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1. I really like kissing baby toes. Maybe thats why I have so many.
2.I really like slides they are just fun.
3. I have been happily married(gasp) for 15 years . To the most wonderful man in the world!!!
4. I never thought I would leave Utah and am surprised at how much I like Texas.
5. My 14year old is definatly more computer able.
6 I would never trade my life with any one . For I have been extremly blessed with my friends and family both the in-laws and the out-laws.
Sandra will keep you updated so keep reading. So nice to have a blog assistant!

All moved!

This entry is written by Sandra (Chelle's darling, almost 20 yr. old sister) because Chelle and Shawn don't have a computer, and because I am a younger sister who finds joy in getting into her siblings things (blogs are no exeption). Of course I do have permission from Chelle to write this, so I am not actually intruding into her personal space at all.
Chelle, Shawn, Jonathon, Timothy, BreeAwnnah, Alanna, Amymarie, Ashley, Hiedi, and Tavain moved to their home in Halkins, Texas on Friday, Nov. 23, 2007. It took two trips and a lot of work to get everything to their new house (ok, they still have a whole bunch of stuff that is still at our house here in Jasper, but they MOSTLY got everything moved to their home in Halkins)
As I walked around their home I noticed some things about it that I really liked (and I know Chelle loves)
They have a BIG yard! It has a chicken coop, a tree house, a play house, a pasture, and a fenced in back yard.
It has two large living spaces for everyone to spend time together in (and to drive eachother crazy in)
It is right down the road from a cute, little park.
Mom believes that Chelle, Shawn, and the kid's favorite part about their new home is that it is all theirs. They are now able to have all of their own stuff again and they get to be with Shawn all throughout the week (not just on the weekends).
I miss having Chelle, Shawn and all of the kids here in Jasper with us. Sure it was crazy and loud at times (all the time actually), but I was completely entertained by all of it. I don't know why we even bothered having a T.V. sometimes. Sharing a room with six other girls was like having a slumber party everynight (I don't miss all the snoring though)(every single one of Chelle's girls can snore extremely loud). I have a lot of great stories from this experience and I am really glad that I got to know my oldest sister and her family better.

Jonathon got his hair cut!!!

Before Picture (above)
After pictures (below)

house

GUESS WHAT? We found the right house, we made an offer it was accepted. We should close November 20. We are all excited!!!!! The house has 1.388 of an acre. It is 1884 square feet with a garage. We will, however, use the garage as living space (go figure). We will be living in a little town called Hawkins. It is about 25 miles from Longview and about 20 miles from Tyler. We can even have a cow and chickens. We are so excited, Mom and Dad are too! guess this means we are staying. this is just what we want, a home of are own!

TRIP

This week Amy, Mom and I took Heidi, Tavian, Tess, and Ivy to the zoo in Lufkin. We got to see lots of animals. Heidi was afraid of the Peacocks. Tess tried to pet them. Tavian saw them but was not impressed. Heidi roared at the tiger. Both Heidi and Tess loved the deer[ it was a daddy deer.] The little monkeys were cool. WE had alot of fun. Ivy and Tavian liked being outside. Of course we were prepared and had strollers we pushed around empty. Oh well! The older kids were jealouse we will take them in the future sometime.. P.S. pictures were taken they are on Amy's camara.

peek-a-boo

This picture was taken today (Oct. 9)
Tavian laughs a lot, but we never seem to be able to get a picture of it. While he was playing peek-a-boo, Sandra rushed to get the camera and snapped the picture before he had time to get that confused look (that he always gets when someone tries to take a picture of him)

LIFE

Shawn is now living in longview, he has his own little apartment. He is so excited there are no bugs on the floor! He has a broken chair, a small desk, a table and a bed made out of cardboard. His own creations. He gets to visit on the weekends. Someday we will be together again all the time so we can drive each other crazy more!!! We hope we find the right house soon. It is hard when things don't work out as fast as we want. We are very glad to know we are doing whats right. We are so grateful to Mom and Dad for letting us come invade for so long. We sincerly hope they will still like us when we leave! Life is good and we have loved getting to know Sandra, Isaac,Aaron and Anita! My kids are very blessed to get to know there Grandparents, Aunts and Uncles. So in case your wondering we are still enjoying life and thinking of the future with excitment and anticipation. But enjoying the present. Just think of all the stories we get to tell. Life without stories would be boring!!!!

random pictures

don't feed the animals!

Timothy...see any cavities?

