February 2011 Pictures

We finally got the letters up in Kasey's room - 2/6/11

We moved Kasey to her big girl bed - She was very excited. We have positioned her sideways because she moves around so much at night. 2/6/11

I got to see Jaime Anderson's twin boys in Austin - Drew and Alex (~3 1/2 months old). 2/12/11

I even got my picture with both of them :) - 2/11/11On the way home form Austin saw mom and dad in the airport - they were on their way to Florida for a cruise. 2/12/11

This is from Asher Cook's Birthday - it was cool science experiments - 2/12/11

Landon and his friend Liam - 2/12/11

Justin, Liam and Landon showing off their jewels that they had panned for - 2/12/11

Kasey panning for jewels - 2/12/11

Kasey getting ready to open Valentines gifts from us, the Grandparents & Fredel - 2/14/11

Landon wishing I would put the camera away so he could open his Valentines presents - 2/14/11

Landon's indoor soccer team - Raptors - 2/15/11

This was at Landon's friend Evan's birthday party. Kasey had fun as well - 2/19/11

Landon jumping on trampoline - 2/19/11

Landon and Kasey in the sponge pit - 2/19/11

Landon playing in the big ball that you could roll around in - 2/19/11

Hanging from the bars - 2/19/11

Kasey and Landon helped me make muffins then they enjoyed licking the spoon and bowl - 2/20/11

Tried on new swimsuits - 2/20/11

Landon at skating wearing hockey skates for the first time - No toe pick - 2/21/11

Celebrating Grammy's birthday - 2/27/11

Eating uncle Julio's for Grammy's Birthday - 2/27/11

Silly Landon (not his beer :)) - 2/27/11

The kids with Grammy and Greg's really good banana pudding - 2/27/11

Resting after a good meal - 2/27/11

February 2011

Apparently I'm really behind on the blog :)

2/27 - With Grammy and Gramps cruise and Gramps being sick we didn't get to celebrate Grammy's birthday until 27th. We brought in Uncle Julios to each (Yum) and Greg made a really good banana pudding that we all love! We had fun hanging out.

2/26 We tried out moving Landon from MWF Stay and Play (extra few hours at school where he has lunch and plays with friends) to TTh Stay and Play. He had a good friend in MWF, but he wasn't happy there and ended up playing on his own most of the time because he didn't want to do what other kids were doing. In TTh he has several friends who are closer to his age and they all play together well. Landon is much happier even after a few times switching. Greg, Kasey and Grandparents have all changed around their schedules to make this work, but it's worth it since Landon is happier.

2/19 Landon played his first outdoor soccer game of the season. We went straight from indoor soccer last weekend to outdoor this weekend. It was in the 70s which is great, but a little windy. Landon scored a goal and played well both offense and defense.

We had a birthday party for one of Landon's school friends that both kids got to go to, at metroplex gymnastics. They both had a blast and were tired.

I drove with a screaming Kasey from Allen to Love Field to pick up my parents at the airport. I was running a little late (so I thought), then got a ticket for speeding on mockingbird. Fun Fun. My dad isn't feeling to well, but they sounds like they had a great time on their cruise.

2/18 - Landon had his school social at a park so I took a long lunch and went out there. It was over 80 degrees, and I actually got some sun on my arms. Then we had a small playdate in the neighborhood with a few friends that will go to school with Landon next year.

Landon had a very busy day - School 8:30-11:20, couple hours eating and playing at the park, swim lessons and another park play date. Needless to say he was a little tired.

2/14 - I got my phone (Nexus S) for Valentines day which I love. I got Greg an iGrill - Meat thermometer that uses one of my bluetooth devices to transfer information to iphone. My boss keeps telling everyone that I bought this for Greg for Valentine's day. The kids had a fun valentines as well. They got some candy, muffins, some fun valentine cards, clothes, books, etc.

2/13 we went to Purple Cow after Raptors soccer game for milkshakes. Kasey started to take off pants saying she wanted to go potty. I took her to the bathroom and she went pee pee for the first time in public bathroom

2/12 Kasey went poo poo in big potty for first time during bath time

Mom and dad flew through Austin on their way to Ft Lauderdale for their cruise. I got to see them for a few minutes in the airport which was fun since I was flying from Austin home.

The kids friend Asher had a fun science birthday party where they go to do experiments and make stuff like volcanoes, silly puddy and gummy bears.

2/10 - I was going to Austin on a business trip so I took the opportunity to see Jaime, Tony and their 3 month old twin boys Drew and Alex. Very cute! Twins are a lot of work. It was fun catching up and trying to help out a little bit.

