I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas

It was been awhile since my last post, December has been crazy busy leaving no time for me to blog. The dream of a white Christmas came true when it began snowing on Christmas Eve afternoon. Kade was amazed by the snow, he stood at the back door pointing saying "Whoa!" The snow was beautiful, we didn't play much in it because the wind was so strong that day so we mostly enjoyed the view from inside the house. On Christmas Eve Tim's dad and my brother came over for lunch; Tim cooked a really good lunch. They both left early because of the fastly sticking snow on the roads. The 3 of us stayed inside playing and watching "A Christmas Story" on t.v. I had seen parts of the movie but never watched the whole movie, Tim knew every word of the movie. When Kade went to bed Tim got started on the 100 piece train table Kade was getting for Christmas. The next morning Kade woke up kind of grumpy, but his little face lit up when he saw the train table. It was so much fun to watch him this year. Here are a few pictures from Christmas Eve...

Tim making a snowman. Yes, he is wearing my pink gloves and yes he is so embarrassed by this picture.

20 minutes of bundling up for 5 minutes in the snow.

Our house in the snow.

Our backyard was covered in snow and the wind was blowing things everywhere.

So excited for Santa to come!

"Mommy, I want the hammer!!"

Today when we got home, Kade found the hammer that I guess Tim had left out the night before when he was hanging some pictures. I pulled the hammer away from him after much struggling and put it on the counter. Kade did the usual throwing himself down on the ground and screaming like how dare I take something from him. After his fit was over he got up and went off to his playroom. I started cooking dinner and was talking on the phone not really paying attention to what he was doing. Then I turned around to find Kade standing on a stool next to the counter reaching for the hammer. The little stinker had gone and gotten one of his stools from his little table and brought it to the kitchen to climb and get the hammer back!

Ear Infections

Friday morning when we woke up Kade had 102.5 temperature. I have been so paranoid of this horrible swine flu that is going around so I was freaking out. Tim had a deadline to meet at work that ended on Friday so I had to stay home with Kade. I love staying home with him and feel guilty if I go to work when he is sick, but when you are a teacher not going to work is such a stressful deal especially when you don't know your not going until that morning and your room is not ready for a sub. I feel guilty for missing work and not being prepared and I feel guilty for feeling guilty about work when I should only be caring about my poor sick baby. Maybe it's just my personality but I just hate the feeling of my classroom being in complete disorder and the kids having a stranger teach them for the day and you never know if the sub is going to be good or crazy. When I plan to have a sub I always have everything layed out and in order with specific notes written out. Balancing work and family has been the hardest part of having a baby for me. I feel so guilty all the time when it comes to Kade and my job. My problem is I feel like I have to be perfect at all my jobs; wife, mommy, and teacher.
So back to Friday morning; sorry I got a little off track. It was 6:15 in the morning and I rushed to call in a sub and type out my 4 pages of sub plans for the day. I emailed my sub plans to my team to give to the sub. The whole time poor miserable Kade is laying next to me burning up with fever and whining. He would not go to Tim, he only wanted me. So I was typing those 4 pages with 1 hand practically the whole time.
At 9:00 when were able to go to the doctor. It was packed and I was freaking out that if he didn't already have swine flu we were going to catch it in that office. Big kids kept walking out looking miserable. Two hours later we left the office after finding out the flu test was negative, thank goodness, and poor Kade had a double ear infection. He has really struggled with ear infections and I am concerned we are going to have to get the tubes put in his ears. The doctor wants to see us back in 3 weeks and said that we will discuss his ear infection history then. Since he was tiny and got his first ear infection I have been so scared that he is going to have to get tubes put in his ears. Everyone tells me that it is no big deal, but I just get so freaked out by hospitals and don't want my little baby to have to go through that. Since my mom died I absolutely hate going to hospitals. I know that most people come out of the hospital when they go in, but it is like I have this crazy fear inside of me that when people go to hospitals they don't come out. I know it sounds crazy I just hate going to hospitals to visit people or for any reason. I hate seeing people I care about sitting in that hospital bed, there is just something about it. I know in the long run the tubes will probably be the best thing for Kade so he doesn't have to suffer with ear infections anymore.

We Moved!!

