Hendren Family

1st Snow of the Season

2011-02-04T13:22:00.002-06:00

This was our first snow day of the season. the kids didn't have to go to school so we played outside.

We made a tiny little snowman.

My cute little snow bunny!!

Just looking cute before we went out.

New Years Eve

2011-02-04T13:11:00.002-06:00

We had a super fun New Years Eve party with about 20 of our closest friends.

Misti, Meisha, Missi and Melissa (Now that's a lot of M's)
We also celebrated my 30th birthday since we were already together.

This is the awesome dessert I made. It is called a croquembrouche. It's a French dessert made out of puff pastries.

Me and my friend Missi.

Me and my wonderful hubby!!

Keeton's Girl Scout Investiture

2011-02-04T13:03:00.002-06:00

Keeton is a Daisey Scout now. She is in a friend's troop that just started up. She is loving every minute of it. This was their Investiture ceremony where they got their Daisey pins. We are going to go to the girl scout camp together in March. We are both excited!

Adding her petal to their troop flag.

Keeton with her leader Laura.

Christmas Morning 2010

2011-02-04T10:55:00.005-06:00

We had a wonderful Christmas at home this year. We did get to see family though. We traveled to Oklahoma the week before to spend time with my family and Grandma and Grandpa Hendren came down and spent Christmas with us.

Every time we saw Santa Keeton asked for the same thing. GoGo My Walking Pup.

She was very excited about her karaoke machine though. I think it has gotten the most play too.

Of course Carter's favorite was his laptop.

Waiting to open his presents.

Keeton with her presents.

Posing cute together by the tree.

Santa came to see us!!!!

ICE at the Gaylord Texan

2011-02-04T10:14:00.005-06:00

I have been wanting to go to this event for the past 5 years and finally got to go. This is ICE at the Gaylord Texan Resort. It was really cool. And I mean that. They keep it between 12 and 19 degrees in there.

A sled in the resort before we got to the ICE event.
Inside ICE. Carter(right) and his friend Kade in the ice tunnel.

They gave us these blue parkas to wear to keep us warm.

This years theme was Charlie Brown.

Does she look excited or what?

Waiting in line to get inside. We waited well over an hour. Good thing it was worth it.

Annual Gingerbread house

2011-02-04T10:09:00.001-06:00

This will be our last year to make one gingerbread house for the family. Next year we will have to make 2. Keeton and Carter can no longer agree on how to decorate.

They did end up happy though.
The finished product.

Working hard.

Christmas Eve

2011-02-04T09:50:00.002-06:00

Daddy always reads "The Night Before Christmas".
In front of the tree.

Putting out the sugar cookies we made for Santa.

Christmas Festival

2011-02-04T09:46:00.002-06:00

Yes, this was a Christmas festival. It was in November, but Carter still had Halloween on the brain.

Keeton was a reindeer. She was ready for Christmas!!

Halloween 2010

2011-02-04T09:28:00.003-06:00

Fun Halloween activities.

Carter is very proud of his jack-o-lantern.
Keeton and her jack-o-lantern.

They look really cool at night.

My little witch!! She is a "pretty" with though, not a "scary" one.

Mr. Pro football player.

I guess I know where Carter gets it from.

I was Astrid from How To Train Your Dragon.

Star Students

2011-02-04T09:21:00.002-06:00

Both kids were Star students the same week in October. Here are a few pictures.

Carter holding up his star.
Keeton posing with her star.

They got to do the hokey pokey on stage.

First Day of School 2010

2010-08-23T21:38:00.002-05:00

The kids started back to school today. Carter started 2nd grade and Keeton started kindergarten. Keeton was so excited!!! They both had a wonderful day and have the "funnest teachers".

Carter outside his class.

Keeton outside her class.

Fun new backpacks. Keeton went for the all glittery backpack and Carter went for the skull messanger bag. Because that's what the cool kids have now. I was told that anyway.

Walking to school. Bruce said I had to get the picture from behind so they didn't see my big smile.

Picture update

2010-08-23T21:29:00.001-05:00

Just wanted to snap a few pictures of the kids since I hadn't done so in a while. I took these pictures yesterday a little before and a little after church. I can't believe how big they both are. Carter is now 7 and Keeton is 5.

Fun at the Splash Park

2010-08-23T21:21:00.002-05:00

Having fun getting wet at the splash park with the Dunham's.

Keeton and Aubrey playing.

All the kiddos in the middle.

Not sure if Keeton was thirsty or what?

Carter's friend Kade was with us too. Even the big boys were having fun!

Oklahoma Aquarium

2010-08-23T20:56:00.002-05:00

We went to the Oklahoma Aquarium again this year while we were in OK. This is the one place that both kids had been asking to go back to. It is a really good aquarium and they have lots of hands on activities.

Trying to get the shrimp to eat the food we purchased out of our hands. I think they were full because they never ate it.

The turtles sure were hungry though. They ate every last bit of the carrot peel we paid $2 for. Next time I think I will just bring a carrot from home.

Watching the stingrays eat the shrimp we were feeding them. Maybe thats why we couldn't get the shrimp to eat out of our hands.

This was the kiddos favorite part I think. Petting the rays and sharks. We had to do it 2 times.

Carter holding a shark egg.

Crazy kids in a shark cage.

Cool shark.

Not sure what they are doing. Just a little playing around on the statue outside.

Summer fun

2010-08-23T20:25:00.003-05:00

We got to do lots of fun thing this summer. One of the most fun things we did was spend a week at Grandma and Grandpa Hendren's house. Well, I spent a week there with the kids. After we came home for a week the kids went back for another week without me. Here are a few of the fun things we did there.

This is Cowboy Mike. Carter and Keeton just love him. Keeton baked him some brownies and we took them over to him to say thank you for being so great and letting them do fun things on the ranch.

Cowboy Mike gave Keeton a horse shoe and told her to keep it upside down so the luck didn't run out.

Carter riding Benny.

Keeton riding Benny.

Keeton cutting Grandpa's hair. If you ask me, he looks a little worried. It came out ok though with a little help from Grandma and Carter.

Making playdough.

Keeton always likes to help when making anything in the kitchen.

And of course we did lots of swimming this summer. This picture is at out pool having fun with dad.

Keeton's Sweet and Sassy 5th Birthday

2010-08-23T20:05:00.002-05:00

Keeton wanted to have her party at Sweet & Sassy this year. All the girls had tons of fun! Here are a few cute shots.

I think Keeton is the only one looking at my camera. Think she's use to posing?

Doing their fun dances.

Posing at the end of the runway during the fashion show.

