Wii are family! ;)

A few weeks ago, my twin brother, Lee came to visit from Norfolk, VA. He's in the Navy (if you don't already know that). :) I'm so proud of him and what he's doing for our country. It was so much fun to have him here for a week. :) He came on a Tuesday night and was over the next day for dinner and some fun! We played the Wii that night. It was so much fun to see my family just enjoying each other, and being silly at the same time. My belly ached from so much laughter that we shared on those fun nights that we all go together. My mom commented that my brother and I seem to just leave where we left off last each time we see each other again (which is only once or twice a year). :) I miss him so much already. I am a little more sad that he's gone this time because I know that he'll be gone for 7 months on deployment. I am praying for his safety and for him to have a closer relationship with the Lord. I ask that you pray for him also, if you can. Thank you!

Lee and Mom playing a game of tennis. My mom LOVES that game! :)

Dad trying it out. He kept telling us how to do it from the sidelines, but as soon as he tried it out, it wasn't so easy to do! ;)

Knock out!

Cheese! I had to add this picture just because! ;)

Jen, Lee's girlfriend, joined him a few days later. Here she is trying out the Wii. She and mom were having a friendly competitive tennis match! ;) (Look at how serious my mom is!)

A Rachel Funny

Today, I received a catalog in the mail from Collections Etc. I love the things that they have in that catalog. I rarely buy from them, but I still love to look at the catalogs. Rachel was looking through the catalog with me this afternoon and was commenting on how she wanted me to buy some candles. *The candles that she wants to decorate our table with. She said that she wanted them for her birthday so she could blow the candles out. ;) *Pic of Rachel blowing out her candles this past summer.Then she paused for a few seconds and said, "No, I know! I want to buy them for you mommy so that you can put them on our table and they can make the table look pretty!" So cute! I was so impressed with her idea because we don't have any candles in our home as decoration. I guess she's just really paid attention to other's houses that we've visited! ;)


She continued to tell me that she wanted to buy me various items. I told her that she was so sweet to want to get me those things. I asked her how she was going to buy them... she replied, "I have money in my piggy bank; I can use that to buy that!" Oh my! ;) I told her that she was very thoughtful, but that I like to look at these things for ideas, not to buy. :)

My little girl just amazes me each day with the things that she comes up with! ;)

Friday, Sat, and Sunday---- Busy, busy, busy!

Okay, so everything is backwards starting from Sunday to Friday, but I've run out of blog time! Time to do my bible study! :) 1 Peter 5: 7Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. (A wonderful scripture that I've been referring to more this week!)

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On Sunday, we celebrated my mother-in-law's b-day at Texas Land and Cattle. She was so happy to see her family twice in one weekend! :)

Yaya reading her card that Rachel had decorated for her!

Me, Rachel and Ben

J.J. and Heather

Rachel and Uncle J.J. playing games on his phone.
Awwwwwwwwwwwwwww- Papa Richard and Yaya
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On Saturday, we had our family come to celebrate Uncle Lee visiting from Norfolk, VA. He and his gf, Jen are going to be deploying on Sunday the 7th for 7-8 months. We are so happy that they were able to come to see us before they left! :)

Jen, Rachel and Uncle Lee

The girls and Lee(top left- Coco, Aunt Gloria, Aunt Gloria, Mom, Jen, Lee, Tia Paz, Aunt Grace, Michelle, and Tia Lilia; bottow row- Me and Rachel being carried by Uncle Lee)

Me and Ben- He was so sweet to bring Rachel to church while I brought my brother and Jen. He then took care of her for the evening so that I could stay a bit longer and hang out with the family! He's so wonderful!

The guys- Uncle John, Uncle Rick, Lonny, and Uncle Robert
More guys- Uncle Rene, Uncle Ashley, and Uncle Virgil Rachel, Papa, and Uncle Lee

Best Friends Forever! ;) Kelly and Melo
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Friday night, we had a blast celebrating Uncle J.J.'s 30th birthday at Stonewerks. It was a surprise b-day given to him by his lovely wife Heather and our wonderful mother-in-law, Yolanda. Here's Rachel showing off her pretty party dress. :)
Mommy & Rachel :)

Uncle J.J. and Rachel

Aunt Heather and Uncle J.J.

(Don't you just love the cake... it was a hard hat shaped cake! Yummy! BTW, I should have never told Rachel we were having cake b/c as soon as we go there at 6:20, she was asking when we were going to have cake, which was about 9:45!) ;)