2/9 - Kasey had been getting out of the toddler bed quite a bit so we thought we would try a big girl bed and see how that went. We got her a Full size bed and put it on the floor. We found a comforter with pink, green and blue butterflies on it. She was excited about her new bed. Of course Landon was excited about it too.

2/7 - We all had to go back to normal routine today. We were basically off last week so it was tough. I got up at 5:45am to work out which was good, but I could tell I was more tired. Tonight Kasey tried to go pee pee on the little potty, and then she went potty upstairs in the big potty. She was very excited - probably most excited that she got to flush the potty.

2/6 - It was Super Bowl Sunday. Kasey has been showing some interest in going potty in a little potty, but not really in big potty. She would even take her pants off, sit on their little couch (with diaper on), and then get up say gone potty, flush potty, wash hands. We had a little potty so we thought we would get it out. She went crazy and just wanted to sit on it all the time. She did go pee pee on the little potty twice and got her M&Ms. She was excited and we called the grandparents to tell them that Kasey went pee pee

Happy Birthday to Grammy

Happy Birthday to Grammy, we love you!! Dana, Greg, Landon and Kasey


recorded - 2/13/11

Grandpa Myers

1/28 - Greg had decided he wanted to go see his grandfather one more time (he had stage 4 melanoma), and so he flew out early Friday morning. We knew grandpa wasn't doing well, but we didn't expect him to pass away this day. Greg and his mom were there with him along with his caregiver Karen when he passed away that afternoon. The kids and I were at Grammy and Gramps house hanging out and having dinner.

Grandpa was a wonderful man and grandfather and we are going to miss him very much!

1/29 - Greg came home today from Odessa so we could drive out as a family for Grandpa's funeral.

1/30 - We drove 6 hours to Odessa with the four of us and Aunt Cindy. The kids were pretty good. Kasey watched Kung Fu Panda about 3 times but it kept her content. Landon watched Cars - he's actually started to venture into the special features because he's seen the movies so many times.

If you don't like gross dont read this - we stopped at Wataburger for a bite to eat. Landon was feeling terrible, and threw up on the tray - all we had. Then a little later - Kasey also threw up her entire dinner. We think she just choked on something. Needless to say it wasn't a great experience, but luckily it wasn't crowded.

1/31 - In Odessa it was beautiful (in the 70s) so the kids played football & soccer outside and we took them to the park for a little while to run around. Some of the other family that was able to make it to Odessa came over - Audrey, Steven, Kathleen & Basil. I was glad they got to see the kids some. That evening we went to the viewing. We kept the kids in the back room playing for a few hours, and then when the viewing was over we had them close the casket and took the kids in to see the video of pictures and say goodbye. I think that Landon understands, but Kasey does not. He understand that Grandpa has died and gone to heaven.

2/1 - Of course it got REALLY cold over night (in the teens) and snowed which it doesn't really do in Odessa, TX. We got bundled up and made our way to the funeral home. I ended up outside for most of it because Kasey wouldn't sit still, and Landon had to go to the bathroom, etc. They are 2 and 4 so I didn't expect much different. Greg's dad Tony got up and talked at his dad's funeral. I really wished I could have heard his talk as everyone said it was great. He thanked Greg's mom and Grandpa's special friend Nadene for all of the help they had given to take care of Grandpa. He also told some fond memories for different times in their lives. He got choked up a couple times, but commented that he was waiting for the train outside to pass (there were trains for some of the instances).

It was really cold so after the service just immediate family went to the graveside and we had a quick prayer and said goodbye.

Grandpa's church made a great lunch at Grandpa's house for the family. This ended up feeding us for days.

2/2 - 2/5 - At this point the weather got bad both in Odessa and back in Dallas. It was snowing, really cold etc. So we decided to stay a few more days in Odessa. Back in Allen school was cancelled Tuesday - Friday, Landon's soccer and swim were cancelled, and Kasey's Gymboree was cancelled. Basically everything shut down with the weather. Greg's dad, mom and sister drove back to Dallas on Wednesday - it took them 16 hours to get back (usually a 6 hour drive). We considered having me and the kids fly home Friday, then it snowed another 6 inches in Dallas so that was out.

A lucky thing was that it was cold in Odessa, but the roads weren't to bad (better than Dallas). We were able to get out. We went to YMCA to take pictures of lifeguard stands that had Grandpa's name on them (he donated money to the pool at the YMCA each month and used it all the time up until about a year before he passed on). We went to lunch at a great place that my co worker's mom owns Yana615 - We had a great lunch there and stayed warm. We went by Nadene's house to visit and let the kids play - they like her toys. We took Kasey to her first big screen movie - Tangled on 2/2/11. She actually sat through most of it. We were the only ones in the Theater so it was fine. We took the kids to Gatti Land to eat and play.

