Mike's Graduation

Now for the best day of the year...MIKE'S GRADUATION. Mike has been working on finishing his bachelor degree for about 2 1/2 years now and has finally finished. With lots of hard work and lots of sacrificing...he did it! And of course it was all worth it! (so now you see why I haven't blogged lately)

Mike graduated from University of Houston Downtown...and I forgot what his degree is in...(I will get back with you on that ) on Sunday, December 21st at 2:00. I am so proud of him for all of his hard work and dedication. He does want to go for his masters, but I think he is going to take a break.


After the graduation we went back home to have a little celebration with friends and family. Both, Mike and I, were overwhelmed with our family and friends who made an effort to celebrate with us. We are truly blessed to have such great family and friends. Mike's mom and dad come in from Lafayette, Louisiana and spent a couple of days with us and we very much appreciate them for doing that. Mike's Uncle Larry and Aunt Holly came down for the day from Midlothian, Texas to join us for the ceremony and party. My Aunt Nolia and Uncle Howard came from across Houston, my parents and brother and two sets of neighbors. I can't thank everyone enough for supporting and celebrating with us. I was truly overwhelmed with this wonderful day!

Allyse's Dancing Class

Allyse's dancing class put on a little show for the parents before we breaked for the holidays. Keep in mind this is Allyse's first year in dancing and is the largest girl in her class. Turn up your speakers!

Christmas Parties

So if everyone has wondered if the Doiron's have disappeared from Earth..well we haven't...we have just been so busy. I have been working on Jacob and Allyse's school parities since the beginning of October. On December 18th...I finally made it! The parties took place on December 18th and it was the most exhausting day I have had all year. I love volunteering but I have to say...it was a long process. My wonderful husband took a vacation day to help me out that day....and I am so glad he did because I would have not made it through the day without him. The good news is the kids had a blast and Mike was able to snap a few photos for me...so here you go!

Snow Day

Yes...it snowed in Houston...but not really! My kids were so excited that is "snowed" ...they actually have never seen snow...so they were pretty happy. Here are some pics of them playing in the snow.

The meaning of VOLUNTEERING

Allyse came home yesterday and said that her friend's (can't remember her name) mom came to eat with her at school. This is the conversation between Allyse and the mom: (this is exactly what Allyse told me)

the Mom: What does your mom do...does she work?
Allyse: No..she stays at home, but works at school for no money.
the Mom: So you mean she VOLUNTEERS at school
Allyse:....Oh Yeah...that's what you call it!


5 year olds!

Christmas Wish Lists and Family Movie Night

Hello All ~ Sorry I have not blogged lately we have just been so busy. Mike has 2 more weeks of school and then Graduation!!!! We are so proud of his great accomplishment. With Graduation comes homework and finals...so he has been hard at work and hard at homework. It's almost over!

I have taken on Room Mom Coordinator at Jacob & Allyse's school. I am in charge of all the room moms for the entire school...and though I knew this would be a huge commitment...I really had no idea. I have had little time to Christmas shop or even clean house. I should have thought about the fact that Mike would be graduating in December and the Holiday Party I would be in charge of...I love volunteering...but I think I was a little over my head. Anyway...after December 18th (the party) I will defiantly be celebrating with a bottle of wine :)!


Jacob & Allyse have had so many things going on with Cub Scouts and Daisy's they are hard at work helping out around the community...I am so proud of them! Allyse is going caroling Friday night so stay tuned for pictures!


And now onto our family tradition...a Christmas Wish List. I have taken a picture of it so you everyone can see Allyse's list. She wants to learn to read and spell so bad...she works hard on spelling...so you will appreciate her list. These are the years you never get back!

Friday night J & A's school had their first "Family Movie Night". It was held in the cafeteria and they served hot chocolate and cookies. The movie was "The Polar Express". The kids had a blast. Mike was not able to make it because he has to finish his paper! Which he did! Here are some pictures from last Friday night!

Jacob & Allyse enjoying Hot Choc and Cookies!

Jacob and a friend from school.

Lilly (our neighbor) and Allyse

This is a pic of me and my friend Steph. We are on the PTO together and have become really good friends...so good that we both went to Target and got the same PJ's with out each other knowing...good thing they are different patterns. When I got home that night I showed the pic to Mike and when I looked at it...I said...wow..I look pregnant...and Jacob said...not really...but just a little! Thanks Jacob!

