SNOW DAY!!

Well, thanks to the wintry mix around here, we woke up this morning to no power in the house. So we bundled up and headed to the in-laws to watch movies all day on their giant TV from the comfort of their new recliners :) We're lucky they just live around the corner!

(isn't he cute in his hat and scarf... I think so)

We saw this snowman on the way.

Complete with hula skirt & coconut bra.

My rain-boots sure came in handy.

It may be cold and wet outside, but my toes have been toasty and dry!

Also, lucky for us these little cuties were in town for the weekend.

Ty made a beard of Floam.

The younger two wouldn't stop long enough for a picture.

It was so cute to watch Lainey follow Bryce around and copy whatever he was doing

Even when the activity of choice was throwing a floam ball at her head!

Silly kids :)

Christmas in Pictures

I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas!

Being Aunt

I love being an aunt! So far I have 4 nieces and 3 nephews. And guess what?! I'm about to have TWO MORE nieces! Katie announced to us that she was pregnant with twins last fall and we have been eagerly awaiting their arrival ever since. Well I guess they could tell that we were anxious to meet them because they are trying to come early- way too early in fact. The past week has been quite an ordeal for Katie, Jason, and their family. Katie is now on full bed rest at the hospital and she is only at 26 weeks in her pregnancy. She seems to be stable but the doctors say the babies really could come at any time. We are all hoping and praying that those girls stay in a while longer so they can grow big and strong before making their debut. In the meantime Katie is being a good mom by relaxing in her hospital bed (although I'm sure she is about to go nuts because she is confined to one spot!) We have been trying to entertain her, for example, last Saturday night all the siblings went up and played games in her room until very late and had a great time (I'm sure the nurses appreciated that)!
I have no doubt about how cute these girls will be. Randall and I have nothing but cute nieces and nephews- if you don't believe me, take a look at our existing 7:

Turkey Day Recap!

This year Thanksgiving was spent with Randall's family. All of his siblings arrived a few days early to hang out and prepare. Here's are all my sister's-in-law and mother-in-law making Christmas wreaths! It was a success and we now all have beautiful wreaths to put on our doors (except Betty who was too busy helping the rest of us to finish hers!)


Think we had enough materials??



Thankgiving morning turned out to be beautiful. So beautiful that the boys thought it was a perfect time for a little football at the school yard across the street!


But everyone managed to clean up in time for dinner which was held at Randall's Granny & Grandad's. Here is some of the wonderful spread (it's a good think that both of our grandmas make cornbread stuffing, so we never miss out!)

This was my contribution to the meal this year: German Chocolate Cake (my dad and my husband's favorite)

I only got a few family pics before my camera batteries died! But here is Randall with his little sis Katie. Can you believe she is carrying TWO babies in that belly! We should have two new nieces or a new niece & nephew sometime this Spring! Our family was growing fast enough without people bringing them in two at a time!!

And here is Randall's older sis' family: Bryce, Ty, & Lainey!

...then the camera died. Oh well, Thanksgiving was wonderful and by the end of the day our bellies were full and our hearts were warm from a great day of food and family!

Lainey Jean Foster has arrived!

Okay, I know in my last post I claimed we were going to "attack" the house this past weekend and get a lot done, but.............. something more important came up! Our niece, Lainey Jean Foster, decided it was time to make her appearance! We got the call at 3 a.m. Saturday morning that Randall's sister was in labor. So Randall, his parents, his sister and I all packed as quick as we could and headed up to Edmond, OK. We managed to make it there just before she gave birth. My sister-in-law asked if I wanted to be in the room when she had her. I said, "Yeah, but you better make it look easy so I'll still want to have a baby someday!" Well she sure made it look easy- she didn't even have to push! The nurses were trying to wait until the doctor arrived before they told her to push, but the doctor was late and Lainey just couldn't wait and came right out! The miracle of birth is amazing, and it reminds you of what an amazing God we have! We are so happy that mama and baby are both doing great!