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Victoria Livestock Show 2011

Just a few moments from the Victoria Livestock Show

I asked Hudson which animal he would like to take a picture by and he chose the chicks. Funny choice and I love that about him.


I'm also excited to say that the boys have had haircuts since these pictures. I think they look so cute with nicely cute little boy hair. I'm going to steer clear of crazy long hair.

Belize 2011

Our Belize adventure really was breathtaking. It's such a nice quick flight and so different from anything else we have been to within such a distance. We had the most beautiful welcome as we flew from Belize International Airport to our destination on the island of Ambergris Caye. The water was so shallow which made the color just beam. It was a beautiful turquoise and so dreamy.

I love quirky little things like the way they wrap the top of drinks. They did this every time.

THAT'S NOT ME

So, why did I take a picture of this half naked lady? She was getting a message on the beach and I thought it was interesting. I had the "masseuse" give me a message the next morning and lets just say she walked away with some extra cash, while I felt like I had been hustled, for sure. Lesson learned. Stick with what you know and always go to the hotel spa. What was I thinking? It's really funny when I think about it.

trying to show the celling in our room. it was so high and i thought it looked cool.

ramon's village as seen from the ocean

lots of docks and boats which we think are there to scuba the famous blue hole

our room was the top of this hut

where we spent most of our time

stephen got seriously sunburnt and kept covered the rest of the time

looking down the main street

checking out victoria house which is another resort we considered staying at

most people drive golf carts on the island, not cars... so we rented one and took it south. the island is very small so it was fun to drive out of the city center and into the less populated area. there were lots of new houses being built and the beach was untouched.

some of our sights on the golf cart

a check point that had us nervous for a minute

a small church we spotted over a fence by a resturant

after we returned the golf cart, we decided to just get a snack and beverage, and keep exploring. we didn't go back to our room until we went to bed that night, so as you can see, i continue to have on my rockin hat and work out gear. hey, i was comfortable and fit right in.

dinner on a stone

we cooked at our table and it wasn't as scary as i look

getting ready to head home. this is the balcony of our room.

We did snorkel one day and saw lots of amazing fish, sting rays, and a nurse SHARK! I thought it might not look exactly like a shark but it did. It was the real deal but apparently they are bottom feeders and don't have shark-like teeth. Who cares? They were scary! One of the guides wrestled one under water. It was a 2 1/2 hour excursion which was great since we only had 2 full days in Belize. I, of course, got a little sea sick on the 5 minute boat ride out to the snorkel location, but I recovered quickly. Another funny thing that happened was when 3 different locals tried to sell us pot within our first hour there. I tried to figure out what secret signal I was giving off. The sell me pot signal? It never happened again but had me a little nervous for a little while.

I'm so thankful for this trip! It was so much fun to be with my hubby and just relax. My parents and sisters helped with the boys. I can't wait for our next adventure together.

PDS Valentines Parties 2011

Here are a few snipits of the boys Valentine's parties at PDS...

we love mrs. harrison

yes, hudson, i see you

major with some serious sticker heart business

checking out there valentine box lute

I have to say this is all bringing back the memory of how sick I was during this time. I got my first throat infection nastiness the middle of December. I repeated antibiotics three times and visited the ENT for a more thorough evaluation. Luckily, the third time was a charm and it didn't come back. However, I very quickly felt sick again right before and around Valentine's day. I had a fever off and on and was bracing for the worst. The day after Valentine's day, we went to Dallas to see RayRay and Champ while Stephen and I went on vacation for a few days. In a wonderful answer to prayer, I did feel better for our vacation. When we got back from our trip, Major got the flu immediately! It was so sad. I have never had a kid with the flu and hope it never happens again. Sad and pitiful are the best descriptions! It lasted about 5 days for poor Major, and then, I'm not kidding, the day he was better, I got sick again! It was the same way that I felt before the vacation. I thought I was coming down with the flu for sure this time. Especially, since little Maj had just had it. After several days of feeling pretty bad, I went to the doc again. She said I had a sinus infection. If I had thought that, I would have gone to the doc a lot sooner. I just kept feeling miserable thinking it was the flu and I just had to wait it out. After the antibiotics, I felt like a new women! I'm back to myself and really realizing how horrible I felt, looking back on it. I feel like writing this all out because I'm one of those that "never gets sick." It has been weird for us to be this yuck lately. I'm so thankful to be past it and onto warmer weather! I really felt horrible off and on for about 10 weeks! Come on summer time!

Moments with My Boys

Here are some silly moments with my boys and I have no comment except that I think my boys are cute, funny, entertaining, sweet, loving, tough, playful, sincere, energetic, and cute... again.

Okay and (I can resist) my nick names for them in no particular order are ~ Huddy, Huddy Buddy, Maj, Majie Bear, Chicken Nugs, Bugs, Bubba, Booger, Bugga Boo and Bugga Boo Boo ~ Feel free to call them these also. They answer to them and everything.

Las Vegas

Here's my one picture from Vegas. If I had something a little less self involved I would post it but this is it. So, I'll just let it be and try to remember this fun and quick trip that happened about 2 months ago :)

I got to go with Stephen to Vegas for about 24 hours, literally! We took off early one morning from Houston with our kids in the wonderful care of Grammy and Gramps. By the time we got to Vegas it was lunch time, so we quickly began a search for something delicious, and remember, living in Victoria makes the food choices oh so much more important! We ate lunch at Grand Lux Cafe. I think it's related to Cheese Cake Factory. We had been to one before in Houston so we knew it would be good and we were hungry. Stephen could no longer resist the call of the black jack table and I could no longer resist the call of the shops at the Venetian! We went about our separate business happy as can be. I wondered around to my hearts content and then made my way towards my spa appointments at the Venetian spa. I got a massage and facial. The facilities were amazing. Had I known the spa would be like a mini paradise, I would have camped out there more that day. The different pools, steam rooms, rain rooms, cold room (not tempted by that one), showers, were so inviting. I had lots of cucumber water of course and felt very healthy by just being surrounded by so much earthiness. I had to head back up to our room for some primping and dressing up for our NOBU dinner. Nobu is inside the Hard Rock. We took a cab and sat down for one of the best meals ever. I can't remember it all now. But we stuffed our faces with some of the best sushi ever! I mean it was such a tasty treat. We turned in early by Vegas standards and slept until Stephen had his meeting the next morning. Our trip ended with some walking around the strip and a nice lunch. We were back with our boys by dinner time and heading back to Victoria, TX. It was quick but I'm so glad we went for it.