Chris, Katie, Macee and Max

By the River

2012-01-09T04:50:00.000-08:00

2011-05-24T20:08:00.000-07:00

2011-04-09T17:44:00.000-07:00

2010-12-15T18:43:00.000-08:00

Port A Vacation with the Sahls

2010-11-15T17:09:00.000-08:00

Our annual beach vacation with the Sahl family was so much fun. The boys fished two days and limited each day. Mai and I along with Cha Cha played on the beach and swam in the pool with all the kiddos. Looking forward to next year!

Dave and Jack

Jack, Katie, Max, and Macee
Macee the Mermaid

My date to the VHP!!! Amazing food, great wine, and one of my besties!!! love ya girl
Mai and I love this place!! We look forward to it every trip and hope to continue our date night tradition for many years to come!
Besties! Macee and Katie S.

Looking good Max!

I loved this bench....hint, hint, Chris!

Garner St Park

2010-10-27T17:45:00.000-07:00

Dan, Abbie, and Ash

T and Scott

Dave, Jack, Mai

KatieC, Chris , Kathy

KatieS, Joey, Macee, Cody and Max

Max's first swim in the Frio River. One of many....

Dirt+roasted marshmallows = sticky brown kids. Love it!!

Resting at the cave after completing .5 of our 1 mile hike. Nine adults, seven kids and two dogs treking up a pretty steep climb....can you say UHHHH!!!

Our Max

2010-10-18T18:22:00.000-07:00

I love this dimple ... the nurses pointed it out when you were just one day old. Your smile melts me everytime.

What a proud Dad. This is hands down Daddy's favorite trick. It makes everyone very nervous but I must say you are quite the little gymnast.

Never misses a chance to get dirty.
Your first haircut.
Loves, loves, loves to sit on the bike and grab onto the handle bars.

Our California Trip

2010-09-25T07:24:00.000-07:00

2010-09-25T07:06:00.000-07:00

Sis found chocolate covered strawberries on a stick at the local farmer's market. I think that was the highlight of the trip for her. So happy!

2010-09-25T06:54:00.000-07:00

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Wow, this hotel was AMAZING! It felt like we had stepped back in time. The "Del" has been the sight of many movies including, Some Like it Hot.

Summer...a look back

2010-09-18T08:08:00.000-07:00

Nothing like good friends and cold popsicles. Katie and Jack Sahl with Macee and Max.
We spent most afternoons in the backyard eating popsicles, playing in the "pool" and running thru the sprinkler.

And what's summertime without watermelon....

Lake Buchanan

2010-09-17T10:47:00.000-07:00

Ott and TT. What a good lookin pair!
One of Daddy's " catch of the day"!
Macee loves helping with the fish.... catching, cleaning or eating she is ready!
Chris bought Macee a puddlejumper, best floatation device ever! She loves it and will actually jump in the water now.
We get this look often.

Max and Macee are playing together more and more. Macee really is sweet to him and he is monkey see monkey do for sure! Chris and I both agree watching them together is our favorite thing. Our chippies!
Max's first fishing pole, thanks Daddy!

Chris showing Macee how to grab a worm, bait it and cast. She loves it!

Vermont Trip

2010-09-17T09:15:00.000-07:00

Dream Lodge, that's right and it was dreamy. Macee and I spent 7 nights here in Concord, Vermont on Shadow Lake. The Lodge has been in Leslie's family for over 30 years. It is a rustic, charming cottage set back amongst tall birch trees and amazing wild flowers. Leslie, Katia, Mema and Bompy were so gracious to have us as their guests. They were definetly the hostess with the mostess!!! We love you all so much.

Well, duh, we couldn't go all the way to Vermont without checking out the original.......
Shadow Lake and our view from the back porch.

Macee didn't want to jump in, ever! But she did love watching the Loons swimming by complete with a tiny baby.

We brought home lots of this yummy stuff for everyone to enjoy!

2010-09-17T09:07:00.000-07:00

I had to do it! Fresh Maine lobster prepared by Leslie, delicious! And yes TT I thought of you until the last yummy bite!

Leslie and Macee picking flowers for a special birthday dinner.

Barns, barns, barns...... they are so massive and many were restored like this one. I want one! A long walking path up from the lake.

Katia was so sweet to make a tiny pool for Macee to play in and collect clams.

