To the Aquarium we go!

This past weekend was so much fun! Gammie, Aunt Lan and myself took the boys to Dallas. Have you ever been on a road trip where the little people outnumber the big people...well let me just tell you, it was a lot of fun/screaming..hehe.
The plan was to leave for Dallas from our house. We were SUPPOSED to leave at around 8:30 AM. Gammie and Aunt Lan were SUPPOSED to pick us up so we could get on the road and do some shopping on that afternoon. So, the Neff family was up and adam that morning...ready to go at 8:30 on the dot (not a usual occurrence around our house). The phone rings at 8:45 AM. It's Aunt Lan. I ask her were they are. Come to find out, they are still at home (an hour away from my house) and everyone has just woke up. WHAT?!?! Connor, Brady and I had nothing to do, so I took pictures of Connor playing with his toys...boring














Brady liked the hotel bed. He got to sit up and watch TV just like the big boys. We just couldn't resist taking his picture (he's going to kill me later when he sees all the silly pictures I took of him when he was little).



The next morning, we wake up bright and early to go get Pop from the airport. He flies into Dallas to go with us to the Aquarium and to visit with his sisters in Ft. Worth. We had SO much fun at the Aquarium!! The boys loved it. Thank you Pop and Gammie for making it so much fun for them!!



Brady was still a tad bit tired..but the big boys were excited!














Look Mommy!!






They did feed the sharks while we were there. We decided against letting the boys see the sharks eat...we still like to watch "Finding Nemo" and that would be a hard one to explain!

Connor was being a typical two year old and did not want to take his picture with mommy....mommy made him anyway!

After the Aquarium, we decided to go shopping, while Pop stayed with the boys. We got some good stuff. Saturday, we woke up and went to North Richland Hills to visit with my dad's family. It was GREAT to get to see everyone! The boys had fun running around Greg and Sara's house. The rest of us talked and laughed. It was so good to see everyone!







My Aunt Martha, Aunt Rosie and Pop


Jarrett and Aunt Lan

We took my dad to the airport that night (because he can't stay away from work for that long) and we stayed for another couple of days to shop some more.

It was our last trip of the summer..booooo! Leigh Anne and the boys are going back home to South Korea on the 27th....and even BIGGER booooo! I'm bracing myself! I don't know what I'm going to do without her! I've been spoiled this summer because I get to see my sweet nephews every day. I just have to remember that they will be back before I know it. THANK GOODNESS FOR WEBCAMS!!!

Until next time!

I know, I know

Holy Moly!! I almost forgot how to do this! It has been a VERY VERY long time since I blogged! I know some of you have been sending me nasty (yet appreciative) e-mails wanting to see new pictures of Brady and Connor. I'm a bad mommy, a bad friend, a bad daughter....that pretty much covers it..hahahaha. I PROMISE I'll get better at keeping up with this! So here it goes. This is many months of blogging wrapped up into one post...

This summer has been BUSY BUSY. Starting in April, we welcomed Brady Marshall Neff into the family. He weighed 8lbs. 7oz and was 21 1/2 inches long. The labor was short, four hours from start to finish and we both did wonderful.

















Two weeks after Brady was born, we FINALLY moved! Yeah! The move was bittersweet. I loved being right around the corner from my parents, but the town we were living in just wasn't a fit for us..so we moved! We love where we are now! We live on an acre, so our backyard is pretty big. Connor can run and run until he gets really tired (which is great for us!) We are closer to shopping, closer to friends, good schools and most of all....closer to RED RAIDER FOOTBALL and our season tickets!! Now we actually get to use them. WOO HOO!!



After waiting nine months to see them again, Leigh Anne, Caleb and Jarrett came to stay the summer with us! They live in South Korea. Your thinkin' "WOW, that is a LONG way away"... and it IS! It is literally on the other side of the globe! My wonderful brother-in-law Johnnie is stationed in Seoul. I say he is wonderful not only because of the person he is, but because he allowed us to borrow his wife and kids for the summer. I am so grateful to call him family!!



Basically this summer we have let the boys run wild with each other, been on vacation to Ruidoso, and hung out as a family. I am very thankful for all the memories we have made this summer. If I were to post all the pictures I have taken, I would probably be kicked off of blogspot, so here are a FEW pictures of our summer.



























We are in for another exciting few weeks, so I PROMISE to everyone that I will stay on top of my page!!

