Easter 2009

Easter 2009 has come and gone. It was such a great day to remember - JESUS IS ALIVE!!! This was the talk out of the mouths of the four year olds that I help with at church. It is great to hear this remarkable story from a four year old!!!

Brynlee and Carter (our neice and nephew) got to come stay with us yesterday and spend the holiday with us today! We had SO much fun!!! Their mommy and daddy (and Grams - of course!) are dying to see the Easter pics...so here goes...We love you Grams and we pray for you every night! I know you are one strong woman!

Here we are coloring Easter Eggs...somewhat chaotic...but it turned out ok. Thanks to all the help from Nina and Nanny!!! Who spilled the dye? That would be me...not the kids! SURPRISE SURPRISE!

Hard at work decorating the eggs

Getting ready for bed - I love bathtub pictures! Holton absolutely ADORES his cousins and will follow Carter anywhere. Guess we need a DS?!?!?!

The Easter Bunny came while the kids were asleep. I could have mistaken him for Santa! The kids were so excited to see their goodies and hunt the color-coded eggs! (That must be the teacher in me...sorry!) Look at their sleepy faces...love it!

Church - I never thought it would be such an ordeal to get 5 people ready for church! WOW!!! How do Jon and Kate do it? The kids looked adorable and I was so proud of myself for fixing Brynlee's hair! The little toot...before I got her picture - she already had it ripped out! Sorry Amy - at least she is holding the bow! Now I know your frustration...

How sweet!!! Little snooze before the hunt! She is in LOVE with her Uncle KyKy! It really hurts my feelings! She really wants nothing to do with me.....UURRRGGGHHH!!! (Maybe I will try M&M's????)

The annual Easter Egg Hunt at the Kirk's house - My family has been a part of this hunt ever since I can remember. It was fun to see these kids hunting eggs in the same spots I did!

We love you Smith kids!!! This was the best Easter yet :)

March Madness

We had a day full of doctor's appointments - but GREAT news in all!

Mom has no malignancies! We had the lump removed on Thursday of last week, and the follow-up was today. Great news for us! Now poor mom has to recover from her stitches and her softball size bruise! OUCH!!!

Baby Kole (aka...Koleman Lane Hendrix) is BIG!!! I am officially 20 weeks, 5 days and the femur length measured 25 weeks, 3 days!!! That would be 5 weeks ahead of schedule! Holton was a big boy, but never measured this big-this early! Everything else also measured large - including his head and his lips!!! You could see his mouth opening, which was so sweet! Then, Dr. Killeen says, "Look at the lips on this kid!" That always makes you feel good...or not! I can't believe I am already over half-way finished! I am VERY sad - but loving every minute!

Off the doctor appointment topic, but I have to share a Holton funny - which are always great in number! We had our first $100 circus visit - thanks to mom and dad! Who ever thought the circus could be so expensive??? Holton LOVED it! Of course we had to eat hot dogs, popcorn, M&M's, brownies, and cokes - and of course we had to buy all of the CRAP the crazy drug heads are selling - because every other kid is getting these toys and I would be a terrible mom if my child had to sit and watch all of the other kids play with their $12 sword while he sat and watched!!! But, back to the story - of course, he loved the elephants. Not their tricks, or their costumes, or their all around cuteness - but he LOVED how they pooped in a bucket in the middle of the ring! Don't think that wasn't the first thing out of his mouth as he greeted his teacher this morning - "I saw the elephant poop in the bucket!" Yeah...this is the rest of my life of boys...pooping, tooting, boogers, etc., etc., etc.! But I have to admit...I love every minute of it!

It's a ....

BOY!!! I knew it all along! Kyle really thought it was a girl, but mommy knows best! It is still measuring big (1 to 2 weeks ahead of schedule) ~ just like his 9 lb, 23 1/2 inch long - 2 week early brother! Everything looked great - except for the frightning 3D picture of his face! It is still way to early to look at this jumbled yellow blubber mess! Frightning....

Thanks to everyone who has been praying and thinking about us! Tried to go shopping Chey-Anne and Tracy, but Hollyhocks was closed by the time we left the dr....bummer!!! I will be going soon! Love you guys!