July 4th Weekend

2010-07-05T19:00:00.000-07:00

Painting toe nails... one of many fun things to do while hangin at the lake!
Happy 4th of July!

What a cute couple! Lookin good..... Ezee and VPa are so much fun, we love both so much.
Happy 60th Grammy!!!

2010-07-05T18:36:00.000-07:00

Matching dresses from Grammy.

Macee Jane
Steven, Michelle, and Syndee.
Chris and Max, Lisa and Haylie, Grammy, Scott and Macee, Michelle and Sydnee.

2010-07-05T17:47:00.000-07:00

Sydnee, 10mos. and already walking!!!!
Haylie, 17mos, so cute!

Daddy asked you to pose, with a little help this is what we got... too cute!

Macee's first trip to the dentist! I counted her teeth, polished and flossed. Having my own child in the chair really gave me a new respect for parents of little ones going to the dentist. To add to the growing list of "understanding" what it is to have a toddler, a dental visit is one of them. Macee was so pround of herself and I must say I was too!

2010-07-05T17:14:00.000-07:00

So yummy! Eating watermelon on a hot summer day is hard to beat.
I am just starting to walk!!! I can say Momma and Daddy. I can drink from a sippy cup and love to feed myself. I only have two teeth on the bottom and four on top but I still eat just about anything. I like to play with my sister and jump on her bed, that's really fun! I love to climb on everything, especially stairs!

I am a happy little girl... lately I like to be called "Kayley" and really enjoy playing school. I tell mom and dad all about my teachers, friends, and things that have happend that day at "school".

Whew, 2 1/2 is really busy!

Happy # 5 !!!

2010-06-13T18:29:00.000-07:00

Chris wrote this on our honeymoon....

Thanks to Grammy we were able to have a very quiet weekend at the lake to celebrate our 5th anniversary. Thank you Grammy!

2010-06-03T22:20:00.000-07:00

Macee Jane 2 1/2 years .Max's first time in a life jacket..." are we having fun yet?".

Chris in his all too cool way of telling me to chill, I have it covered......... delivered the best cupcakes ever!!!!!!!!! You are the best !!!! Thanks Dad.

2010-06-03T21:59:00.000-07:00

Sweet friends....on a bug hunt. Cody Sahl and Macee Jane.

Happy Birthday Max:

Jack (1), Cody(4), Katie(4), Landry (5), Macee(2), Max(1), Lightsey(10), and Joey(7).
Yummmmm ....
Liz, my favorite girl.....................

Thank you Liz for my new fire truck!

2010-06-03T12:20:00.000-07:00

Happy 1st Birthday Max!!!!! We love you chunky monkey!!!!!!!!!!!

2010-05-28T19:01:00.000-07:00

2010-05-26T20:23:00.000-07:00

Macee Jane 2 1/2. You are our little sunshine! You love to sing.... ABC's, Itsy Bitsy Spider...anytime, anywhere. You are so sweet to Max. When he is upset you break into the ABC song to help him feel better. He loves to crawl on you and give you hugs. You tell us "I love you" just about everyday and oh my goodness it melts my heart everytime. You are a great story teller and love to play in your "new car" and little house. You have a "friend" named Charlie and your twin babies are Billie and Jillie. You spend a lot of time going to HEB, Costco, and Target with them. Recently we have been doing "school" work. You really love to learn and I love this special time we spend together in your room at your Dora table. Thank you God for Macee Jane.

2010-05-26T20:11:00.000-07:00

Max, almost 1 !!!!!! I love this age, you are the sweetest! You're not walking yet but it won't be too much longer. You follow Macee just about everywhere she goes and always have the biggest smile for. You have four teeth on top and two on bottom. You prefer to feed yourself, especially peaches! You are our big boy, almost 25lbs!

2010-05-26T20:05:00.000-07:00

Happiness is.... cousins!

Sumo/Graduation Smackdown

2010-05-26T19:54:00.000-07:00

Thankfully no one was injured during the Sumo wrestling but to no surprise...an inflatable sumo suit is very unflattering and really uncomfortable.

2010-05-26T19:50:00.000-07:00

Best Buds!

2010-05-26T19:38:00.000-07:00

Congrats Chris, We love you! You are an amazing husband not to mention full time student, daddy, cook, cleaner, and many other titles. You spent countless Saturdays and Sundays working for us and all the while doing it all with a smile and happy heart. You did it!!!

