One of the weekends we were in Angelo over the holidays turned out to be perfect kite flying weather. Macca had given Dalton a beautiful parrot kite for his 4th birthday and luckily we had remembered to bring it with us that weekend.
Watching it soar!
Rusty has a new home tonight. He has gone to live with a new owner who has another dog that Rusty can interact with.
Through his almost two years of time with us, Rusty never could quite get over his past life and abuse. He was scared every time someone entered the backyard and would cower behind the shed. Numerous dog trainers said it was the first time they had seen this behavior. He was never aggressive and sure wasn’t a bad dog, but we are hoping to get a puppy that the kids can interact with. After we get the yard put back together we’ll see about getting a new dog.
For now, we wish Rusty a good night and good life at his new home!
This year was filled with lots of family, food and of course way too many new toys for the kids. We had lots of fun, so I’ll let the pictures speak for themselves.
We loaded up the car and headed out just after lunch on Christmas Eve, making it to Angelo just in time for the Christmas Eve service at Blake’s childhood church. It is always so wonderful to get to spend the holidays with so many of our friends and family. After the service, we went back to Blake’s parents house for the annual friends and family Lacy Christmas Eve party. Here we are (minus Addie) just before heading to bed to eagerly await the arrival of Santa.
Dalton stayed with Macca, Poc, Tyler and Grandma the week before Christmas which means Addie and I had the house to ourselves for most of it. What did we do with our time you ask?
Well for starters, we went to the library for arts and crafts…
but shhhhh, don’t tell Dalton that they had cookies that week!
And then we spent a lot of time being silly around the house…
being monkeys!
With the next picture, you will understand why there are so many toys all over the floor….
Mostly because it is more fun to play inside an empty toy box.
Story time at the library always seems to slow down around the holidays with so many families traveling home. We basically had the library to ourselves the few weeks before Christmas. Dalton always has a great time, as Mrs. Claudia allows him to be her little helper most weeks. Here they are enjoying some rainy day fun inside the nice cozy library.
Playing red light/green light inside since it was raining that day. Dalton loves being in charge of the signs.
Jumping for JOY with all the excitement.
Since the little ones didn’t quite understand the concept of red light/green light, Mrs. Claudia pulled out some playdough for them to enjoy.
Each year we try to make sure we make it over to Bass Pro around the holidays to check out all the animals, sit in Santa’s lap and play with all the cool toys found in the store. I’m pretty sure Blake and the kids would stay here all day if I would let them. I actually do remember the Christmas I was pregnant with Addie, I finally had to tell Blake and Dalton that I would go pull the car up front and meet them outside. We had been there for over three hours and it still took them a good 15 minutes to make their way to the car after I went outside! Here they are as happy as ever to be playing around in their favorite store.
This was the best shot we could get after about four tries. The big fish tank next to the tree made of antlers was just too much for Addie. Looking at the camera for a quick picture was the least of her concerns.
Dalton found what he wanted for Christmas. Too bad he already told Santa he wanted a pirate ship for this year.
And of course Addie found one in pink! She is turning into such a little girly girl and loves anything and everything pretty, pink or shiny.
Daddy’s little hunting partner in training. She even found herself a little pink gun!
