Faves from 2012 - Part II

 

Brandan's first tuxedo! 

Jr. Sr. Prom

 

My boys and their dates before the Baseball Banquet!

Very cool having two players there...one finishing and one beginning.

 

Brothers for life and brothers in baseball!

 

Brandan's graduation!

 

 

Keyton and Makenzie were asked to participate in a Quincinera in August.

Keyton's first tuxedo!

 

Silly kids!  Love watching them play around and make each other smile :)

 

Moved Brandan into his dorm at FPC!

 

Our last moments before we leave B at school...

 

First day of Intermediate-5th grade

 

All by himself at the high school this year!

Big Sophomore!

 

Drum roll.....

 

Presenting the Sophomore Homecoming Prince and Princess!!

So proud!



Riding in the Homecoming Parade!

 

Fun times at Thanksgiving!

Surgery for B in Amarillo then to Lubbock to recuperate!

 

 

Proud to say he is recovering exceptionally well!

 

 

This is happiness!

 

Hugs...

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

The BIG Day!

Waiting to go downstairs and see if Santa was here...

B was first one up. He maybe 15, but he's still a kid, thank goodness!!

The boys received lots of wonderful gifts and had a great day.

B has taken a liking to flannel shirts...but then again who wouldn't, they are so comfy!

Tuck is happy with no shirt at all...

Dudley looking for wadded up wrapping paper to play with.

We had a wonderful and blessed Christmas.

It was a little different this year spending it without any family other than the five of us.

Mom was here the first year and Brent's parents were here last year.

Christmas Eve was cold and snowy. We went to Denny's for dinner (there are only like 3 choices of sit down restaurants here in our little town). With the blowing snow we didn't want to travel to far from home just for dinner. Back at home we opened our one present and got ready for Santa. Christmas day was spend playing games, cooking (we had steak and it was great) and putting up Christmas decorations. I know, we put them up way to early you are thinking. But the thing is, I had to work on Saturday and we were leaving on Sunday for Lubbock, then home on New Year's Even and then left again on Friday to get home on Sunday and go back to school on Monday! We all wanted to get it done so we didn't have to do it when we got back. Besides, we had the decorations up the week before Thanksgiving.

Okay, only one more post with our trip to Lubbock and New Year's Eve then I'll be all caught up and ready to get the New Year going!

C ya in a minute, K

Tuck's Party

I am so very grateful that with all of my boys, I have been able to be their room mothers and attend their parties. Even when I was working at Bennett's and had a great boss I was able to take off to be at the parties. The kids had a great time. We ate pizza and cupcakes, made a tree ornament and they exchanged folders. The last day of school before Christmas is always such a relief because it means a lot of the hustle and bustle will slow down.

Hugs, K

Christmas Crafts & Gifts

Keyto cutting out cookies

Gifts for teachers

Cupcakes for Tucker' class party

Teacher gifts

Tucker cutting out cookies

See, I have been very busy!

Hugs, K

Littlest Elf

The 2nd grade did a musical right before Christmas called The Littlest Reindeer.

It was adorable. The kids did a great job and so did the Music Teacher and all the 2nd grade teachers. It takes a lot of work from everyone to put one of these together and run smooth.

Tuck and the little girl in the pink did a square dance together.
(he never ever wants a speaking part, so this is his 2nd musical to square dance)

What a cutie pie!

Hugs,

K

Christmas Tree

This year we got a real tree! The first one in many years. We used to get one every year and that is what we both grew up with, but got tired of all the needles and got a fake one a long time ago. That fake one made the move with us, but was crooked and had some lights out the first year we were here. We retired it after that first Christmas here. Last year I bought a little white one with the intention of using it in the window above our front door this year (see pics of house on Christmas). Our real one this year was so pretty and smelled so good.

Only thing is, our vacum was at the repair shop when we brought it in, so little needles that sprayed everywhere were to be vacumed up with little dirt devil...

The tree in the living room is decorated with our modge podge assortment of ornaments that we have collected, received or made over the last 17 years.
Next year we will add a black tree (per Tuck's request this year) and decorate it with all college sports ornaments.

Our Angel is always leaning...we call it a tradition now!

Love my Poinsetta!