Thursday night Kasey got sick while eating dinner. We thought that she just choked again. She went to sleep a little early, and then woke up at 11:30 and had gotten sick again in bed. She also had 102.3 fever. I ended up sleeping with her in a chair because that was where she was most comfortable. She got sick a couple more times. Kind of like Landon she was sick for about 12 hours then got better. We all got up around 8 and Kasey and I went to the front bedroom and slept again until 11. I haven't done that in a while.

We decided to drive home as a family on Saturday. The day was beautiful, temperatures were above freezing, and if we hadn't seen pictures on facebook we might not believe that there was a lot of snow and ice all over Texas. The roads were pretty clear. We did see a couple trucks on the side of the road.

On our trip Landon did a lot of coloring in some coloring books that I get the kids for Christmas. He was doing really well coloring in the lines most of the time and using different colors for different things. Grammy had gotten him a books of things to do for Boys and he did a lot of this as well, using stickers, colors and counting to several activities with various themes. Kasey did some coloring as well, but not in the lines (which is good at her age).

I think we'll be glad to get back to a normal schedule next week....

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Douglas Harvey Myers Obituary
April 6, 1921 - January 28, 2011

Douglas Harvey Myers, 89, of Odessa, Texas, passed away Friday, January 28, 2011, at home. He was born April 6, 1921, in Osage County, Oklahoma, to O.H. and Julia Myers. He graduated in 1940 from Burbank High School in Oklahoma. Later he moved to Odessa where he worked in the oil fields of the Permian Basin and Alaska. After retiring, he spent his time delivering for Meals on Wheels and popping popcorn at MCH. When not volunteering, he could be found at the YMCA swimming, working out or visiting with friends. He was also active in Sunday school and Church at Second Baptist Church of Odessa.
Doug was preceded in death by his wife of 55 years, Bessie; son, Paul; parents, O.H. and Julia Myers; brothers, Tracy, Troy and Harry Myers and sister, Gilda Myers Pebble.
He is survived by his son; Tony Myers and wife, Janice, of Richardson, TX; grandchildren, Greg Myers and wife, Dana, of Allen, TX; Cindy Myers of Euless, TX; Julie Myers Heniford and husband, Jack, of York, SC and Heidy Myers of Denver, CO; great-grandchildren, Landon and Kasey Myers of Allen, TX; brothers, Travis Myers and wife Helen of Schulenburg friend and companion, Nadene Meachum of Odessa, TX and many nieces and nephe, TX; Harvey Myers and wife, Pat, of Ralston, OK and Basil Myers of Muskogee, OK; his sister, Audrey Myers Pickert and husband, Everett, of Kansas City, KS; a very special ws.
The family would like to thank the staff of Home Hospice for their kindness and support. We would especially like to thank his caregivers, Karen and Mary for enabling Doug to remain in his home where he was comfortable. We would also like to thank his many friends who visited him and kept his spirits high. He will be greatly missed by all.
Family visitation will be Monday, January 31, 2011 from 5-7 pm at Sunset Funeral Home. Funeral service will be Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 10:00 am at Sunset Funeral Home Chapel with Randy Duckett officiating and burial to follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations in Doug’s memory be given to: Meals on Wheels of Odessa or the YMCA of Odessa.

Pictures January 2011

Here are some pictures from January 2011

Kasey and Landon in their Chef outfits from Christmas - 1/1/11

Landon showing off all the stickers he put on Christmas card from David and Cheri - 1/2/11

Kasey trying out crib mattress on the floor at Grammy's - 1/5/11

Went to watch the A&M game with Doug, and my cousin Michael came by to hang out with us for a little while! - 1/7/11

I got to see Danny Gokey from American Idol at the Sony booth at CES in Las Vegas. Great show. I bought his album after when I got home - at least the MP3s for it - 1/8/11

My favorite bar in Las Vegas - Fontana Bar at the Bellagio - outside you can have drinks and hear/watch the water show - Doug and I got to hang out here a few nights while in Vegas for CES - 1/8/11

Kids playing in the snow - 1/9/11
running in the snow - 1/9/11
Landon is really getting into coloring and drawing more. This is the A&M football field he drew on his own - 1/12/11

We decided to put Landon in skating lessons to try it out and see about playing hockey - this is before his first class - 1/15/11