Getting her glittery stars put on.

Getting her hair done.

Gourmet Campout

2010-05-16T21:17:00.004-05:00

Angela and I had our gourmet dinner yesterday. Our theme this year was "A Gourmet Camp-out". We were so excited to do it, but we are so glad it's over.

We had originally planned to do the dinner in my back yard, but we got too much rain in the days before and we didn't want any of the chairs to sink. So, we had to set up the "camp" on my porch.

Here is a view of our table. We spent a lot of time on it and loved how it turned out. We even went out and picked wild flowers so it would be more authentic. Also, notice the fish bowl as our center piece. It had 3 catfish in it.

Here is another picture of the table right before everyone got here. We had the candles lit and the glasses of water out.

Here is what we server in order: The title in quotes is what we had in our menu for our guests and the title in parenthesis is what it is really called.

One of our 2 drinks. This is "Canteen Water" (blackberry spritzer)

I was preparing the basil for our drink that we gave out when everyone got here. It was a berry basil cocktail. I'm sad I didn't get a picture of it. It is so pretty and yummy.

"Kids' Secret Find" (Escargot Mushrooms)

"Mud soup" (Rustic Lentil Soup) We were so happy with the look of this soup. It looks so much like mud and we served it with rocks on the charger.

Angel torching our s'mores.

"S'mores" ( S'mores Dark Chocolate Puddings)

"Weenie Roast" (Kebab Sausage with Tomato Jam) These sausages were so good. They are also served with grilled onions and cucumber relish.

"Leaves and Berries" (Mixed Greens with Feta, Pine Nuts, and Blueberries)

"Cervidae Tenderloin" (Marinated Tenderloin of Venison)

"Berries and Cream" (Creme Brulee with fresh berries)

Easter

2010-05-16T20:51:00.004-05:00

We had a great Easter. We got to go to the city of McKinney egg hunt, our neighborhood hunt, and the church one. We had plenty of candy.

Carter and his "monster" eggs.

Keeton and her "glitter" eggs.

This is Carter at the city hunt. He ran out there so fast when they said "go" that her was the 1st one.

Carter and his friend Kade.

Keeton and her friend Avin.

They has a petting zoo at the city hunt as well. The kids always love those.

This little pig was so fast and hard to catch. Carter wanted to hold it so bad that I finally caught it for him.

This is the kids showing their loot from the church hunt.

Back at the city hunt.

They also had pony rides at the city hunt.

Our neighborhood also had a hunt this year and they had a bunny for posing pictures.

Little Ranch Hands

2010-05-16T20:35:00.002-05:00

While in Oklahoma we got to go to the church ranch and feed the cows and ride a horse. Carter and Keeton LOVED it. They are still asking me to go back and see Mike the cowboy. He took them out in the feed truck and let them ride his horse.

Giving horse kisses.

I love horses and grew up with them. I love the smell of their noses and to rub their softness on my face. Here I am showing the kids the teeth.

Little cowgirl Keeton.

She was a little scared to ride by herself so I rode with her.

Carter got out of the feed truck to try and hand feed one of the cows, but the one that will let you wasn't around.

Fishing at Grandma and Grandpa's

2010-05-16T20:22:00.002-05:00

We went to Grandma and Grandpa Hendren's house for a few days over spring break. As always, we get to go out to the great outdoors. Here we are doing a little fishing.

Carter wasn't catching anything this time.

He definitely made up for that though.

Keeton and her cute little catfish. She liked it so much she wanted to take it to Grandma's and put it in the fish tank. Of course Grandma did!!

Fishing with Grandpa.

Carter likes to catch the minnows.

Snowing Fun

2010-02-11T20:12:00.002-06:00

Well, we had over 8 inches of snow today. That is a record for those of you who wondered. They even said we would probably never have that much snow in one day again. Carter had to go to school today, but he has a super fun teacher and she took them outside to play in the snow. Keeton and I stayed home and I took her out for a bit this morning and we made a snowwoman. Here are a few of the pictures of the kids playing.

After school playing together. Clark was having a blast with them too.

Keeton with her snowwoman. We didn't have any branches for the arms so we used celery. It worked.

She was so proud of her snowball.

Keeton's favorite part of the snow, I think. She loves to eat it!!

Christmas!!!

2010-01-10T19:11:00.004-06:00

Christmas was a lot of fun this year. Grandma and Grandpa Hendren got here on Christmas eve so we were able to have them here to add to the fun!!

After playing outside in the snow.

Keeton showing off our "white" Christmas.

Carter and Keeton with Keet's new gumball machine.

Putting out cookies for Santa.

When Keeton opened up her new Uggs she was so excited she actually hugged them. It's amazing that my 4 year old is as excited about clothes and shoes as she is about toys.

Carter has been asking for these night vision goggles FOREVER!!! He loves them.

Santa brought lots of fun stuff.

As you can see she really likes to hug things. Santa brought her these soft slippers.

Love the reindeer antlers.

"Santa came, now what do I do?"

Opening all those presents wore everyone out!!

Christmas Activities

2010-01-10T19:02:00.002-06:00

Carter had a holiday hoedown at his school. He and Keeton dressed in their cowboy gear and headed down there.

Here is Carter dancing with his teacher Ms.Patten.

They look pretty cute!! Keeton has on red boots, but they didn't make it into the picture.

Here we are decorating our tree. Carter and Bruce put on the angel.

Little Saints Christmas Program

2010-01-10T18:55:00.003-06:00

Keeton had her Christmas program at her school in the middle of December. All the kids wear their Christmas drees and sing lots of cute songs. Keeton was singing the sonds for months and still is. Here are a couple pictures of her and her friend Avin. People always think they are brother and sister. These pictures look to me like they are on a date or something.

Thanksgiving

2009-11-28T14:26:00.003-06:00

We had a great Thanksgiving. We had Thanksgiving Dinner at our house with the LaCroixs. Angela and I cooked lots of yummy food and the kids had a blast playing.

Carter made this Happy Thanksgiving sign.

Keeton had a Thanksgiving Feast at her school. The kids wore little costumes that they made and got to pound on drums that they made as well. They sang a few songs and then got to eat. Their feast included chicken nuggets, tater tots and apple sauce.

Ma and my little Indian after the show.

Happy Halloween

2009-11-03T09:47:00.003-06:00

Here are a few pictures from Halloween. There were some really cute costumes at the ward trunk-or-treat. I posted a few of my favorites.

Here is Camille as an ipod.

Keeton being Areal.

Here are the kids at one of the doors trick-or-treating.

Kade and Carter as Mike.

