Cooper Prom 2007

Cooper's Prom was last weekend!!! I had the wonderful privilege of chauffeuring Katie and crew.

Guess who was honored with KING AND QUEEN??? Congrats Katie & Micheal!!
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Awards Night at the School Board Meeting

Last night was awards night at the Lubbock-Cooper school board meeting. Rhyan place first (yeaaaaahhhhh!) in extemporaneous speaking, and he was recognized by the board! We are so proud of him. He dressed very spiffy last night...and please note the VW belt buckle that he wore. Am I not sooooo proud??!!! :) We're so proud of you Mr. Rhyan Ehlers!



Not only did Rhyan get honored, so did...well...elementary through high school UIL'ers as well as the Lady Pirate Volleyball team.

This is Ms. Kimberli Harger.


And none other than the infamous head coach: Tami Gunset.
As you can see...we were ummm...trying to focus on all the awards being presented.
Trina will absolutely kill me for publishing this...remember...i used my 20mm wide-angle so it warps! :) I love you Trina Ann!
Do they look excited or what??? And please note the school board president's daughter...umm...she's the short one in the middle.
Miss April Christine
Goooo April! We won't mention the big hole she had in the back of her britches....hey at least i didn't publish the photo! :)
Brooke was entertaining the ... back row.
What? Brooke with a straight face? Congrats, Brooke!
Meanwhile...at home...Hayden was enjoying catching up with his Grandma!
I must explain the next few photographs.
Katie came over and took Reghan to a meeting. Before she left I made her sit on the floor and allow me to play with my new beloved camera. Well...she wasn't gone 10 minutes and Hayden ran in and said, "Mom, mom, come and take my picture!" I told him okay...and grabbed my camera. I was going to take a quick pic of him...but oh no! He said, "NO MOM...in here!" He then ran into the dining room and sat on the floor like Katie!

We love Katie! :)

Future GQ?
I love the warp in my nifty new lens.
Katie Katie Katie...i think she's laughing at Hayden in this photo...

Rules of the Red Rubber Ball

Wow. What an incredible book. Everyone should read it. David read it yesterday a.m., passed it to me...made me read it RIGHT then. I took it to Kristin...made her read it...RiGhT then! Then we talked about a number of people who would be utterly inspired by it. (We also took photographs...)

When I got home, Katie came over. What to do? Make her read the book! And she loved it. Wow. How incredible to watch her come alive! She's a senior...and so much a sponge right now about her future. We're working on her senior project. I don't know who's more excited...me or her. We're going to create a darkroom and develop b&w photos. We're also enlisting the help of Kristin B.
We just ordered some supplies on eBay. Here's Katie opening the goods.

Back to the book. Get it. Read it. Live. :)
Here's a link to the author, Kevin Carroll's, website.
Rules of the Red Rubber Ball

We're supposed to get somewhere from 6-9 inches of snow tonight. So far...nothing. I was supposed to go to Dallas this weekend. Nope. Didn't go b/c of the threat of weather. All i have to say is BRING on the snow. Mom called a minute ago and really tried to play down how much fun they were having. Thanks MOm :).

This happens on a daily basis...

Abby hears her Daddy drive up....

She runs to the door... and tries to open it...but can't...see the frustration start??

Then...Daddy's Home!!!!!!

And everythings better...

I just got a new 20mm lens which I LOVE! It's a wide-angle and it warps some too. I love it. Here's some random stuff...

Self-Portrait






Hayden watched me edit these...he said, "Why was I sad?" I said, "You were POUTING!" He just giggled.
Evidently we don't feed Abby enough.

Me & Kristin playing with the new lens....:).
The kids love to put puzzles together. Ok...Hayden loves to put puzzles together. Rhyan and Reghan are kind enough to indulge him two or three times in a row!!

Yes, we have a CLOSET full of clothes for Abby. We can't keep them on her. She strips. As I'm typing this, she has stripped her PJ top off. I'd rather her strip now and get it out of her system. I'd hate for her to have this internal burning desire to strip gurgle up to the top, surface and be unleashed like beast when she's ... older. :)


Yes, she has a diaper on. I promise. Miss Katie took this. That's my leg. What you can't see is me shaking my head at the little stripper.
The little bathtub diva. See her toenails? She and Reghan had an afternoon at Reghan's Rad Day Spa.
Cross from the Chrysalis I led. David made it for me. It's a long story...but he took part of the wood from the cross that Dad had made. The wood from the crosses came from Babara Mandrell's land when I worked for her.

It's Sat. a.m. now....and OH WOW. We have a trace amount of snow. I'm very bitter with the weathermen at the moment. I'd like to be in Dallas right now ... at market ... oh well...you wouldn't get this update if I were gone. Lucky you! :) haha

Rhyan's First Game

GREAT JOB RHYAN!!!!!!!!

The Boy can play ball!

Kool Katie took these pics! She did an awesome job while I wrestled Abby & Hayden.

Rhyan played an awesome game. As you can see...he definitely gets INTO the game! Watching him brought lots of b-ball memories!

We're so proud of you Rhyan, and you played a great game!

Katie and I - along with Abby & Hayden - made the 2-hour trip to Midland Greenwood. (Click there to see a satellite view)Don't let the "Midland" in Greenwood fool you. Greenwood is in the middle of nowhere. It would be like calling Wilson "Lubbock Wilson".

Google Maps to the rescue!

MeMe Brooks made the haul as well with her video camera in tow. Thanks, MeMe for supporting Rhyan in a land far-far-away! And thanks Katie for the fun trip!

(I'm doing this new RAW file editting thing...so forgive the pic processing...lots of different colors...was the gym wall green or cream?! I can't remember.)

Pass the Pepper