Hockey Night

On Friday night we went with the youth group to the Amarillo Bulls hockey game. It was a blast!!

What is the best thing about Hockey? The Cotton Candy!

Oh, and the snow cones!

Christopher and the Bulls mascot

After the game, the big kids were able to ice skate. Makayla caught on really fast.

James walked/ pulled Christopher around the rink.

The kids loved the ice skating, and we treasured our time as a family.

Boy Scouts Regatta

On Saturday Christopher had a boy scout event called The Raingutter Regatta. He got a box about a month ago that contained the contents of a sailboat type boat. They were to build it, paint it, and then race it at the event.
   James and Christopher worked for several days on the regatta. Here is their boat.

It is really awesome isn't it??!! So the day of the race, they sign in and before it begins everyone including the families vote on Best In Show and they hold the results until the end. Here are the boats.

The way the race works is every boy races three heats and then they average out the three to get the final time. They have to send their boat to the end of the track by blowing in a straw.

At the end of the morning...Christopher won 2nd place in his group and wait for it.....Best In Show.

He was a very excited little boy.

100 Days Of School

Friday was the 100th Day Of School for my kiddos. Christopher's class had a party and James and I along with James Henry went and hung out for a while.
 We bought cupcakes and I made these 100 days cupcake toppers

I also made this for his teacher..

Each child had to bring 100 items that they used for counting and math that day, of course Christopher took 100 Legos. We made a quilt with the kids out of papers they did for 100 day, we helped them make 100 day visors. The kids were so sweet, they even made James Henry one.

We were so impressed with the classroom environment, the boys stood when a lady came in the room. When they transitioned to different activities they sang little songs about Jesus! We are so happy with our school choice! Friday was a great day.

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It's Cookie Time

It is that time of year, the time of year where we hustle all our friends on Makayla's behalf to buy Girl Scout Cookies!  Last year we sold over 600 boxes and she went to a five day Girl Scout Camp for free. This year, we are well on our way. So far we are 6 days in and we have sold over 300 boxes!
       On Saturday our friend Julie who is a nurse called us and told us to bring all the cookies we could because the nurses and doctors were in need of cookies! James pulled out the wagon and cleaned it up, and I made signs for her and James took her and let her walk around and sell at the hospital. They came back pretty much empty handed selling 42 boxes in a matter of minutes!

Who wouldn't buy cookies from this girl?

If you want some cookies, we have a never ending supply.

Makayla turns 10

I can not believe that precious baby girl God entrusted us with is ten years old. She is an amazing, smart, beautiful, kind and loving Godly young woman. She is a true blessing to us!
    Makayla really wanted a slumber party this year so we gave in and let her have one. She invited her friends from church.

We went with a Winter/Hot Cocoa and Treats theme with pink and brown colors. Once again my friend Joni knocked it out of the park with her cake..

They had such a great time. We did crafts that night and James made duck tape purses with them.

They ran around in the dark with glow sticks, sang karaoke and watched movies. It was a great party for her. On her actual birthday she wanted to see Chipwrecked at the movies and eat McDonald's, So that is what we did. She got a kindle and she loves it.

She really had a wonderful Tenth Birthday, time sure is flying by....

   

Christmas 2011

This Christmas we had just come home from our cruise and we were looking forward to just being home and spending time with our kiddos. We did alot more baking this year than we normally do.
We decorated a Gingerbread house

James Henry was a big help..

Chocolate dipped marshmallows

Rice crispy Christmas Tree

Some yummy snowmen

and reindeer donuts

We spent Christmas Eve with close friends where Santa made a visit

Every Christmas Eve our kids get new pajamas

and James' reads them Twas' The Night Before Christmas and this year He read A Cajun Night Before Christmas

Christmas morning started with pancakes

 

and my favorite part of the day...Church!

Even Bayou had a great Christmas

Our Christmas was wonderful, we are blessed to have each other and most of all Salvation through Jesus Christ.

Cruise (Jamaica)

Our last port of call on the Cruise was Falmouth, Jamaica.  We had a shore excursion planned that day that took us to Breezes Starfish Resort where we could sit on the beach and relax all day. Jamaica by far had the very best souvenirs. For example we got James Henry a Jamaican Elmo complete with dreadlocks as well as a Jamaican Pokemon for Makayla. We were able to get Christmas Ornaments and I got a Jamaican Barbie Doll, there it is called a Yardie Doll.
    This port is brand new and our ship was the only one there that day. This picture is our ship pulled right into the port.

The port had an amazing atmosphere. Here we are with the 'Tall Men"

Look at these ladies posing for me....

These are some pictures from Breezes...you walked off their beach and into the water about 50 feet to another little island

We had a great day.

I guess this finally wraps our cruise. It was amazing. Did I mention we are planning our next one? This time we are thinking Disney...