The Greene 5

Champs

2011-10-19T08:12:00.001-05:00

Tate’s baseball team played in a tournament this past weekend and won 1st place. So proud of these boys for working so hard. :)

Tate and one proud Daddy

Tate and Kyle

Happy #3!

2011-09-19T13:18:00.001-05:00

Happy Birthday, Lyla-Bug!

What a blessing you are to us.

**Photos by Aunt Laci :)***

Kindergarten….here we come!!!!

2011-08-22T09:41:00.001-05:00

Thumbs up for a great year!!

Handsome boy all ready to go!

Pretty little lady…excited to start school

They are in the same class, but at different tables…

don’t they look so big????

First Day of School poem

They started school this morning,
And they seemed so very small.
As I walked there beside them
In the Kindergarten hall.

And as they took their place beside
the others in the class,
I realized how all too soon
Those first few years can pass.

Remembering, I saw them as
They first learned how to walk.
The words that we alone made out
When they began to talk.

These little angels so much absorbed
In learning how to read and write.
It seems as though they must have grown
To childhood overnight.

My eyes were blurred by hastily
I brushed the tears away
Lest by some word or sign of mine
I mar their first big day.

Oh how I longed to stay with them
And keep them by the hand
To lead them through the places
That they couldn’t understand.

And something closely kin to fear
Was mingled with my pride.
I knew they would no longer be
The babies by my side.

But they must have her chance to live,
To work their problems out,
The privilege to grow and learn
What life is all about.

And I must share my little angels
With friends and work and play;
Their not babies anymore –
They’re in Kindergarten today.

Comforting to know they are walking in with their best buddy!

Sneak Peak…

2011-05-25T21:47:00.001-05:00

Someone had their dance rehearsal tonight…

She did great on the stage, just hope she performs for the real show too! :)

Emmy’s rehearsal is next week…stay tuned!

Owen’s Farm

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This week, Tate and Emmy went on a field trip to Owen’s Farm.

It was a fun day!

Blessed…

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Today I am thankful for these 3 rays of sunshine…

Easter 2011

2011-04-25T18:45:00.001-05:00

Our “extras”

2011-04-21T22:19:00.000-05:00

With three kids, there is a lot of running from here to there between swim, dance, baseball and school we have quite the packed calendar lately. Emmy is taking swim lessons twice a week, plus dance class once a week. Tate is now practicing baseball once a week (well, 7x a week if you count the Daddy/Tate practices in the backyard every evening) with games every Saturday. And Lyla is in dance once a week. So, that is a lot of running from here to there, but I wouldn’t change it for the world! :) Here are some pics from our “extras” the past few weeks.

Em LOVES swim class…it is just hard to get good pics through the glass from where the parents watch.

Before she swam one evening

Number 2!!!

All ready for the game

Daddy and Tate

Tate and Mommy

And Miss Lyla, who is a good sport about being at all the practices. :)

Randomness…

2011-04-20T22:09:00.000-05:00

Just some random pics from my camera, now that I have finally downloaded pics from the beginning of the year. :)

Harper and Emmy before one of their sleepovers.

The girls on New Year’s Eve

Em enjoying some candy at one of Tate’s basketball games.

Lyla getting a little taste of snow.

Maggie and Lyla

Intentionally not looking at the camera…stinkers!

Blowing some bubbles before enjoying the hot tub.

The big kids taking a break from swimming in the hot tub.

Having a snack with cousin Kate

Breakfast anyone?

2011-04-18T21:29:00.000-05:00

Brad and the girls made a yummy breakfast of eggs, bacon and waffles. The girls were so excited to spend some time in the kitchen with Daddy and Mommy didn’t mind too much either. :)

Cracking the eggs

Lyla was a little excited about her turn.

Watching Daddy cook the eggs

Enjoying their hard work

with a fake smile… :)

Daddy and his girls

Cici’s Pizza Field Trip

2011-04-15T21:23:00.001-05:00

A few weeks ago, the kids were studying food and different ways we get food. So, they had a fun field trip to Cici’s Pizza to take a tour of the kitchen and they also got a chance to make their own pizzas. Since my kids LOVE Cici’s this was a fun day for them :)

Emmy waiting her turn to add her ingredients to her pizza

Tate added LOTS of pepperoni. :)

The assembly line

Waiting on her pizza to cook.

The finished products

Lately…

2011-03-28T10:51:00.001-05:00

Lately I have been in a blog “funk”, if you will. No particular reason besides I just haven’t had the drive. :( So, if you are visiting us still, thank you! I promise to try and blog at least once a week.

Here are some recent phone pics of what we have been up to… Lyla and her ice cream the other day at Jason’s Deli

Tate’s new calf at the ranch. He named him “Dos”.

Like Tate, he had a rough first few days of life, but after a visit to the vet and some antibiotics he seems to be better.

