Williams Family Blog

Beautiful Ballerina

2009-05-09T10:45:00.003-05:00

Finally, success downloading pictures! I recently got a new camera. Here are a few ballet pics. The dress rehearsal for the recital is today. Stay tuned for more pics.

So Frustrated!

2009-05-02T14:28:00.001-05:00

I have a lot of cute pictures to post, but since I got a new camera I cannot get my pictures to load onto the computer.

Allergic

2009-05-02T10:10:00.002-05:00

Apparently my daughter is allergic to pants, at least that is what she told me the other morning.

I Wish....

2009-01-29T10:21:00.002-06:00

I had a job that closed during bad weather. Don't get me wrong, I love what I do. I'm also thankful that I have a job during this rough economy, but I don't like getting up even earlier than I already do when the sleet is hitting the windows. I don't like hitting the slick roads before 7 am to try to make it to work safely. I don't like listening to the sleet/freezing rain hit the windows while I'm at work, and worrying about the drive home. I don't like being away from my kids when they are out of school for a snow day. So the next time you are stuck in the house, and the kids are driving you crazy be thankful that you don't have to go anywhere. Try to cherish these days because they grow up way too fast. I am thankful that I get at least one snow day home with them, and I will try to make the most of it!

My Author

2009-01-04T22:01:00.003-06:00

Church service was very long last Sunday without Bible Hour, so Logan wrote a book.

Deck the halls

2008-12-11T21:35:00.002-06:00

Ballet recital

2008-12-11T21:20:00.004-06:00

Here are a few pics of her ballet recital. She ended up right behind a huge speaker so the pictures are not that great. It was very cute though. They danced to Happy Bithday Jesus.

Beautiful Girls

2008-11-25T20:57:00.003-06:00

Why I can't work out at home

2008-11-25T20:49:00.004-06:00

Catching up

2008-11-25T20:35:00.002-06:00

Here are a few soccer pics of the kids this fall for my sis. It is quite funny watching a girly girl play soccer. Logan also improved by leaps and bounds this season. He looked so small next to some of the older kids in the league.

Finally a Post!

2008-11-06T20:57:00.002-06:00

I know, it's been a busy fall! Here are a few pics of the kids on Halloween. Logan was Darth Vader for every event. Olivia was Hannah Montana, Cinderella, and Sleeping Beauty. I only have pictures of her as Sleeping Beauty here.

Save a Mom

2008-08-15T20:55:00.003-05:00

If you ever see mom with a Spider man sticker stuck to her back, please save her from further embarrassment. We spent half of the day shopping for school supplies. Of course, we had to go to several crowded stores to find everything. When were walking out to the car to head home I felt something in the middle of my back, the spider man sticker. I asked Logan when he put it there. He said "before we went into Walmart" which was the first store we went to! So the next time you see a mom with something embarrassing her children have done to her, please save her.

Better late than never

2008-08-06T21:14:00.002-05:00

Finally, here are a few pics from Olivia's birthday.

Happy Birthday!

2008-08-06T21:05:00.002-05:00

Wow, time passes so quickly. I can't believe you're 7. Happy Birthday!

Just Like New!

2008-07-30T21:25:00.002-05:00

Two weeks ago Olivia fell and chipped her top front tooth on one of her bottom teeth. We went back to the dentist today, and he bonded it. It's amazing. It looks just like new again. The pictures don't do it justice. I had trouble getting a clear close of picture of her tooth.

Birthday Girl!

2008-07-13T16:19:00.002-05:00

Here are a few pics of the Birthday Girl. She has been wanting the Belle dress for the last year. Stay tuned for pics from the party. Happy Birthday Sweet Pea!

On a side note I just found out that my camera will do the color accent thing too. Thanks Chrissey! Maybe I should have read the owners manual when I got the camera.

Hard sleeper or sleep walker?

2008-07-07T22:21:00.002-05:00

We always check on our kids before we go to bed. This is how we found Logan last night. I asked him about it and he doesn't remember a thing. He normally calls us if he falls out of bed just to let us know that he is OK, but not last night. So, I don't know if he fell out of bed or just crawled down there in his sleep.

Yes, he still occassionally falls out of bed. Does anyone else have this problem? Maybe I should buy him a full size bed.

Beating the Heat

2008-06-24T21:23:00.003-05:00

These are just a few pics of the kids playing in the sprinkler. I didn't get very many of Logan. He wasn't feeling very well that day. The last picture is typical Olivia. What a show girl.