This was my favorite!!! Curious George and the Man With the Yellow Hat.

Pumpkin Carving

2009-10-24T12:33:00.002-05:00

We carved pumpkins this morning. Here is what we ended up with.

Keeton wanted a cat.

Carter wanted a skull.

Keeton wouldn't touch any of the insides. I had her put her hand in just for the picture.

Carter thought the insides were cool.

Getting our patterns.

Random Sampler

2009-10-24T12:23:00.003-05:00

Here are a few random pictures from the past month.

A friend had a "tacky" party so here were the outfits we came up with.

Carter and Kade enjoying their favorite past time.

Keeton came downstairs wearing this outfit and told me she looked like Miley Cyrus. She actually does.

This is typical Carter and Keeton. Carter is showing off his muscles and Keeton is modeling in high fashion.

She really enjoys dressing herself!!

Fish and Worms

2009-09-16T19:43:00.002-05:00

A few weeks ago we went fishing with the LaCroixs. Carter and Keeton are best friends with Kade and Avin so they had a blast.

Carter wasn't too thrilled with the size of this fish.
Everyone having fun fishing.

Kade thinks worms are fun!!

Keeton and Avin are testing the waters.

My cute Keeton girl.

2009-08-26T19:52:00.002-05:00

This is the outfit Keeton chose today. She does look cute, but in those Cinderella shoes it takes us a while to get anywhere.

Carter started 1st grade on Monday. He has enjoyed everyday. He said he hasn't learned anything, but it's still fun. He also started another season of baseball.

On Monday Keeton goes back to school as well. She will be in Pre-K this year on MWF from 9-2. She also starts back with dance on Monday.

We are ready for another school year.

Do I even remember my blogging password???

2009-08-26T19:34:00.003-05:00

You might wonder!! I sure did. I can't believe it has been over a month since I last blogged. I guess the time just got away from me.

My best friend from high school got married this past weekend and I was in the wedding. Here are a few pictures from that......

I am the one in the middle, if you couldn't tell. She had us stand with our escorts instead of all the girls on one side and the guys on the other.

Chongo and Don Younge

Right before the wedding still getting ready.

The night before at the rehearsal.

Just to let you know, Chongo had 9 bridesmaids and 9 groomsmen. We had tons of fun between the 20 of us!!

Sassy Girls

2009-07-19T20:45:00.003-05:00

This is the 4th year in a row that a couple of friends and I have gotten our sassy girls together to take pictures. This year was my favorite. We usually just go to JcPenny because it is cheap, but this time we wanted to go outside. So, I took the pictures and think they turned out super cute. Here are a few of my favorites.

Emmerson, Kalee and Keeton

Don't they just look like little DIVAS?

4th of July

2009-07-13T21:21:00.002-05:00

We had a fun 4th at my Grandpa Cliff's house. We had food, family, fire works and fun. Here are a few of the highlights.

Sparklers are always fun.

Smoke balls are fun too.

The kids with my dad Grandpa Greg.

Playing with the slip and slid outside.

Keeton and Great Grandpa Cliff tickling each other.

Chongo's Bridal Shower

2009-07-01T22:14:00.003-05:00

I got to go to Oklahoma this past weekend for Chongo's bridal shower. It was so much fun!! I am one of her 10 bridesmaids. Yes, I said TEN!!! I was in charge of the games and I think they turned out great!!

Look at that beautiful bride to be.

Opening her gifts.

One of the games I planned was to make wedding dresses out of toilet paper. So fun!!

Chongo and 4 of her bridesmaids. Heather, Mulenga, me, Chongo and LaTonya(I think).

Oklahoma Trip in Pictures

2009-06-23T20:53:00.004-05:00

As most of you can tell, I don't really write much. I really just like to post some pictures and put a few captions. So, here is our trip to Grandma and Grandpa's house in Oklahoma with pictures.

Fishing at the creek.
Roasting hot dogs at the creek. Grandma made a great fire!!!

Carter absolutely LOVES to go fishing. He is after daddy and Grandpa's hearts.

This was Keeton's first time to really get into fishing. As you can tell from the picture she really enjoyed herself this time. She was the first one to catch a fish and she was so excited! She wanted to keep ALL of the fish, even this one that is as small as a goldfish.

We went to the Oklahoma Aquarium in Jenks with Grandma. It was so much fun!! We got to pet sting rays, sharks, and a few other small things in the touch tanks. Here we are with a sting ray.

We made homemade pizza and it was really good!!

See that yummyness!! They were so proud.

We were busy, busy and Keeton caught a few cat naps in the car.

We did lots of swimming in the pool.

We made Father's Day cards, and huge messes!!

We went to the Tulsa zoo.

The tortoises were pretty cool.

We all had so much fun with Grandma and Grandpa!! Thank you so much for letting us invade your house for the week!!! We LOVE YOU GUYS!!!

My Gorgeous Girl!!

2009-06-06T21:43:00.008-05:00

Keeton had a photo shoot with my good friend Steph for her 4th birthday. We had so much fun!! And of course Steph did a fabulous job, as always!! Here are a few of my favorites. I know there are a ton, but really, how was I to choose??

Steph put this together for her blog. You can check it out here.

Doesn't this picture just say "summer girl"?

My little glamour girl

Carter's Last Day of Kindergarten

2009-06-05T17:09:00.004-05:00

Well, Carter is no longer a kindergartner. Yesterday was his last day of school. Keeton and I went to the school on Wednesday for their class party and again yesterday for their celebration of learning. Carter had the most amazing teacher this year!! We all loved Mrs. Anderson and will be sad not to have her any more, but Carter is excited for 1st grade. Carter's favorite part of kindergarten was "writer's workshop, because I get to write and draw whatever I want." We are so proud of him. He has learned so much this past year. He loves to read and write, do math and learn science. He was i the highest reading group in his class and he probably knows more about frogs than any of you care to know. Here are a few pictures from his last 2 days.

Carter and Mrs. Anderson

Carter's writing journal and a little note on the back of the "you're a star" from his teacher.

His whole class. Carter is in the back in the orange shirt.

Showing Keeton the cricket he found outside.

They had an ice cream sundae bar. Yummy!!

Keeton Turns 4

2009-05-31T21:02:00.007-05:00

Well, my baby girl is growing up. Keeton had her 4th birthday party this weekend. Yes, that would be right after the dance recital. She had a Strawberry Shortcake party this year. We had a house full of friends and family and had a blast.