We have spent a lot of time enjoying our backyard. Here Tate has set up a deer blind and is ready for any deer that may make it to the backyard. :)

Mimi took the girls to get the first pedicure of the season. :) They beat me this year. She LOVES to get her nails done. :)

And Lyla got to enjoy it for the first time too. :)

Oh and we can’t forget the I-stuck-a-tic-tac-up-my-nose-pic!!!!! Seriously…she is something else!!!

Tate got to go down to the ranch to see a Vietnam helicopter land at the ranch. Boots is doing a painting for the 82nd Airborne Division. Here is the link to more pics…

Vietnam Helicopter Pics

Emmy started swim lessons. She is loving them and getting better and better at her strokes and swim speed. She will be able to start a swim team soon.

Here are the kids during a family walk the other night. They are doing some construction behind our neighborhood to make a walking trail so the kids wanted a pic on the steam-roller.

For Spring Break, Emmy got to spend some time at the ranch. She loved riding Thunder and was so proud she can now ride without someone leading her. :)

And last, we have been going to get Baskin Robbins (Tuesday after 5 is $1 kid cones!!) and Yogurtville a lot lately. :) I guess it is the spring weather. :)

Finally…

2011-02-04T20:36:00.001-06:00

We finally escaped the house today…after 4 days of being trapped in by the ice…we got snow!!! That was reason enough for us to head outside for a little while.

She is still not too impressed with the snow…

But, she is potty trained now!!! That is what 4 solid days inside the house will do for a girl. :)

Playing catch with the snowballs…

Tate and Mommy

My cutie…

And the big kid!

Daddy with Em and Tate

Even Huck enjoyed getting out and playing for a while.

Hiding from Daddy…can you see him???

She was begging to make snow angels…this was followed shortly by a warm bath…

Running from the snowballs…

Such a sweet girl…enjoying some fresh air! :)

Basketball Winter 2010

2011-02-02T12:00:00.001-06:00

Tate is trying basketball out this winter with some friends from his baseball and football teams. He is having a lot of fun and it gets some energy out on these cold winter days. :) Go Rebels!!

ICE!

2010-12-08T23:24:00.001-06:00

We went over to the Gaylord this week to see the ICE! sculptures. The kids loved seeing all the Peanuts characters in ice. They give you parkas to wear because it is 9 degrees in the exhibit.

Mimi and Papaw with all the kids

Everything was so colorful and fun to look at.

In Snoopy’s doghouse…made of ice!

Tate and Brody

All the kids bundled up. :)

Mommy and Emmy being silly

Mimi with Lyla and Em…Lyla lasted about 5 minutes after this…she was so cold. :)

Lyla sliding down the ice slides. They loved these…

Emmy’s turn

Tate

Brody

This was her…”I am cold” look

Emmy and Linus…they have the blankie thing in common. :)

Em and Tate

My mitten got in the way…but this was Tate and Emmy with Uncle B in front of the Charlie Brown Christmas tree.

What a fun time! If you are ever in the area, I highly recommend going on a week night and wearing plenty of warm clothes. :)

The Nutcracker 2010

2010-12-05T21:10:00.001-06:00

Brad and Philip took the girls to see The Nutcracker again this year.

And Here Come The Holidays…

2010-11-18T22:01:00.001-06:00

Here is just a glimpse of the silliness during our attempt at Christmas card pictures…

Really?????

(I took about 237 more…there were a “few” good ones!)

October 2010

2010-11-01T11:14:00.001-05:00

Wow! What a busy month. I can’t believe it is already November. We had a fun October…

I got to travel to Austin to see Gina get married.

These two went on their first field trip… to the public library.

We went to Mr. Red’s Cowboy Gathering… Where this little guy got brave and…

did the mutton bustin’!

two nights in a row! :)

While this little cowgirl cheered him on from the bleachers.

Mommy and Daddy went on a little vacation to Cancun…

with some really fun friends. :)

We went on another field trip with Tate and Emmy’s school…

to the Pumpkin Patch.

Oh, and these two boys got to see the Rangers play in the World Series! :)

What a fun month…now for November…

Beautiful Day for the Park

2010-10-01T14:40:00.000-05:00

Lyla’s 1st Dance Class

2010-09-30T14:36:00.000-05:00

Lyla has been waiting years to finally start her dance class, just like Sissy! She is taking with some of our friends little girls. All these girls have older siblings Tate and Emmy’s age. It is fun to do something with just the “littles”.

She was so excited to get all dressed up and get her dance bag…she actually put her milk in the bag along with her lovie.

She walked in and found a number, just like she has watched Emmy do for years.

Playing in the hoopty hoops.

