Wal mart (yesterday)

Standard Sunday

After Sunday school and church are over your favorite part is running
down the isles of seats. If your 4 years old that is.

Lone Star

I just finished eating some pecan pie that came in this wooden box.

Atari Joystick

I worked camera #3 this morning, but felt like I was playing Pitfall.

Soccer Team Party

Popcorn Trifecta

True Story Part II

When I was 5 years old I ask my Mom if I could have a package of sweethearts as we stood in the check-out aisle. She said no, so when she wasn't looking I slid the candy in my pocket. Was this the beginning of a life of crime? Let's just hope some UCLA study doesn't find a link between criminals and their hair follicles.

Go Trojans.

To scratchy, to frilly....

to lumpy, to straight......wait!
This hat is just right.

Gold, Frankincense, and.....3 wishes?

My conversation with Secily:

Me: Secily did you have a good time at Sunday School?

Secily: Yes

Me: Did you hear a Bible story?

Secily: Yes

Me: Tell me about it.

Secily: Well, Mary and Joseph, and Jesus, and the animals, and Aladdin, and a manger....

Me: Um...Aladdin, did you say?

Secily: Uh-huh.

Me (nervously): Secily, whose birthday is it at Christmas?

Secily: Jesus!!

Phew. At least we got the main point.

We can work on the details.

Chicago

Midway snow removal equipment.

Transformers

Happy Birthday Larson!

Today was Larson's 4th birthday!! We had an icy day in Texas, so we stayed home all day but, we played in the snow/ice

made & decorated cookies

(let's be honest, this is what Secily was doing most of the decorating time)

It was a quiet, fun day.

I cannot believe that Larson is 4. He is such a great kid. He is all things boy - constantly looking for things to jump off of, or jump over, making growling, and revving noises, he attracted to all things dangerous, and yet, he is so kind. He shares with his sister without a complaint or grumble, he is tenderhearted, and an absolute joy to Ryan & I. We are so thankful for him.

Happy Birthday Larson! We love you!

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Baby It's Cold Outside....

It was cold today.
Seriously.
You can stop laughing now, Canadian friends.
There is ice here.

And so.........what better to do with your young children than take them outside to see how long you can lie in a sleeping bag on the trampoline?

(why can I not make this picture turn right? why!? why!?)

They loved it! They loved being cold, and outside, and then they loved coming in for hot chocolate!

Is it just me, or does it appear that someone's picture taking antics may be wearing off on his son?

Spiderman Birthday

The day finally came....the day he had been waiting for for the past 364 days....his birthday party!!

It was, of course, Spiderman themed.....

We played Spiderman Bingo,

had a Spiderman Pinata,

and a Spiderman Cake,

**yes, he is missing his two front teeth - -the dentist had to pull them this week almost a year after he fell on them. We may have a toothless smile for the next few years!**

And even finished out the night with some "web slinging"

It was a good time!

Spiderman

E.T.

Michael: Maybe he's some animal that wasn't supposed to live. Could be a monkey or an orangutan.
Elliot: A bald monkey?
Gertie: Is he a pig? He sure eats like one.

Thelma and Louise

Spiderman Bingo

Kid Dentist Office

It's hard to decide which is more disturbing. The name of this
magazine, or the fact that I should be reading it.

Dog with a hat

Attention readers:  If I ever put a hat on my dog you have permission to poison me.

Shoes

These look like mini rocking chairs on your feet.

Oh Bring Us Some Figgy Pudding....

We are officially in the Christmas spirit!

To kick off the holiday cheer, last week, we went to the Dallas Symphony Orchestra to see their Christmas Concert featuring Michael W. Smith. Yes, you read that right....friends are friends forever. It was a great concert - He was wonderful, he also had Melinda Doolittle (American Idol) singing with him who was a-maz-ing. I love nights like that - a big thanks to my brother Bryan and his beautiful wife Eraina, for getting the season started out right!

Then, this past weekend we went to Frisco's Merry Main Street. It is such a sweet little town festival with a ton of lights, crafts for the kids, carolers, brass ensembles, hot chocolate....they even had snow machines to really complete the Christmas feel.

When Larson saw this guy he pointed and exclaimed "Look Daddy! A goat!"

They also had balloons for the kids - Secily got an elf hat.

We finished decorating the house - complete with the new Christmas tree.

Hmmmm......12 ornaments in a 1 ft. area....can you tell who decorated this part of the tree?

I'll give you one guess.
Ok, 2 guesses.

And that's not all! We have even gone out driving, looking at Christmas lights. We were out on Friday night with my parents, and came to a street where everyone was in the spirit of the season. We stopped in front of the houses - about 4 of them that all looked like this:

"Oooohhhh!" I said to the kids "Look at all the lights!"
To which Secily responded:
"Where?"

Merry Main Street

Frisco, TX

Sunday Breakfast

Cabbage

Good things it's not 25 years ago right now or else someone would
probably be sticking a gun in my back to get to this one.