Amy Willila

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Brett Matthew

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Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Random Pictures and Gymnastics!


The kids have been busy lately...Brett just started gymnastics and Amy started fall classes...Here are some pictures Mimi took of their first days.

Amy and Miss Gina...we LOVE Miss Gina...she is great! 


 Ta-da hands!
 Brett's turn...waiting to go in...
 We are lucky enough to have Miss Gina teaching his class also!  He was apparently more excited than this picture shows!

 Running!
 And the Ball Pit!
 Our friend Madison that I work with was in from Denver and we all went to dinner...Brett was bored, so I gave him my phone...apparently he is a natural texter!
 A couple of weeks ago, Grams took Amy on a special field trip to Blue Bell with her cousins!  She was a fan!  They sent us this picture!
 Brett got a big boy backpack, so Amy decided he had to wear it in to school...he would only hold her hand, not mine...it was too cute not to get a picture of...but they look way too grown up...
Not sure what Brett's face is here...but he really was enjoying walking in like a big boy!
 Amy also started in her new big girl room...here is her first day...she was excited!  Getting so big!

Sunday, August 21, 2011

Amarillo...Part One...

A few weekends ago, we headed up to Amarillo to visit everyone...it was a great time...all of the cousins were together and the kids loved playing together!  We also took the kids to Wonderland, which is an amusement park there...it was a blast!  We used to love to go when we were growing up, so it was so fun to take the kids and show them!


Brett and Tyler wrestling...this was a favorite pasttime of the weekend...Apparently Ryan, Jake and Brett wrestled a ton while we were at Wonderland too!
Playing with Opa!
Amy and Kent...ready to ride some rides!
The boats!
Caylee and Amy waiting for the helicopters!
They both loved the helicopters!  Caylee was pulling the bar to make it go up...she had to concentrate :)
On to the Frog Hopper...all fun and games at first...then it went downhill!
How high is this going???
YIKES!!!  Caylee loved it!  Minus the death grip she had on the bar...Amy wasn't so sure!
That's better...She loved it once she was off!  That was all they talked about :)
Waiting for the Cyclone...a favorite from when we were little...it beats you to death!  And apparently really beats you up if you have a little kid to protect on it!  Sorry Uncle!!!
Tyler and Uncle Matt ready to go!
Up next the sky ride...still scared me to death!  way to high for me...Amy loved it!
The train...the kids loved it too!

Amanda and I waiting on the little kid roller coaster!  Right after a little girl asked if we were twins...clearly we look just alike :)  Please note how wet we were...the water slide right before this one totally soaked us...
Auntie and Kent...
Amy and Daddy riding the roller coaster...contrary to the look on her face...she loved it!  And rode it twice!  But she wouldn't ride with Mommy...only Aunt Manda!

Amarillo...Part Two...

On Sunday morning, Uncle Pat took all the little ones fishing...everyone had a great time!
Feeding the ducks...
The scene...classic...
Amy and her Daddy...
Love this one...
The Gafford Boys...
Daddy caught the first fish of the day...and it was a big one...surely 3 inches at least...he threw it back or at Aunt Manda...
Amy caught a "big ole leaf"...she was proud of herself :)
And Brett ended up sacking out before fishing was over...

Amarillo...part three...

On Sunday in Amarillo we went to the park with Caylee...Amy had a great time being a big girl!  She and Caylee really loved being chased by the big monster Uncle James :)

Mimi and Brett swinging!
 The girls sliding!
 Then came Uncle James's work out...the slider thing...he took the girls a million times on it!
 And Brett even got a turn!
 Then I challenged James to see if we could do it!  We both made it down and back...
 Note the form :)
 Before bathtime, Opa and Brett played monster...they were both laughing pretty hard...being a monster is funny stuff :)
 The next morning, they played in Oma's fountain...And got super wet!
 Not sure what she was doing here...
 And making a silly face with Uncle Pat...

Sunday, August 14, 2011

Rainy Day Field Trip

We planned to go swimming today, but since it was raining we couldn't...Amy was crushed...so we decided to head up to see Sam Houston.  We pass it everytime we head to Grams's house, so we always tell her we will stop...It was a fabulous little trip and Brett and Amy seemed to enjoy it.  Daddy even took us for blizzards on the way home!

Amy saw some high schoolers pose for a picture, so she and Brett had to!
 The statue is really impressive up close and not breezing by at 70ish...
 They have a stage with just a face piece, so we had to check that out...Amy wanted to touch the eyes...bizarre, I know...
 Amy got up behind it!
 And Daddy!
 Touching the eyes!
 And another bench shot...she picked out her own clothes...lots of pink today!
 Silly faces...

Amy...
 Daddy...
 Brett...