Soiree!

Well, what can I say- the 7th annual Snowman Soiree was a hit. We had it all....great friends, great food, great drinks, and lots of fun! See for yourself:

Conversation with friends


Me and Sabrina....


Gift exchange fun....


Courtney and Carmen


A picture of some of our festivities- it's not a party without Lottery Scratch-offs! No big winners, though....as usual.


Getting ready for a little jam session....John, Rick,and Jason played guitars for us.


Cindy and Jeff by the tree- I wanted a picture of everyone in front of the tree, just didn't get to it in time....


Heidi and me....


We played some Trivial Pursuit late in the evening- I don't remember the words being so dang small on those little cards...I had to wear RRRick's glasses....which he ended up leaving on the kitchen counter when they left....maybe it's a hint.


Rick, having a blast....



Jason and Mike- very handsome.

Holiday Decorating

Well, I had to take Lane to the Dr. yesterday for a really yucky cough. He was diagnosed with "walking pneumonia" and given a hefty antibiotic. He already sounds better today. While he was napping, I painted the spare batchroom- I also put a little holiday touch in there...We bought new stockings and hung them last night as well as decorated the tree. More to come of that later.....
I threw in a few bonus pictures of Lyric and his "faux"hawk from last night.....
Enjoy!

Stockings hung by the chimney with care....


Improved bathroom...


My little rocker


He was making an "L" with his arms.....

Korter

We have a new addition to our household. He is with us to make sure Santa knows exactly how the boys are acting in these all important days leading up to Christmas. If you come over, Lyric will be sure to introduce you to Korter, our little scout elf. Lyric named him- not sure how he came up with it, but it works for us....He is totally cute and can be hard to find. Each night when we go to sleep, Korter flies to the North Pole to report to Santa- he returns to a new spot in the house before we wake up. It has been nice having Korter around.


Here is Korter on the day he arrived- he took a seat on the mantle.


Another shot of the elf...yesterday he was on the armoire, this morning he is in the kitchen on top of the cabinets-

Swing, Swing....

The weather was so nice on Sunday, we played outside with the boys. Lyric and Jason played football and Lane just ran around. We got them on the swings and took a few pictures....

You can aske Lane to show you his teeth and this is what you get...I love it.


Lane and Lyric on the see-saw- Lyric being goofy as usual


Another good shot of Lane


Fun on the swings

Sleepover

Colin had a sleepover with us on Friday night. The boys had fun playing...we wound down the night by watching the Grinch....they went to bed and stayed up talking and giggling for hours....when Jason and I went to tuck them in, this is what we found:


We were laughing so hard, we were afraid we would wake them up.....


I guess they just tuckered out.....


We tucked them in and they had a good rest.....

Happy Friday

It is sure cold outside today...but these 2 boys seem to keep me warm, on the inside at least.....

New Post

I posted a quick before and after shot of myself on the Reverse Aging blog.....Check it out when you have time....

It's been a While

And You will have to wait a bit more- I really did not take many pictures over the holiday. None of us were feeling that great- between Lyric's strep throat leftovers and Lane's coldd- we were not very picture worthy. There is a ot going on this week- so I will be sure to snap a lot of shots to share with you. In the meantime- hope these little bits from last night will tide you over.


Cheese!


No bandwagon fans here- we still love the horns, even if the BCS doesn't

Ahoy, Matey...

I took the boys to the science museum's new Shipwrecked exhibit last night. We met Jen and Jeff for dinner before we went to the museum. We had such a nice evening.

lane making a funny face at dinner

Juice break

Lyric being his normal, goofy self

Lyric and me as pirates

Lyric at the "wheel"

Lyric riding a Segway!

Weekend Update

We were pretty busy over the past weekend. We had 2 birthday parties to attend, football to watch, grocery shopping to complete, and games to play.
Friday night Lyric and I stopped by Sam's to get a few items- I also had to fill up my van- There are not too many things I enjoy less than buying gasoline. The pictures below tell you why it was a little less painless this time around.
That night we ordered 2 giant pizzas from Hideaway and played cards with granddaddy, Carol, Mike, and Julie. It was a nice evening in.
Saturday morning we headed to Metro Gymnastics for party #1. The kids all had a great time- we had fun just watching them play with all of the the gymnastic equipment. After that party, we ran home to give Lane a nap before party #2- Evan's 9th birthday. I forgot my camera at home so you will just have to picture in your head all the fun we had.
Saturday night I made some yummy soup and we watched the OSU football game.
Sunday was a brunch- tried the new spa system and became an investor in my own financial freedom as well as the longevity of my own beauty!
:)
Whew...we really know how to cram a lot of activities into a weekend!

