Justin Turns 30!

A night out to celebrate Justin (Bryan's younger brother) turning 30! Fun times!


Jennifer and Justin



Me and Bryan. I should have stopped drinking at this point. But no, I had to keep going!



The Brothers-Justin, Stephen and Bryan



Leisel two-fisting it! Just kidding! She was drinking wine but then switched to beer.



The SIL's! I think we all felt the drinks the next morning! :) Had fun though! Look forward to doing it again soon!

Glue, Playdough and Friends!

Gracie and one of her best buds, Ella, spent some time together while the big sisters were at an Advent Workshop at church. They did a craft, played with playdough (homemade, I might add, by Kristin!) and had a snack.


Glue sticks are so much fun!



Look at the concentration!







Sweet Friends!



Playing playdough

Look at how talented my almost-4 year old is! I mean that penguin is awesome work! Just kidding. I did that. Not as awesome for a 32 year old! :)

Mommy with her sweet little Gracie!

Chocolate+Marshmallows=Happiness

How Sweet it Is . . .

Oh What Fun it Is!

Decorating the Christmas tree . . .


Let me show you how Gracie. And remember, don't put more than one ornament on a branch!



This one is a pro at decorating the tree! She'll even ask, "Front, back or side, Mom?"

And this is how Bryan feels about the whole thing! HA! HA!

The Mighty Longhorns

The UT game was on Thanksgiving this year. Bryan stayed home with us and we had a few friends come over to watch it with us.


My little Longhorn fan!



Haylee and Anna came in periodically to cheer for the longhorns.



Gracie with her sweet friend Ella.



Love this picture! And she did this on her own! So very proud!



Bryan with his 2 favorite girls in the world!

Uncle D

Uncle Donny came in town for Thanksgiving and the UT game. We love to spend time with Uncle D!

Here are the crazies at Babe's. If you haven't been there. Go. It's a yummy place with home cookin'. They recently opened one in Frisco. The original one is in Sanger. Worth the trip out!



Right by our table there was this cute little tree, so I couldn't resist! Almost Christmas card worthy!

Ready for Winter

Although I thought we were ready for winter, I'm not so sure today! It's SO cold out today and the wind is awful! I think I like the upper 60's, lower 70's better!

Here are our sweet girls in their cozy winter pj's.



And here they are sending out kisses! Happy winter!

RUN!

Haylee's school recently had a boosterthon fundraiser. Haylee had to call family and friends and ask for a pledge per lap. Haylee raised close to $700 for her school! Amazing! And because of the success from the fundraiser, there will be no more this year. So, everybody can rest easy. No more phone calls from Haylee wanting money for her school. Thank you to everyone that pledged! We appreciate it!


Haylee with her teacher



Haylee walked, ran, skipped, galloped and more during the boosterthon. She did 34 laps.



All done!

On My Honor

A Girl Scout Ceremony. Haylee receiving some badges.

Couldn't wait to check them out!

Ready for the Girl Scout promise

Haylee, Anna and Sophie. Haylee looks cold. Someone should have put long pants on her!

Precious!

Sisters are forever friends . . .

Halloween, posted in December!

Various Halloween pics . . . in do particular order!

The girls cleaning out their pumpkins to carve.



A Halloween parade at a nearby nursing home



Kristin and I in our 'Got Milk?' get-up for Halloween pokeno. No laughing allowed!



A silly Halloween pic with friends



And now for a serious one

Halloween night

Filling bellies with yummy pizza before heading out to trick-or-treat!

Finished product.

Scooping out the guts. Gracie didn't like this part as much as Haylee!

Haylee really enjoyed it!

Out in the neighborhood. Love this look Gracie is giving Kristin--That's my spot, Ms. Kristin!!

Nice one, Bryan!

The little ones, Gracie and Ella, getting candy.

The fam. Somehow I got talked into painting my face! The things you do for your kids!

Laurie, Kristin and I