Friday night we took Mylie to get a snow cone and then to the park to play. Despite the heat and humidity, we were having so much fun that none of us wanted to leave.
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Snow Cones & Hot, Humid Texas Nights
Friday night we took Mylie to get a snow cone and then to the park to play. Despite the heat and humidity, we were having so much fun that none of us wanted to leave.
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Nashville, TN
We had such a great time visiting Heidi, Philip, Macy & Harper in Nashville last week! We had been so looking forward to our time with them hanging out, laughing, watching the girls play together and just catching up. Here are some of the things we did with them...
Once we got in Thursday morning, we went to eat some breakfast at The Loveless. The entire drive there, I was amazed at the beauty of Nashville. The rolling hills, green trees...so pretty!
Mylie & Harper
Thursday night, David & Philip went to the Bluebird Cafe. I know this was one of David's favorite parts of the trip. He had such a great time listening to the songwriters sing their songs. They also saw Billy Dean (remember...'90's country...I miss Billy the Kid???) in the audience and saw an actress in the Kevin Costner movie "The Guardian." Apparently she is also a singer/songwriter.
When we weren't out seeing the sights, we played outside. The weather was beautiful and Heidi & Philip have a wonderful yard. While Coley was napping, Heidi and I sat at their front window and watched the kids play with the dads.
Friday night, Heidi & I went to the Bluebird Cafe. I LOVED it. This was probably my favorite "outing."
We saw David Lee (he wrote Letters from Home sung by John Michael Montgomery), Ed Hill (It Matters to Me sung by Faith Hill, How about them Cowgirls sung by George Strait). We were amazed at how many songs we recognized that these first two guys wrote! We also saw Luke Laird (Seem so Small sung by Carrie Underwood) and an interesting fellow named Travis Meadows. He said that his songs haven't made it big yet, so he sang some new ones that were good, some risque, but most of all, he made us laugh by how much alcohol he was drinking.
I requested to go walk around The Opryland Hotel. It was really pretty and huge.
And here are Mylie and David after shaking apples from the apple tree. David and Philip can turn anything into a game, so they spent many of the afternoons/early evenings throwing apples at one of the swings on the swing set. I think they both won the game a few times.
We were able to visit Heidi & Philip's church, walk around historic Franklin, TN, visit Joe & Malinda and their family, see downtown on a Saturday night, eat lots of great food, root for the good old U-S of A while watching the Olympics and just hang out with our bestest friends. Thanks for being such wonderful tour guides, morning coffee makers, meal preparers, hosts and friends, Heidi, Philip, Macy & Harper!
We miss our weekend fun and frequent weeknight dinners with the Houston's that we had while living in Houston. But we are so happy for them and the life they have made for themselves in Nashville. We are so lucky to be able to go months without seeing them and be able to pick up right where we left off! Can't wait for our next visit!
Once we got in Thursday morning, we went to eat some breakfast at The Loveless. The entire drive there, I was amazed at the beauty of Nashville. The rolling hills, green trees...so pretty!
Mylie & Harper
Thursday night, David & Philip went to the Bluebird Cafe. I know this was one of David's favorite parts of the trip. He had such a great time listening to the songwriters sing their songs. They also saw Billy Dean (remember...'90's country...I miss Billy the Kid???) in the audience and saw an actress in the Kevin Costner movie "The Guardian." Apparently she is also a singer/songwriter.
When we weren't out seeing the sights, we played outside. The weather was beautiful and Heidi & Philip have a wonderful yard. While Coley was napping, Heidi and I sat at their front window and watched the kids play with the dads.
Friday night, Heidi & I went to the Bluebird Cafe. I LOVED it. This was probably my favorite "outing."
We saw David Lee (he wrote Letters from Home sung by John Michael Montgomery), Ed Hill (It Matters to Me sung by Faith Hill, How about them Cowgirls sung by George Strait). We were amazed at how many songs we recognized that these first two guys wrote! We also saw Luke Laird (Seem so Small sung by Carrie Underwood) and an interesting fellow named Travis Meadows. He said that his songs haven't made it big yet, so he sang some new ones that were good, some risque, but most of all, he made us laugh by how much alcohol he was drinking.
I requested to go walk around The Opryland Hotel. It was really pretty and huge.
And here are Mylie and David after shaking apples from the apple tree. David and Philip can turn anything into a game, so they spent many of the afternoons/early evenings throwing apples at one of the swings on the swing set. I think they both won the game a few times.
We were able to visit Heidi & Philip's church, walk around historic Franklin, TN, visit Joe & Malinda and their family, see downtown on a Saturday night, eat lots of great food, root for the good old U-S of A while watching the Olympics and just hang out with our bestest friends. Thanks for being such wonderful tour guides, morning coffee makers, meal preparers, hosts and friends, Heidi, Philip, Macy & Harper!
We miss our weekend fun and frequent weeknight dinners with the Houston's that we had while living in Houston. But we are so happy for them and the life they have made for themselves in Nashville. We are so lucky to be able to go months without seeing them and be able to pick up right where we left off! Can't wait for our next visit!
