McKinney Mayhem

2012-01-25T12:32:00.000-08:00

We went to Austin to have a follow up with the pediatric ENT for Fisher; to see if her xrays showed a need for surgery as well. We had a very early appointment so we chose to stay the night before. well, Fisher had one of her usual nights and cried ALL NIGHT LONG. There was nothing we could do, but that didn't stop the guest next door from calling a noise complaint. It was a bit awkward for everyone, especially the front desk lady and security guard who knocked on our door (waking the other child now) to see if there was anything they could do to help...um sure, take her for two hours and let the rest of us get some sleep! LOL

anyway, here is a fun moment bright and early the next morning of the kids enjoying room service overlooking downtown Austin. So the dr appt went well. Fisher does have enlarged adenoids, tho certainly not the size that Drake's were, so we have opted to put off surgery and schedule a sleep study first. The sleep study wont be until sometime in March or April.

We have had some really beautiful days which have resulted in lots of dirt time and roping. We have also had our first foal!! so darn cute. 17 more to go. We haven't made it all the way through January and Drake already is sporting another bandage. This time a butterfly on his chin from falling on the stairs. I went today and stocked up on butterflies and bandages. Look like it's going to be one of those years.

2012-01-12T09:05:00.000-08:00

we had a fantastic December and Christmas. We were able to celebrate with each of our families before having Christmas morning at our house. Santa was sooo good to us! We opened presents all day long in between playing with new toys and eating food. Loved it.

After Christmas we drove to Midland to catch a plane to Jackson Hole, WY for New Year's Eve. There were 21 of us traveling and it was such a great crowd. The weather was a bit rocky at first, they closed the Jackson airport and re-routed us to Idaho Falls but mid-flight, they opened it and we made it just fine. The snow was incredible and we really enjoyed the hotel. We definitely recommend the Four Seasons if in Jackson Hole. a great highlight of the trip was Drake skiing. We enrolled him in the lessons on the first day and dropped him at 9am thinking he might stay half a day. We had to drag him off of the slopes crying at 4pm! We so loved the instructor that we got Drake a private lesson the next day and they skied the same hours. If you are looking for a ski mountain with a fantastic kids program, we HIGHLY recommend the Kids ranch there. Ask for Casey Poe; the best instructor around.

We came home on Jan 1 and started our year with a bang. Drake had an unfortunate fight with a wheel barrow on the 2nd and ended up with 2 stitches and 4 staples in the back of his head. Then on Thursday, he had surgery to remove his adenoids and tonsils. He came through it remarkable well but we are still in the healing process and having a few bad nights. We are looking forward to 2012!!

2011-12-18T19:55:00.000-08:00

2011-11-03T15:13:00.000-07:00

so here is our year in reverse. we have healthy, growing kids and have been having a great year. Which has thus far culminated in Drake's first ever trick or treat night. He ran like crazy and couldnt believe people were giving him candy just for knocking on their door!

2011-01-30T09:06:00.000-08:00

We have begun 2011 with a bang! Micah roped in the Lariat Bowl over New Year's Eve and did quite well. His roping has been on the back burner as we have been working on figuring out this horse breeding business. He plans to try a bit more this year. We took a terrific trip skiing in January. We went to a ski in/ski out in Beaver Creek, CO and loved it! Drake got on skis for the first time and we rolled around in the snow. It was perfect.

Drake is so big. He reasons with us now and has typical cycles of terror/perfection. He really enjoys being a big brother, and always wants the whole family to be together.

Fisher is growing so quickly. She is now 8 months old and wears 12-18 month clothes! She has a great sense of humor and tries really hard to do everything well. She is working on teeth 3 and 4, the top front, and is super cute. She crawls everywhere, stands for a while unassisted and will be walking in no time at all.

2011-01-25T04:51:00.000-08:00

There is no way I can play catch-up so I will just post a few pictures from the last couple of months and then the next post will be current.

