Day Number 92

 Today Was field day at the kids school! They had SO much fun running around rather than worrying about school assignments.  Do you blame them? Nor could I.  They did so well. They both had areas they excelled in and areas where they didn't do so well. But they tried their best and had fun. Thats what it's all about!
 Here are 3 of the photos I took today that stood out the most.

 Theres bit of motion blur but it was dark in the room... :/  But I love the action blur from the other kid tagging his hand!

I LOVE all of the action in this one. There is SO much going on in this photo and I LOOVE it! Not to mention Amanda's running stance.

Bella was such a trooper. She was stuck in her stroller most of the time we were there and she did so well. She was making faces at me not giving me unhappy looks.

Day Number 57

 So day number 2 of walking to and from the school to get the kids was successful. I forgot how much I enjoyed the walk on a nice day.  Bella wasn't overly thrilled with the 40mph gusting winds though. I will admit they made walking a bit more resistance training than just walking.
  I am thankful that the temperatures are still nice and not overly warm.

So sweet, I think I may just get a print of this and have it framed! They bring so many smiles into my life! I am so thankful for my family!

Day Number 56

I took many pictures today but due to a certain little 2 year old who is currently sitting in my lap 2 hours after bed time I havn't even been able to look at them! I DID Manage to find one i was looking for and edit it with my little klingon child.
 Amanda had Chess Club today. I TOTALLY forgot about it until we had walked to the school and got Gabriel. So we sat outside for an hour and waited for her. I took my camera along for entertainment's sake.
Bella was showing me her Bellybutton!

I love the look on her face!
A friend of ours bought Bella that outfit for her birthday! Isn't it adorable?

Day Number 41

 Geez I didn't even think about taking pictures the past 2 days. Bella has been sick so photos have been the last thing from my mind!  But I will get back in the groove!
  Amand came home with a "Family Project"  the other day. We had a build a mode, using geometric shapes. So Amanda being the little fantasyland girl that she is, wanted to build a castle! So thats what we did!

 
She helped me pick out the shapes and paint. I had to cut and use the hot glue gun though. We had fun! As with many of the afterschool things she brings home we end up doing them at the last minute and it never fails that its a rushed effort. But this one we were both happy with!

Day Number 14

 Two weeks! I can't believe it!  only 50 weeks left. Ha! I say only but it's such a long time!
We, my kids and I, spent the day trapped in our house. Ok well, perhaps "trapped" isn't the right word. It was 16 degrees outside and windy! Our front yard and sidewalks are basically a solid block of ice. I don't even know what the roads are like, but my husband tells me they aren't much different. It amazes me that Texas doesn't know how to handle weather like this!
  Our electricity shut off every hour for about  15 minutes. ERCOT (Electric Reliability Council of Texas)
 Decided that they needed to start rolling blackouts throughout Texas to prevent too much strain on our power grids. Which would apparently result in a statewide blackout. Now that we have gone about 3 hours without a mini black out (at my house) they are talking about restarting them through tonight and tomorrow. What takes the cake for me is that the Dallas Convention Center, which is the site of the NFL Experience, and City Hall,which is the location of the Emergency Operations Center for Super Bowl week. AND All of the Super Bowl venues are exempt from blackouts because they consider the game to be a top security risk. I mean seriously?! Forget the Texas  citizens. Who care's if they are without power for 15 minutes-2 hours at a time. We need to make sure the Football events go off without a hitch. Gotta LOVE the government priorities!
I dunno Perhaps my view is wrong here but I don't like it at all.
 Now that I am off my soapbox, the kids and I spent the day huddled up in bed under layers of heavy blankets watching cartoons for the entirety of the morning. Once the baby went down for her nap we moved to the much chillier living room and sipped on hot chocolate (and coffee for me) and munched on popcorn while playing a game of Monopoly. We had so much fun. It's nice every once in a while to be with out the electronic distractions. It's a lot easier  to spend good quality time together. Those moments always make the best memories!

 

Like his funky hat? He insisted me MUST wear it because it's warm, and yet his shirt is.... yeah

 

Who goes first? "YOUNGEST TO OLDEST!"

 

Yeah, I put marshmallows in my Coffee and it was YUMMY!

I think this is the longest span of days that Texas has ever called off school for more than one day. Tuesday, Wednesday, and tomorrow the kids will have been home. There is talk about more snow coming in Friday.  We already have cabin fever!

 Thanks for visiting!

Day Number 13

 We woke up this morning to a "winter wonderland". Well, what is commonly known in Texas as a "winter wonderland". Someone who lives in a state where  large fluffy snowflakes in mass amounts are common would call it a dusting. People laugh at me because I see occasional large fluffy flakes falling and I get all excited over the "Yankee flakes". Its easier to say than "large fluffy flakes like the ones that fall up north.".  It's sad to say that when we went to bed last night, around midnight, it was 50 degrees. The cool front came in around 4:15 this morning. The spectacular sounds of crashing thunder woke me to announce it's arrival.
  So when we woke this morning to a beautiful white spread covering the grass, of course we were excited. Although, the children were very disappointed with  the solid state of this beautiful white covering. Instead of bundling up and building snowmen like we had wanted to we bundled up and "skated" and played hockey with  small blocks of ice along the iced over sidewalks. We had a lot of fun! So needless to say today's pictures are multiple!

  I wish this one were not so blurry. I love it anyway!

I had some of my son also, but they all came out blurry. I blame the broken camera lens that I am soon replacing.
 Thanks for looking!!!

Day Number 9

Today was such a beautiful day outside! Our high was 75 degrees!
  Yesterday I went to pick up my older kids from school  and I came to the conclusion that I really should never leave home with out my camera. You never know when you find something that inspires you to take a photo. I came to this realization, for the umpteenth time, after I watched 3 military aircraft's, a fairly low flying southwest airline plane and a news chopper flew buy (we live somewhat near 2 large airports in DFW). I love getting those shots of the military aircraft's! 
  Unfortunately non of the above decided to fly by today while I was waiting for my kids. I did have the opportunity to play with my camera a little bit.

   I really had fun taking pictures of them unaware. Luckily I've no clue who they are, but I love the camera angle from the side view mirror!
  Let me know what you think! Feedback is always welcome!!