Shelly's Blog

Kendel, Ashley & Jess Yesterday was St. Ambrose's End of School Pep Rally. Jessica got to perform with the JV cheer squad for the last time. There will be no JV cheer squad next year. Instead, they will have a Varsity Cheer squad and a Dance Team. Jessica got to perform a dance routine with the new dance squad, too. Hopefully, I'll be able to get a video together to post on the blog so that everyone can see her routines. Jessica and Chelsey The Cousins Yesterday was also Alyssa's birthday. She got all sorts of neat things for her birthday. She got a new Fusion scooter and an ipod just to name a few. Her palete expander fell out of her mouth on Thursday and so we had to go to the orthodontist and have it put back in yesterday. Alyssa's ipod!

Check out my baby! Here is Alyssa - aka Margaret Lea Houston at the St. Ambrose School 2009 annual Wax Museum. There were all sorts of Texas History figures represented this year. Can you guess who any of these are? Well, I couldn't either! Abigail in the Wax Museum Kathryn in the Wax Museum This past weekend, was another busy one. We celebrated Guy's 50th birthday out at Little House on Saturday. We took the football and baseball equipment as well as kites for the kids to play with. We forgot (or ran out of time, rather) to bring the carrots and apples for the horses. Poor Penny is ready to have her baby any day now......we're just waiting for the call so we can go out there when she has it. Jessica preparing her kite for flight! Alyssa playing tug-o-war Flying Kites! On Sunday, Mom, Donna and myself, as well as the kids, went to Galveston to pick out a beach house for rental this summer. We picked out a nice one for a week during the middle of the July. We have asked Laur