Wow!

Has it really been since May that I've blogged?!?! I never would have thought I'd be busier as a stay-at-home-mom than when I worked a full time job. But, I'm absolutely loving it!

Well, let's see...what have we been up to?

June
We had remnants of a hurricane blow through which made for a beautiful mountain scene.And my children did things like this:

July
We experience our first Presidio parade for the Fourth of July with our friend Bailey
And the boys got a new bunk bed.

And we visited the Botanical Garden in Fort Davis where we enjoyed cooler temps and RAIN!

We played silly games.

And watched a show put on by Oaxacan dancers.

We enjoyed tasty Mexican frozen treats.

And discovered scary 2 1/2" bugs like this:
August
By August we were in desperate need of a break from the heat.

Our friend captured a Western Banded Gecko

and a Greater Earless Lizard.
Note: He was earless before his head was shot off...but aren't his markings beautiful!September

Upon missing the launch of the hot air balloons in Alpine Labor day weekend, we caught the Marfa Lights Festival.

And Will celebrated his fourth birthday. First with a SpongeBob party with his friends.

then a party at Chuck E Cheese and cupcakes at his Nana's

(where he matched his Poppi)The boys and I spent the last half of September and the first half of October with the family. Although we missed Ben, we enjoyed the cooler temperatures and grass and picnics in the park.October
We visited the great grand parents and continued our sillinessand played with our cousins

Then came Halloween!

November
We had a nice Thanksgiving with friends
We found some leaves to play in

and it finally cooled down enough (mid 70s by day/low 30s by night) that when the sprinklers at the station were left on all night, this happened:

December
I made costumes for the boys and a few of their friends. They created a Nativity scene on the Border Patrol Family float in the Christmas parade. Then we saw Santa (played by a good friend) in the park at the tree lighting ceremony. (I have to admit, for a small town they really try hard!)

We went to Fort Davis to a nature preserve and cut down a Christmas tree, decorated said tree and house and celebrated at the BP Christmas Party where Santa made another appearance.

Please note the hand-on-hip pose that Will now does for pictures. Too cute!

Whew! I guess that catches us up for now. And as the new year approaches, I resolve to enjoy my time with my children and blog about it when I can :) Hopefully more often than I have been!

Love to all and a very merry Christmas!