Our neighbors, Jon and Jodie, invited us to their annual Christmas party. Of course, Santa visited and was certainly the highlight of the party, for adults and kids.
Reese was terribly frightened by Santa at first. Rhett found it to be quite humerous. It was interesting though, as soon as we stopped trying to get him to go into the room with Santa, he decided on his own that it might be okay.
Raly was so excited about Santa.
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Our New Christmas Tradition
So our new tradition began on Saturday morning. We drove to the mountains to cut down our own Christmas tree. The weather was awesome and the kids loved "hiking in the forest." It quickly become obvious that Raly would not like any of the trees that Rhett and I found. She would say, "No, but we'll keep that one in mind." Yeah right! Raly and Reese hiked around with a walking stick. Too funny.
Finally found one: our very own Charlie Brown Christmas tree.
We got it up and Raly couldn't wait to decorate it. It's probably 11 feet tall and it can't hold many ornaments. It can barely support the lights. The kids don't seem to mind and each time I see it I think about our fun adventure. We missed having Bozeman with us that's for sure. He loved the mountains.
Emily and Josh's Wedding
Last weekend, Emily and Josh got married in Atwood. The wedding was quite elegant and the reception hall was gorgeous, and we all had a great time. Our entire extended family was able to attend which was made it even more special. Emily was a beautiful bride and all the hard work by everyone paid off (especially my Mom and Dad). I didn't get many pictures on my camera, but here are a few miscellaneous ones.
Reese hung out with his godfather, Kyle, in the basement of the church. Kyle helped watch Reese while we waited for all the guests to be seated and the wedding to begin.
Raly and Owen didn't want to cooperate for a nice picture, but this is better than nothing.
Reese hung out with his godfather, Kyle, in the basement of the church. Kyle helped watch Reese while we waited for all the guests to be seated and the wedding to begin.
Raly and Owen didn't want to cooperate for a nice picture, but this is better than nothing.
Saturday, November 22, 2008
A Tribute to Bozeman
As most of you know, Bozeman is now in Dog Heaven. We believe that he is running freely and eating as many treats as he can. Raly thinks he is finding many soft clouds to sleep on. Although we know in our hearts that it was time for him to go to a place where he would feel better, we miss him so very much. Because he was such a huge part of our family, the smallest things make us teary eyed. Before Bozeman left our house for the last time, Raly had each of us make "tickets" for Bozeman so that could take them to Doggy Heaven. She wanted to make sure that he would always remember us. One things for sure, we will never forget Bozeman.
One of Bozeman's favorite positions.
Bozeman loved his daddy more than anyone.
Bozeman always got a little nervous when Reese got too close, but here he was getting some good attention.
Raly had been putting on a "Ballet Show" for us. Raly and Bozeman had become pretty good buddies.
One of Bozeman's favorite positions.
Bozeman loved his daddy more than anyone.
Bozeman always got a little nervous when Reese got too close, but here he was getting some good attention.
Raly had been putting on a "Ballet Show" for us. Raly and Bozeman had become pretty good buddies.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Winter Boots
So we had the first snow of the season and Raly and I were without boots. I haven't had snow boots since we moved here in 1998. Don't know how I managed that! Anyway, Raly and I headed out shopping for some SNOW boots. Good news: we both found a pair. Not so good news: Raly also found these lovely Hanna Montana boots. She was willing to spend her allowance on them (which consisted of about $4.25) so I caved! I can't believe it! She's wearing "Character" shoes. AUUGGG!
Emily's Bachelorette Party
For Emily's Bachelorette Party, we started out at Mike and Connie's. We ate, drank, played a few games, and Em opened gifts. Then, we headed out to the bars in a 15 passenger van driven by Matt, one of the TKE boys. Brandi Butler is the TKE House Mom and she has about every connection needed for a good time in Manhattan! I had a great time. I hope that everyone else did, too. Here are a few pictures from the evening. I think Aunt Jane's camera ended up with some of the best pictures. I'm hoping to see those next week!! Emily received several really cute undies, but these according to Aunt Jane, will be the ones she'll wear for her 25th anniversary!
Halloween
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Raly's KID Birthday Party
Raly had her kid party at Romp n' Roll. It was a fantastic party! All the kids had so much fun and it involved very little planning on our part. Sorry for so many pictures, but Raly was having such a good time, I just had to include them all!
Of course we had to get one family picture. Reese didn't want to hold still, big surprise!
Time for cake!!
Of course we had to get one family picture. Reese didn't want to hold still, big surprise!
Time for cake!!
Raly's Birthday
Grandma Connie Visits
Grandma Connie came for a visit the week of Raly's birthday. Luckily, she was able to watch Reese on Wednesday and Thursday while Raly and I were at school. Reese's babysitter was on vacation. Thank you Grandma!
After picking Grandma up from the airport, we played at the park, got haircuts (where Raly got fancy lipgloss from Grandma and Reese got these sunglasses) and then went for a bite to eat.
After picking Grandma up from the airport, we played at the park, got haircuts (where Raly got fancy lipgloss from Grandma and Reese got these sunglasses) and then went for a bite to eat.
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