Chocolate, Anyone?

This is what you get after an ice-cream sandwich...

Tiny Dancer

My sweet girl showed off her dance moves today during her Winter performance. It was actually the first time that I was able to see her in action, and to my surprise, she was quite good. We may have a little ballerina on our hands, folks!

gorgeous ballerina...

Ri & two friends from school...

sitting lady-like...

The "Vader Invaders"

On Saturday, Q had the much anticipated winter soccer tournament. During the regular season, the "Dragons" were undefeated. At the tourny, they won two of their games, lost one and tied on the last. It was a great experience for these young players, even with the cold temps pounding down.

showing off their team shirts...

showing off their sweet faces...

keeping warm...

pep talk from Coach...

Coach O. showing them how to celebrate...

My Little Snaggletooth

Q finally lost his lower tooth that he's been able to wiggle for the past few weeks. The adult tooth has already pushed through, as you can see in the picture. He's decided to clean the tooth up really well & put it under his pillow tomorrow night. I think he's hoping for a big payout with a cleaner tooth. That kid really makes me chuckle!

QRS - 6 years old

I Spy Something Red

Meet our newest family member, "Twinkle". Each night, while the kids are asleep, "Twinkle" reports back to Santa about the behaviors of Q, R & P. Some days have been better than others. For the good days, I'm sure Santa will reward them with something that will make them smile. I can also guarantee there will be a few pieces of coal in their stockings. In anycase, the kids are having a lot of fun locating him each morning.

Tree Time

With the weather cold & wet, and finally feeling appropriate for the month of December, we were able to put up our tree. A tree we've had for about six years. A beautiful, tall, pre-lit tree. The term "pre-lit" sounds genius, doesn't it? It was for the first few years. Though, little by little, the circuits of lights go out. Not just one bulb, either. The entire section. How did we improvise this year? Oh, by using all of the leftover red lights to create the "candy cane" tree.

the picture is blurry, but shows the "AB" pattern pretty well...

sisters by the tree...

going for the lights...

enough already...

sweeties...

I love this girl...

L O V E

I love these three sweet faces!!!

Giving Thanks

We are thankful for so much - our health, our family, our freedom.

"No matter how good or bad you think life is, wake up each day and be thankful. Someone, somewhere else, is fighting to survive." -Unknown

I'm thankful for this sweet baby...

I'm thankful for these two jokers...

I'm thankful for these boys...

I'm thankful for these sweet faces...

I'm thankful for the entire crew...

I'm thankful for Mimi, Scoobs, & happy P...

I'm thankful for cousins that love one another...

I'm thankful for this cutie patootie...

I'm thankful for these girls...

and these boys...

and these guys, too...

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Time Flies When We're Having Fun

Guess who is SIX months old?!? Yep, our little sweet pea.

The Children's Festival

I once read that "The Woodlands is a montage of living at it's best." It's true. There are opportunities, both professional & educational, abound. One such fun & educational activity includes the Children's Festival. A friend of Ri's gave us three tickets to use over the weekend. These pics were taken to show off some of our favorites.

slithering face paint...

Frosty?!?!?

Not sure about this guy - it was almost 90 degrees on Sunday...

more face paint...

parachuting down the big hill...

sliding, too...

panning for "gold"...

(There was actual money in that sandpit. Q could have stayed all day!)

a little reading...

School Photos

Kindergarten 2011-2012

Pre-K 2011-2012

Pumpkin Carving Contest

The kids had a great time at our pumpkin carving party yesterday. Honestly, the adults did too! Here are a few pics to show off the creativity in our family. We can't wait to light them this evening.

traditional jack o'lantern face (Me & Ri),

the grim reaper (Cousin Chris & P),

skull & crossbones (J & Q), kitty cat in a tree (Mimi & Papa),

& smiling kitty cat (Aunt Aimee, UB & Sutton)...

serious little witch...

cleaning out the guts...

squishy, slimy guts...

cute boys...

Happy Halloween

From our Pumpkin Patch, to yours...