Elgin Tree Farm

We headed out to the Elgin Christmas Tree Farm again this year to get our tree. The day we went out there it was really cold and windy. We went with my sister and her family, and the kids had a great time together exploring. They were excited when we got out of the car and got all bundled up!
On the hay ride out to search for our tree we had some silly girls with us!
We searched and searched for the perfect trees to cut down and take home!

We hauled them back up front on the tractor and hay ride.And we decorated it at home. We ended up with a pretty good shaped tree this year. It is such a fun experience!!

Happy 3rd Finley!

On December 5th our little Finley turned 3 years old!!! Hard to believe, but she acts like she's 3 and then some :)

The day before her birthday we had a party for her with some of her little friends from school. She wanted to have her party at Chuck E Cheese and it was a great time! They took care of everything for us there, and I was able to enjoy the little things and was able to make her this little outfit to go with her Fancy Nancy party theme.

Here are some pictures from the party.

She wasn't too sure about Chuck E. Cheese when he came out...
she warmed up a bit...

Until he had to put her birthday crown on her, and she wasn't so sure again :)
Bryson was not afraid of him at all!

She blew out her candles like a champ, but the cake didn't look so hot. I made the purse cake to go with her Fancy Nancy theme, but the icing slid down the sides overnight, so I just spread it back up and it looked really messy.
Here are the before pictures.

The birthday kid is allowed to go into the ticket machine and try to collect as many tickets as you can, but Finley was afraid of doing it. Bryson really wanted to, but didn't want to do it alone so Mike went with him. :)


The next few days were spent dressed up in her fancy clothes and accessories. She just wouldn't take it off! She is definitely a girly girl!
That next Monday at school, I brought cookies for her to share with her friends, and they sang Happy Birthday to her. She was so proud, and came home with this little hat her teacher made her. She loved her birthday this year!!

Family pictures 2010

Last month we went out with my sister to take some family pictures of us. She has taken a photography class and has a good camera that she likes to play around with. She is much better than she'll give herself credit for. We were VERY happy with the pictures she captured of us. Here are a few of them :)

This one was our favorite, and made our Christmas card!
Happy Holidays from our family to yours!

Kids first UT football game

On Saturday we took the kids to their first UT football game after finding some cheap tickets, and they had a blast! On the way in we saw the Budweiser horses and stopped to look.

Respect for the National Anthem...
I made Mike put up his horns for every touchdown and he was a good sport.....for an Aggie. I even saw him clapping along with the crowd a few times ;)

Fall t-ball 2010

T-ball season has come to an end for the year, and Bryson had the best time this time around. He really got into it more and more and we spent most everyday in the backyard practicing hitting and throwing and catching. I think Mike really enjoyed coaching as well for his first time, and think he did a great job! He asked if he could play basketball next and so we are starting that in January, and Mike will be co-coaching with a friend of ours. We are excited to try out something new :) Here are some pictures from the last few games and receiving trophy at our t-ball team party.

Halloween 2010

In preparation for Halloween we carved pumpkins with the kids the week of Halloween, and they really liked it this year.

We had a Wolverine and a Strawberry Shortcake this year. They picked out their own costumes and could not have been happier. :)

Austin Steam Train

Today was Austin Museum Day where some of the local museums were free and open to the public, so we chose to go to the Austin Steam Train and let the kids walk around and in the old train cars. They loved it!

If you look real closely in this one you'll see Bryson on the left and Finley on the right in the top windows.