The Fantastic Farm Show

Last week Clay took part in the Amarillo Farm Show. If any of you have never been, this thing is HUGE! It is a farmer's dream. There is every kind of farm gadget, and every kind of farm equipment imaginable. So, for those of you that know my little boy...it was a dream for him as well. We got on EVERY tractor, bull dozer, lawn mower, and sprayer that was at this show. He had a blast! Here are some pictures of the little man's wonderful day.











Post Farm Show our little man was WORN OUT!!

Gammie and Connor had to soak their feet later that night..haha!

WOW!!

I know, I know, I haven't blogged in a LONG time! I've been so busy, this is really the first time I have sat in front of the computer since Halloween.

Clay, Connor and I are doing great. Connor is repeating everything we say, so I have to remind Clay that he is always listening! We had our sonogram on November 18th for our newest edition, and found out it's a BOY!! We are so excited! I can't wait to watch Connor and yet to be named baby boy play outside together. We are really blessed! I promise I will post pictures just as soon as I can figure out what is wrong with our new printer. If it's not one thing it's another around here.

Our house is STILL for sale which is beginning to get a little frustrating. We have a new realtor, so hopefully it will sell soon! We can only trust that God has a plan for us, and right now his plan is for us to be here.

I have Halloween pictures of Connor-Roo, sonogram pictures of the new baby, and Thanksgiving pictures to post. I promise I will post them as soon as I can get this new hunk of junk to work correctly.

Until then...

6 Quirks

Okay, okay...
Here are my 6 Quirks

1. I hate the feeling of flannel. When I was little, my mom had a hard time finding me a suitable sleeping bag.

2. I'm very afraid of miller bugs(moths). Clay thinks it's funny, but I really don't. There is just something about how they fly out of control.

3. If I find a shirt I like, I'll buy it in five different colors just so I can leave the store. I'm not much of a shopper when it comes to buying for myself. I can buy things for other people all day!

4. Right now I'm addicted to pickles. I even drink the juice straight out of the jar. I go through a big jar a week.

5. I can't stand it when people call and don't leave messages. Even though I rarely check my voicemail, it still bugs me. And just to point out how quirky I really am...I rarely leave messages!

6. I'm obsessed with rescuing animals. I want to take home every mistreated or abandoned animal I see!! So if you are one of those people...watch out, I may take your animal!! Clay is obsessed with living in the country. I told him that I would be happy to live in the country if I could open an animal rescue...he has yet to say anything else about it.

I tag Rivers, Allison, and Hudd

That WAS kinda fun!

New Baby Neff

We had our ultrasound on Tuesday the 16th. Everything looks wonderful with the new baby! He/She is right on schedule for the April 7th due date. It is a little to early to tell what the sex of this baby is, so we'll just live in limbo for the time being. If you can tell, one of the pictures has a little something between the legs, but my doctor assured Clay that EVERY baby looks like they have something between their legs at this point. Clay still thinks it's a boy. I don't care one way or another. I have a precious little boy, and another one would be outstanding. If it happens to be a little girl, we would be beside ourselves! Healthy is what we are praying for!!
















I go back to the doctor on Tuesday of this week to have more blood drawn. We should schedule my next ultrasound then. Hopefully we will be able to tell what we are having during that ultrasound! We will more later!

Not Much

Not much has been going on in the Neff household...literally. It seems like we have the same schedule everyday! I was desperate for some change in my life so I chopped my hair off last Saturday, WooHoo! Almost FIVE inches. I absolutely love it. It takes about five minutes to fix in the mornings. Clay and mom say I look a lot happier with my hair this length. My comment is, "Did I not look happy before?"

My pregnancy is going great! I haven't gotten sick once, but then again I never got sick with Connor either, so I guess I'm one of the lucky ones. We go in for another ultrasound on Sept. 16th so I will post pictures then. You can't even tell it's a baby in the first ultrasound pictures, so I have opted not to show him/her off until he/she actually looks like a baby.

I miss my sister very much. It's not the same in this town without her. I used to have someone to do something with EVERYDAY. Now there is really no one here that is my age that I WANT to hang out with. I just miss her and my nephew's. Man, I miss those little guys! Only two more years...AND COUNTING!!

I can't wait to sell our house! I walked outside this morning and there are now TWO houses across the street for sale. Grrreeaattt, that really puts a damper on my plans to move. We're to the point that we are willing to sell it for exactly what we owe. I don't even want to make money on it anymore...I just want out! Oh well, I guess for some reason, God wants us to live here for now. I can't even begin to imagine what that reason is, but I'll leave it in his hands. I guess that's all I can do.

I promise I'll post new pictures later today or tomorrow. The little man just woke up from nap time and it's time to have a snack and play outside!