2010-11-22T18:53:00.000-08:00

It's been a while. We have had a busy busy time lately. We were able to make the World Series game, the first they played in Texas and had a blast! They won that game and it was so much fun. The kiddos dressed up for Halloween and we went to the football game. Then, we quickly went to Colorado for Micah to take a class on embryo transfers. He learned a lot, and the rest of us had a great time as we were hosted by Niah and Aaron and Lincoln. Roger also got to meet Fisher for the first time as we went to Childress for my Uncle R.C.'s funeral. He will be greatly missed but left so many family members and quite a legacy behind. We are gearing up for Thanksgiving, which will be spent in Eldorado with Micah's family and then Christmas! so excited. Drake wants everything he sees on tv. He will hopefully sit on Santa's lap with no tears this year. Fisher went to her 6 month check up and weighs 18 pounds and 12 oz. She is a hoss! She can now sit up, roll over, say mama and dada and will soon be mobile. Her reflux seems to be improving gradually since she started on solid food, which she loves. We look forward to seeing everyone for the holidays and, as always, you are all welcome at the McKinney casa at any time!

2010-10-20T20:48:00.000-07:00

i cannot make the Timmons' reunion this weekend and Dad doesn't have updated pictures of Drake and Fisher, so I wanted to post a few for y'all to see. Miss you all and have fun!!

2010-10-06T19:35:00.000-07:00

i never seem to get the pictures in the right order, but we had Drake's third birthday party over the weekend and had such a good time. we missed a lot of people due to sickness but we will have plenty of parties. the first picture is really the last picture of Micah and Drake playing with the remote control car on the pool cover. We also went to San Antonio for a horse race and Drake and Avery ran and ran and ran and ran. i was worn out but they had so much fun. Drake is loving his 3 year old self. So big and so smart. I can't believe it. Fisher is growing like CRAZY. She is so big and wants so badly to play with the other kids. She was so good during the party that I completely forgot about her! She was in her crib sleeping soundly through the cake and presents. Thanks to Lisa for playing photographer and also thanks to Zach for spending the weekend helping out.

2010-08-25T19:35:00.000-07:00

we have almost finished our stay at Ruidoso. We made a short trip home for a follow up visit with the Gastro for Fisher. She does not have any physical internal problems but definitely has reflux. The only way to end the reflux is to do surgery and she is developing and growing so well that we don't want to do that. She is growing like crazy! She now weighs 14lbs 12oz and is 24 inches long. She has gained 2 pounds and 1 1/2 inches in 5 weeks. She coos and laughs and can hold her head up really well. A sweet baby even with all the crying and discomfort. We were able to increase her medication with the weight gain so she should be better. We have also been taking her to the chiropractor which also makes a huge difference.

Drake is also getting so big. He is just our little man for sure. He is eager to help and eager to please and loves to play tricks and tell jokes. We will be celebrating his third birthday just around the corner.

as soon as we get home after labor day, i will post some of our win pictures from this summer.

we all went to the first home Cowboy's game in August. Love love the stadium still. Fisher had her first plane ride and did very well and both kids were angels at the game. Drake is more involved in the game now and is completely smitten by the cheerleaders.

Until next time....