2010-05-26T19:32:00.000-07:00

Best toy EVER!

2010-05-26T19:26:00.000-07:00

So Big!

Teeth

2010-04-13T18:08:00.000-07:00

Macee was sitting in my lap, looking at me very seriously, "Mommy, you have the best teeth, they are so white."

Chris says, "Hey Macee, what about my teeth?"

Macee says, "They are white....... and green."

What can I say, she just can't help herself........

Pics That Make My Heart Smile

2010-03-31T18:46:00.000-07:00

Max almost 10 months.
My girly girl
Favortie things: talking on the phone and playing dress up
Daddy making you laugh, he's pretty good at that!

Getting ready for your breakfast, bananas are your favorite.

Happy 1st Bday Hailey

2010-03-23T18:14:00.000-07:00

We spent a fun day at Grammy's playing with our cousins Hailey and Sydnee. Hailey had her 1st bday party at the SA Zoo and what a beautiful day it was to enjoy with the family.

Michelle and Sydnee

Hailey's eyes are so big and blue just like her Mom. She is so cute! Happy 1st Hailey!Grammy and her "angel babies" as she likes to refer to them. We love you!

Midland Trip and More

2010-03-22T19:43:00.000-07:00

Lots of memories in Pop's jeep. Many jeep rides with our cousins....it may of been driving down the streets of Midland to get snow cones or wild rides up steep hills over big rocks in Sterling City. We loved "jeep rides" ! Baize is ready to go, hold on Macee!

Too cute!

Four Generations.

1925,1977,2007,1952.

Pop. Enough said.

It won't be long until this little tub is too small for the two of you. I love you my sweet little bears. You guys really enjoy your bath time. Macee you love to help Mommy wash Max's hair. And Daddy likes to style it. Lookin good!

Max is 9 months old!

2010-03-03T17:48:00.000-08:00

Max is 9 months! He is still army crawling at a very speedy pace and loves to pull up on just about everything. He is saying "Da-Da" and clicking his tongue at us. He is a big boy weighing in at about 21 lbs and wearing a true size 12 months. He has his first two teeth( o & p)that made him a little fussy for a few days but nothing too bad. He is such a happy little guy and loves to be cuddled and kissed. Well, at least I think so. I love you my sweet boy.

Happy Valentines Day

2010-02-12T19:35:00.000-08:00

Macee and I joined V Pa at the golf course in Sonora. She had lots of fun riding in the cart and clapping for VPa after he hit the ball. Being at the golf course with my Dad is one of my favorite things in the world. I love being out there and watching him play. He started taking us to the golf course at a very young age. My sister and I have many good memories of riding in the cart and running around. I hope Macee will enjoy playing one of these days or at least watching.

Macee went to a 50th bday party with Ezee. She especially enjoyed the cupcakes and singing happy birthday. She loves to sing Happy Birthday!!! A lot !!Macee 27mos and Max 8mos.

Max is such a sweet boy. Lots of smiles and high pitched squeaking. He can hold his bottle and likes to fall asleep with his soft blanket. He prefers to have his pointer finger in his mouth most of the time. This is not ideal but what can you do....He is sleeping from 7 to 6 and naps once in the morning and once in the afternoon. He is army crawling and can move very well to whatever has caught his eye. He is still spitting up LOTS but at 21 pounds something is sticking.

One of Macee's favorite things to do....high heels, tiara, and riding her stick horse around the house yelling Gidee Up, Yee Haw!

January Pics of the Month

2010-02-02T19:20:00.000-08:00

Max has just enough hair to spike it up! Hiking on New Year's Day at Pedernales Falls State Park

Happy 2010!
Nothing better than roasted marshmallows on a cold night.
Go Cowboys!

Christmas at Grammy's

2010-02-02T19:03:00.000-08:00

Peek a boo Macee
Happy Birthday Jesus! MeeMaw is Macee and Max's great grandma. Macee likes to sit with MeeMaw in her chair and visit.Cousins.....all dressed in red. Macee 2, Hayley 10mo, and Sydnee 4mo.
Grammy, we love you bunches!

MORE CHRISTMAS PHOTOS

2010-01-30T17:51:00.000-08:00

Christmas in Sonora

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Thanks Santa!

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Yiiipppppeeee....a princess castle from Santa!

Girls Weekend!!!

