You can now watch The Plankton Love Song on YouTube. Southern's shrink ray is featured in the first scene. Enjoy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVRxYEzC6Ng
Life with my boys
Saturday, January 9, 2016
Saturday, January 2, 2016
Southern's artwork
Southern's artwork is going to be featured in a music video! He submitted a drawing a few months back, and it sounds like the video will soon be released. I'm excited, and I know he will be when he hears the news.
Lucas Miller, the singing zoologist, is one of the boys' favorite artists. His "I Love Earth" CD has kept us occupied for many, many days in carline (I think I pretty much know the words to all 21 songs on that CD). It is probably the most requested CD we own. We have gone to see him live a few times, and we own one of his DVD's and a couple of his books. You can look him up on Youtube if you haven't heard of him.
Lucas Miller, the singing zoologist, is one of the boys' favorite artists. His "I Love Earth" CD has kept us occupied for many, many days in carline (I think I pretty much know the words to all 21 songs on that CD). It is probably the most requested CD we own. We have gone to see him live a few times, and we own one of his DVD's and a couple of his books. You can look him up on Youtube if you haven't heard of him.
I have a challenge for my young fans: I need a "shrink ray" for a sort-of-soon-to-be-released music video for my plankton song. Draw one, make one out of Legos or whatever you can come up with and then send me a picture of it (tkae it against the plainest background you can find). I'll use the winning entry in the video and I'll be sure to thank you in the credits!
Tuesday, December 8, 2015
Paws to Read
Our library participates in the Paws to Read program where special volunteers bring in their dog or cat to the library's meeting room to listen to children read books. Each child signs up to have a turn reading aloud to the animals. Southern read to Tazzy this past Monday.
Monday, November 30, 2015
Thankful
This Thanksgiving was bittersweet. It was nice to see loved ones, but we missed those who are no longer with us.
Dustin, the boys and I did our usual Yoakum whirlwind. We started the morning off with a stop at Granny Ehlers' house. We got to visit with all of the many families from the Brandl side of the family. The boys played with a couple young cousins, Weston and Greta. We ate a little bit there and then headed to our next stop. We went to Poppy and DeDe's house next. We visited with the Wyatt and Hitchcock relatives, and the boys played with 3rd cousin Victoria. We then made one quick detour to the nursing home to see Granny Hahn on our way to our last stop of the night, for the Perez family Thanksgiving. The boys had a blast with cousin Isaiah, and we had our second turkey meal of the day. We bathed the boys and headed home after 9pm. It was a very full day!
During the car ride, we all took turns saying what we were thankful for. I of course said Dustin and the boys. I am thankful for so much, but they are my life. What are you thankful for this season?
Here is what Southern wrote at school
Dustin, the boys and I did our usual Yoakum whirlwind. We started the morning off with a stop at Granny Ehlers' house. We got to visit with all of the many families from the Brandl side of the family. The boys played with a couple young cousins, Weston and Greta. We ate a little bit there and then headed to our next stop. We went to Poppy and DeDe's house next. We visited with the Wyatt and Hitchcock relatives, and the boys played with 3rd cousin Victoria. We then made one quick detour to the nursing home to see Granny Hahn on our way to our last stop of the night, for the Perez family Thanksgiving. The boys had a blast with cousin Isaiah, and we had our second turkey meal of the day. We bathed the boys and headed home after 9pm. It was a very full day!
During the car ride, we all took turns saying what we were thankful for. I of course said Dustin and the boys. I am thankful for so much, but they are my life. What are you thankful for this season?
Here is what Southern wrote at school
Thursday, November 5, 2015
Grandpa
Antonio "Tony" Perez
July 5, 1932 - November 1, 2015
Grandpa, we will miss you dearly.
I have so many good memories from sitting on your kitchen counter as a baby and you teasing me by sticking a piece of paper between my toes, watching me laugh, pulling it out and doing it again... to you watching my babies play and wrestle and laugh around you in your living room.
