Mimi's Concert

This one never posted...so a few months late...here is our choir at church's annual Christmas concert (aka Mimi's Concert).  Amy was a big girl and went with us and she did great!  She sat relatively still the whole time and loved the music.  Afterwards we decided to take pictures...that part was iffy...
Amy's lovely attitude...ironic since it comes straight from me...

A little better with Mimi...

 And a silly face for the last one...

 I guess we will be glad she has a personality at least :)

Busy Weekend!

A couple of weeks ago, we headed over to Brenham to see Santa and go to their light parade! Grams and some of her friends met us there!  Amy loved Santa and Brett tolerated him long enough to get a picture...Here they are waiting on the parade!

The floats all had candy and we got enough candy for 50 kids :)  Amy with a candy cane!

Grams!

Brett doing a little street dancing!

The Frosty Float!

Brett with his sucker...why does he look so old here? 

The next morning we headed to the annual Anadarko Children's Party...it was a hit as usual...first stop face painting...Amy getting a penguin to match her shirt...

Brett got Lightning painted on his hand to match his shirt...

Amy with the lion...

Dancing :)

Brett got in on the dancing action!

Amy with Energenie...she loved him...we had to pull her away!

Amy spinning the ball with the elf's help!

Such a busy weekend, but fun, fun!  Up next is our trip to Breakfast with Santa at the ZOO!

Random Pictures and Gymnastics!

The kids have been busy lately...Brett just started gymnastics and Amy started fall classes...Here are some pictures Mimi took of their first days.

Amy and Miss Gina...we LOVE Miss Gina...she is great! 

 Ta-da hands!

 Brett's turn...waiting to go in...

 We are lucky enough to have Miss Gina teaching his class also!  He was apparently more excited than this picture shows!

 Running!

 And the Ball Pit!

 Our friend Madison that I work with was in from Denver and we all went to dinner...Brett was bored, so I gave him my phone...apparently he is a natural texter!

 A couple of weeks ago, Grams took Amy on a special field trip to Blue Bell with her cousins!  She was a fan!  They sent us this picture!

 Brett got a big boy backpack, so Amy decided he had to wear it in to school...he would only hold her hand, not mine...it was too cute not to get a picture of...but they look way too grown up...

Not sure what Brett's face is here...but he really was enjoying walking in like a big boy!

 Amy also started in her new big girl room...here is her first day...she was excited!  Getting so big!

Amarillo...Part One...

A few weekends ago, we headed up to Amarillo to visit everyone...it was a great time...all of the cousins were together and the kids loved playing together!  We also took the kids to Wonderland, which is an amusement park there...it was a blast!  We used to love to go when we were growing up, so it was so fun to take the kids and show them!

Brett and Tyler wrestling...this was a favorite pasttime of the weekend...Apparently Ryan, Jake and Brett wrestled a ton while we were at Wonderland too!

Playing with Opa!

Amy and Kent...ready to ride some rides!

The boats!

Caylee and Amy waiting for the helicopters!

They both loved the helicopters!  Caylee was pulling the bar to make it go up...she had to concentrate :)

On to the Frog Hopper...all fun and games at first...then it went downhill!

How high is this going???

YIKES!!!  Caylee loved it!  Minus the death grip she had on the bar...Amy wasn't so sure!

That's better...She loved it once she was off!  That was all they talked about :)

Waiting for the Cyclone...a favorite from when we were little...it beats you to death!  And apparently really beats you up if you have a little kid to protect on it!  Sorry Uncle!!!

Tyler and Uncle Matt ready to go!

Up next the sky ride...still scared me to death!  way to high for me...Amy loved it!

The train...the kids loved it too!

Amanda and I waiting on the little kid roller coaster!  Right after a little girl asked if we were twins...clearly we look just alike :)  Please note how wet we were...the water slide right before this one totally soaked us...

Auntie and Kent...

Amy and Daddy riding the roller coaster...contrary to the look on her face...she loved it!  And rode it twice!  But she wouldn't ride with Mommy...only Aunt Manda!

Amarillo...Part Two...

On Sunday morning, Uncle Pat took all the little ones fishing...everyone had a great time!

Feeding the ducks...

The scene...classic...

Amy and her Daddy...

Love this one...

The Gafford Boys...

Daddy caught the first fish of the day...and it was a big one...surely 3 inches at least...he threw it back or at Aunt Manda...

Amy caught a "big ole leaf"...she was proud of herself :)

And Brett ended up sacking out before fishing was over...