Snow tubing in Oklahoma??????

We had such a fun afternoon on Sunday. We took the kids down to Oklahoma City where they have Snow tubing! At first Jackson was not to thrilled about the idea, but after he went down the hill he was hooked! Gabby was such a big girl - even though she was technically not tall enough for the big hill, she pushed her hat high on her head and went down the big hill like a champ! She is really getting too grown up! After about an hour the kids and adults were exhausted and headed for a cup of coffee/cocoa. We are all really excited about heading to Schlitterbahn the week after Christmas for some more tubing and snow fun!

Hot Date!!!!

I can not remember the last time Carl and I called a sitter and went out just the two of us. We go out a lot with other couples, but it was nice to go out just the two of us. We had a delicious dinner at Deep Fork and went to see a movie, Four Christmases which was very funny!

It was so nice to take a little time out of this crazy few weeks and chill out with my favorite big guy!

Happy Thanksgiving!

What another wonderful year! We are so blessed to have made some terrific friends here in Oklahoma. When I first moved here, I truly felt that I would never again find the true friends and neighbors that we had in Austin! This year I am especially grateful not only for our health and the health and happiness of our entire family, but for the great friends that we have in Texas, New York and Oklahoma.

We will be celebrating Thanksgiving this year at the home of our dear friends the Ballards! I am really looking forward to seeing everyone there and miss all of you who I do not get enough of a chance to see.

To my family - Happy Thanksgiving. I love each and every one of you so much and miss not seeing you on these special holidays! This morning watching the parade I cried remembering what great times we would have taking the train in to the city on Thanksgiving morning and watching the parade. Mom & Dad - Thanks for all the memories you have given me over the years and for teaching me the importance of family and friendships!

Our First Holiday Party of 2008

Last night was our first Holiday party for the year. The developer of our neighborhood threw a HUGE party at the model home across the street! It was a lot of fun and has really started putting us in the holiday spirit VERY early this year. Actually we already have our Christmas lights up and they look AWESOME - thanks to Daddy who spent several days working hard to make sure the kids have some great lights to look at! Enjoy the cute photos!

Make a Smilebox greeting

Happy Birthday!!!!

To my wonderful father! I love and miss you very much - - wish we could be there to help you celebrate! Happy Birthday Dad/Papa!

Also, to my dear friend Shala! I hope you have a terrific day!

And last but not least, Happy Birthday Mickey Mouse!!!

Awesome Girls Weekend!

Gabby and I had a terrific time in Austin this weekend. We shopped until she dropped, literally! Saturday as soon as we arrived we met my SIL Renee and her girls for lunch and some playtime. Gabby and Addison had such a great time together as always! After that we headed to RR to play with the Hubbards and Thompson crew! The kids play as if they still live right around the corner - we really miss them! After eating at Mangia's we found our way over to Jonny and Jo's to crash! Thanks J & J for always giving us a room to lay our heads!

The next morning we woke up and hit the ground running - hitting the outlet mall and the market! After several hours of shopping and lunch at Chuy's, Gabby was exhausted and took a 2 hour nap!!After she finally woke up we headed out again to the fair and Style show.

Today we flew home and she is exhausted! I think we are both ready to get back into our routine!

A-town here we come!

Okay all you Texas bloggers, Gabby and I are headed to Austin tomorrow! We are headed to the Round Rock Chaparrals Toyland Market and Style Show! I hope I will see you all there! If you are unable to make it call me and we can meet for lunch, dinner or some playtime! I hope to see as many of you as possible between tomorrow and Monday morning!

I hope Carl and Jack will be okay here in Oklahoma by themselves!

A Happy Halloween...and crazy day

Okay so I had to do a separate post for Halloween day...let me explain.

We woke up on Halloween morning ready to start planning for our Halloween party that evening. I had sandwiches and all sorts of treats to get made so I after heading out to the grocery store to get all our supplies asked the kids to play nicely in the playroom for a while so I could prepare. All was going well for a while and we had just finished lunch when a frantic Gabby came running into the kitchen an announced she had gotten a penny stuck on the roof of her mouth! I AM NOT KIDDING HERE! I tried to pry this thing out of her mouth and failed! So off we headed to an emergency dentist appointment. It took 3 of us to hold her down, numb her up and pry this darn penny out!

After that we headed back home to get dressed for school and rush back to get her dropped off to school in time. I returned home to lay Jack down for his nap and get in the shower (yes, I had not even done that yet!) I hadn't even been out of the shower 10 minutes when the phone ran. It was Gabby's school. She had run into a pole on the playground and her ear was swollen and black and blue!! SERIOUSLY, STOP LAUGHING!

Well after all that madness, the kids wound up having a great time at the neighborhood Halloween party. We played games and trick or treated with our our friends! It was truly a day to remember!!!

Back to the land of the blog...

What a crazy week and a half since I last blogged! Where to begin....

Last Friday night we had a great time at our friends. the Kosir's, who hosted a pumpkin carving party at their house. The weather was freezing, but it really made the evening that much more fun! We ate warm taco soup and toasted marshmallows for dessert. Check out a few of these really awesome pumpkins. Gabby and Carl of course carved our pumpkin into a Cinderella silhouette.

After that Carl and I headed out to Tulsa for a much needed weekend getaway! We had a great time hanging out with a few friends that have recently moved to the Tulsa area, checking out the TU game and of course doing some fun shopping!

Then when we came home the craziness began - Gabby and Susan (my MIL) came down with the stomach bug on Tuesday! It was awful, but not as bad as when I got it on Wednesday! Carl came to the rescue though and took over ALL duties while I lay in bed dying! When I finally got back to reality on Thursday afternoon we hit the floor running getting ready for Halloween!