My Little Gymnast!

After missing most the season because of a broken foot Preston made it back just in time for the state gymnastics meet. He was pretty nervous and wasn't sure he could keep up but he did fantastic. He placed second in high bar, fourth in vault, two 6th place finishes and a 7th & 9th in the other events. He placed 6th all around.

bball fun

Brayden was pretty proud of himself when he discovered how to play basketball in the bathroom!

Let It Snow

This past winter I think we had more snow than all the years we have lived here put together! The kids loved it, especially Brayden and Preston. They made snow angels, snowmen, snow caves, and ate plenty of snow! The cold is not my favorite but the kids sure enjoyed it!

Our First Broken Bone

Despite the gymnastics mat that Preston got for Christmas, he broke his foot two days later. I was worried about the back handsprings and back flips but it was a cartwheel that did him in. The top of his foot hit the frame on the top of the couch and that was it. He told Trent his foot hurt and Trent looked at it an thought it was broken, but I didn't hear anything about it until the next night after, yes, after his 2 hour gymnastics practice. Even with a broken foot we couldn't slow him down. By the end of it he went through 3 casts. Preston is one tough kid!

Best neighbors ever!

Our wonderful neighbors had Christmas breakfast with us and of course came with a bag full of gifts. We love Mike and Lynda!

I'll be home for Christmas!

This Christmas was unlike any other we have had in Oklahoma. It snowed 14 inches! They predicting 1-4 but we got a bit more. In the end we made it home for Christmas but it was close. We spent Chrismas Eve playing games and hanging out at Cherie's. We knew it was snowing but didn't realize how much until we tried to leave at about 8:00. We were shocked to find over a foot of snow. However, Trent was determined to spend Christmas at home. After he and Scott took a test run, we loaded the family in the van and headed home, or at least tried to. It took over 30 minutes just to get out of the driveway. We finally made it out and slid home! The kids got their traditional Christmas Eve gift, pajamas and slippers, but this year we threw in a few games too. We spent Christmas day at home playing in the snow and relaxing. The kids had a blast with all the snow. I watched from the window and dried out their gear everytime they came in to warm up. It was one of the best Christmas' yet!

Some of the snow that was waiting for us when we finally made it home. The wind had blown so hard we had snow drifts the were 2 feet tall!

New PJ's!

Merry Christmas!
Preston was so excited about his mat he immediately started doing back handsprings!
The kids got the "only thing they asked for" Itouch!
Brayden was ready to roll with his new trucks

Visit from Aunt Lindsey

Aunt Lindsey came to visit for the first time since we moved here. It was also the first time she had seen Brayden. We had so much fun having her here. We ate, shopped, cooked, played games and just enjoyed the time we had with her. Somehow I only got a couple pictures during her whole stay. I guess we were having too much fun to worry about pictures! Thanks for spending Christmas with us Linds!

Happy 12!

My baby is 12!! Austin decided he didn't want a birthday party this year, but wanted to spend the day with his dad (I love that the kids are choosing to spend their special day with Trent!) They went shooting, one of Austin's favorite things to do, and then went and saw Blind Side. That night we went to Outback for dinner and Austin was excited to order a steak off the regular menu!

Austin loves golf, guns and knives (what a boy!)

He loves to hang out with his dad

He is still my biggest cuddler

Austin loves to tease his brothers

He always has strange facts to share with us

He is such a sweet boy and we love him!!!

Cutest Little Elf

Brayden had his first Christmas program at school. His class wore pajamas, which he insisted on wearing his cowboy boots with, and sang (or at least the teach did) a Christmas song about bells. The other kids in his class weren't too happy about it but Brayden sat the there with his hat over one eye with a big grin on his face through the entire song. After the program they got a visit from Santa.
Brayden wasn't too sure he Santa and would not look at him but he endured it so that he could get a present!