Madagascar tribute

It cracks me up when Dale quotes this part of the movie....there is a whole song too




the song



here is a couple clips from the Penguins of Madagascar...our families fav cartoon

go-daddy-o

Not to brag but my dad is a pretty stellar trumpet player. Maybe I am so proud since I have zero musical talent and he has tons...but none the less he is a busy man involved in several music groups one is Harry and the Hightones, The Sentimental Journey Orchestra, The Symphony of the Hills and the Church Choir, as well as gives trumpet lessons to a few lucky hill country students...and is an awesome Bepaw too! Here are a couple links to a couple groups.

Harry and the Hightones...they play at Sam's Burger joint in SA frequently.



The Sentimental Journey Orchestra....plays all over for events, and weddings and such.

I had another picture of him playing his trumpet at one of the playoff Spurs games with the Church Choir singing but it will not load....oh well... it's enough I get to brag on my daddy right! So keep playing and GO- DADDY -O!

watch this

http://gizmodo.com/5231112/best-video-ive-seen-today-will-make-you-smile

A super cool video check it out

photo catchup

Just about each weekend we are occupied with fields for soccer and football....as mother nature allows so here are the kids in action

Reid after the ball

Dale ready to put a hurt on someone..... his motto is borrowed from Yoda "Judge me by my size do you?"
He looks a little bobble head-ish but hes tough

Macy and the other cheerleaders

Macy and a cheer buddy.

When we are not at the fields the boys are usually begging to go to the land and shoot the BB gun they got for Easter....yea yea I know Christ's resurection and weapons do not really mesh but we also got some painted lady catipillars that are turning into butterflies in our kitchen and that is more Easterish...so a little ying and a little yang.

the cocoons

We are also wrapping up Fiesta here in San Antonio, and although you will not catch me at any of the major events....we did decorate some shoes for "show your shoes" day at Macys preschool. She loved the shoes ....but sadly the bells did not last long after being tugged.

We also were able to enjoy lunch with Uncle Troy and Aunt Carolyn last weekend and it was really great to see them...here we are at Rudys

And Dale with Uncle Troy, he was so bummed the game was cancelled, he wanted Troy to see him play so badly, but there will be other games I am sure.

Dale met Earl Campbell at the UT Coop in San Antonio a few weeks ago and got a ball signed. A freind today said they saw Dale on TV in the news blip about Earl.... so I went searching and found it.

http://www.woai.com/mediacenter/local.aspx?videoid=675587@video.woai.com&navCatId=16

It is at the end the only kid taking the signed ball from Earl.

HUGE DIFFERANCE

Its gone....well not all of it but a whole bunch of it. I chopped off my hair today... I took off 6-7 inches which is not enough to donate sadly but I love the cut. My hair and I have a TON of it on a good day with lots of work I liked it, on a bad day is was bad 80's rocker hair....frizzy, wavy, out of control. It got to the point that all I did was put it up pretty much daily...which yes is easy but also boring and containing zero style...I do not consider a giant clipie on the top of my head a style. So I made the appointment and did it. Poor Cindy got her arm work out for the day too with all the hair on my head. But after all was said and done she whipped my hair into shape and submission. Now I love it today, and hope I can repeat the style she did...I think I can and if nothing else I will be cooler this summer, and save a boat load on conditioner, and shampoo. It looked like she slayed a medium sized animal with all the hair on the floor at my chair....yikes. It is lighter and currently bouncin and behavin...so heres to a few good hair days.

Crazy Catch-up

Our youngest Macy turned 4 ...and had 4 celebrations. One in Maui, One at school, One at a friends house, and One with our family that played out over the weekend. She wanted to see Monsters V Aliens....so we did on Saturday after football practice and Reids soccer game. Then on Sunday we met up with Uncle Scott, Aunt Tanya, and Sammy, Grandma, and Bepaw for lunch at Chuck E Cheese...Macys pick, and then home for cake, ice cream and gifts. Truly hard to accept that she is 4. Really seems like it was just not that long ago. However so nice to have kids that are getting to the age of some Independence. The boys make their own breakfasts, pack their bags, put away their laundry, clean up after themselves...but at the same time will still let me love on them, and are still 100% honest with me....those years are numbered.

Duke is hanging on and hanging in with work. We are very aware that changes may be headed our way but we will roll with the waves, and will come out on top. He also had a colonoscopy this week. Not something he wants but I am so proud that he is being proactive against whatever may lurk in the dark corners of his innards. Since his father lost his battle 11 years ago on the 15th of April, he has made it a point to not carry on his dads stoic nature about doctors. So the procedure was a success and instead of follow up in 3 years it is now 5...that is great news.

I on the other hand will be the individual who may cut out my own kidneys to sell on the black market and put myself in a tub of ice....and then the black market would find out how crappy they are and give them back. I have more stone and am a little frustrated at how the system works. Last week I called to schedule a xray, done then an appt for reading said xray...it was inconclusive and an IVP ordered, done, now appt to read IVP xray films...this Friday...that is 2 weeks of discomfort... and they cannot squeeze me in at all before Friday???? What, but are willing to dole out pain meds ....I want answers not meds....maybe if I did not have 3 kids to watch I could vombi-fi myself or maybe if I could actually SLEEP when on them rather than having my mind race for 4 hours...but then again kids , so no day use clearly....this is not a solution in my book. Thankfully, I am just now getting to the pain point rather than the discomfort and really annoying pinching backache. Ahhh whatever....maybe I can just have pvc pipe put in place of my ureter....

The kids are great, Macy is cheering for the Jr. Rattlers and is so cute when she does it....pics soon, Dale is a mean green corner back for the Jr. Rattlers, his motto is nobody catches the ball on my side of the field...not even me.....and Reid is playing soccer for the Cyclones at the YMCA and oddly enough with a child of a fellow Tivy Grad....Doug Copeland....small world. Their team is not a huge force to be contended with but the kids have fun and Reid plays his heart out and plays very well. This last game he wanted to be goalie..he said "MOM I do not want them to score, and the other kids don't stop the ball...I won't score but neither will they" I love that kid...but very similar to dales motto, Duke has ingrained in their minds you'll never loose it the other team never scores....nothing like stiff competition at age 4-6-and 8.... Grades came out and Dale again got all A's...yea for daddys brains, and Reid is doing wonderful as well with all +'s and only needs to work on slowing down....so all is pretty well in the world of Danielville....with a few exceptions....but that is life, and all in all life is pretty good. Pics will come soon