Ice skating!

Of course we had to fit in a trip to the Odessa ice skating rink! All Allison could talk about all week was going ice skating. So Friday afternoon we traveled to Odessa and Richard and Allison ice skated for 2 hours!!!! Of course Cooper and I had our own fun shopping and eating pretzels.

Cousin Time

During the week we were able to spend a lot of time with my niece and nephews! We spent time at the Jumpy place, Chickfila, McDonald's, and we were even able to take the kids to the theaters to see Puss and Boots. Here are a few of the pictures from our adventures!

T-day!

What a crazy whirlwind of a day! I started the day off at my mom's baking. Dropped off food at my sister's headed to my sister in laws. Then back to my sister's. Then I ended the day standing in line playing cards at Toysrus with my sister Courtney! I hope we can juggle Thanksgiving a bit better next year because I just might go crazy!!!! My normal baking buddy (my sister) her son had pink eye so her little family stayed home, my step grandmother had a stroke so my mom and step dad were back and forth at the hospital. On top of it all my sister Jamie wanted to host Thanksgiving at her house, so we were all over the place. Anyway it was a good day but I didn't snatch a single picture, I stole these two from my sister Heather.

Breaking Dawn!

Wednesday Afternoon I headed over to my sisters house to help her brim the Turkey, it took us nearly 3 hours! It was alot of fun though, spending the time together. We grabbed dinner and laughed and talked! After dinner we (my sister and our husbands) all headed out to go see Breaking Dawn! I know I am nerd but I love the books and must see all the movies. It wasn't my favorite movie out of the series but it was decent.

Ice cream party

The Saturday before Thanksgiving we had our end of the year soccer party! We decided to go with an ice cream party! We bought tons of toppings and set them up so the girls could pick and choose. We bought chocolate and vanilla and who would have guessed that the girls only wanted vanilla! It was fun to have all the girls together! They had several servings of ice cream. After they were done it was trophy time!!! It was a wonderful season, I cant believe it is over already.

Thankful

On my facebook page I began the 30 days of sharing what I was thankful for, but because we went out of town and had computer issues I never finished. So here is the rest!!





Day 21: So thankful for the Charity and service of others.




Day 22: Thankful for a supportive husband.




Day 23: Thankful for dinner with good friends.




Day 24: I am thankful for a day of food and good company.




Day 25: I am thankful for my black Friday shopping partner.




Day 26: I am thankful to be an Aunt.




Day 27: I am thankful for my talents, cooking/baking in particular.




Day 28: I am thankful for our reliable vehicle that has gotten us safely through our travels.




Day 29: I am thankful my kids have good relationships with there cousins, there a big part of there lives.




Day 30: I am thankful for this opportunity to participate in a month of gratitude, it really helps to focus my life in a more positive aspect.

1st grade Thanksgiving Feast

I was surprised when I got a note sent home that the first grade would be participating in there own Thanksgiving feast. I was overwhelmed with joy when I saw so many parents and grandparents show up to bring items for the feast and also help serve the children. I had an easy job serving the rolls, what kid doesn't want bread? All the children where wearing some kind of head piece representing Indians or Pilgrims, they all looked so cute. Cooper was surprisingly well behaved, although he is so familiar with the school that he thinks we owns the place! Allison was pretty happy to see us there, and we enjoyed eating lunch with her and her classmates! It was a nice escape from the current tragedy our family was hit with that particular day. Spending that time with my kids reminded me how blessed our family is.

A side note, if you look real hard you can see Cooper in the back of the last picture sitting on the stage wearing his red pants.