Fancy Night Out

Working for ARAMARK and being contracted thru the Oklahoma City Public Schools has been wonderful for the last 5 years. This year I participated in a TEAM Campaign for the Oklahoma City Public School Foundation to help raise money for them. The money raised this year was for Student incintives and Great Idea Grants. I was the TEAM Captain for the Service Center. With a lot of pushing and begging and bitching the Service Center raised $3,800 for the foundation. Devon Energy matched all the money raised dollar for dollar. So once all the money thru the District was collected we raised $50K and were Matched $50K. What a great campaign. I was honored to be a part of it.

Monday Lisa Reed with the Foundation invited myself and a guest to the 2008 Wall of Fame Humanitarian Awards Dinner. I was honored to be asked. So Scott and I went and had a wonderful time. I will be helping again with the Foundation as much as I can and will be the TEAM Captain again next year.

Happy 65th Birthday DADDY!!!

My fathers 65th Birthday was this past Saturday the 18th. Mom asked me to watch Zeke Friday night so they could go out with Friends to celebrate his birthday and Don Bobzines (dad's BFF who's B-day was the 20th) Leigh and Cash were out of town so I said sure not a problem. I went to the store and got cookies, party favors and candy for the boys. We got home and had a great time. They boys then got into bed and watched Aladdin! (my favorite movie) Dad came and got Zeke and Hayden didn't want him to leave. He wanted him to stay and have a slumber party (I'M NOT READY FOR THOSE YET) but with Zeke I could handle it. Zeke went home and mom called to tell me that Zeke wanted Hayden to come and spend that night. Those two love each other so much and are so cute and fun together.

Saturday was daddy's BIG day. I tried to get a hold of him early in the morning but you know my dad he was already on the GOLF course!! Go figure. So we went over for Dinner. daddy wanted to cook out. It was Mom, Scott, Zeke, Hayden and Myself. It was a nice dinner and a great birthday. Dad loved spending it with the boys. (Dad my be able to get the SENIOR discount where ever he eats now) but being at home with his grand boys makes him Young at heart. That was his best birthday ever.

Growing Up!

These last few months have gone by so fast. It seems like yesterday Hayden was coming home from the hospital and now he is walking and talking. I moved him from his old daycare in July to the Village Montessori school and have to say it was the best decision I made. Hayden was learning so much and so fast. One night we were laying in bed and I asked if he wanted to count the starts (glow in the dark stars all over his room) he started counting....1,2,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,12,13,14,15 WOW I didn't know he could count that high. (of course skipping a few numbers) He told me he learned it at school. I was impressed. Then about three weeks ago his teacher told me he might be ready for big boy underwear. You got to be kidding me all ready. So I went out and got him 3 pair of spider man underwear....The next day he wore a pair to school and when I picked him up he was back in a pull-up. That's OK he is learning...well now he has almost mastered going to the bathroom by his self and not going on batman, spider man or cars. (he cant get them wet they don't know how to swim, that's what I told him and its working) So it seems that yesterday I was bring home a 9lbs 6oz baby that fit right in my arms so sweetly and today I'm chasing after a 41lbs child that thinks he is a BIG BOY and can do EVERYTHING!!!

Time fly when you are having fun. Just have to remember that in my heart he will always be my baby that fits in my arms so sweetly no matter how old he gets. I know that my mother feels the same way about me... but that's OK ill be her little baby girl and fit in her lap on my 30Th birthday and tell her she still as young as she was the day they brought me home from the hospital.

So even thought Hayden is growing up so fast I treasure every moment I have with him because one day like the wonderful Trace Adkins puts it... "You're gonna' miss this You're gonna' want this back You're gonna' wish these days Hadn't gone by so fast These are some good times So take a good look around You may not know it now
But you're gonna' miss this"

COUSINS

Our Church had a parents night out last Friday night. It was the day after Cash's birthday so my parents were going to take care of Zeke when they were done at a party. Mom asked me to keep Zeke until they got home. No Problem. Let's just say they boys just love eachother and are the best of friends.

Boy's will be Boy's

This past Saturday we went to Taryn's birthday party at Mitch Park. It was a windy day but I knew that Hayden would love to go and it would ware him out so he would take a good nap. It was a nice birthday and he had a blast. He played with his Cousin Zeke and Friend Logan. On the way home he told me that Logan was his new best friend and that he loves him. They all had a great time. Here are a few pics.

HALLOWEEN!!!!

It's that time of year again FALL. I love this time of year because I get to decorate my house. I just love decorating. I have to watch it because I could spend all my money on decorations for Halloween and Christmas and Easter and Forth Of July and you get the picture. I got an inflatable this year for Hayden its a small one but cute at that. I have decorated my house so cute this year that Hayden just loves coming home and seeing it. Hope you like it.