Missy Higgins

Keith and I went to the House of Blues in Dallas on Saturday to see Missy Higgins. We have been to the HOB before and always bought general admission tickets, which means you have to stand up all night. This time Keith bought us tickets for the balcony - in the front row of a box. The seats were incredible. It is definitely worth the extra money to be able to sit down (yes I know, I'm getting old!). Justin Nozuka opened for Missy. We had never heard of him before, but thought he was absolutely incredible! He has a very passionate and soulful voice and his music has an awesome groove. We enjoyed it. Missy Higgins was phenomenal. She is such a great songwriter and has a lot of energy on stage. If you haven't heard of her, you should check out some of her songs. I'm envious of her songwriting abilities and the raw passion that comes through when she sings. So talented.

I apologize for such blurry pictures. I really need a photography lesson - (Jamie ~ hint, hint)!

Justin Nozuka

Missy Higgins

Kissy Kissy

Here's a picture of Jordan enjoying one of his Valentine's treats. It's a sucker that has a nice, plump pair of lips on the end. So funny!

Weekend with Memaw

My mom and I took the the kids to visit Memaw over the weekend. The car ride was less than pleasant, but we had a good time once we got there. The first picture is of Julia and Jordan on Memaw's front porch swing. I have so many memories of sitting on this swing as a kid and looking at the stars or thinking of what adventure to go on next. There were always so many fun things to do at Memaw's house - chase the chickens, try to ride the cows, explore the barns, fish in the pond, hide in the haystacks, etc. But there was nothing more relaxing than to sit on Memaw's front porch swing and dream the day away. My mom rocked me to sleep many times on this swing and Saturday night I rocked Julia to sleep on it. Too bad she woke up as soon as we opened the screen door to go inside, but that's another story.

The kids next door to Memaw have a really neat tree house that Jordan is extremely envious of. They have a cable that runs from the top of the tree house, across the entire yard, and down to another tree. Jordan had so much fun with the neighbors sliding down this cable. I was terrified to watch him because it was really high, but if Jordan was scared, he sure didn't show it. Here's a picture of him sliding down the cable.

XOXOXO

Julia was very excited when she came home from her Valentine party on Friday.  I don't know if it was from all the fun or all the sugar they had at the party!  They made a little Valentine hat that she really thought was special.  Here are some pictures of her posing for Daddy in her Valentine hat.  

The Return of Jason

There is no one in this world that loves scary stuff more than Jordan. He is obsessed with Jason Voorhees, Freddy Kruger, and all the other standard slasher villains. He has never seen any horror films (that I know of) but he somehow knows all the characters. Well, this Friday is the 13th and in Jordan's eyes, this is a very important day - almost like Christmas. They are releasing a new version of Friday the 13th and Jordan has been talking incessantly about the possibility of us letting him see it. Don't worry, we're not going to let him because we know it would cause endless nightmares. But I have to admit, it is fun to see him get so excited about something. He has been running around the house in his Jason mask all week. Julia thinks it is hilarious (thank goodness!).

Julia even joined in the fun last night.

I can just see her huge grin hiding behind this horrifying mask.

Brush-a-brush-a-brush-a!

Julia has a mouth full of teeth now so we figured it was time to show her how to brush those pearly whites.  Just this past month Julia got her first molar, which makes a grand total of 9 teeth so far.  These pictures are from her first attempt at brushing her teeth, and I must say, she did a pretty good job.  She must have been watching Bubby brush his teeth ~ He's a good example because he's 8 years old and doesn't have any cavities!  

Brush-a-brush-a-brush-a!

Baby & Bubby

I haven't posted in a couple days because there hasn't really been very much going on. Here are a couple pics that I've had for a couple weeks and never posted. Aren't they a cute pair?