Just Beachy!

My mom and I took the kids to the beach yesterday, and they had a blast. Kodi Loved running after the seagulls, and Degan loved the sand. We spent about 2 hours soaking up the sun (with 45 SPF sunscreen!), and enjoying the beautiful day! Kodi loved finding seashells along the beach, which she carefully put in her bucket. Along with all that sand. Ha ha. I could not quite grasp her method for this.

This was actually taken the day before. We had lunch at the beach. Degan is high-tailing-it to the water. I actually heard people say they wish there weren't any waves. Are you kidding? That waves! We could have been at a lake, the waves were so small!

Swimsuit Model

Brazilian Cut Got Wedgie? At least it served a purpose though.

Okay so of course the Easter Bunny brought Kodi Lynn a Lella bathing suit for Easter. But he could have given her one that covered her whole tush! Do you think she'd let me take off? "Mommy it's my favorite!" Well perfect!

Happy Easter

Look what the Easter Bunny brought! Yeah an egg! Yummy This is a great day!

I hope everyone had a nice Easter. The kids had so much fun. Kodi got to prance around in a dress all day, and Deegers got to play in the grass. What more could they ask for? Oh yeah... Candy! Once Kodi Lynn figured out there was candy in the eggs, she was in heaven. So was her little brother, who sat right next to her. I've never seen him move so fast. Every time a piece of candy feel, he was right on top of it. He had the biggest smile all day long. Sugar rush I guess. And by 7:30 they were knocked out. It was a very pleasant Easter.

Singing in the Rain

It poured on us today, so we bought Kodi Lynn her very own umbrella. She loved it so much. Enough to share it with Brandy (the neighbors dog).

Colored Eggs

Waiting patiently

Her 6th blue egg Finished products This is Kodi Lynn's very first time dying eggs. She did so good, not a drop on her clothes. She had so much fun with it all. Can't wait for tomorrow morning.

"Kitty not nice a me!"

The Culprit

The Victim

Here we are at my mom's house ready to leave for Target, when I hear Kodi Lynn scream. She comes running up to me with a big gash under her eye. I, naturally, sucked the air out of the room, and called for my mom. Blue-Leo (the cat) had scratched Kodi Lynn when she went to pet him. We cleaned it up with peroxide, and some put liquid band-aid on it. It's still really swollen and red, but I think it should be o.k. I just hope it doesn't scar. Does anyone have an idea what to do to prevent a scar?

We're Gypsies

So it's 5:30 p.m, and I ask Kodi what she wants to eat for dinner, and... well this is how it went..

• Kodi Lynn: I want my dinner at home Mom.
• Me: Home? Where is home baby?
• Kodi Lynn: I don't know where my home is Mom?
• Me: Well when we get back from Florida and California, we can go home.
• Kodi Lynn: I want Daddy to take me home after Nana takes me to Disneyland.
• Me: O.k that might work.
• Kodi Lynn: O.k I want my home Mom!

She said all of this with the most serious face. She randomly asks to go home but I just laugh and say o.k soon friend. I never really guessed that this might be hard on her and that she is ready for a room of her own. I feel like gypsies making camp here and there. I want to go "home" too! Hopefully this vacation will help pass the time quickly. Well I better go make dinner.

Coming soon to a city near you...

Can't a secret ever be kept? Can't I ever surprise you? (This is directed to those antsy Bowlers!) Well here you go. My dates for California! I was going to surprise you all but it has been leaked out by to many people. Yeah I found out. I won't name names, but you know who you are! ;) Anyways, I am leaving for Florida on the 21st of March, to spend Easter with my mom. I plan on being there for 2 weeks. My mom has pushed a trip back so that she will be there for the first week, and gone for 2 days on a traded trip. I will be hangin' out with my step dad John. We should have a lot of fun. I plan on arriving in California on the 5th, 6th, or 7th. Which ever day is best to fly stand-by. Monday, the 7th is the date that will probably work out the best. Weekends are very hard to fly. Let's just hope the spring break crowd doesn't mess up my travel plans. So Rob have the t.v room, and Lexus ready. Hey I'm going to need a car!... lol. So who's going to pick me up?

Farmer Degan

He loved Pepper. He was such a good horse! Cody showin' Deegers how it's done. Where's my pitch fork? Handsome lil' farmer isn't he!

