Happy Birthday Momo!

Momo turned 16 on Monday. He got his license first thing in the morning and we celebrated after dinner. His cake was awesome...totally lookedd like a drivers license. He was thrilled to get even more money and the keys to the Durango.

Merry Christmas!!!

Merry Christmas to all of our friends and family. Sorry the cards did not go out.

Oh Happy Day!!!

Finally, after a horribly long ordeal of antibiotics, ointments, dr visits and NO haircuts....Marcus was medically cleared this morning and is officially Staph, and some other mysterious bacteria, free!!!

look at me, I'm scrappin again!

Thanks to Amy and her friend Cheryl, I got my mojo back again for scrappin. I have literally exploded lately. I did six pages today...wanna see?

Thanksgiving ABC's

Amy tagged me to do the ABC's of what I am thankful for this year. So here goes. I will try to be creative and thoughtful.





A-Amy...for getting gutsy in the last few years and inspiring me as well.


B-Books....thankful that my daughters have now inherited my love for a good story.


C-Carsyn...her curls, her cartwheels and her charisma...so many c's for her!


D-Durango...thankful that after 5 years it keeps running...Marcus is even more thankful that he will have something to drive when he turns 16!


E-Education...glad I went to school to be a teacher, and glad I love teaching after 14 years!


F-Family...well duh! Love them all...whether near or far.


G-God...He has brought us through many difficult times together


H-Healthy...in a year of swine flu and other ailments, we are all ok!


I-Income...thankful that in this economy, my husband and I both have a good one!


J-Jeffrey Scott Elliott...he is the love of my life and my very best friend...what more can I say?


K-Krafts, with a K, because I had to use C for Carsyn...and K for Kreativity...makes life fun!


L-Love...I got a lot of it in my family!


M-Marcus...Thankful that he makes wise choices, is second in his class and loves us!


N-New River Fellowship....we found a church that the whole family loves going to.


O- Ohio...so happy I got to go back and visit this summer! And so thankful for my amazing upbringing in Ohio!


P- Payton...Every thankful to God for bringing her to us safe and sound!


Q-Quick work weeks...I am so busy at school that time flies and weekends are long.


R-Recess...that was Carsyn's pick!


S-Sisters...they always have and always will be my best friends.


T-Teachers....not just me, but all the good ones out there. Most of my favorite people are teachers!


U-Upstairs...thankful that our new house has plenty of room upstairs for all the junk and downstairs stays pretty clean.


V-Vacation...even though we haven't had a formal one in years, just time off work is always a treat!


W-Weatherford: Thankful for our new life in Weatherford and our beautiful new home.


X-Xtra time in the morning since my hubby takes Payton to work for me and the girls get dressed, pack lunch, and eat breakfast by themselves.


Z-Zoe...Rachel Zoe....love that show and it inspires me to be Fab!!! All I need is a fur vest.

Happy Halloween!!!

Here's us...trick or treating on Halloween. Marcus was stuck at home with a staph infection on his face from wrestling. The girls were the cutest supergirl and cowgirl you have ever seen!

TA-DA!!! I'm still here!

So the camera broke...and school started...and our schedule got rearranged in such a way this year that I am no longer helping teach...I am the teacher. So life is super-crazy as you can imagine. But after this major milestone that you see from last weekend, I decided I had to rush out and get a new camera...and it is sooooo awesome. So here we are...minus a tooth!

Happy Birthday Carsyn!

One of my FAVORITE little girls in the world turned 6 yesterday. We surprised with a family bowling day...she has wanted to go bowling since we moved here. Scott's mom came with Mark and surprised Carsyn. Then we went back home and had cake and ice cream. Here's some photos.

I know...it's been a while!

Ok, I know it's been a while, but here's what we've done since we have come back from Ohio. Amy has posted a bazillion amazing photos on her site...I am waiting for my photo CD to arrive so I can steal her photos! Here are some random photos of swimming lessons and the botanical gardens. Of course, it was only 80 degrees at the most and cloudy during swimming lessons..and then 100 degrees and super sunny during botanical gardens, but we enjoyed both. Carsyn was amazing at swimming lessons...she was jumping off the diving board and swimming all the way back to the ladder by herself. Her teacher, Kelly, wore a ponytail and a headband everyday and so did the girls because they wanted to be just like her. So on the last day Kelly surprised them with their very own headbands. Too cute.

It's all about the love!!!

I just love this photo...I love the kid, I love the puppy, I love the Longhorns, and I love love love the expression on Payton's face.

Come back to TExas!

So we are back in Texas now...and the weather has cooled off and it actually has rained two days in a row. Yeah! Here are a few random photos to share. I didn't really take any photos til the day Amy left...my camera is entirely too amateur so I let her take the rest. But she's on vacation and won't send me any til she gets back. Enjoy the last three days of my trip!