Yes, the Bailey's have moved again!! Are you surprised?? I didn't think you would be, considering if you know my husband you know he is addicted to moving. Our old house sold really quickly and we were lucky that the new home was finished just in time, so we didin't have to move twice. We moved last Friday and hired movers this time and it was so great. Saturday and Sunday we got all the boxes unpacked. Now on to decorating which is the fun part.
I'm trying to decide on what to paint in Kade's big boy room. I absolutely loved his jungle themed nursery with the jungle animals painted on the wall and the palm tree in the corner. I love the tree so much I'm going to paint it again in his play room. I have kind of been thinking about doing a beach theme room with surf boards or I also like the idea of doing his room in a baseball theme too. If you have any good ideas let me know.
The new house is great, I really like it alot. I really wasn't happy about moving at first; I loved my old house and just didn't want to move. But I really think this house is a perfect fit for us. It has exactly what we want and the layout works great for us. The neighborhood is really quiet and the people on our street are all really nice, we met most of them the first two days we were here. I made Tim promise we would stay here for a LONG time and he agreed. I told him he was going to have to give up his broker's license if he even mentioned moving anytime soon. :) Come visit us soon!!

House of Blues

A few weeks ago Angie and Keith invited Tim and I to go to the House of Blues to see a band they like. We didn't know the band, but we had never been to the House of Blues and thought it would be fun. This new school year has been really stressful, so it was nice to get out on a Friday night with Tim, Angie, and Keith and not worry about work for a night. The band we saw play was Graham Colton. He was so good; in fact Tim and I mostly just listen to his music in the car now. Kade even loves rocking out in the car to Graham Colton's music; he shakes his little head back in forth in his car seat and bangs the arm rest with his drumstick. Graham Colton has had 1 hit song on the radio that you might know; it was an American Idol song one year called "Best Days." The show was awesome and I would recommend that you look up his music. We are excited for him to come back to Dallas again. Also the House of Blues is a pretty neat place, you should go there sometime if you have never been.

Living On The Edge

I have been back to work for 2 weeks now and this was my first week with kids. So Kade has been at his new babysitter's house for two weeks now. I drop him off on my way this year because it is closer to my work. Everyday he has screamed and hung on me not to leave; which makes it a very hard morning for mommy and Kade. Miss Linda said that as soon as I leave he stops crying and eats his breakfast, but it still always makes me feel pretty awful and guilty for leaving. Everyone I talk to says that it is just a phase and he should get over that soon, so I'm really hoping they are right. We really like his new babysitter and he seems to have a good time when he is there; she said he doesn't stop playing all day long.
Kade had a runny nose for about a week that was pretty bad. Everytime he gets a runny nose I am always scared he is going to get an ear infection because he usually does. The scary thing is that he never gets fever with ear infections usually so we never really know when to take him to the doctor. Kade is a really active boy and lots of people have told me that he likes to live on the "edge" because he really has no fear of anything. So I should have know that it would just be a matter of time before he got hurt. On Tuesday I had a pretty wild day at work; I won't elaborate on the blog about that. When I went to pick up Kade he had a big scrape on his face. Miss Linda said that he was carrying a ball his size and fell outside on her patio. She said that he had been pretty whiney and clumsy all day. She said that being clumsy was a sign of an ear infection but he had not had fever.
I called Tim on the way home crying of course saying that I thought Kade had an ear infection and I needed to take him to Care Now. I will admit I can be a little dramatic at times and so now this sounds really silly, but I was crying hysterically telling Tim I was scared to take Kade to the doctor because they were going to see how awful his face looked and think we didn't take care of him and then they would take Kade away from us. I know really over DRAMATIC, but I was a very worried and tired mommy. Tim assured me they would not take Kade away and that he would meet me there.
We got to the clinic and they said it would be an hour wait and that they would call my cell phone when they had a room ready. So we went home because I wanted to try to give him some dinner. When we got home he was so fussy and would not let me put him down, so I made him a sandwich with one hand and then the phone rang saying they were ready for us. It was quicker that I had thought, so I had to rush and put everything back in the refrigerator still holding a screaming Kade. I rushed out of the house and locked the door behind me, got Kade in his seat, and then went to start the car and realized I just locked my keys in the house. So again I called Tim crying and told him they were ready for us and I locked my keys in the house. He was close to being home and got there in about 10 minutes to drive us to the clinic.
When we got there they called us right in and first had to weigh Kade and check his ear rate. O.k on a normal day he is has stranger anxiety pretty bad, but especially on this day he felt like crap and did not want a stranger touching him. He was screaming a wiggling pretty bad making it really hard to get his heart rate. The nurse kept huffing and rolling her eyes at him. I was seriously about to lose it on that woman when she finally left and got another nurse to come in. The new nurse was really patient and nice and was able to get what they needed. The doctor confirmed an ear infection on both ears and gave him an antibiotic. Poor Kade fell asleep in my lap as the doctor was explaining everything to us.
The next day Kade felt much better and was back to living on the "edge" as usual. He played and ate well at the babysitter. When we got home that night I caught him climb on the window ledge and stand on top of the trash can trying to get the phone off the counter. So I am pretty sure our little stunt man will continue to surprise us with trips to the clinic.
Hope next week is less eventful. :)

