"It's Snowing"

...that line always makes me giggle in the movie Hook. You know what i'm talking about britt. hee hee.

This morning i felt like a little kid again screaming, "Its snowing!" Kolby and I grabbed Olivia out of bed and i sent them outside to catch snowflakes on their tongues. They looked at me kinda weird but humored me. Just have to make sure my children aren't deprived of any childhood experiences. I realize that our snow looks pathetic to some of you but hey this is Houston and this never happens so we are entitled to be giddy.

Preschool Party

My friend threw a "Veggie Tales Christmas Preschool Party" (how's that for a title?? ) on Wed. Olivia was beside her self with excitment that she got to participate. Check her out in the front row being all attentive and grown up:) Cindi made the cutest crafts with the kiddos, read some funny Christmas stories, and then we ate lunch and put on the Veggie Tales Christmas movie. Plus she made all of us moms the most delicious vegge and cheese soup I've ever and probably ever will have in my life!!! yum.

Love this preschool group. Can't wait to start back up in January.

Its beginning to look i mean smell a lot like Christmas...

Decorated the tree last night at 9:00pm...

The kids kept putting all the ornaments on the same 2 branches.

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Made our service advent calendar for FHE...

now the kids want candy Everytime they do something nice.

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Tried to make the kids sit on the couch and enjoy the glowing Christmas tree for a few moments but they ran around like wild animals instead.

I was too exhausted to finish decorating so now my house is covered in boxes...on top of all the usual messiness.

Oh well, i'm making my dad's special Danish Wassail today so my house actually smells exactly like Christmas, despite the craziness.

For better or for worse, Happy December 1st everyone!

Thanksgiving...in the which we ate ourselves sick and partied all weekend

This year we enjoyed Thanksgiving in San Antonio at Dave and Ale's house. Altogether there were 26 people for the feast. It was so fun to meet Daniel's cousin Donnette and her cute family as well as Estes's cousins Grant and Penny. Plus the usual Texas Lawtons (minus the Kennedys, sniff sniff).

Highlights were: the turkey trot, playing "werewolf", "kung fu destroyers" and the "train game", Sea World, and a Mannheim Steam Roller concert downtown. Oooh and of course all the food glorious food!!!!

Turkey Trot

Of course it couldn' t be a Lawton get together without a race of some sort. Kolby ran in a 1/4 mile fun run and Daniel got 2nd place in the 4 mile run! Not bad out of 2,500 people! I unfortunately missed the whole thing as i was busy vomitting. No worries i made up for all the food i lost by stuffing my face the rest of the weekend.

(blogger won't let me download these photos... curses)

Thanksgiving Feast

The boys picked fresh green beans from the garden. Kolby told me he was a good farmer. Grandma supervised the cutting:)

My niece and 2nd cousin(?) helped make the Sweetwood rainbow Jell-O.

The table decor... edible turkeys and teepees, Ale is super creative!

The kids decorated their own placemats

The Feast...enough for the neighborhood

Friday... Sea World

Friday Night i didn't snap a photo since i'm pretty sure it wasn't allowed, but i found this one on google. Dave and Ale treated us to a Mannheim Steamroller concert at this fabulous old theatre in down town San Antonio. It was amazing and really put me in the Christmas mood. The perfect end for our wonderful weekend!

Family Pictures 2009

Rosie has done it again. She somehow managed to make my strange ideas become a reality! There's just something about those clean black lines and that perfect shade of yellow that i had to have this year. A big yellow school bus for a back drop? classic.

And i really really wish i was super talented with photoshop (or that i even owned photshop) so that i could erase my terrible wrinkles but alas this is the real me...baggy eyes, chubby face and all.

Help me decide on your favorites! If you are not family please don't be annoyed with the oodles i posted:)

Olivia was a ham! I'm thinking she and Marilyn Monroe might have took modeling lessons together.

Kolby on the other hand decided to give us all goofy faces or all grumpy faces. UGh. Whatcha gonna do?

"Hmmm which ones do you like?"

Hi-ya

just felt baby's first kick.

just as cool the third time around.

The Perfect Girls Night!

Yesterday was a cold rainy day. Basically the perfect day to see New Moon! I somehow convinced all these hot mamas to go with me :) So glad they don't judge me for my obsession. We bought our tickets weeks in advance, arrived at the theatre an hour ahead of time, stood in line with 100+ people ahead of us, and ended up sitting in the back row of the front section. Crazy Twilight people!

I thought the movie was sooooo good!!! It reminded me why i loved the books in the first place. Of course we had to share the theatre with a trillion 12 year old girls and the screaming every time Edward or Jacob came on the screen was slightly entertaining/mostly annoying. Oh well. Just part of the craze eh?

My awesome friend Jeri provided these cool treats. Eye-candy and chocolate all in one! Heaven:)

Basically last night was the perfect girls night!