Sledding

The last day of the kids' winter break we took them out sledding. We found a great spot with a big hill and had lots of fun before heading home to warm up with some hot chocolate!

Braden flying down the hill smiling the whole time!!


This one is of Terance and Braden. Braden is in the front you just can't see him too well through all the snow they are kicking up! You can't help but have fun when you're out playing in the snow with your kids.


Colleen and Olivia sledding together.


Braden, Olivia, and Colleen. Even though they couldn't feel their faces by this point, they never stopped having fun!


I took this one to give you some perspective of just how big this hill was. That's Terance and Braden down towards the bottom of the hill.

Christmas Day!!

Christmas morning Colleen had a hard time being patient for everyone else to wake up. She came in at about seven and said that she just couldn't stand it anymore. So we all got up and enjoyed opening presents.




Braden got an army costume from Santa, which is the only thing he asked him for.



Colleen got her much anticipated Razor Spark scooter from Santa.



Braden also got a Nintendo DS and a really cool Transformers protective case for it.



Colleen got littlest pet shop pets and an MP3 player that she just absolutely loves!




Even Mocha had fun opening his presents!


He sure does love that little penguin.


We had a wonderful Christmas!! I hope all of you did too!

Christmas Program

Braden had his very first Christmas program.

All of the kindergarten classes at his school sang the cutest Christmas songs!


Braden and his wonderful teacher, Mrs. Lunceford.

Colleen and Braden

Thanksgiving Feast With Pilgrims and Indians

This year the kids each had a Thanksgiving feast for their grade level. It is always so cute to see all the little pilgrims and Indians running around.

Braden choose to be an Indian for the feast.

They had a lot of good food and fun with their friends!

The kids were telling each other what they were thankful for. Braden is listening to his friend Landon.

Here is Braden's whole class of Pilgrims and Indians.


Colleen also chose to be an Indian.



Sitting with her pilgrim friends, Colleen had quite a feast after sharing with each other what they are thankful for.

I am so thankful for my beautiful children and my wonderful family and friends!
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!!

Halloween Spooktacular at the Zoo

This year for halloween Colleen is a doctor and Braden is a warewolf.



This weekend we went to the Zoo during their Halloween Spooktacular. The kids got to go through the zoo at night and collect candy at different stations all throughout.



How cute are my little Doctor and Warewolf!! This year's featured theme was "Where the Wild Things Are".








Happy Halloween Everyone!!

First Day of School

Today was the first day of school for the kids! The theme for this year is "going green".



Today was Braden's first day of Kindergarten!



He had fun with his friend Cullen while waiting for school to start.



Braden loves his Kindergarten teacher and couldn't wait for the day to begin.



Today Colleen started Second Grade!



She sat with her friend Carter before school.



She was a bundle of nerves the night before, but thankfully she pulled through and was happy to start her day!

Camping at Table Rock Lake

Grandma and Grandpa came down from Colorado, so we spent the weekend camping, fishing, and boating on Table Rock Lake.




The kids had fun trying to catch fish... keyword "trying"... no one had much luck catching anything.





Both of the kids had fun driving the boat.