December 2011

As always, December is filled with fun activities and we try to cram everything in before it's gone in a flash. I have been wanting to go snow tubing in Downtown OKC for several years and we finally got the chance to go thanks to my mom's company. The tubing takes place at the Bricktown ballpark where they have two slides covered in ice -one big, one small. My mom's company Westquip rented out the place for the evening and fed us dinner. My mom, dad, me and the boys (Jeff had to work) bundled up in our snow gear but soon realized it was unnecessary since it was almost 70 degrees earlier that day. Plus, carrying those tubes up and down the steps really heats you up. It was hard work since the boys weren't strong enough to carry their own so we had ours and theirs to lug The boys had a blast and even little Jorden was fearless enough to ride in the tube all by himself. I got a few pics but it was hard to get a good shot because of the reflection of the snow and everyone moved too fast.

My dad coming down the slide

Handsome Jensen enjoying himself

Jorden being a big kid

My Momma sliding

We got to see Santa on a Segway

WEEE Jensen

Me coming down the slide and yelling at everyone to move Jorden so I didn't knock him over like a bowling pin!

We babysat the girls so we made a gingerbread house with them. I had to try very hard not to be too particular about how they did it since I really wanted it to look like the picture on the box. With 5 eager kids I quickly gave that up and just let let them have at it. Jeff added his own decoration.....a leftover cheeseburger stuck on the roof (who knows why!) The kids thought it was hysterical

Displaying their finished house that lasted 3 seconds before they said "can we eat it now?"

Grandma with her babies

We had our old big screen tv for 9 years so it was time for a new one. Jeff got this 65 inch one on sale right before Thanksgiving. It looks much better and takes up much less room

Jensen and Jorden LOVE staying all night at Mimi's house and they help her bake fun stuff like these cupcakes