finally getting around to it!

Hi all! Am so sorry about the delay. Our desktop is still in the garage, but with some assistance, i was able to put some of the pictures I wanted to share on this laptop, so I will start from the most recent of events. Nathaniel's first grade program went off without a hitch. if I knew how to put video on like some of you have (hint: send me a how to on it, ok:-), i would let you hear him do his line during the program!! We went out for ice cream afterwards. the program was on Tuesday. monday we took Nathaniel to the eye doctor as he was complaining of his sight being blurry and having headaches. He needed to get reading glasses. His eyes werent' too bad, but the doctor said that if it helped and gave him more confidence in his reading, it was worth the investment.

That friday, both of the kids were in a ceremony for TERRIFIC kids. It is an award given to kids who fulfill the acrostic of Terrific. Terrific stands for: Thoughtful, Enthusiastic, Respectful, Responsible, Inclusive, Friendly, Inquisitive, and Capable.

As for before that!, Our trip to Dallas that I have yet to post about! What a blast!! We headed to Dallas after school on Friday and went to our hotel. it was brand new and really nice. It reminded me a lot of mom and dad's trendwest. it was candlewood suites! We will definately stay with them again. Great price for a lot of room. We went out for supper that night at Chipolte. Chris and I were glad to eat there again. The kids had never been. They did't like it, but we had gotten chick-fil-a chicken, just in case, so they didn't starve. :-)

the next morning we woke up and the kids and i went downstairs to their gym. We tried a little of all the machines. it is kind of a routine we always have when we stay at a hotel that has an exercise room. We love it. Chris slept in, since it was kind of a last vacation for him before going from night shift to day shift. upon getting up, we decided to go to this Enormous flea market called Traders village. It was awesome. We saw so much stuff. there were little rides for the kids and I found the most gorgeous rose tree. WE spent most of the afternoon there. i had made sandwiches so we just picnicked it for lunch. We went back to the hotel later and had some dinner. We went to bed early, since we were leaving early to head to the track.

We got up sunday morning and read our bibles and loaded up the car and then headed out. i had made a bunch of muffins, so we ate breakfast on our way up. The traffic really wasnt' too bad.

We parked way off, so that we could get a good head start out after the race. We walked about a half mile to the stadium, but on the way you could see all the stars trucks. it was pretty cool. Inside, there were booths with souveniers and all kind of stuff.Lowes had a really neat one set up where kids could build little nascars. Nathaniel and Hannah made one. We wandered around there and then went to find our seats. The awesome thing about Texas motor speedway is that they display the cars on the track before the race. We were in row 6 and had awesome seats. And you'll never guess who's car was parked right in front of us!! JIMMIE!!!

After all the cars were out, these huge trucks with nascar numbers come out and you hear the announcers say they are going to introduce the drivers. Each driver climbed into the back of his truck and took a ride around the track waving to the fans. it was cool! however, I didn't get a good picture of jimmie. When I snapped the pict. of him, all I ended up getting was his face behind one of the gate poles. However, since he was right in front of us, i got a good picture of him drinking a gatorade. i did get pictures of dale earnhardt jr, jeff gordon, kurt and kyle busch, casey kahne, and matt kenseth.

And i am going to have to pause here with my story. i have to get ready for work! And the laptop needs to be plugged in again. So, to be continued......:-)