This picture was taken a few days later, the pitiful face is not because he is in pain it's because he is mad at me for not letting him climb on the trash can.

Disney World

We had so much fun at Disney World!! My favorite part was watching Kade's reaction to all the characters. He loved them and wasn't scared of them at all. It was so fun to watch him point at everything he saw. When I was a kid we went to Disney World and I had an autograph book that I got characters to sign. So of course we had to get Kade an autograph book and his picture with the characters.
We ate at this really fun place at Hollywood Studios called The Prime Time Diner. The place looked like an old kitchen from the 50's. They have old televisions up and an old refrigerator. While you are waiting to go to your table you wait in the "living room" that looks just like an old living room from a scene in an old t.v. show. Mom screams your name when it's your turn to be seated; they say "Bailey kids time for dinner!!" Then "mom" is your waitress and all the people around you are the kids also, so she introduces you to everyone in the room. It was so funny because Tim got in trouble for wearing his hat to the table so "mom" made him set our table. Also Tim got in trouble for not eating his vegetables. It was such a fun place to eat.
We went to all 4 parks and were very tired at the end of our time there. We bought Kade a Mickey that he sleeps with now; he loves his Mickey and always hugs and kisses him.

Flying With The Bailey's

We just got back from vacation to Disney World and to visit Tim's mom in Tampa. I have lots of stories from our trip. We had lots of fun and experienced alot of craziness on our first trip with our little boy. I hope to post more about our adventures; for today I will tell you about our crazy plane ride.

Our morning started bright and early at 4:30 a.m. We left our house at about 5:30 to be at the airport by 6:15 for our 7:30 flight. We parked our car in the airport parking lot and had to ride a bus to the airport gate. The parking lot was pretty full so we had to park in the very back and carry all of our luggage up to the bus stop. The whole way Tim is complaining about why did we have to bring so much stuff. I didn't see him offering to put back the million things he had to bring. None of us are morning people so we were all in a bad mood.

We check our luggage, go through security, and then realize that our gate has changed. Now we are running to get on the tram to get to our other gate. Finally we board the plane and get ready to take off. We had chosen an early flight hoping Kade might sleep; well we were WRONG!! He was wiggling the entire time going back and forth between us. We tried milk, toys, goldfish, and books. I brought a coloring book and he threw the crayons at the lady behind us. He kept throwing his pacifier down the aisle. It was the longest flight ever!! Those 2 hours seemed like 24 hours. The last 30 minutes he just wanted down and he screamed as loud as he could. We tried everything and nothing would get him to stop. Tim and I were so embarrassed. Those poor people on the airplane were probably so ready to get off. As soon as we landed and got off the plane Kade was fine.

The plane ride home was much better. Kade slept for an hour and a half. When he woke up he had some goldfish and just sat there. We will definitely never forget Kade's first plane ride.

Uncle "B"

