What a beautiful day! We went for a walk in our new wagon today...the boys had so much fun. I did too! We went all around up and down our street. I was hoping to get some use of the wagon now before Noah got too big and in Texas thats not too hard in the winter, we usually have some beautiful days here and there. It's a really cool wagon that Syd's parents got for us. There are two seats and cup holders and there's even an umbrella to shade the sun. The boys got it for Christmas, Thanks Dada and Dadi!

Snow Day (or really ice day!)

Well on a normal day I would have been at work today but I am still getting over the flu so we were all home today. The boys had fun playing and watching movies. We stayed in our PJ's all day! If it gets better later we may go the grocery store but other than that I have no plans to leave the nice warm house!

Welcome to a New Year!

I hope 2009 is as wonderful as 2008! We ended 2008 over at our friends Shawn and Jeff's house. They had a "kids" New Year's Eve party and we stayed until a little after 10 o'clock. We had so much fun. When we got home Noah was worried that midnight had already pased but I explained that we had some time. We rang in the New Year with some cheers and a kiss. What a great time!

I am looking forward to 2009 and hoping it brings about some change in my life both personally and professionally. I am going to get back into a good health regimen for myself and for my family. I am hoping this will make positive change for all of us. I am also hoping all of my hard work in getting a teaching certificate pays off with a job this spring or by next fall!

I also want to say congratualtions to my good friend Beth who is expecting her first child in June. I am so excited for her, she has wanted this for a long time and I know that this year will bring some fun and scary changes for her family. Good luck and I hope the best for you and baby!

Other than that I just want happiness for family and friends and a safe year for all. Hope everyone had a safe and Happy New Year! Welcome to 2009!

Holiday Cheer

What an amazing holiday! We had such a great time and the boys are so spoiled...I don't have space for all their new stuff and this is after we took bags of stuff to Mission Arlington last week! First off let me start by saying I am completely and totally embarrassesd by the cowboys performance today...how disappointing!

Back to theChristmas celebrations. We started at my mom's on Christmas Eve. All of the family from my mom's side were there...it was festive and fun and the kids had so much fun.

Noah tearing in...

Gabe getting into the fun...

We are so happy!

We got home pretty late that night and headed to bed (after we set out our cookies for Santa that we had baked earlier that day). We woke up to a load of stuff that Santa left for us. I guess we were good little boys and girls (well 1 girl) this year!

Noah just couldn't stop staring!

Gabe LOVED this guitar (it's Barney, so of course he would love it!)

Then we ended our celebration today at my dad's...again wonderful food, time with family, and we got to watch the Eagles play against the local high school football team (or at least that's what it looked like). We had a great time!

My dad's side of the family...my grandmother, dad, my brother, me, and all of our kiddos!

We had a wonderful holiday and it just reminds me how blessed we are to have so many wonderful friends and family to spend the holiday with. The kids had a great time and I think that just makes all the stress and busy days worth it! I'm looking forward to the New Year and many more experiences that areto come this year. I am very excited too because I am off until the 5th. We have lot's of fun plans with my mom, sis-in-law and ny nieces. I can't wait for the coming week.

Merry Christmas

We wanted to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas! Hope everyone is safe, happy, and healthy during their holidauytravels. I'm sure Santa will be good to all the little ones...I know he will be to my boys! Will post again soon with happy Christmas pictures.

"Homework"

Noah had a fun homework assignment this week. He had to cut out and decorate this Gingerbread Man. I'd say we did a pretty good job thanks to some craft items from my mom. It was really fun, and I'm not really very crafty but we added alot of detail. We used Trix cereal, Fruit Loops, 2 kinds of beans, 2 colors of felt, small black pom poms and tiny shell macaroni. I think it will be the cutest Gingerbread Man in the whole class!

Outside lights

Here is a picture of our outside lights. We got them done the Sunday after Thanksgiving. It was soooo cold and windy but it was worth it to see the look on Noah and Gabriel's faces when we were done! When it was all said and done, poor Syd spent over 4 hours either on the ladder or up on the roof. I'm not sure if you can even see it that clearly in the picture but I thought I would try anyways. You can click on the picture to see a larger version.

I really love this time of year. We took the boys to see Christmas lights last night and they just loved it. And I did, too! We played Christmas music in the car and all Noah could say was "oooh" and "ahhh" and "oh, how beautiful"...What a great memory!