Christmastime

A couple pictures of our beloved Magic this month

Putting up the tree

The Nutcracker in the new arts center in Cypress

Making a gingerbread house

F3 awards night

Warm glow

Lydia’s winter choir concert with a beautiful everyone in Silent Night

 

Volunteering at Houston Symphony’s family

concert

 

 

 

Downtown again for Frozen Musical

Dinner with friends at Houston Oaks

NJ’s light show

Christmas Eve service

Feeling pretty

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Thanksgiving

Lydia sang Could Have Been Me

Great job!! Teacher Ashli

BINGO at Grandpa’s

Pie making!

Hike and a geocache

CP Holiday Train in Clinton, IA

Fun little concert

Got back to see the train from Gma’s

Dobie Dash Thanksgiving morning 

We all enjoyed a stop at the St Louis Arch and museum on our way home. The girls learned the Oregon Trail game.

Ren Fest

 It’s so close, we just had to visit the nation’s largest and most acclaimed Renaissance Festival in Todd Mission, TX.
The magic and splendor started right out the gate.We saw a family circus, fire whip show, dog show & mud show, and took part in the excitement of the jousting entertainment!Of course we ate a turkey leg without utensils. (I mean, they hand it to you like it’s an ice cream cone.) The weather was perfect for walking around and browsing the shoppes. Huzzah!

Inks Lake

Lots of recreation at Inks Lake State Park

Josh, Amanda, Seth, Ben, Lydia, Gus, Evelyn, Emily, Brielle, Will, Julie, Abby, Lydia, Lucas

Book early to get a lakefront site or cabin

Another tip: if you bring bikes, stay on the road/trails or you’ll pop tires, but then you might find a nice bike shop

Halloween

 

A: jailed pumpkin J: Mike Wazowski L: dinosaur

Lydia carved hers at WNL, Abby & I carved ours Tuesday evening, and they almost survived til Halloween. It’s been very warm.

Jeepers creepers peepers!

Mia, Natalia, Abby 

Ben stayed home with a bonfire and frisbee toss for kids in the driveway.

Lydia, Laura, Maddie, Kloey

The big kids mostly hung out at Maddie’s house but collected a lot of candy for the short amount of time spent trick or treating 

It was a nice, scary, sweet, sweaty evening in the neighborhood.