The One that Didn't Get Away

Now the Dad really caught this but since Alyssa was brave enough to hold it - I had to show her pic with it.

Amanda's Big Catch

Amanda caught this cute little sunfish on a big hook with no bait - it was so tiny and cute!!

They did it again....

Those girls of ours went and had another birthday!! How is it possible that they are 8 years old?? It just cant be true.

Brandon Heath - 'Not So Free' Free Brown Bag Concert

We all like Brandon Heath but one of my boys 'really' likes him. Last night at Chick-fil-A in Conroe, there was a KSBJ Brown Bag Concert. These are great FREE concerts. How could we pass up such a great opportunity.

Concert started at 630pm - we arrived around 515. There were only 5 other people sitting in the audience at that time and Brandon Health was doing a sound check. We got about a 15min mini-concert as a bonus. There were lots of front row seats available - oh no - my crew wants to sit in the middle. Mom put her foot down and said 3rd row was as far back as she would go - ha ha. These ended up being perfect seats as the front row people ended up covered by screaming teenage girls.

Well before the concert started, it became obvious I hadn't taken my husbands advice of blankets very seriously and my kiddos had not taken my advice for clothes seriously either. Luckily Target was in the same parking lot - one large fuzzy blanket was a necessary expense for sure!! Then the boys 'had' to have food as they ate all the snacks I had brought within the first 15 minutes. Luckily that was with their own money!!

But regardless of buying a new blanket, it was a really great concert. I dont know how many people were there but there were easily over 1000 people there. Next time though, I will listen to my dh. : )

Santa

Another tradition we have is Santa pictures. For 14 years, we have gone to the Woodlands Mall and to our local fire station for Santa pics. I have warned them that this tradition will continue on for a very long time : )

These pics are from the fire station. The girls wanted to dress all 'festive' for Santa and the boys just wanted to get hot chocolate and cookies. A sweet friend gave the girls these cute, cute, cute skirts!! They look so grown up don't they? and well the boys look like they are ready to hit the snack table!!

Annual Gingerbread Houses

We spent yesterday working on our annual tradition of gingerbread houses with our friend Miss Pat. Each year the crew amazes us with their talent and imagination. This year was no different. As usual, it was a great day!!


This is the final result - WOW!


Alyssa made a church - it looks just like her style.

Amanda made a house that is for sale. (The sign is in front of the snowman)

Adam made a gun range with targets hanging off the candy canes. Targets were eaten by bedtime.

Andrew made an energy efficient house with solar panels.

Raymond made his as a log cabin. The blue icing to the side is a waterfall rolling down rocks. He is very detail oriented.

Girls Who LOVE Pink!

How is it that my girls LOVE pink so much? I never recall ever liking pink. So in keeping with their love of pink they begged for this pink Christmas tree. I agreed only since they paid for half of it. I wish the picture had came out a little better to show how truly pink this tree is. And just to make sure everyone knows that its a girl tree - the ornaments have Princess characters on them. Gotta love those girlie-girls!!