Our First Midland Snow

We waited until 2pm yesterday to see our first Midland snowfall. But it only lasted a few hours and nothing stuck.

But...this morning we were thrilled to see some overnight snow stuck!

I bundled up the big kids and sent them out as long as their freezing fingers could stand it!

 The park across the street looked so pretty this morning.

Happy New Year

Playing Church

Lydia and Henry are playing Church Worship Team in this video.  Lydia (in a police chief costume) is the leader and is holding our church bulletin.  The best part of this is that she is making up the words to the song!   Dan has a talent for making up songs, and he's turned it into a game with her.  She is really good at it.  I only caught the end of the song on video.  

"He was born in a manger, He was born in a manger, He was born in a manger.  

We shout it, we shout it, we shout it out loud."

Just some good ole praise and worship in this one.  

Necklace + Tape = ?

They came up with this on their own!  Their favorite show is Fireman Sam. In one episode Norman, a little boy, walks around listening to his mp3 player.  That is what they are imitating.

Nativity Game

We spend a few days in Corpus Christi with my parents for Christmas.  After we got home, Lydia was really into reenacting the nativity story.  She dragged us into it one evening.  We really played it up with costumes and everything!  The best part was how Henry couldn't quite keep the Christmas story separate form Moses in a basket.  So when the wise men came to tell us to leave Bethlehem to get away from Kind Herod, we came up with a great plan to put Jesus in a basket in the Nile River.  Try not laughing at that!

Henry's room

Henry wanted to show everyone his room!  Navy, gray and orange.  We just got these storage bins from Land of Nod. and they are WONDERFUL for cleaning up at the end of the day.

 So cute I almost want to make his bed every morning.  Almost.

Our West Texas Home

We are finally in our newly built, 1 1/2 story, west texas home!  We even put up a few Christmas decorations!  

 Thank you, Lydia, for showing off the entry!

Feeding the ducks and fish at our pond, a one minute walk from the house!

Our tiny playground.

Mabel loves this spot to practice standing!

Mabel riding horsey

Mabel reading a book

Mabel eating one of our few Christmas decorations

My superhero bedtime protectors

We even had our first visitor!  

It's......Stephanie!!!

 Steph came for a quick weekend to help me set up some rooms.  It was WONDERFUL to have her drive all the way to help out.