Christmas 2008

Better late than never. Here are a few pictures from our Christmas holidays. We traveled 2000 miles in 10 days and never left Texas. The boys had a great time. We celebrated Christmas at home with the candlelight service at church on Christmas Eve and Santa on Christmas morning.

On December 26th, we left for Mason to celebrate with Kelly's family.

I got to catch up with my friend, Jenna, who lives in Eden now and Kristi, who is in Killeen. I miss you girls! Kristi was smart enough to get a few pictures. (I hope the link works this time!)

Kelly and I loaded up the family and took a mini vacation to Austin and San Antonio while we were in Mason. We showed the boys the state capital and saw Aunt Dot.

We also made it to Sea World for the day. I think the boys are getting into the big rides more than the shows these days.

I did lose Kelly, Jacob and Riley at the end of the day and had no life on my cell phone. That made things a little interesting, but we eventually found each other. It reminded me of life before cell phones. How did we ever survive without them?






Jacob and Riley with Mr and Mrs Claus on vacation.



We got to meet Matt and Diana's new little girl, Sophia. What a cutie! (Why did I forget to get my camera out? Maybe I was busy making sure my 3 monkeys behaved.)

Kelly and I headed back to Mason to unload the monkeys and repack for a fun filled trip to Dallas for the Cotton Bowl. No need to remind anyone how that turned out. (Yes, it was embarrassing!) We had a great time with friends Alice and Jim Bob and Katherine and Chris. Chris made the day a little more exciting when he was admitted into the hospital for tonsillitis but he is doing fine now. We really enjoyed our time off from being mom and dad. Thanks to Mimi and Pawpaw for watching the boys.


The end of our trip held one more surprise. Stay tuned...

Merry Christmas to All!

Well, the children are nestled all snug in their beds, but I am not sure if sugar plums are dancing in their heads! It has been a LONG week and I am glad to see it end!


I just downloaded many pictures from my camera and found one where I was playing with the focus. I decided to delete the one odd picture and accidentally deleted all of them. So, if you are here for pictures, then feel free to leave now. I will try to explain the great things we have been up to the last week or so.


First, the boys had their Christmas parties at school. We all had a good time and everyone loaded up with plenty of candy. Riley sang a couple of songs at his party. He will not sing them again for me, but they were very cute and he did a good job singing along even with the "Riley smirk" on his face. (This is where one of those cute pics would have explained it better.)


Sunday afternoon, we loaded up the kids from church and handed out ribbon angels to shut ins, the nursing home and to anyone that needed a little extra loving this holiday season. The kids did a great job handing out the angels and sharing hugs. Everyone had huge smiles on their faces and a few had tears to see a flock of children waiting outside their front doors with smiles on their little faces. After surviving the cold wind we went back to church and had hot chocolate and cookies. I was truly blessed to be a part of this fun day.


Tuesday, Kelly and I took the kids to Amarillo to see my grandmother. We had a great visit and enjoyed seeing GG. The boys were very good (and still) at GG's new house and during lunch, so we headed over to the Discovery Center to run off some energy. They just renovated the DC in Amarillo and it was fantastic. Our entire family had a fun time. Here are a few pictures that survived.







My Three Boys in their Christmas Pajamas! (If you cannot see the print... it is skull and cross bones with santa hats on the skulls.)



MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT!!

STATE CHAMPS!!!

We had a FANTASTIC weekend in Dallas! The Muleshoe Mules beat Kerbyville to win the title of 2A Division 1 State Football Champs. What a great experience for those boys and for the town of Muleshoe.

We made a weekend of it in the big D. We had the opportunity to have dinner with friends Friday. We visited with family on Saturday and then headed to the game. Thanks again to my aunt and uncle for keeping Kyle while we went to the game.

Then Sunday, we explored the aquarium and had lunch at Saltgrass before heading home.

Can I get a HOORAH?!?!?

The Mighty Mules are playing for the STATE title this weekend in Dallas. Kelly and I are taking the boys for the game and a weekend away in the Big D. Go Mules Go!

One Cold Day!

It is COLD outside. Actually, it is not very cold, but the wind is freezing. Kelly, Kyle and I have sat around the fire today and I let the boys make smores when they got home from school. What a fun treat for such a yuck day! Do they actually learn anything at school on days like this? Tomorrow is an early release day for UIL competition. Friday is an early release day because of the state playoff. Most of the town is going to Dallas this weekend for the state playoff game. Next week is Christmas parties and then out for 2 weeks for Christmas. So, do you think those kids can sit still long enough to learn anything??



I know what you are thinking.... boy, she does not post for weeks, then three in one day. Let me remind you that it is freezing outside. What a better way to spend your afternoon then catching up on computer work!

One last picture of the Boss around here!

Catching Up

We have been busy around here! We had a wonderful Thanksgiving with family and friends. The Albuquerque crew came for the holiday and the boys enjoyed playing with their cousins.





Riley and Kyle are officially another year older. Riley is loving Kindergarten! I would officially call him a reader. (A beginning reader) He can read short books and sound out most words. Riley can count to 100 and make his own lunch for school. If he could only remember to pick up his dirty clothes off the floor....

Kyle is into everything! He likes to rearrange the kitchen and bathroom cabinets. (Pull everything out onto the floor and wait for mom to put it back.) Kyle loves remote controls and cell phones. He likes to be outside or wherever his brothers are.

There is never a dull moment around here!

Happy Birthday Baby Boy!

We celebrated Kyle's first birthday last weekend. I cannot believe that our baby boy is ONE!!! Where did the year go???
Kyle - 1 week old

It is truly amazing how fast they grow and learn. Kyle is such a sweet little boy. He loves his brothers and lights up when they are in the room. Poor little guy has logged more miles in his car seat than the other two combined. Kyle gets to go to boy scouts, 4H, football, etc... When J and R were babies I just stayed home.

We celebrated his birthday with a party at home with family and a few friends.