And the victory bells will ring out!

Fight, Raiders, Fight! Fight, Raiders, Fight!
Fight for the school we love so dearly.
We'll hit'em high, we'll hit'em low.
We'll push the ball across the goal,
Tech, Fight! Fight!
We'll praise your name, boost you to fame.
Fight for the Scarlet and Black
We will hit'em, we will wreck'em.
Hit'em! Wreck'em, Texas Tech!
And the Victory Bells will ring out.

Wow! Talk about school pride going on right now. Pete and I went for a rare night out with our good friends Brent and Stephanie to watch the game. That probably was one of the greatest games we have ever seen. We were all wishing we were there . . .

Happy Halloween!

I figured that this would probably be the first and maybe only year that I get to choose cute little matchy outfits for the twins! I didn't want to originally put Pete in the devil costume because his disposition is so OPPOSITE of that! But, after I put the little cap with the horns on, I just couldn't resist. And Miss Avery Grace just looked so angelic in her little ensemble!

We went trick-or-treating to a few neighbors on the street, took lots of pictures, and then brought the babies home and let them play! They actually really liked their outfits. Pete kept that little cap on like a champ! Big Pete and I have also enjoyed their candy!

I'm actually kinda glad October is over . . . it has been a busy month as you can tell with all the blogs! I have a feeling, though, that it will be busy for awhile with Thanksgiving, 1st birthdays and Christmas all around the corner!!!

Halloween, the beginning

Nana's school had trick-or-treating for all the staff's kids (and grandkids!) on Thursday. The babies were such a hit! We strolled them around in their stroller and they were amazed by all the kiddos running around and all the adults looking at them!

Baby GIRL #3 - 20 weeks

I know that people are looking at me and wondering if I'm pregnant because of my expanding belly, but then they see that I have two small children and they think "No way!"

On the way home from Austin, Pete realized that he had accidentally picked up his sister-in-law, Brandi's, keys. As they were her only set, we were in a predicament because we were almost half way home. Luckily, Pete's parents were driving TO Austin to see the last of the baseball tournament and were only about 30 miles from where we were at the time! (Talk about luck - thank goodness!)

Well, we stopped in the meantime to wait at a Seafood and Donut shop. I kid you not! They serve donuts in the morning and seafood for lunch and dinner - try finding that in a town near you! In the "restaurant" there was a group of little old grey haired ladies that were having their Sunday donuts and gossip session after church. They oohed and ahhed over the twins and were just as sweet as small town folks can be. The funniest part was, though, that they tried to keep their voices down, but weren't successful! They were discussing how I was such a poor thing because I couldn't lose my baby weight! I heard, and thought it was hilarious and had a good ol' laugh! I don't think I would have thought it was so funny had I not been 5 months pregnant!

Sometimes I want to say to people "I lost the weight! I lost the weight!" and other times I think it's better just to keep my mouth shut!!

Our trip to Austin

Avery, Jon, Dave, Pete, Justin

Our nephew, David, had his baseball tournament this weekend so we decided to go see him play. We only got to see one game, but it turns out that they won the whole tournament. The last game of David's that I had been to was about 5 years ago when he was playing T-ball . . .boy, were things different this time!

Avery and Pete got a ton of love from their cousins and Uncle Dave and Aunt B. They even got to pal around with Abby, Dave and Brandi's dog! Avery kept trying to ride Abby! We only stayed one night, but we had a great time visiting!
What you laughin' at Uncle Dave??


Justin, Pete, Jonathan


Aunt B gettting a cuddle in with Avery.


Oh, Daddy, you're so fun!

Avery's best friend, Lil' Pete's new girlfriend

Avery and Miss Kylie (our friends, Kathryn and Ryan's little girl) got to pal around on Friday night, and Pete got to put on some of his charm! (hee hee) Avery kept looking at Kylie and laughing, to try to get Kylie to laugh. It was so super cute. Kylie wasn't too sure what to make of my two monkeys!


Everybody in their jammies . . . aren't babies in their jammies so cute??

My little pumkins'

The weather has been absolutely wonderful lately. I'm trying to get out as much as possible, mainly for the babies, but a little bit for me too.

The babies were fascinated by the pumpkins. I could not get a picture of both of them smiling! Welcome to 10 month old twins who are interested in everything!

They are my little pumkins and I guess I'm starting to get big and round like a little pumpkin too!

Auntie A came to visit

Ashley and her boyfriend Bobby came into town this past weekend. I tried to pawn off as many dirty diapers as I could! Pete loved his Aunt Ashley, he kept looking at her and smiling away. She even got him to cuddle, which at this crazy moving stage, is a tough thing to do!! At dinner out one night, everyone was so impressed with how awesome the babies acted! I really am truly lucky. . . and keep wondering if new baby girl is going to be the terror!!!

We all watched the Tech game on Saturday and the babies suited up in their Tech gear. We tried endlessly to do "guns up" with them, but to no avail. Every once and awhile they would turn their attention to the game, but I guess they are like their momma and get distracted very easily from football!

First steps

And the winner is . . . Avery! On Friday, she took the first of many steps that she attempted during the weekend. We were all sitting around watching them, commenting on how it would be really soon when they started walking, when Miss Avery let go of her toy, took 2 steps and plopped down. She has mastered the 2 step thing, but after that I think she realizes she out there all alone and plops down!

It's a . . . .

GIRL!!!


Girls outnumber boys in our house 3-2! It was so exciting and different this time! With the twins we decided to wait until they were born to find out the sex. This time, we found out early and it was fun! For some reason, I just KNEW it was a girl. I had dreams and just could feel it. Even when everyone kept telling me "Oh it's a boy" I kept it in the back of my mind.

During the ultrasound, Pete kept saying "Oh there it is, I can tell it's a boy" and the technician kept saying "No I haven't gotten there yet, that is a foot." It was so hilarious!!

The babies were unfazed that they are having a sister. At least we won't have to worry about sibling rivalry when we bring the new baby girl home. As for names, we going to keep that a secret. I have one that I love, but Pete has to decide if it is "just right". So, basically, we don't know yet!!