More Happenings Before 2010

Tonight, this morning... I'm not sure what to call it...

I wanted to post a picture of our "UN" traditional Christmas Dinner! After our "UN" traditional Thanksgiving Dinner (steaks) we decided to keep with the "UN" tradition. For Christmas we had Baby Back Ribs... and they were tasty and so so easy.

When the kids woke up on Christmas morning, I put 3 racks of ribs into the crock-pot... poured on some BBQ sauce and by the time the PARTY was winding down... the ribs were ready to eat! (This is DEFINITELY the WAY TO GO!)

Each of the boys received a NERF Raiders-CS35 gun. This gun holds 35 bullets (in a round) and they shoot quite well. What I didn't realize when I purchased them, that they each came with an additional 100 bullets! That's 400+ bullets flying through our home! Fun, Fun, Fun! You can only imagine... a few years back we bought each of the boys a set of marbles. (Each container had 200 marbles... WHAT WERE WE THINKING!) We just haven't learned... but you know, it sure has been fun!



Here's a few additional photos from Christmas 2009:

Happenings the Month of December

Benjamin celebrated his 12th birthday this month. I can't believe little 'ole Ben is 12. He requested an Angel Food Cake with chocolate syrup. He continues to be a great example in our family - patient, kind, always looking for a way to solve a problem INSTEAD of arguing... he's the BEST!

He received this crazy book from his grandparents... I'm afraid to leave him alone at home (i.e. babysitting)!

Totally Irresponsible Science Experiments

Nicholas had a Christmas Banquet with the Eagle Gymnastics Team. During this yearly banquet they hand out awards. Last year Nick received the Soldier Award... and was also nominated for the Beast Award. The Soldier Award is given to the gymnast who obeys nearly everything the coaches say; the Beast Award is given to the gymnast who improves their strength through the year.


This year he was nominated for the Beast Award and the Rock Award. The Rock Award is given to the gymnast who is fearless. He did not receive either of the awards this year. But, he did receive the Golden Eagle Leadership Award. This award is given to the gymnast who is setting a good example and to whom the boys look to as a leader.

Zach has been playing basketball the past few weeks. He is on the Outlaws team. Last game, he scored the last point of the game! Though the team lost, they seem to be improving each game.

Christmas 2009

Yesterday, the 23rd of December, it was a blazing 75 degrees in Dallas Texas! Today, the 24th of December, it's 28 degrees (with a windchill of about 20 degrees)! The snow is falling and the kids are happy! Glenn and Cindy are digging for snow pants, boots and gloves! Merry Christmas!

We went to bed last night with visions of a SNOWSTORM... when we awoke the snow was JUST starting to come down (around 6:45am)... it did not start EARLY enough... DARN!

But, after we got the boys off to school, Emma and I made a little friend. After a few rides around the yard on the surfboard, we came in for some chocolate, nice and HOT!