Ms. Aiva

Yes ... It is another baby! Yes, It's another baby GIRL! Meet Aiva (said A-va) Grace Phillips! She is my cousins 4th child!

Proud Grandpa!

Friday Five Fave

Today's Post is going to be dedicated to my Mom,
and my FIVE Favorite things about her!

1. She is an amazing woman of God ... and someone that is a wonderful role model!
2. She is a great wife and mother!
3. She was/is always there for me ... school, sports, etc. She I can think of one time that her and my dad missed part of a softball game ... they had a blow out on the way!
4. She puts others before herself!
5. She is now one of my best friends! I can talk to her about anything and everything ... and I know she will always be around!

I love you, MOM ... Happy (early) Mother's Day!!

"It's a baby!"

My Mom and I have lunch at Subway every once in awhile! Well today, Joanna called me and I told her to come along! It was a surprise for my mother! We had a wonderful time! Joanna and Jordan are working on their house here ... ripping up carpet, taking out walls, redoing a lot so that they can move in at the end of this month!! Yippee!! So Joanna asked my mom what she was doing this afternoon ... Yes, it's true ... my mom is at home right now playing with Baby Sidnee, while I work!

Mom feeding Sidnee @ Subway.

Getting in some Sidnee time ...
before I had to go back to work!

Best Friends ...
All grown up, married and having babies!
(Well at least one of us is having babies.)

What? ... It's Thursday already!?

Well, Bryan and I have been busy with life! May is (should) be a calm month for us! A couple baby showers, birthdays, Benchmark ending, babies (my cousin was induced this morning ... probably already delivered her 4th baby, a little girl) AND Joanna and Jordan Click are moving back to San Angelo! Thank you, Jesus! The more I think about it ... I doubt it will be a calm month! hahah WHo Cares! Here are just random pictures from this past week!

Bevo and I ...
he is so sweet!

Not a very good picture because of the water spots on my window ...

Sweet and Cuddly ...

Swimming in the river at the Boy's Ranch!

Friday Fave Five

Wait ... it's already Friday!? Where has this week gone!? It's been calm, but fast! So, this Friday, I am going to post about my 5 favorite surprises/exciting events coming up!

1. Jason and Shyanne will be going to the doctor on Monday, May 5th ... to find out if they are having a boy or a girl in september! Yeah for more Holik Babies!!


2. I can see the end! No more annoying phone calls + One big Check made out to Susan Neal = Our Flu Study is over! My appointment is the morning of May 12th! Yippee!


3. Marcus and Anna go to the doctor on Tuesday, May 6th to hear the heartbeat of their baby or babies! Twins or Not Twins ... That is definitely the question!
   
4. Soon, school will be out .... meaning Bryan will not have to work as late! He will be able to put more hours in the day time!! YeaH!
   
5. It's my BIRTHDAY Month! Hip Hip Hooray!

I can't wait for all the results to these events!!

Mean Ole Allergies

I went to bed last night with swollen red eyes, an ichy nose and a horrible headache! My headache stayed with me throught he night! When I got out of the shower this morning, I was so cranky .... I didn't think anything would make it better! My sweet and wonderful husband says, "Happy 2 Year Anniversary!" Whoa! I am the one that always says that first! I had totally forgot that it was already May! My headache went away for a little bit, so that I could enjoy that moment for a few seconds! It's back and still pushing on!

We have 3 dates that we'll always be extra special to us:
-May 1st, 2006- Bryan and I began "dating"!
-December 1st, 2006- Bryan proposed to me!
-June 2nd, 2007- We got hitched.

The Husband is bringing me another allergy pill! Hopefully it will kick in, before I kick something!

I Found a Treasure!

And I am so proud of it!! I went into Academy on saturday ... looking for one item, and one item only! I have been wanting a black Nike wind breaker! Does it have to be Nike? No, but I bought a cheap one 2 years ago ... and it's cheap! Hince the name ... "cheap one"!

