Wednesday, December 11, 2013

A Frozen Weekend

Thursday night an ice storm hit our area and we were "iced-in" all weekend long and into Monday.  School was cancelled both Friday and Monday and I have to say it was a treat to have my girl home!  We knew the weather was coming so we were prepared with lots of hot cocoa, homemade soup, snacks and baking essentials!  I didn't know, however, how intense this ice storm would be.  It was the worst I've seen in my 10 years in North Texas!  On Saturday we just had to get out of the house so we very carefully headed just down the road to the Adriatica where Ava plays soccer.  There's an amazing hill we've wanted to try sledding and it did prove to be amazing!  Jeff and I could have stayed all day but the kids were ready to go after two runs each.  Here are some pics of our ice days!
skating around the back yard
 
 
 
 
 
 
The ride down was definitely more fun than the walk back up!
Jeff made the best tent that covered almost all of Keegan's room and these two watched movies and slept in there all weekend.  I forgot to take a pic but it looked so fun :)
All done!
Our Christmas sugar cookies....Getting better every year!

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Thanksgiving Break!

The last few weeks have been incredibly busy!  Thanksgiving week was definitely the busiest and the most fun.  We saw so many good friends and lots of family.  We shopped, played, went to the movies and of course decorated for Christmas.  Here are pics from our Thanksgiving break.  This is the MOST wonderful time of the year!
Ava's Thanksgiving Feast at School
Keegan was so happy to have Ava home and he was not a happy camper when she went back to school Monday morning.
Fun with friends!
Making cookies for Thanksgiving :)
Decorating for Christmas
I may have had to find new branches for a few ornaments :)
Hot Cocoa
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree.....Literally
She loves Christmas music as much as I do.
Sweet boy
Thanksgiving Morning!  So thankful for these turkeys every day.
Macy's Parade before heading to East Texas
Family Pic
My Boys
Fun with Cousins!
Ava singing to sweet Kinley
 
Christmas on the Square for Presley's Dance performance
First Christmas Lights of the year
Leaves at Nana & Gramps' House
 A great way to end an awesome week!