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.

Rough and tumble boys

Watch out world, I'm playing catch up on the blog!

Having two boys means that bumps and bruises are not uncommon around here, but at the end of last year we were officially initiated in the broken bone and stitches clubs. Within just a few weeks of each other, Nate fell and broke his collarbone, and Charlie fell and hit his head on the coffee table. Ouch! Both have fully recovered, however it was pretty traumatic at the time. Nate was in significant pain for the first 24 hours, but after that we we constantly find him with his sling up past his elbow. Charlie was so brave at the ER, but was pretty concerned that he had lost a chunk of his head because the gash was so big. He thought a chunk of his brain was gone. :( Both have healed up well. Charlie still has a pretty good scar on his forehead, but the doctor did a great job stitching him up, so it doesn't look too bad.

not a fan of his new accessory

in the ER right after the doctor finished stitching him up (yep, that's blood on his shirt)

all smiles after getting the stitches out 5 days later

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.

Fall Ball

This summer and fall solidified the Keeney's as a baseball family. The boys loved watching the Rangers all summer long, and this fall they both played in our town's little league. Nate played for the A's and had Dave as one of his assistant coaches. Unfortunately, he broke his collarbone midseason, so he wasn't able to play in the last four games. Charlie played his third season with the Rangers, and it was so fun to see how much those boys are progressing. We're grateful for such a great team to be a part of.

After the season ended, Charlie's team had a parents vs. kids game. Parents had to use their son's glove, had to swing the bat with only one had and could only fast-walk to the bases. The kids won 9-5, and Charlie caught one of my pop flies to get me out. I was too proud of him to be disappointed. :)

October Fun

Watch out world! I'm getting caught up on the blog! :)


Annual visit to the pumpkin patch:

You can see the exact same picture of Nate from last year HERE.

Exploring a new (to us) park that used to be a farm and has a "certified Monarch butterfly migration way station":

Hurley Girlies Weekend

In September I was able to head up to Minnesota for a weekend with all my aunts and cousins on my mom's side. We're usually together for holidays, weddings or some other celebration, but this was a nice weekend to just relax and spend time together. That weekend the next town over was having a "Defeat of Jesse James Festival." Apparently it was the last bank that the Jesse James gang attempted to rob, and the townspeople ran them off before they got any money. They had a reenactment, art festival, and lots of fun shopping. It was a fun addition to our weekend.

Nate and his toys

When I was going through my pictures from the last couple months, I found a lot of photos of Nate with toys. I guess he was proud of his creations and wanted me to document them. :)

I'm pretty sure Nate took this picture. Wesley obviously isn't a toy, but he is definitely one of Nate's FAVORITE things.