December 2013

 Of course we couldn't get too far into December without making our annual FHE Christmas cookies!  The kids love making sugar cookies!  Here is Brek having fun!

Luke

Brek

Tyce

Luke

Brek's school had a Christmas concert.  Every grade got to come up and sing a couple of songs.  The kindergarten classes got to wear pajamas for their songs.  Brek was being pretty shy, but finally started singing at the end!

For Christmas we were able to go to Utah to see Grandma and Grandpa this year!  Brock's cousin was getting married and we thought that was a pretty good excuse to go see all of Brock's family that we haven't seen in forever! (That would be all of the California family)  The kids were so excited to play in the snow!  The first day we were there they ran out and played in it.  It was perfect weather!  Here is Luke.

Tyce

Brek eating the snow

Daddy and Luke throwing snowballs at Brandon

Tyce

The big snowman with the little head!  Here is Brandon and Brek with it.

Grandma always makes cookies on Christmas Eve to put out for Santa.  Here are the boys "helping" her.

Brek helping out, too!

Brek and Tyce playing Mary and Joseph for the Nativity

The whole Nativity

kristin, Brandon, Cole, Brek, Tyce, Daddy, Luke (Daddy and Luke were angels)

And fun singing time with the reindeer! The kids loved getting to know their new cousins Crayton and Cole.

Tyce and Brek

Tyce and Grandma

Bonnie and Brek

And the gang frosting the cookies for Santa

Christmas morning

Christmas was so fun at Grandma and Grandpa's house!  The kids were so excited and fun to watch.  Tyce was hilarious because he was helping pass out the gifts and if the present was for him he would get really excited and run over to whoever gave it to him and say "Thank you Thank you Thank you!  I love my present!!!!"  All of this before even opening his present!  He was too cute.

Brek showing Mommy her goodies from her stocking

Luke

Tyce helping with the presents

Beautiful Brek

Brek with Barbie and ken

Luke

Tyce

Uncle Brandon with the boys

Aunt kristin and Brek

Luke all comfy in his new fleece from Grandma and Grandpa

All too soon our time was over for Utah.  We had a blast and Brock was so glad he was able to see everyone and be there for Morgan's wedding!

Next up was Childress for New Year's.

Here is Tyce who always falls asleep in the funniest places or poses.

On a side note, I never finished telling about our football season.  In the playoffs...

First week - Bye

2nd week - Win against Bartlett (50-16), This was the freezing cold game that we sat lots of it in the car and Brock was super sick

3rd week - Lost to La Pryor (35-27)

November 2013

Luke turned 2 November 1st!  His birthday was on a football Friday so we had cupcakes late after a football game with Charmayne and her kids.  Lots of sugar that night!!!

 I just love this little guy so much.  He is such a talker now and loves to dress himself (nonmatching, backwards, inside out....the sad part is that I usually just go with it).  I love his funny little faces he makes, and I just think he is the cutest kid ever (well, tied in cuteness with my other two, of course).  He is still my "baby" and Brock gets on to me for treating him as such, but I just can't help it.  Now I know why the babies of the families are so spoiled. :)

We waited to have his party until Nana and Papa came for the District Championship game (Nov. 9th)...

 

The kids had so much fun with Nana and Papa!  We let Brek stay home from school on Monday so she could spend time with them, and she was in heaven.  I was too seeing as how I got to take a long nap while they watched my kids (took them out for treats, played outside and cleaned up accidents!).

 

Tyce

One of Luke's funny faces caught on camera!

My football player boys

Another funny sleeping pose from Tyce

That is a cracker hanging from his mouth.

Luke cheesing for the camera

Had to get a pic of Brek too

Thanksgiving

For Thanksgiving we stayed home because we were in the playoffs.  It was our first Thanksgiving away from family.  Really weird!!!  We made a menu, and I got everything all planned out.  Did I mention I was just barely pregnant??  Yes, so I got to make Thanksgiving dinner feeling great (not) with the help of Brock (thank goodness he came home to help after practice or I would've never finished!).  I was actually really proud of how it turned out!  The turkey was great!  I did, however, decide I never want to have Thanksgiving by ourselves ever again!  It was horrible to cook everything for just our family.  We had leftovers for a month! ;)

the turkey

The Feast

Happy Thanksgiving!

Tyce

Luke 

He dressed himself.  Can you tell?  Yes, his shirt is on inside out and backwards.

October 2013

This month started with an awards assembly for Brek.  She is a very good student and always gets good awards.  She is pretty shy at school so she didn't want to look at me for the picture.

And of course, lots of football this month!!!  Overall, the games were nice and mild so it was pretty comfortable going to them.  One game was freezing cold though (first playoff game)!!  We had to go sit in the car at halftime to warm up!  At which point Luke peed in his diaper which leaked on to my lap.  Lovely.  Back in the stands after that where Brek started crying she was so miserable.  Finally headed to the car to watch the end.  Yes, we are troopers. :)  Oh yes, did I mention Coach Payne?  He had a TERRIBLE cold/flu/sickness during all of this as well where he faithfully stood on the sidelines coaching his boys!  But we won big!

I had to get out my camera to take pictures of proof that we were outside playing in water in the middle of October!!  Sometimes there are great advantages to living in the South.

As always, Brek is the boss.

 These next pictures crack me up.  I had to post all of them so you could see just how sassy my little girl is!

Gotcha, Mom!

Our annual Family Home Evening Jack-O-Lantern

I love Luke cheesing in the background!

Daddy getting Brek

Luke's hair is sooo long in this picture!  We loved his long hair so it took a while for us to finally cut it.  When we did, Brek cried saying she liked Luke better with long hair! :)  Sweet sister.

And Tyce!

Look what showed up on my favorite rocking chair!  I wonder who could have done this?  (P.S. Does this remind anyone in my family of someone??  Aunt Tamra!!!)

Before our church Halloween party (Oct 30)

Batman and Vanellope von Schweetz

I had more things for Brek's costume that would have made her look even more like the character, but this is what my stubborn child thought looked best!  Oh well!  She's still my cutie! 

Luke the lion was being super stubborn and didn't want to take pictures or wear his costume.  It came off not long after this.

Halloween day ready to go trick or treating with our friends!

Tyce, Trey, Brek, Alex

Brek and Alex