Chris and Kate went to a Father-Daughter dance and had a blast!!!

Daddy has retained some kind of "hero status" from this date .

watching yet another basketball game (insert football, baseball, etc.)

Ice Skating at Winterfest at preschool

Tacky Day at school

my friend (who is a Texas fan) thought of Kate wearing this ... her teacher who is a huge Aggie fan like us laughed and loved it!!

Fun at Home

Smores, fire pit, silly faces

I love my family!!

my main squeeze

the cutest fifth graders I know

my munchkins

We were blessed to have several days of snow this year ... snowmen, snow ice cream, hot chocolate, good use of our ski wear, sledding on trash can lids, snow wars with neighbors,

snow much fun!!

Christmas and New Years

fun times

Josh with cousin Luke ... I think they look alike

our fancy New Year's Eve crowns

a perfect to match to our pajamas

the girls in Aggieland

the guys in Aggieland

December

Kate got "Ruthie" from Santa ... love at first hug!!

Josh got a Texas A&M helmet, pads, etc. He wears it like real clothing for hours! We force him to change before leaving the house!!!

Caleb got an iPod touch ... his first real I'm-a-pre-teen gift!!

Josh was one of the Three Kings in the Christmas play.

They stole the show!!

my Aggies!

and in comes October

Kate and the Rose Queen at her first Queen's Tea ... she was thrilled beyond belief!!

Kate with one of the duchesses ... our Grace football buddy was caught looking down in the back.
a wonderful family weekend at Great Wolf Lodge ... Kate loved the story time and the water park and the boys loved the MagiQuest game throughout the hotel
first football game of the season
Kate is loving dance again this year. She smiles for the entire hour!!
Time has flown by the last few months ... to fun and family and laughter!

September Aggie games

We got to go to the first couple of Aggie games at home ... our family has so much fun on campus, at the game, on the field after the game pretending to make touchdowns ... it is truly our "happy place" on earth!!

on the field after a big win
the J-Train was at the game - Josh's football hero!! Josh had him sign his 12th Man towel, his hat, his ticket ... it was a little embarrassing!!
Pre-game fun on the third deck in the Zone
fun with all of our cousins before the game

the end of August

Caleb turned 11!! Crazy ... eleven years old ... so stinkin' proud of him! He hasn't hit the pre-adolescent-talking-back-phase yet and we are enjoying him so much. He is funny, smart and most of all strong enough to stand by his convictions. Caleb was faithful, loyal and not scared to stand up for God in the Bible ... we continue to see these very traits in our own Caleb.

The kids (and adults) had so much fun this summer with the Bryans family home. The boys are sporting their new Ecuador World Cup soccer shirts.
Kate's first day of Pre-K ... she is upstairs with all of the big kids. Every week she goes on and on about school ... the letters, the songs, learning to write, her beloved teacher who is an Aggie ... she absolutely loves school!!
The boys had their first day of school. Josh is a third grader and Caleb is in the fifth grade. We love their teachers and their school so so much!!
A little dancing because sometimes you just need to find an 80s song on your iPod and dance. Notice the flower over my ear from Kate!!