A Very Looong Week

We are finally moved in to our new house! Thanks to AWESOME friends and family (like David's mom staying with Brooke for 3 days straight) we made it all in one piece! 

Here is a picture taken right before we closed for all you curious folks. 

 We are really learning what it's like to be home owners. Since we have moved in, the water heater broke and fixing the kitchen sink was tougher than we thought. We have also made a couple of voluntary improvements like new floors in living and dining room and new carpet in the playroom. Kinsey is growing to love the back yard. Brooke is enjoying all the space to move around. 

Grandma brought her this yellow rocker that she just adores! She will sit in it for a long time, such a big girl.

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Dirk's Backup

The reason for the wig...

Teachers vs. 8th Grade Boys & Girls Basketball Teams

I am so thankful my husband enjoys his job so much and can have fun like this at work.

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Basketball Season

I haven't mentioned one big part of our lives right now...basketball!!! David coaches the 8th grade boys at his school. Win or lose, David has been there for those boys with encouragement and support. He never neglects to tell them how proud he is of them, and the admiration they feel for him is apparent too. The team has shown tons of improvement since the first game; they are really playing like a team now. Brooke and I try to make it to every game. Our little girl is quite the basketball fanatic. She cheers and claps for Daddy's team. 

Go Eagles!

Strategizing...

Who needs Mavs tickets?

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High School Football

Something very exciting is happening. Plano Senior High is in the Texas 5A Division 1 Semi-finals! David is their #1 scout, so he has been to Houston, Abilene, Round Rock, & San Antonio the past few weekends checking out possible opponents. It's an exciting time. Well this past weekend, he was sent to scout at the Alamodome. Brooke and I decided to tag along so we could spend the weekend with my parents in NB. Just the girls spent Saturday shopping till we dropped.

When David finished scouting in San Antonio that night, we headed straight to San Marcos to see my high school football team, the New Braunfels Unicorns, play in the 4A Semi-finals! It was really fun to be a part of the Unicorn crowd again. The game went into triple overtime--very exciting! I realized that David and I watch very few games together, so it was nice to have him next to me in the stands instead of him on the sidelines and us in the crowd. 

Sunday we went to church and celebrated Dad's birthday (which is actually tomorrow) with a breakfast at Ryan's. I didn't even know Ryan's had breakfast--very yummy. Happy Birthday Dad! I love you soooo much! 

On our way home we stopped to check out Waxahachie's Candlelight Home Tour. This was actually our second weekend in a row to attend. The homes were beautiful and I got some new decorating ideas. 

If (or should I say when) Plano makes the Finals, they will play at the Alamodome. This will give us another excuse to see my family. 

Go Wildcats!

Here are some really cute photos from this weekend w/ the fam.

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Surprise!

Teachers and students at David's school decided to end for Thanksgiving break with a fun filled teachers vs. the 8th grade girls volleyball team game.  Brooke and I thought David was the star of the game. Here he is in mid-air. Check out that sweatband.  It turned out to be a very close game, and the teachers actually went home with the trophy. Go old people! At the end of the game everyone sang "Happy Birthday" to David.
We went straight from the game to start our trip to MP for Thanksgiving. All the while Brooke and I were keeping a big secret from David....a surprise birthday party from his family in MP! We did have to tell a few white lies to keep up the ruse. Brooke picked out this fun gift for Daddy. Here she is playing with it before we wrapped it. 

The party was a success. David did not suspect a thing. It's tradition that the family take David out to eat at El Chico for dinner on his birthday when he's in town. The difference this time was 36 relatives shouting "Surprise!" when he walked in. 

Those are cupcakes!

Thanksgiving dinner was delicious, and Brooke enjoyed all the attention she got as the only baby. Here are a few pics from her first Thanksgiving. 

Grabbing Uncle Dodo's Beard. She found it fascinating, along with his chest hair.

Waving in her new outfit from Aunt Diana

Just before the meal...

The last few moments before her new outfit became covered in sweet potatoes. 

