Jaguar Football-

Michael's first season of football was awesome!! He loved playing. When he started, he seemed so small and timid, but by about week 3 or 4 he was running and playing as if he had been playing for years. He was not one of the starters in the beginning but ended the season as such. He played fullback and really proved himself. The team struggled yet had a great season and made it to the championships. Unfortunatly the team lost in the first round. I know that Michael learned so much and had an experience of a lifetime. He wanted to play spring ball really bad, but we talked him into playing baseball. He will play again in the fall. Here are some pics throughout the season.

Still alive! I promise!!

Hi everyone!!
This is going to be the shortest blog post I have ever done, but I felt so bad seeing that I havn't posted since the 9th and even that was short. Life has been super busy for us. Football season is AWESOME, but very time consuming. Now Basketball has started up. I am going for my Bachelors degree. Robert works crazy hours and days and I got a full time job.!! Wheeww!
I have a ton of pictures of our past month or so. I have so much to share, I really don't know where to start...so bare with me! I will post pics soon and the scoop on us all!
Till then.....

Not to brag or boast....

Okay, so I am not really one to brag or boast...but I have to admit this is something that I am very proud of, so I am going to share. I received my College Diploma in the mail on Monday. I chose not to attend the graduation ceremony in Phoenix, and now I regret it terribly. I should have attended it! I realize that this is a big accomplishment and I should be proud of it. I am so grateful for the support of my family. I know that without their love and understanding I could have not finished this. I now have to ask for their understanding again while I continue on for my Bachelors degree. I am so excited to be doing this. I really am enjoying it (so far)! I hope that I can continue with my 3.09 GPA and even get it up to 3.5! Wish me luck!!!

New toy...

I remembered that I never posted any pictures of Roberts new toy...we decided, well he decided, that he was getting too old for the green Ninja. It was getting hard on his back and knees since he rides almost everyday to work. So, he got a cruiser. After doing the math and calculated, we realized that if he started driving the truck, he would spend twice as much in gas. So, here is his new motorbike, as he calls it.

He looks so mean in this picture. It was taken with my phone, because honestly I didn't think they would be able to swing the great deal they did...but that is how it works. He is much more comfortable driving to and from work. And, I have to admit, it is a very nice ride. We were able to go out for a nice bike ride with John and it was very comfortable. I will miss the Ninja, but that is how it is.

This is Robert and I on our bike ride. The other picture is John and his girlfriend.

New Postings!!

OK...so I have finally published post that I needed to add pictures to. I think I did a total of 5 new postings. So be sure to scroll down and enjoy the pictures at least if you don't want to read the details. One of them is on the Older post cause I guess I can only have 5 post per page? That tells me I need to update more often! I Miss you all and hope all is well with your families. Keep in touch with me!

A day of fishing!!

One of Robert's buddies from work rented a boat from post and took the boys fishing on Monday. They had a fun time out on the lake even though they didn't catch anything. Robert had to take the boat back on Tuesday afternoon so we decided to enjoy the little extra time with the boat and go out on the lake as a family. It was a very beautiful morning...(at 6 am ) As you can see from the pictures, Elisa was so excited to be out on the lake fishing! After a minor setback with the boat...

...something about making sure you put the plugs in the holes so the water doesn't come inside the boat. . (gave us time to catch some shad). We were off on the lake. There were quite a few people out on the lake, but it is strictly a fishing lake so it was calm and quiet. We found a very nice spot where the fish were jumping all around us in the water. Unfortunately, none of them jumped on our hook and stayed. We did have a few that were smart enough to steal our bait, but we didn't catch anything except a stick and a rock. Robby caught the stick and I, somehow, caught a rock! Elisa slept under her sweater most of the time, but we still had fun. The best part I think was when we each got to drive the boat, even me! This summer really has been nice, as much as I hate to admit it. (after all I am still in Texas.)

Dallas Cowboy Training Camp

Michael's football team had the opportunity to see the Dallas Cowboys training camp. They have been training here in San Antonio at the Alamo Stadium. It was a pretty neat experience to see how they conduct a practice. We are NOT Cowboy fans, so it wasn't that exciting to us, but it is a neat experience to see how the big guys practice and to see the drills they run. Robert enjoyed explaining to Michael the drills and pointing out what they were doing. Rowdy, the team mascot was signing autographs and Michael was so close to getting one. But, you know they are on a tight schedule so he missed out. He was pretty bummed. It made it all better when we were leaving and he was able to take a Marine Challenge. He had to hang on this bar in pull up position. He hung there for 35 seconds. I guess 30 seconds is a minimal standard for something in the Marines(?) The kid before Michael was able to hang there for 75 seconds. Michael enjoyed showing off. And he was able to pick a prize. He chose a dog tag.

