Random Shots

A little group shot taken Sunday afternoon at the park.

They love to pile into the sleeping bag and hop around. They really don't like Journey in there. She is too short and makes them fall or stands there crying because she can't get it quite right.

Missing tooth

No, she is not missing any teeth, she just needed a picture.

We had the blog open the other day and McKade looked at this picture and said, "McKinna and Bodin." I laughed and said that is you not McKinna. I looked again and realized that with just this portion of his face showing he does look a bit like McKinna, with the darker skin, and the droopy eyes of their dad. I never noticed this before.

Bodin really wanted me to put this picture up so Landon could see his missing tooth. Of course, McKade needed his picture too, and without fail Journey HAD to have one.

Putt-Putt

I have been wanting to take the kids miniature golfing FOREVER! We finally went over Christmas break. The weather was perfect so off we went.

I grabbed an extra golf ball for Journey. She went around and put it in every hole she could find.

McKinna had some trouble with the stance you should take to hit the ball. Very awkward for her.

Bodin and Mckade had a great time.

Ben really wanted to "teach" McKade. He had plans of his own and of course needed NO HELP.

Davy Crockett

Bodin had a school assignment to choose a historical figure and do an oral report in character. We will be going to San Antonio soon, so it seemed appropriate to choose Davy Crockett. He got his report all ready and learned some interesting facts, like he ran away from home as a child because he went to school and got picked on by a bully. He decided to skip school and not go back. When his dad found out he was mad, he had traded to be able to send him to school. To avoid the beating that Davy would get, he ran away from home. Of course, he is known as a frontiersman, but he is also know for the Battle of the Alamo.

December 2011 Family Pictures

Isn't she cute!

And my handsome little boy!

I may be biased but, GORGEOUS!

My other handsome little charmer!

Grandma was right, she does have the cutest great-grandkids!

I had to include this one. McKade's face makes me crack-up everytime!

Christmas 2011

What a Christmas! The kids woke up about 5 and we yelled for them to "Go Back To Bed" and they did. They woke up again about 7, when we read the story of Christ's birth and discussed the true meaning of Christmas. Then, the festivities began.
McKinna was so excited that she got her hamster. Bodin got legos along with many other toys, but he was most excited with the family gift, a new PS3.
McKade got some cars, and a huge Lightning McQueen racetrack. Journey got some play-do toys, clothes, and some other fun toys.

How did she turn 2 ALREADY?!?

She really enjoyed throwing the tissue paper out and watching it float to the floor.

She love her new puppy and her stroller to push him in. She also got a gorgeous new dress from Grandma and new jammies from me.

It seems like just yesterday we had this tiny baby in the NICU. Here she is already sassy and two! Her Dr. appt. went well. She is 30.5 inches and she is 19.4 lbs. While those stats do not make the charts, her head is at the 50% mark. That is great, except it makes it difficult to put her shirts on. The 12 month clothes fit great everywhere except on that noggin.

Everyone is instantly Journey's best friend. She loves all, however she is a little instigator. She loves to put her fingers over on McKades car seat to get his screaming reaction. It does not stop there, she also does it to McKinna and Bodin as well as her little buddies. She GETS what she WANTS.

She loves to stay up late and sleep in (my kind of girl). She also is a singer. She sings her ABC's, and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star very well. She goes to Nursery and loves every minute of it. She hates loud noises, and always has. She cringes when gum is popped, is terrified if Ben pulls out a gun, and will cry and run away screaming, "I am scared" if there is a gun on TV. She potty trained early at 23 months as does very well with it. We love having her in our family.

Breakfast with Santa 2011

The kids had a great visit with Santa this year. McKade let him know that he wanted a car, Bodin wanted legos, McKinna wanted a hamster, and Journey refused to make eye contact of any kind. She sat and pretended that Santa did not exist.

Grandpa Teen

I sure will miss Grandpa. I will always remember him for the great, hardworking man that he was. He loved fixing up his old cars, he loved his dogs, he loved his horse, and he loved his family. His Donald Duck noises were the absolute best. He will be missed greatly!