It Feels Good

I am not one of those crafty ladies, but I love it when something I do turns out how I envisioned.
I baked some whole wheat chocolate cookies as a thank you to some friends for taking us to the
PBR (professional bullriding). It, by the way, was so much fun. It is great to dress up a little cowgirl for one day out of the year. Anyway, I thought of a cute little tag to make to tie on to the cookie box and it turned out just right. Simple, yes, but I did it. And it just feels good.

Christmas 2010

Christmas was so much fun this year. We were all together. Chelsea and Dane arrived on the Wednesday before Christmas and we played the whole time they were here.
The picture above is Christmas Eve when the kids get to open their jammies. This year I made flannel bottoms for the girls and the guys got sweats. For thier shirts I bought them t-shirts from a favorite TV show. Dane and Chels got The Office tshirts and Brooke and Bret like Friday Night Lights. Tess' shirt was from cake boss and Noah loves Shark week. The little girls were, of course, Disney tshirts.
A favorite gift was Faye's gift to Noah, Just Dance 2. We all had fun dancing and the next day we were a little sore.
It was so wonderful to be together.

Tess made beautiful sugar cookies that we all enjoyed.

Mud Bowl

Tess' high school soccer team had a game during a down pour this past week.
It turned into a mud bowl. Tess said she was exfoliating. It didn't matter that they lost, because they had a great time in the mud.

Carden Activities

Carden does a fun country fair every year. Faye had a fun time and is learning to come out of her shyness. It is great to see.

Faye and Ms. Winker

At Carden they give awards out every month for a certain value.
Faye received the award for December. The value for December was
generosity. She is very giving to the other students in her class.

Homecoming 2010

The kids love being in the Dana Hills Homecoming Festivities.
This year Tess had a great time!

A Couple More Birthdays

We had 3 more birthdays in the fall.
Chelsea was 22 on December 1st. This photo has nothing to do with her birthday, but I knew Glen would be pleased to see this picture again.

Noah turned 14 in October. He received a RC car thta he had been wishing for. We teased him with the small package that sent him on a hunt for his real gift.

My mom turned 80 and we traveled to San Jose to celebrate with her.
She is a wonderful lady and taught me so much while I was growing up.
I am grateful for those things.

Brooke is 25!

When it comes time for Chelsea and Dane to go after the birthday celebration weekend,
Brooke won't let Chelsea go.

There are scientific findings that the brain is not fully developed until a person is 25. We have said this to Brooke for many years especially after she would do or say something that was a little immature. Are these episodes in the past time? Time will only tell.

We threw Brooke a surprise party and she was truly surprised. It was a fun night with all her friends and their spouses. To top it all off Chelsea and Dane came down too.