My brother calls himself Kade's Uncle "B" and encourages Kade to learn his name often. I decided to write about my brother who is 2 1/2 years younger than me. I am so proud of my little brother. He started his first real job this week. After lots of searching he finally got a job that sounds great for him. My brother has always been really smart; he can read something once and remember it forever. He graduated with his bachelor's degree in 3 years and then got his masters degree in a year and a half. His degrees are in finance and unfortunately he graduated at a very bad time for finance in our country right now. So after many months of interviews and applying to several jobs a day he finally got a job as a loan counselor for a mortgage company. We have all been praying for months for Bradley to get a job and when he called and said he got a job of course I wanted to cry I was so excited for him.
My brother is the loud outgoing "fun" one out of the two of us. He is never afraid to tell you or anybody else what he thinks. When we are out I usually have to tell him to talk quieter; he seriously has such a loud voice. My brother is very set in his ways already, sometimes I tell him he is like an old man. He enjoys living alone with his little dog and likes things his way. Finance fits him perfectly because he probably has the first penny he ever made, he is so cheap. Bradley is very funny and can always make me laugh; even if I am mad at him. Like any brother and sister we do fight and definelty get along better when we do not live together. When he came home from college he lived with Tim and I for awhile and our house was a battle field most days. When he got his own apartment we got along much better.
When my mom died I had a sense of motherly instinct that it was my job to take care of my little brother who was 18 at the time. We used to argue so much because he said I was acting too much like his mother and I wasn't his mother. I definelty had to learn to let go a little and realize that I couldn't worry about where he was 24 hours a day and what he was doing. My brother is the best uncle and loves Kade so much. My brother has helped us so much when we needed a urgent babysitter because Kade was sick and we coulnd't get off of work. Bradley even took Kade to the doctor for a shot once this year when I was stuck in Dallas at a workshop and Tim was stuck in a meeting. He usually babysits anytime we ask; sometimes I have to beg a little and we get put on a time frame but we are thankful to have him babysit. We joke with him that we are losing are daytime babysitter now that he has a job.

Memaw's House

Kade and I took at trip to visit Memaw this week. Amanda and Aubrey went with us; Aubrey was great for entertaining Kade in the car. We stayed for 2 nights and had a great time. The first night we were there we went to a tiny little restaurant down the street called "Weezy's." It was the best place, they are known for miles around for their onion rings and burgers. Memaw said that people drive all the way from "town" out to eat at Weezy's. Every time we go to Memaw's we always stay up late talking and laughing. The next day we decided to go into town and go shopping. In town they have one little shopping strip with just a few stores. When we came back from shopping we all took naps; it was so hot we were worn out. Amanda and I started looking through all of Memaw's old picture albums; it's one of my favorite things to do when we go there. We thought it would be fun to post old pictures of our cousins on Facebook. But for some reason they didn't like those cute old pictures. :)
Kade had lots of fun running around; I hope Memaw was able to get her house back into one piece when we left. The first day we were there he broke a dish on the coffee table, pulled all the movies and books off the shelf, slammed his finger in the toilet lid, and tried to eat a rock out of a kitchen plant. And that was just from the first day! Memaw's house is not Kade proof, so I spent alot of time chasing him around. It was funny watching Memaw with Kade and Aubrey she would just laugh hysterically at anything they did. We had a fun visit and it's always sad to leave.

Memaw and Aubrey drinking morning coffee.

Memaw makes the best breakfast.

When we were cleaning up breakfast Aubrey decided to get Memaw's lipstick and put it on her and Kade.

Doesn't her lipstick look pretty!

I love rocking on the porch at Memaw's house.

Kade loves the wind chimes.

He ran all over the yard.

If you are ever in Blossom you should stop by Weezy's.

Aubrey kept taking our picture with the play phone. I guess she sees everyone using their phones to take pictures. She is so funny.

Time to go home.

Clean Teeth, Climbing, & Chuck E. Cheese

This summer is going by way too fast! I have had so much fun staying home with Kade. I have to admit I have not been very productive as far as cleaning out drawers/closets, re-organizing things, reading those 3 books I'm supposed to read for school that are still in my school bag. He is such a busy little guy that keeps me moving all day long. Nap time is my quiet time that I should be doing all that stuff I mentioned earlier; but Facebook, working on Kade's scrapbook, or taking a nap myself are always so much more appealing to me.
Kade has discovered in the past week that he can climb, he is living up to his "Little Monkey" name. One night Tim and I were standing in the kitchen talking and we turned around and Kade was in the living room sitting "Indian style" on the coffee table smiling at us. And so the climbing began; the next day he learned he could climb on the couch and then I found him climbing up on his play kitchen to grab the blinds.
At his 1-year appointment the doctor said it was time for Kade to start brushing his teeth. So every night before bed time we brush his teeth. Do you know how hard it is to brush a wild 1-year old's all 4 teeth? Well, it can be a challenge some nights. He wants to do it himself and doesn't want me to touch his toothbrush. I guess at least he likes having clean teeth and is not refusing to brush. We are so excited that he is now on whole milk and doing great! He is down to 1 bottle at night; I'm so thankful that he is doing so good at giving up the bottle. Now, the pacifier is a different story. He is attatched to that thing. If anyone has any ideas of how to get rid of the pacifier let me know.
This past Friday night Tim had the idea to take Kade to his 1st Chuck E. Cheese visit. We all had so much fun. Kade loved running around and playing with the games. He was exhausted when the night was over.