You were always taking pictures, and one of my most treasured things today, a video tape of my 1st birthday party, was filmed by you. You took our extended family to the beach every year. You always had awesome speeches. You were so full of wisdom, and I loved it when you shared your advice with us. You always had great jokes. My favorite:
A Mexican was trying to cross the border into the U.S. An officer stopped him, and the guy told the officer that he was an American so he should let him pass. The officer said, "Okay, if you are an American, make a sentence in English using these words - green, pink, and yellow." The Mexican said, "That's easy. The phone green. I pink it up and say yellow."
And you said it with the perfect accent and with a big grin on your face.
You taught me how to fold a dollar bill into a shirt. You taught me how to draw the perfect Nativity star.
When I was away at college and visiting Yoakum, you would ask how my "Cadillac" was running. You always gave me a big hug and a kiss when you greeted me.
My youngest son is named after you.
You were a really special person. I have so much respect for you. You gave me many cherished memories, and I know you touched so many lives with your positive impact. I am honored to be your granddaughter.
July 5, 1932 - November 1, 2015
Grandpa, we will miss you dearly.
I have so many good memories from sitting on your kitchen counter as a baby and you teasing me by sticking a piece of paper between my toes, watching me laugh, pulling it out and doing it again... to you watching my babies play and wrestle and laugh around you in your living room.
You were always taking pictures, and one of my most treasured things today, a video tape of my 1st birthday party, was filmed by you. You took our extended family to the beach every year. You always had awesome speeches. You were so full of wisdom, and I loved it when you shared your advice with us. You always had great jokes. My favorite:
A Mexican was trying to cross the border into the U.S. An officer stopped him, and the guy told the officer that he was an American so he should let him pass. The officer said, "Okay, if you are an American, make a sentence in English using these words - green, pink, and yellow." The Mexican said, "That's easy. The phone green. I pink it up and say yellow."
And you said it with the perfect accent and with a big grin on your face.
You taught me how to fold a dollar bill into a shirt. You taught me how to draw the perfect Nativity star.
When I was away at college and visiting Yoakum, you would ask how my "Cadillac" was running. You always gave me a big hug and a kiss when you greeted me.
My youngest son is named after you.
You were a really special person. I have so much respect for you. You gave me many cherished memories, and I know you touched so many lives with your positive impact. I am honored to be your granddaughter.
ANTONIO 'TONY' PEREZ
YOAKUM - Antonio 'Tony' Perez, age 83, passed away Sunday, November 1, 2015.
He was born July 5, 1932 in Wharton to Thomas and Maria Hernandez Ochoa Perez.
He was retired from TX Dot after 39 years of service. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and was a former city council member. His family knew him for being a jokester and loved their annual family vacations at Port Aransas.
Survivors are his wife of 62 years, Eva Perez; daughters, Elizabeth Perez of Round Rock, Teresa Faust (Josh) of Yoakum, Susan Elizondo (Sammy) of Yoakum and Patricia Grahmann (Michael Munguia) of Yoakum; son, Michael Perez of Yoakum; 10 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren; sisters, Angie Perez of Stafford and Rosa Villarreal of Houston; brother Jesse Perez of Houston.
Preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Thomas Perez II, Pete Perez and Viviano Perez.
Rosary 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at Thiele Cooper Funeral Home.
Funeral Mass at 10 a.m., Thursday, November 5, 2015 at St. Joseph Catholic Church with Rev. Matthew Huehlefeld officiating. Burial at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetary.
Memorials may be given to St. Joseph Catholic Church.
On-line guestbook may be signed at www.thielecooper.com
Arrangements by Thiele Cooper Funeral Home, 361-293-5656.
Turn off the lights... the party's over.
Sunday, August 16, 2015
Southern's 1st day of 1st grade
SOUTHERN'S FIRST DAY OF 1ST GRADE
Monday, August 17, 2015
Teacher: Ms. Aurora
School: Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic School in New Braunfels, TX
Age: 6 years old
Weight: 69.5 lbs
Height: 4 feet, 1 inch
What I want to be when I grow up: Baseball Player
I am most excited about: learning more
My favorite book: In A People House by Dr Seuss
My favorite color: lavender
My favorite thing to eat for lunch: pizza
My favorite thing about school: that we get to have recess
Southern before his first day of first grade
Purple card means Southern's behavior today was "outstanding", the highest color rank.
