Pumpkin Patch

School

Riley started going to mother's day out 2 days a week after we moved to Lubbock. She absolutely loves it. Her teacher's name is Ms Mary and Riley has so much fun with her. These are a few pictures from Riley's first day.

Fair

We took Riley to the fair today. It was so much fun. We went early in the day so there weren't very many people there. She went to the petting zoo and saw a cow, donkey, goats, sheep, baby chicks and ducks, and a llama. We all got a fair corn dog and Riley ate all of hers, must have been good!

Lobsterfest

This year for the Tech V. UT game we went over to our friends' Carl and Jenelle's hosue and had a huge cookout. They ordered in lobster from Maine! It was so good. They cooked it out in their backyard and we watched the game.

Move

Well, it's been a while since I have written anything. We have been so busy. For starters we moved! It's an incredibly long story that spans about 2 months, so here it is in brief- Rhett found out about a business in Lubbock that was owned by Ingersall Rand that was being closed down. He and several guys have hired many of the same employees and are going to continue to do the same line of work. They repair compressors for natural gas wells, commercial refrigeration units, agricultural needs, pretty much anything that uses a compressor. They have raised capital, started working with a bank and after a lot of anguish here we are. They have ordered all of their equipment and it's all in now. They will have their 1st compressor turned out next week and are bidding on many more already.
We found a new house in Lubbock and moved at the end of August. Riley has started a gymnastics class on Mondays, goes to Mother's day out on Tuesday and Thursdays, and I have started a Beth Moore study of Esther with a friend at her church and we do that on Wednesdays. So we have something to do almost everyday. I will post pictures of the house once everything is put up!

Cabo San Lucas

While Riley made the trifecta of grandparents, Rhett and I went to Cabo San Lucas last week. We had a great time relaxing by the pool, going on a zip line, snorkeling, and swimming with the dolphins. The snorkeling was so good! We felt like we were in the middle of schools of fish. We went on a sunset cruise one night and saw "the arch."
On our way to DFW we stopped in Dublin, TX home of Dr. Pepper! That was a lot of fun.

Riley vs. The Marker

The marker won round 1.

San Antonio

We went to San Antonio last weekend with our good friends Carl and Jenelle and their little girl Kamryn. We went to Sea World and the girls had a blast. We saw Shamu, dolphins, penguins, the aquarium, sharks, etc. We went to the water park in the afternoon to cool off. We lasted all day without a nap! Riley was so excited to see Shamu. She kept saying,"hold you Shamu" and "come here buddy".
The next day she woke up already a little cranky, but we went to the zoo anyways. We didn't last as long but managed to squeeze in the monkeys, lions, zebras, giraffes, hippos, elephants and more.Since Riley loves the movie Madagascar she got a big kick out of the lion, zebra, giraffe and hippo. We stayed downtown at the Riverwalk and went for a ride on the boats. We had a great time!

Potty Training

I thought I should include a post on potty training since this has consumed our lives for the last month. Riley is doing very good now. She frequently tells us when she needs to go potty beforehand. We just remind her every once and a while. We are having a little trouble with #2, probably making it about half the time. I thought these pictures were hilarious with her sitting on the potty with her cowboy boots on.

4th of July

After Tori's wedding we went back to Lubbock for the 4th. After a good nap for us all on Saturday we went to Lubbock Country Club for a fireworks display. They had a buffet line with lots of yummy foods- hamburgers, hot dogs, ribs, watermelon- everything 4th of July. Then they had a whole area of the golf course roped off for the kids to play. There were bouncy houses, train rides,and a fire truck. Riley loved the train ride. She could have done that over and over all night long. She stayed up for the fireworks. After each one went up in the air she asked, "What's that noise?" (which sounds like wuz at noise) She said this over and over for half of the show. Then she switched to saying, "Oh no! They fall down!" But she had a great time and wasn't scared at all.

Tori's Wedding

My cousin Tori got married July 3rd in Floydada, TX. It was a great small town wedding. We all stayed in a small (not so nice) motel, but it was fun to hang out with family. Tori was beautiful, and we had so much fun. I was in the house party.

1999 CHS Reunion

I had a great time at my high school reunion this weekend. I got to see lots of old friends. Friday night we ate dinner with some good friends at Las Brisas, and then went to the reunion at Fox and Hound. Then Saturday we had a picnic at lunch and then dinner at Spirit Ranch (the old County Line where we had our rehearsal dinner).