feel as I get closer though =-). By then, I will be really excited about seeing Dad and Kim (Poppy Dick and Mimi Kim), but not so excited about seeing the highway...

Anyway, here are some more pictures...

Mike got a bike?????

So, don't worry, Mike has not fallen off of his rocker just yet! I know you might think that he has because of the pictures, but you are totally wrong! Mike did not get a bike. Our wonderful neighbors George and Diane do have a Harley however. They were going out of town and George needed someone to help him get the Harley on the trailor and get it tightend down. Mike said he would help and I ran for my camera. I figured I better take advantage of this ,becuase it mght not ever happen again. Which is fine by me. I love hearing Harleys, I love seeing them fly by, but I have been on the back of a motorcycle before, and certainly it would take a lot for me to do it again.

By the way, that is the ONLY time I want to see my daughter on one of these bikes as well!

Take care!

Beautiful Rainbow & Friend Playdate

Well, on Friday, we had a playdate with our new friend Carson and his mom Tressa. Carson is the little boy of a guy that I work with. We had a lot of fun as you can see from the pictures above. Iwas very impressed. There was not a single fight the whole time that they were together. Pretty good for a couple of kids! I really enjoyed getting to talk with Tressa and getting to know her better. Ryan and I have worked together for about four and a half years, and it was nice to finally be able to get to know the Mrs. better. Thanks Tressa, we will have to do it again!

So, with all the rain that Houston got on Monday, I think everyone in town had a special treat. After the rain was starting to stop, there was a beautiful, big rainbow. I was driving home from the gym, and saw it. It was still there by the time I got to the house, so I called Mike and had him bring Cassidy out and she got to see it. We ended up standing in the backyard talking about it for a few minutes. Cassidy was very curious about where the "End of the Rainbow" was. It was really cute.