2010-08-02T19:07:00.000-07:00

It has been so long since I have been able to update. Fisher is growing so big and strong. She was 12 lbs and 12 oz at 2 months. Everything about her is the opposite of Drake. She likes hot water, he likes cold; she has bad days and good nights, he had good days and bad nights; Drake could sleep through anything, she can't stand noise. crazy. We have taken her to what seems like a million doctor's appointments since we came home. Our wonderful chiropractor, Shawn Scott, has been working wonders with her. and we doubled her medication and those two combined seem to be helping a bit...at times. "this too shall pass" has become my mantra. As you can see with the pictures, Drake has been very busy. We finally had a family picture taken for the fourth of July thanks to Katie. The races have been going really well and still look promising. Drake spent some time at the fire station in Ruidoso and he was so entranced with it all he never took his tongue out of his cheek. He was able to push all the buttons in the engines and even spray the water hose. He loved it. We then went to Hannah Crenshaw's first birthday party where they shared cake and all her toys. Drake had his first sleep-over with Tio Tyler and Avery, Lyla and Bernadette. He lasted all night and didn't want to leave the next morning. We went back to Kerrville for Avery's third birthday last weekend. We always love spending time with them. The Earl's all love our children as their own and Drake is the president of the Earl fan club. We are home until Wednesday when we will head back to Ruidoso more or less until Labor Day. Fisher has a follow up appointment with the Gastro on the 25th, so we will be here briefly. Lots of big races to come and big sales to add to our family of horses. we have plans to meet lots of friends and family in New Mexico over the next month and are very excited. Also, Dallas Cowboy football starts the 8th! yeehaw!! Cant wait to make the first game at the stadium on the 12th. Hope you are all well. Keep us in your prayers and we will do the same. until next time....

2010-06-23T09:44:00.000-07:00

Will give you an update primarily in pictures. Most of you received an announcement recently. Took me a while to get those out. If you didn't then you're not on my mailing list and I need to add you, so let me know. Fisher is growing big and strong. At her one month appointment she was 10lbs 7oz and 22 1/2 inches long. Still no immunizations until month 2, so we aren't passing her around much, yet. She is suffering from the same reflux that Drake has always had. fortunately we at least know this time around and are working on a remedy. It has been extremely difficult to manage getting anything accomplished. We can't put her down at all and she feels bad after eating for a while. This, too, shall pass! Started a new medication Monday that we are really hopeful about. We have been to Ruidoso twice since she was born and will return next week for a large portion of July. we have really been having good luck since Memorial weekend. Have managed 2 firsts, 3 seconds and a fourth since then. Drake is a super big brother. Still quite a mess and way too smart for his own good, but we adore him.

If you are due a thank you card, i apologize for the delay but I am making progress so please be patient with me! Micah and Drake spent Father's Day at the lake on the boat and we have all been playing in the pool and with our new water slide!

2010-06-04T16:50:00.000-07:00

It has been a wild and crazy 3 weeks, but we are slowly moving into something that resembles a routine. We had a big weekend of races over Memorial weekend, we didn't fare quite as well as we had hoped in several, but did qualify for a decent race in two weeks. It was really nice to see all our friends from last summer and you an imagine their surprise when we showed them a new baby! They never knew we were expecting. Fisher is quite a trooper for travel and Drake is still a great big brother. Home again for about 10 days then off to the mountain again.!

2010-05-24T15:23:00.000-07:00

we have survived our first week at home!! we have had some wonderful visitors as well. we had Fisher's 2 week de appt today, a bit early due to our trip, and she weighed 7lbs 6.5 oz! almost a pound over birth weight at 10 days. needless to say, she is very healthy.

2010-05-17T09:20:00.000-07:00

IT'S A GIRL!!!!!! Our newest addition is Fisher Joy McKinney. She weighed 6 lbs 9 oz and was 18 inches long. Born at 7:15 am on Friday May 14. We are so excited. Knowing how the world works, I always anticipated having to drive to Austin in the middle of the night, and for once, I was right. We went to bed on Thursday night and I told Micah that I would probably make it through the night but not the weekend. I could not get comfortable so I called the Midwife and talked to her. We decided to wake Micah and probably drive to the hospital, just for checks. It is a two hour drive for us. So, at 11pm we loaded everything up and woke Drake and off we went. By the time we got to Austin, about 1am it was definitely time to be there! The contractions became more intense and as we got a room, Micah we got Drake situated with toys and Micah called Gary, who happened to arrive in Llano just hours before, to come sit with Drake. We were so grateful he was there! It was a long nite for sweet Drake and he finally fell asleep on the couch at 430am only to be woken by nurses at 630am to leave the room. It was time to have a baby! Things moved very quickly from the dilation standpoint. I went from a 5 at 530 to a 10 within two hours. Baby Fisher came and is super healthy. And, I survived, which is ultimately the goal.

