Early Christmas Tree This Year!

Wow, we already have our Christmas tree up! Earliest EVER! We thought Lowes would be so crowded, but everyone was inside buying tools and we were the only ones looking and choosing a Christmas tree! The last couple years we've waiting and ended up with a dry tree, so we decided to try early and this one, the needles are still so soft! Maybe it will stay green a long time if it gets water every day!

Putting up ornaments!!!

Star on top!

Watching the star go up!

Ta-da!

Happy Thanksgiving!!!!

Mom came over for Thanksgiving day!  What a fun fun fun day together!  No videos, no ipads, it was so fun!  We taught the kids to play Wa-hoo and Zane came out the champion!  Jeff also started working on his project on the driveway.  We've had the retaining wall bricks for awhile, but he was waiting for cooler weather and for once, maybe since I've lived in South Texas, we had a cool Thanksgiving! 

Thanksgiving morning!

Rachel and Dada were a team.  Here is Grandma D rolling!

All his marbles are home!!!

Watching Dada dig and try out a brick.

Here is a cute video of Rachel rolling the die.

Library Time

Ah, we finally made it back to the library!  Seems like when we take a break from it, it's like 6 weeks or so!   Zane hid when the scarves and bubbles were happening, but actually talked in front of the whole group as Ms. Yvonne was getting ready to read a story.  He had to tell her about his Big Wheel and I do believe that some people clapped for him when he was done explaining about him pedaling.  :)  That was a great part.  :)  I don't think they were clapping because he was done, but that he did a good job.

Rachel went to the middle with me when the bubbles came on.  She sure loves them and we pop, pop, popped them!

Oh boy!

Built in pacifiers!  Any ideas on how to get them to quit?

Rachel did really great with her puzzle! 

Zane's puzzle took two seconds.  He's a big boy.  :)

Good-bye April!

It's already May 2nd!  I have some pictures that I need to post so I can start fresh in May with my posts.  Zaneo, Zaneo has been sick with tonsillitis.  Poor baby.  I thought he'd be feeling better by now, but he still is sick and doesn't have an appetite.  Poor thing.  Rachey is still healthy although we were worried about her because she was still sleeping at 9:30 this morning!  We should have just let her sleep, but she woke up with a smile, so that was wonderful.  I guess they just need to do some catch up sometimes.  I wish I could do that!

This pretty girl has started helping me pick green beans!  She also likes to try and eat them.  Crunch!

Jeff went fishing with his brother this last weekend and oh how I hated to bother him on the way home with news that the air conditioner wasn't working.  But of course, he's the best and got it fixed in only 3 hours!  It was the contact box.  The other one wasn't working and would blow a fuse everytime.  So, yay! Jeffy saved us over 500.00 because we didn't have to pay for the after hours air conditioner repair man!

And he is the absolute best daddy because he is explaining everything to our kids!  :)  Aren't they so cute???

I guess I didn't have as many pictures for you in April as I thought!  Hope you all have a good May!

Playing Outside Videos

We are trying to play outside alot while it is still so nice out.  When it gets really hot we'll still go outside, but maybe not in the heat of the day.

I love seeing Zane's play.  Whatever he sees, he imitates.  Today inside he pretended that he invited his favorite songleader over for supper.  He acted the whole thing out, even the "come in!" etc!  And recently outside, he got to watch a lawnmower and roller get stuck.  So of course, we have to get stuck too now!

Pretty Yard Wildflowers

Zane and Rachel love going on wagon rides and picking yard wild flowers.  That is the good thing about not having lots of grass.  We have lots of pretty flowers!

Here are two wagon ride videos taken a few weeks ago:

New Additions!

We have two new additions to our yard!  Back in February, Jeff purchased two beautiful clementine trees!  We finally got them planted and they are standing tall!  Jeff had lots of helpers and it was a fun time.  At least for us-we didn't have to dig the holes!  So, thanks, Jeff!

Rachel and Zane ride in the wheelbarrow!


Rachel falls into the tree hole at the beginning of this video, but don't worry, she's fine!