Family

Waking up to a snowball fight Christmas morning... Surprise clarinet concerts... Nerf Popper guns being the hit of the day... And at the end of the day, after all the new presents... The kids playing with the fisher price toys from my husband's family's childhood...

I know... I already did a December 24th post... but this is about Christmas Eve! You know... attempting to make ornaments and snuggling with your sister in laws doggie. If we knew our dog would be just like Milo, I'd have two already. You know... getting the whole...

  Ali Edwards has given us a challenge: ”essentially the idea is to choose a word (or let it choose you) that has the potential to make an impact on your life”. Ali over at Ali Edwards chose 'Story' Carissa over at Brown Eyed Fox chose 'Stretch' Becky over at Farmgirl...

  We went to see the trains at NorthPark. If you are ever in Dallas with little ones at Christmastime - you can't beat the NorthPark Mall. So fun, so decorated, so jolly! (Hint:  Go to the train exhibit during the Santa Story time - no lines!). It was a strange...

The 23rd of December is Brian's youngest sister's birthday... we had a wonderful time playing rock band and eating way too much! Have I told you about her? She is everything wonderful... Sweet and kind, creative and funny and wonderful with my children! Theresa, you...

2008... 2009... A little sillier. A little older. This year we had something adorable to pass out after the kids sang... These sweet little Santas each had a hershey's kiss inside... their little ribbon said, pinch my cheeks and I'll give you a kiss... Kee Hee! Thank...

It is so close! The kids are so excited! They decorated the tree. Made ornaments. Ate stew. Celebrated Aunt Theresa's birthday (Yeah aunt theresa!). And they are so excited! I'm getting there... relaxing a little. It is what it is. If it is done, it is. If it isn't,...

Journey to Bethlehem... Our church does it every year - and this is the 1st year we have gone. The perfect way to explain advent... the journey, the preparation, the anticipation. (The petting zoo was a bonus, don'tcha think?!) By the time we all got to Baby Jesus,...

Great Grandpa from Corpus Christi sent Nate a Lionel train set. He is fascinated. What is it with little boys, trains and Christmas? I love it. I can just see my dad, Brian, his dad, my brother and my grandfather all in this picture. Soak up those memories. Take five...

  Matt and Liz's wedding... They may as well be family.   When we were transferred to AZ, they moved as well... They come over for game nights and rock band... They know and love and play with our kids... (which always makes me smile!) The wedding was lovely and...