Faves from 2012 - Part II

 

Brandan's first tuxedo! 

Jr. Sr. Prom

 

My boys and their dates before the Baseball Banquet!

Very cool having two players there...one finishing and one beginning.

 

Brothers for life and brothers in baseball!

 

Brandan's graduation!

 

 

Keyton and Makenzie were asked to participate in a Quincinera in August.

Keyton's first tuxedo!

 

Silly kids!  Love watching them play around and make each other smile :)

 

Moved Brandan into his dorm at FPC!

 

Our last moments before we leave B at school...

 

First day of Intermediate-5th grade

 

All by himself at the high school this year!

Big Sophomore!

 

Drum roll.....

 

Presenting the Sophomore Homecoming Prince and Princess!!

So proud!



Riding in the Homecoming Parade!

 

Fun times at Thanksgiving!

Surgery for B in Amarillo then to Lubbock to recuperate!

 

 

Proud to say he is recovering exceptionally well!

 

 

This is happiness!

 

Hugs...

Brandan Turns 17!

 Amazing young man!

Lot's of great gifts!

The gang!

That's Taylor (she's Keyto's age), Me, Tucker, The Birthday Boy, Keyton, and Makenzie (Keyto's girlfriend).

We are blessed to have an amazing family and friends!

Hugs, K

A Family Reunion

Saturday the boys and I headed for Granbury for our Collins Family Reunion.

We had family from Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansa!
This is our immediate family.
We missed you Dad and Renae!!

My amazing boys!

Tuck got to swim, we had fajitas, an auction and lots of funny stories.

Lake Granbury is beautiful! Made me wish I had a boat.

This is looking across the water from the hotel.

Don't you just love family reunions? I love it when the boys ask me questions as to how everyone is related. I could tell they were proud to be there and be apart of the reunion.

We are looking foward to the next one in 2012!

Family is everything!

Hugs, K

Happy Birthday Brent!

His favorite cake...Italian Cream is here waiting for him!

(from scratch, my first time, hope it's good!)

He and Brando are on their way home from Georgia!

Hugs, K

Happy Father's Day

to my husband and father of my wonderful boys, my Dad, and Brent's Dad!

We are very blessed to have all three of you in our lives.

As you can see, Brent spent Father's Day at the baseball field :)

Lots of hugs,

K, B, K, and T

Spring in RO, Part III

Seeing the boys like this always makes a lump in my throat!

Friday was Senior night and we played one of our biggest competitors.

We still have 1 more regular season game and then playoffs.
I can't imagine what the Mom's of the Seniors were feeling...I found tears in my eyes as I watched the boys escort their Moms out on the field.

Luckily one of the Mom's who is a good friend will still be here the next two years, because she has a son who is the same age as Brandan. There is one Mom though, whom I will miss dearly. Her Son is her baby so she will be done with High School this year.

I haven't known the Seniors that long, but when they take your son in and teach him and support him, they hold a special place in your heart.

I wish them all the Best of Luck.

Mom was here this weekend and was able to see all the boys play a game.
She was a trooper and luckily the weather was great.
The wind was blowing like crazy on Saturday, but thankfully no dirt like back home!
Tucker scored TWO goals and his team won 3-1.
Keyto's team tied and played great.
Brandan's team played hard, but battled the other team's fans (who are awful), and the UMPs!
They lost, but hopefully will get it back this Friday in their last game of the regular season.

Lookin' good.

I hope you have a great week and good luck to all the kiddos taking the TAKS all week.
Brando has 3 days of it and I think Keyto also has 3 days.
Hugs, K

Spring in RO, Part II

Wildflowers in Texas!

There is not much more beautiful this time of year.

Mom was here this weekend and has never seen Bluebonnets.

We took a drive and found lots of them along with Indian Paintbrush and these yellow flowers.

I don't know what the yellow ones are called, but they are everywhere.

Tucker and I are going to have to find a book of wildflowers so we can identify them.

I think he may have his mom's love for flowers.

Enjoy the beauty of spring, I know I am.

Hugs, K

Have a Beautiful Easter

Lots of Hugs,

K and all The Boys

Birds, Fish, Sharks and more...

Friday we took a Day Trip to The Dallas World Aquarium.

It's not just an Aquarium though. It is a Rain Forest too!

The picture below is right when you walk in the door and is 3 levels of fish, birds, monkeys, otters, turtles, just anything and everything that might live in a Rain Forest.

It was Awesome. Everywhere you looked there was something to see.

The animals were everywhere!

In the picture below you can see a waterfall to the right.

Birds to touch and feed

Tucker's favorite the outdoor Penguin exhibit.

We fell in love with this little fella.

He kept closing his eyes like he was dozing. I guess lots of visitors make you very tired!

The most exciting thing to see was this tunnel where the sharks and eels swim beside and above you! It was crazy. The sharks come right at you and then turn before they go into the wall.

HUGE Crocodiles!

As still as can be...very scary looking!

Octopus

My 2nd favorite next to the penguins was the owls.

If I had been able to find the Sloth he would probably have been 2nd.

The class I subbed in the Friday before Spring Break watched a Jeff Corwin movie that had a Sloth in it. They are pretty cute creatures, but oh so very slooooow.

We watched some kind of jungle fire dance that was interesting.

And if this little guy had done something other than sleep, he would have been a favorite.

He did look like just a big kitty cat the way he was sleeping though.

I would love to scratch his neck. Bet he is soooo soft!

Very brightly colored Flamingos! Very graceful

We had a very nice time. Everyone was glad we went.

Today the kiddos are back in school and I am trying to do our taxes.

Hope you have a great week!

Hugs, K