Sunday, January 5, 2014

Christmas Break

We have had a great couple of weeks at home.  The break always goes so fast.

Cole loved all his presents and had all of them out for a few days.He used his Jenga blocks to build a wall around his village.  He also had army men protecting his money!

Macy and Riley came over one night for a sleepover and Grayson came over a couple of times too.





Cole and Zoe made some crafts.

On the Sunday after Christmas the kids and I headed to Seneca for a couple of nights.

It's our favorite vacation spot!

Papa made Zoe a loom to make bracelets.

Mostly, we just love relaxing and hanging out!




On Monday, Mom took Zoe out for the day and I took Charity.

First we went to see Steph for a few minutes at her work, then we went to Del Rio.

Charity was pretty insistent on going to Del Rio so I assumed it was for the delicious Mexican food.

She ordered steak, fried shrimp, mashed potatoes, and French fries.

Cole and Judd stayed home with Pops.



That evening Zoe played spa and gave Nana and I a foot rub. It was awesome!






Dad sang me a song he wrote about me when we moved to Owasso called "Who's Gonna Fill the Empty When You're Gone".  It was so precious and made me cry.  I asked him to sing it again so I could record it, but he said his "allergies" were acting up.

All 3 of us (4 counting Benny) sleep in the same bed.  I like snuggling with the kids.


Steph and the kids came down on Tuesday.  I can't get enough of them!






Tuesday night Judd and Charity came home with us and stayed the night.  Cole and Judd play really well together.

Charity and Zoe started playing checkers and then Cole and Judd decided to join them.






Wednesday Michelle made homemade chicken and noodles so we went over to sample them!They were delicious as you can tell from Hadley's face!  She kept closing her eyes while she ate them. 


Obviously, they were really dreamy.


After spending a couple of nights away, Cole was excited to see his dad. 
They had been watching a survival show and so they built a shelter and made a fire out of some drift wood.


Friday Mom and Dad and the kids came and watched all of our kids so Mark, Michelle, Brad, and I could go to the Cotton Bowl.  That's a lot of work for them, but they don't seem to mind.  We had a blast and were very appreciative!  Blake decided to stay an extra night.  Then it snowed so he may be here all week!  I hope so! I love having him here!He helped Brad shovel snow and has entertained Cole!





Cole said he wishes he was Blake because then he would have a real future in games.  He thinks Blake is a genius when it comes to games on his ipad!They didn't like to pose for pictures.

Blake didn't pack enough for any extra days so I let him borrow one of my shirts from college.

He wrestled with Cole and even let Cole win.


Well...most of the time.


I hated for our break to end and now we found out school is cancelled for tomorrow!  Maybe we'll get a couple more days!

Saturday, January 4, 2014

Christmas


After spending the day with cousins, we came home on Christmas Eve and baked cookies.


Before we went to sleep, Cole, Zoe, Brad and I read the Christmas Story from the Bible and watched a cute video on the difference between Santa and Jesus.

Then Zoe helped Cole leave Santa and his reindeer some cookies, carrots, and a nice note.



They left it on the fireplace and got ready for bed.
Cole and Zoe liked their gifts from Santa.  Cole got a Kindle Fire and Zoe got a new wallet with money in it.


Cole was slightly bothered that Santa left him underwear and pajamas in his stocking.  Although Santa was simply trying to be practical, Cole thinks there is a hidden meaning.  He kept saying that Santa should leave candy in stockings.  A week after Christmas Cole randomly announced to Brad and I, "I think I know why Santa only gave me underwear and pajamas in my stocking...it's because I was only a LITTLE good."
Poor guy. Luckily, he at least liked the p.j.'s and undies even though he would have rather had candy!

It was just the four of us all day which was actually kind of nice.



The kids hung out and played with their new gifts all day.  About 4:00, they got a little bored.We decided to go watch the movie Frozen.  It was a great show!


After the movie, we played in the arcade for a while and then headed home.

Cole even wore his new pajamas to bed that night!