I seriously love Christmas. I love giving gifts. I love receiving gifts. And, I sure do love the excitement as the boys come down the stairs in the morning. We didn’t do a super big present this year for the boys. Last year we outdid ourselves with a very realistic kitchen and a bike. It…
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Meeting the Big Guy
I had a premonition that we wouldn’t quite get the Kodak moment we got last year. Or did we? Honestly, I had no idea how Oscar would react. The first time Walt met Santa Claus in person he was nearly 3 #parentsoftheyear. Last year, Oscar just stared a hole in Santa. We chose to…
Christmas Caroling
We introduced Walt to a new holiday tradition this year: Caroling! I’ve mentioned before what a super cool neighborhood we live in. It’s a very social neighborhood with tons of kids (young and teenage) and just a super nice group of people. Walt and I bundled up on Saturday night ready to go singing. I…
Cypress Creek Montessori Holiday Program
One of the things I look forward to the most with having kids in day care/preschool are the programs. Cypress Creek Montessori does a end-of-year program (Graduation) in May and a holiday program. Last year’s holiday program was mostly watching a bunch of 2.5 – 3 year olds stand around and bebop to the music….
Thanksgiving 2014 in Gilmer
Chris and I have been together for nine years (!!) and began spending holidays together pretty early on in the relationship. Not sure how we established this, but we began alternating Christmas and Thanksgiving with his family and mine as soon as we began sharing these holidays with each other. It’s been beyond helpful. The…
Family Trip to Broken Bow
After Jess, Stori and I took a girls’ weekend to Broken Bow, OK in February, we knew we needed to come back with our families. It’s a quick 3-hour drive from Dallas (unless it’s nighttime or snowing) and the scenery is gorgeous. What’s “camping” without s’mores? Between the three families, there are six kids that…
How to plan an engagement surprise
This is not something I ever thought I’d need experience in, but now when Walt or Oscar decide to pop the question, I’ll have all sorts of pointers. I’ve been friends with Jessica since college. We met our junior year through Fish Camp (Camp Bush 2001). We became fast friends through a mutual infatuation for…
Halloween 2014
This year’s Halloween was fun all around. Walt finally grasped the concept and even picked his own costume. I’ve been in awe of friends who’s kids knew what they wanted to be at 2 years old. Walt just never really got it. He’s not into dress up so maybe that’s part of it. Plus, I’m…
Oscar’s First (last???) Trip to the Hospital
Well, it’s been a wild week to say the least. After a wonderful long weekend in Gilmer for the Yamboree, things just never got back to normal, In fact, they turned down right scary. Oscar and I came back from Gilmer on Sunday afternoon, while Chris and Walt stayed back to play some golf. So,…
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