Santa

Brady at El Lorito

Aryn also flashing the peace sign..funny

So the kids and I had a nite with just us. Sal had to work late so I took them to eat and then to see Santa. Brady had told me yesterday morning that he was too big to sit on Santa's lap so I didn't even have their picture taken. So we ate at their favorite restaurant ( El Lorito) and then headed to the mall. I snapped this pic with my phone while waiting to talk to Santa.

my sweet kids
What is funny is that after Aryn was thru giving her long list of 'I wants' Brady walked up and Santa put him on his lap. His eyes got really big and I just laughed. He went with it cause he is so easy going. After that ,we headed to look for teachers gifts..got em' and headed home. It was fun! This is probably the last year that Brady will believe in Santa...which makes me really, really sad!!! :(

Our tree is finally up!!!

We had another busy weekend, but it was really good. Saturday afternoon, Brady had 2 games in Mulberry...we won both!!! It was the Jamboree in which they played 2 mini games. Brady scored 11 or 12 points. He has made such a big improvement since last year...maybe cause Sal is coaching him. :) He does not like to disappoint his daddy at all!

And then Saturday night, we got the tree up and Aryn decorated hers and Brady's 'Charlie Brown' tree. It is literally decorated by them...all their decorations from school and the lights are on there all crazy. It is their tree so they get to whatever they want with it. And then Brady gave us all the gifts he had bought at their Bazaar. He gets so excited about this!! I got an oven mit :) and Sal got a frame and his sister got a new bracelet. He is so sweet!

We had our work Christmas party last night at Shogun and that was alot of fun. I had to go by myself because Sal had a coaches meeting at the school..which was fine. But it would have been better with him there! :(

So here are a few pics:

Brady is #35

our tree

Aryn and Brady's tree

Aren't they cute little Santa's helpers?

Thanksgiving and Friends!

What a great holiday and weekend. Thanksgiving Day was a typical, traditional dinner..turkey, ham, dressing and gravy and yummy desserts! We did a late lunch with my inlaws and then my mom came over with Payton later that night. I got some really good pics of her and my kiddos! That little girl is precious and so funny!

Brady, Payton, & Aryn

Friday morning I got up and was out the door at 4am! Craziness EVERYWHERE!!! I had nothing really in mind that I was going to get but you just never know what kind of deals you might stumble upon! So then I hit Kohl's, Old Navy, Target, Bed Bath and Beyond and Ulta. I am pretty much done with the kids presents but I still have alot to do. Later that day, me and the kids went to the park to play with some friends....Ruthie, Serena and all the kids. Brad Riggins and his wife and kids joined us too! I haven't seen him since graduation but we have known each other since 7th grade art class. He and his wife, Julie and truly sweet people...so glad we got to see him. I will be adding her photography site to this blog. She takes beautiful pics...

Saturday night was the night for Sal and I to catch up with friends from high school. Even though most of them live here, we rarely get together...mainly, because we all have kids that are involved in sports, etc. We had such a good time. I posted all the pics (well, the ones that I wanted everyone to see) to my Shutterfly..so just click on there to see all of them.

me, Sara, Tisha, Emily & Ruthie

Those who came were: Ruthie and John, Serena and Tripp, Brad and Julie, Ryan and Leah, Chris F., Chad and Teresa, Tisha, Scott, Omar, Sarah , Emily, Pam, Teresa..and my friend Charla. We had some drinks, played some spoons, looked at all pics and laughed. Good times!! So glad we did this...we will have to do it again! Maybe next year, Emily can have it at her house? hmmm, hint hint! Maybe your toilet won't get broken! ha!!!

Happy Thanksgiving!

It has been a week or so since I have updated my blog...I have just been super busy. So I will try to catch you up with the latest. Brady got picked to be the 'Shining Star' award at school. It isn't a real big deal but he gets to fill out a form that lists all his favorite things..like favorite subjects, foods, hobbies, etc. So I took a pic of him and his cute little self. He melts my heart! It is hard to believe that he will be 9 years old in December...




Brady and his award


And I took a pic of Aryn as we were walking out the door to go to a Princess bday party for Jess. We had a good time and got to catch up with friends that we have known for 20 plus years...we usually only see each other at birthday parties but it is always a blast.

Princess Aryn

So from my family to yours, I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving! I will update on Monday and post some new pics from our Turkey Dinner and our get together that we are having on Saturday night.

Oh and here is a pic of my cutie pie kids before church! They are so used to me dressing them up and having them grin!
Brady and Aryn Paige

dance

like noone is watching you

love

as you have never been hurt before

sing

like nobody can hear you

live

like heaven is on earth

How Sweet!

Brady and Aryn
Brady loves his baby cousin, Payton

Just wanted to add a few pics because I thought they were really cute.

Trying to keep caught up!!

It's been a week since I updated this page. So here it goes....Aryn and I went to Angelica's baby shower last Saturday night. She got alot of really nice stuff. I am adding a few pics: