Baby Shower & Coopie's 6th Birthday

The Boyd Sisters and the beautiful "mommy-to-be!"



Britni and Baby Kinley

Thank you to Auntie Merezie for taking care of Rory for part of the shower. She enjoyed playing in the hosts doggie room with her two dogs! :)
Auntie Reagan helped me too!! Thank heaven for Aunties! :)
Rory stealing Danny Boy's chair!
Rory playing "see saw" on mom's exercise machine :)
The Birthday Boy and his buds! Rowen, Will, Coop, and Luke
Auntie Linds and Uncle Aaron also came to the party! :)
Coopie going for a strike!
Rory getting a turn with Cindy Lou and Little Regan!
Woo hoo Uncle Aaron!! Rory loves when he tosses her in the air!
Cool cake...a shark eating a human...ohh boys!
:) Love you Coopie!
the kids went to the arcade so we finished their game!
look at my form!
:) Mimi, Danny Boy, and Roryfield
kisses for Paw Paw..you can see Aggie trying to get a kiss in too!
Dad's superbowl dates....me, Rory, and Aggie. What a lucky guy! :) Notice Rory smelling Scentsy...she should be the new spokeskid for Scentsy!
Rory's ice cream, Mommy's ice cream, and Paw Paw's ice cream

our half time show treat....my Dad grabbled his bowl and I told him "Put it back. I want to take a picture." he shouted at me, "I want my Ice Cream Lacey Ann!" ohh pops...good times!
we met Nana and Papa J for breakfast at Monument! Yummy!! :)
we also hit the Berry Creek park before hitting the road back to Fort Worth

Rory and I had a great road trip to Georgetown for one of my dear friends Baby Showers and my sweet nephew's Birthday party!! It was a fun trip!! We stayed with my mom one night (and snuck in some Tres Amigos) and my Dad another night! Rory and I both love being around our families....we did miss Daddy..but glad he had a nice relaxing weekend...he deserves it! I enjoyed his blog entries and it was nice to know we were missed!! Love you Babe!

Day 2

The second day of my weekend alone started at 4:50 this morning, I slept well but having Layla in the bed with me can wake me a couple of times in the night; she has the "jimmy arms" but Lacey has the "jimmy legs" so really I am used to it (I'll change the sheets before your return home babe).

I usually can't make coffee in my coffee press because of the noise from the coffee grinder, I don't want to wake the wee one or the wife when they are sleeping. So I enjoyed some fresh ground and pressed coffee, had some breakfast, fed the dogs, and made my way to the golf course for the morning. It was chilly, windy morning; I took care of things at the course and thought a second cup of coffee would be good to warm back up from the winds at the "el campo" (spanish for "the course", this is how I refer to the golf course).

Coffee Press anyone?

Unfortunately the second cup was too much. A little later in the morning, I was changing for church and I didn't feel so good. I had taken in too much caffeine. I don't need the caffieine, I'm not really a tired individual, I just like coffee, and when I add caffeine I talk quick and often. I also kind of shake a little, this morning for some reason I was shaking like Gene Wilder's shooting hand as the "Waco Kid".


I made it home from work, had some lunch, and continued with my " WWMHWM To do" list. ( If you recall from day 1 the WWMHWM stands for What Would My Honey Want Me To Do List). I threw together one of my incredible turkery sangwich's, but thought I would change things up a bit; since I had one yesterday... I toasted the bread! Also, since it was Super Bowl Sunday I added a second slice of cheese.

Lunch

The List (Can anyone tell me what movie inspired writing the list with a Crayola marker?)

Lightbulbs done

I continued on with my list and changed some light bulbs, air filters, and did a few more loads of laundry. Really today was less eventful than yesterday; that and I feel like I have writer's block compared to yesterday. The brilliance was just flowing like when John Henson was the host of E's Talk Soup; really I am just trying to get to tonight's superbowl. I am ready for the night to pass, get home from work, and see the two lovely ladies in my life when I get home tomorrow.





Wathin the superbowl with the Uggs

Greg's Weekend at Home

With Lacey and Rory in Austin this weekend for a baby shower and a birthday, I thought I would hi-jack the blog and share my bachelor weekend here in Fort Worth. I had to stay behind for work this weekend, but even with work I had some time on my hands. I fully expected to come home and find a "Honey Do List" however, I was wrong, the counter top was empty, a list I did not see. What was a guy to do to pass the time and get me to the Superbowl on Sunday. So here it goes, a day by day literary journey through my solo weekend leading up to one of the best sporting events of the year...the Super Bowl.

Layla "the wonder pup" running the trails at Knob Hill

Day One

Saturday morning I finished up at the golf course and took Layla "the wonder pup" for a run at my local trail on the northwest side of Lake Grapevine. I have been wanting to get a bike ride in but with Friday's rain the trails were closed to bike traffic so I took advantage and went for a long run. I got home that afternoon to an awkwardly silent and empty house. I am used to my little chica greeting me with a big smile at the window when I open the garage and pull into the drive. I became sad and started right then to miss my girls. Toby didn't even get off the couch to say hello when I walked through the door. It quickly set in, it was going to be a quiet weekend at the hacienda for ol' dad.

