Organized Confusion: 2013

Monday, December 16, 2013

Thanksgiving, a Christmas tree and I-phone pictures

Pile on Daddy!

Matching Wyoming sweatshirts, on a COLD night in front of the fire. The girls have been sporting the sweatshirts very often lately, as they are keeping them warm in the brisk weather we’ve been having.

For Thanksgiving we hit the road for a LONG few days of traveling. While we were in Geronimo we actually lucked out and ALL of the cousins were able to be in the same place at the same time. It’s not very often that happens anymore. We took the opportunity to take a picture of Oma Schubert with ALL her great grandbabies…and there are a LOT of girls!

Atlee and Reese are a mere 5 days apart in age. They get along so well.These 3 kiddos had so much fun together. So much fun that as parents we didn’t have to worry much about them, well until the water hose got turned on and some of these kids got wet.Homann boysIt wasn’t easy getting ALL these babies to look at the same time Erin the legit photographer…

I can’t wait to see everyone next week for Christmas, plus I know how much fun the kids will have together.

Our first trip to Santa. Brynn was nervous at first but warmed up. We are heading out to see Santa again this week and Brynn sounds much more excited to go this time. We’ll see.

For the past 5 years buying a Christmas tree has been much warmer than I would like. I think once we got to wear a long sleeve shirt. Not this year. It was COLD. I mean 40’s with a strong wind…I had to bundle these girls up. Think Randy “I can’t put my arms down” bundled up. It was fantastic. Another perk, our awesome neighbors came along to buy their tree as well. We threw them both in Ryan’s truck to bring them home. Brynn was so happy Mrs. Ferguson and Ms. Dean (as she calls Mr. Ferguson) got to come to town with us, and that we got to eat dinner with them too. Brynn is best buddies with “Ms. Dean”

Here are some pictures from my phone

Ryan made these for the girls before Thanksgiving. Pancakes that look like turkeys.

At Meems and Grampy’s house

Sweet nap time at Meems

Our elf Dopey came back and upon his arrival brought reindeer donuts

We took family pictures and the girls had these adorable matching dresses for Christmas. My Mom got them and the girls looked so cute. I think this is the last year they will be able to wear matching clothes Sad smile Bonus was how well Brynn did for the pictures…and smiled the whole time!

Our gingerbread house. My Mom found this gingerbread house that is a plastic mold. So I can just wash it off and have it for next year. AND we can use it for other holidays too! Brynn was busted a few days ago picking stale week old Dot off the gingerbread house. She ate it. It was the last thing she picked off the house.

Putting up Christmas lights in the COLD, and wearing her Bama hat from Uncle Bill.Our tree. It’s not professional but it was my first time messing with decco mesh…so I do have room for improvement.

Sunday, November 17, 2013

So far behind…

I am really behind in posting pictures. I realize I need to step up my game. I can blame half of my tardiness on Brynn. I can NOT leave the laptop open at all during the day, and I can NOT use the computer while’s she awake. AND if you saw what our keyboard looked like you’d understand the other reason for my delayed posting. Brynn has peeled off the letters, p, u, j, h and as you can imagine it’s not easy to type when those letters are missing. I didn’t think I used those letters often, but I use them A LOT.

In the middle of October, it was Red Ribbon Week. The kids spent the week at school learning to say NO to drugs. Reese made a sign and learned a chant to sing while they marched through the neighborhood. That Monday, the school kicked off Red Ribbon Week with a parade through our subdivision. They had a police and fire truck escort. Brynn and I went to watch the whole school march. Brynn enjoyed waving at all the kids from her red wagon.

Reese in the blue shirt, her teacher Ms. Moore behind her

We also had Reese’s first parent teacher conference where we got a great report about her work at school. She’s got a few things she needs to continue to work on, but Ms. Moore told us she was very close to being ready to read. She also gushed about what a helpful and friendly girl Reese was. She said Reese knows everyone’s name and is very accommodating to all students in the class. “She’s a friend to everyone”, she also told us Reese has made up games to play during centers which all the other children enjoy as well.

We of course hit up the pumpkin patch, it’s just not the same when it’s 80+ degrees. BOOOO!

My silly girls!

Our Church had a fall festival with a costume contest. Reese won first place in her age group and was SUPER excited!

Goofy smile!

Halloween 2013.

Tinkerbell and the MinonMummy Dogs for dinner (the “Mummy” made them)Forget the pictures, she wants the cat

Daddy trick or treating with the girls for the first time. (He always stays home to hand out candy)

Brynn had a BLAST!

On Nov. 1, Reese danced at the HS game with the dance team. Ryan requested to work that game and was lucky be having that be his game assignment. So he was able to sneak on the field at halftime and watch her dance. I was lucky to get to leave Brynn with our great neighbors the Ferguson’s during the game.

Ryan is in the white hatReese is in the pink skirt

We got up early on the 2nd and headed to College Station for Aggie game day. I even got to go to the game with Ryan while Mom watched the girls. They were BOTH up very late, poor Meems…

Kathy and Luetta came down from Dallas. Reese was excited to see her “fairy godmother”