Wordless Wednesday

2010-09-29T12:26:00.000-05:00

Not So “Minnie” Party…

2010-09-28T14:22:00.001-05:00

This little one waited and waited for her Minnie Party with a Minnie cake :)

Minnie stuff is harder to find than Mickey stuff, but we made it work. :)

Lyla with Mimi and Banty

Nana, Lyla and Banty

Cousin Lauren and Emmy

Tate and his bestie Luke

Getting ready to sing Happy Birthday

She LOVED having all the attention :)

In fact, we sang twice and blew the candles out twice!!

And she would have done it a third time too…

Yummy cake!

Emmy and Harper

Bryce and Lyla

(These two are a week apart in age and have been in Sunday School together since birth. And they both have twin older siblings)

She loved opening the presents. After each one she would find the person who gave it to her and stop to say thank you and give them a huge hug. Sweet girl!

Aunt Jo Jo, Lyla and Amy

Opening more Minnie stuff…her bed looks like a

Minnie Mouse Groupie lives there. :)

#2 for #3

2010-09-19T01:26:00.001-05:00

Happy Birthday to our Lyla-Bug! I cannot believe you are already two. In some ways it seems like you were just born and in others I can’t remember what life was like without you. You light up our lives with your sweet smile and sense of humor.

Today we celebrate you!

We thank God for you everyday! We love you – Lyla Mary!

Alone At The Plate

2010-09-18T21:38:00.001-05:00

Inside the front cover of the book You Can Teach Hitting, by Dusty Baker, there appears this poem about a Little Leaguer...

He pulls on a helmet, picks up the bat,
and walks to the plate, "gotta hit and that's that."

The crowd starts to yell, the game's on the line,
last inning, two outs, the score's nine to nine.

Dad yells, "Go get it," Mom wrings her hands,
coach hollers, "hit it," but alone there he stands.

Heros are made in seconds such as this,
but he's just a little boy, what if he should miss?

Years after this game's ended and he's little no more,
will he remember the outcome or even the score?

No he'll have forgotten if he was out, hit, or a run,
he'll only look back on his friends and the fun.

So cheer this boy on, alone with his fate;
help him remember with fondness this stand at the plate.

Spend your time wisely and help in his quest
to be a hitter with confidence and always his best.

And when the game's over, this boy can stand tall,
for you've helped him prepare to give it his all!

Game Day!

2010-09-13T08:23:00.001-05:00

Go Cowboys!

2010-08-28T14:27:00.001-05:00

Tate and Emmy had their first game today. Go Cowboys! :)

Last-First-Day-of-Preschool

2010-08-25T17:05:00.001-05:00

Today was the last-first-day-of-preschool…next year these two will be kindergarteners at this time. :) & :(My little angels

Mr. Tate

Miss Em

Emmy picked the first literacy center, while Tate took in the whole room before deciding on the little playhouse.

Just imagine the next scene of me telling Lyla she had to leave…I will leave that one up to your imagination…It was not pretty!

We are looking forward to a fun year with lots of learning and fun play! :)

Girly Tea Party

2010-08-25T16:58:00.001-05:00

Before school started back, Parker, Dakota and Reagan hosted a fun tea party for some of the girls. They dressed up in princess attire and has a fun tea together. Emmy was in San Antonio with Ellie (see this post), so I took Lyla and she thought she was hot stuff with all the big girls! :)

Harper, Dakota, Nicole,

Parker, Lyla and Reagan

Miss Harper

Making their wands and crowns

Miss Valerie helping Lyla

She was having to concentrate really hard. :)

Parker and Harper

Showing he wand off

Miss Nicole

Reagan and Lyla

Dakota and Valerie

Enjoying a lunch

After the tea, they swam in the bounce house and snacked a little more. What a sweet group of girls. :)

Dance Class

2010-08-25T16:46:00.001-05:00

This summer, we put Emmy in a “summer session” dance class. She got to take with some of her friends from church.

Sweet girls

Taverly, Emmy, Parker and Dakota

She absolutely loves dance and has already started her regular class for the school year. :)

Wordless Wednesday

2010-08-11T20:50:00.001-05:00

This is why we say,

“Good morning, Lyla…and good morning to your hair!”

Go, Rangers!

2010-08-06T21:17:00.001-05:00

This is the view almost every night at our house lately…

Tate, Daddy and Lyla watching The Rangers!

Go Rangers!

(or as Lyla says, “Go Wraners!!!)

Visit with Emerson

2010-07-20T14:49:00.000-05:00

The girls and I went over to see Dave, Amanda, Emerson and their new addition, Christopher. It was so fun to catch up with each other.

Emerson and Lyla December 2008

Emerson and Lyla January 2010

July 2010

They are so stinkin’ cute! Thank you for having us over…can’t wait to see you guys more often!! :)

Go Rangers!

2010-07-19T01:38:00.000-05:00

Brad and Tate have been to a few Ranger’s games this season. Last Sunday, Tate’s friend, Gavin and his dad joined them at the ballpark. :)

Welcome to the Circus!!!

