Declan on ESPN radio

Well, kind of...The boy scouts went on a field trip to the local ESPN radio station. The boys got to be on the radio during the Galloway and Company show.

Plano Christmas Parade and Boy Scout Hiking

Megan and her Adventure Princess group rode on a float in the annual Plano Christmas parade this year.

At the same time, Declan went on a hike with his Boy Scout pack.

Not sure how we will divide up once Ryan starts having his own set of activities!

Visit from Aunt Kathy

Aunt Kathy came to visit us in November. It was great to have her in Texas. While she was here, she gave us an early Christmas gift - a Wii. You can guess what we spent a lot of time doing while she was here! :)

Halloween

For Halloween, we had Declan the Dementor (from Harry Potter), Megan as Snake Eyes (from GI Joe), and Declan as Buzz Lightyear. The kids had fun trick-or-treating in the neighborhood!

Megan's Birthday

Our Megan is eight now. She had some friends over for a birthday sleepover. It was our first time hosting seven second graders on a sleepover. The girls were great and all had a great time!

Camping

Both Megan and Declan went on camping trips over the last couple of weekends. Declan went with the cub scouts and Megan went with the adventure princesses. Here are a few pics from their adventures.

Betty's Birthday

We celebrated my Mom's 80th birthday on Labor Day. This was only the first round of cake!

Beach

The last leg of our summer vacation was at the beach in Perdido Key, Florida. It was great! This was the kids' first trip to a "real" beach. Megan loved going out into the gulf. Declan liked playing at the shoreline in the waves. Ryan liked playing in the sand. Rob and I liked to sit out on the patio and listen to the ocean. It was definitely a relaxing way to finish out our trip.

And Just a Few More...

Summer Vacation

Here are some more pictures from our trip to Disney World.

Declan's Disney Birthday

We celebrated Declan's 6th birthday in Disney World this year. Disney has become a tradition on sixth birthdays. The birthday dinner was at Chef Mickeys where his cake came in a pirate treasure chest.

Cousin Central

Here are a few more pictures from the cousin adventures. We had fun celebrating Connor's 10th birthday while they were here!

Hanging with cousins

Uncle Danny, Hannah, Connor, and Carleigh are visiting us this week. We've been busy swimming, playing RockBand, going to movies, and going to baseball games. We're having a lot of fun! Here are a couple of pictures from the week so far.

Declan gets a hit

Declan is now in modified coach pitch baseball, and every once in a while, he hits the pitch from the coach. It usually happens after the coach hits Declan with the ball first, but nonetheless...Rob says this video should be set to Benny Hill music.

He also got to play his favorite position this game - catcher.

Visit from the Colorado Cousins

Uncle Kevin, Aunt Silke, Finn, and Alina came to visit us this weekend from Colorado. They barely made it out of Colorado before the blizzard hit. The kids are all having a great time playing together!

The Dallas Aquarium on St. Patrick's Day!

Happy St. Patrick's Day! We took a trip to the Dallas aquarium this morning and then had lunch at Delaney's Irish Pub with Grandma Betty Bates. It's warm and sunny here, so we're thinking of spending some time outside this afternoon!

Happy Birthday Ryan!

Today is Ryan's 2nd birthday! Happy Birthday Coco!

The cake was a hit.

As were the presents.

Ready

We've transitioned from basketball to soccer. Here's Declan in his second game taking the goalie position very seriously.

Visit from Grandma and Aunt Bev

Grandma Betty Bates came back with me from Alabama for a visit this weekend. Aunt Bev flew in a few days later. They were able to see Megan's soccer game and Megan/Declan's basketball games while they were here. Declan told me that Grandma should be my daughter rather than my mother since she is smaller than me. There he goes with that 5-year old logic again.

When I come home...

Here's what I get when I come home from work every day. It makes even the most stressful day at work a distant memory!

Buzzer Shot

Here is a video of Megan at her basketball game last weekend. She steals the pass from the other team and takes it down the court. After a few (4 to be exact) missed shots, Megan takes the last shot and scores right before the buzzer.

Happy New Year from Two Musicians and a Golfer

Happy New Year everyone!! We started out 2009 with Declan trying out his new golf clubs...















Ryan trying his hand on the piano...



And Megan as the lead singer on a Rock Band song (Rob is the drummer, and Declan is lounging on the couch in the background).
**Pause the music on this blog, so you can hear these videos when you play them.