I've been slacking on the blog lately, so pictures will have to do!
Christmas at home in Cedar Park the week before Christmas...
Christmas in Brownwood for the big day!
Merry Christmas!
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Thanksgiving 2013
Happy Thanksgiving! First of all, let me say- these pictures are in no particular order! There, now that is out of the way let's proceed. This thanksgiving was particularly fun for me! Nanny, PawPaw, flat SaSa, James, Storm, Caleb, Micah and Ellie all came to Texas to spend some time at our home. It was such a blessing for them to come and we had a GREAT time! We ordered Franklin's BBQ one day and it is at the top of the best bbq I've eaten!
Jared smoked a turducken on Thanksgiving day and oh. my. word. So good!
We, of course, had several photo ops. Here all the kids are in their Christmas best.
Flat SaSa was always in the mix. During thanksgiving lunch she sampled the chocolate delight and pecan pie.
Before we opened gifts I read a Christmas story. This might have been my favorite thing from the whole week. All the big kids sat and eagerly listened while Colson went from lap to lap sitting with everybody and then making circles around and through the big kids. I loved watching all the kids interact the whole week. Colson learned how to hold his breath and make a funny face from Caleb. Adelyn and Ellie were attached at the hip. Katelyn loved playing wii and Settlers jr. with Caleb and Micah. Such joy just watching them play!
Another photo op. This time in their turkey shirts!
We took a hike on Thanksgiving day to a little trail down from our house. I think the kids liked being out of the house and in the woods a little.
Having 12 people in the house we all were running on less sleep than usual. Adelyn fell asleep on Caleb's shoulder at one point- precious!
I love this picture of Nanny and PawPaw!
Katelyn took this picture of PawPaw.
One night we went out to the Geeslin River place. Jared, Stanley, James, Micah and Katelyn stayed the night and went hunting
That night we has hotdogs over the fire and smores! The kids loved riding 4-wheelers, and the ranger. I think Micah said that was his favorite. And Caleb said he was able to drive the 4-wheeler which was his favorite thing!
We skyped with the real SaSa often. We sure missed having her here with us, but at the same time we are SO thankful for the technology to see her smiling face or call her at whatever time we want (for Katelyn that may mean 4:00am her time).
Yet again, another photo op...
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Silly!
The guys played lots of Catan...
Flat SaSa getting her chick-fil-a fix!
I guess hunting took it out of Katelyn and Micah!
All the girls (Nanny, flat SaSa, Storm and Haley) all took a shopping afternoon. We went to Mardel, Hobby Lobby, Charming Charlie, Starbucks and World Market. Maybe I lied earlier, this may have been my favorite thing :)
We had a great time and are so thankful for the Hughes family.
Friday, November 15, 2013
Soccer- season 2
Katelyn is almost finished with her second season of soccer. She is quite the little player! Yes, she is the only girl on her team, but she could care less. She has scored at least once in almost every game and usually scores more than one. I think her biggest advantage right now is speed (she must get that from Jared!). She is faster than most the kids so when she gets in the open field, she can beat them!
She is a tough cookie too! When she falls down, she jumps back up and keeps going. She has a competitive spirit and keeps score even though this league doesn't keep score.
She will be playing again after Christmas, and this time Jared and I will be coaching her team!
Monday, November 11, 2013
Happy Birthday Daddy!
Interview with Colson-
What do you love about Daddy? I Daddyyyy
Interview with Adelyn-
How old is Daddy? uhhh, 6 year olds
What is Daddy's favorite color? he likes my favoirte color, he likes purple
Where does Daddy take you? to the bus stop
What does daddy like to eat? chicken salad
What does daddy like to drink? lemonade and coffee
What does daddy do that makes you laugh? tickle and give me goosebumps
Why is daddy special to you? because he loves me because he gives me a heart inside my tummy
What makes daddy happy? he gives me hugs and I like it
What makes daddy sad? not giving him hugs or kisses
What does daddy do at work? play on his computer. play a game on his computer.
What is daddy good at? working at his office
What is daddy not good at? not very good at eating
If daddy was a cartoon character, what would he be? a ghost!
What do you love about Daddy? giving him lots of hugs
Message from Adelyn, "I love you and when you get home, I'm going to give you hugs and kisses. Happy birthday and I love you. And that is all I know of."
Interview with Katelyn-
How old is Daddy? 31
What is Daddy's favorite color? red
Where does Daddy take you? on a special daddy/daughter date
What does daddy like to eat? salad and chocolate chex
What does daddy like to drink? smoothie
What does daddy do that makes you laugh? tickle me
Why is daddy special to you? because he is my daddy
What makes daddy happy? me being his kid
What makes daddy sad? when I'm not being nice to him
What does daddy do at work? he buys tickets and gives us money
What is daddy good at? playing skip-bo jr.
What is daddy not good at? nothing
If daddy was a cartoon character, what would he be? spongebob
What do you love about Daddy? that he gets to play games with me
Message from Katelyn, "Happy Birthday. Have a wonderful day."
Halloween 2013
We had a fun Halloween this year! The night before we sat on the back porch and painted pumpkins and Jared carved one. They all loved painting!
On Halloween day we went up to Katelyn's school for the kindergarten halloween parade. Pirate Princess Katelyn was so excited to see us there!
Next we took Adelyn to school and she had a fall party in her class. She liked having us there until Colson starting eating her cookie! And then Colson was not happy that Adelyn wanted to eat her own cookie. Needless to say, it was chaos so Colson and I didn't stay for long.
That night we took Pumpkin, Tangled, and Pirate Princess trick-or-treating. They all enjoyed it, but Katelyn loved it the most! Adelyn, Colson and I went home around 7:30. Colson went to bed and Adelyn and I passed out candy. Jared and Katelyn returned later and they joined us passing out candy.
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