New Moon Fun
So, last fall I became slightly obsessed with the Twilight series...ok, ok, I definitely needed some counseling, but at least I can admit it right?!I hadn't really wanted to read the books and when I finally gave in (reading all 4 in 3 days time) I LOVED them. I then read them again and then read Twilight one more time while I waited for the movie to come out. I was understandably majorly disappointed with the movie...SO many things were wrong. We did have quite a

Getting On With It
I'm still recovering from going to the midnight showing of New Moon Thursday night...but I am excited to blog about it. So, let's get on with the week leading up to the big night.Mike trimmed some of our trees and the girls have spent hours playing in the downed branches. We still have one more big one behind the garage and they love to use it as a fort.

Great-Grandpa Freeman
Louisiana trip, 2006 - my favorite picture I have of him...his hat, his suspenders, his wave, his hand holding with Grandma.Mike's dear grandpa, Thomas Leslie Freeman, passed away this week.I want to be sure that our children are able to know a little bit more about the kind, loving and wonderful man their Great-Grandpa Freeman was during his life on earth.(and it is written to them, s

Feeling Stripey and Snappy
Ella has wanted to learn how to snap for quite awhile. Periodically she would ask me to show her how and we would practice a little bit, but she didn't seem to be making any progress. Last week she came to me ecstatic to show me that she could snap now!!! She is so proud of herself and I catch her snapping as she reads books or watches TV. Today she told out of the blue, "Mom, did you know Grandad couldn't snap when he was 5?!" I asked her if he told her that and she said, "Yeah, at my soccer game." That was over a week ago so it definitely made her feel good :-).One of my favorite things about fall and winter are fun stripey tights for the girls :-). I tried to include Pre

San Antone
It is SO nice having our parents both so close to us! It makes quick weekend trips possible, although we wish we could have stayed longer with Mike's family this time. The weekend was over before we knew it! Ella was shocked when I told her it was time to go and today Addie told me over and over again "I want to go to Papa's house!" and then burst into tears when I told her we wouldn't be going back for awhile. We are definitely looking forward to our Christmas visit!First up are some pictures Meema took when she, Papa and Chloe took all the little kiddos on a train ride and a walk through the Tea Gardens downtown. E