August 15, 2007

On this date, Ryan held his two little boys for the first time.  Yes, we celebrated Father's Day the June before the twins were born, but on August 15, 2007, at 9:09 am, Father's Day began to hold a new and exciting meaning.  Thank you Ryan for choosing me as your wife.  Thank you Ryan for being such an amazing Daddy to two of the coolest kids around.  We love you dearly!

Take Me Out to the Ballgame...

One of the first things I learned about Ryan was his love obsession with Chicago Cubs baseball.  Last week, while in Houston, Ryan was able to see is long-awaited dream of watching the Cubs play come to life.  Although it would have been nice to go see them in Chicago, Minute Maid Park was a great field.  We had pretty good seats (I'm told there are no bad seats at Minute Maid - go figure).  Sad to say, my camera ran out of batteries once we got there, so I had to use my Blackberry to capture the moment.  Here are some pics from the game. Maybe one day we'll make it Wrigley.  

     

     

I have now been blamed for Chicago's 4-game losing streak.  Okay, so I didn't want the game to go into extra innings.  Sue me!  My best friend and her husband were watching the boys plus their own two boys to give us a night out.  I just wanted to hurry back and relieve them of their babysitting duties.  My apologies to Cubs fans everywhere.

Destiny Baseball Camp 2009

Ryan held is first Destiny Sports Mission, INC. Baseball Camp in the little town of Nazareth, TX. He had 21 kids show up, which for the town of Naz is twenty percent of the population. Not too shabby! I am so proud of Ryan and his hard work in putting this on. Thank you to Amanda and Nathan for hosting Ryan and Bob for the week.

Let Summer Begin!

Yes, my friends, it's that time again. SUMMER! Here are my boys helping me fill the pool. Aren't they just the cutest pool boys, EVER?!

Deacon - filling the pool is serious business!

Rhett - check out that belly!

HAPPY SUMMER!

Me. Me. Me.

May is such a wonderful month. The weather is becoming warmer - which means I can actually take the boys outside more. The sun stays out longer - more time to play. School is wrapping up, so I'll start to see more of my husband. It's just a great month. More than all of these, three very important events happen in the month of May.

May 10, 1980

The glorious day that I came into the world. A day to be celebrated by all! If you do the math correctly, yes I will be 29 this year. Yikes! Next year, I plan on running away.

May 10, 2009

I love that there is a day set aside each year to celebrate and honor mothers. I'm even more blessed to be one of those "mothers." Every day I look at my sweet boys and thank God for giving them to us. They are such a joy.

May 28, 2005

That's right. Ryan and I will celebrate our 4th wedding anniversay this year. I can't believe it's been 4 years. My life is forever changed for the better the day we said I do. Most of the day is a blur except for the moment Jay said we were husband and wife! I couldn't believe it. Thank you, Ryan for a wonderful 4 years. I love you!

As you can see, May is a big month for me. I love this month. Poor Ryan, has a lot of presents to buy :). I hope you have a happy, wonderful May!

Happy Father's Day!

To the man who gives the best back massages, grills amazing hamburgers and steaks, is so helpful around the house including washing the clothes, doing the dishes, cleaning the bathroom, taking out the trash, and taking care of the dogs (just to name a few), constantly shows me and tells me how beautiful I am, loves his family more than himself, loves his Jesus more than his family, and is practically perfect in every way...

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!

To the Daddy who feeds us, changes our diapers (including the really stinky ones), provides our incredible wardrobe, gives us our bathes, takes us swimming, washes our clothes, sings the most beautiful songs, plays ball with us, shows us and tells us every day how much he loves us, and shows us the Jesus living inside him...

HAPPY DA-DA's Day!

Three Years Ago...

I changed my name from Scott to Highley. Three years ago I married my best friend, love of my life, father of my children, and partner in crime. Three years ago I began a new beginning.

To say that marriage is easy would be a lie. It is the hardest blessing I have lived through in my life (well, at least until we had twin boys). Everyday I stand in awe of my sweet husband who is a constant servant to me and to others. Ryan is my rock. He keeps me grounded and sane in my ever emotional life. Most importantly, he loves our Lord more than me, more than our boys, more than our dreams, and for that I am thankful. For that, I desire to be more like him because he is more like my Jesus everyday.

Thank you honey for allowing me to be your partner on this journey. You are and will forever be my favorite.

I love you!

Go Mavs!

Ryan and I went to see a Mavericks game on December 21st as his birthday/Christmas present. I don't normally like combining gifts, but this year we needed to. It was a great weekend. We stayed at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in downtown Dallas - just 10 minutes away from the American Airline Center. Amazing hotel. The Mavs game was on Friday and Saturday the Texas Tech Raiders were in town playing Stanford. Ryan and I just planned on buying general admission tickets to the Raiders, but we go there, a ticket scalper had some seats on the lower level - 14th row, center court. It was a pretty good deal. We bought them for $20! Suffice to say, the weekend was so relaxing (and educational - we went to JFK memorial). The boys you ask? Deacon stayed with his Grandma and Grandpa (Scott) and Rhett stayed with his Mimi and Poppi!