I finally got it!

Our dinner table has been a great table. We got it the year that Robby was born. I loved that table. The bench, the chairs...but, it was getting really run down. One of the chairs broke and we were able to buy one at a yard sale to replace it. Every time you sat down, there was a fear that the legs might give out. I was really getting scared to have people over for dinner. I would tell them. Sit down softly on the chairs...they are kind of wobbly. Well, I have been wanted a counter height table for some time. We have been patiently waiting for sales and for the right time. Well, we just happen to go look at Rooms-to-Go this weekend and found it. It is perfect. Robert said we could get it! I can not tell you how excited I am to finally have this table. It seems so silly to get so excited about a table, but I am! Dad bought a glass cover to protect the wood so I don't have to be so uptight about the kids eating on it. Let me tell you, before the glass came, I was very careful and didn't even want to eat on it! We all really like the table. It is nice to be able to sit down in the chair and not feel as if the legs are going to give out on you. Thanks baby!! I love my new table!!

Scouts!

The boys really enjoy the Scouting program. The week after we got home from Oklahoma they were able to go to scout camp. They had such a great time. This was Micheal's first time at camp and he love it. They were able to do so many activities. The last day of camp was my day to be a walking den leader. I was able to watch them the final day. They shot their BB guns, Archery and did other activities. It really is an awesome program. About a week later I received a call to be the Wolf Den leader. I have to say that I am still a little worried about this calling, but am excited to be part of such a wonderful program.


At the July Pack meeting Robby received several Weblo pins earned at camp to include the archery pin. Michael earned several awards from camp as well. He also would have earned an archery pin, except it is only for Weblos. He is really close to earning his Wolf.

Our 4th of July catch...

I have been meaning to share this with everyone, and keep forgetting to post it. While we were on our little vacation in Oklahoma, we acquired 3 turtles. Needless to say this made Michael extremely happy. His favorite animal is a turtle and has been asking for one for quite some time. They require a lot of work and tortoises are quite expensive. So, when the KOA owners said if we caught the water turtles that we could keep them, it became his mission. Between Michael, myself and a little boy that was also staying at the KOA we were able to catch 3 of them. We transported them in a cooler and the next day we went to pet smart to buy the supplies we needed. Michael worked hard to dig the hole to put the pool in the ground. I said they were not going to come into the home for two reason. I know how much they can smell, and second they were accustomed to being outside. I didn't think it would be right to take them away from their natural environment. Pet smart had a plastic "pool" for pets. We made this their pond. We bought plant life for them and put a rock so they could sit on it and "sun". After a few days the turtles really seemed to like their home. It was fun to watch them eat and sun on the rock.

*SAD update! This week our turtles disappeared. (they were starting to enjoy being in our backyard) We are unsure of the culprit, but think it must have been a possum or raccoon. We are certain that they did not escape on their own. Michael was upset. In the meanwhile we have an empty pool in our backyard. We hopefully will get some new ones. If and when we do we will have to invest into a little fence around our pool.

better left well enough alone.

Well, I have learned that sometimes by trying to fix something too much, it can cause it to be worse. I have missed up that family picture of us on my header...and I am so bummed. Cause that was such an awesome picture. I will be working hard to figure out where I went wrong and hopefully I can fix it. In the meantime, I will have to either remove it or deal with my mistakes...I think I should leave it and teach myself a lesson. UGGH...oh well! tis what is is..

So much to write about...where to begin!

Warning....a long post, feel free to just look at the pictures!

Well, as I look back on the last few months I realize that our lives have been very busy. It really seems as if the days go by a lot faster here in Texas. I thought about going back and trying to recap all that we have done, but realized that too much time has gone by for me to really give a play by play. I just decided to make a collage of pictures. After all, a picture is worth a thousand words right? I will give you just a little bit of what has been going on. Forgive me if it is a little scatter brained.

The boys finished up baseball and went right into swimming. School got out on June 4th and then the boys went to morning practices. I quit my job at the daycare on the 26th of June. I have really enjoyed being home with the boys. Dad was so awesome about taking the boys to practice in the morning when Robert or I couldn't . I really don't know what I would have done without him. He was able to get away and visit family in Utah and California for a few weeks. I know he enjoyed the break, but I hope he is glad to be home again. Robert has had quite a bit of time off here. When it is not cycle for him,(he doesn't have students) he has some down time. Elisa is visiting her real mom for the summer. She left on the 16th of June. She will return sometime in August. We miss her and can't wait for her to come home, but it sounds like she is having a good time.