2010-07-18T13:36:00.000-05:00

This year, the kids picked out a circus theme for their birthday party. Mimi and Papaw hosted at their house…they have a pool and in July that is almost a necessity for an outdoor party. :) We had games, popcorn, sno-cones, hot dogs, cake and lots of fun with family and friends.

Tate and Cody enjoying a sno-cone

Tate and Tyler

The cakes!

Blowing out the candles

I think these two had at least 10 suckers each! They just kept finding them.

What a fun party! I was having so much fun visiting…I did not do a great job at photographer. :) Thank you to Mimi and Papaw and all of those who helped out…we really appreciate it!

4th and Mini-Party…

2010-07-18T13:28:00.000-05:00

We went to Clifton for the 4th of July and also had a mini-party for Tate and Emmy’s birthday.

Bathing “Fun-der” a.k.a. Thunder

2010-07-17T12:43:00.000-05:00

Even Miss “Fun-der” (Thunder) needs a bath now and then. :)

Allen Celebration 2010

2010-07-16T09:06:00.000-05:00

The last weekend in June, Allen has their annual Allen Celebration with concerts, food, rides and a great fireworks show. This year we went to Mimi and Papaw’s house to swim before and then headed out to watch the fireworks. The kids had a great time with Maggie and Brody.

Lyla and Maggie waiting for their snacks.

Emmy and Papaw

Tate enjoying the pool

Mommy and Emmy waiting for the concert to start

Tate and Unc B

Tate and Brody just chillin’

Beach Part 3…

2010-07-15T13:19:00.000-05:00

Last one…PROMISE! :)

Beach Part 2…

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Beach Overload Part 1…

2010-07-13T12:52:00.000-05:00

I know…I know…there are a million pics in the next few posts, but I just could not decide on just a few pics from the beach. This was Lyla’s first time, and let’s just say…the sand is safe from her! She was not a huge fan of the “mess-y!!!” sand, but after day 3 we finally got her to walk in it and even sit for a few minutes. :) Again…LOTS.OF.PICS!!!

More to come…

Dinner and Dessert

2010-07-13T11:35:00.000-05:00

While in Houston, we went to dinner with some friends who moved to Houston a few years ago. We at a Ninfas and had dessert at a cupcake shop! Yum! The kids had a great time running around and eating all that sugar. :)

Decisions, decisions!!!

Houston Children’s Museum

2010-07-12T11:30:00.000-05:00

On our way to the beach, we tagged along with Brad to Houston for a few days. He was working during the days, so we met my KD friend from Baylor, Crystal and her kids, Sarah and Connor, at The Houston Children’s Museum. The kids had a great time playing and exploring the museum, plus Crystal and I got to catch up with each other. :)

Emmy, Sarah, Crystal, Connor, Tate, Me and Lyla

This was at the end of the day, so the kids are a little tired! :)

They got to shop in the grocery store…

Too bad Lyla thought all the food was real and it was really close to lunchtime…so she was a little disappointed she did not get the yogurt she picked out. :)

Emmy wanted to be the cashier

Then they went to the vet clinic to play with the animals…this was Lyla’s favorite part!

They were all too busy playing to look at the camera :)

What a fun day!

Locks of Love

2010-07-12T11:20:00.001-05:00

A few weeks ago, Emmy decided she wanted to cut her hair and donate it to “Locks of Love”. So, one Saturday morning we went to Sweet and Sassy for the big cut! They cut off a total of 10 inches. It was sad to see all that beautiful hair go, but let me tell you…it is SO.MUCH.EASIER!!!!! No whining and complaining when it is time to wash, brush or fix it. Plus, I think it looks pretty darn cute on her. :)

Happy #5!

2010-07-07T16:01:00.001-05:00

Tate – July 2010Emmy - July 2010

Tate and Emmy July 2005

Emmy’s Recital

2010-06-05T19:39:00.001-05:00

Emmy Dance Recital 2010

They had two routines…a ballet to “Following the Leader” (From Peter Pan) and a tap to “We are the Wee Rocketts”.

Emmy with a proud mommy and daddy

Lyla, Tate and Emmy before the rehearsal

Emmy with Boots and Banty

Emmy and Mimi

Some action shots…

Boots and Emmy after the rehearsal

Mamaw and Emmy after the recital

Papa, Nana and Honey with Emmy

Emmy and daddy

The girls

Emmy with Mimi and Papaw

What a great show! We are so proud of you, Emmy!

A Night at Honey and Coach’s House

2010-06-04T12:36:00.001-05:00

A few weeks ago, Honey and Coach took the kids for a night. They had a great time! Thanks to Honey and Coach for having them over. :)

A Friday night at Chick-Fil-A

Silly kiddos

My three little “angels”

Preschool Graduation

2010-06-02T09:01:00.001-05:00

“My Shoos…”

2010-05-27T12:07:00.001-05:00

This girl is obsessed with “shoos”!