2010-01-30T12:41:00.000-08:00

Me and my two BFF's. Had fun staying downtown, shopping, eating and lots of laughing! We saw LC Rocks on Friday night and rocked to 80's music. Saturday shopping on SoCo and enjoying a lazy day with no plans just hangin. Love you guys so much , looking forward to it again soon.

Santa Scott

2009-12-28T18:19:00.000-08:00

"Ho Ho Merry Santa Clause" well close enough Macee. Scott Chessher gets the best uncle of the year award. He made a great Santa and the kids were so excited! Love you Ott ur the best! Thank you Elf TT for the thoughtful gifts in Santa's bag.

CHRISTMAS PARTY

2009-12-21T19:11:00.000-08:00

We all dressed up for the Sahl's Christmas Party. Santa Clause showed up and handed out presents to the kids. Macee gave Santa a hug and sat on his lap. Thanks D and Ash for a fun party!

2009-12-17T18:22:00.000-08:00

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

SWEET HUGS!

2009-12-10T21:00:00.000-08:00

This is Chris' favorite picture so far. Macee is so sweet to Max. We are hoping these feelings will continue.... for now the squeezing doesn't seem to phase him.

"You're My Favorite Friend"

2009-11-28T20:58:00.000-08:00

You're my favorite friend!

While we were all laying in bed Friday morning this is what Macee said to her little brother. Oh, my little sweeties so precious.

BUILD A BEAR

2009-11-17T18:34:00.000-08:00

Fridays are our family day so we really look forward to an entire day to be together. We finally took Macee to Build a Bear and it was so much fun. She picked out a brown bear and dressed her in a cheerleader outfit. Too cute!

2009-11-17T18:17:00.000-08:00

I am 5 1/2 months!

I can roll and roll and roll! I love to be on my belly! I am very curious of the different sounds around me. I recognize voices like mommy and daddy and especially my sister. I am a very happy baby with a big, big smile. I am sleeping thru most nights and napping about 2 or 3 times a day. I'm not wild about my car seat but usually travel great if mom and dad time it just right. I can hold my bottle with a little help. I've been eating food 2 times a day. I really like everything I've tasted so far...... however with peas and green beans I make a funny face and spit. My check up on Friday showed I was mostly in the 50% for length and weight. 17lbs and 24 inches long. Whew, a lot has happened in 5 1/2 months.

2009-11-17T17:53:00.000-08:00

I am 2!

I can sing my ABC's, Itsy Bitsy Spider, and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. I can count ten and I know my animals. I am learning my colors and letters. I know some of my shapes: a star, a heart, a circle and a square. I love playing baby doll and helping mom and dad with baby Max. These are just a few things I know but most importantly I know I have a big family with lots of people who love me and I love them.

2009-11-07T18:26:00.000-08:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DADDY! WE LOVE YOU

2009-11-05T19:29:00.000-08:00

HAPPY 2nd BIRTHDAY MACEE ! WE LOVE YOU

This last year went by so fast and the next thing I know my little girl is 2. We had a few friends over to celebrate her birthday. A fish fry and french fries w/fried pickles was very yummy! We had a Mickey Mouse cake that she and Katie Sahl enjoyed very much. Macee I love you and can't wait to see what this next year has in store for us.

FLOWER POWER AND MINNIE MOUSE

2009-11-05T19:08:00.000-08:00

Fun times in Sonora.....I dressed up as a hippy for Bailyn's 9th bday. We celebrated Macee's 2nd bday, handed out candy to the cute trick or treaters (the 4yr old Michael Jackson was my favorite), and just enjoyed being together.

2009-11-05T19:04:00.000-08:00

Macee had the cutest Minnie Mouse costume but refused to wear it but we did manage to get the ears on. Oh well, still cute with just the ears , maybe next year.

BEACH TRIP

2009-11-02T19:35:00.000-08:00

Port Aransas Trip....we had such a great time with the Sahl family. Fun days at the beach, laying around the pool, and a couple of nights out with adults only... way fun.

2009-11-02T19:12:00.000-08:00

2009-10-18T18:45:00.000-07:00

Happy Fall Ya'll!!

Sweetberry Farm, so fun! Pony rides, pumpkin painting, hay rides, scarecrow stuffing, goats to feed, grilled corn (yum), we had so much fun. Macee painted a pumpkin and we went on a hayride. We pet the goats and picked flowers from a huge field. We decided that we will definitely make this an annual tradition each fall. T, you are so awesome and we love you so much.

