License to Kill

I just had to share a picture of Zachary's hunting license.


Is that the cutest thing you've ever seen?!

The Season is Here

Saturday we took the boys to watch the Christmas parade in our little town. They held the parade at dark which really made for a neat event. The floats were very impressive and my kids had a great time watching.

Zachary, Katie, me, Trent and Grandmother

One of our favorite floats

I ran in the Rudolph 5k Run prior to the parade. It was pretty chilly, but lots of fun! Grandmother, Zachary and my niece, Katie, stood along the route to cheer me on. Zachary even ran across the finish line with me!


Our house is decorated, lights are up, most gifts are bought, now it's time to enjoy the season. We love this time of year!!!

First Kill

This morning was Zachary's first morning to ever go hunting. He and Brandon actually went out to put feeders, but took the gun---just in case. They got lucky and not only saw a buck, but shot it! Zachary is very much claiming this as his first deer, but I think Dad actually pulled the trigger. This picture is awful, but he wouldn't get any closer. AND, I couldn't get excited about taking pictures of a bloody animal.

They've got a big hunt planned for next weekend so I am afraid that my little one has "got the fever!"

Letter to Santa

If you haven't sent your letter to Santa yet, you can go here and e-mail him. He will reply with an adorable personalized letter in just seconds. We are sure glad he's tech-savvy because we keep forgetting to write and mail him a letter. Only 20 days...

Christmas Portraits

Having family pictures made around here is really no fun! Does anyone else have major stress when it comes to family photo sessions?! My husband acts bad, my kids act awful and I get SO MAD!!! I have threatened to use this picture for our card this year just to give a true glimpse of our daily lives...



Trent's crying, Zachary's whining, I'm lecturing...

I know Brandon looks innocent in this picture, but trust me, he had his moments too!

Thanks, Kisha, for hanging in there with us. We did get a few where we look like somewhat of a happy family.

Tales of a Fisherman

Uncle David and Zachary spent a little time fishing over the weekend. Zachary was very pleased with his catch!



After a day of fishing, there is only one thing to do...have a fish fry! We love when Uncle David comes to town and spoils us with his fish and homemade hush puppies.

Thanksgiving

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving filled with lots of family and food. We saw all three sets of grandparents in a 3 day span and were loving living within 20 minutes of all of them. For some reason I took very few pictures. I got several of lunch at my mom's, but then really slacked off at the Milam's and at my Dad's house.

Jack, Ali, Katie, Trent and Zachary at Grandmother's (my mom's)
[Please note that this is Z's official pose these days. I've given up on getting him to smile.]

Daddy and Uncle Tripp holding a baseball clinic

Granny-Great, Trent and me

Grandmother with Trent and Jack

I didn't take ANY pictures of all the kiddos and family at the Milams. I did get one that is worth sharing. This is Raegan. 16 is such a cool age!

I made Thankful Trees for each house. It was fun to fill out the "leaves" with what you are thankful for and then hang them on the tree. Would you believe that I also didn't get a picture of any of the them?! Sister posted more pictures from the day and a picture of one of our Thankful Trees.

Over the weekend we also celebrated Brandon's birthday. We went to dinner in Longview with Karen and Jon for his celebratory dinner. We also did a little shopping, but were cut short because of the OU game on Saturday night. Jon actually timed me in the last store that we went in (17 minutes!). We did make it home for kick off and enjoyed a great game.