1st T-Ball Game

2008-06-24T21:15:00.002-05:00

Here are a few pics of Logan's 1st T-Ball game. The helmet looks huge on him.

A Budding Photographer

2008-06-17T21:55:00.002-05:00

I let Logan use my camera to take just one picture this evening. These are the pictures I found when he gave me the camera back.

Lego Builder

2008-06-11T08:44:00.002-05:00

Logan loves to build with Lego's. Here is a picture of his most recent creation.

Day 5

2008-06-06T17:55:00.002-05:00

He was still not able to keep anything down. He was also very weak and dehydrated, but after a trip to the ER, and a bag of IV fluids he is doing better, although he is still pretty fearful of taking anything by mouth. Tommorrow will be a better day.

Day 4

2008-06-05T15:54:00.003-05:00

Of Logan's stomach bug. He asked me today "Mom will I ever feel better again?"

Vegas trip pix

2008-06-04T23:02:00.000-05:00

Bikes and Boo Boos Night

2008-05-31T15:20:00.001-05:00

Maybe we should invest in knee pads.

Elvis is Alive!

2008-05-31T15:13:00.002-05:00

Weekend in Vegas

2008-05-28T14:44:00.005-05:00

We spent the weekend in Las Vegas courtesy of Ewing for manager's meetings and his company party.

This trip confirmed the fact that I do not like to fly. It makes me nervous. Especially on the way home when the pilot came on the intercom, and told us that they were putting more fuel in the plane in case we had to fly around the storms in Oklahoma. I included a picture from the plane on the way out to Vegas.

We stayed at Caesar's Palace. It was very nice. They did not have any rooms ready with King beds so we took one with two queens, which was fine with us since it was quite large. It also included a bidea (spelling?), which I have never actually seen in person. More to come in following posts.

Congratulations

2008-05-28T14:34:00.002-05:00

We recently attended my grandparents 60th wedding anniversary party. They have set a wonderful example for us to follow.

You would think

2008-05-18T21:58:00.001-05:00

That since I have been off work for a month I would be better at keeping up with my blog. I promise I will catch up this week.

Easter Pics

2008-03-26T21:16:00.001-05:00

Spring Break @ the Zoo

2008-03-25T16:17:00.003-05:00

We should know better by now that going to the zoo on spring break is a bad idea. It was crazy! We stayed just long enough to see a few animals. We did at least get a few good pics of the tiger.

For My Friend Katie

2008-03-25T16:09:00.002-05:00

Excuses, Excuses

2008-02-24T20:38:00.002-06:00

Olivia is having a tough time settling down to go to sleep tonight. She just called James in, he is at the store so I went. Here is our conversation:

Olivia: Where is daddy?

Me: He is at the store. Why aren't you sleeping?

Olivia: Because when daddy snores, it is keeping me awake.

Me: Daddy isn't even home right now.

Olivia: But when he snores it keeps me awake.

Me: He isn't home right now, and he is not snoring.

Olivia: But when he comes home, and he snores it will keep me awake.

Me: Just go to sleep please

It is not easy to reason with her sometimes.

My Little Entreprenuer

2008-02-24T20:16:00.002-06:00

My son has become quite the little entreprenuer lately, but at his sister's expense. First, he asked me if he could make and sell something to make money like lemonade. I said sure but it wasn't really the right time of year for that. He also wanted to sell the lemonade for $5 a glass. (Maybe he'll end up in the oil and gas industry.) He was pretty disappointed when I told him the most he could probably charge was 25 or 50 cents.

Later that day he came to me, and asked me to come see the store he set up for Olivia. He had set up a little store with some of his toys he doesn't really play with anymore. He was going to sell them to Olivia for $1 a toy. He even set his piggy bank out where she could put her money. Of course I was the mean mom and told him that was not very fair for Olivia. I gave him some extra jobs to do around the house so that he could earn some extra money. He was not as excited about that.

Oh, how do their little minds work?

2008-02-15T16:26:00.002-06:00

Today Olivia asked me "Mom, how do pigs pee?". I'm not always sure how to answer her questions. I said "I don't know, standing up."

We love you and miss you!

2008-02-09T19:42:00.000-06:00

Another cute question

2008-01-30T13:09:00.000-06:00

It's Olivia's turn this time. She asked me today at lunch "Mommy, is bread made out of wood?".

He shoots, he scores!

