Betty Visits Louisiana

After a cancelled flight, a few tears, and a little "friendly" chat with the airline, Betty finally made it to Louisiana. The boys were very antsy to get her here, and even made "welcome" signs for her. (though it didn't go well because she was one of the first people off the plane and we were late getting to the boys to hold them)

We spent most of Saturday shopping and hanging out around town. My parents came over for dinner that night and Betty made chicken (i don't know how to make it), mashed potatoes, corn on the cob, and we cut up a watermelon. We also had ice cream for dinner but everyone was stuffed by that time.

Then we introduced Betty to the Wii and played bowling, but switched to Are you Smarter than a 5th grader. That in and of itself was worth her trip. She quickly became addicted and could not stop yelling at the tv when she got an answer wrong. (and for those of you who don't know Alabama DOES border Florida and glaciers don't make mountains)



On Sunday we had plans to go to the local water park, but the weather wasn't looking to promising. So we decided to venture just outside of town (ok it was 103 miles away). We took a trip to the zoo in Texas. I had always heard about the zoo in Tyler, but figured it's in nowhere town Texas so it probably wasn't going to be much. Boy was I wrong. Betty explained it to Stu as "better than the Hogel Zoo", and it was. Though it was VERY VERY hot that day, it was so much fun. We took a cooler with some snacks for everyone, and stopped for lunch just outside the zoo. They had a nice picnic table area where we had lunch, then inside we went. It was very inexpensive since they offered both senior and military discount. Two of our family members were free, and vinny cost just $5. Unfortunately I was the only full price patron, as I had lost my military ID (which was replaced on Monday). Inside the zoo we recieved a map, which Vinny took custody of and started on our way. We saw tons of birds, large cats, elephants, zebras, giraffes, rhinos, penguins, fish, more birds, and we also visited the petting zoo.



Vinny warmed right up at the petting zoo diving in to pet and brush the goats. Zavion was a little shy though, as he had been told all day not to get too close. But once he saw that Vinny was ok he jumped right in and really enjoyed himself.

As the zoo came to a close, so did our day of fun. As we were leaving Justin overheard a police officer saying something that brought me to tears. Someone ACTUALLY left their little dog in the car while they played at the zoo. It was nearly 100 degrees outside, and there was zoo security standing at the car waiting for them to return. Hopefully the dog was ok AND taken away from them.



With tears in my eyes I approached my car quickly to get the air started for the boys. Boy was I in for a shock when it didn't start. After a long tiring HOT 3 hours at the zoo, my poor car was dead. Luckily some Zookeepers were able to jump it and I made the long drive home and finally cooled off. It was an eventful day.

Betty left Monday afternoon, after some more shopping of course. All in our house is slowly returning to normal, though we miss Betty, we know she will return again soon.

Long time no update!

It's been a while since I have written anything. Not that I have been overly busy or nothing has been happening, I just have been too tired. So here is a quick update, before a post about Betty's trip.

Vinny is starting to get very excited as August approaches for Kindergarten. I need to start thinking about school supply shopping before the mad rush. He is happy to be out of school for the summer, and thinks EVERYDAY is the perfect day to go to the park, rain or 105 degree shine. He is still very much into Transformers, and was very excited to get new Transformers bedding.

Zavion is also doing very well. His speech is getting better by the day and more and more people are understanding what he is saying. He still has his own language for some things but he always has his translator, I mean mom, with him to help out. He still looks just like Justin, and is still the happiest go luckiest kid about everything.

Aidric is growing at the speed of light. He is up to four teeth now, sitting up on his own, and crawling is just around the corner. Snack and juice time is his favorite time of day and he has taken a strong liking to Wow Wow Wubbzy (a favorite in this house). He continues his physical therapy and has started going once a week now to correct some muscles in his neck.

Rollie Pollie

Aidric is on his hands and knees rocking back and forth...he WANTS to crawl. He practices frequently throughout the day and sometimes moves half an inch. But for the most part he just rolls. He knows that if he studies something long enough he can figure out a way to roll to it. Sometimes he gets himself going and rolls right into a wall or some furniture, and becomes very upset. And other times he gets himself into a sticky situation, and is not at all bothered by it.

Days of Summer Begin

Today was a gorgeous day outside. The temperature was a roasty 88 and the sun was shining as bright as could be. We decided to let the boys play in the water for a bit while Justin worked on my mom's car. The boys had a blast playing and Rebel and Bit Bit enjoyed hanging out in the front yard with us as well.

Hurricane Season

Monday marks the first official day of Hurricane Season 2009. Reading through the news, I came across the pre-approved list of names that will be used this year, and boy did I get a laugh. They seemed to cover a few faces of people we know. Congratulations to the following 2009 hurricanes: Bill (my exhusband), Fred (what we call Rebel), Mindy (my sister in-lay), and Theresa (my mom). Hopefully the damage done by these storms will not offend any of the afore mentioned.

Barksdale Air Show

The air show was this past weekend. We went Friday night for what is known as the Twilight Show, and is only open to military families. They only did a few small planes, and the parachute jumpers did pyrotechnics and a small fireworks show which was pretty cool.

We went again on Saturday, but only stayed for a few hours because it was EXTREMELY hot. We went back on Sunday because Justin's boss and some co-workers were going. I wish we would have stayed longer on Saturday and stayed home on Sunday because it POURED on Sunday. We were able to take cover under the wing of a B52, and I even scored a new t-shirt, because I had on a white tank top. Shortly after the rain stopped we were treated to a concert given by Aaron Tippin, and just minutes before he was finished, the rain started again. It eventually dried up after two hours and the planes were able to fly and start the show. The boys had a GREAT time, and each selected the number 4 Blue Angel jet as their toy of choice for this year. We left before most of the major acts too place, as everyone was damp, tired, and starting to get hot, but not before everyone had the chance to climb on and tour through some of the planes.




The one plane we didn't tour was the AWAX. It is the top-secret highly classified airplane and this is the first year it was open to tour to the public. The line was what seemed like a mile long and I didn't think everyone would want to wait. They had it roped off and armed gaurds were infront of and behind it.




Everyone had a great tome and I can't wait the long year to go again next May!

Mr. and Mrs. Alan Weigold

Jamie and Alan were married at 1pm in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 5, 2009. Congratulations guys!!!!