Life as we know it...

Sunday, December 13, 2009

Christmas Program 2009

Brent and Bailey had a great time in the Holly Grove Christmas Program!

Brent even had a solo!

We got an early sneak peak at Starry Nights since Jason's company did all the electrical wiring for it, which was very neat. Christmas City is always one of our all time favorites and since we live so close normally go through it atleast once a week. Although Christmas City has lots of lights, I loved the animation of lights that Starry Nights had, I thought that was pretty cool and I know that it took a lot of time. It was worth seeing it anyway!

"Throw me Daddy!"

"Throw me Daddy" are the words that we hear around here over and over. Brie loves to be thrown into the air. It makes it fun that our den ceilings are so high.

"My turn!" (notice the rollers she has gotten into to make "yo yo's in her hair as she calls it!)

supergirl!

ofcourse Bailey had to have a turn, although his days of nearing the ceiling are over!

Monday, December 7, 2009

Brighton Christmas Parade 2009

Terri Lea and I waiting on the parade to start

Brie riding with Santa and Mrs. Claus

The 3 Musketeers, Balfour, Bailey, & Hunter

Brent & my niece Jessica

Santa and Brie waiting on Mrs. Claus to get off the phone with mama claus!

Brent, Bailey, and Brie had a wonderful time tonight with their friends on the Brighton FFA Christmas Parade float. One of the many perks of my beginning teaching a last year has been the great friends that we have all made. I have made many new great friends that I get to work with on a daily basis and the kids gladly love for mom to have to work late in her room so they can play with all the other teachers kids!

Ofcourse some how my rowdy outdoor loving kids have already decided that Brighton FFA is already in their future and now that they will be involved in everything going on there at that school! I have a feeling between the football field they drool over while the players are out there, to the basefield they can't wait to play on, to the sheep they want to continue to show, and the shop where great things come to life we are going to be quite busy when their highschool years approach. Though... that is still many years to come and I don't want to even think about those highschool years yet!

What happens when you give a 4 year old a camera?

Now, everyone knows how I love my Nikon big camera, it is awesome and takes the best pictures... but it is not so easy to tote around everywhere and my first digital camera was well.. a little outdated. So, on black friday I bought myself a small Nikon digital camera that I can keep in my purse. I have found that Brie loves to take pictures on my phone and this new camera certainly kept her entertained in Target while Terri and I did some Christmas shopping. It is so funny to me and amazes me to see the world through her eyes! She was so funny taking pictures of everything she wanted from Santa! It also continued when we returned home the next day!

My long time very talented friend Aimee made my boys sock monkey's when they were younger. Brie has inherited them and absolutely loves them along with her new colorful one that her Aunt Di sells at Old Town Hall that are named "Bailey"

her bows must be important, a new bouncy is on her wish list, and I hope she just wants momma to add that game to my phone b/c she has quite a while before a phone will be given by the big guy!

Thursday, December 3, 2009

Be thankful

Thanksgiving break was not so great around the Howard home. We caught the awful stomach bug and spent the week battling it. It all started Saturday with Brie, went to Brent by Tuesday, me on Wednesday, and Jason by Friday night! My kids sure seemed to get over it in one day, but getting older must take a lot more out of you because I was still hurting and trying to regain my energy on Saturday!
Jason and the kids made it to the Beckett's for lunch on Thursday, and I was able to go to my family that night for a little bit. I even joined my great group of friends a little later than normal Friday morning for our girls shopping day. A couple of times I had to sit in the truck to rest, but atleast I got to spend the day with them!
However, we are just thankful that we have a wonderful extended family and food to eat. Our sickness was nothing compared to what some families are battling and we are thankful for that.