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    Welcome to our Cantu family blog. This is how we keep out of town family and friends up-to-date with what's going on in our part of the world, especially with our 3 kids. Joshua and Sadee are five year old twins. We also have a two year old daughter, Morgan.

    Michelle and Merced (Sonny) Cantu have been happily married and in love for 9 years. I am a Reservoir Engineering Technician with Southwestern Energy and a die hard Astros fan. Michelle is a wonderful wife and a great stay-at-home mother. We own and operate a sports photography business, Gametime Photography and we just started our portrait photography business, Sonny Cantu Photography

    Be sure to look at the Slideshow Archive link at the top of the page.

     

Dec 11 2009

Ginger Bread Houses

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Joshua and Sadee made ginger bread houses for a winter project at school. It was a bit messy, but a lot of fun! The twins were looking forward to this for weeks and asked every morning if it was the day I come to their school to make ginger bread houses. Daddy, little sister Morgan, and my parents, Grandma Kathy and Grandpa Earl, came to help construct a new ginger bread neighborhood. Please let us know if you are interested in viewing the listings and a walk-thru of their lovely homes.

We saw a wide range of artistic skill. The milk cartons start out glued to the plate and then the kids add the frosting and decorations. I think they are very creative. Checker pretzels make good windows, lollipops make mailboxes, and Chex cereals make fences. M&Ms were popular with most of the kids, both in architectural design and snack time! (Yes, the parents sneaked a few treats, too!)

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Dec 05 2009

SNOW!

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“100% chance of snow” and “2 inches or more of snow” are not what Houstonians expect to hear from their weather forecast. We were all excited, but hesitant to believe, that December 4, 2009 would bring the earliest snowfall in our city’s recorded history. And that it brought so much for so many hours! It was like being on vacation in one of those “other northern states.”

It started in our area around 8:30am. It was really coming down by 10am. Sonny took the day off and by lunch I was ready to pick up the twins from school. We stopped by at noon and I caught up with both of their classes heading out for recess. After seeing both of them playing in the snow, I was satisfied that our kids got to share the experience and waited for 3pm to pick them up.

It continued to snow through lunch and about an hour after the twins came home. We all went back outside to play. (Mommy was as giddy as the kids!) Sonny caught some beautiful moments of my parents playing with Josh and Morgan in the front yard. Sadee had just gone back inside. Her pants and shoes were still wet from going outside several times at school and she was too cold. I’ll see if Sonny will let me post a few photos from my camera, even though we know they aren’t quite as sharp, but our pretty princess won’t mind. Although, photos or not, I’m sure none of us will forget this wonderful winter weather!

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Nov 19 2009

Paint and Piñata

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Happy 4th Birthday, Briana!!!! You are a sweet, fun, smart, and beautiful little girl. Thank you for inviting us to your party.

Faby set the bar high. This was the first birthday party she organized for one of her daughters. Disney Princess bouncing house in the front yard, pink and purple balloons tied to everything, pizza, punch, mermaid pinata, huge Ariel cake, DJ, and face painter that also made balloon animals.

A pinata at any birthday party is a winner! Lined up by size, Morgan was one of the first. She got the hang of things within two swings. Josh had fun and did most of the damage to the mermaid’s hair. Sadee was further down the line and thankfully so. She knows what she’s doing when you hand her a big stick and say hit it hard. Two fists and over the head swings will do some damage fast.

We all got in line for some “ink” and looked at a sheet of drawings. Check out the photos below to see what we picked. Totally fun day!

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Nov 11 2009

Halloween

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The kids love Halloween.  They talk about costume choices months in advance.  This year, Sadee picked a mermaid and did not waiver.  She also picked Morgan’s costume, ballerina princess.  Josh picked Thomas, again.  When we asked if their was a 2nd choice, he picked Percy (another train friend of Thomas.)  Well, I didn’t know where to get a Percy costume, and he did pick Thomas first, so you may recognize his repeat costume.

They could barely stand the wait.  It could not get dark soon enough.  “Can we go now?  Can we go NOW?!”  We were one of the first families on the street to ring doorbells because the time change did not come until that evening.  Most kids waited until it got fully dark and we heard some families say they got trick-or-treaters until 10pm.   (We made it in by 8:15.)

We walked a couple blocks up and back around the next street over.  The houses with the most decorations drew the biggest crowds.  A few were very cute and young kids friendly.  A couple others were very scary.  The home owners go all out with music, smoke machines, lighting, and “cast members” in creepy costumes ready to scream or sneak up on you.  Mommy had three trembling kids attached to my arms and legs.  Wow, what they will do for candy!

The kids love Hallow

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Aug 24 2009

Our 1st Day of Kindergarten!!

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It’s hard to believe that just five years ago we began here, the NICU of Memorial Hermann The Woodlands. Fast forward to today and the twins are starting a new journey, Kindergarten at Greenwood Forest Elementary. They have waited for this day for 2 years. Michelle would drive past the school while going in and out of the neighborhood and the kids talked about that being “our school someday.” As new parents, we thought we had all the time in the world. We make a great effort to spend quality time with all 3 kids and record all of the milestones and fun activities. This is not just another milestone, limited time vacation, or bump in the road. This is the beginning of a multi-decade learning experience.

We know how smart and sweet Joshua and Sadee are with our family and close friends. Now it’s time for them to go out into the world and show everyone how wonderful and important they are to each other, new friends, teachers and everyone they meet!

This is one of those times we really want everyone to leave a comment. Please tell us your favorite memory of Josh and Sadee from the past five years.

 

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August 24, 2009 - 9:22 pm

gramdpa - Five years old and going to school! WOW!

Everyday is a delight when I’m with Josh and Sadee. Lets see, memories abound; here are a few you may remember.

Sadee and Josh like to climb on my back and ride around the house like a cowboy and a cowgirl exploring the open range, whooping it up and laughing so hard they would fall off. We loved every minute.

How about that first trip to Disneyland; Wow, did we have fun! And the GoKart rides in Orlando; we laughed and waved at each other as we sped around the muti-level tracks.

There is so much more to tell. I probably shouldn’t mention how Sadee like to climb on my shoulders and pull my hair out one at a time. I didn’t have that many to loose either and she laughed so hard while she was doing it too! What a little stinker. Josh on the other hand would show me how to use his computer building and coloring Thomas the Train (over and over and over again).

Huges and kisses to you both with all my love,
Grandpa Earl.

August 25, 2009 - 6:58 am

J Texada - OMG! Where has the time gone! The photos are great thanks for sharing them.

August 25, 2009 - 8:36 am

Jeana - WOW! Where has time gone???? We too remember the time they were just sweet little Angels in the NICU. That seems like just yesterday! Now, they are “mini Adults”! Glad they had a great first day! You have so much to be proud of!
We will be doing this next year with Haylie. However, I can’t say there won’t be a river of tears! Love ya’ll!

August 27, 2009 - 7:57 pm

Abel Longoria - ahhh thats so awesome! im so happy for you guys!

September 15, 2009 - 9:12 am

pat clark - Double miracles. WOW!!!!!You are truly blessed. Thanks for sharing and remembering me. Parents holds their children in their heart; God holds them in His hand. God bless you . Ms.Clark

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