Finally!!! An update!

Christmas visited us a little early this year in

the form of a new computer via Grandaddy and Mamie!

Thank you! Now we can start updating our blog again!

Jake's Christmas Choir Program at church

What a sweet face!

Jake and Ella decorating their first

gingerbread house!

Sweet babies!

Jake leaving his first letter for Santa Clause!

He was very specific....wanted to leave it in a bottle

in front of the house.

Amazingly...the letter was gone the next morning!

Our awesome new computer!!!!!!!!!

Jake and Ella playing games on pbskids.org

Thank you, Mamie & Grandaddy!!!

Up-to-Date at Flowerwood!

Clarke, Jake & Ella doing "Rock -n- Roll!"
Awwwww....speaks for itself....

"ROCK -n- ROLL!!!!"

Sweet babies!

Jake LOVES tigers! This is Ted the Tiger

Ella's birthday celebration at Chuckee Cheese
with MiMi, Bats, Jake, Grandad and Mommy

Sweet birthday girl!

Love these Chuckee Cheese cups

Ella and Barney

Playing together....how sweet!

Awwwww.......

This was a big moment for Jake...
this is the first he's ever not run away
screaming in fear when a mascot
comes up for a picture!

Jake sportin' Ella's birthday crown!

Nothin' better than green popsicles on a summer night

July 4th before the Tanglewood parade

The Spirit of America Flowerwood float!

The Flowers....including Max!

This year, our neighbors pulled out the big guns
to take away the "Overall Winner" title from us
in the Tanglewood 4th of July Parade...horse drawn float.
Grandad and Mindy are already getting ready for
next year to take our title back!

Our family golfer...Old Tom Morris
rode on the float this year!

Yes.....the float that should've won Best Overall!

Ella, Grandaddy and Daddy

Look at those blue eyes!

Jake and Daddy make it to the Tanglewood pool

almost every day!

Look at the height on that throw!

Happy 2nd Birthday, sweet girl!!!!
We love you, baby!

Our Little Princess!

Halloween & Grandaddy's 75th Birthday!

Fall Fun at Fort Flowerwood
Awwwwww.....

What a handsome boy!

Loving the Ft. Worth Zoo train at "Boo at the Zoo!"

It's Halloween!!! Our sweet little candy corn!

Jake with his pumpkin we actually grew at Fort Flowerwood!

Just before going Trick or Treating....Thomas the Train & Candy Corn.

Jake Trick or Treating with his friend Ethan...what fun they had!

Jake, Ethan & LJ (aka: Thomas, Peter Pan & Spiderman)

At "Incredible Pizza" in Conroe for Grandaddy's 75th Birthday Party!

Ella zooming down the tubes at Incredible Pizza

Ella lovin' the food!

Jake loved the bowling by blacklight!

Ella, Clarke & Grandaddy

Cousins Alexandra, Dylan, Jake, Grandaddy, Elena, Matt, Cody & Ella

Jake, Clarke, Alexandra, Dylan, Elena, Waymon,

Grandaddy, Rhonda, Russ, Matt, Cody & Ella

Clarke, Waymon, Russ, Grandaddy & Rhonda

Ella....worn-out after a great weekend!

Fun in Conroe & Mamies!

What an angel!
The Flowers in Conroe

Grandaddy & Jake

Ella loves her popsicles!

...and hates it when they melt away!

Gig 'em Aggies!

Having fun with Grandaddy!

Grandaddy's house suffered the effects of Hurricane Ike.

An uprooted tree in the backyard.

More uprooted trees by the duck pond.

Jake 'n Mommy.....cheeeeeeese!

We love you Grandaddy

Yeah!!! We're at Mamies!

We love YOU Mamie!!!

Jake & Daddy in Mamies pool

Bombs away!!!

Ella and Bo Bear....awwwww!

Sweet pictures of our sweetie pie!

"Daddy's under my spell!"

Aren't I cute?!

I'm making a mess....but don't you love me?!?!?!

The 4th and Ella's 1st Birthday!

The Tanglewood 4th of July Parade,

and the Flowers "National Treasures" float

that won Grand Prize!

The float was Grandad and Mommy's creation.

A wild and crazy Flower's family picture

Grand Prize winners....yeah!!!

This is the Flower's golfing mascot...great story behind it!
He always participates in the parade.

Ella's first birthday!!!!
On her birthday, we enjoyed Chuckee Cheese's pizza,

then on the 4th, celebrated at home with friends
and family and home-cooked meal by Daddy!

Too cute!!!!

Summer 2008

Our Summer has started off with the 100th

Anniversary celebration of Mrs. Baird's Bread.

Clarke was in charge of a fun event at the Abilene plant.

This is a picture of Clarke, with the

CEO from Bimbo Bakeries, and Jeff,
an employee of the pie plant who
painted the mural which covers the
stairwell walls in the bread plant.

This is sweet lil' Ella enjoying her very first sucker.
Appetizing....huh?!

Jake is enjoying his new love.....popsicles!

For Ella's birthday, Grandad built a deck and playhouse
to go with the fort at Fort Flowerwood!
Tio was a big help, and Jake.....loved the tools!!!!

Jake got a hold of the camera for a little while!

This is Ella and daddy relaxing on a summer evening!

What a sweetheart!!

Here is the finished playhouse and deck at
Fort Flowerwood. Good job Grandad & Tio!

Jake.....enjoying a popsicle at the Clubhouse!

Ella finally getting to enjoy her new playhouse.

Jake looking over things in the crow's nest
on the Fort.

Two very happy kiddos!

More pics to come for Ella's 1st Birthday!

Thanksgiving in Abilene!

Abilene's first snow of the year!

Attempting a Thanksgiving picture....and missing the rest of our family!
Ella's first Thanksgiving!!!! We love you, Ella!

These are the famous Cows in Abilene....some of the

folk art displayed around town.

Jake loves these cows!

Ella all bundled up before going out into the snow!

Jake and Clarke making Jake's first snowman!

Is this sweet or what?!

Jake loved his snowman so much he wanted to
take its head on our walk through the neighborhood.
Ella's not too thrilled with her little outfit!

Jake in the snow.....

Awwwww

Fort Flowerwood takes on the snow...

From our home to yours......Hope your Thanksgiving was great!