Now if you know me, I LOVE the cakes I get from my favorite bakery and this one turned out just as cute as always.
Ok, so I never thought my little girl would already be getting flowers from a boy!! CJ from her preschool brought her flowers along with the gift he brought her. His mom told me that as soon as he got the invitation to the party he told her he wanted to get Keeton flowers. Isn't that the sweetest thing you have ever heard? Oh, and she LOVED it!!

Who do you think is more excited for the Fancy Nancy Tutu? Keeton or me?

Keeton got so excited for the lays and grass skirt that her Great Grandma Lola got her.

I just wanted to say a giant "THANK YOU" to Steph and Angela. Keeton had her dance recital right before her party and these girls helped me with the food, picked up the balloons and picked up the cake for me. I have the best gals around and I am very thankful.

Another Season Under the Belt

2009-05-31T20:37:00.003-05:00

Carter played his last baseball game of the season on Friday. This was his 3rd season to play and he still likes it. He is actually getting pretty good for a just barely 6 year old. Here he is with Coach Grady getting his trophy.

The whole team. Carter is right in front of Bruce(in the light blue shirt)

My Little Dancer

2009-05-31T19:50:00.004-05:00

Keeton had her 1st dance recital on Saturday. She is definitely ALL girl and loves everything to do with getting dolled up and dancing. Of course we got to do all the makeup which Keeton LOVES!!!

Right before the show
During the tap routine

Ballet routine

Introducing herself to the crowd

My beautiful ballerina after the show with the flowers we got her

All the people that came to watch Keeton perform. Thanks to everyone that came to help make her day even more special!!!

Family Pictures

2009-05-27T13:23:00.005-05:00

We took some family pictures on Memorial Day. Here are a few of my favorites. There are tons more I like, but it just takes too long to upload them.

School program and Graduation

2009-05-27T13:10:00.003-05:00

Here are a few pictures from Keeton's last day of school. She loves school so much, but is ready for swimming everyday this summer!!

Singing. She was very expressionate.

See what I mean.

Keeton with her teacher Ms. Ellen

Getting her diploma.

Keeton's Field Day

2009-05-27T13:04:00.001-05:00

Keeton had a fun field day last week. She loved every activity that they did. It helps to have good friends to do them with!!

Madeline and Keeton

Crab races

Sack races

Carter's 6th Birthday

2009-05-20T20:03:00.002-05:00

We had Carter's birthday party on Saturday. We had so much fun with a house FULL of kids.

Playing pin the fly on the frog tongue.
Opening presents.

Carter wanted cupcakes this year instead of a cake so I made a cookie cake so we could put candles in it.

Here are the frog cupcakes we made to go along with his jungle frog themed party. I think they turned out pretty good.

Mother's Day

2009-05-10T20:07:00.002-05:00

I had a great Mother's Day again this year. Here are the presents the kids made me this year.

Keeton made this pen. She glued all the buttons on it. There is even one that says "party". Does she know me or what?

Carter made this one. He has the greatest teacher. She took all the pictures for this potted picture plant. It is so cute.

Bruce also helped the kids make me some cards and they made me breakfast, lunch and dinner. All yummy!!!

Pinkalicious

2009-05-10T20:03:00.001-05:00

Keeton loves the book Pinkalicious. Since it was her turn to pick the treat for FHE last week she chose pink cupcakes.

The frosting is her favorite part.

Hair, Hair, Haie

2009-05-10T19:55:00.002-05:00

If you know Keeton then you know that she LOVES to get her hair done. She has as long as I can remember. Most kids hate it, but Keeton actually asks me to fix it. She will sit still while I tug and pull, she loves hairspray and glitter, and just about everything to do with hair. From about the time she turned 3 I haven't been the one who chooses how to fix her hair, she does. I will ask her how she wants me to do her hair and she will tell me. Here are a couple pictures of her hair lately.

She wanted two buns this day.

I think she is adorable!!!

For those of you who don't know, this is "princess hair". Every since she went to a little girlfriends birthday party where her mom gave all the girls "princess hair" I have had to do it for her. We even did it today for church. Each time it is a little different, but it is "princess hair" all the same.

Carter's Field Day

2009-05-10T19:45:00.002-05:00

Carter had his field day at school on Friday. Keeton and I got to go and watch the activities. We had lots of fun!! Here are a few pictures of Carter enjoying himself.

The 50 meter dash. Carter is on the far left. He can run pretty fast.

Three legged races are always fun. They fell a couple of times, but did really well.

Water soaked balls.

Easter Time

2009-04-15T19:15:00.003-05:00

So I am behind as usual, but at least I made it. We had a great Easter!! Grandma and Grandpa Hendren came down on Thursday night because Carter was singing at school on Friday. After that we went back and had lunch with him. Friday night Carter had a baseball game that we all went to. He did a great job as always.
Saturday morning we got ready and Grandma and I took the kids to the McKinney Easter Egg-Stravaganze. My friend Angela and her boys also went with us. There was so much to do there. The kids had a blast!!

We started off at the patting zoo. It was the same company that we hire to do the pony rides at Carter's 4th birthday party so that was funny. They have great animals and they are all very friendly.

They had these little chicks that were colored. They had pink, blue and green. I have never seen them like that before. Of course Keeton LOVED the pink one.

Carter holding a guinea pig.

After the petting zoo Keeton wanted to get her face painted. Grandma took the older boys to do some other things because the line was really long. We waited for over 30 minutes, but we got there. Keeton got a horse painted on her face.

This is Carter and his friend Kade(Angela's oldest). Notice all the eggs waiting behind them.OK now notice Carter in the front of all the kids right in the middle in the navy blue jacket running toward all those eggs.

Now notice this sad boy that only got 6 eggs. I don't know what is wrong with my kids. They would both pick up ONE egg and then run somewhere else and pick up ONE egg. I tried to tell him that there were plenty off eggs in one spot that he could have easily just sat down and had 30 within his reach, but he wanted to run around like a crazy man.

Keeton didn't seem to care how many eggs she got.
Keeton and Avin(Angela's middle boy) checking out their goodies.

Coloring eggs later that day at home.
Keeton and her glitter eggs.

Carter and his egg family.

Trying to get some pictures of the kids in their Easter attire was next to impossible this year. Here are a couple, but I didn't even get one of the kids together that I really liked.

Grandpa was making them laugh, which is better than the frowns and whining I was getting.

All She Wants To Do Is Dance

2009-04-08T19:43:00.002-05:00

At Keeton's dance studio they have peek-a-boo day once every 2 month. I always love to go and watch her dance, but I wasn't going to take any pictures this time because I have the last couple of times. Well, Keeton wouldn't have any of that so I took pictures again. He she is looking adorable as always. The girl just LOVES to dance. I can't wait for her Spring Show at the end of May.

