So I Married A Blogger

Can you believe it?! I always suspected that Cheryl would really enjoy blogging if she tried it. I was right...MAN, was I right! At first, I was impressed, but now I'm downright intimidated! hehe - Seriously, I have really enjoyed not only reading Cheryl's blogs but seeing her get so excited about it! If you haven't seen what she has been doing, give it a look at:
http://cheryllandes.blogspot.com/

Beyond my shameless plug for her blog. I want to gush on a bit and say what a wonderful wife, companion, friend my girl is. Everyday I think about how blessed I am to have her. She is after God's heart and is an amazing mom! She supports me completely but never hides her thoughts when I need to hear them. She puts up with my faults and loves me anyway. When I say she loves me, I do mean the 'verb' kind of love. She is an incredible mother and is doing so many wonderful things with and for our children. They are truly blessed to have her! Most importantly, she knows who she is in Christ. She knows her heavenly Father and loves Him most of all. That makes all the difference in the world! Love you Babe!

Where have you been!?

What am I doing up at 12:30 am? I have been shamed into blogging again. I know, I KNOW. I'm the one who wassoooo gung ho about this and then I just disappear! OK - forgive me but I have been a bit busy lately! In fact I've been busier'n a one-armed paper hanger (ask an old-timer if you don't get that). Here is the scoop: I've been working my ever-loving tail off! My Clark Kent job is mild-mannered webmaster for Judson ISD and it has been anything but a mild summer! We're busy around the house, too and in the meantime I try to keep up sleeping and eating. But not tonight! I'm going to blog if it kills me! Actually I'm really missing this - there are some really fun things I need to put up and it is high time! So, here goes...

4th of July Fireworks

We took the kiddos to the city fireworks show this 4th of July. Both were mesmerized. Cheryl and I hadn't been to a live, public display in a long time, so it was even fun for us!

I shot these pics with our Olympus Evolt 500 - a digital SLR. It was hard not to get a decent pic if you were pointed in the right direction!

fireworks

Toobin for Tots

I know what you're thinking, "How fast was he going when he landed in that tube!?" But, no. This is really how it works. We saw another kiddo with it and had to try the "inner-tube shirt". OK, if you can stop giggling long enough to read on, this really is a cool deal. While he may look a little those videos of fat guys in inner-tubes, this is about as comfortable as Isaac has been in water. We've had a blast the pool this summer and now Isaac can even got out (somewhat) on his own. Guadalupe river, here we come!

Before you run out to get one though, be warned they only come in children's sizes. If the big people try to put them on they're likely going to get hurt or posted on YouTube!