I went for the kitchen to put together my specialty...a sandwich! I added a side of salt and vinegar chips and a glass of water. I made my way to the living room to watch some golf at TPC Scottsdale and caught the end of the Vandy vs. Florida game before golf tournament coverage started..." oh nice, score a little round ball before golf " I said out loud to the Tobes! He stared at me oddly and put his head back down on the couch. I enjoyed my Turkey sandwich and took in some golf before going out to give Layla a bath. As I referenced earlier in this weekend chronicle there was some rain on Friday, which equals muddy and wet trails, thus equals muddy and wet dog. "The wonder pup" was now clean and I had an urge to clean and organize the garage. I swept, rinsed my duck waders, stored my duck hunting gear for the year, and re-organized my work bench. Already I was bored and needed something to do. I knew in the back of my mind that cleaning the garage was the last thing Lacey would have me do, so I finished up and went inside and created a "What would my honey want me to do List. Change light bulbs, laundry, and clean the house, this was all I really could come up with. As I wrote this list the ESPN ring tone went off on my phone reminding me that the Ags were playing, so the list got put on hold for a few hours.

One of many laundry piles

I got started with some laundry and started to add some things in my mind to the to do list for the weekend. I changed out dead batteries on some of Rory's bath toys and took care of few other little tasks, this included putting away some Christmas ornaments that were left in our office to this day.

Changing out some batteries on Rory's toys

As I waited on a load of laundry I decided to enjoy some television viewing. I had a few hours of Alaska: The Last Frontier (my new favorite show) I needed to catch up on. As I was taking in the Last Frontier I thought a picture taken of Lacey's house shoe Uggs I was wearing would be funny. I took the picture and this is where the idea of me taking random pictures (showing off my crazy good iPhone photog skillz) and taking over the blog for the weekend was a good idea. Side note, I am wearing Lacey's Uggs in honor of Tom Brady, the spokesperson for Ugg's for men. The Pats by the way are my pick for the big game tomorrow night. Any way back on track, not sure if I mentioned it but Alaska: The Last Frontier is my current Discovery Channel obsession. It was formerly Flying Wild Alaska, I had a few of those recorded as well so I took advantage. Laundry is really the only thing on my "To Do" list that I can multi-task and watch some shows as well.

Lacey's house shoe Uggs, in Tom Brady I trust.

Dishes, done!


For dinner I enjoyed a supreme pizza and a Real Ale Lost Gold IPA, very tasty. As I sat at the table alone and partook, I felt like Macaulay Culkin in Home Alone having a Mac and cheese dinner at the table before the robbers made their way into his house on Christmas eve. Most things I do make me think of movie scenes where I am doing something similar or also Seinfeld episodes. That and I can quote movies or shows like crazy, to this day I wish I could use this talent to do some good, but I haven't figured that out yet. Don't know why this is, but it is. Perhaps I watch too many movies or TV, either way, just a little insight on me and how weird I can be (and what Lacey has to deal with on a day to day basis).

It's not delivery

I got some laundry done, caught up on some recordings on the digital video recorder, had some dinner, a couple of IPA's, put the dishes in the dishwasher, and even took in the second half of the Kansas vs. Mizzou "Border War" game. All in all a pretty productive day. Look for Day 2 happenings to see how I pass the time waiting for my girls to come home. I can't wait until Monday afternoon to see my beautiful wife and "my little sweets" Rory. I miss you guys and it just isn't the same around here without you. Love you and miss you, good night.

Fort Worth Stock Show

helicopter ride at the midway :)

first up the piggy barn!! Hello Wilbur!!
then the cow barns!

it was crazy how cows and pigs were just walking around with their owners!! They were huge! Rory loved all the excitement, but held daddy tight!

:)

llama mama

goats!!

bunny!!

:)

sliding down the slide with Daddy at the midway!

wooo hoo!! As soon as the they stopped Rory hopped up and began running down the slide...she became clumsy in her cowgirl boots, and was running like a crazy lady until she crashed and fell down. Me and the onlookers were laughing hysterically! OH the joys of motherhood!

Ferris Wheel

:)

Daddy trying to make a basket..."the rims were bent" is what he said after his missed shots. Suurreeere honey!! Those were a a lot harder then the ones at Chuck E Cheese...right sweet pea?

my corn dog...deliciousness!

riding the helicopter...she loved this!! (again... my new found fear of heights...look at that death grip!)

midway!

back to see more animals!

this was enjoyable to watch...they were practicing...and a lot of the cows were being stubborn. :)

large bunny

cow hat :)

checking out the roosters!! HUGE...i tell ya!

sweet baby chicks!

We had a fun afternoon at the STOCK show today!! It was so neat and Rory had so much fun seeing all the farm animals we talk about everyday. Mommy and Daddy had a great time too!!

*Today I realized I may have become afraid of heights in my recent years. I almost had an anxiety attack at the top of the Ferris wheel when it stopped for a little over a minute. I just pictured us all plummeting to our deaths. A little dramatic...i know. But there weren't any safety belts and the little doors were flapping open and then Rory began squirming...and my mind started to wonder to dark places. As I began doing breathing exercises Greg said,"I don't think you thought this through." (of course he said this with a smile on his face..he enjoyed it but he was right!)