Ballet

KG started dance this past week. She is taking ballet and tap. She wasn't quite sure about tap until she was fitted for the shoes, and the sound they made were magical to her. ha!! She has been so funny. She counted down the days until dance started, and is counting down again until she gets to go back. She LOVED it!! She told me, "Mom, that was AWESOME!!".
Reading a ballet book before getting started.
Liv and KG warming up.
Making faces in the mirror.
Following directions while doing the train.
Freestyle dance with scarves.
Waiting their turn to do just what their teacher tells them.
KG finishing off with a cartwheel.
Pretty toes!! Plus a tootsie roll. :)

This is a quick video of the freestyle dance. She was loving it!

Deacon's 1st Day of Wee School!!

Tuesday was Deacon's first day of Wee School. He did great!! Went right in and took over the place. :) He even took a nap. Mommy got some much needed time to herself. :) Yeah for Wee School!
I'm ready Mommy.
Alright, let's go!

Since everyone was in school, Mommy redeemed herself from CT's birthday snack disaster. We were supposed to take cupcakes on his birthday, but KG brought home a lovely stomach bug the night before, and Mommy and Daddy both got it on CT's birthday. Daddy drug himself out of bed long enough to take in a cookie cake. CT was thrilled, so it wasn't a complete bummer. It was his turn to do snacks again, and we did snowman cupcakes. Yes there is one missing.....I had to make sure they tasted ok. Don't judge me. :)

Christmas- Part 2

For our second Christmas celebration we headed over to Mimi and Poppi's! We celebrated Christmas there during New Years Eve. I didn't know how I would like it, but I LOVED it!! It made Christmas last so much longer. Plus there were some really good sales the week after Christmas. :)

One night we headed out to a new pizza place in town. They had a buffet and then a game room. They were VERY proud of their pizza, but the kids had a great time in the game room.
Here's Deacon riding on someone else's dime. :) He actually rode this several times.
Deacon and KG on the firetruck.
CT riding the wave runner.
Uncle Chris and Uncle Chad hunting the easy way. ha!
Christmas stockings hung by the chimney with care. Stockings have always been a BIG deal in my family. This is one of my favorite parts. The kids got more excited about their little stocking stuffers than they did their big gifts.
Before the chaos began.
Uncle Chris kind of liked little Deacon. :)
CT excited about his new nerf gun. We shall see how smart a purchase this was. ha! Him being the first child and a rule follower he will probably wear the safety goggles, and play it correctly. It's the other two I'm worried about.
Mom, you've got these bows on a little too tight!
Uncle Chris trying to figure out CT's Bumblebee Transformer.
KG playing with her new make up kit.
Aunt Mandy helping out Deacon with his hammer and bench.
The boys having a sword fight.
Aunt Mandy and Sweet KG hanging out at Marketplace.
Working on our gingerbread house.
I wanna help. Actually, I just want the candy. :)

Mom surprised us with new Coach purses!! So fun!
Merry Christmas Y'all!!

Between Celebrations

Between our Christmas Celebrations we had a few days at home. So on Monday KG and CT both had a friend over, which helps tremendously!! They play with each other and there is little fighting. We had a great day!

KG and her good friend Liv "helping" to make snow ice cream. YUM!!
The finished product. It was pretty good! Just snow, milk, sugar, and vanilla. :)
KG and Liv rockin' it out!
CT and his best buddy Stephen. These two crack me up. Stephen taught CT how to do the man hug when they see each other. I'll have to get it on film.
Who can go wrong with some cheerleaders, super heros, and a mean game of Disney bingo. :) Deacon was in on most of the fun, but was taking a nap during the ice cream and board games.

Born in a Barn

Daddy, CT, and KG got to do the special song at church last night. KG was NOT going to sing until Daddy went to get the microphones out. Then she was in. :) She thought it would be way cool to have her own microphone. They did a great job!! Mommy was very proud of them. Enjoy!

