Monday, November 26, 2012

Thanksgiving '12

So this year we broke tradition and went to Houston for Thanksgiving.  I mean, I guess it was time to spend a Thanksgiving with Randy's side of the family!  Randy's brother Robert and his wife Jenny had recently moved into a nice big house and invited us to come down- so we accepted.  Randy's brother Ricky and his wife Anne, and also his parents came too.  But we were the first to arrive, so we spent our first day down at Galveston.

 Galveston was so beautiful and full of historic homes and beautiful trees!  We loved driving around and just sight-seeing.  But of course the kids were most excited about the beach!
 Here is Avery and Austin testing out the waters.  It was way too cold for me... but these two ended up getting in!
 I love this picture of Avery before taking a dip in the ocean.
 These girls were good just building castles in the sand.
 We had a great Thanksgiving.  Lots of good food and fun.  Addie and Ashton spent a lot of their time on their cousin Hudson's little car.
 Once Ricky and Anne and their family came, we went out for some laser tag.  So much fun!
 I think our protective mom instinct must have come out because Anne and I played great!
 We spent a couple nights eating out.  Avery enjoyed time with her Uncle Bubba...
and Ashton loved her time with her cousin Tyler!

Friday, November 9, 2012

Austin's Veteran Program

The fourth grade at Ranch Height Elementary was in charge of the Veteran Day program this year.  Austin did a great job!  Randy was able to take off for a little bit of work to come join me in watching him.  Love this little boy!

Thursday, November 1, 2012

Happy Birthday, Randy!

So, I have to throw in a little confession.  I've gotten behind on my blog and am in the process of catching up because it is important to me.  Having said that, my biggest problem with catching up is not remembering everything!  This is why I plan on never getting behind... at least this far... again!  (I'm about 9 months behind- oops!)  So my husband is the most important person in my life.  I love and adore my kids but they come second to him.  I feel terrible though because the only thing I remember about his birthday is that we went to his favorite Bartlesville restaurant called Frank and Lola's.  So, instead of talking about what we did for his birthday, I thought I'd give a little list of some of his favorite things.  Sometimes when we are driving long distances I try to keep him awake by asking different questions.  One time I asked him about his favorite things... and I think if one day my kids are reading this they might find this fun.  So these are some of my handsome, amazing, wonderful husbands' favorite things... at least at age 35!

Favorite:
cologne- Affliction from Buckle
color- blue
candy bar- Snickers
gum- Extra's Peppermint
drink- Coca Cola
snack- Beef Jerky
mint- Lifesaver's Spearmint
cake- chocolate
dessert- cheesecake
fruit- grapes
cookie- chocolate chip
movie- Gladiator
scent- Shallan's perfume (love him!)
type of books- scriptures
type of magazines- Sports Illustrated
restaurant- Pappadeux's
place to shop- Dick's Sporting Goods
board game- Apples to Apples
tv show- Duck Dynasty
jewelry- wedding ring
accessories- sunglasses