2 YEAR OLD CHECKUP

I was finally able to get the girls into our new pediatrician today for their checkup- yes I know they turned two back in June! We have been having insurance issues that kept us from seeing him earlier. The doctor was recommended by out pediatrician in Lubbock. I thought he was very nice and spent a good amount of time talking with us about the girls. They are on track with height and weight- upper 90th percentiles. Lily's head circumference continues to be off the charts- I guess we have a genius on our hands! Both girls weigh 33 lbs- Lily is 36" tall and Gracie is 35.75" tall. They had to get 2 shots today, but did very well and even got popsicles from the nurse! The doctor told Lily, before he left the room, she could get a prize out of the treasure chest- she smiled real big and clapped her hands in excitement. We don't have to go back until they are 3 and no shots until they are 4- yippee!! Tomorrow we are planning to go check out the Amarillo Zoo- I'll post pictures.

4th of July 2009

We spent the 4th at home in Canyon. We went to the Lions Club Pancake Breakfast that morning and then to the parade. It got started late, so we only stayed for about 1/2 of it- it was hot. As we were leaving we discovered that we had been standing in front of a building that was blocking the breeze- oh well. Walt's family- parents, aunts, uncle and cousins came over for a cook-out. We spent the afternoon eating and playing Skip-bo. We finished the evening watching fireworks from the lot behind our house- we just had to add the music- thanks Alecia and Lauren.

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What do you get????

Q: What do you get when a gallon of paint falls out of an SUV?

A: refer to picture

On Wednesday my sister and I started painting the dining room a deep shade of red. We primed the walls and put 2 coats of red on the walls before running out of paint. On Thursday we went into Amarillo to get some more paint and look at curtains for the dining and living rooms. We went to Lowe's and I told the paint guy what I needed. He asked 2x about the finish of the paint- satin. We finished up our errands and headed home. The girls were cranky and didn't appreciate being dragged all over town. We put them down for a nap and then I started getting the paint supplies ready to finish the room. I went to open the can and looked at the label... semi-gloss. I had to drive back to Amarillo to exchange the paint. I was a little perturbed and just wanted to be done with the painting. I decided that I was too frustrated to paint and we would wait until today to finish. I got home, opened the back door and... that's when all hell broke lose. The paint can fell out ad busted open. Thankfully it didn't get in the car. I got my sister (who was having issues with the girls not wanting to take a nap) and she started "scooping" it back into the can. We got about 3/4 of the gallon back in the can. We decided to use the water hose to clean the rest off the garage floor- bad idea. We didn't think- it might not be a good idea to spray the paint down the sidewalk to the street. The street was now magenta right in front of the driveway and starting to run down towards the neighbors. About this time a neighbor was out and decided to come over and introduce himself- not great timing. We chatted about our families and he told me just to just keep rinsing the run-off to dilute the paint. We stayed out there at least an hour with the hose, a plastic pitcher and a broom- I felt like I was in an old "Lucy" episode. We looked pretty silly. A few neighborhood kids came by on their bikes and gave us very strange looks. One kid even asked what it was that we were cleaning up. To say the least it was a long day and very frustrating. We finished up the room this morning and I will post pictures soon.