STARS Game with Amanda & Tom :)

Thanks to George giving up his season tickets for a night, Amanda & I along with her Dad, Tom & his friend got to enjoy a FABULOUS night at the STARS game on Friday! Amanda & I got Platinum seating...which was great, but we thought we'd join the boys and view the game from the players perspective. So, we moseyed our way down to the 3rd row behind the players bench and sat right behind the players (great view, btw!!), and had a good time. Tom got some good shots of the players. And, of course, a pic of me & the sneaky Amanda in our "new seats" ;)!

It was Brrr...chilly in there!!!

The boys WON!! 5-3

Modano & Ott!!

Getting Ready to MOVE!!

It's almost time!!


Here's a pic of the house...


We are ALL so excited!!! The boys can't wait to get to spend every day with GG & DG!
McKinney, here we come...again ;) Woo HOO!!!!

Halloween

Landen the Lion & Coleby the Tiger!! Grrr!!!


Following Nana....


And smiling for a picture :)

They had fun!! We did a quick t or t at Nana's before heading to Aunt Jen & Uncle Ben's house for the night! We have already been informed that next year they would like to be characters from Transformers. So, I will be on the search for costumes on sale ;)

First Soccer Game!

Team Cheering after the game!


Landen running after the ball...

Coleby waiting for the ball...

The teams doing the "Pledge" before the game.

Coleby scored his first GOAL for our team!! And Landen scored his first GOAL for the other team!! lol And of course, I was too busy jumping up and down to get a picture, so just imagine how cute they were, because, I have no picture to share :( But, here are a few pics of the game. They played so well! They are naturals!!!

Wondering "What's up with the Milam Boys?"

Well....if you haven't heard from me lately, don't be offended!
Coleby is getting over a pretty awful week of sickness, but seems to be improving. (a little weight gain would be nice) He is going to get a flu shot next week. He is allergic to egg, which means that the flu shot is dangerous, but from what the doctor says...it is far more risky to go without is than it is to get it this year.
Landen is a trooper...couging a little here & there, but overall, he is doing quite well. He had his flu shot already.
So...no birthday parties in their near future...but bring on their soccer game next week....because if they are feeling 100%, I have a feeling that they are going to do GREAT!

The Much Needed Girls Weekend

I'm a little late in posting this...but wanted to share about our O-SO-FUN & Fabulous Girls Weekend!!!!! Lindsy's Mom, Pam was a wonderful host and so kindly opened up her Lake/Weekend home to us (which is absolutley beautiful!!) and we had THE BEST TIME!!!
We got rained in...but that actually made it more fun. We played Wii, had a few drinks, and just good ole' girl chat. It was a great time to catch up with the girls. There was an interesting golf cart ride that involved 4 girls & a dog....you would have to see it to believe it ;) We also watched a scary movie & I am still disturbed!! lol
We are looking forward to doing this again this winter and cannot wait till next summer when we can take the boat out and soak up some sun.

Here's a pic of us girls....I will dig through the other pics and see if I can come up with (giggle) another appropriate pic to post.


Love my girls!!!!

Lindsy, Kristina, Leanna, & Me

Soccer Practice

Noah, Coleby, Anthony, Jaden, Cameron, Landen, Kramer, Diego, and Andrew :)


Coleby

Landen cheering for the team :)

Our Park Adventure...and some Fam Pics :)

Nick and I took the boys for a picnic at Bob Woodruff Park last weekend....here are a few pics of the "boys" feeding the ducks :)

Awwww :)

The duckies...

This way Daddy.....

Here are some pics of my hero....Aunt Hazel!

The boys and their Great, great Aunt Hazel

Hugs!!!

I absolutley adore this woman!!! She is a true hero!

Best Friends

Steven M. Bird May 28,1983-July 23, 2003

I wanted to share a story.

Nick obviously had a hard time dealing with Steven's death. It wasn't until this year that he actually came to terms with the situation. It was the "anniversary" date and I decided to get out pictures of Steven to show the boys. I don't really know why....but it felt like time. They immediately understood that he was Daddy's best friend and they can't see him because he is in Heaven.
Coleby asked what happened to him...and immediately answered his own question with "Mommy, did he get a boo-boo on his nose?" Even though I was sad...I had to laugh a little at his question. (His brother got a boo-boo on his nose and had to go to the hospital once and it was scary to him!) I simply told him that he was in an accident and that he went to Heaven...which is as much as a 3 year old can really understand.
Coleby especially LOVED sitting at the desk and looking through pictures of "Uncle Steven". Landen was a little more reserved. He spends a little more time thinking about things and it wasn't until later that night that he asked..."Why?" That question is a little tougher to answer...but just as my Mom always told me "God had other plans...".

It brought me to tears when Nick came home and the first thing that the boys said was "Daddy, we saw pictures of you and your best friend..." He was surprised, but he actually smiled. I think it makes him feel better that the boys know about it all.
Oh, and Coleby thinks it's so cool that he's named after him.

