Merry Christmas Eve!

Going to bed, ready for Santa to visit!!

Christmas At Nanny Gerry's House

We LOVE Nanny Gerry!!

Kase, Karson, & Cheney are growing up too fast!!

San Antonio Riverwalk

Christmas time on the Riverwalk is always beautiful....but we have only seen the pictures so we decided to visit ourselves this year.

Waiting for our table.....we love spending time with MeMe & Pop.

Chandler & Presh visited The Grinch & Pancho Claus

 

The sights & sounds were beautiful!!

More Hunting

We headed to the deer lease this weekend to get some hunting done before Christmas!  

Of course, we take our electronics to the deer blind...

Madison joined us in the blind....the girls were laying on the floor & Madison quickly fell asleep.

Cheney shot this spike....all by himself with no help from his dad.  He sighted it in and had a good, clean shot.  I am happy that he is happy!

Santa at Morgan's Wonderland

This past weekend,we went to visit Santa at Morgan's Wonderland.  Morgan's Wonderland is a children's park made for all children but especially for handicap children.  It was a really, really a fun place to visit!

 

Cheney asked Santa for a mountain bike & Chan asked Santa for a princess scooter.

 

After visiting Santa, we enjoyed all the fun stuff at the park....Chan had a blast on the merry go round!

The petting zoo was super cool too!

After playing for a while, we took a train ride around the entire park!

To end the night, we did a little fishing in the pond.  

Morgan's Wonderland is a special place to visit & we are looking forward to going back.

Tang Soo Do Belt Test

Cheney has been steadily moving up at karate....Saturday he tested for his next stripe on his green belt.   He had to demonstrate his skills and break a board with his foot.

It took a couple of tries but he broke the board!!

Getting his stripe....next belt will be red & he will test for that around July/August.  After the red belt, he works on getting his black belt....he should be getting his black belt when he is about 14 or so.  CRAZY!!

These 3 boys started karate about the same time so they frequently test together.  Cheney sure has learned a lot about discipline and hard work through karate.  We are very proud of him!!

2012 Holiday Stroll

Every year, the high school dance team teaches the elementary kids a dance to perform at the Holiday Stroll event in downtown Seguin.  They call them the "Weesteppers."  Chan loves learning from the big Starsteppers.

This is the group from Jefferson along with the Starsteppers that came to their school to teach the dance.  

Hawes & Stephenson kids....we love this family!!  Cheney & Micayla have been together since they were born.  I love that we have a great family to hang out with!!

Chan's best friend, Ily.....what cuties!!

2012 Christmas Parade

Cheney is an officer for the Student Council at his school.  The Student Council rode on a float in the Christmas Parade.  Cheney always has fun!

This is Chad, Cheney (parliamentarian), Cole (vice president), and RJ (president).  Cole and RJ are Cheney's best buds!!  

The parade is always pretty with all the lighted floats!!

Hunting With Our Family Is The Best!

When we are at the deer lease, the whole family goes out for the evening hunt.  So about 3 pm each day, we pack up our noisiest snacks and head out.  

The kids love to ride on the top of the "station wagon."

Chan hasn't really been interested in shooting anything until this year.....this year, she was determined to shoot a hog.  She did!!  She is very proud of herself.  I think her Daddy is proud too.

This thing was huge....she wasn't really excited about touching it though.

Hunting Fun

After Thanksgiving dinner, we headed to the deer lease....this has become a yearly tradition to spend the weekend here.  It is great family time!!

Cheney & Daddy always get up really early to hunt....Cheney loves the time he spends in the deer blind with his Daddy.  I don't really like him holding this big gun but he knows how to handle it properly.  

Chandler has been learning about sighting her target & today she shot a wild pig.  She was very excited but she does not want to shoot a deer!! 

More deer lease excitement to come!! 

Pop's & Grandma's Birthday Dinner

We celebrated Pop & Grandma's birthday together!  It was fun!!

First, we sang to Grandma!!

Then, we sang to Pop!!

It is lots of fun to share birthday celebrations with our family.

Happy Birthday Pop!

Today is Pop's birthday!!

We went to McAdoo's for dinner....YUMMY!!

After our meal, Pop was treated to chocolate chip bread pudding and we sang to him.

C & C had a great day with Pop!!

WE LOVE YOU!!

Halloween Evening

After everyone got home from school, we got our costumes on & headed out for some fun!!

1st stop was MaMa & Pop Stephenson's house....they always have special treats for us.

After we visited with them for a little while, we headed to Hillcrest Church for the Harvest Festival.  Our joined their church for some fun!!  

Micayla was a Go-Go Dancer, Chan was a cheerleader, & Cheney wore his "blue thing" costume....we aren't sure what to call him.

This is Cheney & his friend, Lily.....I thought it was funny that he was a blue M & M & he was a blue thing.  I think he kinda likes her, but will only admit it sometimes.

After we got home, Chan investigated her LOOT!!

We had a great time this Halloween....now time for it to get cooler!!

Halloween Morning

C & C wore their Halloween shirts to school.....they looked so cute, sweet, & innocent!!

But this is how they really act!!

They always know how to make me smile!!

Weirs Reunited

Last weekend, the Weir family was reunited to celebrate Aunt Merilyn's 80th birthday.  It was a surprise party....she loved it!!

The whole group.....a lot of the family made it, but we missed the ones who weren't there.

The surviving Weir siblings in birth order.

  Pop definitely looks the best!!

Weir grandkids....we always have a great time together!!

Homecoming 2012

Homecoming was several weeks ago but I didn't post the pictures....sorry, school has kept me busy!!

Chan LOVES hanging out with the Flag Runners and I think they love her too.

Cheney was selected from Jefferson as the Matador of the Week and got to walk out with the Student Council for the Friendship Exchange at the beginning of the game.....we didn't know it at the time, but he was walking with the Homecoming Queen!!  

OHH LAA LAA!!

This season has been fun for the Matadors....we are actually in playoff contention!!  So fun when we win!!

Too Bright To Do Drugs!

We have been celebrating Red Ribbon Week at school......

The theme this day was 

WE ARE TOO BRIGHT TO DO DRUGS!!  

Mama loves the bright colors!!

Soccer Season Starts

Today we started soccer.....well, Chandler did.  Cheney is on a new team now and they don't start for a few more weeks.  Kase & Chandler are on the same team.  It sure is fun playing with your cousin.

Chandler & Kase were team captains together.

Chandler sure loves playing soccer.  And she is pretty good.

I wonder what they were talking about....looks like a fun conversation!

The Hangout

While we were on vacation, we went to a restaurant that several people recommended.  It was called "The Hangout."  We had so much fun there.....there are games to play & live music at night.  

This was our dessert....YES!  Dessert!!  It was cake made to look like a cheeseburger and fries that tasted like funnel cake.  YUMMY!!

Back To School 2012

1st day of school!!  WOO HOO!!

I really can't believe they are starting 1st & 5th grade!!

Looking good!!