Vacation

Steve has spent and will continue to spend weeks out of town for work. This has made his time home precious. His last visit home we decided to take some time to do family stuff on Port Aransas . Our family loves the beach and it was so nice to be together.

18

Stephy turned 18 today. I may be prejudiced but my she is confident, beautiful and smart. She is also a little bit ditzy but that what makes her funny. I can't believe 18 years have passed since I first held that quiet child taking it all in, of course she hasn't been quite since.

Merry Christmas

Gingerbread House

I bought this kit to make a gingerbread house because it looked fun and fairly simple. I opened the box and thought why are the directions a booklet? After we finally figured out the basics we started to mix the concrete, oh I mean icing. Putting it in the bag to spread was not easy but it was still easier than trying to spread it from the bag. Assembling the house while using the icing as glue sounded so much easier than it was, I finally left the room for my sanity. The children eventually got a tub of frosting from the cupboard to use instead of the concrete. The final product turned out well but it was quite the path to get there.

Snow

Today was a very nice 70 degree day but it has been cold here for about 10 days. At the start of this cold snap we had some surprise snow. The weather man said that we would not get any rain or snow but we woke up to big fluffy flakes. Since this is about a once a year happening the kids went outside to check it out before school. I was nervous about Stephany driving but it didn't stick to the roads so we were okay. It was all gone by the afternoon but it was pretty to see for a little bit. My favorite kind of snow it leaves quickly.

Homecoming

This was homecoming week for Saginaw Highschool and it has kept us busy. This was Stephany's last homecoming so she participated in all the festivities. Monday was the parade and she carried a banner with the Posse. Friday she wore her mum, which if you are not from Texas it is a huge flower and ribbon creation that is personalized to them. She was part of the pep rally that day. The big game was that night and Steph was cheering on the sidelines. I worked the stands doing the 50/50 raffle as a fundraiser for class of 2010. We won the game by a good margin. Saturday night was the homecoming dance and she looked beautiful all dressed up. My baby is a Senior so I want to enjoy every minute of this year.

Twelve

I can't believe it my babies are 12 years old. It seems like just last week that they we were wondering when they were going to walk. Now Ally is an independent, beautiful and tenacious young lady. Matthew is a sweet, mature boy who is slightly addicted to video games. Now that they are in middle school all I think is they are growing too fast and will soon be like Stephy looking at colleges. I am so not ready for that but I also have no desire to start over again. :)