Fisher is so sweet. She has dark hair and a dark complexion, a perfect tiny little head and long toes and finger. Drake is completely in love with her, as we all are. He cannot stop stroking her hands and head and giving her kisses. We were able to only spend one night in the hospital so home we came on Saturday. It was such a whirlwind! But, now that we are at home, we are all getting good sleep and learning how our little family works. Dad was here til Sunday and BG is here today and they are both such big help. We can't wait to introduce her to all of you. thank you all for the well wishes. Our first trip as a family will be to Ruidoso for opening weekend of racing. We'll spend a week there for Memorial Weekend. Maybe we'll see you there!

2010-04-29T05:24:00.000-07:00

I tried to update this crazy thing the other day, and my computer ruined it, so I guess I'm behind now. We finished up racing meet at Manor Park with a nice finish from We Have A Secret. All of the horses and track crew made it to Ruidoso, NM earlier this week and are settling in. We are looking forward to getting back to the mountains. The bluebonnets were absolutely gorgeous around here this year. of course, I didnt take many pictures, but here are a few. We have slowed down to a crawl as we wait on Baby McKinney #2 to arrive. I had my heart set on last night's full moon, but no such luck. We will head back to Austin for another appointment and sonogram tomorrow morning. In the meantime, Drake has been enjoying everything around here. We have begun using the pool regularly and he has been fishing almost daily.

We'll keep ya updated!!!

2010-04-05T11:54:00.000-07:00

so many things to post about! First, Tyler and Avery came to play and the guys and kids enjoyed their first day in the pool! Needless to say, it was a bit cold, but the kiddos loved it anyway. We also had such a fun Easter weekend. The Manor Downs Derby and Futurity both had trials at Manor Park so Micah, Drake and I were joined by Gary and we went to Austin for Saturday night. We had a really fun time at the track. Fredericksburg Too, We Have A Secret and Charm Dance (whom I don't have a picture of) all raced and We Have A Secret did in fact qualify for the finals!!! We are very excited. They take the top 10 times of the trials, so April 18 is the Manor Derby finals; purse $100,000. Hey Say Neigh (also no picture) raced for his first time on Sunday. It was quite a learning experience for him as they backed them out of the gates twice. Once, a horse flipped over and they had to start over, and secondly a different horse refused to enter the gates. Anyway, he ran well and decided to buck and kick when the jockey hit him with the bat which threw him way off. He did not qualify for the futurity, but we have high hopes for Ruidoso beginning in May.

Easter Sunday began with us with a visit from the Easter Bunny in our room! Drake thought that was wonderful and even though he brought presents, Drake still decided it was in his best interest to not hug the bunny. The Four Seasons had a wonderful Easter brunch and then an egg hunt. Drake hunted with kids 1-4 in age. They were all cute. Drake finally figured out the object was to pick up the eggs and put them in his basket. I think we may spend our next Easter there as well!

2010-04-01T16:32:00.001-07:00

We visited the San Antonio zoo last week and had such a good time. Drake was very excited to see the "bazoo".

2010-03-15T08:08:00.001-07:00

We have had two weekends of races and, thus far, had some bad luck. Four of five starters have stumbled out of the gates. In quarter horse racing, that is something almost impossible to recover from. So, we'll work on the starts and hopefully be in better shape for Easter weekend. The weather has been gorgeous! Even with the bad luck, we have really enjoyed the race days. Here are some pictures of my little ropers.

2010-03-08T10:05:00.000-08:00

2010-03-04T05:52:00.001-08:00

Hello! And welcome, March. We are very excited you are here for many reasons. First of all, we have a new member of our family, Macho, Drake's new horse. We are so happy he is here and I will post pictures later. We spent Tuesday and Wednesday in Austin catching up on several appointments. Tuesday evening we met with the sonography department to try to get some fun pictures of the baby like the ones we got with Drake. In Odessa, almost every sonogram we had was 3D, but in Austin you have to schedule them differently and pay for them. So, anyway, we went and the crazy baby was breech with the feet and hands directly in front of the little face. Boo! No pictures. We have to try again. I worried all night that I would now require a c-section, but at my dr appointment first thing Wednesday morning, another sonogram revealed that during the night, some somersault action had occurred and the baby is now head down! Thank you prayers. Dr Moreno says the head is heavy so we are likely to not have problems with the breech.