Kids are such a blessing. They always know just what to say to make you smile and make the worst situations bearable.
We were SO blessed to have Steven in our lives.
We are blessed to have so many good memories of him....and so many great stories to tell our kids.

An Early B-Day Present for GG, DG & Nana :)

We had to take these a little early because that's when Chera was available & we LOVE her....so after we got home from Houston...the 2nd time, we scurried off to Quorum Park in Addison for our photo shoot and here ya go!
We hope you guys enjoy!
Happy Early B-days!
Prints to come :)

http://chera25.com/galleries/81609Brooke/

Anyone else that would like prints, let me know, we have the cd ;)

Mine & Nicks Fancy Schmancy Dinner & then A Night Out ;)

Nana & Papa got Nick & I a gift card to Truluck's (Awesome seafood/steak place in Addison!!), so we went out for a Date Night!! Woo hoo! And we had a blast! The food was YUM!! Nick ordered Free Range chicken & Potatos & I had Spicy Bass with shrimp & dirty rice...it was FABULOUS!

And then afterwards, Thera met us and we went just down the street to Addison Circle and met friends at Zen and had more fun!!! It is SO nice to take a break sometimes and spend time together! Nick and I don't get to go out together much...we had a GREAT time!

Many thanks to Brad and Debbie for the Gift Card and for taking the boys to see G-Force! They have been saying "Poop in his hand..." all morning! Too cute!


Moi and Nicholas :)

He wasn't being very cooperative...

Moi...again.

Me & my lil' sis...Can you believe people actually thought we were twins when we were little?!?

The girls at Zen...Deanna, Jen, Me, and Thera.

Handsome Lil' Devil :)

Nick, Me, and Benny

Friends for Life


Loralei, Brooke & Thera...New friends!

Us again!

Back from Vacation

Mommy, Frog, and Coleby :)


Lan, Double G, and Coleby watching t.v.


"Bucket Head"


Double G & Landen...He would only swim with him!!

Shark Boy!!

Around 11:45 pm...all piled in 1 bed being goofy :)

Family Pic in the Pool

Million Dollar Smile :)

Landen floatin around.

We had SO much fun in Spring, TX with GG & Double G!! The kids got to swim & play and we weren't ready to come home! It was a little bit of a crazy drive home. We left late in the afternoon. We wanted to stay and help with a few things around the house which turned out to be a blessing!!

As we hit Madisonville, about 2 hours from home, we were in bumper to bumper traffic. At first, we couldn't figure out what was going on. There was debris everywhere, power lines snapped in two, trees snapped and all over the southbound side of I-45...and then it hit us, we had just missed a really bad storm, possibly a tornadoe...by MINUTES! There were cars in ditches, on access roads, it was a mess! I have yet to find information on it, but I talked to a family friend who's son was on his way back to A&M and was in it and said that it was in fact a tornado and that his car was lifted off the ground!! UGH...glad he's ok!! Anyways, crazy end to a very happy weekend! We hope to visit again before they sell the house :)

Our day at Celebration Park

Nick had the day off , so we took the kids along with Amanda, Lainey & Brady to Celebration Park in Allen. They have a fun splash area that the kids LOVED!

We were smart & brought tents & went early!! People were envious of our smart planning :) lol!

Here are a few pics from our morning!

Daddy & Boys enjoying some shade!


Aunt Amanda and the 3 little Bff's!


Aunt Brooke & Lainey Faith

Daddy & Coleby getting water dumped on their heads...Coleby loved this!!!

Lainey is the only one who likes to pose for picture time!

The boys are SO excited about this year...they have never REALLY seen fireworks before...they have always been too small.

Our first July 4th with them was in the NICU at Presby when they were first born. We had a corner room on the 3rd floor and we had perfect view of 2 really great fireworks shows surrounding Plano. Awww...love those memories! We really want this year to be special, too!!!!

I'm sure we will have many more pics from this weekend!! We LOVE the 4th!!

Fireworks, family & friends! Fun stuff!

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!!!

Playin' Catch up...Again :)

Landen & Coleby at Uncle Cody's Graduation!

Coleby, Double G, and Landen at Cody's Graduation!

Alexa...A Future Mrs. Milam!!!!

Blowing out the B-Day Candles!


Landen & BFF Brady...sippin on Snow Cones...it was over 100 degrees that day!!!

Aunt Krissy informed me that I needed to update the boys page....so here I am! lol

I have been a little preoccupied! The boys b-day party was HOT, but it was a hit!! We were so glad that everyone could make it! And the boys have really enjoyed their gifts. They are still working slowly on their thank you cards!

Coleby has gotten his results back from his genetic testing! We are finally on track with figuring out what is going on in his little body! Just continue to pray that with this next battery of blood work that we get the final answers & that he is no longer a pin cushion!!

Nick has the next 3 weeks off of school, so were are really making an effort to spend time together with the kids.

More summer pics to come!!!