Bad Patient :)

Well anyone who has seen me since my braces have been put on, or especially the last couple of months hav seen my enormous lips!! Red, inflamed, dry, cracked and very unattractive. Well since I work for an orthodontist, me and the people I work with have been trying to figure out why my lips are reacting this way. Rubberbands to non latex etc. Well after about 2 months of this and not being able to kiss my kids or my husband let alone eat without having fire lips I decided my teeth were better than they were and so after 8 months of wearing, OFF came my braces. :) My teeth look great to most people who don't spend their whole day looking at teeth. So I have to say I am pretty pleased with the progress and looking forward to my lips returning to normal size. I must say that I had them taken off in the morning and by nightfall they were already 70% better. The doctors have never seen anything like it. Most of the girls think I was having an allergic reaction only in my mouth to the stainless steal. Whatever it was I am one of kind still :)

Gonna Call you on the Telephone Papa and give you a ring......

The kids wanted to call Papa Quader since they hadn't seen or heard from him in a while. Austin got way into talking to Papa Quader as you can tell. He tells him about his race cars, say hello to them, his Elmo shirt he is wearing and asks about fishing and proceeds to tell Papa Quader about how he reels in his fish and says "Come on Baby" which is exactly what Austin says when he is reeling in a fish. And proceeds to tell Papa Quader that he caught a really big fish. This snap shot of his conversation is a glimps at the personality of Austin. We just love this little guy to pieces!

I caught one!!

On Saturday Travis and his friend John went fishing and Trav decided to take Jarae along for the day. Jarae was a trooper didn't complain once and had a great time. Daddy's heart swelled with pride over Jarae having the interest in fishing and having a great time. He is such a good dad and takes so much time with the kids in teaching them things. I am so lucky to have my wonderful little family.

Wind in my hair

Look at that face!! Jarae will tell you she loves to go fast!!! She feels like such a big girl being able to drive the boat. Brave John took all these pictures and held on while Travis let Jarae drive. Anyone that knows John knows he doesn't like other people to drive.. So I can imagine a 5 year old behind the wheel had him a bit nervous. :)

Jarae and Trav fishing

Jarae with one of the fish she caught



Jarae caught the most fish! She was so proud of herself as she should be.



Ah look at the little guy she caught. She will tell you that she caught and let them all go



Two peas in a pod. Jarae had so much fun fishing with her daddy.