New Years Eve = Bay House Fun

Sara and Jon and their boys were planning on headed down to the family bay house for New Years. So we decided to join them. When we are all together, it is always a blast. With all the boys there is never a dull moment.. So everyone stocked up on food and drinks, and who can have New Years without FIREWORKS!!! So we got tons of those also. We had a fab time, the boys played till they couldn't play anymore. We all brought down some of the kids Christmas presents outdoor toys and that is where they spent most of their time. Running on the driveway playing cars and trucks, balls, Frisbee and anything else they could get there hands on kept them very busy. We also got in some fishing time and a boat riding outing where we got to get close to the dolphins swimming. We popped TONS of fireworks, and with everyone one my youngest guy Carter would cry like the world was coming to the end and he would tell me he wanted a bath and night night. It was really sad so at the end I gave up and we moved inside. Then he would stand at the window and say 'fireworks, pretty' fireworks bang bang'. I just love that little guy. Drake on the other had couldn't get enough of the fireworks, bottle rocks, black cats, sparklers, he loved it all. He wanted to be in the middle of it, just like his daddy...
So thanks Sara, Jon, Trent, and Landon for spending a wonderful New Years Eve together.. We had a blast and we need to do it more often..:)

Finally a few new PICTURES!

I am being bad and just ready to jump ahead and try not to get behind on my blog again.
I really want to share a few pictures and try to get up to date to now.

Our sweet Sandy girl
Christmas at my In-Laws.
Carter in his new fire truck.

Drake on his top best gift. His electric scooter.. He Begged and Begged Santa for that.
Carter on his favorite toy the Radio Flyer Horse. This is a huge hit, everyone wants to ride. Even I have a few times.


Before bed, cookies for Santa
Leaving for Christmas Eve Service

Throwing down their reindeer food.

Making Cookies for Santa, well more like Carter eating the dough for Santa's cookies.

Helping mommy bake for Christmas morning. They were mad because daddy said it was BEDTIME and they wanted to stay and help..

Christmas with Half of the family..

Well Jess and I had a crazy idea to host my (Sliva & Osborne) side of the family here at our home in Sugar Land. Usually we spend Christmas Eve with my Sliva side and then Christmas Day is spent with the Richards, and we miss out on my other side the Osborne side. So we thought why not combine both of my sides of the family and do it lunch on the Sunday before Christmas. So we had everyone bring something, while Jess and I prepared the turkey, ham, and dressing. We had a wonderful turn out, and a great time had by all. It was wonderful to see everyone and celebrate the magic of Christmas, espically with my two grandmothers..

Drake's School Christmas Party.

Drake started Kindergarten this year, so he had his first 'official' school class party. Man has he grown up and as excited as I am for him, their is a bit of sadness. My 1st baby is growing up...
The class had a great party. They made sticker gingerbread houses and decorated cookies. Drake has had a wonderful 1st part of kinder and has an awesome teacher that he loves to see every morning. I thank God for her everyday, because I know she is the perfect teacher for him. She is loving but structured, fun but yet demanding, and understanding, but stern. She is the perfect mesh for him. What a wonderful year we have had and looking forward to what the new year brings.





After the class party we had a little after sugar run party at our house. We had a bounce house and the kids in his class ran off a little sugar. What a fun afternoon we had with his friends from his class and a nice little parent visit.