Happy New Year 2011!!

You would think that one of my resolutions, b/c of my blog activity lately, would be to update more often...but, no, I've been so happy being busy filling any cracks in my day that my kids are asleep or not my responsibility at the time or I'm not hanging w/ my man, to spend time w/ my R & R.  I LOVE them (I know I say that all the time)!!  I'll definitely be posting an update on those little guys asap...as well as my own children of course.  A few Christmas pics here and there.
In the meantime...
Adly walks into Holt's room, gets on his bed and says, "Holt I really like your bed.  It's so manly!"  What?!!  We both cracked up!

Holt tells his Mommy, "Mom, we're going hunting this weekend."
Mom says, "Yeah, I know.  That'll be fun...but you know I don't want to know details." (This is our agreement, I wasn't raised in a hunting family, but my husband loves it and Holt loves anything his daddy does, so I'm not going to fight the inevitable. It's population control, right?)
Holt says, "Mom, at least you know that once we shoot the animal it's dead and someone will eat it's meat.  It's just how you do it...those aren't details...that's just what happens."
Well, there you go!
Happy New Year! 

Been busy...

It is hustle bustle this time of year...but I LOVE it!!  Here are a few happenings of the A family lately...

We got a solo visit from Missy!  They were both really happy to have her to themselves again...for a bit.

 MaMa came to have Holiday lunch w/ Holt.

 Mimi came to breakfast w/ Santa at school...

 & Biggin' too!

 We went to Yo Gabba Gabba!!

 One happy spectator!

 Tony Romo was pleased too.

Here is John and my favorite part...kicking it old school w/ Biz Markie...he makes the stupidity of Gabba so worth it!!

Holt's class party was so fun!  Let me tell you...Homeroom mom is a lot of work, but I LOVE it!  I made stations for the class...it worked great!  One class party under my belt!  Phew!

Holt said, "Mom, you planned all this?  It was really cool!"  That was the best part and why I'll sign up again and again!

Here is Holt's new best lady friend, Allison.  Seriously, he loves the ladies.  His teacher even says so.  Look at her, "Holt this mitten ring is just perfect."  She's a cutie pie!!

 Oreo penguin table

 Adly got to come...she watched Holt create his lick em', stick em' marshmallow snowman!

& of course we've been doing a lot of this...

Rex

 Ren (love my nephews!!!)

So, that is my update for now...even though it's not fully updated, but that'll hold you for a bit (mom). 

Merry Christmas!! 

p.s.  I just put my Christmas cards in the mail on Monday...didn't want anyone to wonder where there's was!

Crocs

We go outside every afternoon for 1 hour...after school and homework and just before dinner.  So, every day I say, "put on socks and good shoes to run."...just like that, every day.  So, Holt is usually the one who chooses something easy, like crocs and then he regrets his choice and has to go back in at some point to choose differently.  But, today Adly was the one in crocs.  She was running (from Holt of course) and says "Wait, stop, I do not have good shoes on to wun (run), Holt!"  I say "Why didn't you put on your good shoes to run?"  Adly says "Mom, b/c today I wanted to wear my un-wunning shoes...b/c I don't want to wun!"  So everyone, Crocs are "un-running" shoes.

Cousins' Christmas

Ornament exchange and gathering... This year the ornament theme was "red"...sort of boring, but we didn't have much time w/ R & R coming soon!

Holt LOVES holding his babies.  He pats them every time.  He says "Mom, doesn't Ren look like a little person when his eyes are open looking around...you know like a real kid!"  So glad he gets to enjoy this!  (Let it be known that Rex & Ren's first outing was to their auntie Val's house!!)

Uncle David, aka Papa & Holden

Aunt Patty aka Nana & Madison (there were twins everywhere!!)...these two are Becky's.

Great Maw-Maw & Paw-Paw holding the new boys!  Ren was really chilled out w/ his hands by his head.

Such a fun tradition.  It's so nice to keep it going even though it gets crazier every year w/ more babies!!  LOVE it!!!  Who's next?....Terri?

cute pic of Ren..

I love this picture because it shows the innocent stare newborns have.  They can't really focus, but when they find something interesting, their little eyes just stop and "stare".  It's soooo precious!!! 

p.s. Adly calls either one of them, "Monkey man" when they're in this swaddle...& she likes to pick out any of their clothes that have monkeys on them. 

More photos...just because

None of these made the Christmas card, but they all turned out cute, huh?  John bought this really great Nikonn for us a couple years ago and I'm just now getting to really use it.  It makes such a difference!...& I'm not even good at it...yet!  :)

Merry Christmas!

I LOVE art...every part of it.  However, photography has always been hard for me to really grasp.  I know if I studied it more I could get it.  Unfortunately, I have no time...if you are a mommy you know exactly how I feel.  So, I just play around and every once in a while you get a good shot.  I think this one turned out pretty good!

Brunch at Cimarron w/ Mimi & Biggin'!

Every year we go to a brunch w/ Santa.  This year we had to enjoy it w/o Missy and Davey, but for good reason.  Next year R & R can come too!

Here's Holt w/ his Biggin'.

 Adly and one of her very favorite people, Mimi!

 They LOVE their Biggin'.

 This is where Santa asks "What would you like?" of Adly.  Adly replies, "I already told you at the mall!"  Hilarious!!!

Even though, when Holt first saw Santa this time he said "Mom, his beard is fake!"....he still told him all he wanted for Christmas.

All of us, plus Dakota came too!

One week old...update on my nephews...

Ren...

 Rex...

I can't love these little men any more than I do.  Seriously!  I love them so much!!   

Missy and Davey are doing really well.  Especially w/ the help of so many wonderful family members and friends who have been so supportive.  They've been well fed since they got home, that's for sure.  They just sunk right into parenthood as I knew they would.  It's been fun spending so much time w/ them (what's new) and my mom since they got home.  H & A have been there almost every day too!  It's everyone's new favorite thing to do, "Let's go see the babies!"

The nurseries...

Finally! They've been done for quite a while, but I'm just getting to photographing them...these pics don't show all their glory, but they still look pretty dang cute!
(This mobile is my favorite thing in the room.  It's little, light weight sharks!)

Rex's room..."beach themed"

 Ren's room..."Nautical themed"
How cute is this mobile?  Pottery Barn of course!