So on to the pictures.....(they are not in chronological order, just randomly put)

I am really enjoying the program Picasa. I hope they show all the fun things we

have been up to.

These are a few fun pictures of swimming. The boys really enjoyed being on the swim team. The have decided to make it year round. So, in August they will start on another team. I am super excited. Michael received the most improved for his age group and he made the all star team for breast stroke. This was a huge thing. Only the top 8 times in 4 divisions makes the team. The relay team he was on made it as well. Both in the medley and freestyle. His good friend Justice made it as well. He is an excellent swimmer, I think he really pushed Michael during the season. At the All Star meet, Michael took 6th in the breastroke, and 3rd in the free relay. They got 2nd in the medley relay, but they were Disqualified. It was a bummer, but it was still a win for us. We are very proud of both of them for doing such a great job this year.

This one is the Sea World trip with Grandma. We had such a nice time. We didn't have very long, but with it being so hot, the time we had was just fine. Mom even got to ride on the Journey to Atlantis. It was so fun. The people at the ride were so patient waiting for her to get on and off the ride. It really made mine and her day.

During her stay we also went downtown San Antonio. We went to the Alamo and the River walk. It was not too hot that day, so it was a nice day.

The day before Elisa went to visit her mom we had the chance to go to a Mission game. It was Mormon Night, so there were quite a few people from our ward and other stakes. Robert couldn't make it cause he had duty, so it was just us and grandpa. It was really neat. The weather was nice and we love minor league games. Unfortunately they did not win, hence our Rally caps.
I decided to give the boys a chance to play outside. We bought this sprinkler ball that is pretty neat. They also had their water guns, so I filled up a Rubbermaid tote so they could just use that to fill up the water guns and the water sponges. They had a better idea. They used it as a mini pool. They had a good time. Nothing wrong with cheap fun!!


One Saturday we decided to travel down to Corpus Cristi. It only about 2 hours away. We didn't really know what to expect, but it was fun. Sandy beach and very hot and humid. The water is crazy warm. I had no idea that it would be that nice. The kids really enjoyed themselves. And Yes, that is Elisa playing in the sand. I told her, "it's fun to be kid once in a while huh?" She said yes...it was fun. I think she also learned NOT to wear makeup if we are going to the beach, even if it is "waterproof!"

We did however learn a very painful lesson...the spray sunscreen works great, but not in windy conditions. They boys really learned that the hard way, but handled it like champs. I felt so bad, but I did learn my lesson. Apply lotion in windy conditions or you will suffer the consequences. Michael still has the tan mark from the line of where the sunscreen did work.
(Michael on the left...Robby on the right) Robby's was actually worse, it showed up real dark the next day.
The boys were challenged to read like 100 hours in one month. If they completed the challenge they earned free Fiesta Texas 6 Flags tickets. So on one of Roberts days off he took the boys. They had a great time despite the HOT weather. Not too many pictures, but it's hard to take pictures when you are having so much fun!! There is one picture with the boys and wonder woman. Michael evidently DID NOT want to get his picture with her...but Robert, being such a gentleman insisted saying..."you need to get your picture with her cause your Mom would kill me if I came home with a picture of me and her" (yah right!)
Here in Texas, there are plenty of creatures crawling around. Here are a few that we found in our backyard. Michael really is in heaven. He wants to keep everyone for a pet. Except of course that ugly bug...that one is no longer around, cause I have no idea what it was or what it would become.
Well, I guess that about wraps it up...I hope you enjoyed the pictures. I have so many it is hard to choose which ones to share. Hopefully I will be better about posting.
Oh one last update...

I graduated from University of Phoenix. I now have my Associates degree. I begin back up on the 11th to get my Bachelors in Psychology. I am nervous, but excited. I hope I will be able to do as well as I did in my other classes.

One final picture collage...I wanted to show off my new haircut. I really enjoy it. I especially like how Robert wanted to be in my self picture!

I hope all is well with all my family and friends. Please leave comments to let me know you stopped by. I miss you!

Love ya

4th of July get-a-way!