Hola Hoop

I have been wanting to post this video for a while and I thought before the Holidays get started...I better post it! This is a video of Jacob Hola Hooping....he is really good at it. We were outside one night with all the neighbors and we discovered Jacob might have a new talent. Of course in the beginning when I was filming...I didn't have my card in...so I couldn't save it...so he was pretty tired by the time I took this video...but it is still good! It is at night so it is a little dark!

Allyse's Soccer Party

I know I have not blogged lately...but the kids have been really sick and now I think I am getting it. Our soccer season is coming to end and I snapped a few pics last night at Allyse's soccer party at...Chuck E Cheese! Yay!!! Mike is out of town which means I did Chuck E Cheese all by myself...with a sinus headache!

Happy Halloween!

Mike and I hosted our 2nd annual "Leithcrest Way Halloween Party". We held it in our garage this year and everyone brought a food dish. The kids had a blast trick-r-treating...or so I heard (the men took the kids this year while the women stayed behind to hand out candy...and well drink a little wine)! The night was filled with food and great neighbors!

This is only half of the kids on our street. The Stoker and the McGlashan kids were already home!

Lilly and Allyse...and little Sammy in the background.

Anakin Skywalker...aka...Jacob Doiron!

Mitchie (from Camp Rock)...aka...Allyse Doiron!

Fun Filled Weekend

This weekend...like every weekend since soccer season started...was really busy. I don't think I remember what we did on the weekends before soccer. The kids love playing...but the thing is that on some Saturdays their games are so spread out that it takes up our entire Saturday. Jacob has practice on Fridays and then games on Saturday...that's our whole weekend. Anyway...Jacob's game was at 10:30 and Allyse's game was at 3:30 so in between games we had some errands to run and we ended up at "Vintage Park" which is really not a park...it is just a small area of restaurants and shops. It's new to our area and they were having some Halloween activities for kids and adults. So we decided to stop by and let the kids paint pumpkins and make masks...they had so much fun!

Looks like someone had too much fun!!!

Sunday Allyse had a birthday party at a skating rink...here are pics of Jacob and Allyse.

Baker Hughes Award

Last Thursday Michael attend an award ceremony for Baker Hughes and he sent me some pictures. So I thought I would make a blog post about it and asked him to tell me a little about the award...and well...what he sent to me was a long paragraph that was basically Greek to me...so in hopes someone else will understand it I will post it....



"For the second consecutive year, Baker Hughes Drilling Fluids was recognized for its industry-leading technology at the World Oil Awards banquet on October 16th. The awards are an annual recognition event for Best-in-Class achievement in industry service and technology categories. Baker Hughes Drilling Fluids took home the Best Production Technology Award for its MICRO-CURE cased-hole remediation system. MICRO-CURE is designed to eliminate common near-wellbore damage mechanisms, allowing increased production rates and maximizing Operators’ return on investment. It was designed using BHDF’s advanced Mesophase technology to provide the industry’s most effective cased-hole remediation fluids solution. MICRO-CURE was selected for the award over several noteworthy finalists in the Best Production Technology category. A third-party advisory board, comprised of 17 senior industry executives and academics, and The Next Generation committee, comprised of 16 up-and-coming leaders in the petroleum industry, judged the nominees. BHDF’s TERRA-MAX high-performance water-based fluid system was a finalist in the Best Fluids category. Congratulations go to all of BHDF personnel who were instrumental in the development and successful introduction of these technologies.

I was there to represent the entire team who worked on this project."



Ok now on to the good stuff...Pictures!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ghery (Michael's co-worker and good friend) & Michael

Some man & Michael

Alasdair & Trish Shiach (Michael's boss and his wife)

They are such a lovely couple!

Quote for the Day!...(I just couldn't pass this one up!)

Quote for the day:
'Whatever you give a woman, she's going to multiply.
If you give her a sperm, she will give you a baby.
If you give her a house, she will give you a home.
If you give her groceries, she will give you a meal.
If you give her a smile, she will give you her heart.
She multiplies and enlarges what is given to her.'
So remember - if you give her a small amount of crap, you will receive a ton of shit.

Soccer

Our Soccer Season finally started yesterday after a long delay because of Hurricane Ike. The kids were so excited to start their soccer games! Jacob's game started at 11:45 and Allyse's game started at 3:30. Jacob returned to his old soccer team from last year with a couple of new players. Allyse was on a new team this year. They both played so very well yesterday. Allyse got one goal (although I do not think they keep score at her age). Jacob did not get a goal yesterday, but played goalie and was GREAT! It was so nice to see Jacob enjoying himself as goalie! We took so many pics of them and so many came out great...so I had trouble choosing...but I will leave you with some pics from yesterday! ENJOY!

I couldn't help myself with this one!