Completed Projects

Drew finished his Lego project....the Winter Wonderland! It is so pretty, so we decided to hot glue it in this display box and then we can bring it out every year. He has moved on to the next project...the Village Bakery. He wants to have it done before Christmas so we can display that one as well :)

This is Jackson's model of Taipei 101. He has been studying skyscrapers of the world in his Leap class and he chose this one. After they researched it, they made a model of it and then presented it to the class. I had never heard of this building before, but he can tell you all sorts of facts about it. Pretty cool!

Highlight of the Year!

The World Series....Texas Rangers vs. San Francisco Giants. My dad, Jason, and the boys were at the first home game of the World Series at Texas Stadium.






The giant Clydesdales horses before the game...

You can see the view from their seats....their backs were against the fence!

Leaving the game....they won! You can see the excitement on their faces!

Drew decked out in his "Claw and Antlers" shirt!

Jackson cheering for the Rangers :)

OK, so here's the story.....My dad, Jason and the boys went out to TX Stadium the night of the game to see if they could buy some tickets from someone out there selling them. There were no scalpers to be found. They walked around the stadium and the game started. A car pulled up and was selling tickets. They wanted $500 for 2 tickets. No way......they had decided to just drive home and watch the game on tv, but then a bus pulled up. A man wearing a MLB jacket got off the bus and asked Jason is he was looking for tickets and if these little boys were with him. Jason said "yes" to both questions and the man said, "Here are 4 free tickets. Save your money and spend it on those little boys somewhere else. Enjoy the game." I just get chills whenever I think about that! So cool and made such a great memory that will last forever. ...even though the Rangers lost :(

Just don't wanna forget...

Drew: Mom, who wrote the bible?
Me: God did.
Drew: Wow-he has pretty good handwriting.

Happy 2nd Birthday!

What a funny, funny, girl! In her first 2 years, she has managed to bring the color pink into our household, introduce her brothers to tu-tus, add a high pitched squeal to the household noises, and make her way into all of our hearts! I cannot imagine life without her and she truly completes our family. I know that having her here will influence her brothers and how they view girls and the type of men they will become. Because she has 2 older brothers, she knows how to hold a gun (a toy gun) and make shooting noises, she knows how to jump on top of a dogpile, and she desperately tries to dribble a full sized basketball.
Wow, how time has flown and what fun it has been! We thank God for her everyday....what a blessing she is to our family. We love you Brookie!

Video Games and Vomit......

Video Games and Vomit. That's what our weekend consisted of. It was Drew and Brooke's birthdays, so we had big celebrations planned. We pulled off one and not the other....





Drew's party was awesome. This is the inside of a trailer that is loaded with 4 flat screens and any video game you could want (within reason:) )





The boys went in this truck and were in video game heaven! Now, Jason and I don't love our kids playing video games and we have rules for when they play during the week/weekend, but it was Drew's birthday, so we indulged him!





Our big 7 year old. Drew has the sweetest heart and a loving, outgoing, personality. He loves life. You can just watch him and see how much joy he finds in the small things. He will talk your ear off and has all sorts of ideas that just blow your mind. We love him so much!

Blowing out his candles.......he just wanted a cookie cake this year. Easy to please :)

So, we pulled the boys away and had them in the garage to eat cake and ice cream. I figured they were boys, so they could eat on the floor....I know girls would never go for that. It was a beautiful day too.

After cake, we had a silly string war.....16 boys going full force.

Drew tangled up in the silly string. I was so thankful my parents and mother in law swept up the driveway with all that string on it.

Now....presents!!! Drew still LOVES legos! That's all he asked for. He got 2 big Christmas sets that he is working on intesnsely because I mentioned that we could use them as a Christmas decoration....he's determined to display them.

Now.....poor Brooke....we had to cancel her party. She was so sick. This is where the vomit comes in. Her cake was made, the table was decorated, party favors were ready, but she was not. So sad......although she doesn't know what she missed! Her Grandma, Nana, and Papa were here, so she was as happy as she could be.

In her pj's, she's the only guest at her party :( She couldn't even eat any of her cake that Nana made.

