2008-2009 School Pictures

Baylie 6th grade

Ben 3rd grade

Nolan Kindergarten

Family Photos?

It's that time of year again...I have been thinking of maybe getting a new family photo taken for our Christmas cards this year. Upon searching the Internet, there is a collage artist named Janey Garnet who will take photos you provide and work them into a texture-filled collage. It's a whole new take on the family photo! Yikes...can you picture Ben's face on a body with butterfly wings, a tankini, & too small of shorty shorts?

Here is Ben and Baylie holding crossbows?

These kids hands are just weird. These are kinda cool, though don't expect a collage Christmas card from us this year.

Happy Thanksgiving

Okay I took one photo and the camera went dead. Of course! We are so thankful to have such great family and friends. We shared Thanksgiving with Jeppesen's from Georgia, grandma Jeppesen visiting from Chicago, Aunt Marni & the Barnard family. Good times & good food! At midnight, Katie, Sean, Kylee, Kelly, Marni, Baylie and I drove north of Dallas to the Allen Outlet mall for the opening of Black Friday. We got to bed at 4:30am with absolutely no purchases for Baylie or I!! That was the lamest "sale" ever.

Dear Santa

Today Nolan presented me with his Christmas list to mail to the North Pole. Here is what he asked for:

1. RV
2. RV
3. IPOD
4. DS
5. Blog
6. Camera
7. RV
Who knew an RV was so cool at age 6?

Ben has a portable jacket!

This week we had to break out the jackets...it got a little chilly here in Texas. While trying to get out the door one day, Ben kept asking where his portable jacket is that he loves. Confused, I continued to tell him that all of his jackets are basically portable, when I realized the word he meant was reversible! He continues to crack me up.

Gaylord Texan Hotel

Grandma Jeppesen, Katie Jeppesen, Breydan, Kayson, Baylie, & Nolan.

Katie, Baylie, & Nolan on a sled at the Gaylord Texan Hotel

ICE! at the Gaylord Texan Hotel

Our cousins from Georgia (Katie and Sean) & grandma J from Chicago came to visit. We went to the Gaylord Hotel to an ice exhibit.
The truly spectacular 14,000-square-foot "ICE!" exhibit, featured a variety of magical holiday scenes and sculptures hand carved by 40 visiting artisans from Harbin, China.
We felt as though we were transported to the North Pole as we bundled up in warm parkas and entered this winter wonderland created with TWO MILLION pounds of ice and kept at a wintry 9 degrees.
This year, "ICE!" showcased several new additions including Old Man Winter blowing snow, dazzling colored ornaments, a winter forest with an ice skating pond, a life-size Santa's lap to sit on, a candy land full of tempting treats, and an entertaining animal band.
Returning favorites included the thrilling ice slides, 25-foot angel, icicle canopy, and breathtaking Nativity.

Where is Sean, Chris and Sean Jr you ask? Hmmmm golfing again?!

Christmas shopping already!?@#$!

I don't know about you guys, but I'm getting a little sick of retailers using the shoddy state of the economy to well, sell us stuff. Every press release I've received for the past few weeks has started out by saying things like, "You may not have much money, but here's one item that every recessionista needs," and blah, blah, blah. How about this year we consider the um, true reason for the season or whatever? This is the time to bust out those "Good for 5 hugs" coupons we made when we were kids. Not to get too cheesy here but what more could we ask for than the joys and blessings of being together with the people we love the most? My husband is the best of the best AND the perfect match for me. I'm grateful for his patience, intuition, sensitivity, keen intelligence, kindness, wicked sense of humor and yes, even his good looks, among other traits. And while I also deeply appreciate every single special gift he and my kids have ever bestowed upon me, this year (and really, every year), love is more than enough. Let's just hope the kids see it that way too!

Baylie Biffed!

Battle wounds from the cement driveway versus Baylie...the driveway won. The scooter also made it out unharmed. Her elbow and knee did not fair so well either! yikes.

Nolan's Kindergarten Thanksgiving Feast

Kindergarten had a Thanksgiving Feast before the week off!

Nolan's Indian name is Little Burst Fire. He came up with that all by himself obviously.