Monday, August 17, 2015
Teacher: Ms. Aurora
School: Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic School in New Braunfels, TX
Age: 6 years old
Weight: 69.5 lbs
Height: 4 feet, 1 inch
What I want to be when I grow up: Baseball Player
I am most excited about: learning more
My favorite book: In A People House by Dr Seuss
My favorite color: lavender
My favorite thing to eat for lunch: pizza
My favorite thing about school: that we get to have recess
100 Days of Summer - July
Our summer is speeding by way too quickly. Here is some of what we did during July...
Water gun play with friends, Landa Park wade pool, 4th of July art for kids at the library, shopping at Cabela's, 4th of July parade in Seguin, golfing with Daddy, tennis in New Braunfels, Grandpa's birthday in Yoakum, storytime at the library, Lucas Miller at the Bulverde/Spring Branch library, reptiles from Austin at the NB library, BAYLOR'S 2ND BIRTHDAY at the NB Railroad Museum, The Jumpy Place, scooter riding on County Memorial Trail, playground fun at Jesse Garcia Park, Herbert's lunch and sandbox fun with friends, playground fun at Ernest Eikel Park, swimming and boating in the river at Cypress Bend park, swimming lessons, Dinosaur George at Fischer Park, Kindermoms Blowout, and the boys had camps the last week in July. Southern was in Nature Camp - Worlds Under Water, and Remington was in Symphony of the Senses.
During the month of July, we also completed the 10 Parks in 31 Days Challenge put on by the New Braunfels Parks Department. The boys' picture is featured once again in their Fun Things in Life catalog.
We also starting working on the flooring in our house during July. Our goal was to rip up all of the carpet downstairs and replace it with vinyl "wood" plank flooring. The dining room was first. This was a HUGE task. I estimated that it would take us about a week to do both rooms. It ended up taking two. Part of it was that we did most of the work at night (and early morning) while the kids were asleep since we could accomplish more when they were out of the way, another part was that scraping the adhesive from the concrete took a long time, and the other part was that moving all of the furniture and decor out of each room and back again took even more time.
And pictures! We took a ton of pictures. Here is a sampling of some of our Days of Summer postings.
Water gun play with friends, Landa Park wade pool, 4th of July art for kids at the library, shopping at Cabela's, 4th of July parade in Seguin, golfing with Daddy, tennis in New Braunfels, Grandpa's birthday in Yoakum, storytime at the library, Lucas Miller at the Bulverde/Spring Branch library, reptiles from Austin at the NB library, BAYLOR'S 2ND BIRTHDAY at the NB Railroad Museum, The Jumpy Place, scooter riding on County Memorial Trail, playground fun at Jesse Garcia Park, Herbert's lunch and sandbox fun with friends, playground fun at Ernest Eikel Park, swimming and boating in the river at Cypress Bend park, swimming lessons, Dinosaur George at Fischer Park, Kindermoms Blowout, and the boys had camps the last week in July. Southern was in Nature Camp - Worlds Under Water, and Remington was in Symphony of the Senses.
During the month of July, we also completed the 10 Parks in 31 Days Challenge put on by the New Braunfels Parks Department. The boys' picture is featured once again in their Fun Things in Life catalog.
We also starting working on the flooring in our house during July. Our goal was to rip up all of the carpet downstairs and replace it with vinyl "wood" plank flooring. The dining room was first. This was a HUGE task. I estimated that it would take us about a week to do both rooms. It ended up taking two. Part of it was that we did most of the work at night (and early morning) while the kids were asleep since we could accomplish more when they were out of the way, another part was that scraping the adhesive from the concrete took a long time, and the other part was that moving all of the furniture and decor out of each room and back again took even more time.
And pictures! We took a ton of pictures. Here is a sampling of some of our Days of Summer postings.
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