2008-01-29T17:16:00.000-06:00

Sorry for the misleading title, but this is Olivia's new favorite saying, especially when she is throwing something into the trash.

Love the kid questions

2008-01-29T17:05:00.000-06:00

I'm going to try to start writing down all of the cute questions my kids ask me. For a little background info, Logan has just recently lost his first two teeth. Well, on the way home yesterday he asked me "What happens if someone pulls their sweet tooth?".

He came home today tired and not feeling very well. Here is a quick pic of him after he crashed out on the sofa. I love watching my kids sleep.

'Twas the night before Christmas

2008-01-04T15:25:00.000-06:00

This is how my kids looked after returning from Ryan on Christmas eve night.

Snow Day

2008-01-04T15:21:00.001-06:00

Playing Catchup

2008-01-04T14:31:00.000-06:00

Between illness, the holidays, and just life in general I am way behind so here is my attempt at catching up.

Before Christmas Logan had a school program, and Olivia had a ballet recital, so here are a few pictures. They both did very well. Logan played one of the three blind mice with the biggest ears I have ever seen on a mouse, but very cute. He looks quite excited about it :), and apparently the art of ballet requires precision tongue work.

Basketball

2007-11-28T21:36:00.000-06:00

Logan started basketball for the first time this week. He was so worried that it was going to be too hard, but apparently he made a basket during his first practice, so that eased his fears. Now he wants a basketball room, and he wants to practice everyday. Sadly, I don't have any pictures of his very 1st practice. I had to miss it secondary to an injured rib. Yes, I injured a rib coughing too hard, to the point where I could not even roll over or get out of bed by myself. Just my luck.

May I have some humans?

2007-11-28T21:32:00.000-06:00

Yes, that is what Olivia asked me tonight. She cracks me up everyday. I bet you are wondering what humans are huh. Well, in Olivia's world they are Almonds.

Ballet

2007-11-09T19:09:00.000-06:00

Olivia started Ballet today, in combination with her gymnastics class, and she loved it. It was very Cute watching 3 year olds dance ballet for the first time.

I think Olivia's favorite part was watching herself in the mirror.

Demolition...

2007-11-09T19:00:00.000-06:00

...on the ugly tile has begun. What a mess! Hopefully we will have new tile by tommorrow.

Halloween

2007-11-04T20:57:00.000-06:00

Halloween was very busy this year. That is part of the reason this post is a bit late. Between the Halloween party, the fall carnival, Storybook forest, and trick or treating twice we had our fair share of halloween activities.

A few more pics

2007-11-04T20:50:00.000-06:00

Happy Birthday!!!

2007-11-02T16:11:00.000-05:00

Happy Birthday James Ray!

Just some pics

2007-11-01T22:31:00.000-05:00

Things that make me smile

2007-09-29T16:17:00.000-05:00

It makes me so proud to see my kids playing together well. They found a computer game they can play together. He uses the arrow keys and she uses the space bar (to jump). They cheer each other on and laugh the entire time. How cute.

Here is another funny Olivia story. The other day we were eating Blueberry Almond Crunch cereal for breakfast. She picked up a piece of it and said "Look Mommy. I found a human". Trying to hold back my laughter I said "No baby, that's an almond".

On a side note, Logan did very well in his soccer game this morning. He had a great time, and he is getting better every game.

The picture of Olivia is right after she had her hair done today. They washed, cut, and styled it. She loved every minute of it.

Addendum

2007-09-20T22:02:00.000-05:00

As a side note to that last post, I will take the time to learn how to set up a slideshow with the pictures eventually. I also tend to forget to turn my pictures upright when I'm tired. Sorry.

A day in Elgin and Princess Wishes

2007-09-20T21:35:00.000-05:00

It has been a busy week so I am a bit behind, not that I have had much to say lately anyway. My husband would probably disagree with that. Saturday after the soccer game we loaded up and went down to Elgin to visit my mom, grandma, aunt and uncle, cousins and their two girls. My cousin and his wife brought their bounce house (thank you!). The kids loved it, almost as much as mooing at the cows. It kept them busy most of the afternoon. It was nice to get to visit with everyone, although we were completely worn out by the end of the day.

Sunday Olivia, my stepmom and I went to see Princess Wishes at the fair. It was a lot of fun. It actually kept Olivia's attention for the whole show, which is pretty impressive for a young three year old.

