Well we start the new job and school Tuesday!!! I took the boys today to see their classrooms and teachers. We are all excited to start teacher's aiding, 3rd grading, and pre-king!!!!

Check out my sister's blog (My Nephew! Link on the side) for some more funny stuff....I have needed some laughs lately and I laughed when I saw her dog acting like a baby on her blog!

It took me forever to figure out how to post video on the blog and I even messed up some of the blog but I think I have it normal where you can watch it now....I'm excited if the video stuff works!!! There will be more to come.

Less Typing more pictures Please...

I'm tired of job stuff....and that is way too much reading for me...I hate to read....so without further ado (sp?) Here is a video that makes me laugh....MIKAH WITH DAD


This one makes me laugh too because Bradley saw me with my camera and asked me to take a picture of him....he didn't know I had the video running on my camera :)

Bradley and I had such an awesome week together in New York. We are glad to be home but sad that we couldn't stay longer. We had so much fun getting to see my sister, Jamil, and baby Mikah! I managed to survive driving through Brooklyn and Manhattan. I drove DeeAnne to her doctor appointment Thursday in Manhattan and was fine driving, but I sure was glad when the doctor released her to drive after the appt. and she was able to drive us home. I think she was glad too. We did soooo much while we were there but and I wish we could have done more!

I got really good at riding the subway and figuring out which direction to go and how to get on and off the trains and running to the next train and reading the subway maps. I wouldn't mind riding it some more, but I didn't really care for it. I totally agree with Jamil in that you start to feel like cattle being herded everywhere.

A bunch of pictures are below...I will just type about our days and events...not necesarilly in order and try to fill you in on what all we did. Of course we LOVED holding baby Mikah.

Hanging out in the apartment. They live on the third floor across from Pratt. I loved that anything you needed was within walking distance. Okay, clothing wasn't, but everything else was. I LOVE walking to the grocery store. I can't tell you how many times I have wished I could walk to Walmart here. In fact when we lived in Ferris I used to walk 6 blocks to our small grocery store just because I liked too.

I thought this was a cool picture I took of the subway. One time we were waiting on out train and I saw a guy who looked just like Joe Hays. I didn't want to look like an idiot so I didn't ask him if it was him...I knew he lived in Brooklyn, but my mind said "don't be stupid...millions of people in Brooklyn and you think you see Joe Hays?'' I left a comment on his blog asking if he was on that train at that time and sure enough it was him!!! Crazy. So, I thought that meant I should go visit them. Bradley and I walked over to their apartment the next morning. I am excited that they are close to DeeAnne and Jamil! I think Ira and Sophia are precious! But, I am partial to this other little guy in Brooklyn :)
Bradley and I were chased by a wild pack of wolves in central park! I was somehow able to grab the camera, run backwards and snap this shot of Bradley making his get away. Please, nevermind the fact that it was snowing this day :)
Bradley rock climbing in central park. He made it all the way to the top. On his way down he really scared me. He made it though with no hurts. Oh, did I mention that the Museam of natural history was right across the street from central park? We went and enjoyed the planetarium, ocean exhibit, wild animal exhibit :) ....
Jamil's mom lives on Long Beach Island in New Jersey. We went and stayed the night with her and Bradley enjoyed a day at the beach. He walked up to me with a small Jelly fish in his hand and asked "what is this? It's all squishy." I am so glad it didn't sting him!
Bradley took this cool picture below. This was at a fair at LBI. Bradley rode some rides and won a stuffed dog at the frog hop game.

Our afternoon at Prospect park. Jamil stopped at the sporting goods store and bought a football and ball and bat to play with. We had a great time enjoying the picnic of 2007. I believe Jamil will be at this same park next weekend for THE Birthday of 2007 :) Bradley and I went to Toys R US at times square! It was AWESOME!!! There was a ferris wheel inside the store. It was three stories and this is the lego section Bradley is in front of. The Statue of liberty built with legos!!! This toy store was incredible...go to it when in New York! I believe it put FAO Swartz out of the running for best toy store. Me on the lego car of the ferris wheel in Toys R Us.
Lola with baby Mikah. I babysat this night so DeeAnne and Jamil could have a date night. I had no idea Lola was a pit bull until halfway through our visit. It's a good thing because I would have freaked if I had known that earlier...I always hear such bad things about them with children on the Dallas news. I'm still not too sure about them, but Lola is a pretty good dog...unless she's eating my salad while I change Mikahs diaper!!!!!! Cutie Mikah!

And of course we had to leave my Jake behind in the care of Mimi and Grandpa. We missed him soooooo much....in fact my mom and dad picked us up from the airport and took us straight to eat dinner. I was showing mom and dad some pictures and looked up and saw Jake in Bradley's lap. I think he really missed his older brother!

Bradley's New Hobby

This weekend when Bradley stayed with his Nana, he somehow managed to come home with her really nice camera. She had bought a new one because her flash quit popping up automatically. It still works, you just have to pull it up manually. Randy and I struggled a little with the fact that an 8 year old has such a nice camera, but Bradley is a very responsible kid and we know he will take care of it. I am going to buy him a simple notebook and he can use his allowance to develope the pictures he really likes, so he can put them in the notebook. Then, he can journal about the pictures. Bradley is so creative and I can't wait to see some of the pictures/stories/ideas he comes up with. We are hoping Uncle Jamil can give him some simple pointers when we see him next week in New York :)

Anyway, I am housesitting again for my parents while they are visiting my sweet Mikah right now. I took the boys on a bike trail at Parr park this morning and roller bladed. We stopped to take a rest by the pond and I let Bradley get out his camera and photgraph away. I love nature and I want the boys to really appreciate God's creation. Bradley took this picture of me and Jake and I didn't even know it. I thought it was really good.

I also got to go to Texarkana this weekend and see my good friend Kelley. That's when Bradley stayed with Nana...these were some of Jake's friends from when we lived in Atlanta. Kelley is an awesome cook and taught me a new recipe while there. She's one of those people who can just create and throw food together and make an incredible meal. We had a good time with our friends.
Cade, Jake, and Clay

Jake singing to Kyndal

MIKAH

My sister had her baby July 26th!!! Isn't my nephew precious!!! He weighed in at 7 lb 14 oz at birth, but a couple of days later left the hospital weighing in at 9 something pounds!! They think the scale was broken in the delivery room. Bradley and I get to leave for New York to see them the 13th. We can not wait!!!!! We will be busy until then though. Tonight I drove Bradley to his Nana's, where he will stay until Saturday. Jake and I leave in the morning to go to Texarkana to see my friend Kelley and her three kiddos (pictures of that later). Then Sunday I will teach my toddlers and then we will take off to Grapevine to house sit and the boys will attend yet another VBS while there :)

Then we come home the 9th and then Bradley and I leave the 13th for New York to see this cute little guy below and his mom and dad. Which, I've been informed that my brother in law will be giving me a quick New York driving lesson upon my arrival
so that I can drive my sister to the doctor in Manhattan that Wednesday. Hee hee....that sounds fun!



LOOK! MIKAH IS ALREADY BLOWING KISSES TO HIS FAVORITE AUNT!!!!