Landon in his first skating class - 1/15/11

We went to Fort Worth Stockyards to see some of our Cloud Cousins who were showing a heifer - 1/22/11

Landon got to walk our cousins 3 week old calf Mr Sir - 1/22/11

The family - Dad, Mom, Lee Cloud, Me/Kasey, Lauren Cloud, Peggy Cloud, Landon and Greg - 1/22/11

Cousin Lauren Cloud showing the kids calf Mr Sir - 1/22/11

Landon had social with kids from school - Alfonso and Evan - 1/28/11

Landon's class this year is small so the kids are really close - Evan, Brooklyn, Landon and Brooklyn - 1/28/11

Grammy and Gramps gave Kasey a doll house for Christmas - This is how she plays with it. She thinks it's for her :) - 1/28/11

Landon getting ready for indoor soccer game with Raptors - He's number 10 (like Landon Donovan) - 1/29/11

Greg and kids at one of our favorite restaurants Zorbas (Greek) - 1/29/11

January 2011

See Grandpa Myers post for the rest of January and early Feb.

1/29 - I know I'm in trouble with Kasey. I was on the computer on an entertainment page that had thumbnails for videos. Kasey pointed to one wanting to see it. It was a video of a cute boy on the Ellen show taking his shirt off to put on an Ellen tshirt. Completely innocent. So today I'm on the computer and Kasey points to the screen and says boy then something about shirt. I had to laugh out loud

1/18 - I took the day off today since I was gone a lot around CES. I got to go to music with Kasey this morning. She's not really into it, which I still don't get because she loves music and dancing. Then Greg and Landon met us for lunch at Cotton Patch Cafe which was pretty good. After that we went to Parker train station and took the DART down to fair park. We went to the Dinosaur exhibit and the children's museum down there. Landon was a little scared of the dinosaurs but did ok. I thought it was pretty cool. They had a great time playing at the childrens museum. They looked at all the body parts stuff, planted seeds, picked up different vegetables and fruits and then later organized them back into the correct place. Kasey actually did pretty good with this with Landon's help. They got to milk a cow (or at least get water out of it), play in the water area, make lots of noise and pretend to be firemen. We had fun and then rode the train back (Kasey slept 90% of the way home).

1/15 - Landon had his first ice skating lesson today at the Stars Center in McKinney. Landon has been drawing a lot more lately. He drew several football fields (A&M and Cowboys), and he drew water with several fish. He's also coloring within the lines much better than he used to. He seems to like doing that.

Greg and I got to have date night tonight. We went to see Riverdance in Grand Prarie, and then came back and had a few drinks at the Londoner because the kids were staying at the grandparents. We had a good time.

1/13. Kasey counted to 3 today. With me being gone quite a bit Kasey is getting closer to Greg and asking for him to do things she would normally ask me to do. Some of it is just to stall bed or getting a bath

1/5 - 1/12 - I had to go to Las Vegas for CES. I worked the first day and evening, and then worked during the day after that. Doug was there as well so we got to go to our favorite bar in Las Vegas (Fontana Bar in the Bellagio overlooking the water show) a few times and check out a few other places as well. Thursday multiple plans got changed and Doug and I had reservations at Nobu (Yum!!). Friday we went to Blondies in Planet Hollywood to watch the Cotton Bowl (Aggies vs LSU). My cousin Michael came up there to visit for a little while. It was great to see him and catch up. On Saturday I got to go look around the show floor. At the Sony Booth, they had a 45 minute concert from Danny Gokey from American Idol. It was great!!! I bought his album when I got home...

I got home Sunday night, then Monday through Wednesday I had all day world wide meetings at work. Monday night I had a team dinner, but was able to get home to see the kids for about 15 minutes before bed. Tuesday night I ran a board meeting so again go to see the kids very little. By Wednesday night I was tired, ready to not have to go anywhere etc.

More December 2010 Pictures

Here are a few more pictures from December 2010

When we got back from Odessa we converted Kasey's crib to a toddler bed. I think Landon was just as excited as she was - 1/28/10

Kasey in her new bed - 1/28/11

Reading a book in Kasey's room - 1/28/11

They are both pretty excited - 1/28/11

I thought this was pretty impressive ensemble from Kasey, her clothes with my socks and shoes that she put on herself and Mr Potato head glasses - Classic - 1/29/10

We had our annual Christmas dinner with the Steiners and Doug - Tillman's Roadhouse - 1/30/10

We spent the first part of new years evening at our neighbors eating dinner and kids playing XBox kinect - kids are dancing - 1/21/10

Kasey tried out dance central as well - 1/31/10