Just Because

This week has been a hard week. Lila Kate McCallister who was 4 years old passed away. She was precious and so special, and she gave the best hugs! She had many health complications since birth. She was in Nora's Sunday school class and she's been talking a lot about it and asking lots of questions. Our whole community has felt this loss and been sad for the family. 

I saw this and loved it, especially since my kids like Winnie the Pooh.  This is how I feel about you, my family. My love will always be there for you!!! Always and always. 

Bookclub

Noras book club was learning about different cultures and we took at trip around the world(house) to try different foods, make different crafts and hear different music. They even made passports!  Mady Rodinghouse is Miss Teen Hot Springs and this is her platform. And read a really cute book and nora had a great time.

Marvel Superheroes Live Show

I had a mother/son date with David Franklin last weekend. We wentwith Kim and James, and Marci and Ashton and Weston. We had a great time and at one point, David F said to me, " this is the best thing you've ever taken me to, thank you." I was butter after that!

Isaac

My buddy, my buddy. Wherever I go, he goes. Like the doll from the 80s, I can still hear the my buddy song in my head from the commercial. Isaac is my buddy! My Big 11 month old boy! It's like he's hit a major growth spurt, but all of a sudden he looks older!

Handsome baby boy!

He's started splashing around in the shower and playing on the floor and loves it.

Some of these very cold days we've had, he's stayed in his fotted fleece pjs all day!

Always chewing on anything he can find and being loved on by his big sister and brother.

Winter break trip with the "bigs"

We took a quick little getaway trip with David F. and Nora before school started back. We went to Dallas and really packed in the fun for only being gone one night. Isaac stayed home with Mammers and although we missed him a lot, it was best for everyone. Especially since he developed a pretty nasty cold and started running a fever.

We woke the kids up bright and early and  surprised them that we were heading out on a trip! They were so excited! We met our friends, Mitch and Aleicia and their little boy for lunch on Saturday. Went to the Aquarium and then to the Gaylord Texan to go see the ICE exhibit. It was a Frosty the Snowman theme and incredible. The kids loved it. They have you their coats to wesr because it was only 3 degrees inside. The whole thing was made exclusively out of ice and by the end, we were freezing and ready for hot chocolate! 

Then we headed across the street to the Great Wolf Lodge for some indoor water park fun. It was a blast and Franklin and I loved the big slides and going down them with DF! 

Then we stopped by to see Rachael's new baby, had lunch with Franklin's aunt, Charlene and Bob and their granddaughter, Lucy Kate. It was fun for DF and Nora to get to play with her. Franklin did a great job driving and even got us home before dinner. It was really nice to get some play time with DF and nora and give them some major individual attention. We all came home refreshed and ready for school to start tomorrow.

Nora and Mitch 

Fun ice slides! 

They had a wolf den in the room that they loved with their own tv and bunk beds.

In the lobby for story time before bed and it snowed inside on us! 

Cheese face nora with Rachael and baby Jack. I loved getting his new baby snuggles. 

Great car trip home with 2 sleeping kids that played their hearts out. 

Happy New Year!

Christmas Day

Santa came! We opened presents at 5:45 and then the Morphews and Mammers came over for brunch. Then we went to #9 and had the Bass family Christmas. It was big fun for all!