This was her this morning…crazy hair and all. When we go get her in the mornings, we say, “Good morning Lyla! And good morning to your hair!” It is OUT. OF. CONTROL. until we get the spray bottle after it! :)

Last week

2010-05-23T20:54:00.001-05:00

Looking back at last week, we had lots of fun!

We went to The Great Wolf Lodge last Sunday and Monday.

The kids had a blast!

Emmy is quite the water kid! She LOVED all the slides and just played and played in the kids area. :)

Silly Girl!!

Tate loved the slides too and enjoyed the lazy river with Daddy.

Lyla was the little dare devil! She went down every slide she met the height requirements for and a few more! :) She would climb the steps, wait for the guy to give her the thumbs up and walk over to slide all on her own by the end.

I promise she was having a blast! I got quite a few stares from worried moms standing around, but after she went down they just laughed at her reaction when it was over. She would get up and say, “gain!” (again)

This was the look I got when we were having to leave!

We also went to the fountains by Purple Cow with some friends on Wednesday. Again, Lyla LOVED it! The older kids were hard to catch on camera, but I thought these were cute of her playing in the fountains

This is the look I get when she sees the camera. Just imagine her saying, “cheeeeesseee!”

Then we met some friends, Lauren and Sarah with their kids, at Cold Stone for some ice cream and play at the little houses on Thursday. I borrowed this picture from Lauren’s blog. (I forgot my camera).

Bryce, Avery and Lyla

Bryce and Lyla are in the same Sunday School class. It is funny how they always recognize each other and just smile. :)

(The big kids were too busy playing!)

On Saturday, Tate’s t-ball team finally got to play their last game. Thanks to all the rain, our season was “extended” for 3 weeks. :) Before the game, they had pictures taken. Here are a few I got on my camera.

Go Eagles!!!

He was so proud of his trophy he got for the season. We are very thankful for the patient, encouraging coaches this first year of t-ball. It was a great experience for us and Tate.

Coming in the next few weeks…

Pre-School graduation & Emmy’s BIG dance recital! :)

Stay tuned…

Fun in the sun…

2010-05-06T16:51:00.000-05:00

The kids are loving the new backyard. That is where you will find us most of the time. :) Today they enjoyed the sprinklers and the Gator…

Gavin Smith

2010-05-05T14:33:00.002-05:00

Please, please pray for sweet Gavin Smith!

19 months…

2010-04-25T21:23:00.001-05:00

What a little blessing this girl is to our family. :)

Here’s to our now 19 month old!

We love you, Lyla-Bug!

Water Guns…

2010-04-21T14:33:00.001-05:00

Just an afternoon playing with some dollar store water guns. :)

Papa’s Surprise Party

2010-04-07T10:05:00.001-05:00

We had a surprise party for Papa’s 75th birthday.

Family Night…

2010-04-06T22:35:00.001-05:00

Since it was the 25th anniversary of the Cowboy Gathering, they had a Saturday night dinner for all the wives and kids.

The girls enjoyed the music. Red Steagall and Allison Kraus sang that night. Notice how filthy they were!!

Tate and Emmy with Thunder before dinner

The girls loved dancing with their Daddy :)

And I got some dancing in with Tate

Lyla had not taken a nap, but she was a trooper. Boots danced with her for a good hour trying to get her to sleep. She stayed up the entire dance and the drive home. This girl loves to party! :)

Cowboy Gathering

2010-04-06T22:29:00.001-05:00

A few weeks ago, the boys headed to The Cowboy Gathering. This was Tate’s first year to go. He was so excited about getting to sleep in a teepee. :) Brad said he did great all weekend. Thunder even came along for the trip…

Brad, Mr. Red, Tate and Boots

Brad said he had a great time just walking around collecting sticks and rocks. By the time we got there on Saturday, he had a huge pile out by the teepee

Tate with Uncle Rooster

School Egg Hunt

2010-04-05T14:12:00.001-05:00

Last week, the kids had their egg hunt at school.

Their sweet class before the hunt…

Emmy and I after the cupcakes. :)

Thank you to Stacie for being the good mom and bringing her camera to the party…I was not prepared at all! :)

Mimi’s Birthday

2010-04-05T14:03:00.001-05:00

Mimi’s birthday was back in Feb, just now downloading all my pics…

Happy Birthday, Mimi!

Singing at Babe’s

Blowing out the candles…

Mimi with her grands

Mimi and the babies

Me with Miss Maggie

Papaw and Brody B.

Me and My Tater

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My goal for the week…CATCH UP ON THE BLOG!!! I am trying to get all the pics in order from the past few months. Moving has thrown me completely off! :) Look for more posts soon…

How do you keep an 18 month old busy?

