Love to Moms

We want to wish two of the most wonderful women in our lives a Happy Mothers Day!

I know that without my wonderful mom or my wonderful mother-in-law neither Tom or I would be where we are today!

They are both extraordinary women and we love them both very much!

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY MOMS!

And what better day than mothers day to announce that we are expecting baby #3 in November!

We are so blessed and super excited!

Warrior Dash 2011

March 19th Tom raced in a warrior dash in Conroe TX, along with our brother-in-law, Eric and one of our good friends Mike.

The warrior dash is the equivalent of a 5k but with obstacles to go through, under, over and around. Some of these obstacles were jumping over fire, sliding down a muddy hill, crawling through mud, climbing up and over a big mound of haystacks, running 100 yards over tires, and wading through a swamp while jumping over huge logs.

When we got there I saw that EVERYONE was doing the dash and by everyone I mean people in great shape and people in not so great shape. Thin people, heavy people, tall people short people, young people, old people, boy people and even girl people. All different kinds of people. So...I wish I would have signed up and done it with them. It was more for fun than actual competition, for most.

It was fun to see all of the people that actually dressed up for the event. There were women in tutu's with bunny ears and guys dressed up as cavemen. One guy even dressed up in a nice suit, obviously didn't care if it got ruined because it was going to. Lot's of fun and crazy costumes!

-Before-
Nice and clean
and oh so manly!



I had to add this picture.
It was just too cute not to.



As we were sitting waiting for the guys to come in, not knowing how long it was going to take, I saw a guy walking around that looked like one of the guys that started in their group. I only noticed because he had a funny mask on. I told the other girls that we should head over to the finish line. Just as we were walking over I saw Mike jumping into the muddy water at the finish and ran over to get a picture. I got there just in time to get this picture of Tom just coming out of the mud. It turned out pretty good for just holding up the camera and shooting at the very last second.



-After-
Dirty, manly boys!
I think Mike and Eric had washed off a little. I'm not sure because after I took off to get the picture I came back to find Avery missing! Yes I am a great mother. So instead of seeing the guys right after they came in I was looking for her. When I saw Tom I told him and he started looking as well. Eric helped too. I finally found her in the furthest corner you could get before actually being on the course. Little stink wasn't even worried that she didn't know any body around her. If it would have been Cole he would have been in a panic but oh no, not Avery!
I win the mother of the year award for sure!



Avery didn't want anything to do with this.
As you can tell she stood as far away as she could.



Victory Kiss!

The wash up

Next year I am in!

Grandma Booth

Back in March, March 3rd-10th to be exact, Tom's mom came to visit! Yeah, I'm just a little behind!

One of the days she was here we went to Brazo's bend, the alligator park.

On the drive up the kids fell asleep.
Thank goodness for grandmas comfy shoulders.

(ZOOM IN)
This guy was pretty big!
Lucky for us he was on an island in the middle of the water.

The weather was perfect for us, a little overcast and not too hot, but as for the alligators it wasn't the perfect weather for them to be out in. I hear that when it is sunny and hot out the alligators actually come out of the water to lay across the hot pavement blocking the walking trail. As freaky as that would be it would be pretty cool at the same time. I would just have to turn around and go back the way we came! One of these days we'll catch them on a HOT day!

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It was a plus that while she was here the Houston Rodeo was in town too. We went Monday March 7th. The performer that night was Tim McGraw, one of my favorites! There were a lot of great performers that I would have loved to have gone and seen but since Tom isn't a big fan of country music and Tim is one of the only singers he knows in country we went that night, obviously I didn't mind though!

The kids LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the petting zoo!
They could spend all day with the animals!
And don't you just love their little cowboy, cowgirl hats!
Grandma bought them while we were at the rodeo
and surprisingly Cole and Avery wore them most of the time.

We rode rides ate some really great rodeo food and snacks, it's not a rodeo without the cotton candy and popcorn, and had lots of great entertainment! We even decided we would like to get Cole into muttin bustin' in a couple of years! How fun would that be!

I love the rodeo!

