Livestock Show

Today Rob and I took the kids to the livestock show for the day with our friends the Peinados. We had quite an experience. Colton was in high gear from the moment we got there. We started out by seeing the placenta from a baby calf that was born just an hour before we got there. That just about put Rob over the edge! Ha Ha! We saw lots of new born babies including pigs born yesterday and some baby goats. We were kind of glad we didn't get there earlier, because any of the animals that give birth there, just have the baby right there on display for all to see. A little too up close and personal for a family outing. Next we moved on the the baby chickens and roosters. Colton was less than impressed. All he wanted to see was a horsey...and he told us so repeatedly. He did stop worrying about the horsey long enough to terrorize some animals in the petting zoo, first by jumping bare back on a goat ready to ride and then giving a deer a hug around the neck. Those of you lucky enough to have had a hug from Colton know that this can be dangerous. After chasing him for a while in the petting area, we took him to a pretend hill they had created for kids to roll down. That was funny let me tell you. It took Colton a while to get his roll straight, and he only took a few people out as he went down. We headed outside for the rest of our action and were finally greeted head on by a ring of pony rides. Colton went into hysterics and we hurried him to the line not really sure what he would do once he was actually on the pony. Much to my surprise, he did it like a pro and even yelled yee-haw many times as he was riding. Maybe we have a cowboy in the making. Mom might have to break down and buy a pair of cowboy boots after all. We let the kids ride some rides including making Allie ride an elephant ride with Colton. She kept saying she felt dumb being on a baby ride. Just doing what a good big sister does! Colton didn't make it much longer after that. I noticed his head drooping and he was out like a light. We had a great afternoon!

IT'S RODEO TIME!!!

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

We had a lot of fun this week with rodeo activities. Allie dressed as a cowgirl for school and her class rotated through stations. Her favorite was milking a cow which they had rubber gloves filled with water hanging and the kids had to squirt the water into buckets. We also went to the rodeo to see Reba in concert. Allie knew who she was because of the tv show I watch all the time. She got so excited about the music just because she could see how excited I was. We went with our best girlfriends Robin and Lilibeth. Allie was excited to finally wear a pair of rodeo boots that were given to us last year. Allie also made a rodeo project for school. It still amazes me some of the ideas she comes up with on these projects and I might as well give up on trying to sway her from her idea! It was a fun week that was made even better by the fact that it is now SPRING BREAK!!!! We are ready for some rest and relaxation!

We had a good valentine's day! We went to eat with Daddy last night at Rico's. Daddy wasn't here today because he had to head back to work, so we had a valentine lunch with our best friends. Here is a picture of my and my sweet little valentine! Allie had a blast with her friends but Colton was there for his momma!

We had a busy weekend! Allie had a project for school that took her all day Saturday. She was so excited to do it by herself! She didn't even want me to use the hot glue gun for her. Then on Sunday we went to a dance showcase for Allie's dance. She had a lot of fun, and has decided she definitely wants to do competition again this year. Colton made us all laugh when he put on a dress from one of Allie's bears and ran onto the gym floor saying "I gotta dance!!" It was really cute.

Dancing King

I took a video of Colton and Allie dancing to one of Allie's old dancing songs. It was so funny because as soon as this song came on, Colton ran upstairs and came back down with Allie's pom poms! He was ready to put on a show! Of course Allie is always ready to ham it up for the camera...even if that means putting her rump right in the way~hope you enjoy!

Freedom At Last

Well, after many weeks of thinking about it...I decided today was the day that I was going to stop wearing my wig. I had already been going out and about to some places without it, but I had been wearing it everyday to school. I was worried about how the kids would react. Late last night I started messing around with my hair to see how I might could fix it. Considering it is only maybe an inch long, this was definitely easier said then done. I started by looking at short hairstyles online thinking maybe I could get an idea. I found one that was kind of spiky.....thought I might could pull it off. I was wrong. I showed Allie first and she said she liked it better flat. So I took off to my neighbor's house for a second opinion. She is one of those great friends that will be brutally honest with you. She nicely told me that it looked a little like I had been in a wind tunnel. Thanks Jay! It takes a good friend to tell you what you need to hear sometimes. So, I almost gave up but woke up and decided that I would just fix it and wear it however it came out. Allie was so sweet. She told me"It's time Momma. Your hair has gotten long enough." I agreed so off I went to school with my so-called hairstyle.
I got a lot of double looks and questionable gazes, and two of my boys told me I looked scary......that was a little hard. Allie heard some of the muttering and I could tell that it really upset her. I told her it would be okay and she said she just didn't like people talking about me like that. I sat my class down and talked to them about me being sick this summer and how this was my real hair. I told them that I really wanted to be myself and asked them if it would be okay. I told them I know it is not a beautiful style, but I am waiting for it to grow. They were so sweet after that. The rest of the day went smoothly. The longer I was there, the less awkward I felt. At recess, the wind was blowing pretty hard and I kept thinking how weird it felt to feel my hair blowing. I am so glad I decided to do it. This was just that little reminder of my cancer that I was ready to get rid of. Now all I have to do is get rid of my port and stay cancer-free. EASY!
Here is a picture that Allie took of me this afternoon. She is a little photographer in the making.
Thanks to all who supported me today by telling me how great I looked.

Here is a slideshow from Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. The kids and I went to church on Christmas Eve and then headed home for Christmas dinner. Since it was just the 3 of us, our meal was pretty lame....rotisserie chicken, steamed corn and rice, pre-made sweet potatoes and rolls. Allie said that it was the best Christmas meal ever!!!! I thought that was pretty funny. This was our first Christmas without Robert being home. It was very quiet and felt a little lonely to me, but the kids seemed to be okay with it. Allie did say it wasn't fair a couple of times, but the delight of Santa coming kept her from being too down about it. I videoed everything so Daddy could watch when he gets home. I just feel so blessed to be able to spend this special time with my sweet babies.