Choo, Choo, All Aboard for the North Pole!!

Dec. 1st we took a day trip to Palestine, Texas for a train ride to the North Pole.  The Polar Express is something I've been wanting to do for a while now with the kiddos.  My sister-in-law brought it up and got us all tickets!  (Thanks for reminding me about it!)  It was so neat and the kids really loved it!  We ate cookies, drank hot chocolate, danced up and down the isles with the chef, read the Polar Express, and even saw Santa! 

 

Welcome Marvin, Our Elf on a Shelf!

Marvin, our Elf on a Shelf came to visit us during the Thanksgiving break.  He sure did make a big mess while we were gone.  But he got us started on Christmas decorations!  Fun to decorate the new house.  I got to buy some new stuff and find places for the old stuff.  I've only had one issue...the wreath on one window upstairs just won't stay hung.  I've admitted defeat for this year, but just wait, I'm hatching up a great plan for next year!!!

 Go TEXANS!!

I need to find a new way to contain my cords....maybe next year.

 MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

Thanksgiving 2012

Thanksgiving this year was at the lake!  We had such a great time visiting with family, eating yummy food, and playing with cousins.  Taylor went to see Rise of the Guardians with her cousins!  She felt so big to be going to the movies with the 'big kids'!  Thanks Ryan, Maddy, and Uncle Al 'Owl' for taking the kiddos.  Taylor and Jordan had so much fun with Uncle Owl...his name is Allen, usually call him Al, but the girls gave him a new name, Owl.  We hope to go see Uncle Owl and his ponies sometime soon in Indiana!  

 This is not Uncle Owl...I didn't take many pictures so I had to hijack some from Maddy!

School Pictures...

 School Pictures, Sept. 2012

Family Photos 2012

And again we have to thank Holly Anderson Photography for taking our family photos this year!  We love Holly's pictures and she works so well with our children!  Thank you Holly for taking such wonderful pictures!