Sunday, January 30, 2011

Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo

It getting close to Chinese New Year and we heard of a celebration at a Chinese Church this afternoon.  But the rodeo is in town too.  Guess which one Iris chose to go to?????

She's an American.  Plus we are clebrating Chinese New Year this thursday with some other friends. 

But now, let's share pictures from the Rodeo.


Petting Zoo (from outside, line too long to get in)

Bessie the Borden milk cow's baby!

Grand Entry

Buckin' Bronco

Calf Scramble for Scholarship Money

Calf Ropin'

And the finale....Bull Riding!

Fun times in Fort Worth Texas!

Monday, January 17, 2011

Iris Photo Dump

I have not been good on facebook with keeping up with Iris' happenings in America...and now since I have this blog, well I need to get in the habbit of blogging.  So, it's a trip backwards in time but a trip nonetheless!


We went to see the Castleberry High School play Annie.  My favorite!  And her friend, Abby, was the star of the show! 
 She helped me decorate the tree and put her own ornaments too!  I guess you have to flip the picture first in the place it is stored before you upload it.  Sorry.  Just turn your neck, please!


We went to visit Nanny just before Christmas and made sugar cookies. WOW!!! That was hard work, but we had fun, and they turned out to be great "gifts!"


In early December she played in the Senior Powder Puff game.  She played center and hiked the ball to the quarter back.  So she got to touch the ball each down!  And one time she pulled a flag while playing defense as well!!!  It was during school but I just happened to get released from Jury Duty that day so I got to attend and take pictures!

November.  We took her to her SECOND mavs game.  Just before this she got invited by the French club to go as well!  Fun time!



I don't have the best pictures of our trip to San Francisco in October....that's is because my mom was there too (and dad and sister and lots of other family) and she has the better camera.  Check mom's facebook for a photo album of that trip.  But we attended Rhett and Raychelle Blue's wedding, saw the Golden Gate bridge, Pier 39, Lumbard Street, afterparty of Giants beating the Rangers in World Series game 3, and Chinatown, which was super duper fun!  Good food in Chinatown!!!



Early October, we attended the State Fair in Dallas with my cousin Crystal, and her two boys Tyler and Travis.  We rode the gondola, saw big Tex, and most importantly, ate a foot long corny dog!!!!

Friday, January 14, 2011

Wild New Years!


Nope.  Not really wild.  We watched a movie.  We paused it at midnight to take pictures and toast!  Iris sat by the DVR that read 12:00 on the dot.  And Shawn and I are toasting.  Mine?  Caffeine free Dr. Pepper...don't worry :)  Then we completed the movie.  Rockin' into 2011!!!

Saturday, January 8, 2011

First Sonogram

We had such a fun time at the sonogram place.  Who knew?  We saw profile, brain, heart, heartbeat, legs, toes, hands, fingers, and just had a blast!  Baby is 12 weeks and super healthy so far.  Infact, she told me my uterus was all baby...music to my ears!!!?!!!!

Let me go ahead and tell you our prediction here....we saw this profile and the technician pointed out how clear it was.  All i could see what the NOSE!  If you know me well, you know I have the Nelson hook nose.  My mom has it, her dad has it, and his mom had it.  And I am pretty darn sure that profile has the Nelson hook nose.  It may be too early to tell, but Shawn has a little button nose so....

I have gotten only 2 (duh!) predictions yet on the gender.  An aquaintence from high school days says she knows for suer it is a boy.  I haven't asked her yet, but for all I know, she could also be a sonogram technician.  But my Uncle Dexter, who has 3 boys of his own, says that all of his boys sonogramed with their hands "protecting" private parts.  And this baby has her hand/arm up behind head and the other side arm was wavind around. A  friend of his that has girls only said the girls sonogram with arms up "asking for money from dad!" 

What do we think?  That it might be a boy or a girl?  What do you think?