Everything is "MMMMMM" to him now. He kept saying that over and over when he was eating the pizza.

He just stared at the big mouse.

He points at everything now.

Our Little Monkey Is 1!!

Our sweet baby boy turned 1 year old on June 21. I can not believe he is already a toddler and not a baby anymore. Life definitely changed in a year. I think we have all learned a lot; mostly Kade has taught Tim and I. :) We now know all about tummy aches, ear infections, and teething. Most importantly we had to learn how do the at home concussion check, because we have such a wild little boy who should be wearing a helmet most days. The Internet became our guide to parenting often, even though sometimes it gave information that scared us to death. In the past year our lives have definitely become crazier, our house is way messier and louder, and sleeping late is no longer an option. All of those changes are well worth the joy of seeing Kade's face when he learns something new, gives you a big kiss and hug for no reason, that little laugh that just melts your heart, and his cute little smile. I thank God everyday for giving me the wonderful blessing of getting to be Kade's mommy.

Each month I took Kade's picture with his age and weight. As he got older he added a little more challenge each month to take his picture. By the 12th month he was definitely done with me taking his picture. Looking back now it is so amazing how much he has grown and changed.

Getting ready to go home from the hospital.

5 Years Ago

Monday, June 21, 2004 I was sitting in a summer college class when I got a message from my brother to come home now that mom was sick and going to the hospital. What? Mom was never sick, couldn't be a big deal. So I left class and started driving home to Haltom City from Denton.

The day before was Sunday and mom had been in bed all day with a headache. She never stayed in bed all day; she got up everyday took a shower and put on her makeup even if she was just staying home all day. I was busy doing homework all day and really didn't pay much attention. I asked her that night if she wanted me to make her something to eat. Mom just asked for crackers. I usually slept with my mom and that night I woke and she wasn't there. I went looking and found her in the living room on the couch. I asked her what was wrong and she said her head just hurt and she couldn't sleep. I just went back to bed.

The next morning was a rushed morning as usual getting ready for my early drive to Denton. My mom was teaching summer school and got up to take a shower. I didn't pay much attention to her that morning as I was rushed as usual. She was standing in her room in her blue pajamas as a said in my rude morning voice, "Are you still sick? Why don't you just stay home?" My mom never missed work and was not going to today. I rushed out not even sure if I said goodbye.

I had called Brandy who is now my sister-in-law, she met me in Keller and drove me the rest of the way to the hospital. By now I was really worried. When we got there my mom's brother was there with my brother and my mom's friend. My mom's friend had driven her to the doctor where she collasped and was rushed to the nearest hospital. The doctors had already decided that she needed to be taken downtown to a more specialized hospital for strokes and head trauma. My mom was unconscious and when I saw her in that bed it was the worst feeling in the world. I will never forget the look on the nurse's face and she said, "I'm sorry." I became angry what was she sorry for, my mom was going to get better.

We went to the hospital downtown; tons of family and friends came. The nurses and doctors really couldn't tell us anything. It was such a long wait. They finally said that mom had a stroke caused by a brain bleed. It was late by then and they said the doctors would be back in tomorrow to see how the night went and where we would go from there. All we thought was okay she is going to have to have a brain surgery and she will be fixed. I just kept praying she would be okay; she was all we had in the world she had to get better. My brother and I slept on the hospital benches with some family and friends. Early that morning the phone in the waiting room rang. They said to call all the family to come back. My mom died early in the morning on June 22, 2004. I remember screaming; "No, you have to help her!!" It was like I was in an awful dream; I had the worst feeling inside that I can't explain.

The next week is all a blur to me. For a long time I was very angry and sad. Why did she have to die? That was the question I asked over and over. I know that God was ready for her to be with Him and I probably with never be able to understand the reason she had to go so soon.

I had just turned 21 and my brother was 18. We grew up really quick after that. My brother and I were pretty spoiled. I did not even know how to do my own laundry until my mom died and I had to learn. She was such a great person, with a kind heart. I can still remember how she smelled and what it felt like to hug her. When she first died I was so scared I would forget those things, but I think those memories will always be with me. I think about her everyday. Some days I still cry because I miss her; other days I laugh about a funny memory of her. I always think gosh I wish I would have asked her this or I would how she would feel about this. Like things a 21 year old would not think to ask her mom about.