I was completely empty...awesome huh!


Lane and Granddaddy reading a book together


Lane loving the bar at the gym- he could practically do a pull up! I guess I would be able to do a pull up, too if I only weighed 22 pounds!


Lyric completing a "shooting star" on the bar at the gym.

Joe Cool

Lyric and I went furniture shopping yesterday- He loves these chairs- Look at him in his shades...totally cool, dude!

The Eyes Have It

Lyric got a hold of the camera last night- he loves taking pictures of himself....I love his eyes in the first one....it is like looking at a young Jason (with green eyes).


See?


Funny face....


My boys- so cute....having a fruit break watching some TV with dad...Lane enjoying (or inhaling) grapes- Lyric chomping some apples

Baby in the Bumbo

I have been going through things around the house and listing the items we no longer need on craigslist. I have a few baby items that are in very good condition that were listed today...things that Lane really never paid any attention to. Last night while I was taking pictures of the items, Lane decided he wanted to play with the things that have been sitting idly by for the past 6 months. Here are a few pictures of lane in the Bumbo seat.....


Can't you jsut hear him saying "cheese"?


This child NEVER looks at the camera!

Miscellaneous

Here are a few random photos I have on my camera....I will take better pictures this week and post them for yor enjoyment....we have been pretty (uneventfully) busy as of late- I will be sure to include some interesting activities into the next few days. I have created a NEW BLOG- you can click on the link to the right that reads "Better than Botox".....


Baby Lane was not feeling well before he left for Granny's last week so I gave him a little medicine in the morning- apparently- it worked- he passed out on the couch with his blankie in his mouth- felt great the entire remainder of the weekend.


Fun at PF Changs


More fun at PF Changs- with "drumsticks"


In the white sink taking a bath at Nana's- he was sooooo unhappy- just look at that bottom lip


He just wanted OUT!

Wii Boxing

We went to Dallas over the weekend to visit Jason and Meredith. We had dinner at a place called Fireside Pies on Friday night and got awesome take out from Eatzi's on Saturday night. We went shopping most of the day Saturday- after Meredith and I took a nice long walk along the Katy Trail (very near their home), hung out- watching football mainly, and played the WII. We had a fun time hanging out without the kids and just being able to chat with other grown ups! Here is a video of one of our grown up activities.....

Rainbows and Lollipops....

Well, no lillipops, but there was a beautiful rainbow yesterday- it went from my backyard into Julie's backyard...at least that's what Lyric said. He was excited to see it because he had never seen a rainbow before.
Colin came over for dinner- the boys ate on tv trays and watched Journey to the Center of the Earth.

Almost in our back yard....


Lyric and Colin having dinner


Lyric's newest pose in all of his pictures is his "serious" look....he is funny!

Here it is.....

Lane has developed the most adorable laugh- and we are forcing him to talk to us with words instead of whining or crying- or getting Lyric to help him. His newest phrase is "here it is"....you have to listen close to get it- I first heard him say it last night while we were eating dinner- he dropped a piece of his chicken in his seat and first said "uh-oh"...then when he found it he said "he it is"...too cute. I try to get him to say "I love you" but he just doesn't want to yet. I will try to shoot a video that is a little lighter and easier to see within the next day or two....

Halloween on Low Batteries

Literally- my camera batteries died- on a night with lots of photo opportunities. I got a few good shots of the boys. We had a nice time- we went to Carmen's house and met up with Courtney- ate a little dinner then took the kids around the neighborhood. Kyle and Colin met up with us and took Lyric to another neighborhood when it was time for baby Lane to hit the sack. We have so much candy at home....it is ridiculous!


Lyric with the kids- ready to get some candy!


Lyric posing for me


Showing me all his candy


Lane loved all the decorations- he kept saying "ooohhh!"


First you get an m&m- put it in your mouth, then take it out every 2 seconds to look at it


Before you know it- m&m will be everywhere! Thank goodness for Sabra- she came with one of Lane's favorite things- a bottle of water- he likes to "drink" out of the bottle- but really it just pours out all over him- rinsed all that candy right off!