Thursday, March 29, 2012

Family fun at home

Here's some pictures of life at home...

both Colton and Sadie love dressing up, putting on hats, shoes, superhero costumes...
they both like the sound my tap shoes make on our tile floor
I especially love it when Colton pulls on my boots (pictured below) and tells me he's a cowboy! I haven't had the heart to tell him those don't really make him look like a cowboy!They both like daddy's old big bird hat that he wore as a kid.

Before bed we usually play a few games. They both like duck, duck, goose. Colton always wants us to pick him so he can run; and Sadie usually just walks around and around the circle calling out duck. We have to encourage her to say goose, then she falls to the floor in a ball so she doesn't get chased!
Oh how we love this sweet face!
It looks like she's cheering on the Baylor Bears.
Playing duck, duck, goose
Getting the kids really wired before bedtime!
She loves talking with her hands.
Love these two.
Sweet face
We've had lots of pretty days lately, and the kids enjoy being outside and especially love anything involving water.
We also love when friends come over to play!
Kickball with daddy

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

January & February happenings

We had a fun January and February! Here's some pics from our travels and events.

At the beginning of January we met my dear friend Trisha and her precious girls Mia and Maggie at the lakehouse in Breckenridge. Colton and Mia are still great friends, so we love getting together to let them play. It was a fun three days full of silly, busy kids!

All decked out in life jackets to head down to the boat dock.
Sadie fell down and was pretty frustrated when she couldn't get back up!
Hanging out in the backyard
Sweet friends hugging (I'm sure we asked them to do this for a picture)
Little Maggie
Fun in pajamas
They loved rides on the golf cart...
and feeding the goats and mule


Back in Midland....
after two great snow falls we had yet another one in January. This one was a record breaking 10 1/2 inches.
She loved eating snow!
When daddy got home we bundled back up and headed to our nearby park with hills (very small hills!) and tried sledding.
Sadie wasn't a fan
They are both pretty wimpy in the snow, and don't like keeping mittens on. So, we spend a lot of time getting dressed and a very short amount of time playing outside. :)
Colton and daddy built a snowman together. Colton named him Alligator.

On the road again....
at the end of January we flew to Houston to celebrate my Grandpa's 85th birthday. He preached at his church that morning, and the whole family (minus David and Colton) were there.
Family picture at the church reception
Grandpa opening his watch, a birthday gift from the family.
Colton spent the entire night before throwing up. So, he and daddy stayed home from church. Poor guy....it was definitely the worst tummy bug he's ever had. He felt better by the time family came over to continue the birthday celebration.
Timothy, Hannah, and Colton hanging out on Nana's bed
Silly Sadie with her Nana
Lots of fun playing hide and go seek in the sheets

The kids and I stayed a couple of extra days to enjoy time with family. We went to the Houston zoo one day, and the kids loved it.
The first hour we walked around and all Colton talked about was seeing alligators, so we finally found one. He loves alligators. He wasn't sure what to think about this albino one.

Back in Midland...
Fun at the park with cousins in town
Sweet cousins
Movie night at our house
These three are so silly together!