Here it is...

As many of you know, Gary asked me to color my hair pink temporarily. I conceded due to the fact that he had offered a day of pampering to achieve this goal. However, it did not come out as planned and I will not bore you with the never ending story (as those who have heard it remember), but it will be an uneventful boring brown in a few days.

This is Rachel. She is such a sweet and loving girl! As mentioned in the previous blog, she and her family moved to Hawaii yesterday. This was taken at their going away party on Friday night.

Bella loves the leis!!! She went around the house collecting them; she looked a little like Rambo to me.

Awe -- Nate. This man did SO much work on our tile in our house when we installed it -- just to be kind! He has also given us precious words of encouragement with our babies.

Traci, Traci, Traci -- it is rare that her and I get a moment to actually take one of these, so I am grateful for this pic!

Permian Basin Fair 2007

We took the clan and met up with Ashleigh, Morgan, and Emma

(Matt was working his booth -- Leavethecamera.com).

From stroller to stroller, Morgan and Bella are still holding hands.

Ashleigh and Morgan on Morgan's first ride!

Justus, Morgan, & Bella -- this was Bella's first ride. She had a blast!

Emma -- she has grown so much since my last posted pic of her; she is adorable!

Justus was studying how to ride a bull.

Before the bull even started, Justus was swaying back and forth as the adult riders before him.

Then, he got really brave! He let go and lifted up his arm like a pro -- it was so hilarious!!! On top of the one arm move, he looked so serious and intent!

Pierce and I -- he was so great the whole time, all the kids were.

A taste of heaven for Justus...

Bella and a sweet doe.

Justus was busy looking at every animal!

We had a wonderful time at the fair!

Be sure to look at the posting below,

I just put it up yesterday so it is new as well!

So much to tell....

Okay, so I have been completely slacking on the blog. As a result, you -- my faithful viewers -- will be enduring a plethora of catch up pics. You may get through today's blog and think, "It was not THAT bad". However, what you may not know is that I still have an entirely new post I am working on from this past week.

For this post, you will have a Goodman variety as usual. You will see everything from Pierce updates (his two month birthday is coming up!), family visit pics, Justus' first day of school, and lunch with dear friends. So off we go...

Finally! A clear, open-eyed shot of my little handsome man!

Again, our little linebacker!

Sleepy babies are so precious...

For those who struggle to see the likeness in Pierce and the other two...

the above pic is

JUSTUS.

My grandparents and mother recently came down to visit. Due to the fact that my grandparents had their 50th Anniversary in July, we decided to do some late celebrating. So here they are and here is the deco.

A random shot of Gary and I with my grandpa's new fancy cam.

This is my papa, don't worry he is not nearly this serious (unless he is mad or seriously disagrees with you -- a little like me).

Awe -- my granny and her sweet smile -- I rarely get her to do it on camera! For those who do not know these are the grandparents I lived with for many years.

Bella & Oma at the pool!

Pierce sleeping at the pool...

Bella had so much fun in the pool with Grandma! She was all about the water!

Justus and Oma.

Everyone after dinner.

Even though it was my Grandparents' anniversary, somehow the kids and I end up with all the goodies! Christmas in September.

Bella was so interested in all of her girly gifts. As you can see below, she buried her body in the bag to make sure there were no more.

Gary and I crack up every time we see this picture. We call this Justus' "Tow Mater" face. (He is from the Cars movie.)

My sweet Kiss, this was Gary and I's first animal after we got married. She was our puppy for the first nine years of our marriage until we let my grandparents adopt her after they lost their dog. I was so excited that Kiss got to visit too!

Justus and Opa - who loves who more???

I love this sweet pic of Bella!

JUSTUS' FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL!!!

These are pictures from Justus' open house day at school. He was ready to explore from the opening of the doors.

I was thrilled that my Mother and Grandmother were able to come with us on Open House day as well.

In fact, it was an entire family affair and it wasn't quite the circus you would imagine.

Shots through our regular days...

Meme's gift to Justus, he is crazy about it!

Bella is giving Pierce "5"



Keytar anyone???

Lily came to visit for a day and the kids had a great time playing.

Lunch with friends....

Awe -- so cute -- Traci and Romel

This is Rachel, Nate, Elijah, and Noah. We love this family, they are some of the most down to earth loving people you will ever meet...and they moved to Hawaii today. :( We will miss them and we wish them God's absolute best!

Goodbye Nate & Rachel, we love you guys!