Broadway Kids Perform @PPHM

What a fun night! Rachel's choir performed at the Panhandle Plains Historical Museum Christmas Open House. Rachel was very excited to see that PaBob got to come. Schools from all over the area participated. It was a huge night.

Thanksgiving 2009

A little shooter!

The kids table.

They licked the platter clean!

Yum, Pie!

John gets a little help with the lights.

The Beatles Rock Band

Sarah plays a little football with the cousins.

We had such a great time celebrating Thanksgiving! We hosted my family the Sunday before Thanksgiving and had 23 people for lunch! Then, the kids were out of school and we headed to Lubbock to celebrate Thanksgiving with John's side of the family. Of course, when we go to Lubbock for Thanksgiving, somebody goes to shoot guns. Being back home sure is nice. We love being close enough to celebrate holidays with family. Don't get me wrong. We LOVE our military friends. They were our family for 14 years. We really enjoyed inviting friends over and having Thanksgiving dinner together, but there is nothing better than being close enough to celebrate each holiday with everyone. Our kids just asked me 'how many Christmas's ' we are going to have. I think that is funny. Until now, it's mostly been one. Now, we have my family, then Christmas with us and then with John's family. It keeps growing... We love it.

Cadillac Ranch

Some friends came to visit on a very windy day and we took them to see this odd tourist site.
The Cadillac Ranch was built in 1974 by Helium millionare Stanley Marsh. It is a collection of 10 Cadillacs buried nose down facing West. It is in the middle of a field just off I-40 (Route 66) West of Amarillo. So, if you're looking for quirky, this is it.

Henry

Henry is growing so fast. He and Lily are becoming great friends. Lily plays with him all the time. At first, she wasn't sure about having a new dog in the house. She has quickly grown to like him. They play together everyday and can often be found in the kitchen chasing each other around.

Soccer Season Comes To An End

Hayden just finished his first soccer season ever. He loved it. It was a lot of fun to watch him play. I'm sure he'll play again, but he is really looking forward to basketball.

Meet the Buffs...

West Texas A&M University recently had a basketball camp for FREE! All the Buffs and Lady Buffs came out on a Saturday to play with the kids and teach them some ball handling skills. I thought I might drop the kids off and come back later to get them. NO! Once I was there, I couldn't make myself leave. There is something still in me that LOVES basketball. I'm quickly approaching 40. I thought I would have outgrown it by now, but I haven't. So, we all had a great time! Hayden and Rachel thought it was really cool to meet the players, the coaches and to play where the Buffs and Lady Buffs actually play.

Did I say I love living in a small town? This is just one reason why. No other town we've ever lived in has done anything like this. I LOVE it!

High School Football

We have so enjoyed being back in the Texas Panhandle. Friday nights during football season have been spent with every other person in our small town...in the bleachers! We bought season passes for all the home games and had a great time watching the Eagles play ball. Tonight was the last regular season game and the Eagles finished undefeated in district play. It was a close game and very exciting to watch.

Can you smell it? Deer season is in the air...

Well, this is not our usual Halloween routine. To be honest, even our usual Halloween routine is not "usual". Today, we went to Hedley to site in John's gun for deer season. Much to Hayden's surprise, there was a Red Ryder BB gun waiting for Pa Bob's grand kids to shoot. He thought it was great going to shoot guns on Halloween. Who needs candy when you've got a Red Ryder BB gun? I even took a turn shooting it. I didn't shoot the 30-06.

On our way back, we saw 7 deer just off the road. We turned around to go get a better look at the 2 bucks we saw.

Henry

Well, we added a new member to our family today. John and I had just talked about getting the kids a puppy for Christmas last week. We were talking about what kind and not sure, but we really love Lily. She is a GREAT breed. We hadn't really decided what kind to get, but would love to breed Lily and have puppies.

Today, we were on our way to Home Depot and there they were, a little pen full of puppies. The sign said, "Cavalier King Charles ." We quickly headed to the parking lot they were in to take a look. A cute young couple had 4 Cavalier King Charles Spaniels. There were 3 females and 1 male. We quickly scooped up the male and asked how much. Let's just say he was affordable. He was so cute and we knew that he would be a perfect addition to our family. Who knows, maybe we'll have some little Cavalier King Charles Spaniel puppies of our own next year.

We named him Henry. Hayden thinks it's great that we got a boy. He said Henry is just like him. One boy and three sisters. Henry is just about 7 weeks and seems to be right at home here with us and with Lily. We did find out that his mom looks just like Lily. He has even been coming in the doggie door when we let him out. Too cute! You are sure to see many more pictures in the weeks to come.