Will was excited about the big game and ran to get his Bevo for a picture.

Hook 'em Horns!

Singing "Texas Fight"!

Aubrey had her Christmas program at preschool on January 11! Their last day of school before Christmas was cancelled due to the blizzard, so they had to postpone it until after the break. We still really enjoyed watching Aubrey sing with all the other cute kids. She's in the back row here.

Aubrey with a good friend after their performance.

They got to enjoy lots of yummy snacks and then had a fun book exchange. We are very thankful for the wonderful experience Aubrey has had at her preschool. Will can't wait until it is his turn in the fall when he's a big three year old!

"Wocket Wun"

We have all had so much fun sledding with all the snow we've gotten this year. Not only was it a new experience for the kids, but Robert & I have never really done much sledding growing up in Texas. After the big snow, we went back each day for about a week to sled some more. The kids couldn't get enough of "Wocket Wun" (Rocket Run) -- their name for the sledding hill, I think they got it from an episode of Max & Ruby? They climbed up that hill all day and went again and again. My legs were tired by the end, I'm sure their little legs had to be. We definitely broke in the new sleds that Nana sent for Christmas. We're looking forward to the next big snow!

Birthday Party

We finally had Aubrey's birthday party on January 2. I guess that is one of the inconveniences with having a Christmas baby. She hasn't seemed to mind celebrating her birthday either early or late so far, and in a way she gets to extend the celebrating over a few weeks. We were torn about what kind of party to have this year. Aubrey really wanted to invite her whole preschool class, some neighbors and a few friends from church. I wasn't too keen on having the chaos of 20 kids in our basement, since it is too cold to go outside. We ended up going with Pump It Up, so all kids could run around and play. It turned out really well and all the kids had a blast! I like how they have two smaller party rooms, so the kids aren't so spread out. They get to interact more that way, and also the parties are private there so there aren't any bigger kids trampling the littler ones. We all had fun bouncing and celebrating Aubrey's big 5th birthday!

*Can you tell Aubrey has a black eye in the pictures? She got hit with a light saber at a neighbor's birthday party the Wednesday before her party. :(

Ice Skating

Since we didn't travel this Christmas, we tried to go on a few outings that we don't do regularly. One afternoon, we went out for some ice skating. It was only Aubrey's second time and Will's first. Will LOVED walking around on the ground in his skates. He would march and almost jump around in them all over the place. He wasn't quite as enthralled with actually skating on the ice, but lasted for about thirty minutes. Aubrey, on the other hand, loved skating and did it for the full two hours. I was surprised how serious she was about it and how she kept going and going, even after a few spills. There's a picture here of a little girl who skated with and encouraged Aubrey almost the entire time. She was such a sweet little girl who had had some skating lessons. She kept giving Aubrey tips and telling her, "Wow, I'm really impressed" or "I'm so proud of you" or "You've really got the hang of it now!". I think we may try to go more often since Aubrey enjoyed it so much.