Our Family Blog

Miss Me Yet?

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 09:19:23 -0600

This is awesome.... It comes from The Next Reporter.

“Miss Me Yet?” billboard of George W. Bush can be seen looming over highway I-35 near Wyoming, Minn.
As to who is behind the posting of the billboard remains a big mystery.
The billboard ad is real and not a bogus or digital manipulated image.
The “Miss Me Yet?” billboard could be Bush’s idea to remind all voters about him or it could be from someone who is not impressed with President Barack Obama’s performance so far.

Another Year

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 10:48:47 -0600

I turned 36....yippeeee! Lori and the kids made me a killer steak dinner along with my favorite pie in the whole work, a cherry cream pie!
Mom made me a kickin’ banana nut cake!

Little Lady Sandites Basketball

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:33:28 -0600

Sara is playing some B-Ball this year. They are off to a great start and have already won several of their games!

Cowboys defeat Eagles.....again!

Sun, 10 Jan 2010 15:47:43 -0600

We returned to the stadium for the NFL Wild Card Weekend. Once again taking on the Eagles and once again defeating them! :)

Finale Regular Season Game

Sun, 3 Jan 2010 15:39:53 -0600

They Cowboys took on their rivals The Eagles and shut them out! We were there for the final game of the regular season. We also got to try out the new Margaritaville Tailgating Grill Lori bought me for Christmas!

Ringing in the New Year!

Fri, 1 Jan 2010 15:51:33 -0600

We had family and a few friends over for New Years Eve. What a blast we had! Finally at 3:30am we couldn’t take any more. The kids were still running 90 to nothing and we couldn’t keep up with them any more.......
Sara & Katie used their new cameras to take pictures of the night!

Snow Play

Fri, 1 Jan 2010 15:45:16 -0600

The kids enjoyed some time in the snow after the big Christmas Eve blizzard.

The Best of 2009

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 13:16:34 -0600

Happy New Year Everyone!!!!
We hope you all had a great holiday season! What a year for us! It flew by so fast! We are looking forward to a wonderful 2010!
Here are a few of our memories we would like to share from the past year....

Big Family Christmas Day

Mon, 28 Dec 2009 14:49:27 -0600

Christmas Day was filled with more fun with the family! The kids woke up to see what the big guy had brought. Then Lori cooked a big brunch as Christmas Vacation played in the theater. We had a fun gift exchanged followed up by a game of bingo, then it was time for a Mexican Fiesta dinner and some NFL Christmas Night Football!

Big Family Christmas Eve!

Mon, 28 Dec 2009 14:49:24 -0600

Well, we did it! We had our first family Christmas in the new house! We had everyone come over and stay the night Christmas Eve! We had such a good time! We watched movies, made cookies, had air hockey tournaments and had so much good food!

Christmas Eve

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 14:02:34 -0600

Merry Christmas!!!! Eve!
It’s almost time!!! We are having a BIG family Christmas this year! We are having my sisters, Mom, Dad, Norma and more Christmas Eve and they are all staying the night!
This is what we have wanted for a long time, a big family Christmas, Griswold style!! ;)

Here's a tradition in our house, the classic poem read before bed time on Christmas Eve...

Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
In hopes that St Nicholas soon would be there.

The children were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads.
And mamma in her ‘kerchief, and I in my cap,
Had just settled our brains for a long winter’s nap.

When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.
Away to the window I flew like a flash,
Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.

The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow
Gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below.
When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But a miniature sleigh, and eight tinny reindeer.

With a little old driver, so lively and quick,
I knew in a moment it must be St Nick.
More rapid than eagles his coursers they came,
And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name!

"Now Dasher! now, Dancer! now, Prancer and Vixen!
On, Comet! On, Cupid! on, on Donner and Blitzen!
To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall!
Now dash away! Dash away! Dash away all!"

As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly,
When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky.
So up to the house-top the coursers they flew,
With the sleigh full of Toys, and St Nicholas too.

And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof
The prancing and pawing of each little hoof.
As I drew in my head, and was turning around,
Down the chimney St Nicholas came with a bound.

He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot,
And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot.
A bundle of Toys he had flung on his back,
And he looked like a peddler, just opening his pack.

His eyes-how they twinkled! his dimples how merry!
His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!
His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow,
And the beard of his chin was as white as the snow.

The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth,
And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath.
He had a broad face and a little round belly,
That shook when he laughed, like a bowlful of jelly!

He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf,
And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself!
A wink of his eye and a twist of his head,
Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread.

He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,
And filled all the stockings, then turned with a jerk.
And laying his finger aside of his nose,
And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose!

He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle,
And away they all flew like the down of a thistle.
But I heard him exclaim, ‘ere he drove out of sight,
"Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good-night!"

Dallas vs Chargers

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 15:39:25 -0600

Well this game didn’t turn out so good, but we had a blast!!!!

Halloween

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 10:26:37 -0600

The kids had a great time trick or treating. We had cousin Eli over to so they could show him how it was done. He lasted about 4 houses before passing out in the food pantry! :)
When they were done we broke in the new fire pit and roasted marshmallows.

Pumpkin Carving

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 10:21:40 -0600

We only carved one of the pumpkins this year so we could keep the others up through Thanksgiving. Besides trying to carve 1 pumpkin with 3 kids......well that is about all the fun one needs.

Dallas kicks some Falcon Butt

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:55:20 -0500

So sorry dad......