Happy 101 Birthday, Nanny!

Nanny is 101 years old today. All I can say is WOW! I can't imagine ever living that long. We may have missed this party but we will certainly be there next year for 102!

What A Day!

I am totally exhausted from a full day of kid activities. It all started with taking my youngest kid, Maxie for a 2 mile walk. What happened to the cool weather we had the other day? Already sweating, and when we returned Dennis wanted help with spreading the mulch. Lucky Maxie got to go inside to get cooled off. After wards, I made a trip to Sam's to buy sandwich and snack stuff for the Dennis' card game tonight. It is his turn to host the game. I had signed up Brianna for a dance clinic with the CyFalls High School Sky Dancers so I had to drop her off by one o'clock at the gym. They would be learning a dance for tonight's half time entertainment at the football game. Next up was Denise's soccer game, the first of the season. She really played very well in all 4 quarters, 2 as a goalie, then forward and defender. They actually won 2-1 and were really happy because last spring they didn't even win a game. It was so hot, I thought my skin was going to melt off. Dennis was happy because he was watching the LSU Tigers win their game on the computer through the ESPN360 website. After the game we headed home to get ready for the football game. Brianna was there already with all the Sky Dancers and other kids sitting in the stands. She was all smiles so I could tell she had a good time today. At half time they took the kids on field to do their dance routine, there must have been about 200 kids from kindergarten to 8th grade. Brianna was all the way to the back probably because of her height but we could still see her dance away and she did well.

CyFalls didn't do as well though, we left right after half time and they were losing 21-3. Watching the band and the football players sure brought back memories of high school. What fun that was! We got home and the guys played their card game while I watched a very good football game between Houston and Texas Tech until midnight. Houston won of course. My pillow felt so good when I finally laid my head down.

Last Weekend of Summer

This past weekend was considered the last weekend of summer so we decided to spend it at the last weekend that the New Braunfels Schlitterbahn was open. I believe other people had the same idea because it was still crowded. To ride what has been voted the best water ride in the US, the Master Blaster it took us an hour and a half to get through the line. The ride was worth it.
It was like a water roller coaster. I think I screamed more from the cold water splashing on me! Denise rode with me and laughed all the way down at my screaming. My other favorite was the Whitewater Tube Chute which was a lot of fun. It uses the Comal River water, like most of the tube rides do and the water was a little bit on the cold side. At least we weren't complaining about the heat.
The kids really enjoyed all the rides and can't wait to go back next year! I hope some of you can join us next summer. We stayed at our timeshare near Canyon Lake so afterwards we went back to watch all the college football games and eat spaghetti and meatballs. They had given us one of the Ambassador suites which was huge, with two kitchens, 3 bedrooms, 3 baths and 5 TVs. We could all watch what we wanted including Maxie!

Go Mavericks!

This past weekend we made a trip up to Arlington to watch Alicia play in a tournament. The rain began as soon as we hit Conroe and never let up until we returned back on Sunday afternoon. I haven't seen that much rain in probably 4 months. Our first stop was Friday night at my sister Rebecca and brother-in-law Gary's house in Ferris, TX. The minute we walked in, Denise and Brianna went straight to the foosball machine. Their Uncle Gary has taught them well, he now has to play using both hands instead of just his left hand. Thanks for the hospitality and the fantastic breakfast the next morning. We left Saturday morning to go watch Alicia's team play against Arkansas. They started off a little sluggish and ended up playing well, but still lost the match.
Alicia was playing very well and played her heart out. Denise and Brianna had fun running around in their usual manner! Afterwards, we checked into the hotel and us girls went shopping at the mall to pass the time before the next round of games while Dennis stayed at the hotel watching all the college football games. LSU started at 6:00 pm but we were only able to hear on the satellite radio station in the car. We left to watch UTA play the Oklahoma Sooners. They gave it their all and went to 5 games, losing the match. This group of girls are all young and will be really good next year in their Junior and Senior years.Afterwards, we went and stuffed our faces at Cheesecake Factory with Alicia and Elda, one of the girls on the team. We ate so much, we didn't even have room for cheesecake! This morning it was still raining, Alicia came over to the hotel to eat breakfast with us before we took off for home. When we got home we walked into a hot house. Our AC wasn't working. To avoid the high cost of having someone come in and fix the AC on a Sunday, we are spending the night at my brother, Orlando's house for tonight and Dennis will have one of his guys repair it tomorrow. Next week, we will try to make it to Schlitterbahn for their last open weekend.

China's Terra Cotta Warriors

This past weekend my mom, dad and brother Leonard came to Houston for a short visit and to go see the Terra Cotta Warriors with us and my older sister Lupie at the Houston Museum of Natural Science. It was a great exhibit. There were several of the warriors and horses, both pieced together like a puzzle and whole statues. The most amazing part is knowing that at one time all 7000 statues were painted in beautiful colors. At the beginning of the exhibit there was a statue that was actually a real man and was scaring everyone, including Denise and Brianna. They didn't want him near them at all. There was an article about him in the Houston Chronicle and how he scares everyone that goes to the exhibit. We had a good visit with my parents and they enjoyed the museum. Labor Day is this weekend and we are actually staying in town!