Photo Shoot

A couple months ago I entered a drawing at We Are THAT Family for a photo shoot with Molly from Lucky Horseshoe Photography. Molly lives in the Houston area, so while we were there she did a photo shoot with the boys. She made some of the pics into a slide show you can see on her website. Here's the direct link.

Molly was so fun and easy to work with. We just let the boys play at the park and she got pictures while they were being themselves. If you live in the Houston area, or are visiting the Houston area, I highly recommend Lucky Horseshoe Photography.

Thanks Molly!

(I hope Molly's pictures make up for the fact we are still camera-less and don't have any pics of our own this week. You don't really want to see pictures of me unpacking, undecorating the tree, and doing our own version of unschooling anyway though, trust me!)

Clash Clothes Day: Family Challenge

(pictures from last year!)

Clash Clothes Day is January 28th this year (According to Every Day a Holiday, it's the 4th Thursday of January). I'm tired of loosing to my husband, so we decided to challenge other families to a Clash Clothes Day Competition! Because we want to open it up to as many people as possible, I have created a group page on Facebook!

Here are the details if you want to join us:

• The only rule is you have to use clothes you already own. You can't go shopping just for Clash Clothes Day!
• On or before Jan. 28th, add your family's picture to the FB group page!
• Hate that I have to say this, but, family friendly pictures only. Any offensive images will be deleted immediately. 
• Friends, family, and on-lookers can check out the FB fan page through the weekend (Jan. 29th-31st) and comment on their favorite funky looking family.
• The family with the most comments wins! Prize package to be announced soon!

We would LOVE to have you join us! Tell your friends too! Let's make Clash Clothes Day 2010 the best Clash Clothes Day ever!

The Boys and Their Cousin

We are home from Texas and had a very easy flight back. Now the hard part begins- unpacking, undecorating the house, and unfortunately buying a new camera. We did get a few pictures of the boys and their cousin on my mom's camera. They sure had fun together!

Of course, #2 is the first one done with his popcorn and is looking to see who still has some so he can take more!

Aunt Sarah and Aunt Syble watched all the kids while we went out with my parents for New Year's Eve. They had a big time!

#1 washes dishes at Grandma's house too!

Making music from shakers. And yes, #1 has started dressing himself.

My favorite picture, they all love playing the piano! So cute!

While in Texas...

...look like a Texan! #1 wanted some cowboy boots, so we figured no better place to buy them than Texas!

This was the place to go!

This was the selection in his size!

This is what we decided on!

Have you ever seen a more "Texas" looking pair of boots? Stars and a longhorn head! Look out for our cowboy!

Favorite Activities from 2009

My favorites activity posts from 2009!

January- Weekend DIY- Making the chalk board and felt board for the boys
February- T Is for Teeth- One of my favorite activities- getting the "plaque" off those "molars"
March- F Is for Faces and Feelings- We made a book of faces showing feelings
April- The Plague, The Plague!- A plague of frogs for Passover
May- Button, Button, Who's Got the Button?- The button activity we made and loved
June- Crayon Day- We had friends over to celebrate Crayon day and had rainbow cupcakes!
July- N Is for Neighborhood- The shower curtain liner made a great map of the neighborhood
August- R Is for Robot- from Family Fun magazine
September- Playing with Patterns- Basic pattern fun with cards and blocks
October- F Is for Finish Line- I know this one would make #1's list of favorites
November- Y Is for Yard- Fun outside making a Y out of leaves and sticks
December- Felt House- Big project, but big fun too!

Favorites from 2009

Here are my favorite posts from 2009. Tomorrow I'll share with you my favorite preschool activities from 2009. Then Monday, over at Today's Housewife, I'll show my favorite pictures from 2009! 

January- Clash Clothes Day- It's even more fun than it sounds!
February- Sweet Time- My annual tradition "Sweets for Your Sweetie Swap!"
March- Wills and Won'ts on My 30th Birthday- A list of things I did and didn't do the day I turned the big 3-Oh
April- Planting Day- We all helped plant the square foot garden
May- Mother's Day Photo Shoot- The second time was the charm and we got great pictures of the boys in their Easter outfits
June- Beating the Heat- Sprinkler + popsicles + back yard = lots of fun and cute pictures
July- Cow Appreciation Day- We love Chick-fil-A. We especially love free Chick-fil-A!
August- Oh, The Places We've Been- Saying good bye to my car Cal
September- #2 Turns 2 Today- One of the best things about a family blog is being able to remember so many things I would otherwise forget!
October- Space Ranger Training Program- #1's birthday party
November- Twitter Is Like Lunch Time in High School- I started bringing posts over from another site and this is one of my favorites!
December- The Most Snow I Have Ever Seen- How we spent our snow days!

Other English Majors Are Embarrassed by Me

We are proud, we are few, we were English majors. Much to our parents' disappointment, we followed the path less traveled and got a degree that wouldn't put money in the bank. But what do we care? We'll hang out with Walden at his pond, or ride down the river with Tom Sawyer.

I loved being an English major. I loved being an English teacher. But other English majors may not love me. Here are eight reasons why:

1. I have never read Moby Dick.
2. I do not spell well.
3. I have a stack of Cliff's Notes that got me through my Shakespeare class.
4. I cannot name more than three modern poets.
5. Sometimes I think the movie version is just as good as the book.
6. I don't enjoy diagramming sentences.
7. I'm not good at foreign languages.
8. I am not currently writing a novel.