We were also to meet with the midwife on Wednesday but she had to help during a delivery and cancelled. Another reschedule. Maybe we should move to Austin temporarily....

Sunday we begin race season! Charm Dance and Fredericksburg Too will run in the Longhorn Derby Trials at Manor Downs. Will definitely post our win pictures. Hopefully they will qualify for the Derby which is March 21.

ok, I need to prepare for the day of playing outside. Have a great one and look for pictures today or tomorrow.

2010-02-08T10:14:00.000-08:00

2010-02-08T08:47:00.000-08:00

We, like everyone else in the nation, have been stuck in the house due to the weather. We have all managed to maintain enough control to stay alive and somewhat sane. We were able to see the sun over the weekend, and made a trip to Lake Buchanan. Drake had so much fun fishing and throwing rocks and sticks. In other news, all of our race horses have moved to Ratama Park in San Antonio as of last week. It was very exciting to watch them all load up to begin the season again. They will be stalled in San Antonio but run in Austin and Manor Downs through March and April before heading to Ruidoso, NM. Our first race of the season will be March 7th, so we are getting closer! Also, we are getting closer to meeting Baby McKinney no 2. The third trimester has begun and I will be making visits to the dr now every 2 weeks. By all accounts, we are just 11-12 short weeks away from learning if he will look like Drake. I have finally become convinced that it is, indeed, a girl. So, we will see. I have been frantically making lists upon lists for the things that must be done in order for us to be ready. So far, we have a decent start on a room, but that's about it! We were never convinced that we would have any more children, so we gave everything of Drake's away. We are starting from scratch basically, but all the cute baby stuff is half the fun anyway.

2010-01-06T14:50:00.000-08:00

We had a very fun-filled December and first part of January. Drake began swimming lessons and...well... I think the two year old season is upon us. Have definitely had a battle of the wills with the swimming coach. We may take a break for a while and start again after the attitude has been adjusted. We were so lucky that everyone came to our house at Christmas and we spent our first in our new home. We loved it. We mainly stayed home during this time and it has been quite nice. We were able to make to Dallas beat the Eagles last week and hope to see it again on Saturday. In baby news, everything is going as planned. Half way there now and I have officially outgrown everything I own. We will be starting the nursery soon and before you know it, we'll have a baby in it!

2009-12-03T15:04:00.000-08:00

Thanksgiving weekend was HUGE for us! We spent the weekend in DFW area, had a delicious Thanksgiving lunch at the Cowboys stadium and watched them secure a victory over Oakland, spent the weekend at The Great Wolf Lodge in Grapevine, which was so much fun for all of us, especially Drake. Friday night, we had our last horse race of the year at Lone Star Park and Charm Dance won! One more winner's circle picture for the wall. Saturday, we watched Tech and Baylor at the stadium with great friends. Sooo good to see Jodi and Gooch and meet their friends.

Micah and Gary also celebrated big birthdays in November. We were also able to do that at the Cowboys stadium; pretty much has become our second home!!

oh baby!!

2009-12-01T08:57:00.000-08:00

it has been a long time since my last post. We have been so busy that I can't keep up! However, I will post some pictures very soon. This post is to announce (to those of you who don't already know) that we will be having a baby in May. We are very excited, almost past the yucky sickness, and growing a nice pot belly. Ahh, the joys of pregnancy. I can't wait to decorate the baby's room, and don't worry, we will still have room for everyone to stay. Also, we will NOT be finding out what we are having until D day. We loved that choice with Drake, and so now we'll have another surprise! [you can't change our minds:)]

2009-10-07T11:48:00.000-07:00

the second birthday party was a hit. Drake's favorite sentence for two days was, "more presents please". other than that, we don't have a lot of news. we have been staying home which is quite nice. Maybe we'll finally catch up with some local friends. come see us!

