Christmas 2008

Christmas Morning opening presents from Santa. The boys had been pretty good this year I guess or at least Santa thought so cause he brought them a ton of stuff. Very fun! Then we made our way to Lance and Susan's house, Nani and PiPaw's house and finally Grandma and PawPaw's house. What a holiday!

more cupcakes?

Here are the latest Christmas ones.Snow Globes

Snowgirls for the girls next door, I made them aprons but I think I will just do scarfs next time cause they don't really look like aprons, the ear muffs are cute though, now I need to make mini I-pods for them to hold.

Merry Christmas!

I am slacking this year and didn't do Christmas cards. These are the pictures I would have used so just pretend like this came in the mail :)

Legos

Bill bought Brayden some legos a little while ago and Brayden has now found his true calling. I have always said Brayden is in demolition and Cody is in cnstruction so they make a good pair, but now I have to say Brayden can handle both jobs. He is great at building lego ships, towers, you name it. He has a great imagination and has been sitting at the table playing for hours a day. I love that he finally found a toy that he really loves.

Snow in Austin

We woke up to snow this morning. Brayden has seen snow before but I am not sure he remembers any of those times so it was super exciting for him. We put on our warmest clothes and headed out for a snow ball fight before school. My hands were freezing after 10 minutes but I couldn't get Brayden to come inside, I think he would have stayed out there until it melted.Cody and Daddy stayed inside where it was warm - Cody is getting over a little virus and would not have been happy in the snow.

Picture with Santa

We took our annual photo with Santa at the mall this year. Brayden did great and told Santa everything he was hoping for. Cody on the other hand was not going to let me leave him in the big man's lap without a fight. When we left the mall Brayden said to me "Mom, I really like Santa now!"

Thanksgiving at the Boyce's

I only have a couple of good pictures from Thanksgiving, I spent most of my time playing with all the nieces and nephews. I loved getting to see everyone. That night we took Brayden and Cody to the Longhorn game. Brayden is a true fan now, it only took one good game to change his mind. Cody on the on the other hand is a one half fan, he did great until half time when it was 3 hours past his bedtime. He decided we should go home in the middle of the 3rd quarter. What a great day and great Longhorn win! The whole crew, 15 of us this year at one table! Thank God the adults still out number the kids 8 to 7.

I made turkey cupcakes for all the kids and they were a big hit.

cupcakes

Who would have thought I could love something so much. I mean it is cake, a little one, bite size almost and delicious. I have the best new book and went to the best cooking class to find out how to make these little cuties. I am now hooked and can't stop making cupcakes. I will have to update this one frequently with all my new creations.Brayden enjoying oneButterflies for Nanny's birthdayChristmas ornamentFrosty the snowmanA Thanksgiving wreath for Brayden's preschool

Gobble Gobble

Everyday is play day

The weather has been so nice lately that we can't keep ourselves inside. Both boys are outside almost all day burning energy. Now if I can just keep Cody well we will have a great fall season. Here are a bunch of pictures of the kids playing.

Baylor game

Mikey, Vance, Chance and Cole came to visit and go to the Baylor game this weekend. We had a blast on Friday night. We went to Houstons Restarant for dinner - something I normally dread with my screaming can't sit still children, but it was nice. We took the kids outside and played simon says while the men finished their dinner. Brayden is hilarious when you say "Simon says dance." I never knew he had such good bootie shaking abilities - he must get this from his dad. After dinner Bill and I took all 4 boys home in the car with us - let's just say I got a taste of what it would be like to have 4 boys and it was fun but LOUD! That night Cole and Brayden the two restless boys stayed up til 11:30 hanging with the family. I wish they could visit more often cause we have such a good time when they are here.

We voted and then played

Pumpkin Patch 2008

We made our annual trip to the pumpkin patch at a local church. Brayden had a great time playing in the pumpkins and Cody had fun sleeping.the whole gang - Reese, Lauren, Rowan, Cody, Drew, Kate, Brayden and Trey.