my best friend came

my best friend who i met some time in elementary school came for a visit and we had a blast. we laughed alot, made stuff and snacks, and didnt get much sleep. it was great!!
we made washer necklaces, heart earrings, sock owls, leather braided bracelets, zipper bracelets, kool-aid lip balm, avocado hummus, chocolate peanut butter grahams, chocolate cheesecake pudding bites, she made herself a fun necklace and then she made me a fun necklace.

 

 

horse back riding

for christmas i found a groupon for audrey to take one hour of horse back riding lessons. she enjoyed it but im not sure that it would be worth the money without the groupon. i am glad that she was able to have the experience though.
her horse was named francis. when i asked her which horse she was hoping she would ride when we drove up she said a white one, she got her wish.

 

 

beer cake

i made jake a beer cake for his birthday this year. (idea from pinterest, where else?!)

 

scootering

yup, scootering is a word, look it up!

the kids bought scooters with some of their christmas money.
here they are enjoying them at a nearby park.

 

 

2nd trip to the perot museum

we were able to score tickets to the perot museum again this year. we had even more fun than last year. we started out by racing a tyranosaurus rex, a cheetah and athletes.
then it was up to the dinosaurs.

creating a one of a kind Miles-o-saurus.
we saw a whole bunch of the other exhibits but thats all the pictures i have. i was in the moment, or holding onto miles hand and that is a full-concentration job.

drawing on our magnadoodles

 

i love it when they can find an activity that they can both do, quietly, that doesnt involve the tv.

christmas 2015

we had an enjoyable Christmas this year with lots of great family game times, thanks to everyone who got us fun, new games to play.
this year i really reflected on how God made a way to be with us, and He gave up ALL to be with us.

 pepper got a new ball stuffed with fleece shreds. you stuff the fleece shreds in the holes, the dog rips them out, and you start over. she loves it, its much better than a stuffed animal that she destroys in a day.

 miles got some action figures.

 i made audrey a husky seat pet (thats what happens when you think your mom can make anything. you think up animals that the original company doesnt make)

 this is the face when she read the note that she was getting an hour of horse back riding.

 superman had to help everyone open their presents.