Sally and Jason tie the knot

This weekend Brian's younger sister, Sally, got married up in Granbury. Brian was a groomsman, I was a bridesmaid and James was the ring bearer. We all had a good time visiting with all the family that came in for the event. The ceremony was beautiful even though I only caught a few minutes of it (I was too busy trying to keep James still). The reception was also gorgeous. I think the part we liked the most was the candy bar. James and I loaded up on M&M's and Whoppers. I only got to stay through the toasts and first few dances as the boys needed to go to bed. It was a very long day for all of us. We hope Sally and Jason are having as much fun on their honeymoon cruise as we did 5.5 years ago. Sorry we don't have many photos. Since we were in the wedding, most of the pictures were taken of us and not by us.

Bond, James Bond


Sally, James and Megan (flower girl)

Fossil Rim Wildlife Center

This weekend we took the boys to their first drive through wildlife center. It is located in Glenrose, TX which is close to Granbury (where Sally and Jason were getting married). They both had an awesome time seeing the animals and getting to throw food out the window for them. We saw all sorts of animals - ostrich, emu, European Red deer, zebras, giraffes, rhinos, wildabeasts and cheetahs. Here are a few pictures of what came up to our car.


Hello Mr. Zebra


James in front of the buffalo pen


A baby giraffe!!!


Here's a link in case you're ever in that area of the state. We all had a great time.
http://www.fossilrim.com/

Playhouse Disney Live

James attended his first ever live show Sunday afternoon. I took James and his friend Cameron to see Playhouse Disney Live. It took James a while to understand what was going on but after a few minutes he was interacting and having a great time. He got to see the Little Einsteins (Rocket included!!), Tigger, Pooh, Darby (My Friends Tigger and Pooh), Handy Manny, Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, and Donald (Mickey Mouse Clubhouse). Both of the boys had a great time. It was a real treat for them to do something without their siblings.

James and Cameron (ignore the band-aid, he dreamt he hit is head and insisted he needed a band-aid)


Silly faces

Sam's birthday party

James attended a bithday party for his classmate, Sam on Saturday. It was an inflatable place. All the kids had an absolute blast. Their favorite was the huge slide. Towards the end of their time in the inflatable room, all the kids would line up on the wall of at the bottom of the slide and one of the dads would push the wall and bounce all the kids off. They must have done that about 20 times before the dad was worn out. I'm so glad that James has made so many new friends at his new school. Here are some photos from the party.

James at the bottom of the slide


All the kids lined up on the wall


Being bumped off

Christmas with MaMaw and Poppa Steve

We celebrated Christmas with MaMaw and Poppa Steve on the 27th. They got a new soccer ball, a few new reader books, puzzles, games and Pat Pat Rocket (Little Einsteins). They both love that toy. James loves to run around pushing it while John likes to put the Little Einstein figured in and out of their seats. They stayed home from school on Friday to spend time with Judy and Steve. James even got to help on Brian's big fence project! That was just the beginning of a very busy weekend for us.

James with Pat Pat Rocket


John opening the soccer ball

Merry Christmas!!!

We hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas this year!! We had a wonderful time celebrating with the Lewis clan - Poppa, Gammy, Aunt Jocelyn, and Max. The boys had a great time opening gifts although James thought they were all for him. Once we explained that the gifts were for everyone but that he could help open them, he was happy. They got so many great things this year - lots of puzzles, books, learning videos and games, dinosaurs, clothes, etc. They will definitely be entertained for the rest of the year. The adults also got some great gifts as well. Here are some photos from Christmas morning. Please excuse the stain on James' pajamas. He didn't care for the hot chocolate we made him.

James got a bucket of dinosaurs from Santa


Color wonders markers and paints from Santa


John insisted on reading the book James just opened


James opening a game from Gammy and Poppa


John opening a gift

New tile!!

Well Brian and I finally made a decision on flooring for the downstairs in our new house. We decided to put in tile since it's less expensive and will stand up to the kids and dog better than laminate. The guys started the project on the 20th and finished up on the 22nd. It was three very long days but it's all finished and it looks awesome!!! We are so pleased with the results.

Here's the living room and part of the dining room


Here's the dining room