Madeline learned to ride her 2 wheeler a few weeks ago. She had her first major spill tonight coming down a moderately sloped driveway and missed the turn. She has a scraped knee and elbow and an ugly jammed thumb ~ swollen, black and blue ~ she can still bend it so thankfully it is not broken. Proud of her, she got right back on it right after the bandaids went on.

I've been wanting to get this up but lost my firewire in the move and kept buying the wrong one to replace it. Needless to say, I have how bought the correct firewire and I am back in the buisness of putting video clips of my kids doing only things I find interesting on the web. Anyway, whoever watches this I hope you enjoy it.

conquering fear

It is spring time in North Texas and with spring comes severe weather and with severe weather I run and hide. I grew up in Northern California and experienced only 5 severe thunderstorms, THEN I moved to North Texas. I have been living here for 12 years now and have NEVER got use to these storms. However, tonight (though the storm had passed and was well into Arlington) I was able to watch the "beauty" of lightening from a distance. This is not to say that I have conquered my fear of severe thunderstorms ~ there still is that whole tornado aspect to them ~ but it is a step in the right direction.

Crabtree goes to the 49er's in the 10th pick overall!

WOOOHOOO! The 49er's finally are making smart draft pick choices. Very Excited!!!

OUR BIG 6 YEAR OLD

Madeline had her 6th birthday this week. She has been counting down the days since October last year. We had a wonderful day that started at 5:45am when Madeline came into our room with a bound and announced loudly "It's my birthday ~ I'm 6 today!" Thing was she was so excited and wanting to announce JOY of her BIG DAY that she missed an obvious clue of one of her presents, (an adjustible art easel with a dry erase board on one side and chalk board on the other). We put the easel in the upstairs playroom and strung a string from the easel down the stairs to her room with bright red arrows pointing the way she should go. So our plan to suprise her was foiled. She will get to celebrate her birthday 2 more times before all is said and done.


Rebekah has really grown over the past month. She is talking up a storm and picking up words right and left. She can say drink (gink), water (waa), thank you (teeto), duck (guk), and a few more. She is walking like a olympic speed walking champion as well. From the moment she gets up she is walking, she doesn't stop. She is becomming more outgoing and strongheaded as well. She knows what she wants and makes it known. She has also trying to perfect the art of the fake cry. Needless to say she has not mastered it yet, but it is cute to watch her try to. I am amazed at just how many words she understands and for the most part obeys.

While taking a bath tonight, Rebekah found herself a fancy new toy. She spent half of her bath admiring herself in the tub overflow valve. I couldn't pass up the kodak moment.