Baking Pies

With Thanksgiving only a day away, it was time to head to the kitchen to start making some goodies.  Dalton was a big help as always.

  

 

 

Here he is helping Mommy measure out all the ingredients.  Never too early to start learning a few math skills. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here he is helping to clean up.  The most important part of baking pies right?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ready to go into the oven.  Now the wait begins.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our finished product, Chocolate Chip Walnut Pie.  Doesn’t that look yummy?  The only bad part….we have to wait another day to taste it.

“Great” Grandma

After a trip out to Miles this weekend to visit the Lacy Grandparents, we headed back into town to visit the Franco Grandparents.  Dalton always loves to visit their house.  The dining room, living room, hallway and bedroom make a big circle around the house that he uses to run laps.  If I only had a tenth of his energy sometimes…..

 

Here are a few pictures of Addie with her Great Grandma Molly.

 

Home for the Holidays

The family traveled home (to San Angelo) for the holidays this past weekend.  Mommy, Dalton and Addison are staying the whole week.  Daddy had to head back to San Antonio on Sunday for work, but the family is counting down until his return on Wednesday.  Here are a few pictures of the kids with Great Grandma and Grandpa Lacy.

Addie, Grandma and Trapper.  Trapper is so good around the kids and of course they love to play with him.

 

What are the chances that everyone is looking at the camera!?!  This picture just may need to be framed.

After seeing Grandpa with Addie this weekend, I’m pretty sure he’d have another little one running around the house if Grandma would allow it.  Trapper wouldn’t have any objections.

 

 

Daddy also took Dalton out to the pasture for his first hunting adventure.  Blake will be postings some pictures from that later. 

(Hint, hint, nudge, nudge)

Run, Run as Fast as You Can….

You can’t catch me, I’m the Gingerbread Man.

Every Thursday Mommy, Dalton and Addie go to the local library for story time.  This past week was “Cookie Week”.  After listening to a few cookie themed stories and singing a few songs, the kids were able to decorate a gingerbread man.  Dalton used about a cup of frosting on his.  Mommy couldn’t resist taking pictures of him gobbling up his well iced cookie.

 

 

 

Here is the finished project candy buttons, eyes and all.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here he is enjoying his cookie.  After finishing, we headed out to the playground to burn off some of the new found energy supply.

Mommy’s Big Helper

Dalton loves to help Mommy whenever she is cleaning the house.  Here are a few pictures of him helping around the house.

 

 

Dalton is dusting his bunk beds.  I think part of the reason he volunteers to help is so that he can climb up to the top bunk.  Mrs. Kitty (our cat) is also very fond of the duster, so this is the perfect opportunity for him to chase her around the house with it when he is finished.

 

 

 

Here he is cleaning the downstairs bathroom.  He LOVES to clean the bathrooms, which is just fine with Mommy seeing as how that is her least favorite thing to do.  This bathroom had just been cleaned the day before.  Mommy was upstairs cleaning the other two bathrooms the next day while Dalton was dusting.  Since he missed out on the upstairs, he insisted we clean the downstairs bathroom again so he could help.

 

 

A few other chores he insists on helping with are moping, dishes and cooking.  Mommy always try to find something for him to “stir” while she is making dinner.

A Year Ago

It’s been one year since Dalton’s cast was removed. Thankfully there have been no lasting effects from his broken leg, although he still sometimes talks about his “handle.”

Handmade Costumes

Here are pictures of the lovingly handmade costumes that Crystal made for the kids this Halloween.

 

Halloween

We hope everyone had a Happy Halloween.  Dalton did a great job carving the pumpkin this year.    

He even decided to try a little Halloween delicacy.

The kids had a great time Trick or Treating in their costumes that Crystal made.  Dalton was the Hungry Caterpillar from his favorite book, and Addison was a beautiful butterfly.

 

Dalton scored lots of lots of candy.  Here he is working hard for it.