Mavericks Game

Last night we got to take Aaron's brother and his girlfriend to the Dallas Mavericks game thanks to some friends from church.  Our seats were 4 rows back on the FLOOR!  It was a lot of fun to see the players up close (and to see how tall they are in person).  The Mavericks beat the Houston Rockets 101 to 91!

The seats weren't actually together, but the guys next to us left at halftime.  So, they gave us their tickets for Anthony and Lindsey to join us for the rest of the game.

Santa Who?

I think they're wondering who is this old man and why are they sitting on his lap.

Eakins Family

Here are some more pictures from my family's Thanksgivings.

We set the timer for this one, and it turned out pretty good!

Turkey Day

We spent Thanksgiving day with my mom's side of the family, and then we drove to Granbury today for more food with my dad's side of the family.  We'll be with Aaron's family on Sunday, which means tomorrow is our day of rest!  Actually, we're in the middle of turning our guest bedroom/office into Zachary's bedroom/office.  Bethany's room will also be their playroom.  I feel like we're always rearranging furniture!  Here are some pictures from the past couple of days. 

The kids had fun playing!

Grandad Hodges and me.

Grandad with his great grandchildren.

"Watching" the parade!

Grandma Billie and Papaw Richard with great grandkids.



Dancing Champs

I'm so glad Jennifer and Derek won this season on Dancing with the Stars!  While we were watching tv last night (probably around 9pm) Bethany woke up screaming like I had never heard her scream before.  We think she had a bad dream because when we got her out of bed she was still throwing her arms and head back!  She calmed down though, and then I put her back to bed.  Poor thing!  Anyway, I'm ready to watch the parade tomorrow and celebrate Thanksgiving with family.

Bring on the Holidays

I put up our Christmas tree on Friday night, so I'm definitely in the holiday spirit!

Our newest Christmas ornament.

Not much else going on around here.  I think Bethany and Zachary will be walking soon, but then again, they like to take their own sweet time!  Hope everyone has a happy Thanksgiving...here's TWO reasons we're thankful this year :)

The race is on!

Quick trip to Granbury

We decided to go see my grandparents on Saturday.  It's always fun to play some dominoes, enjoy the view of the lake, and of-course EAT!

Our afternoon in pictures...

Cousin Love

We're almost down to one bottle a day, and they're getting more used to their sippy cups.  But...they've been fussier than ever this week, and I'm SO tired!  I know it will get better though.  They're also eating a variety of table foods.  I'll still feed them yogurt or applesauce, but they really like bananas, apples, mixed veggies, and a lot of the Gerber Graduates food.  Last night we ate dinner at my parents' house before church.  I got a couple of pictures of Bethany, Randal, Zachary, and Katie.  They have so much fun together!

Just another manic Monday

Woke up at 6:30am, fed the kids breakfast, found ants in the dining room, sprayed and vacuumed ants while kids played, put kids down for nap, started laundry, kids woke up at 10:30am, tried giving them milk in sippy cups, ate lunch, played with kids, watched Baby Einstein, kids went down for nap at 1:00 and slept until 2:30, fed them a snack, took Rudy and kids on 30 minute walk, came home and watched Mickey Mouse, wanted to give them a bottle, made it until 5:00 and fed kids dinner with milk (picked sippy cups off the floor a million times), gave kids baths one at a time, put them in jumper and exersaucer while folding laundry, and one of my biggest pet peeves...I'm missing a sock.  What a day!

Time Change

Between the time change and trying to get rid of bottles, Bethany and Zachary have been CRANKY!  We're almost down to two bottles a day.  My hope is to be done with formula by the end of the month.  They drink whole milk out of sippy cups at lunch, but I think the bedtime bottle will be the hardest to lose.  Any tips?

In an effort to make the kids happy, we'll do most anything for a laugh.  Here's Aaron being silly with Bethany!

I caught Zachary trying to escape our living room "play area" today!

Quick Comparison

I was looking back at some pictures and found this one from last Thanksgiving in Granbury.  Bethany and Zachary were about 1 month old (being held by Grandma Billie).  We got these same outfits as a gift, which they're wearing now at 1 year old.

Quite a difference!

Video

Here's a video for your enjoyment.  Our living room has become the toy room!



World Series

Aaron's already looking forward to when the Rangers start playing again in April!  It was fun to see them make it so far into the season.  Last night we sat with Aaron's brother and sister while his parents, Mamaw, and her sister sat a little higher up.  A big thank you goes to Aunt Karen and Uncle Marty for babysitting!