Tae Kwon Do Tournament

Last Saturday, February 28, 2009, we spent the day competing in the latest Tae Kwon Do Tournament. Aidan did such a great job winning 2nd place in forms/patterns and
2nd place in sparring. The kids that won were 3 belts higher than her, but she did not give up and gave it her all. We are so very proud of her. It was a long day, but it's great experience sparring people you don't know. Plus, when we got home we found out that Tegra had been found, so all in all, it was an awesome day.


Aidan sparring

Watch out...these girls mean business!

Daddy's Girl!

Homeward Bound

Well, she went on quite an adventure, but Tegra is home!!! Thanks to the Cribbs of Georgetown, TX. On Saturday while we were in Brenham for a TaeKwonDo Tournament, Tegra was noticed on the west shoulder of I-35W, about 4 miles south of our exit, by a retired couple traveling home to Austin. By the time they had exited and turned their RV around, Tegra was in the median of the highway. Yikes! They had to lure her with a steak onto the RV, where they proceeded to try and locate us for an hour before heading back home. Since Tegra's tag only had my cell phone number on it, and we were in the boonies with no signal, they left me a message and finally headed back to their home with Tegra in tow. Mrs. Cribbs said she slept the entire 2+ hour trip. When they got home, Mrs. Cribbs got on the internet trying to locate us from the information on my message, which only says AGA Appraisals. We got home Saturday night around 7pm, and at 8pm our home phone rang and on the other end was a sweet lady saying that she had our Tegra. We had to drive to Georgetown the next morning and sure enough there was our old girl, tail tucked, skinny, not feeling well, but alive! We cannot thank the Cribbs enough for doing everything they did to rescue Tegra...not many people would take the time and effort that they did and we are so grateful. Well, 2 days later, she's been to the vet, who says she looks okay, and to the groomer for a nice bath and flea dip. She is sleeping a lot because we upped her arthritis medication and her food intake. We take her on very short walks every few hours and she's really doing great. We don't know how much more time we'll have with her, so we've just decided to spoil her as much as we can for the rest of her days. We're just so relieved to have her back. It seems everyone has their own personal connection with Tegra. Thank you for your concern and for all your prayers.
Yea! Tegra is home!

Oh Tegra, Where Are You?

We woke up yesterday to find that Tegra was missing. We searched and searched for her thinking that she was under the storage building, but she is nowhere to be found. The other dogs are here and we cannot figure out how she got out of the yard. It is just devastating. We've posted some signs, called animal control, and I think I might put a notice in the newspaper. She will turn 15 next month (April) and we are all just heart-broken. Tegra, please come home.

We love you, girl!

Let's Twist!

Well tonight Aidan went to the Sock Hop at the school. Troy and I stayed and watched from the bleachers. It was a lot of fun. The kids all dressed up in their 50's best with poodle skirts and pony tails and slicked back hair and rolled up jeans. I made Aidan a "zebra" skirt. This was my first attempt at sewing clothing (yikes)but it turned out pretty cute and she loved it.

Aidan's friend, Zachary (He asked her to the dance, but she had already said yes to Caelan. :( The drama starts too early!


Aidan and Ellie


Aidan's "date", Caelan. I'm sorry, Aidan says, "He's not a date, he's a bud"
The teachers really went all out on 50's decorations, concessions including root beer floats, and having the kids dance the Stroll (you know, like the one from the American Bandstand scene in Grease).
They've been learning the Twist so they were all showing off their moves. The best part was that it was just for 3rd-5th grade and the kids aren't worried about looking silly...they were just there to have fun.

Troy and I got some good laughs watching some of the kids dance....here's a little sample of what kept us entertained. This is Alex...he's in Aidan's class...he's awesome! Just watch!

So much fun!

Stock Show 2009

A couple of weeks ago we went to the Fort Worth Stock Show with Aidan's Grannie and Papa (aka Linda and Bill). Aidan loved seeing all the farm animals, especially the horses, and riding a few rides. She went down the biggest slide I've ever seen and we thought she was going to puke when she got off the thing.


She also won a couple of stuffed animals

First time on the bumper cars

Fun Times with Grannie and Papa

We thought Jacob and Rew would like this one

This calf was only 12 days old! So sweet

Longhorns and Cotton Candy make a happy girl

It was a great day

Aidan's 1st Violin Concert

Aidan has been learning to play the violin in school this year. Last night she had her first violin concert at the school and she did such a great job.

It was so much fun to watch and we are so proud of her!

New Haircut...I'm Fierce!

So, I got my haircut today and I love it....I don't care if you don't! Haha. Bo at Le Duke has been cutting my hair for over 10 years now and he has never let me down...he's awesome. These professional pictures were done by one Aidan Gayler...maybe you've heard of her...she's awesome too!