Well this is the video I made of our vacation Oklahoma with Roberts brother and his family. The one thing that I forgot to mention the event on 4th of July. That afternoon a storm decided to roll in and it rained like crazy! We still went to the firework show and people were leaving because it was raining so hard. We stuck it out and I mentioned to Robert that I did not remember a firework show ever getting raind out. The fireworks were due to start at 9:30 no joke the rain stopped at 9:26 and the fireworks started right on time. It was so awesome!!

Anyway, here is one of the videos I made...I made a few playing around with my picassa.

(if you pause the regular music so you can hear the music on the video)

Enjoy the show.

4th of July weekend with the Tanner Family

Here are a few photos from our 4th of July vacation with Roberts Brother and his family. We had a wonderful time and hope we can do it again real soon. We rented a trailer and drove down to Oklahoma. We stayed at a KOA and it was so relaxing. I told Robert that this was the best kept secret. We did a lot of swimming in the pool and fishing in the catch and release pond. Which we were allowed to take home 3 turtles from. Made Michaels day of course. (I will post pics of their new home soon) We traveled to Ft. Smith Arkansas and visited a mueseum which was a lot of fun. It was just a very enjoyable weekend. The boys really had a lot of fun spending time with their cousins. The only thing that could have made it better is if Elisa was there. Hopefully we will be able to do it again so she can. I put together a movie of all our pictures, but for some reason I can not upload it to my blog yet...hopefully I will figure it out.

Just so you know!

I just wanted to let everyone who reads my blog know that sometimes, I start a post and don't post it...??? So, when I finally post it, it may end up before one that you may have read. If you are interested in what has been going on, make sure you scroll through a little bit. (I won't make it too far between) The month of May may be Jumbled quite a bit. My mom visiting was so much fun, but it set me back a little so I am still catching up. I am trying to figure out the picture thing where I can post several pictures in a collage at once. It looks so awesome, and I have so many I want to share. Any advice, please feel free to share with me. Thus far, I have only posted Michael's baptism. It is dated the 12th of May. I have more to post, so keep checking back. I hope all is well and I miss you guys. Leave comments if you stop by. I love to hear from you!

The quick low down!

Ok, for those of you faithful followers that have noticed the lag in my blogging, I apologize again. I have been trying to blog some details of our last month or so and have encountered obstacles with downloading pictures. I have finally been able to download pictures, so they are now posted..read on after this post! I will have more pictures to add for Michaels birthday as well as my mom's visit and the Baptism! A lot has been going on in our lives. We are quite busy. Things are going well for all of us and we are adjusting to the HEAT! Baseball is now over and we have entered a new venture of swimming. I am totally excited! I am in my final class of school to get my associates and I am very excited about that as well! Robert is still enjoying teaching soldiers. Elisa is finding friends at school and church and adjusting. Still misses Washington terribly, but she is coping!
Well, I hope all is well with everyone! I love reading all of your blogs. I just wanted everyone to know that I love and miss all you you so much! I will have more to post soon. Keep in touch with me and I will do the same!
Love and hugs to all !

A Very Special Day...more ways than one!

Well, today was such a very special day. Michael was baptized today. What made it even more special than it normally would be is that his grandma got to be there. My mom and I collaborated together to surprise Michael and fly her her so she could witness his baptism. He was so excited. He actually knew that we were going to try and get her her, but did not know the date. So, when Robert and I went out on a date, he thought nothing of it. We actually were going to pick her up from the airport. When we arrived at home I called him and asked for his help getting something out of the car...here is his reaction!

Elisa is the only only one who knew she was flying in that night, but she did a good job and keeping the secret.

Now, quite a bit happened before the baptism. We went to Sea World and a couple baseball games. (Which I will write another blog about and post lots of pics) but I have to tell you that the adversary worked very hard at trying to keep my sweet Michael from being baptized. The day of the scheduled baptism, we were returning home from a baseball game to get ready and we had a slight mishap. Mom, missed the step to my front porch and fell cutting her leg very badly. Robert and I wrapped it up, but we both knew it needed stitches, the problem was we had no idea where to go. We called the paramedics and all they did was tell us that we did a good job bandaging her up and draw us a map to the hospital. I am exaggerating, they did take her blood pressure, check her sugar and so on. They were great and Michael was excited to see them, cause he just loves anyone in that kind of uniform. They did ask if we wanted them to take her, but we decided to take her instead. We had to cancel the baptism for that night and reschedule for the 12th. We would have tried to do it on Sunday, the 10th but that was Mother's Day. Michael was sad at first, but he was more worried about grandma. In fact he went to the ER with Robert and I. He was such a great trooper. The Dr. let him come back and watch them stitch her up. I was worried at first, but he did amazing! He was so interested in what the Dr. was doing. I told him then that he could be a Dr. He immediately said, "No, I am going to be a Firefighter!" I then told him that he could be a fireman while he went to school to be a Dr....you should have seen his eyes light up. And I immediately thought "What did I do????"

