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Blake & Bryce playing in the pool at OneTrueMedia.com

2010-06-10T18:55:00.002-05:00

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Backyard Fun at OneTrueMedia.com

2010-06-05T23:58:00.001-05:00

Bryce's 3 year photo shoot at OneTrueMedia.com

2010-05-25T13:17:00.001-05:00

Bryce's 3rd birthday party at OneTrueMedia.com

2010-05-25T08:12:00.001-05:00

Bryce's 3rd birthday

2010-05-25T07:34:00.004-05:00

This is the cake that my friend Candy made for him on his birthday.

This is Bryce shopping with his birthday money from Grandma and Dado.

Family Christmas Pictures

2009-12-13T18:06:00.001-06:00

House Update

2009-05-13T20:50:00.003-05:00

I know that a lot of you have been anxious to see the progress that has been made on the house...it is still a work in progress. I also added A LOT of pictures of Bryce playing out in the back yard. They were on the camera so I figured why not. We are just about finished with everything. There is still some left to do in the kitchen and little odds and ends here and there in the living area. The next room we will be working on is Blake's room. Hope you all enjoy the pictures!

House/Bryce Playing Outside

2009-05-13T20:23:00.003-05:00

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Easter 2009

2009-04-15T10:52:00.000-05:00

Old McDonald's Farm

2009-03-19T15:03:00.001-05:00

My new hairstyle

2009-03-05T20:17:00.004-06:00

I finally found someone that could cut my hair the way I want it. Take a look. I love it!

Valentine's Day 2009

2009-02-15T11:09:00.006-06:00

We took the boys down to Kemah for Valentine's Day. We rode the double decker carousel, the train, and played some games. Then we had lunch at Landry's. All in all it was a perfect day. There is still so much damage left from Ike it is really sad to see. Places where there were houses and businesses are just leveled...gone. Big X's on buildings waiting to be demolished. I know that they are working hard on trying to get everything back to normal, it is just a long road to recovery. Hope every one enjoys the montage of our Valentine's day!

Valentine's Day 2009

2009-02-15T11:05:00.001-06:00

Bryce at Sesame Street Live

2009-02-08T09:27:00.007-06:00

Bryce, like many young children from many different generations, LOVES Sesame Street. I dug it myself at an early age. He has a particular affinity for Elmo, which probably also doesn't surprise you. I don't know what it is about that squeaky voiced red-furred creature, but kids dig him. Well Angel noticed a few weeks ago that Sesame Street Live was coming to Houston, so for the heck of it we sprung for tickets and went Friday night. I wasn't quite sure how Bryce would react. I didn't think he would freak out or be scared or anything, but I wasn't sure how he would show his appreciation. Well, he was mesmerized, hypnotized, transfixed. He never really took his eyes off the show the whole time except when we distracted him with the camera. And for the most part he was silent. He pointed and said "Elmo!" a couple times in the second half of the show, but mostly he just stared, unable to look away. He loved it. See some pictures and a video below.

Winter Wonderland

2008-12-10T22:50:00.002-06:00

Anyone reading this who might be from the north, please refrain from snickering. Snow in Houston is about as rare as...ummm...a really rare steak that was just slaughtered like that morning. Anyway, it's RARE. It snowed here 4 years ago on Christmas Eve, but before that I can't remember the last time.

So, understandably, when any of us native Houstonians see the white powder falling from the sky we lose a large portion of our mind and make fools of ourselves playing in it. Hence the below videos and pictures. It started snowing around 4 pm when I took off from work. At that time it was just a light shower of flakes that weren't sticking to anything. Fun to look at, but really just a novelty. An hour or two later, we decided to go get some cake/pie/cookies/random dessert pastry for an after-dinner treat. Upon leaving the house, we were greeted by a much thicker snow fall, with some of it sticking on bare ground and on cars that had been stationery long enough to cool off. That was fun, driving in that dandruffy dream. I find it difficult to drive in the snow. The flakes that are flying directly into your windshield seem to demand that your eyes focus on them. And pulling your focus that close to the car is bad for seeing potential hazards down the road. Anyway, we thoroughly enjoyed our short drive to the cafe/bakery (I think we each exclaimed "It's snowing" in childish glee at least once every minute).