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One of the nights Susan took Tom and I out to dinner while we left the kids with a baby sitter. ALWAYS a good thing! The rest of the time was spent just enjoying her company.

The kids were sad to see her go as were me and Tom but it was wonderful while it lasted!

After she left, when Cole would say his prayers he would say, "Bless grandma that she can feed her horses." So cute! We told him that is why she had to leave is so she could go feed her horses.

We love you mom and can't wait until you can come visit again!

"Sharp Things Near My Eye's!"

I keep forgetting to blog about this and thought while I was thinking about it I would sit down and hurry and do it while it is fresh on my mind.

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February 26th, Tom had PRK done! It's like LASIK but instead of cutting a flap like you do in LASIK they laser right on the top surface of the eyeball! They had to do it this way because his eyeballs were miss shaped just enough that it would be safer in the long run. Flap or no flap it sounds gross either way! Looks gross too, at least the PRK looked gross. I didn't get to watch when they were doing my eyeballs but from what Tom says it was also gross.

His healing time was longer and a lot more painful than mine was. Our house was dark for 2 days straight because it was too bright for him otherwise. For those two days he couldn't open his eyes without water works. The pain was pretty bad. The Doc actually even gave him lortab to help with that pain. Ouch! I know! I felt so bad for my honey!

Now that the worst is over he is seeing pretty well. It's supposed to get better the more time it has to heal.

So...no more glasses or contacts in our house, for now.

On Your Mark! Get Set! Grow!

A couple weekends ago I went to a baby shower for my sister, which was fun. While I did that, Tom took the kids to Lowe's and they got to build a race car for FREE! They loved it! Tom had a fun time as well!

I'm probably the last person on earth to learn about this but if not...Lowe's has these Build and Grow clinics every other Saturday and every time it's building something new. This is the first for Cole & Avery but I think we are going to start doing it a lot more now that we know about it.

Aren't they just so cute in their goggles!

Newest Neice

This is a little late but I wanted to congratulate my brother and sister-in-law on their new baby girl!

Adelin Aileen Child

February 11th 2011
5lbs. 14oz.



Braelee with her baby sister


Welcome little Adelin! We can't wait to meet you!

Congratulations Jed & Lisa!
We love you!

PeePee in the Potty...

PeePee in the potty!

I think it is safe to say that Cole is officially potty trained!!

YAY!!!



One down one to go!

Fun Times

A few weekends ago me and the kids met up with my sister and her boys at The Woodlands Children Museum. It was pretty much just one huge room with lots of different activity's for the kids.

When we first got there there was quite the crowd but as time went on it died down and our kids where able to run and play with out being over crowded. It was fun to let them explore and have a great time.

Next we went to lunch and after we ate we headed to The Woodlands Mall to let the kids play a little more before we had to head back home.

Like always we had a great time and the kids just LOVE playing together!

Cole loves pretending to be a puppy and
here he got to dress like one too
He keeps me laughing!

It is tons of fun having my sister and her family living so close!

The Mixer

Right after my grandpa Preece died and my mom and her sibling were getting ready to get the house sold and move my grandma into a home, they went through all of their things to decide what to do with all of it.

My grandma had a KitchenAid mixer that for some reason the siblings wanted to give away to the DI. My mom was like, "Umm...do you know how much those are worth? We are not giving it to the DI!" Fortunately for me nobody wanted it so my mom snagged it up and gave it to me! :) I could not have been more pleased!

I have been wanting one of these beauty's for years but could never bring myself to pay the price for a brand new one. The best part is that it was my grandma's so it has sentimental value as well. I will think of her every time I use it.

My grandma was a great cook and baker so this mixer got a lot of use out of it. From what my mom and sister tell me it was pretty gross with caked on dried food and dough. They had to scrub quite a bit to get it clean but eventually they did get it pretty clean! So thank you mom and Dee for taking the time to do that! I love you both so much!

I love my "new" mixer!

Calling all family and friends!

I have been asked to give a 15-20 min. class on organization in our next relief society enrichment night, which is Tuesday, February 8th. Why they asked me I have no idea! I don't consider myself that organized.

