January 5th...

I have talked to a few of you and I know that you are just as excited about the upcoming show of the Bachelor!! Jason is back and is looking for a wife and a mom for his son.

Anyone is invited over to watch the 2 hour premier of the Bachelor on Jan. 5th at 7:00. I will have some popcorn and drinks if anyone wants to come.

Leave me a comment if you want to come over and we can watch it together. I know Allison will be in!

Blog Vacation

I am on a blog vacation! I am not even going to post pictures of Christmas. We had Christmas with each of our families and now we are just trying to get back to "normal". Last night was the first night we have stayed at our house since two days before Christmas! The house is a mess with Christmas gifts, Christmas decorations, and dirt!!! I have a lot of work to do around here!!!!!
I hope to blog once school starts back up. Until then...we will be spending time with my sister, my parents, and Frank's whole family. We will also be going to a few parties, dinners, and hanging out with friends.
Talk to you guys soon!

100 Things

100 Things
RULES: There are 100 statements and you bold the ones you have done. Grab it and play for yourself!!
1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept in an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitchhiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse (solar)
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten cavier
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chicken pox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a lawsuit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Read an entire book in one day

I dont know what happend to number 11???

UPDATES

Here are a few updates on what we have been up to lately!!

This is Madi at her school program today.

Santa came to our neighborhood Sunday night. He read a story and took pictures with the kids. There was face painting and cookie eating.

Madilyn got a new haircut today. We went shorter to get rid of her "baby hair" and she has bangs! She does not like it too much but we now in the process of growing it out.

Before her program at school, she insisted on dancing with her brother and daddy.

Two days ago, Brennan came out of my bedroom looking like this! I think he thought mascara goes on your lips and teeth. Good thing it was not waterproof!!

My Little Elves

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

Naughty or Nice?

Madilyn and Brennan just got a letter in the mail the other day from the North Pole from Santa himself! He has sent one every year, but this year Madilyn was very excited to receive it. After reading it she wanted to go see Santa. Here are the pictures I got with my camera!

You think Brennen is happy?

Madilyn loving Santa.

SNOW in Houston????

OK, so you can't see the snow that good in the pictures but it is really there if you look really hard. The kids had so much fun running around in it. Madilyn was so excited and Brennan was just cold. Our sweet little neighbor kids even came down after school to play with them outside. Nothing stuck to the ground but the sight of snow in Houston is about once in ten years! It even snowed again later in the evening.

Small Group

Last night was our annual small group Christmas party. This year we all went to Perry's. It was so much fun having us all together! The girls did an ornament exchange and the boys did their white elephant gift. The boys always find some really "nice" things to bring.

Crazy Busy Weekend!

Well, it was a VERY busy Thanksgiving holiday for us. All of my mom's sisters came into town with their kids and their kids families. Some stayed at my mom's, some stayed in the driveway in a motorhome, and one family stayed at our houes. Thanksgiving busy and crowded with a lot of eating. We also celebrate Christmas with my mom's family thanksgiving day since we wont see them again for a while. The kids got lots of fun new toys and crafts.

The 29th was my birthday. We went to my mom's for breakfast, some friends from Dallas, The Aylors came over during the day, and then we drove to Palenstine that evening to ride the Polar Express. The train ride was WONDERFUL. Madi and Brennan had a blast. It was a far drive and a late night but well worth it.

The 30th, Sunday, was my dad's birthday. We all went to church, then out to lunch, and had a dinner for him at my mom's later that night.

Anyways, crazy weekend but Im sure it will get even crazier now that Christmas is getting closer.

So Exciting!!!!!!

I love this show and I even will love it more because the wonderful single dad, Jason, is the next Bachelor. To recap...He was one of the last two standing on the last show and was dumped.
Season Premire starts Monday, Jan. 5th at 7PM. Please, no phone calls on Monday nights starting Jan.

School Program

Thursday was Madilyn's school Thanksgiving program. They sang a few songs and we got to eat lunch with her. A few days before that, they had a festival where they had face painting, cookie decorating, a petting zoo, and a pumpkin patch. Here are a few pictures of her fun days at school.

A Cold Snap

Our first real cold snap came this weekend. The kids had so much fun in their "cold clothes". The cold weather also got us into the Christmas spirit! We put our Christmas lights on our house and made Christmas cookies the night we put our Christmas tree up. Yes, I said our Christmas tree. I know it is not even Thanksgiving yet but I really want to enjoy our decorations this year more than 4 weeks.