2009-10-10T10:04:00.000-07:00

Best buds! Max is 4 mos old now. He is rolling over and prefers his belly when we lay him down. He is a really good baby and is sleeping great, finally. He's so fun. What a joy and blessing to have two healthy babies. We are so blessed.

WHAT A WEEK....

2009-10-10T09:26:00.000-07:00

Our water heater busted and made a big, big mess. So.....we were away from our house for six nights. These latest pics are in random order and I haven't figured out how to go back and edit each individual pic so bare with me . Chris went to a Cowboy game with his buddy Gabe, he had a great time and said the stadium was amazing and huge..... Thank you God for the rain, Macee really had fun playing in the mud......we went to Hula Hut with the Distel's and Max was in a great mood, he likes Mexican food......we went to San Antonio with my parents and took Macee to Sea World , so fun. This family pic was taken at the hotel room before Chris and I went out on a date, we went to my favorite place on the riverwalk, nice........ and lets see oh yes we stayed downtown Austin Sunday thur Thursday it wasn't too bad we made the most of it and strolled around downtown each evening. However there is no place like home and we were all happy to be back in our own beds. We still need to repair the sheetrock and other things but we have hot water now and thats a good thing. Wow the things we take for granted. This experience was inconvenient but it could have been so much worse.

2009-09-23T19:12:00.000-07:00

Macee wore her boots for Cohen's" Cowboy"3rd birthday party last weekend.

2009-09-23T19:07:00.000-07:00

" I want to mix it". Pancakes are our favorite! Macee is a good helper. She asks for wipes to help clean up too.

2009-09-13T12:31:00.000-07:00

Max will be moving into his room soon. We have a Route 66 theme going on....a little bit of everything from planes and motorcycles to cowboys and puppy dogs. Its all good!

2009-08-27T20:27:00.000-07:00

Macee is wearing her Daddy's boots, they fit great and she loves them!

2009-08-27T20:19:00.000-07:00

We had a fun time at the zoo however it was way too hot for an all day adventure so we made a very quick loop and called it a day.

2009-08-27T20:05:00.000-07:00

Our first family vacation. We spent 5 days at the lake, met our new niece, a day at the zoo, shopping at the outlet mall, and one night in a hotel. Whew....fun times!

2009-08-12T09:06:00.000-07:00

2009-08-08T19:51:00.000-07:00

Max had his first taste of food today. YUM, rice cereal!

2009-08-08T19:46:00.000-07:00

EeeAhh, got your nose Max! Macee is so playful with her brother, its so cute!

Our trip to Sonora and Midland!

2009-08-07T12:35:00.000-07:00

2009-08-07T12:29:00.000-07:00

Macee loves baby Lainey Kate. She's so kissable!!!

2009-08-07T12:19:00.000-07:00

Trips to Granny's house are very few these days...I am so grateful to Mom and Dad for helping us get to spend the weekend there.

2009-08-07T12:13:00.000-07:00

At Ezee's house there is no eating on the carpet so of course the kids scoot to the very edge of the tile...too funny!

2009-08-07T12:06:00.000-07:00

Sweet babies...... 13lbs 12 oz and growing...our big boy, so sweet!

2009-08-07T11:54:00.000-07:00

Still fun to swin at Gran's house. We spent many summers in this pool with our cousins. So fun to watch Baize and Macee!

2009-08-05T13:57:00.000-07:00

Just laying around..... these moments don't come often enough.

2009-08-05T12:53:00.000-07:00

Don't let these smiles fool ya...going down hill is fun but the hike back home confirmed that I am in really bad shape! Dad you did well considering you were carrying an extra 24lbs behind you.

2009-08-05T12:44:00.000-07:00

we spent alot of time in the kitchen and sometimes we shared food...here Baize try a strawberry!

2009-08-05T12:42:00.000-07:00

sometimes we felt like this.....

2009-08-05T12:30:00.000-07:00

It was such a fun time to spend the week with my sis and parents....

Thanks Mom and Dad for all your help and making great memories!

2009-07-22T10:20:00.000-07:00

Ott has been teaching Macee to count to 10 with a little help from his lipstick (chapstick).

1,3,5,6,7,8,3,8.

2009-07-22T09:46:00.000-07:00

Max and Payton