All in all, the weekend was good. Drew had a blast and this is where you can find him for the next month. He sets up shop on the dining room table and gets every plastic bowl out and goes from there. He's making progress and I will post his masterpiece sooner than later I hope!

NIGHT SHIFT

So.......I have been laying the boys clothes out on the floor of their room each night. Before they come down in the morning, they are supposed to get dressed.
Well, tonight, we thought the boys were in bed, but Jackson came downstairs to tell us he couldn't sleep. You can imagine my surprise when I saw him in his clothes for the next day!! It was obvious that he had forgotten that he had them on and when I asked him about it, he said he does it every night!
I couldn't really argue too much because I had never noticed that they were extra wrinkled or smelly, so Jason and I had a good laugh with him and sent him to bed.
I chose not to fight this battle tonight.......I'm too tired and he was cute :)

Halloween Team

Just so you know....the boys chose to be the Cowboys a long time ago, before they really screwed up their season. Last night, they represented the greats from the past...Troy Aikman and Roger Staubach, and of course, their favorite Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader :)


Our "team" pose









My cousin Chris and his family came over because guess who their son was.....Tony Romo! We were slowly getting more and more Cowboys....






Here are Chris and Jenifer with Kyle









Nana and Papa here for the fun!










Finally.....here's the whole team!! The Pottorff family came over as well and you guessed it, they were Cowboys too! They were anxious to get started and as we took this picture, the doorbell started ringing with our first trick or treater, so this was the best we could get.

Brooke really got into Trick or treating. The big boys took off and left her and Kyle on their own which was perfect. After the first 2 houses, they totally got it and after every house, they would look into their bags and just be in amazement over their candy! After every house, Kyle would say to Brooke "Do you want to get some more candy?" And she would say "Yes" and they were off......they were the little trick or treaters we saw last night. It was a fun night for all!

Sock Hop!

Last week, the boys school had their annual Sock Hop, so the boys got out their 50's attire, I slicked back their hair, and we were ready to party!











Brooke loves being included in the fun and craziness around here.









Getting ready to head out....













Drew loves to enter ALL contests of ANY kind, so when he heard they were having a cake decorating contest, he was in. All I did was bake the cake and supply the accesories and he put this face together. I was impressed!

It ends up that the judges were impressed as well because he won the contest for the 1st grade!!! Wow---so cool! Here he is showing off his name :)

Luck was on his side that night because he also won a cake on his first try on the cakewalk. He picked out a giant eyeball and it was delicious!

This year, Jackson kind of took off on his own. We would see him here and there and he and his friends went around and played the games together.

Our friend Katie, who is one of Brooke's best friends, introduced her to cotton candy. I think she likes it!

And...Brooke eating again...Every picture I have of her that night, she's eating!!

What a fun night for our family!

Catching Up....

Last week, the boys ran their annual fun run to raise money for their school. They look forward to this every year. They can get pledges and run as many as 35 laps. Drew ended up running 45 and Jackson ran 55. They were both sweating and smiling!

Brooke and I are their biggest fans. Here Brooke is handing out "high 5's" to anyone who runs by.

Jackson in the zone......

He stopped to take a picture with one of his fans.....

Here he is with his best friend, Will. They kept pace with each other almost the whole time.

On Columbus Day, the kids and I went to one of our favorite places, the Grapevine Arboreteum.

Brooke trying to get in the action with the frisbee...

Jackson is retrieving the frisbee from the bushes. Brooke was dancing on the stage that they have there.

Peek-A-Boo!! (like 20 times before I couldn't take it anymore)

Moving on.....our trip to the grocery store. I just had to get a picture of Brooke and her new loves. She must carry these 3 dogs with her.....to bed, in the car, in the store, to the park, to the baseball games.....oh my gosh, it is getting exhausting to keep track of those 3 dogs, but it is so cute, I'll put up with :)

What Brooke does at baseball games......

Find a seat with the other little sisters and see what everyone brought to play with....

Check out the latest issue of Tiger Beat...

Most of all....cheer on my brothers and look cute!