Puppy Love

Summer i phone moments

Some moments I didn't happen to have my camera with me. Thank goodness for my i phone. This one was at Grandmas and I just thought it was so cute, Hayden reading to his little brothers.

There is a great long paved walking path in my town and at least two or three times a summer we pack up our bikes and scooters and do the whole thing. Well Grady wasn't going to be left out and he road his scooter almost the whole distance one way.

He knocked himself right out.

Christmas Morning

This year I decided to solve the "I'm cold" all the time problem, and made them house coats.

I don't mean to brag but they came out so good and looked so cute. The boys love them and wear them a lot and it has solved the problem. Whenever they get cold they just run upstairs and get their house coats.

Oh and just for kicks I made them matching socks, why not.

It was a fun morning and once again the kids got way too much. Of course they don't think so. I got quite a kick out of the video dance thing that shows them dancing on TV with costumes on.

They also got some great new quiet time church activities. Mom especially likes these. We are so grateful for our little family and all our extended family and friends whom we love so much.

It was especially nice this year to have my parents with us to enjoy the kids.

Some of the favorites were Bey Blades and the Spiderman Game.

Travis spoiled me rotten and got me a nook color, I got him a few things from the Eagles and some old school Spanish Shakira CD's.

Chase got a shiny new tag that has our information on it, but he was crated during the gift opening because he would eat all the paper.

We just had a nice relaxing day, we had our big Christmas dinner on the night before, which I'm sold on and will do from now on. After gifts we had waffles and bacon. I got a Travis a really nice family size classic waffle iron too. He loves waffles but not Belgian.

Merry Christmas! We are truly blessed.

Santa's Treat

Like most families we make Santa a special treat for Christmas Eve. Last year it was a snow man cake and every year before that it was sugar cookies. This year we made him a big chocolate with vanilla cream filling. Hmmmm.

First you melt and stir the chocolate. Then you put it in the funnel, secure the whole so it doesn't come out the bottom. Pot it in the Freezer for 10-15 minutes. Meanwhile.....your spoons need cleaning.Next make the filling.Pull the funnel out of the freezer and put the filling in.Of course after the cream filling all spoons need another good cleaning. Cover the top of the cream all the way to the top of the funnel with chocolate. Do one last clean up. Put the chocolate in the freezer for another 15 minutes. Pull out and warm the sides until chocolate comes out. The kids thought it was so cool to make an enormous chocolate chip. We had fun with this one.

2010 Gingerbread Houses

Coy's finished product. These houses just get more and more fun every year. The older the kids get the more creative they get and the more fun candy's we accumulate.

Hayden's finished house. They love this, but what kid wouldn't, eat all the candy you want, time with Mom and Dad, being kinda artsy. Tiss the good life.

This was Grady's first year where he got what was going. He did a fine job. Look closely there is a pile of candy and inch deep in the front yard. Apparently his gingerbread man was going to jump of the roof and he wanted him to have a safe and sweet landing.

Coy going to town on the Candy.

Hayden loves, loves, loves marshmallows, but then again so do all my kids. They mush get that from Dad because they are not my thing.

Grady doing his own frosting.

We had such a good holiday season this year. So much to be grateful for. Beautiful family, employed Daddy, warm and cozy house, healthy children, and the Lord ever present in our lives. We are so blessed.

Christmas Traditions

One of the traditions I had when I was a kid was these mailbox ornaments with my name on it. There was always some small gift inside it.

I especially love these because you need to use your imagination to find something that will fit. We love them so much in my family I couldn't resist making them for Megan and her family. Love you Megan.

Dog Lover?

NO, not me.

Chase lover...... YESSEREE!