2010-04-01T22:30:00.001-05:00

Give her some corn on the cob…this entertained her for about 30 minutes while I made dinner. :)

Boy Trip

2010-03-31T08:55:00.001-05:00

So, I gave Brad a little camera for Christmas just for him to keep in his hunting backpack. Well, these pics are from back in January when he took Tate to the deer lease for a few days.

Daddy and Tate

Tate with Josh and Papa

Hanging out in the barn with his cars and horses

Being goofy.

Waiting on the deer…

Waiting some more…

An down for the count. :)

Happy #8 and #75…

2010-03-16T22:10:00.001-05:00

Happy Anniversary to my wonderful husband of 8 years…

And Happy 75th Birthday to Papa! :)

Ooooooh’s!!

2010-03-15T13:01:00.001-05:00

Lovin’ some Spaghetti-ooooooh’s!

Play Ball!

2010-03-15T12:55:00.001-05:00

We have officially kicked off t-ball season! This is Tate’s first year to play…and he LOVES every second of it. Brad is the assistant coach for their team. Isn’t he the cutest little ball player out there? (Not that I am biased or anything!)

Warming up

Ready position

The dugout

Go Eagles!

First at-bat!

Happy Valentine’s Day!

2010-02-14T08:17:00.000-06:00

Love,

Tate, Emmy and Lyla

Snow, snow, and more snow!!!

2010-02-11T20:15:00.001-06:00

Warning…picture overload! This is the most snow we have had here in over 40 years…had to get out and enjoy it.

Valentine’s Party

2010-02-11T19:51:00.001-06:00

Today the kids had a party at school for Valentine’s Day.

Their sweet class

Emmy and Harper…they coordinated the dresses : )

Tate and Luke

Triplets????

2010-02-10T16:04:00.001-06:00

Last week while I was getting ready, I heard Lyla on the monitor. I asked Tate and Emmy to go in there to entertain her while I was finishing up. Well, this is what I saw when I walked in. She thought she was pretty special to have her brother and sister in the bed with her. :)

Tow Truck

2010-02-10T16:01:00.001-06:00

A few weeks ago, our truck had a flat tire, so we called a tow truck to take it in to get fixed. Well, Tate and Emmy thought it was the coolest thing that had happened in a while. :)

Cabin Fever…

2010-02-10T15:56:00.001-06:00

It has been so cold here for the past month. We are going a little crazy indoors, so Brad and I took the kids to ride bikes, but it did not last long because it was so cold!

Christmas Part 2 - Clifton

2010-01-27T15:11:00.001-06:00

Christmas Day, after we opened gifts at home, we went to Clifton for the weekend. The weather was warm and the kids had a great time on Thunder, the pony they all got for Christmas. As you can tell, he was a HUGE hit! It was hard to get Tate off for meals and bedtime. :) Thunder was a good sport about it. :) She got this sleeping mask in her stocking and she was so funny wearing it!

Watching Tate on Thunder. She was not quite ready to get on it yet. These next pics are self-explanatory... she decided she needed the Sleeping Beauty dress to ride. She said next time she will bring her microphone so she can put on a show for us all.

Christmas – Part 1 – Mimi and Papaw’s

2010-01-11T18:40:00.001-06:00

We celebrated early this year with Mimi and Papaw. We had a great time watching Tate and Emmy get bikes for Christmas and Lyla got a ride on toy she loves! :)

Lyla discovered the candy basket at Mimi’s and somehow got a sucker open on her own. She thought it was great!

Tate on his new bike.

Lyla and her new ride on toy. She thinks she is big stuff on it!

Emmy and her Barbie bike – with a bell AND a basket. She was VERY specific when talking to Santa about the new bike.

Maggie liked her tide on too! She was a little better at driving than Lyla was.

Auntie M and Uncle B got Emmy this cute Snow White dress. She loved wearing it.

Brody B enjoyed the Happy Birthday, Jesus party!

Getting the big ones all clean and ready to go home.

Emmy and Mamaw with her Baby Be Better Doll. She loved playing with Mamaw and asking her to babysit…

Tate got this truck and trailer set from Mimi and Papaw. He an Brody had a great time playing together with it…

Merry Christmas!

2009-12-25T10:00:00.000-06:00

Merry Christmas, from our family to yours. We hope you have a wonderful time with family and friends!

Love,

The Greene’s

Brad, Brandy, Tate, Emmy, Lyla and Huckleberry

Christmas Past…

2009-12-24T10:25:00.000-06:00

While “organizing” pics for this year, I came across the file of our old Christmas pics. Wow how our family has changed!

2002 – Our First Married Christmas

2003

2004 – I had found out the day before I was pregnant

(still had no IDEA it was twins!)

