At Home

At Home, a photo by Snapshots by ©Nixy J Morales on Flickr.

Mei Mei took this picture of my using my old EVO cellphone. I wish that she would take more pictures with the camera that I purchased for her! Perhaps in time she will. She is growing up so stinking fast! Almost 8 as I write this... Precious girl.

She will need braces & dental work soon! We had our 1st ortho appointment, using the same doctor that Dallas used since they already know us. The doctor is excited to have her as a patient, he sees lots of dollar signs! Kidding. We love that office, they are all great but Mei Mei will be needing years of dental work. I need to ask my mother for a little monetary assistance. Yikes. Life is good though! No complaints...

Light Painting

Light Painting, a photo by Snapshots by ©Nixy J Morales on Flickr.

I'm still playing around with photography though I'm not very good at it! So I just take 'snapshots', hence my watermark. It's fun!

Dallas is doing well in San Antonio! He's more excited to finish his advanced training so that he can head out to Japan. Yes, Japan. WE'RE GOING TO JAPAN!!!!!!!!! He'll head there in September or so, the rest of us? Who knows. Details are not hammered out yet. Can you believe that Dallas picked healthcare? Wow. I write to him every week and tell him about how stuff is going here at home. I can't wait to hear about all the cool things that he will be studying! I told him that pretty soon, he'll be teaching me stuff! He likes that. I'm so proud of that boy, you have no idea. Love him.

Dallas comes of age... Mei Mei cries.

Post Graduation Fun, a photo by Snapshots by ©Nixy J Morales on Flickr.

It's hard to believe, but, Dallas is now 19 and serving in the USAF. NINETEEN! Proudly serving our country! I'm just awestruck. I'm extremely proud of him and his decision to join though, not just because he would waste a couple of years of college but because he realized what was best for his future. He did the research. He made the decision. Kim & I stood by it and supported it.

Check out the few snapshots that I posted to Flickr for a glimpse of our crazy weekend during his bmt graduation! It was awesome. We laughed and we cried.

So proud.

Dance Clinic!

Dance Clinic!, a photo by Snapshots by ©Nixy J Morales on Flickr.

Mei Mei... Now in second grade... I started this blog because Kim & I were adopting a baby girl from China & now look at her! I'm in awe. So in love.

Happy Boy!

Happy Boy!, a photo by Snapshots by ©Nixy J Morales on Flickr.

Aaaahh... Dallas in his element! This is what he lives for. This is what he dreams about & absolutely loves to do. Yes, he loves to go hiking & camping, hunting & archery but what really gets his goat? Paintball.

I had the chance to finally go on a tournament with him, as his photographer! What a blast! I could tell that he loved it too, we had a great time and the weather could not have been better. The previous days were cold, windy & overcast. It had been raining! Yuck. The forecast for the weekend called for light wind and sunny, we could only hope... Turned out that the man on the TV was right! Didn't need to consult our pet rock! We loaded up my car & headed out...

What was supposed to be a trip of an hour only turned into 2.5 as the GPS sent us on a wild goose chase around several counties! Crazy. Dallas didn't mind as the weather was perfect and we were very early. Dallas does not like to be late! Love that about him. We enjoyed the country side as the fall colors are in full effect out here in NE WI. Gorgeous country side. I had my trusty camera with me but as I was driving, and we had a goal, we did not stop to photograph the scenery. I did not want to chance running out of memory or battery! It's happened to me before, during the faerie fest w/Mei Mei and I vowed that it would not happen again. Not while photographing my kids! Made me so mad, I was fuming! IDIOT!

I relished the day & I believe that he did too. Made me so proud.

Bliss