Rockin round the Christmas tree!

Just a few pictures of the boys decorating the Christmas tree!

I need to take a picture of it decorated, but they did a great job,

and as you can see had some silly fun while doing it.
Tuck and I got our annual Gingerbread House done too!

I would suggest making and using your own white icing though.
Every year I say I am going to do this the next year and then I forget.
It turned out really cute though.
Tuck always ends up eating some of the candy!

Only two more days!

Hugs, K

Pretzel Hugs

Friday was Tuck's Christmas party so we had to make our traditional Pretzel Hugs w/M&M's.

They are the perfect salty/sweet mixture.

The kids love them and remember them from year to the next.

He and the other two are officially out of school for 15 days!

Yippee! It's a little break for me too.

Yum!

K

Where has the time gone?

This week we attended Keyton's Cross Country Awards Ceremony.

He did a great job for his first season. He received a medal at one of the meets.

He made some good friends and had a wonderful coach, which is saying a lot for school sports!

It seems like just yesterday we were finishing up with baseball and soccer! Now it's Christmas!

There hasn't been a lot of picture opportunities since sports finished up and the weather changed. I have been working a lot and was fortunate to get to go on a weekend retreat with the store. It was a blast and I got to work on my Christmas cards which I am really proud of this year (keep an eye on the mailbox) and a couple of other projects.

We also moved the week after Thanksgiving! That was crazy, but with Brent taking the week off, we got it all done. I am really proud of the boys and how they stepped up and did more than their share of work. I am happy to say that all the boxes are unpacked and we are completely settled in. I do have one room to paint after Christmas, but other than that it already feels more like home than the last house.

Lots more pictures coming up.

Enjoy the season this next week. I know I am this weekend. I finally have a whole weekend off and have a little list of Christmas activities to get done this weekend. I am going to enjoy each and every one of them. So far today, I have made Chex Mix, wrapped all the presents I have so far and helped Tuck decorate a Gingerbread House!
Christmas cookies are on the list for tomorrow!
Hugs, K

Tucker's team won the Championship game today!

Their whole season they went undefeated.

Looks like we have another ball player in the family!

Love my boys!

Have a marvelous week!

Hugs, K

Jesuit Cross Country Meet

As you can see (from all the blog posts) last weekend was busy busy

and I'm not even showing pics of all the baseball games!

Keyto had a meet in East Dallas by White Rock Lake.

It was really pretty at the park where they ran.

I love these pictures. It's amazing how you can be in the center of Dallas and it looks like you are in the country or in the mountains!

The sunshine coming through the trees reminded me of Rhuidoso.

Here he is finishing strong.
He always does.
He was behind the kid in red and sprinted to pass him!
The meet before this one he medaled which put him in the top 15!
Hugs, K

Fall Festival 2010

Saturday we attended Tuck's Fall Festival.

Due to the Rangers game there wasn't a lot of people in attendance, but

the highlight of the evening was the BATMAN face painting!

Good fun was had by all even though most of his friends weren't there.

Hugs, K

Storybook Characters on Parade

Last Friday was dress up day at Tuck's school.

They are to dress up as their favorite storybook character and I try to let Tuck think about this and pick his character without my help or opinions. I think it is important for him to pick out an actual character from one of his books and not just do a typical Halloween costume.

Sooo, this year he picked a new Hardy Boys book...The Missing Mit!

Doesn't he look cute???

All the kids in costume parade through out and around the school.
Unless you are a cute little butterfly and get sidetracked by the kids parading next to you!

Never fear, Tuck (and his fellow cohorts) will show you the way!


Hugs, K