Claire Turns One

Our little girl turned one today. I'm sure everyone says this, but it is amazing how much she has grown over the past year. But why take our word for it, see for yourself.

Forgetting the family blog?

I really didn't forget about our family blog. I've been itching to get Fawcett family happenings posted, but we moved and have been trying ever since to convince at&t that DSL really does exist out here (and I thought an ISP couldn't get any worse than Time Warner!) So after way too many hours on the phone and frustrations galore, the red light on the modem finally turned green, and the Fawcetts can return to the blogging world.

Wonderful happenings to look forward to (ie - I have lots of pictures to post). Drew's 4th birthday, Bowman 6th birthday, Daddy's 1st half ironman (that's a 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike, and half marathon - 13.1 mile run), Bowman starting Kindergarten, Claire learning to walk (she turns one next week), moving to Vidor, two hurricane evacuations, and much much more.

Up and running

I think we're back. I'm not holding my breath, but after two more service calls for the internet problem, it looks like we're back up and running. I can't wait to post some pics of our summertime fun. This summer has passed way too quickly, and next week we send Bowman off to Kindergarten. Things are about to change at the Fawcett's.

I wish I could update

Somewhere in the world of Internet Service Providers there is one that, I'm sure, really works when it's suppose to. Our's, however, is not one of those. Our internet connection lately has been less than desirable (who am I kidding-- it's been non-existant). And so, pictures of my practically perfect children will remain un-posted. Pictures of our relaxing vacation to the beautiful mountains of Colorado and Utah will just stay on the SD card--frozen in time. Until someone who really knows what they are doing (because the first seven people haven't known how to fix it) can come fix the problem, we will live on a few minutes here and there of the Internet at the Fawcett household. When I was out running today, I saw a Time Warner Cable truck. I almost spit on it!

And she's off--or maybe not

This picture really makes it look like she's crawling. Don't be fooled. I'm sure she's close, but she really just likes to fake us out by getting up on all fours, smiling, and then not going anywhere but back down.

Hike and Bike Trail Dedication

On the evening of the 19th, the City was holding a dedication and ribbon cutting for the new hike and bike trail. We decided to show our support (we LOVE this new addition to the city) and took our little family of five, three bikes, one baby jogger, and a pair of roller blades to make the inaugural lap around the trail. We showed up just as things were getting started, but apparently way too early for our three kids to have to stand out in the sun and melt (while city leaders gave their thank yous and recognized everyone that took part in the project). Once the ribbon was cut, we followed behind many other bikers to start our lap around the 2 mile loop. About 100 feet into the ride, Bowman's pedal fell off. Drew and I had already ridden ahead, because usually Bowman and Daddy are much faster than us and we were getting a head start. It took me a while to realize that something was wrong and turned back. Bowman was running (refusing to be pushed in the baby jogger). Daddy was pushing Claire in the baby jogger; and Bowman's bike was balanced on the baby jogger handle bar. Some minor repairs (made with two sticks because we had no tools) and many tears later we were a hot sweaty bunch, but we started out lap... just as we saw some of the others finishing! By the time our family made it around the loop, stopping a few times to tighten the pedal with the afore mentioned sticks, there was no sign that there had even been a dedication. The city trailer/stage was gone, ribbons from the ribbon cutting were gone, most cars and people were also gone. But our kids were happy, and we had Gatorade in the car--life was good again!

Bowman lost his first tooth!

Bowman lost his first tooth on Sunday. We were at extended family dinner and Daddy noticed that Bowman wasn't eating and suspected the loose tooth (it had been loose for a couple of weeks). After pulling it (actually I was told it got pushed out), we had one very surprised and excited five year-old. And now we get to put the tooth fairy pillow to good use--thanks Aunt Susan!