First Sledding Experience

One of the gifts the twins received for Christmas was a sled and we got to use it today. Since last night, we have gotten about 5 inches of snow and we have a little hill out back of our house. Addy loved the sled; however, Conner preferred to just run around in the snow. They really loved playing outside and cried like mad when it was time to come in. I have to say this is about the first time they have really been outside to play in the snow. Luckily, Grandma had given us some snowboots; however, I was not prepared with waterproof gloves for the kids. That will be my next purchase! It has been forever since I have been out to play in the snow and have forgotten all the clothes it takes. As we typically get the most snow here in the springs, I'm sure the kids will have many more chances to go sledding in the future.

Christmas and New Year's

Our family had a great Christmas! We were able to host the Trinidads Christmas Eve and then had our own Christmas on Christmas morning. It was nice being in our own home for the morning. We celebrated the rest of the day at Reuben and Marie's. The day after Christmas we headed for Nebraska for the weekend. My grandparents from Iowa, aunt, uncle and their grandbaby made the trip also from Iowa. We had a fun weekend and the twins were spoiled some more! As you can see from the photos, there was no lack of presents for them anywhere we went. Not to mention my Uncle Ray....yes he got a special present so now he is ready to hit the beaches in Virginia the next time they visit :-) Ray...I'm sure you didn't expect this photo to hit the Internet, actually how could it not!

The family gatherings continued through the first of the year with the Trinidads. Always a good time is had with them! We all celebrated into the wee hours of the morning Jan 1. Dre and I didn't stay up last New Year's so hosting a party at our house was a nice change.

I'm looking forward to the new year and wish all our friends and family a great 2009!

Merry Christmas

Christmas is fast approaching, I really can't believe its one week away. I still have some shopping to do and lots of wrapping. Dre and I attended a "Cracker Christmas Party" last weekend. It gave us a chance to get dressed up in ugly Christmas sweaters and go out downtown. We got lots of looks but most people got a kick out of them. If you can believe this, our sweaters were some of nicer ones...some people went all out.

New Home

We are now settled into our new home. We love the space it provides and the kids love being able to play outside. It will be hard to move out of this one in a few years, but will appreciate our time here.

Happy Thanksgiving

We traveled to Nebraska for Thanksgiving this year. It was a nice weekend. Conner and Addy ran wild, as they usually do at papa's and grandma's. We attempted a little Christmas shopping on Friday evening and watched some football. The kids got their first rides in combines and tractors and even attempted driving, which was a bit scary!

We are looking forward to settling into our new home and can't wait for the busy holiday season to begin.

I hope all our friends and family had a great Thanksgiving as well!

Deer Hunting

Dre, his brother RD, and friend Jeff went back to Nebraska for deer hunting. Both Dre and RD got a couple of nice white tail bucks. This was RD's first deer kill and can't wait to do it some more!

Conner and Addy 20 months

We were in Arnold last weekend and got some great photos of the kids. Both copy almost every word you say and Addy copies your actions. She is such a girl (I love it!). And Conner is definitely our little boy. Its amazing to see the differences in their little (or maybe I should say big) personalities. I think we are going to start some potty training after Thanksgiving. Addy has gone potty a couple times and they are both showing lots of interest