Today we all went over to Perk and Carol's house. We were there to celebrate Perks birthday. The kids love it over there. They always cook the best dinners, they have any kind of candy you could imagine, and have tons of animals. My kids were in heaven. Degan just loved being out there. He pet "Pepper" the horse, saw a cow close up, and got to play in a stack of hay. Not to mention he was doted over by Carol's two sisters, Cindy and Pam. They fed him yummy food, gave him sprite, and supplied a shoulder to cuddle on. All in all this was a great day for him. I have to remember to ask Monica to share some of the great pictures she got. In the mean time here are a couple of mine.

Practice makes... Umm better

A close up.

Part not straight, and a little lose on the right.

But how cute is she from the front! I love that you can see her face. That is until her bangs fall down. They always do.

Well as every one knows Kodi Lynn is the cutest in braids! It has been long over due that I learn how to do it myself. Yup... Up until now Nan, Letti, or Lynda has been making my little girl look this sweet. We will soon be on our own, and if I want to keep her in the cute little french braids that I know and love, I must learn how, and soon! So here are some pictures of my very first try. I know I need a lot of practice.

I'M DIEING

Yes dieing! I got the dreaded flu. It seemed everyone was getting it. Craig, Tad, Amelia, and my mom all had it. I thought I was going to be one of the lucky ones. Sadly mistaken. Yesterday it hurt just to sit up. My head would pound, and I would feel dizzy as soon as I stood up. I feel for anyone who gets this. I am feeling much better than yesterday though. I even came down to face the living today. I have been trying to stay away from the family as much as possible, so not to infect them. Hopefully they all keep their health. Sorry Carmack's :( I know yesterday was not fun for you either. Lynda watched the kids for me, with Paigee's help;) Thanks Guys!

BLOND MOMENT!

OK I had the biggest blond moment today. Bobby and I took the kids McDonald's for lunch today, because of the indoor play place. Well when the lunch was all over and we were leaving I wanted to go out the side door, but Bobby told me to go out the front, I asked why and he told me "O.K use that door." So I go to the door, and as soon as I push on the door... "Whee Whoo, Whee Whoo". And the yellow letters materialize. "Emergency Exit Alarm Will Sound" Right! Of course. How did I not notice. Where was Bobby? Standing way on the other side of the building, laughing at me. Could my day get more embarrassing? Oh yeah! So on the way home Bobby gets a call from Craig who is telling him that McDonald's called to say that they got our licence plate #, and owe them a $15.00 fine for setting off the alarm. So I get upset, call Rob to ask if they can do that, and complain about it all the way home. Come to find out Craig made it all up, and Bobby knew about it. Uggghhh! Such a blond day.

More pictures of the house

Well the house is coming along. I can't believe how much they have gotten done. They got the brick up, and all of the drywall is up too! I am getting so excited. We are getting so closed to moving into our very first house.

Chef Boyyar-good

Degan Loved his dinner. He got it everywhere. Can't you tell. He's such a chunk! I had to rush him in to the bath. The only problem with pasta sauce, is that stains your skin orange. I had to scrub his face 3 times. Which made it hard, because I could not tell if his face was still orange or if it was pink from all the scrubbing.

Hottie's hear a WHO?

Ha, I thought this was a fun Picture. We are at the Children's Museum in Austin. It was so funny! Hey Iya's are bigger than mine! Oh well such is life ;)

Baby it's cold out side!

Below is Livee's snow egg :) Today it snowed! It started to snow around noon today, and didn't stop until dark. We got 6 1/2 inches! I could not believe it! Yesterday was soooooo warm. I had a short sleeved shirt on, and we took the kids to the creek to play in the water. Kodi Lynn did not know what to do when she saw it all. She was almost afraid of it. I tried to get her to go outside, but she would only shake her head no. All of the kids were so excited, running around screaming, while she sat at the bed watching Max and Ruby (her new fav.). Finally Uncle Cody called with a fun challenge for the Carmack girls... Who can build the largest snow egg? Well the girls got all dressed up again to go out side to make their eggs, and in a couple of min. Kodi thought she would give it a try. She LOVED it! She ran around eating the fresh snow and screaming with Miles. Finally she had to come in because her hands were freezing. ( Dasha, I know she should have had gloves on, but I did not have any. We had to make the best of it!) Degan on the other hand HATED it! I set him in the snow, and he instantly started screaming. Of course I had to get a picture of him, which only made it worse. It was pretty fun, but I am ready for it to be warm tomorrow. I'm like my mom. I love the sun!