As you can see this jacket (which I think was originally a pant/jacket set) is priced at $75.00 ... then marked down to $59.99! Well normally, I would put this jacket back and keep looking else where! But for some reason, I decided to go check the price with one of those machines that scan the barcode and tells you the price of the item! Before I scan, I decide that I will pay $20.00 at the most! Guess how happy I was when the price rang up $4.88! Heck Yeah! That made my day! So then I go to check out ... when she rings it up, I get super excited again! Yippee for finding a bargain!

Lunch at the Park

Yesterday, my wonderful husband made sandwiches and the fixings for lunch, and we headed to the nearest park!! It was a beautiful day, and so nice to be outside! I am guessing that these creatures know what happens when humans sit at the park benches! They would come so close to you, waiting on you to share! I couldn't resist!

I shared a piece of my bread with this guy!

This guy wasn't interested in the bread ...
Bryan thinks he was going for the sauce on his hand!

That's a doritos in his hands!

Of course, a picture of us!! :)

A Nice and Relaxing Weekend

Hahaha Yeah Right!? We don't even know what those words mean anymore! But that's ok ... Staying busy is what keeps us out of trouble (or that's what people keep telling me)!! On Saturday, Brian Holik and I drove to Abilene to watch Sarah run in the regional track meet! To make a day of it, we decided to watch 1A and 2A finals! Since a couple of Mertzon kids were running, Bryan (my Bryan) brought a couple of his boys! We watched 1A together ... and then Bryan took the boys to Buffalo Wild Wings in Abilene for some wings and to watch the draft!

Our First Regional Track Meet Together
(hahahah)
I got this picture just as shot the gun ...
See the smoke!

Run, Sarah, Run

They were ranked 8th by their time coming into the finals ... they placed 8th! But they looked good! They are all juniors or younger ... So, Bring on the Senior Year!!

The Mile Relayers (Is this a word?)

Hilari is saying, "Take it, Sarah"!!

So, there was a girl who got 2nd in the 3200 Meter Run and a guy who won the 1600 Meter Run ... they will be moving onto state! As for Sarah, she got to drink a Dr. Pepper for the first time in months! She said it sure was good!

Me, Sarah and Brian

Brian had a Wall T-shirt ... but instead, he decided to support his new school!

Sarah and Ethan

So some crazy stories from the day:
-During the first lap of the girls 1600 Meter Run, a girl fell down and grabbed her head. We all though that she hit it on the track! She got up and ran another 100 meters, but then stepped off again. Later, we found out that she was actually stepped on TWICE ... IN THE HEAD ... WITH SPIKES!! :/
-There were 3 hurdles left for the boys in the 300 meter hurdles ... 2 of them saw the gold and silver already hanging from their necks, and moving onto state! A split second later they saw the track, face-to-face! The 1st and 2nd place hurdlers went down ... they knew there season was over for this race! You might think that the 3rd and 4th are going to state now after they became 1st and 2nd ... Not quite! At the time of the fall, the 2nd to LAST place guy came back to get 2nd overall! When does this ever happen? Is this quick of a race, you rarely see someone that far behind come up and move on to state! I guess every one was just in a sense of shock after what happened to 1st and 2nd! Moral of the Story: Never Give Up!

A little Add-In:
After Bryan got rained out of a golf tourney at Quick Sand, we decided to go watch a movie we had been dying to see!! Baby Mama is sooo funny! Bryan and I laughed so much! If anybody needs a movie to watch, go see this!

Don't miss our answers to the 5 Truths and a Lie!

More Answers!

Here are Bryan's Answers:

1. I am the fastest runner of the Neal siblings. True ... On every head-to-head race against my slow twin (Ryan), I won. When we weren't against each other, my times were faster.
   
