Christmas Pageant

James played a somewhat disgruntled shepherd in the Christmas pageant at our church. He did a great job, especially during their big song "The Shepherd Blues". Andrew wore his costume for a few minutes, but decided to opt out of the play ... maybe next year?

Paul's Visit

Todd and Jen Paul came to visit us from Chicago for the weekend. They hit it off great with the boys, and were a big help with the gingerbread house construction!

LBJ Ranch 2

We enjoyed touring the "Texas Whitehouse", home of LBJ and family during and after his presidency. James did such a great job assisting the park ranger that he was named "honorary Jr. Ranger" for the day. He was very proud of his special badge.

LBJ Ranch 1

We visited the Lyndon B. Johnson Ranch near Johnson City. They had a special Christmas crafts exhibit going on, and the boys were able to make gingerbread men, candles, cookie ornaments and a wreath (with Grandma's help!)

Thanksgiving Visit

Grandma and Grandad came to visit us for one week including Thanksgiving day. We had a great time with them eating, playing games, doing crafts and relaxing together.

Preschool Thanksgiving

Andrew's preschool class learned some Thanksgiving history before enjoying their big meal together.

Church Retreat 3 -- Fun and Games

We had a fun time Saturday afternoon playing games: 3 legged race, egg relay, egg toss and pie smashing.

Church Retreat 2

Church Retreat 11/20 - 11/22

We spent a weekend away at a church retreat in Leakey Texas. This retreat center is on the beautiful Frio River, about a 3 hour drive west of Austin. Check out the Texas Fall foliage! We shared in some fun family activities together like making centerpieces and pies!

Kindergarten Harvest Party

James' Kindergarten class had a fun Fall celebration which included all kinds of creative activities.

Trick or Treat

On Saturday Mark returned from his trip to Kenya and South Africa and joined right in on the Halloween festivities at home which included pumpkin carving and trick or treating in the neighborhood. James dressed up as Bumblebee from the Transformers and Andrew is Buzz Lightyear from Toy Story.

Preschool Halloween Festivities

We had a very busy Halloween weekend starting on Friday at Andrew's preschool. They had a Costume Caper in the morning. All of the kids dressed up in their costumes and paraded on stage for the parents to see. Andrew dressed up as Buzz Lightyear from Toy Story. They sang a few cute pumpkin songs. Then later in the day some of the kids performed at the nursing home close to the delight of the residents there.

Sweet Berry Farm -- 3