My Fireman

Orlando graduated on Friday, May 15th. When he first signed up they said there was around 800 applicants and only 20 made it. We are so proud of him. He is now a firefighter/paramedic. The paramedic program is a 2 year program and they had to complete it in 6 months. He has done so much studying and it has finally paid off. He was put on the B shift which made me happy because that was the shift my father was on. He starts working at a fire station on May 26th.

The next Bagwell!!

Ethan started playing T-ball and he loves it. His first game was this past Saturday and he did an awesome job. He is making his father proud with his love of sports.





Here is a video of Ethan's homerun.

New Hobby!

I recently started making bows for Reiley. It is so easy and fun. Here are some that I have made for her and others.

Christmas Memories

Since both of our families are here in town we get to spend time with them both on Christmas.

Biker Dude!

Ethan has always been afraid of my dad's motorcycle. Well, he finally got over his fear and went on a ride with my dad down our street. He was so excited, he just kept yelling "this is so cool." As for me, I am still a big chicken.

He's a Natural!

Ethan has been doing an awesome job. Last weekend he made three goals. He has made a total of 6 goals out of 7.

Church Halloween Party

The kids had a really good time at our church Halloween party. They got to go trunk-or-treating, ate some good chili, hit a pinata and played some games.

Future Beckham

Ethan has started to play soccer and he loves it. On his second game, which was on the day of my birthday, he made a goal. He came up to me after the game and told me he made a goal for me, for my birthday. I couldn't ask for a better present.

4 Random Things

4 RANDOM THINGS I LIKE ABOUT MY HUSBAND:
1. He is a loving husband and father
2. Very responsible
3. Hard worker
4. romantic (sometimes)

4 JOBS I'VE HAD:
1. Sears
2. Hobby Lobby
3. APAC
4. Paralegal

4 MOVIES I'VE WATCHED MORE THAN ONCE:
1. Transformers
2. High School Musical
3. Sweet Home Alabama
4. Harry Potter

4 TV SHOWS I WATCH:
1. Heroes
2. Grey's Anatomy
3. CSI Miami
4. Life

4 PEOPLE WHO EMAIL ME REGULARLY:
1. Mom
2. Erica
3. Will
4. Sisters

4 OF MY FAVORITE FOODS:
1. Pad Thai
2. Pizza
3. Shrimp
4. Mexican

4 PLACES I WOULD LIKE TO VISIT:
1. Hawaii
2. Italy
3. Utah
4. New York

4 THINGS I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO IN THE COMING YEAR:
1. Orlando graduating from the academy
2. Ethan going to school full time
3. Paying off my car
4. Having another baby


4 PEOPLE I TAG: Who ever would like to do it!

Love a Man in Uniform!

Yesterday was Orlando's first day at a fire station for clinicals. He was a little nervous, but he did a great job. He will be going to a fire station all this week then a hospital next week. He past by our house in an ambulance today so the kids were able to see him. They were so excited.

A little behind on blogging

Last month we took the kids to Monster Jam. Some friends of ours got free tickets so that was even better, thanks Erica and James. They had a really good time. It was a little loud for them, but they still enjoyed themselves. El Toro Loco driver threw a stuffed El Toro Loco truck to the audience and Orlando caught it for Ethan. Ethan was so happy and so proud of his dad.

Sneaky Kids!

So I was going through the pictures on my camera and came across this picture.
Ethan and Reiley love to take pictures of each other.

My 1st Blog Award!

My friend Kim gave me my 1st blog award.

Here are the rules: I have to answer the following questions with one word answers and one word only! Then I must pass it on to seven others!

1. Where is your cell phone? table

2. Where is your significant other? school

3. Your hair color? Brown

4. Your mother? Kind

5. Your father? Hero

6. Your favorite thing? Family

7. Your dream last night? Weird

8. Your dream/goal? Happiness

9. The room you're in? Living

10. Your hobby? Baking

11. Your fear? Death

12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Happy

13. Where were you last night? Sleeping

14. What you're not? Mean

15. One of your wish-list items? SUV

16. Where you grew up? Texas

17. The last thing you did? Facebook

18. What are you wearing? Clothes

19. Your TV? Sony

20. Your pet? None

21. Your computer? Dell

22. Your mood? Happy

23. Missing someone? Yes

24. Your car? Accord

25. Something you're not wearing? Socks

26. Favorite store? Target

27. Your summer? Fun

28.Love someone? Definitley

29. Your favorite color? Green

30. When is the last time you laughed? Today

31. Last time you cried? Friday

As to who to pass this along to.....

Allison

Shauna

Kami

Chrystina

Libby

Angela

I know it's not 7, but all my other friends have already done it.

Calling all chocolate lovers!

Okay, I don't post recipes, but these cookies were so good and so easy to make that I thought I would share. You have got to try them if you like chocolate.



Suprise Cookies
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 large egg
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
12 large marshmallows, cut in half horizontally

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add egg, milk, and vanilla, and beat until well combined. Add reserved flour mixture; mix on low speed until combined. Using a tablespoon or 1 3/4-inch ice cream scoop, drop dough onto ungreased baking sheets, about 2 inches apart. Bake until cookies begin to spread and become firm, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove baking sheets from oven, and place a marshmallow, cut-side down, in the center of each cookie, pressing down slightly. Return to oven, and continue baking until marshmallows begins to melt, 2 to 2 1/2 minutes. Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool completely before frosting. Spread about 1 tablespoon of frosting over each marshmallow, starting in the center and continuing outward until marshmallow is covered.

Chocolate Frosting for cookies

2 cups confectioners' sugar
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1/4 cup milk
1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Place confectioners' sugar in a medium bowl. Whisk in butter and cocoa powder. Add milk and vanilla, and whisk until well combined.

Enjoy!

Smokin Hot!

Beware, long post. Last Friday the families were invited to watch the cadets fight some fires. They all did such an awesome job. The kids really enjoyed watching their father be a fireman. I also got to meet most of his cadet buddies and their wives. Can never have too many friends. Ever since Reiley saw Lando in his gear, she is now always saying "My Daddy is a Fireman." We are so proud of him. He is done with the fire part and will now be starting the EMT portion of the Academy.

Proud of their daddy.

One happy family.

Daddy's princess