2010 - All Wrapped Up!

Time is flying!!!! We were so fortunate to have had a wonderful year! Here is some catching up from the last few months.

November 2010 -
In early November, we went to visit Lee's cousin's new ranch in East Texas. It was so beautiful! We had a good time taking in the nature, playing games, and fishing! With EVERY cast, the girls caught a fish! After 20 or so, it lost it's appeal, so they went with a boat ride with their daddy.

Even held the worms!





We spent Thanksgiving at Brenda and Gary's. All the family came over for a big turkey dinner.
Claire showing her Great Granddad how to play the iPad.
Some of the family.
Me showing Sue how to play Words with Friends!


Lee and his brother Todd, are in the process of helping Gary build a barn.



This is the big welding thingy. I have no idea what it is called, but I called it "Mater," from the movie Cars. It was so loud and so old!

Corinne sporting some welding goggles.
Don't you know that Kinsley decided to go into heat just before leaving for Brenda and Gary's. The weather was gorgeous, and she and Bentley got to spend time in the sheep pen, which is next to the new barn that is going up. I had Lee on "look out" duty, to spot any "connection" between the dogs. :)
My "blue color worker!"
The triangle looking things will be turned upright to form the roof.

We took Granddaddy down to see what the boys were up to in the Polaris. Man, that thing can go fast!


December 2010 -

We had gorgeous weather almost the entire month, there were days when we were wearing shorts and flip flops!

Mom and Dad, Justin, and his girlfriend, Michelle, all flew in for the holidays. We had an amazing time! We shopped, guys golfed, we ate like kings, and played lots of games!


Aren't they the cutest, ever? Cousins!!!
Andrew kissing Corinne.
Proud Papa and his crew!
And, that funny Uncle Justin!
The girls in their new princess jammies from Nana.....and Drew!!!

Claire and her buddy, Andrew.
Nana and Lauren.
More cousins!
Our whole family!! TOGETHER!!!
The kids pushing Lee through the house in his office chair.

Check back next month for pictures of THE PUPPIES!!!!! Oh boy!

Jellystone Park

We just got back from a great camping trip to Jellystone Park! That's right....Yogi Bear! We had a huge group! My family and in-laws, the Miller's that their parents and in-laws, Tina's sister and her family, Wayne's sister, and some other friends and their family. It was perfect! I think the kids were all asleep BEFORE their heads touched their pillows each night! The days are filled with activities for the kids, like hay rides, arts and crafts, gold and gem mining, pedal cart races, laser tag, swimming, it was great! The best entertainment for the kids was the jumping pillow! Here are some pictures!






Here we are making candy sand art.





Just hanging out!

Playing some dominoes!

My "fishes" and their friends.

Boston or bust!

We just got back from an amazing week in Boston! We had a part family vacation, part church conference. We were there for 7 days. Lee's mom and dad went, as well as his brother Todd, and his girlfriend, Maribel. The girls are getting so big! They just took care of themselves! Pulled their own suitcases through airports, security and down the jet ways. They got out their movies and snacks and life was all good! Corinne is Claire's other mother!
Boston is gorgeous! The leaves are changing and the air was crisp. We ate some amazing lobster in Kennybunkport, Maine. Got to see ex-President George (Daddy) Bush's house, and shopped in the cutest little town ever. (Like Fredricksburg, but better!) Drove through the Hampton's, where the movies stars vacation. Spent a whole day in downtown Boston. We took a trolley tour and jumped off when we saw something we wanted to see. There is so much history on the east coast. Paul Revere, George Washington, the Declaration of Independence, etc. We toured museums, ate at Cheers, where the TV show was filmed, saw Fenway Park. We ate more Dunkin Donuts then the law should allow! (Boston is the birthplace of Dunkin Donuts.) We also went to a replicated village called Sturbridge Village. It is a whole town that has been replicated from the early 1800's. We got to see the bank, printing press, mansions, common houses, farms, churches, etc. They had live actors that interacted with you, they even had a horse draw carriage ride. It was a lot of fun and the scenery was breath taking!


These are from Kennybunkport, Maine.

Before:
After:
On our drive to Maine, we stopped in the Hamptons and saw the Atlantic Ocean and some very beautiful homes. It was so cold and rainy that day.

These are some of the pictures from downtown.






My sweet family.



Here we are at Sturbridge Village. The village was amazing! and the foliage was so beautiful!




The girls and Todd in a big sled and Todd wearing his "overcoat."






We rented a 12 passenger van for the 8 of us and all our luggage. It was crazy driving that thing in downtown Boston! And, Boston drivers have to be the world's worst! But, it was fun!! I nicknamed it, the "Party Bus!"