Friday, February 27, 2009

Our 2nd Christmas with Grandpa and Grandma!














My mom and dad came down the day after Christmas so they could watch the kids open their presents. It was so fun. They had a hard trip down because of the weather so we opened presents the next morning. They brought so much stuff. The kids were so excited with everything. Thank you everyone for all the nice things you sent down!

Monday, February 23, 2009

I had curlers like these when I was a kid. I saw them at Target and had to get them for my little girl. This is the night before Grandpa and Grandma were coming for our second Christmas. It was like Christmas Eve all over again.

The kids fell asleep in our bed where you will usually find them each night. If you look really close you can see that Lauren drew cat wiskers on her face with a permanent marker. She did the same to Reagan and it took a few days to wear off. It was so cute!


Our Family on Christmas Night!

Troy's sister Tammy and her daughter Olivia came to visit that night in their PJ's.








Christmas Morning!
Lauren got the Li'l PetShop Monopoly. She loves to play Monopoly.

When Reagan opened his moon sand Lauren thought he had got one of her presents by accident becuase she has been asking for moon sand too. What she didn't know was that Santa brought her some too. She was so happy when she opened hers too.


Reagan had a piece of paper stuck to his bum. It was too cute to pass up takinga picture.




We had a really nice Christmas Day. We stayed home this year and so the kids could go at their own pace. They slept in until after 9:00 a.m. and then started opening presents. Afterwards we spent the day putting things together and just playing with the kids and their new toys. My favorite thing to play with them was Moon Sand. That stuff is fun. It makes a nice big mess but it is pretty easy to clean up and the kids just love it so much. Later in the day we had a nice yummy dinner staring a Honey Baked Ham. Yummy... Troy's company gave us a gift certificate from there and it was so good.

Sunday, February 22, 2009

Chad invited the kids over to decorate sugar cookies for Christmas. They weren't just any sugar cookies, they were 3 -D sugar cookies. We had so much fun.
We had a good laugh over how this cookies was decorated. My sweet innocent daughter decorated it all by herself.










Reagan fell asleep praying. So cute.

For the last 5 years Uncle Chad hasn't put up his Christmas tree becuase he goes home for Christmas. But this year was different. Grandma and Grandpa decided to come down the day after Christmas and Chad thought he should have his tree up to get in the spirit. So he invited Lauren and Reagan to come and help him decorate his golf tree. They had some much fun. I couldn't be there because I had to work! But Troy and Chad helped them and had a fun night.




Instead of going to the mall this year we went and saw Santa at Lauren's school. They had a party and Santa came to see the kids. They had fun and told him all about their lists.



December 2008
Our picture we had taken for our Christmas cards that I never got sent!

Bear even got in the Christmas spirit.

Reagan got a new car seat


So I took a picture of Lauren too.


Lauren got the weather bag at school and it had this weather wizard costume in it.





Misc. Pictures from November

The kids love to pretend they are puppies.


Thanksgiving Weekend Troy hung out lights.
While Troy was hanging lights the kids explored outside.


Lauren made this guitar for her homework. She loves to make up songs and play us music.



Our puppy came home on November 21st, 2008.
We are excited to finally have him home. The kids are so excited. They just love hime a lot.

The kids were trying to sleep on the floor in their sleeping bags but Bear would not leave them alone. He kept trying to climb all over them. I thought this picture was so sweet.


Reagan got this little toy from his foster mom in Guatemala and he wanted to share it with Bear I thought that was so sweet of him. And Bear loves it because it sqeaks when he chews on it.


As you can see he is pretty comfortable around this place.



Who gave our puppy STEROIDS?????




He is still at Vickie's in the foster home. He gets to come home around Thanksgiving!
November 2008


RAT OR GECKO FOR DINNER ANYONE?








YUMMY.....
HALLOWEEN 2008
Lauren was Sleeping Beauty


Reagan was a tiger

Too much Pepsi!

Too much candy!!!!

Lauren and Shae at school party


I just love the tail on Reagan's costume