"How I Became A Pirate"

Coco and Papa treated Reese & Collin (and Jeff & myself) to the Dallas Children's Theater's presentation of "How I Became a Pirate". Collin and Reese both love and adore this book, so I knew they would love it. Both of them thoroughly enjoyed the show and had such a fun time meeting the pirates and Jeremy Jacob after the show was over. Collin was just sure these were REAL pirates and was even a little nervous to get too close-HA! Once again, the fun thing about Collin, is his true enjoyment of life and what it has to offer. Collin's favorite pirate was Captain Braid Beard. Reese loved the show too and her favorite pirate was "Milt" the girl pirate. Thank you Coco & Papa for such a nice treat and a wonderful time!

Let it snow....

It has snowed more in Dallas this year, than in any winter I have ever had! This last Thursday and Friday, it has snowed around 10" and has made for some great playing and fun memories. The kids have had so much fun building huge snow balls, having snow ball fights, building a HUGE snowman, sliding in the snow and on and on. We have been in and out, and dried more gloves and scarves than I care to count.

Valentine's Party at School

This last Tuesday, the kids had their Valentine's Party at school! The kids were really looking forward to it. They each signed all of their own cards and wrote all of their friends names on their Valentine's, so they had worked hard and were ready to hand them out. At the party, they had pizza, exchanged valentine's, played Valentine Bingo, and also played "pin the heart on cupid", so they had a fun party and have been eating candy non-stop since!

Daddy Daughter Dance

Last Saturday, Jeff took Reese to the Daddy Daughter Dance. Reese had been looking forward to their special night for a few weeks. Reese picked out exactly how she wanted to wear her hair and she picked out the exact color she wanted her nails. We met over at the Armondo's for pictures and then the 5 of them (Jeff, Reese, Mike, Ashton & Arabella) headed to the dance. Jeff said the girls had a ball dancing, eating and getting to drink a coke! After the dance, they had dinner at Isabella's. What a special night for Jeff & Reese!

While the Jeff & Reese were doing their thing, I took Collin on a movie date to see "Alvin and the Chipmunks". Collin loved the movie! He got to have ice cream, gummy worms, pop corn and an icee--quite a treat! We had a good time too! I was glad to have a little one-on-one time with my little guy!

Collin was Gymnast of the Month

Collin was Eagle Gymnastics "Gymnast of the Month" in January. He has come so far and we are so proud of him. Coach Mark is his coach and is absolutely wonderful. We feel Collin has gained a great amount of strength and coordination from gymnastics, which have really helped him in all areas of development. YAY for Collin, we are so proud of you!!

Happy 90th Birthday Grandad!

This last Sunday, was Jeff's grandad's 90th birthday! We had such a fun evening of eating and celebrating. We haven't convinced him that he is actually 90 yet, but he was born in 1920, so he is!! We had a yummy steak dinner and pie for dessert. Aunt Nancy and Uncle Sam are in town for Wyoming, so we had a really nice visit with them as well.