Leading Up to Christmas...

We have been trying to do some fun family activities leading up to Christmas.

We made our Gingerbread house.

We played in the "fake" snow and they loved it!

We also went to the Christmas parade. The kids had sooo much candy they decided that this was better than Halloween. It was a slight overload, and we even made them leave early. We now know where to sit to get the goods!

Choir Concert

McKinna had a Christmas choir concert with the Middle and High school. The auditorium was packed and I should have known better than to take McKade and Journey. McKade was actually very well behaved and loved it, so I guess I should say I should not have taken Bodin and Journey. Journey was horrific, and so was Bodin. The concert was very well done and McKinna looked beautiful. Towards the end of it, I ran my fingers through my hair and they got STUCK! LOVELY, my sweet innocent daughter decided to spit her gum out IN MY HAIR! I ducked out of the concert as inconspicuously as possible. HUMILIATING!

WTH

I guess this is what happens when your sister and her friends dress you up. Poor Guy!

14 years...Wow

Baseball

Another season of baseball has come and gone. Bodin did great as usual.

They rotate positions, but I must say he did an awesome job as catcher and he looked mighty cute while doing it.

Moody Gardens...The Rainforest

We went down to Moody Gardens, Rainforest Exhibit. It has recently been re-opened after being flooded during Hurricane Ike. We loved this place!

Oh how this reminds me of my favorite place on Earth...HAWAII!

We could not believe the monkey sitting right there.

There were tons of beautiful birds of all different colors.

That night they were opening the Festival of Lights for Christmas. We watched Santa and his elves parachute in. Very Cool! We then went home because I think everyone in Houston came out for the Festival of Lights. Way too many people when I have 4 kids to keep track of. We will have to come back some other time.

Spending some time with Grandma and Grandpa Cobb

Jim and Danielle took the kids to stay at their hotel while they were here. The kids loved it!

The Childrens Museum of Houston

We took a trip to the Childrens Museum in Houston while Jim and Danielle were here. There was a ton for the kids to do.

Journey loved this big red chair.

The optical illusions. I walk right on passed these. My brain does not work this way so why frustrate myself.

The boys were trying to build a bridge across this.

The only reason Ben is higher than me is because I have a ten pound weighted purse on my shoulder.

The face painting was my favorite part of the whole trip. Journey loves to get into make-up so she was totally into this. Bodin is a little obsessed with being a black ninja lately. He was making this dream come to life. I can only imagine what everyone was thinking as they saw my little black ninja throughout the day.

This climbing contraption had some tight spaces throughout. I am a bit surprised Jim made it. What a trooper!

Journey is going to be a vet. Here favorite station. Boy was she mad when she had to put the animals back in their kennels.

And onto the boat races...

McKinna was at a birthday party. We did not forget to bring her with us:)