Baby Hunter

We saw Hunter on Sunday and the girls couldn't wait to hold him. As soon as they saw him they said, "I want to hold him." They were so excited but once Brooke got him in her lap she got real serious and looked like she was concentrating. It was so cute. They both love babies but Brooke is so obsessed with babies. She doesn't leave their side and always wants to cover them up and put the paci in their mouth. I think smother is the word I should use, she will make a great babysitter some day.
Presley loves babies but isn't as obsessed with them. They had fun seeing all the family. It ws a good time and Hunter is adorable.

I had to take Presley to the doctor last week because she had a tummy ache and they weighed both girls Brooke is 36.8 pounds and Presley is 31.2pounds. I knew Brooke felt heavier but didn't realize it was 5pounds heavier. They have always stayed within a pound of each other but not anymore. Brooke is my better eater and Presley eats like a bird. They are getting so big.

Silent Sunday

July 4th Fun

This was the only group photo we got the whole weekend and it isn't good but it's all we have so I am posting it.

More of the clad five, popcorn and cotton candy. Mmmm good! The girls didn't like the cotton candy which really surprised me.

I absolutely love this picture and don't really know why, maybe because they are all so darn cute. Just look at those faces. Sweet and innocent, let's hope they stay that way forever.


The parade stopped at a park and we had hot dogs, snow cones, cotton candy, popcorn, bounce houses, sack races, and of course the playground. The girls ran to the swings and would probably swing all day long but mommy and daddy needed a rest from pushing them both because they love to swing really high. As I write this I am so excited that my girls were able to experience such fun. Oh and did I mention the weather was not HOT! It was beautiful to me. It sprinkled a little during the parade and at the park but noone cared. Everyone kept saying it wasn't usual Chicago weather but it was fine by me because we were not sweating as we would have been in Texas. Makes me want to move somewhere colder.

July 4th In Chicago

We had a lot of first during our trip to Chicago, plane ride, snow cones, sparklers, sleep over with friends, Superdawg, visit to Chicago. Wow, what an experience. I took over 300 photos so I will be posting more later. I have some really great ones.
The girls absolutely had a blast and we so appreciate Jeff, Anne and Jack's hospitality. We owe you both big. Maybe we can make up for it in Park Cities next July. Gotta run the girls are finished playing with their trains and are being a little needy. More to come.






Watermelon and snow cones, who could ask for a better fourth of July





Here we are right before the parade started. The kids loved all the excitement.

We are at the airport and the kids are watching the planes. I just love this picture. I have always loved pictures from behind for some reason. They are so precious with their excitement.

Tim Holtz Class

This is Tim's project.

I love this picture because it is of Tim and I. He is my Creative Guru. This was the class of a lifetime for me. I had a blast.

This was a frame he showed us that he made and for you Michaels shoppers he purchased the frame at Michaels. I think I might have to case this one.

Here is my project. Sorry the photo isn't that great but you get the idea of the great class and of course the project. The middle canvas is crooked and after I took this photo I fixed it.

It was an amazing day. They did it in two parts, a group went with Cheryl and a group went with Tim. The part with Cheryl was fun and relaxed. The part with Tim was fast paced but so organized that I felt so at ease. He is an amazing teacher. For all you crafters out there if you ever have the chance to take one of his classes, do it. I don't think anyone will top him on my list.
I am so excited we leave for Chicago tomorrow. This will be the girls first plane ride. They are so excited. We tell them they are going on a plane and they say,
" and Clay and Josh too." They are too funny. We are going to visit friends and yes, Clay and Josh will be there also and on our same flight. Hmm! Two sets of twins on the same flight. It should be fun. Hopefully they will sleep. I'll let you know how it went when I get back.
Happy Fourth of July!

