Random Pictures

I'm A few of these pictures are older and I'm not sure if I posted them or not. I'm trying to be more organized with my pictures! The first is of Nathan and his best friend Drew from this summer. I just love Drew! During October, the kids had the chance to decorate a pumpkin from their favorite college. Nathan and Charlotte chose Arkansas! And a few pictures of their favorite furry friend, Rusty. Miss Charlotte loves to dress up and she loves these fake glasses of hers. She is so cute! And just a few weeks ago, our neighbor Miss Barbara was raking her leaves. Nathan and Charlotte love her and go over and talk to her whenever she is outside. When they saw her raking leaves, they wanted to go help. So sweet! Not only does Charlotte love to dress up, she has learned to fix a ponytail. She comes home after school everyday and will sometimes change clothes, put on some make up, paint her nails, or fix her hair in different styles. Well, she learned the hard way that a small round brush can be dangerous! Luckily, I was able to untangle it!!! Finally, Charlotte is getting to be such good friends with Adalynn, a little girl in her class. They are just alike! Adalynn and her parents invited Charlotte to go to Dave and Busters and then play at her house. Charlotte is still shy about hanging out with other parents she doesn't know well, but she was so excited to be with Adalynn! They picked her up at 5 and didn't get home til 10:45! Adalynn's mom kept texting me pictures and said they just weren't finished playing yet. And when they dropped her off, Adalynn started crying. I'm so happy for this little friendship to continue!

Daddy Daughter Dance

Charlotte has been waiting for this night FOREVER! The school has a Daddy Daughter dance every year. There is always a different theme. This year's theme was a western one. Well, Charlotte is my girly girl, and she told me she didn't want to wear cowboy stuff. She wanted a pretty dress. So we went shopping. I told her she could find a cute dress and then just wear her boots with it. She liked that idea. We went to the mall and tried on tons of dresses. This white lace dress was one of the first ones she tried on and she was in love as soon as she put it on!!! Nothing else compared in her mind. Wayne made this day so special for her. They planned on going with Skylar and her dad which Charlotte thought would be fun. Wayne made it like a real date. He picked her up at the front door and brought her red roses. She loved them so much. Then they went out to eat together. Jennifer and I took the boys out too. 

Charlotte told me that she was going to be so careful at dinner. Wayne said Skylar was trying to hand her a piece of pizza and dropped it on her dress. She was devastated! Even though it was an accident, she was so sad because they hadn't even gotten to the dance yet. But Wayne was quick thinking. He put a ton of water on it so the stain wouldn't stick and then went to Kroger to get a bleach pen! I couldn't believe he thought of that! He said by the time they got to the dance, you couldn't see the stain at all and she was so happy. Once they got to the dance, he said all of the girls just swarmed Charlotte! They had all been waiting for her to get there. And he said the girls just danced and played with each other while the dads talked. When Charlotte came home, she looked just as pretty as when she left and went on and on about how much fun she had. 

Angel Fire Ski Trip

I have always loved skiing! And I'm so happy that my whole family loves it too! We've been to Angel Fire, NM several times but did not go last year. We decided to go this year and Carrie, Chris, and Pearce went with us! That was Heaven for the kids! I don't think they ever get tired of each other! We went over MLK Jr. weekend which was nice for me because Friday was a half day (easy sub plans), Monday was a holiday, and then Tuesday was just a teacher work day so I could miss it and not have to worry about a sub. So we left Thursday after school and drove halfway to Amarillo. We stopped at Cadillac Ranch where all of the cars are sticking up. Nathan and Charlotte thought it was so cool. There were spray paint cans all over the place so they got to spray paint cars which was even more cool! We spent the night in Amarillo, had a nice breakfast the next morning and then headed to Angel Fire where me met Carrie and Chris at the lodge. Once the kids got together, we were off duty!!! We were able to get adjoining rooms so they just went back and forth and kept each other happy. Nathan and Charlotte did one day of ski school and Pearce did two. The first day when all of the kids were in ski school was a great day for us! Wayne, Carrie, and I skied nonstop that first day! When the kids got out of ski school, we went the bunny slope with them a few times. Then we ate dinner, they played checkers, and swam in the inside pool. It started snowing that first night and never stopped! The kids loved it!!! The next day, Pearce had ski school but Nathan and Charlotte went with us. I couldn't believe how good they were. Charlotte was cautious but could still do it just fine. Nathan just wanted to go fast so he and Wayne stayed together. And Chris did great too! It was so nice to all be together! We had a harness for Charlotte to use. She used it a little bit at first but then got to where she didn't need it. This was the day of the big Cowboys game playoff. 

Wayne, Chris, and the kids went in early to watch the game while Carrie and I kept skiing. Once the lifts closed, we met them and finished watching the game. If the Cowboys won, they would go to the next set of games which would hopefully lead to the Super Bowl. Nathan is so obsessed with football and the Cowboys. He and Wayne have watched every game...really every football game there is (pro and college), but he just loves the Cowboys. And if they did get to the Super Bowl, Wayne said he'd definitely take Nathan to it. Well, it was a really close game but they lost. It was so disappointing for Nathan. I felt so bad for him. He even cried. He still loves his Cowboys though. They will be going to the Super Bowl one day!!!

On the third day, all of us skiied together! Nathan, Charlotte, and Pearce completely kept up with me, Wayne and Chris. It was so much fun to all be together and see how well the kids could ski. We will definitely make this an annual trip!