2009-09-22T19:54:00.000-07:00

Micah has been gone a week and will be home soon. we are very excited. here are some things we have been doing to occupy our time.

2009-09-08T11:18:00.000-07:00

we have finished up our tour of ruidoso this summer and will head home tomorrow. we ended on a great note. Cowboy Cartel won second on Saturday and We Have A Secret won first on Sunday. it was great fun because everyone was here to get in the picture. we also attended the select horse sale and although we did not have any plans to buy anything, we got a new addition to Reliance Ranches, First Red Rose. She is fantastic and we are very excited about her. From here, Micah will take horses to Grand Prarie and we will be racing in Hobbs and Grand Prarie this fall. Also, We Have A Secret will travel to California and try to do well out there. (I'm trying to get in a trip to Disneyland, too) Micah and Tyler will leave in 1 week for Alaska and then we will be having Drake's birthday party. So much to do! it never slows down here. Hope you all had a great summer!

2009-08-31T16:04:00.000-07:00

we attended our first of many games at the Dallas Cowboy's new stadium. They lost to the 49ers, but hey it's only pre-season. We had many fun guests with us, and it is an amazing place. The suite is fantastic and we cannot wait until we get to go back!

Uncle Johnny spoiling the small boy!

Johnny and Carla

Jan and Lisa

2009-08-24T12:26:00.000-07:00

we are back home for a couple of days. We had our fifth anniversary on the 22nd, and made it home in time for the Parrish birthday party. We did not have as much luck as we had hoped at the All American trials and therefore did not qualify, however we are still improving and our season is far from over. We will head back to Ruidoso this week and finish up our tour on the mountain. We are all healthy and happy and Drake is growing up so fast! He had a very big month of August. He is now officially potty trained and we are very proud of him. He would prefer a shower to a bath, and I have become "Essie". Sometimes still mama but not often. He is also sleeping much, much better. I believe we have finally gotten his asthma medicine right, so he is sleeping soundly throughout the night. We are very thankful. Here are a few new pictures.

enjoy!

2009-08-04T11:39:00.001-07:00

Looks like we're going to have tractors at Drake's party this year. He still loves them!

We had a big time in Ft Worth for Avery's 2nd bday. Here is Drake with Tio Zach.

Cactus Fred was a huge hit at the party! Birthday girl really enjoyed herself.

Drake and Avery clowning around.

Drake got a haircut!

Bucky and Kara are so proud, Miss Hannah Mae Crenshaw made her appearance and we are so excited! Welcome, little one!

2009-07-15T14:25:00.000-07:00

Will catch you up quickly with latest photos. Have spent Fourth of July in Ruidoso and we have been doing really well at races. Things are definitely looking up! Home for 2 nights then we were off to SPI. Having a great time. Drake LOVES the beach. We spend the entire morning there.

South Padre Island 2009 Listening to J Micahel Lafferty

BG, Drake, Morgan and Logan

Mimi and Drake

Fun at the races. The people you place bets with always have suckers. Drake and Daryll Dodds

picking out horses with Grandad

got some new boots!

go! go! go!

2009-06-18T06:58:00.000-07:00

Finally, some pictures! We are busily moving into our new home. Will work on those pictures next. Here are our deer friends. I bet they miss us! We are heading back to Ruidoso next week, everyone come stay for July 4th.

