1.02.2012

Thanksgiving

I'm a bit behind on blogging but it's better late than never, right? 
Thanksgiving was a lot of fun this year. For the first time in forever(!) my entire family was together for Thanksgiving. We all flew to Dallas and stayed at my sisters house. It was so fun seeing all the grandkids play together. There were many tears when the party ended. Ella and Emery tried their best to convince mom and dad to move to Texas! Us 'Texans" agree!!

Colin's best bud = Tyler

Aiden's best bed = Tyler...Hope Colin never finds out! These boys were glued to Tyler's hip the entire trip!

Couldn't believe how brave Emery was. She held on to the bull with all her might! She even had perfect posture!

Ella was a natural. Didn't even phase her.

Did I mention Colin LOVES Tyler like crazy?

Can't get over how true this picture is. It describes Tyler exactly!

The biggest hit of the weekend was making Gingerbread houses. I brought each kid their own gingerbread house kit. Man did I score points big time! I'll do anything for these little kids, especially if I earn the "most favorite Aunt" award.


 Wish I could claim him as my own, but clearly we look nothing alike! Maybe some day I'll have that awesome red hair...someday.

Blake and BreeAnn joined us for a day or two. Fun to share the Holidays with some of my own cousins.

12.17.2011

Craft groupies

Some of my friends here in Texas started a craft group. Yesterday was our first one and it was so much fun! We made christmas tree's out of old books and jar snow globes. It was a much needed girls night full of funny stories and delicious Christmas treats.  Can't wait until the next one girls! Bring on refurbishing baby Amelia's crib!




Cowboys game

And yet another weekend in Dallas!!!
 Heath received field passes to a Dallas Cowboys game and invited Tyler - he couldn't pass up the offer! Aaron, Alex, Heath, Tyler, and Pete all met us there too! Such a short but fun trip to Dallas.




11.15.2011

Halloween

Our road trip to Dallas
[10.31.11]
The weekend started off with an intense Spider man and Hulk fight,

And it somehow turned in to an underwear battle.


We went for a bike ride,

went to the park,




baked delicious punkin' cupcakes,




ate some pre-halloween candy out of mom and dad's candy bucket,

And made sure the house looked good for all the trick-or-treater's!


We loved our trip and can't wait until Thanksgiving to see these boys again!

Wall Collage

I finally finished our wall collage. It was my very first one and it took me forever. I just couldn't make up my mind. I kept moving and adding things. I'm sure we'll have to pay for all the holes in the wall. But hey, at least our apartment feels like home :)

11.14.2011

[L]ummy!

Dinner for 2: Pear and Kale Smoothie
Tyler and I have been on a green smoothie kick. Once we find one we like we stick to it for weeks or even months. Recently I found some new recipes and thought we'd try it for dinner. This one is our new favorite! (Probably because it's a little on the mild side)

1 banana
1 pear 
1 orange
1 big heaping handful of Kale
1/2 cup water
Ice to desired thickness 



Love him even though he is a hairy mammoth!

11.01.2011

Our favorite drink


Tyler and I have a new obsession over La Croix sparking water. It is such a great replacement for high caloric drinks/soda. It's sodium free and contains zero sugar and NO CALORIES! yeah! It comes it a variety of flavors but our favorite is either lemon or grapefruit. The lemon tastes like Sprite and the grapefruit tastes like Fresca. It's delish! It's the perfect treat at the end of a meal.