The Holiday are Here: 2014!

As expected, this month was plumb full with lots of activity. Take a look at some of the highlights.

Although a little uncertain at first, Ashton's first visit with Santa was remarkably better than his big sister's. Remember this one? LOL.

Oh yeah, she's got it down now...

Elf Self...

Bug's first Christmas program invite from Creation Academy

He never made it. Mimi, Chief, and I got out of the alley when Ash called to say she was headed back home. The photo below soon followed. This was the start of cold/flu season. Both crew members fought with vengeance for the next few months.

We managed to make our annual trip to Prairie Lights with Mimi too.

Bug had a terrible cough, so our visit through the forest was brief!

Christmas Eve - do they look sleepy????

Christmas Day

 Too many toys too much fun. The day was spent with lots of family!

What was supposed to be a weekend family trip to an indoor water park was quickly cancelled:  ASTHMA! My little buddy had a terrible flare up, and was rushed to Cook Children's Hospital after Cook Urgent Care in Mansfield wouldn't open the doors five minutes after closing. Don't even get me started with this. They even called to alert the staff that they were on the way...

I picked up Addi from the hospital, and she stayed the night with me. Ash said she was a trooper through it all, and with the right meds, Bug made a nice recovery:

Even being in the hospital can't stop his selfie madness

A Thankful November

Via Addisyn . . .

This was a pleasant surprise. Ha!

That first "official" report card of her K-12 schooling

And the traditional Thanksgiving school program...

Via Ashton . . .

Chief "showed out" at Grandparents' Day...

Now that's a cute lil' Native American

Via the entire crew . . .

Busy day! Another visit to one of their favorite places - Altitude Trampoline Park, a quick stop at Wendy's for lunch and then The Trains at Northpark Mall.

Addi asked where President Obama was ;-)

 Somebody's looking for Thomas . . .

We found Big Tex!

 Now bring on Christmas!

A Halloween Story

Lots of candy was collected, and we were all exhausted by the end of the night. Thanks to Nay Nay, we almost had to call for "rescue" - a little detour caused us to explore the LONG route...

I posted this question to Facebook and received some interesting responses. Here's another shot. My trick or treating crew consisted of an old Gorton's fisherman, a mermaid, and a pirate. You write the title!

Earlier that day - a little Google fun!

The State Fair of Texas

The wind was a little brisk, but we decided to take advantage of our "free" tickets and journey to sunny South Dallas for the day. It was Ashton's first trip to the state fair, and Ash joined us this time.

We managed to tackle a corny dog, two chicken finger baskets, and a funnel cake. Next time, I'll remember to hunt down my catfish basket; it was truly missed.

All in all, it was a fun day, but Addi wasn't as adventurous as I expected . . .

Big Tex and The Crew

Big Al is still kicking...

Funnel cake faces

"What is this?" said one little brother ...

Random School Days: Before and After...

Well, the first two weeks were filled with a few tears and a little uncertainty. Bug quickly determined that Chief was the "villain" (he chauffeured Ashton to school) and Mimi was the "hero"(she picked him up) in his Monday - Thursday pre-school routine. Nevertheless, they both managed to capture some of Ashton's first two months of school, and soon he decided that this school gig was a pretty okay deal...

Lunch and Playtime

Arts and Crafts

Mimi picked up a pirate...

 After school fun with Mimi

Ready to go with Chief...