A Family Fun Easter

This Easter our family spent a quiet (well, maybe not to our neighbors) day at home. We began our day viewing what the Easter Bunny had left for the kids the night before. Both, Lyndsey and James, were excited with what they found and then were ready to dye some eggs! Lyndsey and Byron did the "hard to dye" eggs while James and I just put one egg after another into as many colors as possible....as fast as possible.

Once James woke up from his nap, the participated in an Easter egg hunt throughout our yard. Once James realized what he was doing, there was no stopping him....well, maybe the fact that Lyndsey was just as excited about finding the hidden eggs and had a much better eye for where they were hidden! It was lots of fun for all. Throughout the day, Byron smokes some wonderfully delicious ribs, that we devoured for dinner, while we all played in the backyard. By the end of the day, we were all exhausted, full and ready for bed! We wished we could have shared our day with our families but had them on our minds and in our hearts all day.

Daddy and his babies!

Byron has been enjoying a lot of time with the kids. Him and James have a great father-and-son bond where Lyndsey has become daddies little girl. I love to sit and watch each of them interact and grow closer together as time goes on. I am a very lucky woman!

I Turned 11!

Lyndsey turned 11 on February 20th! I can't believe that she is growing up so fast. For her family birthday celebration, we had her favorite dinner, Chicken and Dumplings with some Mississippi Mud Pie for dessert, and just had fun at home. Then this past Saturday we had a "Gardening" party for Lyndsey and some of her closest friends. They got to paint clay pots and then take home all the fixings to grow a beautiful flower! We ate lots of pizza and enjoyed a Dirt cake for dessert. Lyndsey got lots of great gifts from her friends but mostly enjoyed having them all at the house where they could run around and act like kids!

I'm TWO!!!

James turned the big 2 on December 26th. And yes, we had a small party in his honor because he blessed our family on that day. James is very into the Shrek series of movies (oh gosh, do we have to watch it AGAIN?), so we got him a Shrek decorated cake and Byron had tons of fun decorating our dining area with balloons and streamers. James LOVED it. When he woke from his nap, it was all decorated just for him. The balloons became weapons as James, Lyndsey and Byron battled it out throughtout the house. It was so much fun!

A Family Affair

Our Christmas holiday was full of gatherings with friends and family and lots a toys for the little girl and boy. Anne's mom, dad, and brother, Kurt, all drove down to Texas for Santa's arrival. Lyndsey and James could hardly contain themselves from opening the gifts that sat patiently under the tree waiting for Christmas morning. Each day that passed, Lyndsey would count the gifts just to make sure one more had not appeared. The joy and excitement in both their eyes was priceless. James truly understood the art of opening gifts. He took his time with each, but was always amazed at each new toy he saw. Of course, Lyndsey ripped through hers without a glance until they were all sitting in front of her - then it was time to play. We spent the remained of the day relaxing and watching the kids play with each new thing.

From our family to yours, we hope you had a blessed and very Merry Christmas!

Ready for Christmas

Today James and I went and celebrated Christmas with Lyndsey's 5th grade class. James loved being around all Lyndsey's friends and she was a wonderful big sister to let him "hang out" with her. I guess it is pointless to say that both kids are SOOOO ready for Christmas!

Chillin' at Epcot.....

Although the weather was quite nice while we were in Florida, with only a few spits of rain here and there, Lyndsey, Byron and James found it necessary to cool off in a "cool zone." Of course this was right after Lyndsey, Byron and Anne just got off the Test Trac attraction and LOVED it!