2005 – Tate and Emmy were 5 1/2 months old

2006

2007

2008

2009

Amanda and Emerson

2009-12-23T22:31:00.000-06:00

Last week, Dave, Amanda and Emerson were in town for a few days, so we went over to The Lott’s house for a visit. (Thank you Joan for letting our Circus come over and play!) Amanda and I have known each other since 4th grade, so to let the girls play together was so much fun! Can’t wait until they make the permanent move to Texas! :)

This year was a little harder to get a pic of us all…

Emerson and Lyla – They are 8 weeks apart

This is a pic from last year. So sweet!

We are so excited for Amanda and Dave, they will be welcoming Christopher Wallace in just a few months. :)

Christmas Baking…

2009-12-23T10:49:00.001-06:00

We made some Christmas candies and cookies together. The kids enjoyed making all the yummy treats.

Ready to get started

They laid out the pretzels and put the candies on themselves

I have no idea…he said just in case something dropped on his head while he was cooking.

Prissy!

She was not sure what to think about it all

Good Times, With Good Friends…

2009-12-23T09:56:00.001-06:00

A few weeks ago, we had Luke and Nicole over to make some Christmas ornaments and decorate cookies. Tate, Emmy and Luke have been in the same class for the past 2 years. These four seem to always get along!

Tate, Nicole, Emmy and Luke

Decorating some of Mimi’s sugar cookies…notice the green teeth! :)

Emmy working on her bag

Tate and Luke painting their pictures

Nicole and Emmy

Soccer Parties

2009-12-23T09:52:00.001-06:00

In the past few weeks, we have been to both Tate and Emmy’s end of the season soccer parties. Tate’s team had a party at the bowling alley and Emmy’s team had a party at Cici’s Pizza.

Tate getting ready to bowl

They were VERY proud of their trophies. :)

Emmy’s team. Since we were out of town for the team pics, we got the girls together for a group pic.

Christmas Performance

2009-12-12T11:18:00.001-06:00

Last Wednesday, Tate and Emmy performed at our church. Here is the video…

After the performance, we went to Village Burger Bar for dinner. YUM!

Thank you to Papaw, Mimi, Honey, Banty and Boots for coming out in the cold to watch the kids. :)

Oh, that Lyla-Bug!

2009-12-10T11:33:00.000-06:00

That is the phrase Brad and I often end our day with. :)

This little girl has stolen our hearts in the short 15 months she has been a part of this family. She is such a sweetheart! Thank you, God for allowing us to have this Lyla-Bug in our lives!

She is more of a mess than you can imagine…but, that is what will keep us young, right?

Lyla’s Boots…

2009-12-08T22:22:00.000-06:00

Over Thanksgiving, Lyla found a new love for pink boots! :) Now if she would just walk in them without falling over…

Santa’s Visit

2009-12-07T22:16:00.000-06:00

Santa came to visit us at Papaw and Mimi’s house on Saturday night! We were supposed to have a cousins Christmas party, but due to the random snow in Houston this week…the Houston group could not make it :( Our attempt at the “kid” picture…notice me…Lyla wanted NOTHING to do with the big guy in red! :)

Our family pic…

Listening to Santa read The Polar ExpressLyla ~~making a mess~~ working on a craft.

Mimi helping the kids make a bag

Brody and Santa Miss Maggie :)

Post-Thanksgiving Baseball Game

2009-12-07T20:25:00.000-06:00

We ended the Thanksgiving Weekend cheering for Tate in a baseball game in Boots and Banty’s front yard.

Notice her eye…she had a run-in with the door frame. :)

Giving Daddy some high-fives while rounding third base

We did have intermissions for the dancing princess…

Here are some other pics of Lyla…

Eating at the big kid table…Cheez-Its

Hanging out with Banty and Sissy on the front porch

Talk about looking guilty!! :)

She had this thing with showing Boots her outfit every time he was around…

Yes, I know I have skipped over Thanksgiving completely…Tate had strep for most of the holiday (and when that kid gets sick…watch out!), so I did not take one pic! We did get to eat a wonderful Thanksgiving meal with Mimi, Papaw, Uncle B, Auntie M, Brody B, Maggie and Mamaw. Then, we went shopping in Waco on Friday…thanks for the pic, Julie…

while Tate and the boys played golf…again…not ONE pic!!! :(

The Nutcracker

2009-12-06T21:37:00.001-06:00

Brad and Philip have started a tradition with the girls to take them to The Nutcracker Ballet every Christmas. They have known each other since elementary school. :) The girls look forward to this special day all year. :) Philip, Ari, Emmy and Brad

Daddy and Emmy One tired little ballerina!

Daddy bought her a doll ornament and some flowers. :)

Guess What???

2009-11-16T01:02:00.000-06:00

Guess what this little toot finally decided to do….besides get cuter everyday…

WALK!!!! Finally, after a few months of standing and taking 1 or 2 steps, she is officially walking…she just decided it was time. :)

Here she is showing off her skills at Emmy’s soccer game.