Sunday, August 10, 2008
6 years down...forever to go
Cheesy title, I know. David and I celebrated our 6th wedding anniversary yesterday. Both girls have nasty colds so we didn't have great plans for celebrating our big day. However, our day was filled with lots of wonderful delicacies from McDonald's (David), Taco Bueno (me) and a romantic dinner over Mr Jim's pizza and watching the Olympics. All of that aside, it was a fantastic day. We have wonderful, warm, loving, challenging, blessed memories from our 6 years as Mr & Mrs David Hicks.
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Where did July go?
I can't believe it is already August. July flew by. Coley was 3 months on the 18th, Mylie was 20 months on the 28th and David was 29 (years, not months) on the 29th. We all went back to Albuquerque for David's 10 year high school reunion, saw some good friends and the girls and I spent a good week out there hanging out with our families and lots of friends. We had a camera issue, so I wasn't able to get pictures of time with our friends and family, but we did get some fun pictures of David's reunion. I'll post pictures and stories from his reunion soon. In the meantime, here are some pictures of what we've been doing lately.
We love our little Coley. She is too cute. She smiles all the time and can even work up a good little laugh.
Here she is all dressed up to go get an ultrasound on her kidneys. We had our follow up appointment with Dr G (kidney doc) at Cook Children's and the swelling in her kidneys has lessened over the past 3 months. He said everything looks great and all we need to do is have another ultrasound in 6 months.
Believe it or not, this is only the 2nd picture I have of the girls together. Mylie was in an especially good mood this afternoon and wanted to lay down next to Coley and play with her.
Tammy and her family came to town for a Rangers vs Yankees game and the girls and I were able to spend some time hanging out.
Our waitress (or something/someone) at lunch was incredibly SLOW so I was giving Mylie anything she wanted to occupy her. She was getting a little stir crazy so she had a lemon, slice of almost melted cheese from the kitchen (for an extra $.50, of course) and even a little bit of green crayon.
Dawson, Coley, Casady & Mylie
This picture was cracking us up! First of all, look at how DARK Mylie's legs are! I swear put sunscreen on this child whenever we go swimming! Second, she loves to wear flip flops. Camille outgrew these little flip flops so she gave them to Mylie. She was wearing them all around the house yesterday, but they would only stay on when she put them next to her 2nd toe.
And here is our sweet, little mess. Before I had kids, I would gasp at little raggamuffin children...well, mine is now the poster child for all raggamuffins. In case you are not sure why I'm calling her a raggamuffin, exactly, I'll explain:
1. Her shoes are on the 2nd toe AND on the wrong feet
2. I cannot get her to sit still when I do piggie-tails, so the part on the back of her head is NOT AT ALL down the center...nor is it straight on the top of her head.
3. Her white shorts have stains on the bottom from an unfortunate blueberry induced diaper explosion.
4. She has a little cold, so her face is constantly wet from running eyes, nose and a drooley mouth.
5. She's probably the only 20 month old girl that still has to wear a bib...maybe?
6. She has bits of chewed dried cranberries on her bib from her constant sneezing.
7. However, we were on our way to Wal-Mart, so she was dressed appropriately and in good company.
All this said...I LOVE little raggamuffins now and Mylie happens to be my favorite little mess ever.
We love our little Coley. She is too cute. She smiles all the time and can even work up a good little laugh.
Here she is all dressed up to go get an ultrasound on her kidneys. We had our follow up appointment with Dr G (kidney doc) at Cook Children's and the swelling in her kidneys has lessened over the past 3 months. He said everything looks great and all we need to do is have another ultrasound in 6 months.
Believe it or not, this is only the 2nd picture I have of the girls together. Mylie was in an especially good mood this afternoon and wanted to lay down next to Coley and play with her.
Tammy and her family came to town for a Rangers vs Yankees game and the girls and I were able to spend some time hanging out.
Our waitress (or something/someone) at lunch was incredibly SLOW so I was giving Mylie anything she wanted to occupy her. She was getting a little stir crazy so she had a lemon, slice of almost melted cheese from the kitchen (for an extra $.50, of course) and even a little bit of green crayon.
Dawson, Coley, Casady & Mylie
This picture was cracking us up! First of all, look at how DARK Mylie's legs are! I swear put sunscreen on this child whenever we go swimming! Second, she loves to wear flip flops. Camille outgrew these little flip flops so she gave them to Mylie. She was wearing them all around the house yesterday, but they would only stay on when she put them next to her 2nd toe.
And here is our sweet, little mess. Before I had kids, I would gasp at little raggamuffin children...well, mine is now the poster child for all raggamuffins. In case you are not sure why I'm calling her a raggamuffin, exactly, I'll explain:
1. Her shoes are on the 2nd toe AND on the wrong feet
2. I cannot get her to sit still when I do piggie-tails, so the part on the back of her head is NOT AT ALL down the center...nor is it straight on the top of her head.
3. Her white shorts have stains on the bottom from an unfortunate blueberry induced diaper explosion.
4. She has a little cold, so her face is constantly wet from running eyes, nose and a drooley mouth.
5. She's probably the only 20 month old girl that still has to wear a bib...maybe?
6. She has bits of chewed dried cranberries on her bib from her constant sneezing.
7. However, we were on our way to Wal-Mart, so she was dressed appropriately and in good company.
All this said...I LOVE little raggamuffins now and Mylie happens to be my favorite little mess ever.
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