   
2. I can beat Susan at Halo. This is False ... Susan pretty much slaughters me in Halo.
   
   
3. I love my wife. True ... I am madly in love with my Beautiful Wife of almost a year!
   
   
4. I have a twin brother. True ... The only time my twin brother beat me was out of the womb!
   
   
5. I can beat Susan at FRIENDS Scene-It trivia game. True ... She has taught me well!
   
   
6. I want to have the first grandson. True ... Our chances are looking good!

Answers ... I've got Answers!

And Here are the answers:

1. The first time I met Bryan ... I was with his friend who liked me! This is True ... I went to a movie, then to Baker Street. We were playing a card game, when Bryan showed up!
   
   
2. I can beat Bryan in the XBox game, Halo! So True ... I used to play this game with my friend, Laken, all the time! Bryan, on the other hand, never plays this! I must admit ... It is quite fun beating Bryan at a video game!
   
   
3. I have never broken a bone in my body! Again, True ... I have had many scraps and bruises, but no broken bones!
   
   
4. Even during my rebellion years, I have never snuck out of my parent's house! I am proud to say that this is true!
   
   
5. I have an autographed picture of the six main characters on FRIENDS! Sadly, False ... I have actually bidded on one at Ebay, but didn't win! Soon, this one will be true!
   
   
6. I have already bought our future child's first piece of clothing! hahah So True ... I always walk through the baby stuff at Wal-Mart! I grab their clearance items! If our baby can't wear it, then I will give it as a gift someday!

Friday Fave Five

That is me right now! Well not exactly ... But I am wearing a pink shirt today!!


1. Jill will be home in 38 Days! Yup, that right ... I am counting down the days!! I can not wait to sit down and just listen to all the stories she has! Yeah!!

2. Today is my Aunt Kathryn's Birthday! Happy Birthday to an Amazing Boss!!

3. Hobby Lobby had their sale of 50% off custom frames! I am having 2 wedding pictures done and our marriage license framed! They will be done around the 3rd of May! I can not wait! My friend had the idea to frame your marriage license ... I told Bryan, "How cool would it be if in 5o years, that license is still on the wall ... with a bunch of grandkids running around?" I will post pictures of them when I get them back!

4. Jordan, Joanna and Sidnee came into town this week! It is looking real good for them moving to San Angelo with in the next couple of months! That is something to Hoop and Hollar about! My afternoon will be filled with "play time" with the Click girls!

5. Bryan and I are planning our One Year Anniversary Getaway! We can not believe how fast the time has flown! We are also finding gifts! There is no surprise ... we told each other what we wanted! We are getting something that we have always wanted! We are splurging a little this year because of the Benchmark Research check that we will both be receiving in May (remember: they are just giving money away)!! I will post about the gifts when we have officially given them to one another!


May is just around the corner ... Enjoy what's left of April! :)

This is Funny

SO I asked Bryan to do this "Unimportance About Me" ... and this is what I got out of him! See if you can pick the lie!

1. I am the fastest runner of the Neal siblings.
   
2. I can beat Susan at Halo.
   
3. I love my wife.
   
4. I have a twin brother.
   
5. I can beat Susan at FRIENDS Scene-It trivia game.
   
6. I want to have the first grandson.

There, it is, Ladies and Gents ... have fun guessing! :)

The Unimportance of Being Me

Kristi has tagged me to list 5 truths and one lie about myself. Everyone, feel free to guess the lie!

1. The first time I met Bryan ... I was with his friend who liked me!
   
2. I can beat Bryan in the XBox game, Halo!
   
3. I have never broken a bone in my body!
   
4. Even during my rebellion years, I have never snuck out of my parent's house!
   
5. I have an autographed picture of the six main characters on FRIENDS!
   
6. I have already bought our future child's first piece of clothing!

Happy Guessing! Oh Yea, and I tag Jill, Shyanne, Shaunna, Chelsey and Amanda!

Update

Apparently, a couple of you GIRLS are worried about the run-away! They found him at a relative's house on saturday night! He is in the process of coming back to the ranch right now! Bryan might be a little scared next time a new kid asks to go to the bathroom during a movie!