One night we were up late watching movies with the kids and Josh couldn’t stay awake. He found his a warm spot on our dog, Maggie, and both seemed content with the sleeping arrangements. Don’t you just love them when they’re sleeping? It’s so quiet! 
Love this! Josh is so cute!
Thanks Heather. He is a handsome little boy.
That’s so sweet! Doggies make the best pillows!
Joshua’s nickname is Bubba Crash. He has been prone to accidents since the moment he first tried to propel himself in a forward motion. He could be running from one place to another with NOTHING in the way and BAM! He trips. When the twins chase each other around the house, guess who crashes into the television or sofa? This time Bubba Crash has a new meaning.
What a great start to my early weekend. I get home from work Thursday afternoon and Michelle greets me in the kitchen. “Guess what your son did today? Lemme show you.” Me being a creature of routine, I asked her to wait while I change clothes, put away my things, and “freshen up.” After I’m done, Michelle leads me to a window at the back of the house. I raise the shade and there is a piece of newspaper covering one of the panes of glass in the window.
The Story: Joshua is playing in the back yard. He is throwing a tennis ball on the roof of the house. When it comes rolling down Maggie, our dog, will retrieve it. Joshua needs to come inside the house. He goes back outside to play, but forgets the tennis ball inside. So, what’s the next best thing to throw on a roof? A ROUND ROCK! (see exhibit A below) Michelle is in the kitchen and hears glass shatter. She runs over to the window and hears Josh shouting at her through the closed blinds. “Don’t worry, Mommy.” Michelle yells back, “Didn’t you hear the glass break?!” He replies, “Yes, but it didn’t make a hole!” Technically, from his height, he didn’t see the hole…. we’re guessing. Josh comes inside and Michelle walks him over to the window. Before they get to there Joshua repeats himself, “Mommy, there’s no hole.” They walk up to the window and Michelle points to the hole, “What’s this?” He response, “oooooh.” He is sent to his room for punishment.
Michelle and I had a difficult time keeping a straight face while trying to discipline Joshua so she left the room. First of all, he gives you a blank stare like he has no idea what just happened. Combine that with the sad puppy dog eyes and Joshua already has the advantage. He’s too cute. While I’m trying to explain what he did wrong all I could hear in my head was, “Mommy, there’s no hole.” ROFL! The talk was brief. I told him not to get out of bed and think about what he did. About 30 minutes later we went to check on him and the boy fell asleep. UGH! What kinda of punishment is that? 
On Friday, my father-in-law found a hardware store that still cuts glass. Lowes and Home Depot will not cut it for you. All this on one of the coldest days of the year. It was below freezing for several nights in a row. Saturday afternoon, we installed the glass and afterward everybody was treated to some good eatin’ at Rudy’s BBQ. Needless to say, the only thing Joshua is allowed to throw towards the house are leaves. My father-in-law came up with that one. Thanks Earl for the idea and thanks for the help with new glass installation…. not for the laughing at us when Michelle first told you what Josh did to the window. LOL! Oh, the memories. (Told you Josh is just like his Uncle Brian!)
This is the actual rock Joshua tossed through the window.
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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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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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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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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.
OMG! Where has the time gone! The photos are great thanks for sharing them.
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!
ahhh thats so awesome! im so happy for you guys!
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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