Chickasha Festival of Lights

Last night we took the kids (Megan & Hudson included), to see the holiday lights in Chickasha. We had so much fun! The first thing we did was take a horse & carriage ride.


Guess who had to sit up front with the driver? YES, PIERCE! He jumped up front next to "Sam" our driver and Sierra sat next to him.


The rest of us sat right behind them and we were all wrapped up in blankets. It was a beautiful night - and a great time with family. Next we got out of the carriage and walked around the lights. Pierce wanted everyone to go to the big red tree. We played tag, took pictures, and spent quality time with everyone.




We have a great family!

Little Drummer Boy

If you get a chance, scroll to the very bottom and watch the video - Little Drummer Boy from Life Church. Pretty amazing!

Happy Birthday to our Sweet 6 year old!

On Thursday, November 27th, Pierce turned six years old. Can you believe it? It seems like yesterday he was a baby. Since he was unfortunate enough this year to have his "actual" birthday on Thanksgiving day, we decided to make it a "week long" party. He didn't have any objections to that! :) We started with a day for the "boys" on Saturday. His best friend Jack came over around noon and they played all day. Pierce has so much fun playing at home, that he really didn't want to go anywhere. Sierra helped me decorate the house with streamers and balloons, and we also had a big chocolate chip cookie cake for him. Later in the day, he and Jack played at McDonald's, then we all went to see Bolt the new Disney movie. After the movie, Pierce opened presents and we all had cake and ice cream and Jack slept over. Turned out to be a really fun day and one that Pierce has talked about all week. On Tuesday night, Pierce, Will (his "other" best friend) Brett and Will's dad Andy all went to play Laser Tag. They had a blast! Although, I'm not sure who had more fun - the boys or the dads?? I stayed home with Sierra and we made homemade pizza and watched the movie Home Alone 3. Fun night! Will stayed over Tuesday night because there was no school on Wednesday for the Thanksgiving break. Wednesday evening we headed to the Retreat Center in Norman where we spent most of our Thanksgiving with Brett's family. We stayed until 10pm that evening - and again Will was able to go with Pierce...another fun night! Thursday, which was his birthday, we went to my grandmothers for lunch...she made Pierce a cake and we all sang Happy Birthday. We then headed to my mom's where she had more presents...and then off to the Retreat Center to spend the night. What Pierce didn't realize was we had already called Will's dad to see if we could go pick him up so he could spend the night with Pierce again at the Retreat Center. When we picked Will up, the boys watched Santa Claus 2 and The Grinch that stole Christmas in the car and laughed all the way there. At the Retreat Center, Pierce opened more presents, everyone sang Happy Birthday and then he had birthday cake. Talk about a birthday! Hope he doesn't expect a week long birthday party every year! haha

It was really fun and the kids had a great time. Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving.

Pierce and Jack












Pierce making a wish

Obsession

Ever notice how you run across people in your life that seem to be obsessed with you? I mean, no matter what you do, where you go, or even the people you associate yourself with, there they are. Trust me, we know the feeling. Seems like these people (whom will remain anonymous) are obsessed with everything we do. Everywhere we turn, there they are. Whether it is at church, with family, or even the circle of friends we have…they find a way to involve themselves. My mother tells me it is a “form of flattery” – I say admire us less. It’s not that we don’t like them - it’s just that sometimes you would like some privacy and a life of your own.

Makes you wonder if your life is just that interesting … or they just don't have a life. Guess we’ll never know, and I guess we should just enjoy life and hope some day they will find something more interesting than our lives.

Hope your life is “obsession” FREE!

Ready for the COLD

I don't know about you, but I'm ready for the weather to change. Don't get me wrong, I love the warm weather - swimming, playing outside with the kids, taking walks, etc... But now that the holidays are here, it just doesn't seem like Thanksgiving or Christmas with 70 degree weather. I could do without the ice storms, but bring on the snow! Guess we'll get a dose of it tomorrow. Cold, not snow. My poor plants can't decide whether to bloom, or shrivel up and die. And I just don't have the heart to dig them up when their still blooming.

Then there's my wardrobe. I'm so confused. I changed closets and put my summer clothes up and pulled out my winter clothes... but I look ridiculous running around in sweaters when it's 70+ degrees. So bring it on, I'm ready for sweater weather.

Have a great "chilly" Thursday!