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Spicewood Vineyards 1/2 Marathon
Me, Niki and Jane are pictured below, although Jessica ran this with us too. Jane convinced us all to run the Spicewood Vineyards 1/2 Marathon despite the mention of challenging hills because the race...
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Bones and Teeth
Brayden and Kayla did the annual turkey wishbone pull. Can you tell who won? Brayden finally lost his first tooth! He had 2 rows of teeth for a while with the new ones coming in behind (we called...
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Graham Cracker Houses
Allen and I have been making graham cracker houses with friends every Christmas since we've got married. Now we generally help our kids with the houses, but it's still one of our favorite traditions....
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Christmas in Utah
It was a long 2 day drive out to Utah, but the kids did great, and we only hit a little bit of a snow storm on the way. We didn't bring any swimsuits because we were headed into cold, snowy Utah, so...
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Kids Having Fun!
I think every mother is her happiest when her kids and family are having fun together. They can come up with some pretty creative stuff like Spencer in a laudry basket, sleeping on Kayla's back,...
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Kayla's Birthday
Kayla had breakfast in bed the morning of her birthday, Krispy Kreme donuts with her class at school, and then she got to go choose out a pet dwarf hamster that she named Ellie. She still got more...
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February 2012
Valentine's Day fell on a Tuesday, and since Allen had "research time" built into his schedule, he was able to make heart shaped pancakes for the kids. Happy Valentine's Day! We will miss our...
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Third Grade Roman Festival
The the third graders celebrated the Romans by dressing up, making medalions to wear around their necks and head wreaths and eating Roman food. Kayla chose for her project to make a sculture of the...
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Basketball
Brayden had a lot of fun playing basketball, and he really improved a lot too. He was able to score and make lots of baskets for his team.
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Brayden's 7th Birthday
For Brayden's 7th Birthday, he had a lego party. For his cake he requested a green lego board with the letter B on it. Brayden and his friends each got a little car kit and put them together, ate...
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Spring Break
Allen couldn't take any time off during the kids spring break, but we all still had a great time. The kids went to Pump It Up and bounced and slid together and with friends. We also spent Saturday at...
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Bike Rodeo
Our kids participated in a bike rodeo at their school that promotes bike safety. Brayden heard about it at the beginning of the school year from his friend William when was still using training wheels...
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Kayla got her ears pierced!
I told Kayla that she could get her ears pierced anytime after turning 8, so we took her down to Claire's to have them done. Pretty earrings for a pretty girl! After Kayla got her ears pierced, we...
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Texas Blue Bonnets
This year was a beautiful year for wild flowers and Texas blue bonnets. Spring is fabulous!
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Clifford
Spencer brought home Clifford from school and they had a playdate together with Caden, they played legos, they went to Kayla's softball game, they went to Sonic, and they got a good night sleep...
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April Fools!
I really love April Fools! This year we had cinnamon rolls and orange juice for breakfast. Well, it wasn't exactly orange juice. It was really awesome when Brayden said, "Uh Mom, there's something...
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Easter Weekend
The kids colored Easter eggs, and then we went to Canyon Lake for a little camping trip. The kids collected seashells and threw rocks in the water near our camp site, and then we enjoyed the water and...
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Boston & Appendicitis
Kayla came down with what we thought might be a stomach bug on Easter Sunday. She started complaining of intense pain on her right side Tuesday night, so I took her to the ER, where they did an...
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Fiesta and the 80's
Brayden made a shoebox float for the Texas Fiesta celebration. Kayla and I dressed up in our 80's finest for a fun mother & daughter night.
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It's a Girl!
At my ultrasound appointment, they told us that we were going to have a baby GIRL! I made a pink cake in a dark pan with chocolate frosting and then when the kids got home from school, we cut into it...
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