Christmas Program

Easton's school hosted their annual Christmas program over the weekend. You might remember last year he was front and center and so eager to sing even if he didn't actually know any of the lyrics. Well, this year was the opposite of that. He's done plenty of singing around the house the past few months so we knew good and well he knew the songs. But when game time rolled around he looked like a deer in headlights. He told me right before he didn't want to sing and he was right.

I took a short video but my video upload isn't cooperating- don't worry though, you aren't missing much.

In other news, Presley nailed her Santa picture.

And after witnessing that Easton wasn't about to have any part of it. Chris and I were too busy laughing to rescue her and I'll admit I feel a tiny bit guilty about that now.

She recovered just fine and I love this precious picture of her and her teacher. These two started at this school on the same day and have the sweetest bond.

Even when the night's a fail, it's still a win. :)

Thankful

We have SO MUCH to be THANKFUL for starting with these two hams. 

E had a Thanksgiving lunch at his school last week and we took a moment to take a selfie.

We also had tons of fun relaxing in the countryside over the holiday. I wasn't very good about taking pictures but I stole a few from Chris. As always, there was lots of four-wheeling, hunting and running around in nature.

I love this picture he took near the lake. For me, this little piece of Earth is the most peaceful place in the world.

Speaking of peace, Presley has been really in to pulling hair lately. I captured these pictures of her in the act. I put the camera down right before the screams began.

We're now moved in to the new house. That is, if having tons of unpacked boxes in your garage counts as "moved in".

Oh well, that's what weekends are for. Hope everyone has a great one!

Pumpkin Patch 2014

Last year, we were so eager for Fall that we hit up the pumpkin patch and local farm early in the season one of the first weekends they opened. That proved to be a big mistake. It turned out to be a 90 degree day and between a newborn, a toddler and a Midwest husband who's never acclimated to the Texas heat, we lasted about 30 minutes.

This year we decided to wait it out. We waited it out so long that when we finally went they were closed for the season. Lucky for us, the weather had turned out nice that day and they still had some pumpkins left so they decided that morning to open the gates. Thank goodness. That would have been an interesting hour in the car on the way home.

This farm typically attracts around 10,000 people each day during the peak season and on this day there were less than 10 so our failure to check the internet sort of worked out in our favor. 

Easton enjoyed having free rein of the bouncy mat....

And we had the undivided attention of all the goats...

Here's three years of this pumpkin face...

Until next year....

Presley's First Year Part 2

We put Aunt Janae's photography skills to work to mark Presley's first year. I recently got my hands on the photos and am so pleased with how many capture her personality. She's such a sweet, fun, loving girl and though she was so tired the morning of this shoot she still managed to give us plenty of smiles. Mimi's pretend sneezes were especially hilarious.

And here is cuteness for every month of year ONE. Oh how fast it went!