Father's Day and a New Family Member

Happy Father's Day Honey. We had a great day.
We also welcomed a new member into the family.
Hunter Clyde Rhodes was born. We all went to the hospital after we ate our lunch. I'm sure we smelled so fresh after being out in the heat. It is probably a good thing we didn't get to hold the baby we would have scares him withthe way we looked and smelled. We didn't get to see him very well because he was in the nursery and they couldn't turn him. We saw the back of his cute little head. So I have no pictures to post as of yet. But as soon as I get one I will post it.
The girls were so cute they could see another baby better so they were wanting to look at her instead of Hunter. They were calling her Baby Lily.


Look at my sweet girls. They were looking at Baby Lillie. She was in her stroller with a net over the stroller because the flies were horrible. That was pretty disgusting for a clean freak like me but I endured it and had a great time.



Daddy putting sunscreen on the girls. He is such a great father.

This is Papaw and Presley. I didn't get a picture of Papaw and Brook, she must have been running around.

These are the restrooms at The Loco Coyote Grill. It cracked me up because of the He and She above the bathroom doors. They weren't that bad for an adult but two potty training toddlers, not good.

This was the Bar. I loved this place but not in June.

This was the porch where we ate our lunch. It was nice because their was a breeze but it was still hot for a premenopausal mamma. The girls had a blast running around.

This is the front of the Resturaunt. I really do love the whole vibe and would love to come back when it is cooler. When we arrived a band was playing but they only played a few more songs and packed it up. Hmm! Do you think it was too hot for them.

The girls are watching Dora and look at Presley she is so tired.


Please excuse this post I did it all out of order but am too tired to redo it.
We bought the girls some bathtub paint today and here are the pictures. They used it all up and were sad when it was gone.



Well, we have had a fun but busy day. We started off by going to lunch and driving around looking at land. We want to move at some point to a little bigger house and one with more of a yard so the girls can have more room to play. The girls took their nap in the car while we drove around.
When we got home we made brownies and let me tell you the girls were a mess. I let them stir the brownies and then I let them lick the bowl they had it everywhere. I could kick myself because I didn't take a picture. When the brownies were finished I took them out of the oven and placed them on the stove. I pushed them back pretty far but Brooke reached up and touched the pan. Let me clarify, it wasn't right after I took them out, it had been a little while but the pan was still hot. She didn't cry but she said her finger hurt. So Gary got a bowl and put some butter in it and stuck her finger in the butter. She said it felt better. She then proceeded to eat the butter and then Presley had to have a bowl with butter. By the way Presley loves butter. She would eat just butter if I let her. She always wants butter to put on tortilla chips, she calls it "butter chip." Brooke's finger is fine I don't think the pan was that hot because once the brownies were ready to eat I never heard a peep about her finger hurting again.




We went to Babies R Us to return something today and ended up buying the girls a surprise. Presley got stackable nesting blocks(we already have some but they fight over them and decided that was something we could have two of) and Brooke got sidewalk chalk. But after we had already paid for their goodies Brooke decides she doesn't want hers anymore. As we are leaving she keeps saying, "Take it back not want it. Mommy take it back not want it. I told her it was too late we had already paid for it and if she didn't want it we would give it to someone who did.. Let me back up a little bit, when we were in the toy section she could not decide what she wanted and would grab several things and put them back. So when she found the chalk she was excited so I thought it was the item she wanted. Not! We ended up stopping by Michaels and getting her this finger paint thing she had right before she saw the chalk. I also through in some bathtub paint becuase I knew Presley wouldn't understand. She was happy again until we decided to stop by Chick-fil-a and get dinner then she said, "No chick-a-le, No chick-a-le." Gary and I laughed and told her we need to get her dinner. She said it the same way like ten times and we just laughed. It was so cute but she was not happy.
We got home and ate and then we played with the finger paints. They loved them. It was the Wonder Paints so they are clear and only work on their paper. I love it and so did they. Then it was off to bath with our new bathtub paints.
Whew! Man I am tired just writing this long long post. Sorry for the mess up and being to lazy to fix it. I am off to bed because the day has wore me out. Goodnight.