2009-05-27T16:03:00.000-07:00

i will attempt, again, to update this thing. Our internet service is not that great here, and it is difficult. We are having a great time. We had two races on the Friday before Memorial Day. Won third in one but not quite fast enough to qualify for finals. It rained all day and was a muddy mess. We're very lucky no one was hurt. We had the family here and many great friends. We saw Joe Nichols in concert and Micah played golf at the Inn of the Mountain Gods. We love our house, have put finishing touches on the barn, tried out the hot tub, and we have a few great deer friends we feed outside. They are so friendly, let Drake almost walk within touching distance. We have a race on Friday and then I will be heading to Dallas and Micah and Drake to Midland where I will meet them on Sunday. We are going to Llano to move into the new house!!

2009-05-13T06:33:00.000-07:00

Drake showing Papa his new horse.

2009-05-06T11:43:00.000-07:00

Cactus Fred is here! Drake's first horse, thank you so much Jenkins family!

2009-05-05T12:25:00.000-07:00

Drake with Luis and Junior, his best buddies!

2009-05-05T11:38:00.000-07:00

Baby Drake and Micah at the races. Alex, the one in the black, is riding our horse.

Trainer Randy Sanders and Drake, or as Randy likes to call him "Chick Magnet".
Drake loves watching the horses run! As well as the tractors that come immediately after.

2009-05-05T06:12:00.000-07:00

our kitchen with the paper off!
we got the animals in their right places...

they are sealing and grouting floor tile this week. We have the faux finisher working on kitchen cabinets, and then, watch out! electricians, plumbers, carpet, pool, so much in a short time!

2009-05-01T15:37:00.000-07:00

As we are beginning our race season in full force, I decided to post some pics and race dates of the big races in Ruidoso that we have paid entries to race in. There of course will be many others that will come up.

Charm Dance
Miss Toole O Dash

Mia Corona

Fredericskburg Too

We Have A Secret

aka Ely

Charm Dance in OKC

Cowboy Cartel si 94

Cowboy Cartel

May 22 Ruidoso Quarter Horse Futurity trials

May 29 Ruidoso Sale Futurity trials
June 7 Ruidoso Quarter Horse Futurity finals

June 14 Ruidoso Sale Futurity finals

July 2 Rainbow Futurity trials

July 9 Zia Futurity trials

July 10 Zia Derby trials

July 19 Rainbow Futurity finals

July 26 Zia Futurity and Zia Derby finals

August 20 All American Futurity trials

September 7 All American Futurity finals

in order to check the race results, you can log on to the Ruidoso Downs Race Track at http://www.ruidownracing.com/

ok, this is not all of the horses, we have a few more and will get more recent pictures as soon as we make it to Ruidoso for the summer.

2009-04-28T15:00:00.000-07:00

forgot these last time

2009-04-28T14:58:00.000-07:00

outdoor kitchn as of today...holy cow we are so close!!

2009-04-28T12:36:00.000-07:00

we now have tile throughout the house. these are the steps from the game room into the entry looking thru to the office.

steps from game room into dining.

the office steps into entry

2009-04-27T08:08:00.000-07:00

thanks to Ashley, we got some more great pictures of Easter weekend.

Lyla Marie's baptism...proud God Parents.
Hunting Easter eggs

Daddy and son

cleaning up the mess

Egg hunting is hard work

2009-04-18T16:48:00.000-07:00

Drake's day with the Beckhams! He had so much fun. thank you both so much for showing him such a good time and taking such good care of him!!

2009-04-18T05:50:00.000-07:00

we had lots of friends in for Crawfish and hope to see everyone back next week as the rain postponed everything!

thanks for visiting

2009-04-18T05:29:00.000-07:00

2009-04-16T11:04:00.000-07:00

we have palm trees around the pool!

game room mesquite floor. one last coat of sealer and it is ready.
master bathroom. Just finishing tile work. Will grout today and tomorrow

master bedroom sitting area wet bar/coffee bar. we love this basketweave tile

2009-04-15T12:50:00.000-07:00

2009-04-15T10:27:00.000-07:00

So, McKinney life and times has changed to McKinney Mayhem which is much more appropriate. We will do (pardon, try to do) much better at updating. We'll start with a few recent pictures to update everyone. We now live in Llano, TX and will be finishing building our new house very soon.