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Deacon's Day!!

Deacon celebrated his 2nd birthday at Nana and Papa's with an Elmo cake and family! Since we already had his party, we just did cake. We also cooked out hamburgers since it was so warm. :) ha ha!! Papa was kind enough to bundle up and grill them for us.

KG and Deacon taking care of the beaters.
Deacon's Elmo Cake.
Happy Birthday Boy!
Yeah I'm 2!!

Deacon we are so blessed to have you as apart of our family. You have already brought us so much joy, and we look forward to celebrating many more birthdays with you! As your birthday rolled around I couldn't help but think about your birth mother and father. What they must be thinking? Wondering if you are ok? Remembering the day you were born, and the days that followed. Having to make such a hard decision to give you up. I can't help but think that they miss you terribly, and think of you often. We are so thankful for them, and that they chose what they thought was best for you. We have a great love for them. My prayer for them is that they somehow know you are safe and VERY loved! I pray that they would hear of the one true God who loves them, and wants to have a relationship with them. The chances of us finding them in the future are slim to none, but the God we serve knows every detail about them. We will be praying for them as the years pass, for their salvation, and for them to know you are one special boy!! We love you son, and are so proud of you! Happy Birthday!

Merry Christmas!! Round 1

This year we have been in OKC for the record breaking blizzard. There were 14 inches of snow that fell while we were here. We have had a great time cooking, eating, and just enjoying family and the snow. It was blowing so hard on Christmas Eve that you couldn't even go outside. The kids were dying to get out there, but had to wait until today.

First stop in OKC was a visit to see Santa. CT wanted some DS games, KG wanted a princess blanket and a surprise, and Deacon was just trying to figure out who this guy was. :) He did good sitting on his lap.
Nana had a fix your own trail mix buffet. Deacon was the first to get in on the action. :) This is 6 of the 9 grandkids.
Deacon entertaining Aunt Judi and Aunt Melanie.
Austin loved his new cousin Deacon. There were several wrestling matches that took place.
KG hanging out with Uncle Greg.
Cousin Riggs borrowing CT's DS.
CT excited to see Grandma made it in.
The calm before the madness!
Three Wise Guys!! :)
We read the Christmas Story while the kids reenacted. Deacon was not quite sure he wanted to be a shepherd.
Here he is sure that he didn't want to. We don't know why he started crying.
Mary, Joseph, Baby Jesus, The Angel, and Shepherds. KG was missing. She fell asleep and did not wake up in a very good mood.
Daddy led us in some Christmas Carols.
All 9 grandkids.
Daddy with his siblings and spouses. Me, T, Melanie, Don, Stephanie, and Greg.
Deacon got to open presents first because he is the youngest. He was super excited with each one. :)
Next was KG's turn. She got a lot of Hannah Montana stuff. :)
CT got to go next. He was ready to tear into those gifts!
Papa was handing out $1 bills for how old you are. Deacon was not going to get left out of this. He weaseled his way up to the front. :) KG came down figuring out what was going on, and asked where the line started. ha!
Here is part of the the Blizzard of 09. Very thankful not to be out in it.
CT's Letter to Santa. "Dear Santa, I know you are always busy and I want a DS Game for Christmas. Dear Colter"
The loot from Santa. We open gifts from family on Christmas Eve, and then Santa comes that night to leave his gifts.
Coming down to see what Santa left.
Whoo Hoo DS games and a game chair. How did Santa know?
KG with her cupcake maker.

Deacon not quite sure what all this early morning fuss is about.
Oh a NEW toy!! I love it!! He has played with it all afternoon.
Deacon digging into his stocking.
Papa was excited about the monkey bread for breakfast. He didn't even have time to find a glass. :)
Finally it was time to get to go out and play in the snow!!
This one stayed in and got into everybody's stuff. He did get to go out for a little bit later.
KG throwing a snowball.
Landry and KG making snow angles.