Ode to My Family: February 2009

From the last time I posted till now, lots of things have been happening. So we are going to play catch up today!

When James left to get set up in TX, I pretty much did what I had to do just because I knew the kids had to eat and get to school. Oh and they needed clean clothes... ha ha! James left before Thanksgiving so we made a trip to Grandmas and Granddad's in GA. It was very nice to be with family. The boys had a great time playing with their cousin Bianca. I really wish I would have taken some pictures while we were there. :(

With Christmas we were not sure if James was going to be able to get back to AL, so we headed to Mississippi to hang out with Dave and Amy. We got lucky and James made it Christmas eve morning. The boys were very excited to see him.

Finn turned 3 January 8th.

This is Finn playing the Hot and Cold game to find is Birthday presents. James was in Texas so we had him on speakerphone.

The boys got a couple of games from Aunt Angie for Christmas. One was Scene It Disney and the other was Twister. It was hilarious watching them play twister.

Well we are now in Texas with James. Nope the house hasn't sold yet but with a deployment heading our way, we decided that being together as a family was very important. James found us a house to rent. It is a 2 story so I'm sure you can imagine the boys running up and down the stairs, and claiming this room or that room. We are living pretty close to our old house here in Killeen. The kids are in a different school but seem to like it and their teachers. The school here doesn't give out as much homework, which is something I like! We are in the same ward for church, and James has already received a calling to the Young Men's program. I am sure one will be coming my way soon.

The scout program here is great as well. Aiden and James got to go on a 2 mile hike and camp out last weekend. It got pretty cold during the night but overall they had a great time. Brennon got to build his first pinewood derby car. They had only a week to get it ready for the race but they did it... of course they were installing the wheels about 10 min before we had to leave. Brennon was pretty optimistic about his car and was hoping that it would do well in the race. To all our surprise he came in 1st place.