Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Quick Texas Trip


Brenna and I took a quick trip to Texas to do some family visiting.  


First, we flew into Houston to visit with Grams and Grandy.  As always, they are the sweetest and we had such a wonderful 2 days with them.  We visited at their house, played at The Woodlands Lake Park, fed the greedy ducks and watched Frozen together.






Second, Brenna and I drove up to see Jon, Stephanie, and cutie baby cousin Matheson in Dallas.  Steph made a great dinner and we loved hanging out in her adorable home.  We woke up the next day, loaded up the kiddos and headed out west - through the desert and oil fields- to west Texas.
Along the way us New Yorkers had to have a Chick-Fil-A stop.  


Finally we made it to Renee and Dan's house in Midland.  It was so fun to see all the kids together - yes we did have to go to Chick -Fil-A again.

Brenna adored big cousin Lydia and loved chasing Henry and Mabel around on the play set.  We rode bikes to the park - made a few meals and mostly just enjoyed family.


Sunday, June 1, 2014

Always Great Hanging Out with Friends

 Just had a WONDERFUL visit with Jeff and Janine - always a crazy wonderful conversation that takes place.  SO glad that distance and time do not win out when it comes to friendships!



 Crazy kids … wonder what things will look like in 10 years??


 Even parents can get in on the craziness… always a good idea to take pictures of yourself.






Visit to Indiana


 This past winter break I took the kids to Indiana to visit Grandma and Grandpa Cripe.  They have each had to go through transitions this year and have moved from the old country house to new places.  It was great to see both of them.











We even found time for some treats!


Sunday, February 9, 2014

Snow Tunnel

This weekend the kids stayed with Grandpa and Nanna--look how much fun they are having!!  

Josh,Mac,Nathan and Brenna

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Off To School

This is what a school morning looks like in January waiting for the bus. Quite snowy!

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

The Car Washer

Even though the weather is fridged we still need clean vehicles - right?!? 
But you better be careful,  as the spray lands on the ground it immediately may 
freeze and things get to be bit slippery.



Monday, January 27, 2014

Happy New Year 2014

New Years Day we bundled up and took the kids out for a winter hike.  
It was in the 20's - warmer then the rest of the month turned out to be - but we kept warm!


Natasha, Sophia and Rayhaan joined in also.

The kids all getting a drink from the CamelBak - it was like "watering" children!  
The problem was that the water kept freezing in the tubing because it was so cold.



Brenna practicing her snowshoeing