4th of July

We had another fun 4th of July with great friends! We're so grateful to build so many memories with this group. My friend Brittany hosted again and had the kids do wheelbarrow, relay, and three-legged races. The kids had a ball!

Father's Day

For Father's Day we tok a tour of the Texas Rangers ballpark. We've become big Rangers fan, so this was a real treat for the boys and I (for Dave it was practically just another day at the "office"). The boys loved walking in the players' footsteps.

December

Making gingerbread houses

Dave's dad made a gingerbread man that matches the Cowboy Santa yard display he made years ago

Charlie helping Aunt Nancy torch our traditional creme brulee on Christmas Eve

The one thing Charlie wanted SO badly for Christmas was gum

 The boys got a couple new games to play on Granny & Gray Gray's Wii, and as you can see, they are not exactly sedentary when they play. They usually break a sweat whenever they play video games.

November

My parents came to visit in November, and we spent Thanksgiving at my sister's in Kansas City, yet these three pictures are all I have to show for the month. Not only am I not blogging as often, but I'm not even taking pictures very often!

The boys and I went to the Curious George exhibit at the Fort Worth Museum. Curious George is one of their favorite shows.  

The boys and I got to visit Dave in the TV truck at a Mavs game. His workload and travel schedule is in full swing right now.

The boys and I made this poster to remind us of all we have to be thankful for. It was so fun to see the things they came up with.  

Halloween

Our neighbors had a Halloween party the weekend before Halloween, and we had our friends over to our house for trick-or-treating on Halloween night.

Easter in Minnesota

The boys and I went to Minnesota in March to celebrate Easter and my grandma's 90th birthday. It was a great time being with family!

Grandma and her great-grandkids

Grandma and her granddaughters 

Christmas Day

The boys and I drove back to Texas with my parents and we arrived home on Christmas Eve. Just in time to have a leisurely Christmas morning at home.

New bikes!

Lego assembly

It was pretty cold that day, so the boys tried their new bikes out in the garage.

We went over to Dave's parents' house for dinner.

Playing in the snow on our White Christmas

December

Making gingerbread houses

Making cooking 

Checking out the presents

The boys and I went home to Iowa the week before Christmas. We enjoyed some wonderful family time and a pretty good blizzard. The boys loved playing in the snow, and my mom surprised us all with a wonderful sleigh ride in perfect winter conditions. It was the type of thing they write Christmas songs about.

Celebrating Grandpa's retirement