1st Soccer Game

2007-09-19T21:26:00.000-05:00

Logan had his first soccer game this weekend, and he did very well. He has improved each season he's played. He especially loves practice. Now he asks why he doesn't have practice more than once a week. Here are a few pics of the game. They are a bit blurry, but it's hard to get good pictures while they are running.

Forgiveness

2007-09-11T17:20:00.000-05:00

The last few days when Olivia gets mad at someone, mainly her brother, she yells "I forgive you!" Very cute, but I don't think she really knows what she is saying.

No fur for me please

2007-09-07T20:36:00.000-05:00

We went out to dinner the other night at a restaurant where the kids were given cotton candy for their dessert as part of the kids meal. Our kids have never had cotton candy before, but we thought they would love anything that the the main ingredient was sugar. Olivia took one bite and started making a bad face. She tried one more bite, and then she wouldn't eat anymore. We asked her "Olivia, don't you like you cotton candy?". She said "I don't like the fur in it." Wow, a three year old that doesn't like cotton candy.

August Flowers

2007-08-29T13:38:00.001-05:00

The flowers I planted in the spring are finally blooming. I guess they didn't like all of the rain the first half of the summer.

Lunar Eclipse

2007-08-28T20:48:00.000-05:00

Being the nerd that I am, I set my alarm for 5:45 this morning to see the eclipse. It was very cool. I tried to get a picture, but none of them turned out. I even got Logan out of bed early to see the eclipse. He was very unimpressed. He said "Yeah I see it" and went back inside. I guess I'm the only nerd in the family.

The Incredible Gymnastics Duo

2007-08-24T16:18:00.001-05:00

Always the Princess

2007-08-23T13:39:00.000-05:00

If you haven't figured it out by now, Olivia loves to play dress up. She especially loves princesses. I have been storing my vail in the back of her closet, and she found it yesterday. Well, needless to say, all she has wanted to do is wear my vail the last two days. She thinks it looks like Cinderella's. She can wear it for now, but she is not allowed to date until she is thirty!

On a side note, the only one that shed any tears for Logan's first day of school was Olivia. She was upset that she was not able to go to school too.

1st Day of Kindergarten!

2007-08-22T21:07:00.000-05:00

Wow! Today was Logan's first day of Kindergarten, and he did surprisingly well. He was so excited. He headed off to class, and he never looked back. I think it helped that he had a couple of friends in his class. His teacher, Mrs. Surritte, is also very nice. While we were waiting for everyone to arrive she just sat down and put her arm around him. Besides the playground, his favorite part of the day was sitting in the reading bathtub. Yes, there is a bathtub full of pillows in the classroom that the kids can sit in and read. How fun! Here is a little flashback of my big baby boy.

Married???

2007-08-17T14:43:00.000-05:00

The other night a clip of Princess Diana getting married in her big beautiful dress came on the TV. Olivia saw it and immediately said "Mommy, I want to get married!". The girl will do anything to dress like a princess.

Picking My Battles and Swimming

2007-08-10T15:11:00.000-05:00

I feel like I have been constantly telling the kids "no" lately. So, I have decided to relax a little and pick my battles. This is how we ran our errands this morning, in the middle of a heat wave, with Logan in a jacket and Olivia in a winter dress.

This afternoon we went swimming in my uncle's pool to cool off a little. The kids loved it. Olivia tends to be a little more adventurous. She loves to jump to daddy and be thrown in the air, while Logan prefers to stay a little more grounded.

The superhero and the showgirl

2007-08-08T21:54:00.000-05:00

Birthday Party X2

2007-08-06T16:20:00.000-05:00

This year we decided to have a combo birthday party for the kids. Since the kids bithdays are only three weeks apart, and Olivia was only interested in inviting 2 or 3 friends, all of which are siblings of Logan's friends, it made more sense. It was also easier on me! We went to the park, and gave all the kids water guns to beat the heat. Here are a few pics of the fun.

Good Big Brother

2007-08-01T21:41:00.000-05:00

Logan is such a good big brother. I can't believe he starts kindergarten in a few weeks. Well,the other day he decided he wanted to teach Olivia to read. It was very sweet, although Olivia did not cooperate for long.

Logan and Olivia playing in the sprinklers.

2007-07-29T20:57:00.000-05:00

We are new at this Blogging thing so be patient with us. Here are some pics of the kids playing in the sprinkler system. We are taking a vacation the first full week of August. We are not going anywhere special this year, just going to try and enjoy some of the places and things that Oklahoma can supply. We will post some pics and update what we decided to do after the fact.