Bates Nut Farm

We went to Bates Nut Farm for our annual pumpkin patch trip! The boys had a great time. We met up with Helge, Lisa, Brittney, Adam, and Jack. The boys got along great and it was so much fun spending time with good friends!

Texas Trip Part 2

Well, we finally have a "new" computer at home! Yippeeeee! Anywho! I'm finally updating the blog with the 2nd part of our trip to Texas! So, one who is not from the lonestar state, just might ask themselves, "what do you do in Texas when you have a lot of time and land on your hands?" Well, I'm here to tell you the answer - actually, I'm here to show you....




You go shootin'! Shot guns, Hand guns, Rifles! We weren't the only ones that
par-took in the action...


Lindsey, Shaleen, and Alan all had a little bit of fun too! Actually the guns all belonged to Alan and left work early just for us to have that fun! We had a blast! He did play a trick on Caitlin though! He had her shot the shot gun with a smaller round in it and then without her knowing it, he switched the round with a "big" one and her her shoot again! Here is what happened...


She was a little sore the next day! Well, That was our trip. We had a great time while we were there. We hated to leave Caitlin, but she is were she needs to be and the college fits her very well! So we will be back to visit soon! And remember... Don't mess with Texas!

Pictures from Texas (part 1)!

Here are the pictures from Texas! I'll tell you alittle about each picture! We hope you enjoy them!

This is TCU's football stadium! It is massive! We had tickets for that nights game! We sat on this side on the upper deck! Let me tell ya, it was a hike, but the seats were amazing and in the shade - added bonus!

Now you can see the front of the seats in the stadium! I took this picture of Paul and Caitlin on our "guided" tour. Again, Caitlin told us so much more about her school then the guides did! This picture is taken in the new Student Center (the B.L.U.U.)! That night we went to the football game and out seats were just to the left of the "T" in TCU. Again great seats!

This is the new Student center. It opened in August. The water fountain is called Frog Pond (I think!) and is at the other end of the student center. The following pictures are of the campus!

As you can see the campus is beautiful! Paul and I feel this was a very good choice for Caitlin! The campus very well laid out. They have a number you can call if you need a ride back to your dorm room if it is too late and you don't want to walk by yourself. The dorms are all accessed with the students ID cards. And they have meal plans to eat and there is always a place open late for those who need a snack or late dinner! The following pictures are of the front of the school, and the "Horned Frog" statue that everyone rubs or kisses before an exam for good luck! Since Caitlin didn't have an exam, I had her stand on a wall and we had her pretend to kiss it. The statue is pretty far from her so there was no way she could have accidentally kissed it!

Well that is all that I have right now. More pictures will be coming in the next few days! Hope you enjoyed taking a look into Cailtin's world! We sure had a great time with Caitlin and seeing her school but still miss her everyday!

Back From Texas

Well, we are back from our trip to Texas. We went out for Parents weekend at TCU! What a beautiful campus! Caitlin is doing great and is making friends! We saw her dorm room and met her roommate, Shaleen. She is a super sweet girl. They get along like they have know each other forever! We decided to take a tour of the school that the school put together and it consisted of, now hold your breath, 2 buildings! A dorm room and the New Student center. Our guides were not that up on the information of the campus. After the tour, Caitlin took us around the campus and we saw and learned a lot more stuff from her! We spent the next week visiting with family and eating, eating and more eating! Oh, while we were out there, Caitlin got another tattoo! Yes, our little girl is all grown up! She got the outline of the state of CA on top of her foot with a heart over San Diego. It's really cute! Paul, Shaleen, and I went with her to get it done! I wish I took pictures of her during the tattoo but I forgot the camera back at Holly's house! We stayed at Holly's the whole time we were there and I'm sure they were glad to get rid of us on Saturday! Just kiddin'! We had a great time with the kids and learning Huddy Talk! I think I actually got it down by the time we left! Holly, you run a tight ship! My hats off to you! I will post pictures later, once I get them off my camera. Hopefully I can do that this weekend! Thanks to everyone in Texas who took us places, fed us, and entertained us! We had a great time! And we promise to bring the boys with us the next time we come out! Ta Ta for now!

Pub Crawl!

1st Annual Cousins Pub Crawl in PB!

On September 6th (yes our anniversary!) we had our 1st Annual Cousin's Pub Crawl in PB. Kim and Cord were the Pub Crawl Commity and pick the places we stopped at! We started the day at the Sandbar by the Rollar Coaster! We took in the sun and sights on the deck upstairs and then headed to the next our next stop, Gringos, for drinks and chips and dip! Then we headed on to Twisters! Cute little bar with great mimosas! Then we had lunch at Taco surf and on to pur next bar. I think Cord thought we were on the Tour de France! He killed most of us! The next stop was a total hole in the wall that Paul found out opens at 6am! Thats pretty sad! Our last stop was The Travern! We drank water, ate some popcorn, people watched and headed for the cars! We had a great time and can't wait to do it again next year! I'll be sure to train for the bike ride so I can keep up with Mr. Baker! Above are some pictures!

Happy Birthday to Dad and Jeff!

So about a month ago, I took a cake class with my cousin Kim. It was on rolled buttercream fondant! The same look as fondant, but tastes a whole lot better! Kim asked me to help her make a cake for Adyson's birthday - a Tinkerbell Cake! I was up for the challenge but decided that I should practice first! It just so happened that Dad and Jeff's birthdays come before Adyson's! I decided that I would make a golf ball cake for them after I saw a picture of it in a book that I bought! This was my first attempt at making anything like this and I think it turned out pretty darn good! I didn't have time to put the working on since my dad was in the hospital, but I did make the cake as planned! Here is a picture of the inside as well!
I need to work on cutting the cake in half a little bit more, but it still tasted good! It was yellow cake with cream filling! Yummy!