She has the best smile. I just love how she loves to share it.

Look at that form!!

Such a great poser.

Yankees Baseball Game

2009-04-08T19:27:00.004-05:00

Carter had his first baseball game of the season last Friday. He is on the Yankees again this time. Here are a few pictures from the game. He is doing really good. He hit from the pitcher (coach pitch) both times he got to bat.

Running for home.

He's the only one on his team that leads off. I guess he does listen to daddy sometimes.

He is also the only lefty on his team.

Go Yankees!! Carter is #6

6 X 6

2009-03-25T18:52:00.002-05:00

Rules:

1. Go to your pictures on your computer

2. Go to your 6th folder

3. Go to your sixth picture

4. Post it

5. Blog about it:

This is Carter on his 1st day of kindergarten with his teacher Mrs. Anderson. She is a wonderful teacher that Carter loves!! He has learned so much this year already. He can read, write stories, do math, etc. He is growing so fast. It is funny how you notice the physical growth more while they are small, but the mental growth right now is amazing. Carter is so smart and tries (and often succeeds) everyday to outwit me.
6. Tag 6... I choose to Tag: Steph, Bec, Angela, Mel, Wendy Jensen and Laura and anyone else who wants to join in on the fun.

Don't look at the year. This is with my old camera and it really was 2008.

Spring Break

2009-03-23T20:47:00.002-05:00

Over spring break we went to Oklahoma to stay with Bruce's parents for a few days. The kids absolutely love to spend time there and play with Grandma and Grandpa. Unfortunately I had the flu the whole time we were there and I didn't get to do a ton with them. So, I didn't get pictures of everything. Bruce, Grandpa, and the kids went fishing a couple of times and played outside a lot along with the pictures I do have.

Hiking around in the woods at their house.
A cool old train by the little museum in town.

Being silly.

Hiking with Grandma.

Keeton finally touching a frog.

Her lips are orange from a Popsicle.

Looking at one of the many frogs daddy caught.

Holding a frog.

Kids photo shoot

2009-03-23T20:28:00.003-05:00

I have been wanting to go out with the kids and shoot some pictures and I finally had time last week. Here are a few of the cute ones.

It was a little windy.

I edited some of the photos to take out Carter's scab on his lip, but I left it on this one. He fell in gym at school and busted his lip.

She likes to look serious these days.

So happy together. Sometimes!!

Lookin' sassy.

Ward Lip Sync

2009-03-23T20:16:00.002-05:00

A little over a week ago we had a ward lip sync contest at church. My friend Rebecca and I did "Why Do Fools Fall In Love". We had a lot of fun doing this with our boys. Carter and her son Cameron played the saxophone for us and danced along in the background.

Aren't they so cute?

Keeton's Hoedown

2009-03-13T19:40:00.003-05:00

Keeton had her Hoedown at school on Thursday. They performed Texas songs and got to have a cowboy lunch of pigs in a blanket, cornbread, beans, and oranges. She wes so cute while singing. She would always look at me and pose.

Ms. Ellen and Keeton
Singing one of the songs

One of her poses for me.

She was really into this song.

Owens Farm

2009-03-13T19:27:00.002-05:00

Carter's kindergarten class went on a field trip to the Owens Farm this week and I was able to go with them and get some cute pictures. I had a lot of fun hanging out with Carter and his class.

this was what Carter thought of the smell when we arrived.
Carter's class with his teacher Mrs. Anderson. Carter is in the top row the second from the right. He and his friend Eric look a lot alike. Eric is on the right of Carter in the brown shirt.

On the hay ride

Feeding the goats

Chalk it UP

2009-03-08T16:30:00.002-05:00

The weather was fantastic on Friday after we picked Bruce up from the airport so we went outside and did some sidewalk chalk. Here are a few of the cute pictures.

Carter wrote the whole alphabet by himself.

Keeton and daddy playing.

Keeton drew lots of things including a portrait of herself.

Cabela's

2009-03-01T18:44:00.005-06:00

We didn't have any plans this weekend and it was really cold and windy so we decided to take the kids down to Cabela's. We have taken them to Bass Pro before and they loved it. They loved Cabela's too. We walked all around and looked at all the animals they have there. If you have never been and you have young kids, they would probably love it. Carter already asked today when we could go back. And the best part of it is that it is free.

Cute Kids

This is the huge mountain of animals they have in the back of the store.

This room had tons of animals. I am not sure if all of them are real, but I know most are.

Watching the fish.

The Fruits of Our Labor

2009-02-22T19:05:00.009-06:00

Oh my gosh!!! I can't believe it is over! Angela and I hosted our gourmet dinner last night for the rest of our group. Out theme was "The Fruits Of Our Labor". Every one of our dishes had some kind of fruit in it. We had such a great time doing this together and I couldn't have asked for a better partner. We started working on out recipes in August of last year and it was so great to be so prepared. We weren't stressed out at all and everything came together wonderfully. Even though we had a few mishaps like Angela's sink getting clogged and her pipe flooding under her sink at 3:00pm the day of the dinner. Luckily I have a handy husband that came over and saved the day.

Me and Angela before the party.

Our table.

Drink - Mango Mojito

This is the best picture I got of our drink. It was one of our favorite things that we served.

Cooking the appetizer

Appetizer - Garden Stuffed Yellow Squash

Preparing the soup.

Soup - Apple and Parsnip Soup

Salad - Strawberry Spinach Salad with Sesame Seed and Poppy Seed Dressing

Pre-Course - Pasta with Chicken and Mango Cream Sauce

Main Course - Duck Breast with Prune and Date Sauce (It doesn't sound that good, but trust me it is delicious.)

I completely forgot to take a picture of our pre-dessert. It was a Grape Sorbet. It was really yummy. If any of my friends have a picture I will post it.

Preparing the dessert. Those little bowls on top of the cake are called golden chalices. They are made with melted sugar that you have to drizzle into a bowl and let harden. It is such a pain because you have to do it at just the right temperature. Too hot and it slides down too fast, too cool and it hardens in the pan. They look beautiful though so it was worth the 4 batches we had to do to get enough.

Dessert - Resurrection Cake with Raspberries and Vanilla Cream Sauce

Here are our guests. We served 13 people.

This is Bruce in the kitchen. He was such a help to us. He helped take pictures, did dishes, helped with the drinks, etc. , etc.... It was wonderful to have him there and I am so thankful for his willingness to help us. Also, Bruce's parents came down to watch our kids so that he could be there to help us.

