Watch Me Grow

Happy Thanksgiving

Every get-together is always great at Grandmother's! This holiday was extra special because we got to enjoy the recent room add-on and deck. Ryan built the deck...he's so talented :)!

The new room!

Rylie and Luke

Yum! Yum!

Uncle Kenny coloring with the girls!

Lukey Boy pushing Rylie around!

My pretty little girls!

The girls and their Aunt Sunny!

Grandmother with her little great grand-girls...

...and niece!

Sierra, Katie and Rylie

Turkeys In Disguise...

Katie and Rylie had to disguise turkeys, for school, so that they would not be eaten for Thanksgiving and this is how they turned out...

Rylie is a little obsessed with soccer right now, so she wanted a soccer player. And, yes, it looks like she may be playing soccer next season...woohoo!

Katie, of course, loves cheer...so she chose a cheerleader for her turkey.

Well, this past Saturday was the "Great American Peanut Butter Festival" in Grand Saline. They had lots of fun activities up and down Main Street, but we mainly went to see, Sierra (our niece) ride in the parade... Katie on the pony rides...
Katie and Holly

Rylie and Holly

The parade...

Savannah and Cheyenne leading the Equestrian Drill Team!

Sierra Anne...riding in her first parade! She was so cute and pretty...she did perfectly!!

Antelope From Wyoming

Ryan finally got to go on a trip to Wyoming with his friend, Chase and this is what he got...

Happy Birthday, Dianne!!

Last night we enjoyed going to the RoadHouse for Dianne's birthday...Happy Birthday, Grani!

Rylie said "Mommy, get out your camera" when she sat up on this rock!

Couple Tidbits...

Well, the girls love school and their teachers get to tell me lots of cute, funny and embarrassing things that they do...

Rylie passed her little developmental "test" with flying colors!! Last year, she didn't get all of her points because when she was asked her name, she responded with "Windy Preston" and they said, "No, that's your mom's name, what's yours?" She responded again and again with "Windy Preston"...knowing for certain what she was doing all along. Anyway, she's passed that this year.

Rylie is so cute when she changes words to songs, but can still keep the tune and just laughs and laughs at herself. She makes the funniest faces while she's doing it just waiting for you to notice.

She can quickly change the subject when she's in trouble! Wow...she's good at it!!

Rylie was complaining of something hurting when I said "Do you have to tell me EVERYTHING that hurts when it is hurting?" She said "No" and I said, "You think?" and without skipping a beat she says "One time we were at Wal-Mart and I saw a man with a broken leg and my nose was stopped up and I didn't even tell you about it." I said "well, okay then"!

Rylie was getting out of the bathtub the other day and got up real slow like it was hard with a pained look on her face and sad wearily "oh, jelly beans and skittles...oh, jelly beans and skittles." Where does she come up with this stuff???

Katie and I were at the Donut Shop the other morning and while we were waiting for the pig in a blanket, she said thoughtfully from the back seat, "Mexican people must really love donuts." It took me a moment to realize and then through the laughing, I responded "They're not Mexican, their Chinese." Oh...it was soooo funny! I guess that is all she's seen at a donut shop.

Katie has now chased down two boys on the playground to tackle them and kiss them!!! Oh my goodness...I was so embarrassed when I was told!! But, it's kind of funny of course. She swears up and down that it was not on the lips. She said with her finger up and matter of factly, "I have NOT kissed anybody on the lips at school!"

50's Day

We celebrated the 50th Day of School by wearing "50's Attire"...

Fun Day!!

Trick or Treat

The girls did some trick or treating at their school... Landry (Rylie thinks this is HER baby), Rylie and Katie

Toss the Rings!

Rylie and her friend... Ninja Turtle, Noah!

Rylie and one of her teachers at the daycare...Mrs. Leta

Ducky, Ducky, Ducky

Rylie had to take off her heels to play this game...it was hilarious!!

Ewwww...mean!!

HAHAHAHA!!!

Daddy helping out his girls with a game!

They tried to knock each other down!!! Well, what's new????

My Little Cowgirl!

She LOVES her new boots she got for her birthday from Poppy and Gigi, so when she saw the cowgirl costume, that was it for her!!!

My Little Minnie Mouse!! Oh, and she loved her heels! She likes them to clank everywhere!

Sweet Little Girls!

Cutie Pa Tutie

Climbing Higher for Character

During "Red Ribbon Week" (Drug Free Awareness), our counselor planned for this company called "Rock Solid for Character" to come and do a presentation and then let kids and teachers climb the wall... I'm in blue and a co-worker is in red, Lindsy.

Yes, I made it to the top!!

My students came to congratulate me, but I was a little wobbly and almost knocked us all over!!

My little, Katie Mae, getting ready to go up!

She was going strong...

...and then decided she had had enough!! She did great!!