Memory Tag

Here's the fun tag everyone is doing. Don't leave me hangin'! (Even if you don't have a blog or don't ever comment or if this is an old entry, I always love comments.)

1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you.

It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you, if you have one. If not, play anyway!

Spray Park

The Lakehighlands Rec Center has a free spray park. That's right, FREE! We don't belong to the rec center either, it's just a public park and the kids love it! (plus there's a couple playgrounds and swingsets and picnic tables, etc. all right there!) Dallas is sooo hot and this is better than taking the kids swimming, cuz there's less risk of drowning. :) Jamie too cool to get in a get wet with the kiddos (even though he did have a swim suit on)

Zac kept sticking his head in this one and laughing!!

He was a little scared to go through this one,

but he finally went through with me, holding my hand.

Landon pretty much stayed by the little baby fountains

Not often that we get a picture of them together

He's gonna be OK

BENIGN

The word of the day is "Benign" yeah!!! Zac's MRI results came in and he has what's called lipoma. It's a non-cancerous (benign) tumor made up of fatty tissue. It won't ever go away though, and it could slowly get bigger over time. So unless if we want Zac to pick up the nick name Quasimodo we better have it removed. We're getting a refferal from our pediatrician tomorrow for a surgeon to do that hopefully soon!

Man we wanted the kid to gain a little fat, but this isn't exactly what we had in mind!
http://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/tc/lipoma-topic-overview

ZAC'S MRI

ZAC HAS A LUMP ON HIS NECK!
We just noticed it Fourth of July weekend when Debbie pointed it out. We saw our pediatrician the next week and

needless to say, he was concerned.

1st we did blood work and an ultra sound.
The results: cell count good, and thyroid levels good (from blood work) and we know it's not protruding deeper than surface into muscle or esophagus (ultra sound) But they still didn't know what it was.
It feels soft which is a good sign (hard lumps are more indication of cancer) and doesn't seem to cause him any pain.
So we got an MRI today and we'll hopefully know later today or tomorrow what the heck is going on!!!




Zac had so much fun in the pediatric waiting area. It totally kept his mind off the fact that he wasn't allowed to eat any breakfast!

They gave him a mask to play with to practice and be comfortable with the idea of the doctor using it to sedate him for the MRI. But all Zac kept wanting to do was put it in the play mailbox.

Kids in action @ the playground!

Landon is cracking me up more and more as he gets older and learns to keep up with Zac.

Fourth of July

The night before the Fourth of July, Landon had 103.1 temp and was up most of the night. The next day his fever was gone, but he still was not a happy camper! Sooooo tired but wouldn't nap. The only time he was happy all day was watching Grandpa set off fireworks!

Zac and Grandpa swimmin' in the (cold) hot tub

It still wasn't quite dark but Grandpa Jim started giving the boys a firework show and they both really liked it!

Jamie's 30th Birthday in Utah

We went to Utah for my ten year highschool reunion. Since we'd only be there a few days and would be busy with reunion stuff we decided to save ourselves about $300 by leaving Zac at home with Grandpa Jim and Grandma Debbie. (Landon came cuz he flies for free and Aunt Mel had offered to babysit him)

We had so much fun hanging out at Jeff and Kristen's to celebrate Jamie's 30th Birthday! Even though he had his B-day present from me in New York, his real birthday fell when we were in Utah. Mel got him a cherry cheesecake but Jeff couldn't find a 3 to make a 30, so 2+1 = 3 get it?

Nice Ella, did your dad teach you that?

Landon was ready to play croquet!


Look at those beautiful blondes!

Jamie thought the waterfall would make a sexy pose


Landon enjoyed playing on Ella's new playhouse!

chillin' at the airport ready to go home!

ARE WE EVER GOING TO MAKE IT BACK?

Coming home from New York we encountered bad weather in Dallas. Right before our decent the pilot was told to go back to Memphis (where we had our layover) cuz they wouldn't let us land in Dallas and we couldn't cirlce around forever. So we went back to Memphis and sat on the plane for over an hour waiting for another crew to come and fly us, yet again, back to Dallas. Well, they couldn't get another crew so our flight was canceled and we got to hang out in the NOT SO COMFORTABLE airport overnight (no free hotels when the cancelation is weather related!) YEAH IT SUCKED!

Oh, they did give us each $10 in Arby's vouchers- cuz that makes it all better

NEW YORK!!!

We went to New York for our birthday's this year (June 23-me and 30-Jamie) I hadn't been since I was 8 (20 years ago!)and Jamie went once for business (with Y2 marketing) like 6 years ago. So it was so fun to go and do some fun stuff there. Too bad we only had 3 days, but it's hard to be gone long when you leave your kids home-plus New York is expensive!

Love this show!!!

Got to see the new season's cast in person!

awesome!

One of my favorite things was central park! soooo pretty and surreal to see the big buildings through the trees!

David Letterman had Will Smith on that day, if I had known that, I would have waited in line to be in the audience for sure!!!

Time Square. A lot like Vegas :)

Happy EARLY B-day Jamie

THIS is the real reason we went to New York!!!! PEARL JAM!

I told Jamie since he was turning 30 I wanted to do something big for his birthday.... so I said pick any band that you want to see this summer in any city and we'll go! So he chose Pearl Jam in New York, and I have to say, IT WAS SOOOOOO AWESOME! Good choice Jamie :)

Wasn't that in the trash Landon???

Landon has figured out how to lift the lid on our kitchen trash can, so if the trash is pretty full, he'll pull things off the top and try to eat whatever's left in the container.... well just see for yourself...

I guess Jamie wanted a new look too...

When I left for work yesterday Jamie looked like this... (well this picture is like 2 weeks old, but he still looked about like this in the morning)...

But when I came home from work... HE LOOKED LIKE THIS!!!!

Supposedly he was "growing it out for 2 years" whatever... he does this almost every summer. I don't know why I was so suprised this time. I REALLY SHOULD HIDE MY CLIPPERS! You'd think I'd learn by now.

I don't know if he was getting too hot with the long hair, if he had too much time on his hands (I don't see how he was "watching" the kids), or if he wanted to look like his man crush David Beckham, but it is what it is.

I still think your sexy! And you always put up with me changing my hair, so rock the buzz cut! Whatever...

The New Me

I got bangs (or fringe as we hairstylists call it) about a week ago. I haven't had straight bangs since I was in Jr. High, but I was getting bored, so there it is.

swimming right before nap time

We finally got a chance to use the blowup pool I got Landon for his birthday. It was kinda close to nap time though so they were slightly moody. (Zac is asking for his blanky in the video and Landon starts crying)

Memorial Day

We went to Grandma and Grandpa's for Memorial Day. The kids loved Grandpa's hotdogs but what they loved the most was swimming in the little pool with all the bubbles! (just an unheated hot tub to us)

I was the only adult who actually got in. Grandma and Grandpa helped from the outside, and Jamie took pictures and videos.