Me and Angela at the end of the night. We were cleaning up until midnight, and that was with Bruce's help. We were pooped!!

A great big "Thank You" to everyone that came to our dinner and that helped in any way!!

Star of The Week

2009-02-20T20:33:00.003-06:00

Last week at school Keeton was star of the week. We had to make her a poster to display in her classroom. She loved making the poster, especially the glitter. Here she is displaying our hard work.

Valentine Party

2009-02-14T14:42:00.002-06:00

On Thursday Keeton got to have her Valentine's Day pizza party at her school. She had a lot of fun and got lots of fun Valentine treats.

Yummy pizza, grapes, chips & ice cream.
This is the Valentine card holder that she made.

Keeton and Avin.

Carter had a fever and didn't get to go to his party yesterday. He was a little sad, but a sweet girl from his class dropped all his treats off for him after school. He has had a few fevers the past couple of days, but no other symptoms. He is getting in two 6 year molars so I am thinking that may be the cause of the fever.

Great friends

2009-02-07T17:45:00.003-06:00

Me, Steph & Angela

It is so nice to have great friend around. Me, Angela and Steph have been taking photography classes together for the last 5 weeks and it has been so fun. We won't have another one until the middle of March, but it should be a good one. I just wanted to say thanks girls for taking these classes with me. You are the best!!

Little Dazzler

2009-02-06T21:15:00.002-06:00

Here are a few pictures of Keeton at dance class this week. She loves dance so much!!

Dazzler pose.

Girls as far as the eye can see.

A friend of mine has a really cute video of the girls on her blog you should go check it our HERE.

Nice day at the park

2009-02-06T21:02:00.003-06:00

The weather was really nice last weekend so we took the kids to the park for a while. Carter had a birthday party before that so that is why they have painted faces. If you can't tell Keet in a puppy and Carter is a lion.

Keeton loves "wish berries".

Daddy gives the best pushes.

Happy little lion.

Keeton has gotten a lot braver lately. She can now climb these things all by herself.

Auburn Soul Photography

2009-01-31T21:07:00.005-06:00

My friend Steph has been wanting to take some picture of me and a couple of friends for our birthdays and today we got to do it. She is amazing!! Here are some of the pictures. I will post a couple more of my faves when I get them. Check out her blog to see more of her work at Auburn Soul Photography. (I just noticed that she has a special going for Valentine's Day so head on over).

Me and Angela

This isn't my favorite picture of us, but I don't have the others yet. It was really bright out.

It was so much fun. Thanks Steph!!!

Heavenly Gourmet Dinner

2009-01-25T19:57:00.003-06:00

We had another gourmet dinner this weekend. It was wonderful. The atmosphere was so peaceful. They really did a great job with it. Here is most of the food we had. I forgot to take a picture of the appetizer and salad because I was so hungry when I got there.

Their table was set beautifully!! Cheese Souffle

Whit Bean soup

Lamb Chop with Mashed Potatoes and Heavenly Sauces

Kiwi and Pomegranate Pie. This was so light.

They gave us all these angels as our parting gifts. They even specifically chose them for each of us. I got the Love Angel.

Here we all are. They had us dress all in white to go with their Heavenly theme. Thanks Anne and Emily for a wonderful night!!

She LOVES it.....

2009-01-22T20:27:00.004-06:00

Have I said how much Keeton loves the make-up Grandma and Grandpa Hendren got her for Christmas?

After this she asked me if she looked pretty. I didn't know what to say. I told her she always looks pretty, but she looks prettier without so much make-up.

Riding Bikes

2009-01-17T15:11:00.002-06:00

It was so nice this afternoon that the kids wanted to go out and ride their bikes. Carter is doing really good with his, but Keeton still doesn't get how to peddle. I have to push her. I try to get her to peddle along with me, but she always pushed back and does the brakes. Maybe someday she'll get it.

Cuddles

2009-01-15T21:48:00.001-06:00

Keeton loves to cuddle with her stuffed animals. If you look close to her eyes you may be able to see the make up that Grandma and Grandpa got her for Christmas. Se loves the eye shadow. It's pink!!

Auburn Soul Photography

2009-01-08T11:08:00.005-06:00

This is a friend of mine and she is awsome!!! If you check out her blog she is having a great giveaway right now that you don't want to miss!!!!

Click on this link:
Auburn Soul Photography

Fun Outside

2009-01-04T13:18:00.005-06:00

It was such a beautiful day yesterday we decided to go outside and take some family pictures. We went to North Dallas (Close to the Temple) to this place that Bruce remembered. It was fun and we got a few good pics.

OOPS!!!!

2009-01-03T16:18:00.004-06:00

I was jus backing out of the garage when my tail light found Bruce's mirror. I completely forgot his car was there. OOPS!!!

New Years With Friends

2009-01-01T15:39:00.004-06:00

We had a fun New Years Party at the LaCroix's house. There was lots of great food and even better friends. Here are a few of the highlights.

Every time I turned around Dan was playing another game of Jenga. I don't think I have played that game since junior high. Go Dan.

All the girls. Audrey, Steph, Angela, Me & Melis

OK so when Rebecca sent out the evite for the party she said to dress crazy and there would be a prize for the best. Well, Rebecca ended up not being able to make it so the only ones who dressed up were the Reads. They definitely won.... They were great sports though.

We loved having David Archuleta at our party.

Rob Miles brought over Rock Band for us all to play. I tried the drums but I really SUCK!!! I ended up singing and that worked out a lot better for me.

We had a wonderful New Years Party. It was a great start to this coming year.

Tulsa Zoo

2008-12-29T18:25:00.003-06:00

When we were in OK before Thanksgiving we made a trip to the Tulsa Zoo. Bruce has a friend that works there so we were able to get some special treatment.

Jackson, Steven, Carter & Keeton
Special treatment #1. Bruce's friend Aaron doesn't work with the penguins, but a friend of his does so he brought a penguin out for us to pet. He was really soft and the kids thought it was great.

Special treatment #2. Some of you might not think this is special, but I thought it was neat. Aaron works with the snakes. He brought out this really huge snake and let us all hold it. It was really heavy.

Aaron is on the left. Thanks again Aaron for a great time at the zoo!!!

Christmas Night

2008-12-26T14:31:00.004-06:00

We had Christmas dinner at the Lambert's again this year. We have been there for the past 3 years and we always have a great time and an ever better dinner. Thanks to Trevor for the wonderful prime rib and to everyone for the delicious food they brought. There were 25 of us there. Here are just a couple of the pics.

Aprille set the tables so cute with all her Christmas dishes.