It was a long night for all of us, I was just so grateful that mom didn't break anything. She felt so bad, but I know it was just the adversary trying to keep the strong spirit Michael has from progressing. It didn't work. Today Michael entered the waters of baptism, and it dawned on me. My BABY! was just baptized. How special this was. He was so excited and he just seemed to absorb everything the speakers said. We had two amazing speakers Brother Luna and Sister Schoen and I am so grateful for their willingness to speak at his baptism. We sang Micheal's favorite songs, "When I am Baptized" and "I'm Trying to be Like Jesus". The closing song was done by us, and it was "Teach Me to Walk in the Light" It just went so beautifully. I really could have not asked for a more special day. I hope it is a day that Michael will remember and hold dear to his heart...I know I will.

He is such a special little man, and I am so grateful for the opportunity to be his mother. I hope someday he will be as proud of me as I am of him EVERYDAY! (as I am with all 3 of my beautiful children)

Happy 8th Birthday Michael :)

My baby is 8 years old. I can not even believe it. It seems like just yesterday he was a born. I guess the neat thing about Michael is that he still is and will always be "the baby". He still loves to cuddle whenever he can and would still sleep with Robert and I if we would let him. He is growing up to be an awesome young man. He still has the dream of being a firefighter and every time we see one he shakes their hand and tells him that he is going to be a fireman someday. I think it is so wonderful. For his birthday he really didn't want anything. Robert and I asked him so many times, and he just never really said, so it made getting him something very challenging. But, the big thing he will receive is his Baptism. And the gift that we thought he would enjoy the most is grandma coming to visit and be here for his special day. He will be very surprised when he sees her! We went to incredible Pizza for his birthday and had a great time. That place is so awesome. Elisa hit only one jackpot this time, but we still earned enough tickets to get Michael a cool little toy. And the boys and daddy got to do the "Go Karts" this time. They had fun, and even won first place. Well Daddy did, but he gave it to Michael. They had to race in a different race because Robert could go FAST and Michael had to go SLOW because of his size. It was a great night. Michael will be baptized on May 9th...after Grandma gets here. Sshh, it is a surprise!

Visit with E's Mema

Elisa got a weekend away with her Mema. (Tishaun's mom) I know it was long overdue and they had a wonderful time. It was nice to see her and nice to know that they had a good time tourning downtown San Antonio for the weekend. She brought the boys kites and they were so thrilled. Robert took them out on Sunday to fly them. The wind wasn't too good in our cul-de-sac so he took them over to the High School, and they had a good time. Elisa and her Mema did a lot of shopping and the boys even got new "DC" shoes. It was an enjoyable weekend for Elisa. Teresa is always so great about including the boys. I really appreciate her and it is fun for the boys to have a "mema" as well! Thanks Teresa!

Happy Easter!

Reflection of our Savior's Resurrection is so wonderful. We watch The Lamb of God every year, and each year I learn something more. This was the first year that Robby didn't cry. I guess that means he is growing up. I still cried though. I am so thankful for Jesus' sacrifice for me. I am humbled at his grace and power and thankful that I have the gospel in my life, that I may return to live with him again.

This Easter snuck up on me, just as everything else has this year. I am beginning to realize that this year will all be a blur to me. It is going by so quickly, which is good in way. Anyhow, I had a hard time today. We have a tradition that started 13 years ago. We celebrate Easter with Aunt Patti and Uncle Kim. (except the 3 years that we were in Germany, which was hard on me as well.) We usually have a huge feast and all the grand kids, hunt for Easter eggs. Uncle Kim always fills one of the eggs with a dollar coin which the kids love. But this year it was just us. We dyed Easter eggs after our nap on Sunday. We even blew eggs this year. I thought it was so funny to watch the kids faces when they began to try and blow the egg. It was fun.


They didn't get much from the Easter Bunny. (Who knew that Easter would be such a huge thing here) The Easter Bunny must have been really busy!!! They were still excited that they got such a big chocolate bunny though!


I hope everyone had a great Easter. Love to all of you!

Catching up!

