Welcome to MIAMI!!!

Where do I begin?! This summer I had the opportunity to go to Miami with my 2 best friends from high school. We had a BLAST!!! My friend Jessica coaches club volleyball and they had nationals in Miami. Kara and I were lucky that she asked the 2 of us to tag along. So here I go off to Miami.

Me, Kara and Jessica at Miami Ink. I went in and talked to the guys about getting my tatoo but it didn't workout. I REALLY wanted to say I had gotten it at Miami Ink but...my love for swimming took over. I can't imagine being out of the water for 3 whole weeks in the summer! So, my plan is to get one whenever swim season is over.

This is a LONG story!!! Here is the short version:) One night after dinner we wanted to go dancing. We decided to come on back to the hotel and just go to the dance club there. In our minds we thought this was safer and low-key. When we got to the hotel there were limos and cabs everywhere. The taxi driver told us Liv (the club in our hotel) is THE hottest night club in Miami. Well, fancy that! Here we are:) When we walked in we thought we would just go straight to the club. OH NO! They started blocking off the enterance and it was a RED CARPET EVENT!!! This is no joke! This is the picture of Jessica and I on the red carpet. The producer of Transformers was throwing a party for the cast! We saw the producer but no one else:( But we got in!

Here is us in the club. To get into the club you had to buy a table at $1000, 3 bottles at $300 a bottle and then pay $100 cash once you got in to get the waitress to bring you the 3 bottles you requested!!! Crazy! People were dropping some serious $ right and left. Lucky for us we befriended people with $ and they let us join them:) So, we got in by paying $30 a piece! PRICELESS!!! Only with these girls! We had a blast!!!!!

I will probably never again make it out to Miami. I am so glad Jessica gave me the chance to tag along with her. It was a trip I will NEVER forget with lots of great stories!
Stay tuned...I have another great story about Miami:)

Mini Reunion

This summer Kara, Jessica and I planned a little mini reunion for our high school friends. Our 10 year is actually next summer! Where has time gone!!! These are the people that actualy stayed around for the planning of the reunion. Suprisingly ALL guys. We had such a fun time catching up and getting to meet everyone's families.

These are just the Lindale graduates. The spouses that are not Lindale graduates did not get in the pic. I so quickly forget not everyone has known their spouse their WHOLE lives:)

This is a random pic of Justin I thought I'd throw in. The reunion this year needed to borrow Justin's helment for decoration. When he got it out he of course had to try it on, assume the 3 point stance and teach Dryver how to tackle. Oh...and have me take his pic 50 times! Always the football player at heart:) I have to admit...it was a turn on! I have fond memories of meeting him on the field after games:)

Stayed tuned. If you know me, I am going in chronological order through our summer. The reunion took place the weekend of June 20. We still have a way to go!!!

Let me explain!!!

I have seen many of my fellow blog readers lately and you guys have really reprimanded me for my blogging habbits this summer. Well...let me just say my computer crashed that has all my pictures (we are trying to recover them now)so we had to get a new computer and I got a new camera. I have not learned how to transfer my pictures from the new camera to the new computer. I am pretty technically challenged so I am waiting on my sweet husband to give me tutorials on the new camaera and computer:)
So here is our 2nd week of summer. A fun low-key family trip to Dallas. Every year we try to go to at least 1 ranger game. And a weekend getaway to Dallas.

Beth and I at the game. We do not look like sisters! Please take notice of the color of our skin:)

After an hour and 40 minute light delay Dryver was done. But he (and Justin) were good sports!

The next day we went to the Fort Worth Zoo. Dryver loved feeding the birds.

Dryver, Keatyn and Addilyn at the gator. Keatyn always ready for a photo op. The babies...ready for a nap!

I will try to do better on my blogging. Stay tuned...it was a wild and crazy summer for the Cowart clan! Miami, Beth's 30th, New York and Dryver's new haircut.

1st Week of Summer

We started summer off running!!! I am SO excited about this summer. I think we have some fun, exciting and new things planned. I would like to say I will blog each week to tell you about all the fun things we are doing. But...I know that probablly won't happen. I will do my best.

The 1st weekend of summer I went to Forney (random) to meet my 2 very best friends from high school, Kara and Jessica. We had such a good time in the small town of Forney. As you can see they are highlighting my hair. Those girls can talk me in to ALMOST anything. Fun times!!! We also went to dinner with friends, a birthday party for my cousin and the drive in movie. Busy weekend!

Then that Sunday the kiddos were dedicated at church. It was such a neat experience because Beth and I were the only 2 families in the 1st service to do child dedication. It was very special to have Dryver, Keatyn and Addilyn all dedicated together. They all 3 showed their unique personalities:) Sweet cousins!

This was my 1st week of teaching swim lessons this summer. It looks like I am going to be teachiong 4 weeks of lessons. What a blessing that there are that many kids wanting to take this year! This is Dryver's sunscreen spike:) Although the sun has pretty much turned his hair blonde, he has not burned. Don't worry he is only out there an hour a day. But he does have a pretty cute tan!

Arica and I teaching Dryver and Elle to blow bubbles. Dryver will be in Mommy and me classes for 4 weeks. By the end of this 1st week he is already wanting to be Mr. Independent! He will jump or walk off the steps and kick to the top! Pretty amazing!!!
This past weekend Justin and I went to Shreveport and spent the night with one of my cousins. We had a blast! We went to eat at this wonderful mexican restaraunt and then to a comedy club. The next morning we ate out for breakfast and then shopped at the Boardwalk. When we got back to Lindale we went over to some friends house for a cookout. I LOVE summer!!!!! I think this will be a fun summer for our little family!!!

Random Pics and 1st Haircut

All these pictures are in the wrong order. But I can tell the story anyway. This is the final product of Dryver's 1st haircut. I think it looks better than this picture. I will try to take some better pictures and post them.

Dryver getting his 1st haircut. My mom, Justin's mom and dad, Dryver and I were al there for this monumental occasion:) Brenda held Dryver, mom entertained him and fed him while Jamie and I took pictures. He actually did really well!

Dryver has just recently started riding on the mower with Justin. He loves it! In fact, he likes to play on the mower too. The other night while he was riding with Justin he fell sound alseep. It was so sweet!!!

This was Dryver pre-haircut. I still liked it but Justin was beyond ready for him to get it cut. So I FINALLY gave in. Reluctanly, I took him to get it cut. It turned out cute BUT I sure loved it long.

This is Dryver and I with our boots on heading to the Lindale Rodeo. Fun Times! He loved the rodeo. He called every animal a dog:)

San Antonio

Dryver and I got to go to San Antonio with Justin's parents. We had so much fun!!!

The first night we went to the river walk. Pops, Honey B and Dryver. We ate outside so that we could still see the river. We also rode the boat on the river.

The next day we went to the San Antonio zoo, the wax museum and Ripley's Believe it or Not. I am a sucker for a good wax museum!!! So, here is Dryver with Forest Gump:)

The last day we went to Sea World. At the entrance we got our picture with Shamu and the dolphin.

This is Dryver with his Shamu puppet at the Shamu show. We saw 4 shows and he loved them all. We had a BLAST!!!

Easter

Stephen helping Dryver dye eggs. We had a great time Saturday morning going to my parents house to eat breakfast and dye eggs with the girls.

Dryver was not feeling well Easter weekend. We had to wake him up for church and he was not too happy! Notice the paci in one hand and the tylenol in the other. Poor Guy!!!

He was very handsome in his Easter outfit. He LOVED the balls (eggs).

Look closely and both of their mouths are blue and orange. The dyed eggs went straight to their mouths. Pretty funny!