January 2011 so far...

We have had a January full of birthday parties every weekend!  Lots of January birthdays!!!  It has been a pretty cold January so the parties have given us things to do on the weekends but have also made us very busy!!  Here are some pictures!!

We borrowed our garb...thank you Kuhns!

All dressed up for Ricky's Steelers birthday party

Peek a boo!

Best of friends!

Colson was so independent!

I think they look so much alike!

Our new dishwasher box

has brought hours of enjoyment!

Happy Birthday Emily!

I didn't get any birthday pics of Reese!  Happy first birthday Reese!  We have 4 more parties in the next 3 weeks so more pictures to come!
We got a new dishwasher and are so excited...our other one came with the house when we bought it and it was TERRIBLE!  We got a KitchenAid and are loving it so much!  It is much bigger, much quieter, and has a much better result!!  Curt installed it himself and did a great job!  It is great that he is so handy...I never grew up with a handy man in our house! 

December Past and Present!

Happy New Year!

We went over to ring in the new year with the Kuhn family....well our countdown was altered a bit!  We had a night filled with Pizza Zone pizza, opening Christmas presents, playing XBox Kinect, popping a few fireworks, and just enjoying each other's company!  Brooklyn loved the fireworks but Colson could do without the loud sounds.  He was a trooper at first and then wanted to go inside!  It was so fun getting to play the Kinect and watching the kids play also...that thing is amazing!  Rick's grandfather was in town and my kids love Pap!  They were so happy to see him and sit by him!  Earlier in the day Christy came to visit from Oklahoma for a bit on their way back home and it was good to see her and the kids!  Luke is getting so big and looking like a kindergartener already!  Marissa is a doll and was not shy at all about playing with the kids!  It was a fun day that ended with a 10 second countdown at 9:00 for the kids so we could give them the fun of the countdown to the new year!  We called it an early night and were glad the next day that we did!

Colson just ran right up to Pap and gave him a hug!

Brooklyn is his little girlfriend!

All of the kids with Luke and Marissa before they left.

Colson telling Brooklyn that he has the present opening under control!

Ricky liked his present!

So did Everett!

Sawyer will grow into his!

I got to help the kids play Ants in the Pants!  They had fun!

Brooklyn loved her Jesse and Colson loved his Woody!

Loving the sparklers!

Buddies waiting their turn to play Kinect!

GROUP HUG!  Colson didn't care to be involved!

Ricky and Curt competing in a game!

HERE'S TO A GREAT 2011!!!!!!  BLESSED WITH A FABULOUS 2010!

Fun at the Children's Museum

We are so blessed to have a great Children's Museum in The Woodlands which is pretty close to us!  It is a great place for kids around the age of ours!  They had a fun storytime and craft while we were there and we played with about everything there was!  It was great family time!
Colson's favorite was the story time and Brooklyn's favorite was when I read to her The Magic School Bus book!  It is interesting what they say when you ask them their favorites!

 

 

 

 

The Lewis Family Christmas

On Christmas morning, we all met at my mom and dad's house!  The kids were excited to see Uncle Frank "Marshmallow", Aunt Susan, Malorie, Neil, and Madison because they had not seen them yet since they came into town!  We got there after playing at home for a little while and had our traditional Christmas breakfast complete with Curried Fruit, Sausage Casserole, and a variety of muffins!  YUM!  We then spent a long time going one by one opening presents.  We love to go one at a time in order to see the joy in everyone's faces!  We spent the rest of the day getting Christmas dinner prepared (thank you Mimi), playing with toys and games, watching new DVDs, and playing our traditional family games late into the night!  Memaw and Pop came to join the Lewis clan for dinner and we loved having them join us!  We love our time with our family from Memphis and Jackson and feel so blessed to have them there every year for Christmas!

Brooklyn pulling her own make up out of her stocking from Mimi and Poppi!

Blast from the past!  We both played with Mouse Trap when we were little and now our kids will!

Colson loved his laser gun!

Who says we can't have Jelly Bellys at 10 in the morning?!

They went exploring with their new luggage and binoculars!

Another blast from the past...ALPHIE!

Colson with his Great Grandma!

We made our own crayons!

Brooklyn with her Poppi!

Our family game...Tripoly!