Christmas 2010

Fall Fun at Church

At our church there is a Halloween event called Fall Fun for Families. This year the boys and their cousin, Lily, dressed up as Peter Pan, Captain Hook and Tinkerbell. It's ridiculous how beautiful these kiddos are!!

Captain Hook refused to get into the picture with the "good guys" so this left Tink a little sad.

Fortunately, that was only short-lived and we came away with this great picture.

The villanous Captain Hook

We finally got a semi-smile out of him. He's a method actor apparently.

4th of July Fun

We celebrated the 4th at Windermere during their Freedom Celebration. We all had a great time at one of my favorite places on Earth.

My Sweet Cowboys

Our niece Lily celebrated her 4th birthday with a party at Horsin "O" Round Stables. The boys had a great time. Sebas keeps talking about the big horse and he quickly follows that point by talking about the big horse poop. Yep, we had a land mine or two but successfully dodged them. I attempted to lead a horse and managed to walk us into a wall. So, Bryan quickly took the reigned and I just assisted.

Mama's Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Cowboys


It almost looks like he's singing in this pic!

Note: Sebas is the size of this horse's head!

This has got to be one of my favorite pictures. He loved this!

Easter 2009

The weather this Easter was rainy and yucky. As a result, we looked inside the church for some nice picture spots. The tulips and lilies were so pretty this year in the sanctuary so I decided to make the boys sit still. That only lasted for 1 picture, then they spotted the microphones and the merriment started.

We were blessed this Easter with Bryan and Grampy both playing the drums for an awesome song during worship service. After church, we hosted lunch for the family that remained in town.

It was a Spooktacular Halloween!

Well, Halloween has come and gone. It's been a crazy, busy weekend and it's been memorable. I think it's a little nuts that Halloween seems more fun with the kids than I can remember. Here are some pictures to sum up our weekend.


We visited Bryan's grandparents after Trick or Treating. I thought this was such a sweet picture of Great Grandma Adkins with two of the great-grandkids.

Yep. This is a huge pumkin. It's called the Great Pumpkin, in fact. Bryan's bosses, the Hubers, had this giant pumpkin custom made by a hot air balloon company. They loan it to the governor's mansion every year for the downtown halloween event. Then, on Halloween night, the Great Pumpkin inflates and glows in their front yard. They have a speaker inside and everything so they can greet the children by name. It's a hoot every year to visit.

The next few pictures are from the Huber & Associates party they had for their employees and their families. They went all out this year with a bounce house, pumpkin painting, hay mazes, treasure hunts and, of course, the Great Pumpkin.

I love this "Are you serious?" face he's giving me here!

The next couple of pics are from the Kindergarten class party. It's a sickness, really, but I LOVED throwing this party! We had a photo spot area, a funny book read by another mother, bead your own candy necklace station and a pumpkin toss. I made ghosts from helium balloons and tulle that floated around the room during the party. What a blast!

Lastly, Jackson and Sebastian were dancing up a storm on Friday morning. They wanted me to witness their "Awesome Dancing Moves."

It's almost Halloween!!!

So, we finally bought Jackson's costume last night. I decided to drag my feet a little more than usual since he has changed his mind an average of twice a day. We have gone from Lego Batman to Ironman to Optimus Prime and (my favorite) a Native American. That's right, a blonde hair, blue eyed, creamy white skinned Native American. I really think it was just the appeal of a mohawk that did it for him. So, I let him wear a mohawk to school a couple of days and got rid of that little urge. All that to say, Jackson is going to be...drumroll please....a Ninja. Yep, he never mentioned a desire to be a Ninja at all but fell in love with the costume at the store last night.

Sebastian will be dressed up as a soccer player. I know, it's a stretch. The boy sleeps with two soccer balls every night and wakes up to dribble a ball out of his room and through the house every morning. I wore a necklace yesterday that had a silver circle and he kept chanting "ball, ball, ball." This boy loves soccer so it's a safe bet that he'll love his costume.

So, stay posted because I'll have pics of them in their costumes this weekend from our Fall Fun for Families at our church. Also, I am room mom for Jackson's Kindgergarten class. HOORAY!!! I am getting things ready for their Halloween party. I'll keep you posted.

Staycation Day 3 - Movie Time!

Entertaining the boys on $3 and a can of Spaghettio's

So, since it was raining I decided to take the boys to the movies. The theater here in town has a $1 each morning for families to see. Today was Spiderwick Chronicles. I was thrilled that Jackson was doing so well. He was really into it. Unfortunately, not amount of Goldfish Crackers could keep young Sebastian in his seat. He wanted to run in the aisles, he wanted to jump in the seats, he wanted to crawl onto Jackson's lap. Anything but sit in my lap for more than 20 minutes. I know that's a lot to ask but, he's the one who stares down complete strangers for fun. He's usually pretty good at playing on his own. But, when he starts to take flight, there's no keeping that one down.

After our quick escape from the movies, we went home and dined on Spaghettios. Needless to say, the noodles served as a moisturizer for the little guy. He konked out and so a bath would have to wait until after naptime. Here's a post-nap shot:

So, after the hose-down (a.k.a. bathtime) we went to the mall for a couple of hours. So, the grand total for today's events: $3. Not bad! Tomorrow's forecast: sunshine!

Staycation Day 2 - Fun at the Pool

Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

I love that I was able to take this picture! I have a sleeve that my camera can sit into and take pictures underwater. Most the camera was underwater for this, just the lens was out.

Fathers Day 2008

Father's Day - 2008

If the relationship of father to son could really be reduced to biology, the whole earth would blaze with the glory of fathers and sons. James A. Baldwin

Okay, so we're back-tracking a bit. I thought this was such a sweet morning. We woke up early and made breakfast for Bryan. Jackson was so excited to give him the gift he picked out. A tent. He has been itching to go camping with Bryan and so we got them a tent and picked up a fishing license.

More awesome is what a great father Bryan really is. It's evident in the way the boys look at him that he's their role model and what an awesome role model he is! He's a strong example both physically and emotionally. He's not afraid to tell the boys how much he loves them, how proud he is of them and as a result, we have confident and exceptional boys.

The Queen Mother is pleased!