Hospital Field Trip

Trent's school took a field trip to the hospital last Thursday. It was a very informative and fun field trip. The helicopter was a huge hit. A few brave ones even got in.Alexandra preparing for the siren.The kiddos loved looking at a baby who had just been born a few hours earlier.
Then we were off to see the ambulance. The stretchers are super cool.Hayden had a little spill in the mud while we were outsideDr. David taught us about bones, x rays and casts. The saw that cuts the casts off was the kids' favorite.
Dr. David and HaydenWe were able to go into an operating room as well. Will was so brave and let them put heart monitors and oxygen on him.

We walked from the hospital to the pediatric dentist office across the street. Dr. Becca welcomed us into an examining room while working on a patient.
Dr. Kenny showing us all his tools out of the sanitizer.

Then we were off to school with loads of goodies from each stop.

****Just realized that my child is only in one of the pictures that I took. He is checking out the baby wearing an orange tshirt.*****

Making Muddy Memories with MAC

We enjoyed a very muddy weekend at the cabin a few weekends ago. It was Mac, our new dog's, first visit. I think you can see from the pictures that he enjoyed himself immensely.

[We lost both of our beloved labs in the past few months...I will post about that sometime :( ]

Trent, Mac Dog, and Zachary

I looooooove me some Mac. He is so perfect!
ALL my boysHe tried to wipe his face with his sleeve. oops

Muddy cuteness

Mac hasn't learned that he shouldn't run BEHIND the 4 wheeler yet
Brandon was SO proud of my driving skills in the mud. He was even more excited that the 4 wheeler was stuck in reverse after this small incident and he was forced to drive backwards down muddy trails back to the cabin. It was very entertaining for the boys and I to watch.

What a fun, MUDDY weekend!!!

Snow Days

We loved having a few days of snow in East Texas last week! It was Trent's first time to get to experience it, and I don't think Zachary can remember our snows in Little Rock. What a treat!

This little guy became an expert at making snowballs. You can see it still snowing in this picture. We thought (and hoped) it would never stop snowing

Emma came down and played with us
ALLLLLLL bundled up. Trent and my miniature snowman--sporting a Baylor cap

Snow angels

He was yelling, "Emma and Zachary won't share the snow!!!"
On Day 2 of the snow Brandon and I and our boys and Jon with his 2 girls headed to Dellwood park to sled and play. Brandon and I took Raegan to this very hill before she ever started school and now she's a Senior!! And she's still as much fun!!

They loved sledding
Emma and Trent
Brandon, Jon and Corey built this snow fort and then engaged in a snow ball war with all the neighborhood boys. I didn't take my camera to the park so this was taken with my phone. The big boys (men) had more fun than the kids, I think.
The guys also built this 8 foot tall snowman that the girls made into a snowgirl. Please notice the miniature carrot that Trent packed in his coat pocket from home.
Such a fun few days. We were sad to see it go away. But, now we are ready for SPRING!

Basketball!

We attended Senior Night of our favorite CHS basketball player recently. We CANNOT believe that Raegan will graduate in the Spring. It's been so much fun to be back in MP for her last 2 years of high school.

Karen, Raegan and Jon

Warming up Introductions

The half time entertainment was special too. The Elementary students showed their ball handling routine. Zachary flashed a big smile for all of his fansEmma's age group performed as well

Fun night to be a Red Devils fan!

We love Monster Trucks

Brandon and I took the boys to see the Monster Truck show in Shreveport in early January. Zachary had been once before, but it was Trent's first time. They loved every minute of it!

Serious concentration LOVED his new ear protectors

But of course, the boys' favorite were the motorcycle tricksters. They stressed me out so bad!!
SO dangerous!!!!

It was a fun weekend away--except that the fire alarm in our hotel sounded on and off for 3 hours throughout the night. :( Thankfully the boys only woke up once during the whole thing.

Christmas 2009

We had a fabulous Christmas filled with family and fun! I am so far behind on blogging that I am just going to post some of my favorite pictures from the holiday. (That's all anyone cares about anyway, right?) All the cousins

Daddy had this game as a child and was so excited about it...the kids---not so much.

Trent loved this and named it 'rockclimber" until Kent (next door) called it a dune buggy. Now we are all required to call it that. What Kent says is the gospel!!!

Kid's table at my mom's house

This is Trent's reaction after Jack told him to feel his muscle. I love it!!!

My brother, Tripp and his wife, Holly

My sister, Christy and her daughter, Katie

The aftermath of the madness!

Fishing with Uncle David

And what a treat that Ben came this year, too!