Mom and the baby

Haircut's

Heidi's haircut

Amymarie's haircut

Ashley's haircut

BreeAwnnah's haircut

Alanna's haircut

two youngest Wilcox's

Awww, so precious! (picture taken by Sandra)


chocolate...mmm

Tavian is rolling over, he then tries to crawl. He can't crawl but he can scoot! He moves alot and is very wiggly. He likes to sit up all by himself for a few seconds then he slowly starts to fall sideways. Tavian is adorable! He weighs 15 pounds. He is growing so fast! All the girls have cute new haircuts they all look very nice. Tomorrow is the primary program the girls have speaking parts they have been practicing. BreeAwnnah gets to sing two songs with four or five other girls. I heard them practicing they sounded good. Tavian likes to stay up late so Shawn is trying to get him to sleep while I play on the computer. One day Tavian will start sleeping at an earlier hour. [at least I hope so]

Life is good . Shawn just went to a class so he will be prepared to take the journey man test. He said his hand hurt from taking all those notes. He also enjoyed staying at Amy and Aaron's. Thank's . I was a little jealouse. maybe next time we all can go. Kids are good they are used to saying yes sir, no sir, yes ma'am, and no ma'am. Respect is a good thing.

kids kids kids

Well life is still moving forward. All the children are getting used to school, they have been in for almost a month. Wow ! Jonathon is doing well in all his classes, except science. He will bring his grade up so he says. Timothy is doing amazing he is only failing math and he will also bring that grade up. BreeAwnnah was upset because she has an 89 in science. She is really enjoying school. Alanna is getting 90's in everything. She was also caught being good so she was given a book cover. (Jonathon is envious) All second graders need to be able to read on a level 16 by the 6weeks. Amymarie is reading on a level 40. Yea Amymarie!!!!! Ashley is liking school. She is very happy that her clothes pin has not been moved. (she has not been in trouble) Heidi misses her brothers and sisters terribly! Yesterday we took her and Tavian to the little lake in the park. She was feeding the turtles cheese crackers when a duck came and swiped the cracker. She said "meanduck." We will go again this time we will be prepared and bring bread. Tavian is so big he rolls over and scoots himself forward. He is still working on sitting up by himself. He is growing so fast if you look at him long enough you can see him grow it's so fun to watch !!!!!!

school

BreeAwnnah really likes school. If only she would stop going the wrong way down the one-way hall. Amymarie get's a little bored in class because she already knows everything they are learning. Her teacher called to say she is doing great, and hopes she can challenge her. Ashley loves kindergarten. She is writing her name better every day and she likes nap time because she gets to watch t.v. Tavian is growing so fast. I wish he would slow down! He can roll over when he really tries, he can almost sit all by himself, he giggles, and he enjoys talking (as much as a four month old can anyway). He is so much fun! Alanna has been to detention once already, oops. She still likes school o.k. though. Jonathon and Timothy now have the same choir class... that should be interesting. They both seem to be surviving Junior High School. Life is busy, but good! lots of homework at our house!

I like school!

Ella and Amymarie (this is the only picture we could find of Amymarie that was saved onto this computer)

I am very excited for school. um, my teacher is nice and it is a girl. My brothers and sisters have met their teachers too. My classroom is down a hallway that has lights and planets, it is very cool. I can't wait until school starts. I like my aunts and uncles very much (especially the one typing this!!) I like grandma and grandpa's yard, it is fun.

-Amymarie (with help from Sandra)

ALL READY

The children have now seen there schools and met there teachers. They now know where they are going. Let's hope they don't get lost. Heidi thinks she should go with Alanna. She say's it's her class too. They are excited, scared, and nervous. We get to look for houses on Friday that should be fun, I hope! When we find something we will let the world know.

I did it

Hey I got on all by myself not bad for someone so computer challenged. Jonathon wants every one to know purple is the best color out there. I just wanted to say I DID IT!

found it

With lots of help I was able to get back on the computer and we even figured out my e-mail address. Great news! Shawn has a job.He seems to like it. Now we just need to figure out where we should live. There are a ton of houses so it shouldn't be to hard. I just want it big and beautiful, is that to much to ask? I know I am just picky. The boys had a great time at boy scout camp. Jonathon only had a ton of misquito bites. I am surprized they did not carry him away. Timothy also had fun he was more sunburned than Jonathon, however he did not have as many misquto bites. The girls have just played. They love Sandra and Isaac. Tavian has been very fussy. He is growing way to0 fast. He is three months old and weighs about 12 pounds. Not bad for one of my babies.

moving

we made it safley to texas. it only took three days .the kids did amazing! we are still trying to figure out whatwe are doing. not that we ever really new that. life is good and we are enjoying our family!