So what do I need from you? Idea's, tips, anything that would help me out would be GREAT! What works for you?

This is going to be more of a learning experience for me than any one else. Maybe after this is over I may just become that organized woman! Tom only hopes!!

Another Milestone

We finally did it! We, or should I say, "the binky monster" weened Avery off of her binky!

The night of December 29th, before bed, "the binky monster" came and took a "bite" out of all three of her binky's! She was sad but she did throw them away.*We told the kids, "the "binky monster" is nice he just likes to eat binky's," that way they wouldn't be scared. Cole would go around saying, "binky monster nice!"*

When Avery went down for bed that first night she had a little bit of a hard time. She cried for a minute and then was fine.

Up until a couple days ago she would still ask for it throughout the day but is now over it! It hasn't been as easy as it was with Cole but I'm glad we took the plunge!

YAY!! NO MORE BINKY'S IN THE BOOTH HOUSEHOLD!
I wish I could say that about diapers!

Yum! Yum!

Baby Boy!

With all that has been going on and all of the posts I've been trying to catch up on I realized I haven't posted about the birth of my newest nephew

Kamren Nick Child

So Sweet!
(I stole this cute picture off of my sister-in-laws blog)

Kamren was born on his daddy's birthday, November 27th! What a wonderful birthday present! That is going to be a tough one to top Che! :) He weighed 5 lbs. 8 oz. and was 18.5 in. long.

I was able to meet him and my niece Brynnlie when I went to Utah for my grandma Preece's funeral. I am so glad I got that opportunity when they were both still teeny!

Congratulations Nick and Che!

Happy 2011!

New Years eve was a BLAST!

We spent the night with our good friends Rod and Clarissa Stratton. We ate Jambalaya for dinner as Tom and I do every year. This tradition was started with our good Utah friends Jrd and Smelanie. :) Soon after, the kids went down for the night so the big kids could play! And play we did, into the wee hours of the night!!

We played some games on the Xbox Kinect. Then a little bit of poker. Watched the ball drop. Then played a little more Kinect! It was so much fun! Thanks for the Entertainment Rod and Clarissa!

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Unfortunately at about 1:00 am our time here in Houston, 12:00 am in Utah, I got a call from my dad telling me that my grandma had passed away......what a way to bring in the new year.

She struggled with Alzheimer's for about 7 years and then got pneumonia less than a week before she died which was a major factor in her death. As sad as it is I'm happy to know that her mind has been released from the horrible disease and that she knows who I am again. I love you grandma! Now you can rest in peace.

Tom decided this was a bad year to be related to us. Tom's dad died, my grandpa and grandma Preece died and then grandma Greenhalgh died, but it makes me really think about how grateful I am for the plan of salvation and what my Savior did for me that I will be able to see those loved ones again. We love you all and can't wait to see you again.

Til we meet again!

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New Years day we drove to Conroe, where my sister and her family live and spent the afternoon and part of the evening with them. We got to see their apartment furnished. Very cute! We hung out there and at the indoor basketball court that is at their apartment complex. The kids loved it!

A little later we went to The Woodlands Mall in The Woodlands where there is a cute kids play area. We let them play for awhile and then went to the carousel that is also inside the mall and rode that for about 5 min. So fun!

Cole & Braxton walking hand in hand!
So cute!

Jayden

Can you just see the excitement!

We left the mall and headed to Rudy's, a yummy BBQ joint/gas station here in TX. They have some of the best smoked turkey and brisket we have tasted! It started out as a gas station, garage and grocery store. Later it became a "Country Store" and Bar-B-Q. Not only is the food great the atmosphere is fun too!

If you're ever in the area...actually...they now deliver across the country, so if you get an achin for some good BBQ go to Rudys.com! You wont be disappointed!

After we stuffed our faces we went our separate ways. Tom and I went home and crashed for the rest of the night and by crashed I mean watched a movie! :)

It is so fun when we can get together! The cousins, especially Braxton and Cole, play so well together! They are best buds! I love it!

Happy New Year!