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Mom's 60th Birthday Bash

Okay, okay...I should've posted these like a MONTH ago! We had such a great time, and Mom was truly surprised! Here are some of the best shots...

Its been too long

I realized that it has been so long since I've posted anything. Everyone is doing well. Scott is getting over a minor case of the flu...and the rest of us are praying we don't catch it. Maggie is doing fabulous! She's such a BIG girl now, running circles around us and talking our ears off. Some words she says: Mama, Dada, Bubby (our dog), bath, cracker, dog, water, ball, Nana, Papa, nana (banana), purple, woah, uh-oh, car, book, etc etc. And I swear she understands everything you say to her. We're loving every minute of it! Everyone is starting to inquire on the next baby, and nothing is set in stone. But maybe sometime early next year we'll start planning for the next. We wanted Maggie to enjoy HER time, understand that she's very loved, and of course try not to have 2 kids in diapers at the same time.
This year has gone by waaay too fast...or maybe it's just me. I wonder where the time has gone. We just realized that we will have had our "new" car 1 year come next month, and it feels like we just bought it!
Thanksgiving will be at Deborah's home agin this year...thanks for the invite Pop & Deborah! Last year's spread was just to yummy to pass up the offer. : )
I assume my family will be coming down again for Christmas, as they have for the last few years...at least I hope they are! Christmas is my favorite time of year, from the Christmas tv specials to the music, and of course being surrounded by loved ones. We wish everyone a safe and Happy Thanksgiving and a Merry Christmas! Hoping to see a lot of you soon.

It's been a while, i know...

Not much really going on lately. Just work, work, and more work! Scott starts back at school tomorrow, Aug 18th...4th year baby! ONE MORE YEAR SCOTT, YAHOOOOO!!!

Maggie is walking circles around all of us, and still just as happy as ever. She loves to shake her groove thang! LOL You really should see it, we've tried catching it on video, but just can't. We got in the pool for the first time a couple of weeks ago...Maggie didn't like it at first, but eventually loved it. We've recently learned that "guac-guac" is her way of saying Dog. I dunno, we're teaching her dog, but tomato tomoto right?

Scott's car has been in the shop twice in the past month...yuck. The first time was to have the a/c repaired because it quit working, so the whole thing was redone. THEN, as he's driving to work a couple of weeks ago, his car breaks down in the middle of the Med Center on Fannin. The police officer that was nearby informed Scott that he didn't have time to wait for a tow truck through our insurance company, so we had to pay some random tow truck driver $143 to tow it 5 miles to the Chevy dealer...the dealership is the LAST place we take our cars for repair, but to tow it outside of the city limits (where our mechanic is) it was 3 times the price! Anywho, it turned out to be the alternator. That was a pretty ticket.

Other than all of that, nothing exciting. Everything is going pretty well around here. We're definitely ready to upgrade our home for a new one...we've already outgrown this one! : ) We're waiting until about springtime next year to start seriously looking though. I can hardly wait! The only other solid thing on our agenda is our annual trip to Kansas this fall. YEA! We always look forward to that time. More to come later! Miss everyone!

Little Miss Independent...

Maggie started walking all on her own today! She's been walking along the walls and the furniture for quite some time now, and took a few independent steps about a month ago...but today was THE BIG day. I personally cried a little, just seeing her walking around like that...I'm so proud! We were watching her get around the house so well and we just couldn't believe how big she's gotten, so fast. I managed to catch a little on video tonight...enjoy! = )

C/O '99 meets again

We had our Scarborough Class of '99 10 yr Reunion Friday night. What a blast! I really enjoyed seeing everyone again, and our committee did a great job of putting everything together.

The After Party

Maggie enjoyed cleaning up after the party too... : ) I had to get a picture of the dry erase board in our garage. Everyone wrote sweet Happy Birthday notes for Maggie. Too cute!

More Birthday photos

Look at me...I'm 1 now!

Oh my goodness! It took lots of planning, creativity, and patience, but Maggie's 1st Birthday party went off without a hitch. Whew! The party was wonderful, we couldn't have imagined it any other way. Soooo many people came to celebrate Maggie's special day, THANK YOU SO MUCH EVERYONE! We were lucky to have lots of helping hands...you know who you are. ; ) Maggie had a great time eating her chocolate cake that Mommy made just for her. I'm sure the pictures make that very clear. It was a ton of fun watching her devour that thing! She is growing so quickly, and becoming smarter, sweeter, and more beautiful every day. There are so many great pictures that I have to create 2 posts to cover it all!

Ellen came to town!

Scott's cousin Ellen Lakie drove down from the Dallas area last weekend to visit her man's family...who happens to live in Spring, TX! YEA! We had a really nice visit with Ellen & Chris at our house. Chris seems like a great guy, he definitely has a great sense of humor. I think he's a keeper Ellen! : ) Hopefully the 3 of us will get up to Dallas soon and visit the entire Lumpkin/Lakie clan.

Almost a Year Old!

Maggie is turning 1 on May 28th! We just cannot believe how quickly the time has gone by. She is such a big girl now. : ) Her Birthday party is scheduled for Saturday, May 30th at 1:00pm and we really hope to see everyone there. Invitations went out early for those who might be coming from out-of-town and hopefully everyone received them. We will have cake, drinks (including beer), and food for everyone! Please call or e-mail me if you won't be able to make it...832-607-2633 or tlum09@comcast.net . I will be blogging more later with new photos...I know it's been a while.

SCCA in Houston

We went this weekend to watch Uncle and his buddies race. It's always a lot of fun to watch...we wish there were more races in Houston. They set up the track at Gulf Greyhound Park with cones and everyone races for the best time. SCCA (Sports Car Club of America) racing is considered more of a skilled event rather than a sport, according to Uncle. I believe Uncle and Tommy (his racing partner) placed 2nd, although they held 1st place for a long time...you can't win every singe one I guess! Scott's dad came up too, so we all had a great time visiting. This was Maggie's 1st of hopefully many! She did extraordinarily well, didn't seem bothered by the loud cars at all. Here are some of the good photos I managed to capture. Good job guys!

Our Sunday in Beaumont

Scott, Maggie, & I met up with Pop & Deborah in Beaumont to visit Grandpa. We had such a great visit! The weather couldn't have been more perfect than it was on Sunday...sunny, breezy, around 70 degrees. Pop & Deborah got in on some good Maggie time, and I can tell that Pop & Maggie are going to be BFF's already. Grandpa was enjoying his usual leisure time in the swing on the front porch. We're glad to report that he's doing really well and hasn't forgotten a single story. We always seem to breeze through the neighborhood to and from Grandpa's house...one of these days we'll take our time and soak up the historical sites that make Beaumont what it is today.

Dinner with The Snowden's

The Lumpkin & The Snowden cousins have finally decided to start our own tradition. We will meet a couple of times a month at each other's homes for dinner, drinks, and lots of great cousin bonding. We had our first gathering a week ago in Kingwood, at Michael & Amanda's house. It was a blast! And kudos to Mikey for the excellent grillin'. Scott & Brian played some Guitar Hero...I even got hooked, Noah & Maggie played very nicely together, and the adults got to catch up over some appes & beers. Good times!