4 years later June 21, 2008 I was back in the hospital for a happy reason. My baby boy was born. I think people are right when they say that "God works in mysterious ways," because he made a very sad life changing day into a very happy life changing day.

I am very blessed to have such a good family. I have two sweet aunts and cousins who love Kade and treat him so special like my mom would have. I have a great husband who goes on shopping trips with me (even though he hates shopping) like my mom would have. I have a good brother who listens to me ramble on about anything like my mom would have.

I wanted to share some fun pictures of my mom....

My brother's highschool graduation.

This is Christmas 2007; my favorite picture of mom.



My mom loved to have parties. She found an excuse to have a party for anything. This was one of the best parties I can remember that she had; it was a college graduation party for my cousin Tonya.

My 21st birthday.

This is mom with her friend Rita and my Aunt Sharon eating dinner before our annual Kenny Chesney concert.

Mom with Aunt Patsy.

Our dog Oliver loved her and was always where she was.

This is mom with my cousin Tonya having fun on one of our Girl's Trips.

Everyone piled in the bed before Bradley's graduation.

"No, you can not take my picture!!"

Let me start by saying that getting an almost 1 year old's picture taken is a complete nightmare. Yesterday I had an appointment to get Kade's 1 year old pictures taken at 12:00. I had decided to try a different place in the mall that my cousin Angie had gone to and they did a great job taking pictures of her little girl Julia. Kade usually naps around 12:30 or 1:00; so I decided to get him to take a nap at around 10 so he could get some rest before the picture. He woke up on his own at 11, had lunch, got him dressed, and then we headed to the mall. My brother met us there. My plan was to do two different outfits; one in a nice shirt/shorts and the other in his monkey swimsuit with beach balls and his monkey.

We set him down and he immediately threw himself back and started rolling around the floor screaming. I gave him his pacifier for comfort and the photographer lady started talking to him and trying to get him to laugh. He took out his pacifier, threw it at the lady, and started screaming again. We tried everything cheerios, throwing the ball, funny noises; nothing worked. The photographer at one point, talking to my brother said, "Dad try to tickle him." My brother quickly said, "I am not the dad, just the uncle!" After about 20 minutes, the lady said we could try to give him a nap and come back at 5:00.

So we went home and both took a nap. My brother said he was not going back with us and I can't say I blamed him. After nap Kade had a snack and I was trying to be as silly and happy as I could to get him in a good mood. We drove back to the mall and as soon as we sat him down the same show started over again with kicking, rolling, and screaming. So we made an appointment to go back today at 4:00 to make sure he got a normal nap and his routine was not interfered with.

I was a little embarrassed to be going back a 3rd time, but really wanted to get his 1 year pictures done. I was just praying that today would be different. In the waiting room he was in a great mood smiling at everyone who worked there, he even sat down and tried to color in their play area. I was so excited thinking maybe yesterday was just a bad day. Well we walked back to the studio part and the same scene from yesterday started over again!! They finally got him to get up and play a little. We actually got some cute shots out of all 3 times put together. He was definitely showing his personality.

I have a feeling that the toddler years are going to be very interesting!! I told Tim yesterday after we got home that I wanted to go back to work. But then Kade came up and kissed me and I said never mind!! He is definitely worth all the chaos and I wouldn't have it any other way.

Concert

For my birthday Tim gave me George Strait concert tickets. It was a really sweet planned out gift. Also, if you know Tim then you know how completely out of his comfort zone that going to a country music concert was; which made it even more sweet. Although I think the fact that the concert was at the new Cowboys stadium is what really encouraged him to buy the tickets! The stadium was pretty amazing. We sat down and just stared around that the massive structure we were in and I have never seen such a huge t.v. in my life. It was crazy!! We had a great time on our date. We hardly ever go anywhere just the two of us, so it was nice to just be Heather and Tim again for a night.

This is us in front of the stadium. I think we walked around the entire building; according to where your seats were you could only go in on that specific side, which we did not know so we parked on the opposite side of our seats.

Here is the massive t.v., this picture does not do it justice.

George Strait was great!

Reba's show was fun.

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This week my cousin's son Jordan is spending the afternoons with Kade and I after his music camp. Kade was amazed by Jordan's every move. Jordan played the drums on Rock Band today and Kade loved watching him. Tonight after Jordan had gone home Kade found the drum sticks and decided to try out the drums himself. Who knows maybe we will be going to his concert oneday!?! But he definelty will have to learn from Jordan because Tim and I have no musical talent at all.