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Gotta Have a Big Red Bow

teBoth of David's teams won last night in very exciting games! Perhaps thanks in part to some extra support. We invited our small group to watch the game. The Eagles' #1 Fan

The weather was really weird. I would describe it as foggy & clammy... and muddy of course.

Our fabulous group!

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Rockin' and Rollin'

Well I am at the library blogging, sure to not make a sound with my sleeping child in the stroller next to me. We just finished story time here, and Brooke actually noticed the bubbles this time. The older babies in the class were sooo cute chasing the bubbles. I noticed she was getting tired, so we'll just spend nap time here.

Well we are rolling over pros now! Brooke rolled over 3 times last Friday and hasn't stopped since. She's even halfway rolling back over to her tummy! Just like everyone else told me, all babies are different and will hit their milestones at different times. She is becoming VERY talkative and smiles at anyone who smiles at her. She's been waking up in the middle of the night several times this week. The pediatrician mentioned that waking up at night to eat is a sign that a baby is ready to start food. Exciting!

David's team lost both games last night. Apparently 12 players did not pass for the 6 weeks, so that makes it a little harder to win games. He was also the administrator for the 7th grade games on Monday, so Brooke has hardly seen Daddy since Sunday. She did wake up last night at about 10:15 very congested. David jumped at the chance to pick her up and hold her while I suctioned her nose. He rocked her to sleep and for a long time afterward. I could tell he has really missed his girl.

While she's still asleep I'm going to look for a few recipes from cookbooks here, a little idea from my friend Kimberlee.

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V for Very Good Effort

Well after tonight the Blue team is 2-0! Yeah!
REd team is now 1-1. I heard a parent say as we were leaving that it was good for the boys to lose one game; it will build some character. I think so too.
Well one thing is for sure: they are lucky to have such an awesome coach.
Brooke did so well watching Daddy coach for 3 whole hours. She slept through the beggining of the first game until one crazy 8th grader decided to stand right next to a carseat full of sleeping baby and scream at the top of her lungs. And it was just to get another teeny bopper's attention; nothing was even going on in the game. Well Brooke was frightened and woke up crying. She stayed awake for the rest of that game and the next one too.
We had a busy day today, one of the high points being Ladies Bible Class at church. I am so thankful that I can be involved in this study. Not only does it keep me accountable in my reading, but I am making some new friends. I was very nervous the first time a few weeks ago when none of my familiar friends were there. I look back and realize God just wanted me to branch out and meet some new people. Probably the best part about it is I get to know some of the older ladies of our congregation. I actually feel very comfortable around older ladies. Even when I was teaching, my best friends were the older teachers. It's good to have a variety of friends.

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Canton & Cowboy Fever Weekend

12 hours: My new longest record for being away from my Brookie Baby. What an eventful 12 hours though! I went with a few friends to Canton and we shopped til we dropped. I only went $12 over my limit! I got 2 Circle E candles (made in Fredericksburg--close to home), one other candle, a beyond cute diaper bag with a bright pink "B" embroidered on it, and a sign for Brooke's room. It was great for me to get out of the house. I really enjoyed getting closer with the girls on the trip.



Well football season is starting to get a little exciting... Cowboys are 4-0 so far this season. I have to say I'm a fair-weather fan, while David is and will always be a true blue Cowboy fan. Daddy & Baby watched the game together today. Brooke sported her Cowboys onesie from Aunt Diana.



Speaking of football, David coached his first game of the season last week. They won and are excited to play again this Tuesday. Brooke did really well at both "Red" (A team) and "Blue" (B team) games. I went to a resale shop and found a couple long sleeved onesies and ironed on some lettering so we can cheer Daddy on at the games. I realized holding a baby at the games may require me getting one of those stadium seat dealies with a back on it, so I'm shopping around for one.
The white one says "eagles" in rhinestones (of course).


With the start of school I am thankful again that David teaches and coaches middle school. I'm reminded of our first year of marriage when we hardly ever saw each other in the daytime because he was a high school coach. This schedule is so much better for a family, plus he really loves his job. God is good!





We're looking forward to another busy week!

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