Smores

Gavin asked at lunch if we could have smores after playing in the snow, we didn't have everything so I stopped at the store so we could have some yummy smores. It's not the same made over the fire but it will do. The kids ate em up and I had a few bites myself even though I'm working on the beach body these days. Ha!

We are going to Mexico in March over Spring Break for Lizz and Kevin's wedding. We can't wait!!!! The kids are staying with Grandma and Grandpa and they are so excited. This will be the first time leaving Sutton for longer than a night, which hasn't happened very often either. I'm ready to just sit in a lounge chair with a drink in my hand for 3 days. Ahhhh!

Snow Day!!!!!

The kids awoke this morning to a blanket of snow out their window. You could hear them talking about it in their room before they came out. They were so excited to come and tell us they couldn't stand it. Audrey has been a little sick the past few days but I let her play for awhile, I just couldn't make her stay inside. It will probably not snow like this again for years. They had so much fun, as usual. I cannot believe how much we got. It hasn't stopped all day, huge snowflakes. It just puts me in a good mood, not to mention makes me want to eat and snack all day. Ha!! These are a few of my favorite pics from this morning. I'm having so much fun learning about my camera and playing with the pictures.

Update

We have been quite the busy little family these days. Gavin is in school everyday now and is loving it. I can't believe he will be starting kindergarten in the Fall. What happened to that little boy? He is also playing basketball which he is getting the hang of. My cousin Chris put together a team to coach and invited Gavin to play with his little cousin Gregory. He is having a good time learning and practicing at home with his new basketball goal that Papaw got him for Christmas.

Miss Audrey is about to be 4 at the end of this month. Wow! How time flies, my baby girl is growing up so fast. She is still taking dance and loving every minute of it. She prances around the house and wears her dance clothes as often as possible. She recently asked us if she could play soccer so we signed her up for soccer beginning in a few weeks. I can't wait to see how it goes.

Sutton is also about to have a birthday this month. I am always shocked at how quickly the first year goes. It's just not fair, I look back at his baby, baby pictures and wish they could stay that small for just a little while longer. He is getting so smart and learning new things constantly. Just today, I taught him what a tiger says. When you ask him he roars really loud. He is into everything and not quite walking yet. I will catch him taking a step or two without holding onto anything and when he realizes what he is doing he will sit down. He is quite the busy body as most one year olds are.

Other news, we put our house on the market about a week ago. Yes, I know, didn't we just move here? It's been almost 2 years. We have come to the realization that we could really benefit from having another bedroom. It gets quite cramped in Gavin and Audrey's room now that they share their space. It would be nice to have a room for everyone. Also, with Gavin starting school in the Fall it would be fantastic if we could get in a better school district. We would love to send him to private school but with 2 little ones following shortly behind him the funding would get quite expensive. So, we'll see what happens with the house and if we get any bites. We've already shown it a few times so keep your fingers crossed.

That's about all I have to report for now........time to go watch my shows and shut my eyes.

Three in the crib

I heard Sutton talking after waking up from his nap and this is what I found when I went to get him.

Sutton's 1st Haircut

I tried to make it to Sutton's 1st birthday to get his haircut but I just couldn't take the hair in the eyes and over the ears. So he got a little trim and it's so stinkin cute. You can actually see his little sweet face now and he looks like such a little man.

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Western Day

Gavin and Audrey had western day at school. They were both pretty excited. After digging through their closets this is what I came up with. Poor kids don't have much for western attire. It worked out fine and they were both happy. We didn't make it to the Stock Show this year, plan on it next year when Sutton is a little older and can enjoy it more.

Silly Faces

Pajama Time

Getting all three kids together to take a picture and have it turn out decent is almost a miracle. I love this picture. They were all on Audrey's bed playing before bedtime and Sutton was having a ball. He loves his brother and sister so much! They are both so good to him and watch out for him all the time. I love watching all three interact. Pretty precious!

Supper Club Christmas

We had our annual Supper Club Christmas gathering at Joy and Brian's house this year. It had to wait until January because of all the out of town trips on everyone's calendars but it happened. I can't believe how grown up our kids have gotten. With Sawyer, Emerson and Caleb all in school full-time and Joy and Laura working we don't get to see each other as much as we used to. Of course everyone had fun and enjoyed exchanging gifts.

Gavin, Sutton, Sawyer, Caleb, Emerson and Audrey

Emerson and Audrey sharing some lipgloss. Pretty girls....

Playing with my new camera and Picassa

I've been wanting to play with my new camera and figure out all that it can do but time just hasn't presented itself for me to do so. One day I took pictures of the kids while they were watching a show and these are some of my favorites. I've been using Picassa to store my pictures for quite some time and decided to mess around with the features and this is what I came up with. It's pretty fun stuff!!!

Christmas Evening with the Grandparents

We hosted Christmas evening at our house this year. Steven's mom passed on it since his dad had been in and out of the hospital and she hadn't gotten much done around the house. So we happily excepted the opportunity. Steven made steaks and we had twice baked potatoes and spinach. Yummy! Then of course had another round of gifts.

Sutton with his Micky Mouse scooter which is loves.

Steven and I got a wine package to make our own wine and have a party with our friends

Puncle helping Audrey with the new legos

Papaw opening his new iPod speakers

Pop-O and his new personalized bar sign for the house

Puncle got a ping pong table and he was opening his paddles, he didn't quite get it at first

Oh boy!!!!

Whoa!

More makeup!

Christmas Morning!!!

Christmas morning was filled with so much fun and excitement. Gavin and Audrey are at such a great age. We actually had to wake them both up which is odd for them especially on Christmas morning. They were ecstatic and couldn't wait to see what Santa brought them. I loved it when we all looked out the window and saw all the white. A white Christmas in Texas, who would have ever thought? Toys were torn into and played with all day. Sutton didn't know what to do with himself. He just loved crawling over everything and playing with the paper and boxes. We kept him in his highchair while Gavin and Audrey opened all their gifts. He was happy to just sit and watch. Everyone had a fabulous time and got everything they wanted. They played all day with all their new toys. What a fantastic day!!!