Aprille and Trevor

Bruce and me

Christmas Morning

2008-12-26T14:14:00.004-06:00

We started out with stockings.....

Carter got lots of fun stuff. He loved his Cars shaver and soap, his wii games and new undies.

Keeton liked princess slippers and Littlest Pet Shop bath accesories the best.

Presents under the tree came next....

Keeton loved opening her presents. She got some Disney Princess dolls, Littlest Pet Shops and a few other things.

Carter had a blast driving around his Hummer. He also got some more wii games, an MP3 player and a few other things. He really likes listening to my iPod so I thought he needed his own.

Bruce got the typical clothes. He also got a new wii game that he wated and some cologne.

I got a new Nikon D60 camera with a couple of lenses and a tripod. I am so excited for my new camera. It even came with classes I get to take at Wolf Camera to teach me what I need to know to use it.

We had a wonderful Christmas enjoying being together. Hope ya'll did too!!

Party Dress

2008-12-24T20:14:00.003-06:00

Keeton had a Christmas party at her dance studio last week. She got to wear her new party dress and I curled her hair for her. Doesn't she look all grown up?

Twas the Night Before Christmas.....

2008-12-24T20:04:00.003-06:00

Putting out the cookies we made for Santa. We made whole wheat chocolate chip this year.

Posing in front of the tree.

Our house. Bruce always does a great job with the lights.

Cookies for Santa.

2008-12-24T19:55:00.004-06:00

Baking the cookies for Santa. Carter wasn't interested in helping this time.Do I have something on my face?

Keeton likes to make the dough balls.

Precious Little Kids

2008-12-24T19:47:00.003-06:00

Just decided to snap a couple of pictures of the kids this morning while they were playing. Aren't they precious.

I don't know why she got so serious, but she sure looks good that way.

Candy cane Cookies

2008-12-17T13:52:00.003-06:00

I got Keeton this new Strawberry Shortcake Holiday Cookbook last week. She has a Christmas Party at her dance studio tonight and she has to bring cookies so we decided to make these candy cane cookies. They turned out really cute and we had fun rolling them.

Gingerbread House

2008-12-17T13:47:00.002-06:00

Here are the pictures of our annual gingerbread house.

Black Friday

2008-12-10T19:42:00.002-06:00

I know this has been a while, but here is what Black Friday looked like in Plano Texas. Angela and I were at JC Penny at 3:45am and from there went to: Wal-Mart, Home Depot, Target, Toys R' US, and then to the mall. We had a blast and got some really good deals.

This is the line in Wal-Mart at about 5:15am. We waited there for a good 30 minutes.

It was worth it though!!

100 Things

2008-12-10T19:31:00.004-06:00

100 thingsI saw this on my friend Wendy's blog and thought it looked fun. All things that I have done is highlighted in red.

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon (Working on this one)
28. Ridden in a gondola
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language (not fluently by all means though)
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing (Does a wall count?)
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business (Only Mary Kay)
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies (I have eaten plenty)
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Book of Mormon or Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating (Fish count right?)
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Dead Sea
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Read an entire book in one day

How about you?

Sleeping Beauty

2008-12-05T22:22:00.002-06:00

I was setting up for a church breakfast tonight so Bruce had to put the kids to bed on his own. This is what I found at home.

My little princess is so cute!!

My little man, Carter, thinks he can learn through osmosis. He really digs that book, it is about Kimodo Dragons.

Twilight Movie

2008-11-21T19:49:00.004-06:00

OK, so some of you may think I'm crazy, but the rest of you just wish you were there. I ordered our tickets to the midnight showing of Twilight3 weeks ago. My friend Angela got to the mall at 3:00pm to get our spot in line. She was second. Emily and I finally got there a little before 5:00pm and the fun began!!! As you can see from the first picture, we had a great setup. Angela brought her table for us to sit at and play games while we waited. We were also able to go and do some shopping and eating because there was a great girl in front of us that stayed with our things so we could go. By the time they finally let us into the theater Michelle had shown up and so had about 200 other people. Just the experience of being there with all my friends and the crazy people around us made it worth while, but we enjoyed the movie as well.

Playing a game while we waited. This is before many other people showed up.

Emily, Me, and Angela. Angela and I wore our "Vampire Baseball" shirts we got for the Breaking Dawn release.

When we finally got to go in to the theater we got the seats we wanted. Worth being there for 7 hours.
This is the whole group of us that sat together. It is really dark, but oh well.

Thanks to all my friend that were there for making it a great memory, and to those that weren't there, we missed you!!!

Preschool Thanksgiving Feast

2008-11-21T19:43:00.003-06:00

Keeton had her Thanksgiving Feast at school on Thursday. The kids sang a few cute songs and then got to have chicken nuggets.

Vampires really do exist

2008-11-02T19:18:00.003-06:00

Angela and I decided to be vampires for the trunk-or-treat at church and to take the kids around. We had the best fangs ever!! So many peoplke commented on how real they looked. Don't we make great vampires?

Kids Halloween

2008-11-02T19:06:00.003-06:00

This first picture is of the kids at a local pumpkin patch we went to with Carter's class. The kids had a lot of fun picking out their pumpkins.

Did you know that butterflies and bats love each other? Keeton and Avin are great friends.

Carter showing off how great a knight he really is.

Kade, Carter and Keeton while we were trick-or-treating in downtown McKinney.

This is also downtown.

We had a great Halloween. With school parties, trunk-or-treat at church, going to Scare on the Square in downtown McKinney, and going around with the LaCroixs and Lees in their neighborhood we ended up with a ton of candy. The kids had a blast as usual and we were all tuckered out by the end. Hope you Halloween was just as grand as ours!!

Halloween Party

2008-10-20T20:31:00.006-05:00

My friends Rebecca, Angela, and I threw a great Halloween Party this past weekend. We all spent countless house shopping, shopping, shopping, decorating, decorating, etc. We had a blast doing it though. Here are some of the photos from the party. If I remember right we had 19 people there, but I don't have photos of everyone. Here are some of the ones that I do have. Some of the pictures are a little foggy because of the fog machine.

(Thanks Bec and Ang for the pics.)

Me, Becca, and Angela
Bruce and Me (Bee and Bee Keeper)
Kurt and Angela (Mommy with baby on her back and a baby doll)
Michael and Rebecca (Vikings)
Randy and Emily (Tony Romo and Jessica Simpson)

Stephanie going solo. Her hubby Dan was out of town, but she was a good sport and came anyway. (1950's housewife)

Brain (This is a cool jello mold that we found. It turned out great!!)

Our cake. Not exactly as good as we thought it would be, but it works.

