Fort Worth Zoo

We went to the fort worth zoo over thanksgiving break. It's a really nice zoo... one of the top 5 in the US. We had a great time getting out with the boys, walking around and just enjoying the day. It was Easton's first trip to the zoo and he loved seeing all the different animals and learning their names. Dawson and Dallon loved feeding the birds... they could have done that all day long.

Random... from our home.

Here are some of the random things that have happened in our home this month. This first one of Easton cracks me up. Any time he finds some shorts like these of big brothers he puts them on himself. I found him like this when we were the only two home.

Dallon did this to Dawson and then left him begging for someone to help him. Dad came to the rescue.

Note above written by Dawson. Love it! Tattoo's below are a product of boys being left alone during bedroom time. They had gotten these tattoo's earlier in the week and had forgotten to use them until this night. When we saw what they had done they mentioned that they remember seeing Spencer with cool tattoo's all over his arm on Jaron and Emily's blog a while back. We got a laugh.
This is what happens when Dallon practices piano. Little brother just join in for fun.

Egyptian Celebration

Dawson's first grade class has been studying Egypt this fall. It has been so fun to hear all about what he is learning. He has really enjoyed it. His teacher has made it so fun and interesting for her students. They had an Egyptian Celebration in his classroom and invited parents to come see what they have been learning. It was so darling. They sang a song to us. We watched a slide show of the students. And we got to see all the darling things they had made. Like their mummies, sarcophagus, and cute egyptian costumes that they made at school. I had no idea that it would be such a neat program. Easton and I had so much fun with Dawson. Easton loved Dawson's desk and chair. He totally took over them. And Dawson was so cute to share his hat and teach Easton about his mummy and other fun things. I love that Dawson got the chance to learn about Egypt.

Dawson and his teacher, Miss Jackson.

Go #85!!!

I can't look through these pictures of Dallon and not smile. He looks so cute in his football gear. I feel so lucky he is my son. Dallon had a great season. He had so much fun and played so great. He loved tackle football. He got to play his games on this totally awesome high school field which was really cool. His team took 4th place in his league.

Go #14!!!

We are huge fans of #14.  He is our Titans superstar!  Love him!

I won Dawson's secret recipe!

With Dawson being sick this week with pneumonia, he has been bored and trying to find things to fill the time.  Today, he came to me and Easton and told us to line up.  One of us was going to win something. He was going to be giving his secret recipe to one lucky winner.  We lined up and he threw it in the air...  the first one to grab it would be the winner.  I wanted it so bad I could taste it!  When he threw it in the air I jumped high and caught the secret recipe!  In your face, Easton.  ha ha.

There is one thing Dawson makes for our family time and time again. He's been making this special treat a year or two now.  I don't know that any of us ever really request it...  but it's a treat he likes to make and gift to us.  A kind deed he does to show love.  It's sweet really.  It's cereal pie! A little thing he made up all on his own.

Well, I am now the lucky owner of Dawson's famous cereal pie recipe. And with consent from the cook, I am going to share it with all of you today.  

"Syiro" (cereal) pie!

It looks a little different every time because he uses different cereals.  It is totally delicious and always presented on a paper plate.

getting himself some dinner...

and giving us a pretty good laugh out of the big pile of gold fish he had on his high chair. He had done this all by himself. 

sick and tired...

I took all three boys to the doctor monday and found out that Dallon and Easton have walking pneumonia.  Then after an xray done on Dawson that same day we were told he has full blown pneumonia... just like I had two weeks ago.  I never fully got over mine so I was back at the doctor today and have bronchitis.  What is this???

Batman, The Hulk, and a Boxer...

Here's a look at our boys in their Halloween costumes.  They all had a great Halloween and got way too much candy.  Even Easton walked door to door trick or treating with his big brothers! It was so cute.