All he wants for Christmas are his 2 front teeth!!

Tyler lost tooth # 5 last week! Now there are 2 out on top, one out on the bottom and he is trying desperately to wiggle the other loose one on the bottom. He looks so cute with that big smile!!

Christmas Pics

We had our Christmas Pics taken outside this year - we thought for sure it would be rainy and cold but it was sunny and almost a little warm. The kids did great and I loved how the pics turned out!

New Christmas PJ's

We usually give these Christmas Eve but Tyler gets to wear his pjs to school on the last day so we gave them to them a little early this year!

Twinkle Twinkle Dance

Megan's dance class did a little show for us before Christmas break. The girls were so cute but they are so funny because they won't hardly look at the moms while they dance, they will only look at their teacher. The pic is of Megan and her friend Caroline. Below is the video . . .

Christmas Pics with the Antons

Gingerbread House

Santa Visit

We went to visit Santa and Megan was actually very excited to see him and wanted to talk to him and tell him what she waned - big difference from last year!

The elves came back

Last year Santa sent 2 little elves to watch the kids and let him know if they were naughty or nice. He picked them up Christmas Eve and promised he would send them back this year. Sure enough the night we decorated the house the little elves showed up and made some mischief by dumping out all the kiddos stuffed animals. The kids were so happy to see them the next morning!

Steven's 38th Birthday

We celebrated Steven's 38th Birthday at El Jarrito Mexican Restaurant. Megan was not too happy when they put a sombrero on his head and started singing. Susie made Steven a special Texas Tech cake and it was yummy!

Renaissance Festival - Bungee Jumping

Right after we arrived at the Renaissance Festival the kids noticed the Bungee Jumping on Trampolines and were begging to do it. I was afraid they were too little but both weighed enough. Amazingly Megan jumped right up, let the guy put the harnesses on her and started climbing the stairs. She held on for dear life but was smiling and laughing the entire time. It was a little scary that they were going so high! Tyler went after Megan and was doing great at first and then after the 3rd bounce, looked right at me and mouthed "I'm scared" and had a terrified look on his face. I really thought he might get sick but he stuck it out and was very proud of himself when it was over!! I was pretty impressed with my little dare devils!! 2 videos are below . . .

Renaissance Festival

We took the kids to the Renaissance Festival for the first time and Papa Steve went with us. Megan was in love with all the fairies and a few stopped her and gave her a little ring or magic pebble. Tyler thought all the swords were pretty cool. We had to cover their eyes a few times because of the costumes but they didn't seem to notice!

Thanksgiving Picture

Tyler reading to his class

Tyler's loves to make books and read them to the class. His teacher Ms. Hamilton is wonderful and very patient!!

Bikes

After many bruises Tyler learned how to ride his bike this fall without any training wheels. Megan also figured out how to push her pedals - now if we could just teach her how to steer!! 2 videos are below . . .

Halloween Night & Cake

The kids had so much fun Trick or Treating! Mamma Debbie Redditt, Papa Steve (scream mask), Papa Jim (old man mask) and Daddy went around the neighborhood with them. Susie and I stayed at the house, passed out candy and got eaten by bugs!! The cake is my first and last attempt at a homemade cinnamon pumpkin shaped cake - it was yummy but not so prettty!

Halloween Picture and Card

Every year we take a Halloween picture of the kiddos in their costumes. This year Megan is Tinkerbelle and Tyler is Jango Fett (from Star Wars). Tyler also drew the picture for our Halloween card. He's such a little artist, especially since I can't draw stick people straight!!

Cousin Mike's Wedding

We went to my cousin Mike & Amber's wedding this weekend. Megan loved her pink party dress because it twirled and Tyler wore his first tie - all the grown men were impressed that it was a zip-up tie! They were so happy to see Big Papa (Great Grandpa) and all their cousins. The ceremony was at a country club so they got to ride in a golf cart with their new cousin Chris. All Megan wanted to do all night was dance with her Daddy. She danced so much that a few times her shoe flew off!! They were both asleep as soon as we got in the car!

Katy Rice Harvest Festival

We went to the annual Katy Rice Harvest Festival with my parents and Susie. It was a perfect day and we got there right when it opened so we had the whole place to ourselves. After some lemonade, hand-cut fries, funnel cake, and face/hand painting the kids were ready for some rides. This year Megan was tall enough to ride some of the "big kid" rides with Tyler. Its amazing how unsafe things can look when your kids are 15 feet in the air!