Well for those of you that have been checking to see what I have blogged only to find that I haven't, Sorry! But, I think I have caught now. I had most of these post waiting for pics to be downloaded into them. So, please scroll down and see the last two months worth of news from our Family. I hope all of you are well and happy. We are working on both of those elements. Allergies have been keeping me very "head heavy" to say the least. I feel as if my head is twice the size it should be and the pressure is sometimes unbearable. I finally went to the Dr. today and he seems to think that Zyrtec will be my saving vice. I sure hope so. I don't know if I can take the Pressure anymore...hahah! As for the rest of The Texas Tanners we have been pretty busy. With me working now and baseball in full swing, it seems as if we barely have time for anything. Hence my lag in blogging lately. When I am on the computer, I am doing my homework and when that is done, I want off here. I hope that now that I have somewhat caught up with blogging and my classes seemed to be going well, I will have time to blog a little here and there. So, here is a fun story.


Spring Break fun!

So, since I am now working, the kid's spring break wasn't very exciting. I did take Wednesday off early and I took them to the Alamo. Robby was to do a scavenger hung for extra credit in History. I thought it would be fun to see the movie of the Alamo and just enjoy the day downtown. The weather was a little gloomy. but we didn't mind though cause it reminded us of Washington. We luckily did not get rained on so it made for a nice afternoon. It kept it cool. We go to the Alamo around 3:00 in the afternoon. We must pay to park and after seeing that it was going to cost $10 one place and $5 another, I chose the $5. place. It wasn't much further and hey, it's $5 right? So, we parked. I went up to the meter to pay. I inserted my money. It asks me if I want a receipt. I said, "hey, it didn't ask me for my space number" so I press cancel. Well, it canceled it, but kept my money and I didn't get a receipts. Robby is so sweet, says "I will pay Mom. " (Because it clearly states that you must put a receipt in the dash of your vehicle) Being the stubborn person I said, "NO...I paid. And I am not paying another $5 when I could have parked over there for the $10." So, we went along our way. We had a fun time. We watched the video, wandered in the gift shop and a few others. Michael got a rubber band gun, which he loves. And Robby bought himself the worlds largest jawbreaker. This thing was huge! When it was time to go and we were walking up to the van, and I jokily said..."I hope I don't have a ticket!" Phew, no ticket! Just this....
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That's right! I got booted! Not just once, but twice! And the fine to remove the boot is $100!
I couldn't believe it! When the guy got there to remove the boot and collect his money, I argued. I told him that I paid. I explained to him what happened. He said I understand, but it worked for everyone else in here! He has a valid point, but I was NOT paying $100 dollars. So, I had him walk over to the machine with me and I walked him through step by step what happened. Obviously, I paid for the person in front of me. There was a group of people standing by the machine when we got there, and me being a scardy cat, waited until they had gone to approach the machine. He did believe me in the end, and let me go with a warning to make sure that I follow the promptings and read the messages carefully. Made me laugh and think as I got back to the car. We prayed and thanked Heavenly Father for watching over us and asked that the gentleman would be blessed for trusting me.
It was a very neat experience, although I hope it won't happen again. The message sure was clear though. "Follow the promptings and read the messages carefully!"


Take care. I love you all!

Rodeo Days!

So this last week was the Rodeo here in San Antonio. At school they were able to dress up on Friday. Michael insisted he have a cowboy hat. So after baseball practice we went to Walmart to see if they had any cowboy hats. Much to our dismay they didn't, so we hurried to the mall before they closed to find a Western wear store. We found one and he got a black suede cowboy hat, that he loves! He begged and pleaded for a pair of cowboy boots, but I just couldn't see spending 60 dollars for a pair. He was upset, but he got his hat and proudly walked out wearing his baseball uniform and cowboy hat. I sure wish I had a picture of that! It was priceless!

He wore his jeans and white shirt. I colored the buttons silver so they looked a little more "cow boyish" I even made him a huge belt buckle. He loved it. We added a sticker of a Transformer on it! It turned out so cute. Michael has fully embraced being in Texas!

I am also including the project that we did for 100 days of school. Michael had to put 100 things on a poster or paper to celebrate the 100th day of school. We (I) wanted something original, so I asked him, "Do you want to find 100 of your favorite things and put them on paper?" He said "YEAH!" So, that is what he did. He spent quite a bit of time finding things in magazine and we found some pics on the Internet. Then we glued them down. I think it turned out so cute. He now has it on his wall proudly displayed. Michael's 100 Favorite Things!