Dedication and Puzzles

Sorry for the long delay between blogs. Things have been pretty calm and quiet (which is good), but we haven't had much going on that I deemed blogable. But, this past Sunday our church had a baby dedication for Maggie (and 15 other babies). This means we are dedicating ourselves, our family, and our church to help raise Maggie in a Christ-centered home. Great challenge with an even greater reward. Grandma, Papa, Grammy and Pops all made it down for the big day and we had fun celebrating a great weekend.

Beautiful Girls

Proud Big Bro

And here is Scottie showing off the puzzles he does all by himself.

Gotta give equal time.

Don't Just Stand There, Bust a Move!

Recently, Scottie asked us if we wanted to see 'his move'. Not knowing what he meant, we said, "sure." Here's what we got. Gotta admit, pretty sweet. I'm trying to alter his moves a little, so it looks more like the heisman, but he said it is more Kung Fu Panda.

Maggie keeps appreciating life more and more every day. So do we now that we are sleeping. She's been really good at night, going from about 11:00 til 8:00. Sleep is good, I don't care who you are.

Here are a couple recent pics showing how happy she is to be a part of this family.

Sunday Afternoon Nap

I guess I realize why Maggie has all of her pictures taken in the Pink Boppy. That thing is really comfortable. After a good holiday weekend, we capped it off with a nice afternoon nap. What's more American than that?

God Bless America, and three day weekends!

We started off the holiday weekend with a neighborhood parade. Scottie decorated his bike and joined in with the 4000 other kids (ok it wasn't 4000, but it sure seemed like it) to follow the fire truck around the block. We stuck around down at the pool to see the moon bounce, tattoos, playground, and 4000 other kids. At about noon, it was time to get home to have lunch and start getting ready for our party.


Now here are two, hot little firecrackers getting ready for the 4th of July. Notice, Maggie can take pictures without the pink boppy.

About 6:30, we had a group of friends over for our own little 4th of July party. Our neighborhood does a really good fireworks show, and you can see them great from our driveway, so it works out really good. This was the second year we have had our 'little' party and we had a great time again. I mean how does a party with 20 kids under the age of 7 not have fun written all over it? Add in 18 adults, a moon bounce, a slip and slide, a blow-up basketball goal, and a playground, and it was happy independence for everyone.

Our backyard turned into complete chaos

20 kids under the age of 7, what are we thinking?

16 of our closest friends

Happy 4th of July. Hope you had a great long weekend.

Here Kiddie, Kiddie, Kiddie Park

Happy Fourth of July. Gotta catch up on some blogging so I will post July 4th pics this weekend.

Last weekend we headed up to Bartlesville for a little break from the monotony, a golf tournament for me, and an extra hand from Grandma and Papa. Ann and the kids had gone up on Monday after Scottie and I had gotten sick. I stayed home and Ann took the kids so Maggie wouldn't get anything (thankfully she stayed pretty healthy). I went up Thursday, and of course we headed to 'Kiddie Park'. Now for those that don't know Kiddie Park, it is the best bargain in America. We did tons of rides, and were there for about 2 hours. It cost us 8 bucks. That's right 25 cents a ride, except roller coaster and train are 50 cents.

Scottie loves him some Kiddie Park, plus he got Mom and Dad by themselves since Maggie was home with Grandma and Papa.

Even Mom and Dad have a great time at Kiddie Park.

And the highlight of the night has to be that Napoleon Dynamite was working the Ferris Wheel. Gosh.


PS--On a side note, we found out this week that the Seattle Sonics will be moving to OKC for next year. Too bad they will stink for the first few years, but I am still a fan. Don't know the new name and colors, but that will be announced shortly. Just what I need, another sporting event to follow.

Do you believe in Miracles?

Sorry for the long delay between blog posts, but I will try to make up for it in the next couple of days.

After a somewhat difficult first month for Maggie, we have experienced a 'Miracle'. She had a weight check at 5 weeks and we found out she wasn't getting enough to eat. So we started feeding her more and we were referred to the 'Miracle Blanket' by some friends of ours.

Sure, to the common man, it looks like a baby straight jacket. However, to parents of a newborn, it is exactly what the name says, a 'Miracle Blanket'. It has some nice comfortable arm restraints and gives a nice triple wrap which make for the perfect baby burrito. Plus it says on the package that there is a 100% guarantee. We are believers.

I think we have her somewhat figured out now. She is gaining more weight and seems a lot more content during the day. She even slept from 10:45 until 7:15 the last two days. Let's hope I didn't just jinx us.

No denying that my little Mag will be breaking hearts with this smile.

Is every picture of Maggie in the pink boppy?

What is this outfit?