Early Birthday Surprise!

Yesterday we decided to give Jacob one of his birthday presents a few days early so he could have the weekend to enjoy it........

We told him to put his shoes on

Then we blindfolded him and led him outside Anxiously waiting! Surprise!!! It's a hit! I love surprises!

Raidy Roo

If you are in the this family, and you are adored then it is automatic that you are given a nickname. We all have nicknames and actually call each other these more often our real names. So, it was only expected that Raider is now being known as "Raidy or Raidy Roo".

We are all enjoying having a dog in the house again, even though we still miss our beloved Abby. However, Raidy is settling in just fine and has come a long way since we got him. He loves to snuggle and as you can see, one of his favorites spots to relax is the couch!

Wordless Wednesday: Pony Rides

7

In seven days I will have a seven year old little boy......It is hard to believe and I am amazed at how fast time flies! It seems like just yesterday, he looked like this.....My little boy is growing up TOO fast!

Picnic at the Park

Last Sunday the weather here was so beautiful that we just couldn't stand to be inside! So we packed a lunch and headed to the park for some fun and a picnic. It was a lovely Sunday afternoon! Thank you God for such pretty weather :)

Wordless Wednesday: Valentine Morning

Happy Valentines Day!

Tea Party

This afternoon, Olivia and her friend Sophie went to a fun little tea party that Pottery Barn Kids was hosting. It was complete with Valentine card making, juice, cookies, and girly books like Pinkalicious and Fancy Nancy. They had a great time!

Big brothers entertained themselves with books!

Double the Fun!

Being in two separate classes has its advantages......like getting 2 Valentine parties in the same week! I was lucky enough to sneak away for a few minutes from my class and share some party time with my girl both days.

First up are some pictures from Wednesday when she partied with her Panda friends. They had pizza, grapes and pretzels!

Today she had her Turtle party. I was able to go down and help her make the craft which was a really cute heart magnet with her picture inside.

And not surprisingly enough, she devoured almost all her candy this afternoon when we got home!

Super Bowl

This year for the Super Bowl we went to a party at our friends, the Mathay's house. The teams that were playing each other really didn't matter this year so we focused more on the eating and having fun aspect of the day!

The kids decorated cupcakes in the team colors.

But they had even more fun eating them!!!

At about half time, the smoked pig was finally done..... Apparently smoking a pig is A LOT of work! Everyone gathered around for the big presentation. Ha Ha!

Thank you Mathays for entertaining and feeding us! And oh yeah, letting us watch the game.....there was a game on, right?!

Wordless Wednesday

We love our MeMe

Last week I had a 2 day teacher conference to attend in downtown Houston. All the teachers from my school were required to go so the school was closed and therefore I needed someone to keep Olivia. Thank goodness for our MeMe (and Ben), who came to the rescue!!! Ironically, a huge ice storm hit Houston the second night they were here and the 2nd day of my conference was cancelled. I felt bad that they came into town for really just one day of babysitting, but they didn't seem to mind. We enjoyed their visit very much!

MeMe and Ben love to play cards so Craig and I played two nights with them. While we were having our game at the table, the kids played their own game of cards on the floor.

Both of my grandmas were like a mother figure to me after losing my own mom so young. MeMe is the only grandma I have left so I treasure the time with her and especially love when my kids get to be with her as well. It means so much that they are creating memories with their great grandmother!