When we got back home, it really started coming down, and it was cold enough that the snow was sticking to anything that wasn't concrete. As the snow piled up thicker and thicker on the ground, it became literally impossible to NOT go out and play in it. I mean, the site of my entire yard covered in a perfect, untouched layer of innocent snowy white brilliance keyed in on some instinctual nerve in our brains and no force on earth could stop us from rolling around in it and making little snowballs that we throw at each other in intermittent fits of giggling glee.

Anyway, I've set the stage. Most of you reading this will know exactly what I'm talking about. Those that don't, it is a fun feeling, though fleeting. I hope you experience it someday. Blake made a snow angel. Angel made a snow-Blake...I mean snowman with Blake's help and direction. It was an impressive snowman for Houston, but could have been much grander had Angel and Blake had any clothing that was suited to snow and ice. After a time, both of their hands and feet were blocks of ice and they couldn't turn their creation into the final product they envisioned. Still, he is a standup little guy and I hope his eventual meltdown is not too painful (though I can't help but imagine him screaming as his face melts away like those Nazis in Raiders of the Lost Ark).

Bryce ran in circles, stomped his feet, and cried out "noe-sh" whenever anyone would listen. He hasn't quite mastered the pronunciation of "snow" yet. I know he won't remember it, but I like to think there is some memory bank deep in his subconcious mind that will key into the experience someday down the line and he'll know exactly what to do the next time he sees white falling from the heavens.

Anyway, it will all be gone tomorrow. In two days the temps will be back up in the 70s, which is about par for the course here in Houston. There will be no evidence that any of this ever happened...save for these pictures and videos on this blog. I hope you cherish the memories as much as we will. Have a great, snow-filled night.

Matt

Snow Pictures & Video

2008-12-10T22:48:00.004-06:00

Snow in Deer Park, TX

2008-12-10T20:23:00.001-06:00

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Blake's Orchestra Video

2008-12-09T11:02:00.002-06:00

Blake's First Concert

2008-12-08T22:21:00.003-06:00

Below are some pictures and a short video of the rehearsal before the concert. I will publish more video of the actual concert later. We just wanted to share what we could tonight! The concert was really good and they all played beautifully! Blake especially!

Blake's First Concert

2008-12-08T21:13:00.005-06:00

Trail of Lights (Thanksgiving)

2008-12-05T22:07:00.002-06:00

More Thanksgiving Photos

2008-12-04T18:29:00.001-06:00

Thanksgiving Vacation

2008-12-03T21:29:00.003-06:00

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Family Pictures

2008-11-16T14:07:00.003-06:00

We went to have our family pictures made today. Bryce will be 18 months old on the 18th and Blake will be 12 soon. Christmas will be here before we know it, so we had all events taken care of in one shoot. Enjoy!

Family Pictures

2008-11-16T14:04:00.002-06:00

Family Pictures

2008-11-16T13:46:00.004-06:00

Fall Pictures

2008-11-01T00:12:00.004-05:00

It has been a long time since our last post. We don't mean to be neglectful but it seems like there is always stuff going on. Blake is doing very well in 6th grade. He is first chair in orchestra. He had to do a book report for school. He chose a book he had read called the Sea of Monsters. Part of the grade was that he had to make a pumpkin look like one of the characters in the book. He chose the cyclops named Tyson. We all had so much fun making this! The school had a contest to choose who had the best pumpkin and Blake won first prize out of the whole school! He was so proud, as were we, that he had his teacher send us an email to let us know! Bryce is getting so big and just learning so fast. He just talks up a storm and gets into EVERYTHING! He is so much fun though. I am so proud of both of my boys! Anyway enjoy the montage!

Blake Interviews Bryce

2008-09-06T15:12:00.002-05:00

This is a little mock up interview I did the other night of a video Blake took during our vacation. Enjoy.

Bryce from 0-1

2008-07-10T02:42:00.004-05:00

Bryce's First Swim

2008-07-09T20:07:00.004-05:00

Bryce's First Birthday Party

2008-07-09T19:07:00.003-05:00