2 posts in one

2008-10-08T20:23:00.003-05:00

My Friend Rebecca tagged me...to go to my Sixth file and chose my sixth photo...

It just happened that it was a picture I was going to pot anyway. Keeton has been taking dance for about a month and she LOVES it!!! Here are a few cute pics.

This is the 6th picture from the 6th file.
So adorable!!!
My little poser.

2008-09-26T20:01:00.003-05:00

My friend Melissa gave me this award and I thought it was fun.

Here are the rules: I have to answer the following questions with one word answers and one word only! Then I must pass it on to seven others! This award comes with a list of questions:

1. Where is your cell phone? purse
2. Where is your significant other? kitchen
3. Your hair color? blonde
4. Your mother? Janet
5. Your father? Greg

6. Your favorite thing? Fun
7. Your dream last night? none
8. Your dream/goal? Success

9. The room you're in? bedroom
10. Your hobby? scrapbooking
11. Your fear? Loss
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Home
13. Where were you last night? home
14. What you're not? Stressed
15. One of your wish-list items? Vacation
16. Where you grew up? Oklahoma
17. The last thing you did? baseball

18. What are you wearing? jammies
19. Your TV? off
20. Your pet? Clark
21. Your computer? Working
22. Your mood? Content
23. Missing someone? Family
24. Your car? Explorer
25. Something you're not wearing? shoes
26. Favorite store? Gap
27. Your summer? Great!!
28.Love someone? Many
29. Your favorite color? Pink
30. When is the last time you laughed? today
31. Last time you cried? ?Remember?
Those who I think are deserving of this Brillante WeBlog Award are: (Just remember I love reading everyone's blog!!)

Steph

Becca

Julie

Katie

Gourmet Club September

2008-09-19T22:45:00.006-05:00

I am now a part of the fantastic gourmet club in Frisco. There are 14 fabulous women that get together monthly to have a wonderful gourmet meal. We rotate houses and a different partnership makes the spread each month. This month was Phoebe and Christi and they did a great job. Their theme was the County Fair. Here are a few of the highlights.....

Christi and Phoebe the fabulous hostesses.

Me, Angela(my partner) and Meredith. Notice the great hats and bandannas. We all got these as we arrived.
Anne and Emily

Look at that beautiful table!!
Julie and Rebecca
Donna and Michelle
Katie and Emily

Their Autumn soup was delish and served oh so cute.

They made the best funnel cakes with 3 different dipping sauces.

They even sent us home with a caramel apple inside this cute basket.

Pottery

2008-09-19T20:46:00.004-05:00

I couldn't post this until we now because what we painted was for Grandma and Grandpa. Some friends and I took our kids to paint pottery a few week ago. We had a lot of fun and it really turned out great.

This is the finished product after they fired it.

Keeton At School

2008-09-19T20:40:00.003-05:00

Here are a few pictures of Keeton at school. She loves preschool and is doing great. She also started tap and ballet, but I don't have pictures of that yet because she didn't want me to take them yet and wouldn't cooperate. Maybe next week. Avin and Keeton
Avin, Keeton and Locke. She is such a flirt and camera ham.
All messy.
Putting her hand print on her school bag.

2 First days of school

2008-09-02T19:55:00.004-05:00

First of all I was going to post the pictures of Carter last week when he actually started school, but when I saw how many of my friends posted the same thing last week I decided to wait. So...

Carter started kindergarten last week. He was really excited to go to the BIG school. It is funny what he was most excited about though. He was thrilled that he got to buy his lunch at school rather that bring it everyday like in preschool. He had a great first week and had lots of fun. His teacher is very sweet and I think he will have a great year.

Getting ready to go to school. In front of the BIG school.
Carter's teacher Mrs. Anderson.

Today Keeton started her first day of preschool today. She is going to the same one Carter went to so she already knows everyone. She was so excited this morning! She did a wonderful job on her first day. When we first got there before I could even walk into her class room she said "Give me a hug mom". I was like "I wanted to go in with you and get a picture". She said that was OK. I thought she would love it, but I didn't really know. Turns out she REALLY did.
Getting ready to go to school. Notice the cool bag that I decorated for her. All the kids have to use the same bags, but we can decorate them.
Posing by the sign.
Keeton with her teacher Ms. Ellen. Keeton told me that she loves Ms. Ellen.

War Marks

2008-08-22T22:06:00.002-05:00

I was taking a shower. Enough said.....

Bruce turns 30!!!

2008-08-10T18:24:00.004-05:00

Bruce had his 30th birthday yesterday. His parents came down to help us celebrate and watched the kids for us almost all day. We started the day off by giving him the presents we got him. He didn't really like the shoes I picked out(they were the wrong color of brown) so we got ready and went to the outlet mall in Allen to exchange them. Bruce's parents kept the kids for us. He couldn't find any others there he liked, even after looking in every shoe store there.

So we headed toward the mall, but first went to lunch at Tin Star. We finally made it to the mall and found some shoes Bruce liked. Again after going to EVERY shoe store. Bruce doesn't usually enjoy the mall like I do, he just goes because I want to so I was very surprised he chose to do that on his birthday. It was fun being just the two of us!! We finally came home and spent a few hours with the kids and grandma and grandpa before it was time for Bruce and I to go to dinner at Outback.
I had planned to have some of our friends there to have dinner with us and Bruce didn't know. I thought Bruce was going to spoil my plans. When we were having lunch he noticed this other restaurant and he said "what do you think about trying that place tonight?" I thought to myself "oh, crap". I tried to make it sound like I really wanted Outback, but that it was his birthday so he could choose. Luckily for me he said Outback was fine. After the great dinner, that our friends paid for (Thanks again!!), we went to see Get Smart with the Lees and LaCroixs. It was a great day and I think Bruce had fun. Bruce and I at dinnerThese are the great friends that went with us to help celebrate.

Randy & Emily Goodwin, Michael & Rebecca Lee, Me & Bruce, and Angela & Kurt LaCroix

You guys are the best!!!

Breaking Dawn

2008-08-09T15:02:00.005-05:00

Rebecca, me and Angela

Some friends of mine and I went to the Breaking Dawn release party last Friday night. We had so much fun waiting for our new book and we couldn't wait to read them. Rebecca and Angela are the ones who influenced me to read the series in the first place, and I am SOOO glad they did. I am not a "reader" so I was a little intimidated at the size of even the first book. I started reading anyway and then couldn't put them down. I read all 4 book (about 2500) pages in less than 2 weeks. Here is a picture of us in our Vampire Baseball shirt that we wore to the party. We all love Edward!!