Well...

Where do I start?

1. My baby is three! This fills me with SO many different feelings. It is such a fun time to be his mommy, but it is also very challenging - like any of you moms don't know this! It also makes me super sad to think the past three years have flown by - and are only going to go faster with a new one on the way! Happy birthday Moose! Mommy loves you! Now, what do I do with all of the millions of toys he received from Christmas and his birthday????

2. New one...well, lets just say "it" is stubborn already! At my 16 week checkup, I had full intentions of finding out what it was. Everything worked against me doing so! It was breech, legs were crossed, umbilical chord was right in between the legs, and it was squirming like crazy! Needless to say, no boy parts were spotted, but we could not rule anything out! We don't care what we have and will be excited with either a boy part or a girl part, but the planner in me is going crazy!!! The good news...heart rate was great, it was growing, and it was moving all around - which I can feel sometimes! SO GREAT! I love being pregnant...even when I have to throw up!

3. Kyle has only 5 games left! We have had a great season - other than all the tally marks in the "L" category! Great meaning...the team has shown lots of improvement, Kyle has learned so much, and we sat through many of the games without drama (Holton and I, that is)!!! He did a great job, but I must say, the DVD player sure helps out the matter! I am proud of Kyle for showing integrity, teaching his kids life long lessons, and for persevering through a lot of difficult situations. I am proud to be the crazy wife, who screams at the refs, and supports the team at the games!

4. I DREAD uploading the pictures from the camera...so words will have to work for now! I will post later...

5. Thanks be to God who has answered so many prayers for our family...my mom in particular! The lumps in her breast do not appear to be breast cancer...big sigh!!!

Thanks to everyone who has been praying for us! Hooray for the snow delay tomorrow!

"I have two babies in my belly!"

These are the words Holton said after mommy told him she had a baby in her belly. Yes, that's right, a baby in my belly!!! Holton can have two if he wants, but mommy and daddy are pleased to have just one more coming (hopefully)!

We found out on November 3rd, when I came home to a postitive pregnancy test I had left on the side of the tub! I have taken so many lately that I didn't even check it before I left for school. When I returned home and went to the potty, I was pleasantly surprised to find two lines! Holton and I rushed to Target for more tests to confirm the confirmed pregnancy test before Kyle got home from work. The next day, I went to have my blood work and urine test done and it was verified on Wednesday. Then it was time to spread the news to all of our family members - and now hopefully everyone knows! It has already been a whirlwind!

We wanted to let Holton break the news, so we had him dress as a construction worker -thanks to the Glover family in my class who gave Holton the cutest apron!!! Then, his name tag said "Big Brother Holton" and the work order said:

Job: Hendrix Family Add-On
Job Site: Lubbock, TX
Completion Date: July 15, 2009

It was pretty cute and he had fun doing it!

Now, I ask for each of you to pray for me and my growing baby - that we will be healthy, safe, and rested!

We are SO thrilled though to have another addition into our family!

Black Out Texas!!!

GO RED RAIDERS!!!

Can you believe this football season? I have always been a HUGE Tech fan, but this year, even more so! Kyle and I had so much fun rooting our favorite team beat Texas! BTW, I loved dressing in black - go figure!!!

Tailgating Fun ~

Inside the Jones...

We love the Madrid's!

This still gives me the chills! We were emotionally drained!!! WOW!!! GO TECH!!!

Happy Halloween!!!

Holton finally understood what Halloween was about this year~Trick-or-Treating. We had SO much fun! If you know Holton, you know he is CRAZY about golf and we found the cutest costume for him. He was Payne Stewart and loved every minute of it! We traveled all over west Texas, but it was great to see all of our family and share some Halloween spirit with everyone! Enjoy the pics...

Grandma Dell and Grandpa Hugh (Abernathy)

Nina and Papa with Payne Stewart (Slaton)

Brynlee and Carter

(cousins from Slaton)









Little Granny Beard

GG Threet

Aunt Rie Rie




Nanny and Papa

WE LOVE OUR LITTLE PAYNE!!!