Forgive my Absence

This was such a cool park. It's at an old Santa Fe Depot. It's huge! Kodi Lynn had so much fun, and Deegers liked the real trains going by. This was so cute. The kids were getting cabin fever, so I took them outside to get some air. Kodi wanted to help Degan walk around. He loved it. He wouldn't even come back to me. He loved being the center of his big sister's attention. We went to "Wazoo's" tonight. It's a big bounce house. Kodi and Carys had so much fun.

Sorry I have not been blogging this past week. My sister left for home yesterday. :.( Tad, Amelia, and the kids came down to hang out with us. :) We are having fun spending all our time with Daddy, but are ready for some home cooked food! We are going back to Craig and Lynda's tomorrow. We wish Bobby could come home with us. The week goes by slow without him. Here are some pictures I've taken in the past week so you can see what we've been up too.

pics of our new house

Our house turned out a little different than the model they showed us. Oh well, at least we live in a country club. Anyone can come and visit, there's room for everybody.

My Sister is Coming!

My sister is coming to visit me! She's coming out on Thursday, the 28th, and leaving Sunday. It will be a short stay, but a welcomed one. We are going to explore Round Rock and Austin together. I really can't wait to see you Shannon! Kodi is very excited too!

Kodi has no fear.

This thing is so high. It curves around 3 times.

This girl has no fear. This is by far the tallest slide she has ever been on! It took her a few min. to get up the courage to actually do it, and then she did it! My kids are crazy. As you all know nothing shakes Degan. Well maybe when Mommy leaves the room. Urrrghhh!

Our house

I can't believe I will get a porch swing of my very own :) If you look you can see our side yards. (top: fallow the brick pillar to the orange flag) (bottom: Fallow the line of the grass from the pillar to the front of the house.)

Here it is! Our house. I wish there was more to show, but every time I see it gets better and better. It is coming along great. I can't wait to move in. Although I’m leaving my 2 baby-sitters behind, and that makes me sad. Well well at least I won’t have to pay $2.00 for every stinky diaper changed. He he. Just kidding girls, it's totally worth it.

Letti!

I need your help again... Could you please change my blog colors? I want it to have some blues and pinks and maybe some polk-a-dots, but not to girly. Please help!

This is what I pay for?

Paige is practicing her baby-sitting skills on the kids. She wants to earn a plane ticket to California. Ha! Why didn't I think of this when I was a sitter? I think she might be taking the roll a little to seriously.

Valentines Gifts

maybe these will bring him luck;) I love my shirt. He did such a good job, but this was not the gift I loved. He surprised me that night by coming home. That was the best gift!

Ok I know this should have been done yesterday but I wanted to show you what Bobby and I got each other.

I Love Tiffany Because.....

• is so sweet
• she cares so much for everyone
• she will drop whatever she is doing if you need her
• she loves my kids
• I can vent to her anytime and she will listen
• she is a great mother
• she is a great wife to my brother
• she is a great sister in law
• I miss her and I can't wait to see her again

Feeling the Love!

Well I am just sitting here looking at all the blogs and thinking about my family! I am so blessed to have such a wonderfully large family.

• I was telling Amelia today how I miss those crowded Sundays at Nan's. Yes "ME". I know I was one of the party poopers who stayed at home on occasions. But you really figure out how much you take for granted your family, sisters, Nan's... (You get my point) when they are not here with you.
• I miss my sister; she must be having a hard time too! She is so much like me, and I am so proud of her
• I love my parents for being the parents they are and what lessons they taught me.
• I miss all of my Grandparents, Bobby's just as much. They have all made me feel like such special granddaughter. Grandma Lil is with me every day. I love her and miss her immensely! My Granddad too!
• My sister-in-law's. They have become such close friends. I can sit and tell you all anything and everything. Thank you for making so easy to move to Texas, and so hard! :)
• I have not forgotten my friends either... I have some very true friends. They are those pieces of gold and silver. When you find the ones who stand by you... Priceless!
• Last but not least, my husband. There is no one else on earth I would rather take this adventure with. Bobby is my strength, and my best friend. He would do anything for me, and I for him. I miss him so much right now. It is so hard for him to be away from his kids. He is a loving, and amazing dad. He makes friends with everyone he meets, and those are just some of the reasons I am the luckiest girl ever!

I think I have just sent out the ultimate love letter . I am so thankful for you all! Has this been sappy enough for everyone?

Wishing every one of our friends and family a very LOVED Valentines Day! We hope hope you know we love you all!