We are still trying to convince her shoes are a good thing…she will not keep any on…

Little Stinker!!!!

Evelyn Grace’s Princess Party

2009-11-15T00:17:00.000-06:00

Last weekend, we went to celebrate Evelyn Grace’s 5th birthday party. The party was at Sugar and Spice…a little girls dreamland! They got to pick a dress when they walked in, got their hair and nails done, sang karaoke, did a fashion show and ate cake. What more could a little girl ask for???

Emmy chose this Jasmine dress

The birthday girl

Singing along to Miley Cyrus…

Walking the runway

Emmy and Evelyn Grace

What a fun girly-day!

Trick or Treating…

2009-11-13T00:09:00.000-06:00

This year the kids were very into trick-or-treating. We went to Mimi and Papaw’s neighborhood.

All ready to go get some candy!!!

Best Buds…

Our Little Bug

The Zoo Keeper

Miss Dorothy

Little Lady Bug…

thanks Ellie for letting us borrow it!

Trick or Treat!!!!

“The Bite”

2009-11-12T12:42:00.001-06:00

Last week, I took the kids to get some pictures taken in a friends backyard. As you probably know, getting 3 kids dressed and ready for pictures can just about wear you out before the first shot is taken. Well, we got some cute pics…more on that later…but, during the last shot I was holding Lyla near a tree for a picture and noticed what I thought was a piece of bark on her wrist. I tried to just swat it off, but when I touched it, I was surprised to find it soft a squishy. So I grabbed whatever it was and had to literally pull it off her arm. I did not think much of it, after all, I was still stressed out about getting that perfect holiday photo of three kids who did not want to have their pics taken. :)

After we finished and went back inside, Lyla just started screaming and fussing…not like her AT ALL! She was wearing a long sleeve dress and I thought maybe she was getting hot and tired, so I took her dress off. Well, that is when I saw her arm all swelled up and bright red. Freaked me out…I remembered pulling the bug off her earlier and knew she needed some Benadryl. Unfortunately, we did not have any liquid with us (now we have it in every car, purse, diaper bag, etc.)…so, I hopped in the car and decided to take her to the doctor.

Mimi was with me helping with the pics, so she rode in the backseat with her and tried to comfort an inconsolable baby all the way to the doctor. When we got there, she was still screaming through all the weighing in, measurements, temperature taking, etc. I was just so worried because it was not like her at all to be that upset for that long about anything. She gets over things pretty quickly. They gave her 2 tsp of Benadryl…alot for a baby!!! Then watched her for 15 minutes. The rash had now spread up her arm, over her shoulder, up her neck and around the top of her forehead. They decided to give her a steroid shot to see if that would help. Thank goodness it did and the rash started to recess back down her head, neck and arm. Poor baby was so drowsy from the Benadryl, she passed out on the way home and slept for 4 hours. When she woke up this is what was on her arm…the outline of the bug and where it had bit her. I did not even think to get a pic of the rash at the doctor…

I tried to research what it was, but did not have much to go on. A few days later, Aunt Julie called and told me to look up the ASP caterpillar…turns out that is what had bit her!!!! It is basically a venomous caterpillar found in Texas in wooded areas. Here is the article I found about the ASP caterpillar. Turns out is very painful to be bit by one of these most adults compare it to a jelly fish sting…poor girl! Don’t worry though…once she slept the Benadryl and shot off…she was back to her bubbly self that evening…you can ask her where her bug bite is and she will point to her wrist and stick her bottom lip out…so funny!

Mr. Red’s Gathering

2009-11-12T12:07:00.001-06:00

We went over to Fort Worth a few weeks ago for Mr. Red’s Cowboy Gathering. We had a great time walking around the Stockyards and watching the rodeo.A picture with everyone looking! :) Very Rare!Tate with Mr. RedThe Bug playing

Ellie and Emmy Auntie B and Ellie

Lyla being silly with Aunt Laci

Watching the rodeo with Mr. Red and Boots.

Walking in The Stockyards

Watching the chuck wagons roll into town.

The kiddos

Me and My Bug

The girls…

Emmy striking a pose with Boots

Miss Hollywood…

2009-11-02T12:27:00.001-06:00

Fall Party

2009-11-01T19:27:00.001-06:00

Last week, the kids had their fall party at school. They had cookies, drinks and got to paint a pumpkin.Gavin, Robbi, Kaden, Harper, Brandon, Tate, Emmy, Conor and Luke Emmy was into painting the pumpkin, but Gavin was not sure what to think. :)

Church Carnival

2009-10-29T12:00:00.001-05:00

Last night we took the kids to the carnival at our church. They had a great time playing all the games and bouncing in the bounce houses.Dorothy, LadyBug and the Zoo Keeper

Uncle B and Brody came over to play with us.

Riding the Barrel Train