Year: 2011

Christmas 1.1

Our Christmas day was great.  I have lots of pictures to share, but for now I’ll just say … it was  great day.  The boys were happy with their presents.  The family time was fun.  The boys were very well behaved.   We had a nice time at church remembering Christ.  Great.  Day. By the time […]

Best Friends

It wasn’t that long ago that Rusty called this brother his best friend … But lately he’s had a change of heart.  No more is Tommy the top dog, Billy is now Rusty’s best friend … and don’t try to argue with him about it.  He’s adamant. Rusty wants to do everything that Billy does […]

Carolling. Trick-or-Treating. Whatever.

For a family night before Christmas, Kevin took the older boys with him to deliver some goodies to our neighbors and friends.  Tommy was greatly disappointed that he couldn’t go, but it was just too cold.  To add to the fun (and cuteness) of the activity, the boys were to sing “We Wish You a […]

Family White Elephant Party

The Sunday before Christmas, we host a Family White Elephant Party.  There is lots of finger foods, sometimes games, and always good times with family. This year Ricky wanted to show off his new piano playing talent. Once Tommy was distracted, Ricky did a good job playing Jingle Bells and Jolly Old St. Nicholas.  He […]

Future Occupation

As we went to pick up Ricky from school today, the pooper scooper pulled up to our house.  (Yes.  We pay to have our dogs’ waste picked up and removed.  Try having 2 big dogs and 4 little boys and you, too, will see it as a necessity and not a luxury.) As we drove […]