Happy Birthday Daddy!

I love that Jansen is getting older and understands more about Birthdays and Christmas and is at the perfect age to get the 'magic' of it all! I also love that she's old enough to make us some personal creations, like Birthday Cards! Here is one she make for Mike on his birthday...it almost brought me to tears! She's such a sweet girl!

First Sleepover!

Jansen hosted her first Sleepover on October 9th. She had her friend Hannah spend the night and they had such a good time. They played dolls, dress up, ate lots of candy, watched a movie and fell asleep in the same bed ~ they were too cute!

Viva Las Vegas!!!!

Shannon turned the big 4-0 on September 8, so we all headed to Vegas! Our very best friends met us there and we had the best time! Shannon is looking FABULOUS for 40 and we can all only hope to rock 40 like she is!!!

Camping!

Jansen is always begging to go camping 'in a tent', so we decided to oblige her and we all packed up and headed out to the great outdoors! Anyone who knows me knows that I DO NOT camp, so this was a huge step for me (the things you do for your kids!) Everyone was a great sport and the whole family went - Mom and dad, shannon and bobby, Bresha and Landry, and Breann and Kennedy. We had a great time at the playground, on a nature hike, roasting marshmallows and just enjoying each other.

Then night came...and it got cold...and started raining - HARD. We all froze and got soaked overnight, but still everyone remained in good spirits. Despite the weather, we all had the best time and can't wait to do it again!

Halloween 2009

This year Jansen wanted to be a Cheerleader for Halloween and of course she needed someone to cheer for, so Hudson was her Football Player. They both represented our hometown team well - the Dallas Cowboys (watch out Romo!!!)

Kennedy was an adorable Poodle Skirt girl and Landry looked like the perfect 'T-Bird'!

Halloween - Flintstones Style!

The 'adults' of the fam decided to dress up as the Flintstones for Halloween and it was so much fun! Shannon and Bresha made all of our costumes and they were absolutely amazing! I couldn't believe how well they did! Michael and I were Betty and Barney Rubble and Breann so lovingly played the role of our son Bam Bam - Thanks breann! Shannon and Bobby were a perfect Fred and Wilma with Bresha filling the shoes of adorable Pebbles and the good sport Rachel was a great Dino! We went to 2 parties and were a hit with everyone!

Texas State Fair

We all headed to the annual Texas State Fair in early October and had a great time. Mom, Dad, Shan, Bob and our family stuffed ourselves with every fried item we could find, including Fried Butter - Yum!

The highlight of our visit was Jansen participating in the Pee Wee Rodeo. They have the kids dress up in chaps and cowboy hats and they even got their own rodeo number to wear on their backs. Each age group 'competes' in an event and Jansen did the "bareback riding" and took 1st place! She got a ribbon, trophy and was then named Rodeo Clown and got to dress up like a rodeo clown and put in a barrell for the "bull riders". It was the cutest thing I've ever seen!!!! And she was so proud of herself!

Puppy Love

We have two additional members of our family who we love to pieces. Though they are a bit mischevious at times, our lives wouldn't be complete without them! Cooper is our Basset Hound and Koby is our Collie/Retriever mix. They are great with the kids and the kids adore them back!

Cousins are fun!

Jansen and Hudson have been blessed with a wondefully large extended family and some really great cousins! Though some of them live far away, they are blessed to have Kennedy and Landry close, so they get to spend lots of time with them. Here are some pics from when Kennedy was over a few weeks ago....the girls LOVE playing dress up together!

Take me out to the ballgame!

A few weeks ago, Mike's parents were in town, and we were all able to head out to the local Minor League baseball game. Bresha and Shannon both work at the park, so we get treated like royalty when we go...free dinner and drinks, a suite to spread out in and lots of treats for the kids. Jansen and Landry even got to 'run the bases' after the game. It's always a great time!