Merry Christmas

Christmas morning came but not as early as I though. Ryan and I got to sleep in till 7:30. Pure bliss. We even had to wake up Abby and Kaden. I wonder what time the boys got up? They said they'd been up for hours. They probably peeked at what Santa left and went back to bed. That would be my guess!


Ethan got two Wii games that he's been wanting for quite awhile. I've got a few pictures of Ethan opening them, but he was so excited that all my pictures were blurry. Darn boy. Can't he hold still?

Kaden got a basketball hoop this year. He loves it. And without bragging too much...he's pretty good.

Josh and his spoils.

Yeah, that's Ranch Dressing. Hidden Valley to be precise. When she wrote Santa her letter this year, the list included Hidden Valley Ranch. Santa must have a sense of humor. She was beyond thrilled! It now sits in the fridge along with the family ranch dressing and we pull both bottles out every time we have salad.

Merry Christmas 2010

Mom, it's urgent!

Yeah, about a week ago I was doing dishes and Josh's yells for me to come. Quick! I didn't come. The yells continued with urgency. I stop what I'm doing and go in there. What was so pressing that couldn't wait 3 minutes? Oh, just Josh and Kaden snuggled in Josh's bed with big grins on their faces. That, after all, is pretty darn important. They insisted on a picture. So here it is in all it's glory!

A good laugh

I debated whether or not I should post this. . . .you know, because I'm all sweet and innocent and all. (Ha!) But, I laughed so hard when I read it. Maybe it's because I have boys and this is the norm in our family. This came out of a book that Josh's teacher gave the kids for Christmas. It's called The Klutz Book of Brilliantly Ridiculous Inventions. It was pretty good. But the following was by far the funniest! Enjoy. . . .or not.

Snow Fun

Isn't it great that we have a grandpa who loves to play in the snow as much as the kids? He hooked up the sled to the 4 wheeler and pulled the kids around the backyard. Oh my goodness! They had so much fun. Yes, in the picture Kaden looks like he was miserable, but while they were going around and around, he had a HUGE smile on his face! Josh tried snowboarding. . . .he did alright, but fell off more than he was on. And Ethan? Well, he opted to stay indoors and sip hot chocolate while the other kids had a great time.

A Barber is Born

1 pair of scissors.
2 sneaky children.
2 heads missing some hair.
2 pairs of pants with holes cut in them.
1 angry Mommy.
2 children with time outs (for a long time.)

Yeah, not sure what Ethan was thinking. He was the one who did the actual cutting. Lucky that the layered look is "in" because Abby sure has different lengths of hair in the back. Needless to say, Abby is going to look real cute in all the upcoming Christmas pictures. Sigh. . . . .

Happy Haunting

Halloween 2010. Can you believe that I was actually ready for it more than 1 day in advance. I was so proud of myself. And the weather was perfect for it. (Well, not like Texas weather "perfect") but considering where we live I thought we'd freeze. But no, it was a tad cool, but nothing more than jackets were required. I'm used to trick or treating in snow, sleet, and rain for goodness sakes! The doorbell rang all night. Loads and tons of kids in the neighborhood. I sure like that. Nothing better than seeing whole families walking around saying hello and getting some good treats.

Abby the cat. Kaden as Mario.

Josh was some sort of knight and Ethan was the grim reaper. Ah, they don't want to be clowns and firefighters anymore. Sad. The more scary, the better apparently. The boys are growing up.
This mask scared the living jeepers out of Kaden. Every time Ethan would put it on, Kaden would start to cry and run away. Ethan found this very amusing and started following him around scaring him. You know I shouldn't laugh but it was pretty funny!

Pumpkin Walk

The week before Halloween, our city puts on a pumpkin walk. What is a pumpkin walk you ask? Well, I didn't know either. Different people in the community set up a scene with painted pumpkin heads. Some of them were so creative! What talent people have. I took shots of some that I thought were really neat.

Abby in front of the totem pole.

The Hogwarts express: complete with Hargrid.

Disney princesses. The girls loved this one. Keep in mind these heads are all painted pumpkins.

Gotta love Thomas the Train!

This mountain men climbing Mt. Everest was the scene that our cub scouts put together.

Aren't these so creative! I loved the Alice in Wonderland cat.

The pretty princess girls.

Kaden refused to be Boots the Monkey so I'm practically laying in the dirt to get my head in the shot!

Pretty fun huh! There were so many cool things to look at and do. I'm glad that we got to go. Can't wait to go back next year.