A Star Spangled Night

I'm not sure where this brave girl comes from, but she just sang "The Star Spangled Banner" in the 4th grade program tonight! She is so confidant and just sounded wonderful. I couldn't be more proud. View her video here, but I apologize because I can't seem to rotate it!

We just got home from our annual Round Top Weekend Road Trip, and what fun it was! There is absolutely nothing more soul quenching than spending time with the girl's you love in the beautiful hill country, amidst a bunch of junk! I think each year keeps getting better!

Women's Retreat 2011

In addition to the rodeo, our church had a women's retreat this weekend too. The theme was "Dress Your Best" and we had over 100 women attending. Keri and I decorated a table and enjoyed dinner from the Macaroni Grill. Their was a fashion show Friday night, which was actually very entertaining (& funny) as we looked at how much time we spend on our outward appearance, but little time on clothing our spirit in *gentleness, *patience, *kindness, *humility, and *compassion. Saturday morning was a sweet time of coffee, breakfast, worship, and quiet time as we identified the areas in our life that we need to focus on. Patience is the quality that God really spoke with me about.

Look at my baby girl!
Lexi & Becky looking beautiful!

The boys are waiting to get on their sheep!

These guys have way too much fun together!

This weekend was such an exciting weekend for Lexi. Her trainer asked if she wanted to carry sponsor flags in the PRCA Glen Rose Rodeo. We thought this would be a great way for her to start riding in front of a crowd before trick riding. It was so much watching her! She is so confident and looked so grown up. Becky also carried flags, so we spent the weekend with them. The boys never get tired of playing together. We were absolutely exhausted from traveling to Glen Rose and back 3 days in a row, but wouldn't trade watching our girl for anything!

A Little Bit of Tate

All of a sudden, I'm realizing that my baby is growing into a little boy with so much spirit. Unfortunately, being the 3rd child, I have failed to capture the many wonderful moments of his childhood. He's turning into a playful little cowboy with lots and lots of energy.

Finally, Real Snow!

Our make-shift sled.
The boys love to eat the snow.

Taking the 4 wheeler for a ride.

Yay for Snow!

Looking out our back door this morning...

After being iced in for 3 days, we were glad to have some play-worthy snow. We got outside and played until our fingers were frozen. We love the snow, but are so glad it only comes to Texas a few times a year because we are big weenies!

Trying to Keep Up

Rain, snow, or ice...these cowboys still have to work!
Sister thinks she's a lap dog!

Snuggling in on our ice day.

So, it looks like January has come and gone! Between school, basketball, and Stock Shows, I have been terrible about posting, or for that matter, taking pictures at all. Here are a sad few pictures of our life over the last few weeks.