Forever Changed....

It is wonderful to be a Bell boy... God broke the mold when he made our original Bell boy, but we are going to do our best to be more like him each and every day!! Our Paw Paw has gone to live with Jesus in Heaven at the young age of 58, but we are blessed beyond words to have enjoyed all that he had to give to us in the 8 short, 6 short, 4 short, and 2 short years that we knew him...

Paw Paw was our next door neighbor, our first best buddy and true friend, our favorite playmate, our spiritual leader, and our strongest supporter. He reminded us every day to be patient and kind, to take a smile out of our pocket to replace a frown, to enjoy our work time as well as our play time, and that nothing is more important than time spent together as a family. We will carry these lessons, and the many others that he taught us, with us for a lifetime.

Paw Paw celebrated every success with us. From big accomplishments to very small ones like this... making it to the top!!

A big hug after a soccer game!

He was always up for an adventure... in a teacup OR in a racecar!!

He would do ANYTHING to make us smile... whether it required a Santa suit or a lot of hard work to build a fort for us to enjoy... there was no limit to his love!!


In his eyes, we were all just perfect the way that we are! Playing or cuddling, dirty or all cleaned up, sad or happy, noisy or quiet, grumpy or silly... he loved every moment!


More than just a Paw Paw to our Wilson... his best buddy, favorite playmate, hardest co-worker, best coach, and Godfather...



At the young ages of 8, 6, 4, and 2, our lives have been forever changed. We will cherish the precious times that we had with our Paw Paw and we feel great comfort in knowing that he is watching over us each and every day...

always guarding... always protecting... always in our hearts...

Texas Roughriders - SETBA Invitational 8U Champions!

Our Texas Roughriders are back in the game! In their first tournament, they won a couple and lost a couple. This past weekend they played in the SETBA Invitational at Ford Park and were the 8U Tournament Champions!! The games were nail-biters, and the Roughriders worked hard to come from behind in the last two games of the tourney... so much fun to watch!!

Ryan at bat in his Roughrider GREEN!

Peyton ready to see the Roughriders receive their Championship Trophy!

So PROUD of the Texas Roughriders!!

Ryan and Daddy

Ryan Bell #11

Let the baseball fun begin!!

Little Love Bugs!!

We are Mommy's little Valentine's and Daddy's little Daredevils :) We wish you a very blessed day with those that you love!!

We posted an early birthday wish for Ryan, and now a belated birthday wish!! We celebrated the BIG 8 on February 10th! We had to hold the celebration until after the birthday boy finished baseball practice, but what a wonderful day it was to celebrate 8 fabulous years of RYAN!!

A SUPER Sunday!

We enjoyed the Super Bowl with great friends as we celebrated Ryan's 8th Birthday!! It was a wonderfully fun celebration! We are looking forward to celebrating Ryan's "Real Deal Birthday" on Thursday, February 10!!

"Ryan got a shirt just like my very favorite shirt," said Wilson!!

Peyton playing his version of the Super Bowl!

Brody and Ryan playing on the obstacle course

A good time was had by all!

Our Baby Brother is TWO!

Happy Birthday to you (cha cha cha), Happy Birthday to you (cha cha cha), Happy Birthday dear Peyton, Happy Birthday to you (cha cha cha)!! That is Peyton's Happy Birthday Song, sung just how he likes it :)

Peyton woke up singing happy birthday to himself and has had a very happy day! He had a football party since his favorite thing in the world is a bulldog (known as a football jersey to most)! His cake was in the shape of a jersey (a mom masterpiece since the stores said that a cake in the shape of a shirt was impossible). It was nothing fancy, but Peyton said "I love it!"

Peyton loves to pop balloons! This is him taking a swing at his birthday balloons hoping that one will POP!

In two years, Peyton has brought so much joy and excitement to our family! That little guy fits right in... he loves hitting, playing "grounders," shooting hoops ("put the hoop low please, mom"), running, kicking the soccer ball around, and just about any other sport that us big boys are playing! He loves his family, but he is partial to daddy (unless one of us is wearing a "bulldog"... we get lots of love and hugs when we wear our "bulldogs")! Like most two year olds, he is very independent. "I can do it" is a phrase that we hear often! Other famous quotes "Where is my Daddy," "I want some Gatorade, please," "Who let the dogs out? Who, Who, Who, Who?," "Go Bulldogs," "I want to play grounders," "Can I have a snack, please?," and our favorite "I wuv you!"

Here we all are in our "bulldogs!" We love our Peyton!!

A Job Well Done!

Congratulations to our Big Brother Ryan on another super six weeks at school and an award winning photograph in the PTA Reflections Program! The photo that Ryan took of the three of us in the pumpkin patch was awarded the Award of Merit in the Primary Division at the City Council Level... we are so proud of him!! In more basic terms, this means that there was only one elementary school photography entry in Nederland that was better than Ryan's entry. A neat experience for us all to enjoy with our big brother!

 

We have been spending as much time as we can outside, but it has been super cold! In this cold weather, we have had fun bundling up and playing in the great indoors!

The next couple of weeks will be full of birthday celebrations {Granna will be 58 on the 23rd, Paw Paw 58 on the 25th, and Peyton will turn 2 on the 30th, in February Nana will be 58 on the 3rd, and then on the 10th Ryan will turn 8}... LOTS of happy days to be celebrated! Our sweet baby Peyton is anxiously awaiting the BIG TWO!!

Happy 2011!

We had a super happy New Year's Eve! Mommy and Daddy went to a party with friends, so we wore silly hats, popped fireworks, and toasted sparkling grape juice with Aunt Allie and Jerry. We had lots of fun!!





We made it until midnight and then some! Peyton fell asleep shortly after midnight, but we waited up to make sure that Mommy and Daddy made it safely home... and THEN we watched a movie. Here we are with Mommy after she got home.

Allie and Jerry survived! Thanks for the fun :)

We hope that you had a wonderful 2010 and we wish you an even better 2011! HAPPY NEW YEAR!!