Kids Christmas Parties

Both the kids had parties this year at pre-school. Vivian’s was early in the morning and then Austin’s was later in the afternoon. I am homeroom mommy for Vivian’s class this year. They decorated cookies, make an ornament and then had a book exchange. She was extremely shy at her party. I guess maybe she was a little over stimulated??

The parties were very convenient because Vivian’s party was on a day she doesn’t attend so her and I had about 1 1/2 hours to spare before returning back to the school. I decided to rush home to work on putting together a Christmas gift for their great-grandmother. I pulled into the garage and then got out of the car to get Vivian. I had locked her in the car! After I panicked from realizing that our extra pair of keys were lost, the fire department came and rescued my baby girl. We were then ready for round 3….Austin’s party.

Vivian had a ton of fun at this party. She stood next to Austin and he shared his food, etc with her. The kids had a Happy Birthday Jesus party and had candles to blow out. Pretty cool idea. The school also gave us our own cake mix and icing to take home to have our own Happy Birthday Jesus party. I will post pictures of that later. They had a book exchange and then unwrapped 1 present 17 times and then had lots of candy for the kiddos. Pretty neat activity. We have been so blessed to have our kiddos at PALS the past 2 years. They love our kiddos and truly make a difference in their lives. Teachers are so great! Austin got in the car after the party and opened his gift from his teachers. He said, “Awe, my teachers are beautiful”. I loved it.

Merry Christmas and a Happy 2011!!!

Thanksgiving 2010

The Price Household has so many things to be thankful for. I am sure Nick is really realizing this during his visit to India this week. Nick you were definitely missed! I am so thankful for all of our friends and family. Thanks for always being there!

We had Thanksgiving at my parents house this year. My mom always hosts Thanksgiving. We usually alternate spending the holiday with Nick’s family and then mine the next. Nick was out of the country this year so we were at my parents. We had all the traditional dishes but this year and we had 10 pies!!! I think that was close to about half a pie for every person.

 

It was really cold so the kids mainly stayed inside playing the Wii. I wasn’t feeling well and then Vivi woke up from her nap with a 101 fever and screaming her head off. We had plans to take to her to checked out…everyone was closed and then she crashed in the car and woke up just fine!!!! It was a miraculous recovery thank goodness.

Here are some pictures from our day.

How does “Chef Austin” make a turkey?

Thanksgiving Feast on the Mayflower

I had lunch with both kiddos at school today. Vivian dressed up as an Indian and Austin was a pilgrim. The director rented one of those Mayflower trailers and we ate lunch on it.

I enjoyed my one on one time with each kid. I don’t get much one on one time with them. Austin calls our alone time a date. So cute. Here are some pictures of our day on the Mayflower.

Austin is the top row, far right

Memorial Day weekend

We went to OKC for a quick but fun filled Memorial Day weekend. We had a cookout at Nick's dad's on Friday night, stayed the night with Nick's mom and then headed to my parents on Saturday for a cookout. Nick's dad took the kids on a tractor ride and Shannon took Austin crusin in her new Camaro. I tagged along with them and Austin held on to the seat belt strap for dear life! It was a nice feeling to see that he wanted to be all grown up and go in the race car but that he still wanted his mom to go with him.

We were invited to my friend Candice's house on Sunday night after church for another cookout and swimming. We had our own family of 4 cookout on Monday and Vivian enjoyed her first watermelon. She can't be my kid if she isn't a fan of watermelon.

We were so busy with all the water play and cookouts that I almost forgot what Memorial Day was all about. It is hard to visit all the grandparents graves since they are all over the state but it is nice to remember the good times we had with them. Hopefully when the kids are older it will be easier to make our rounds to the cemeteries and tell them great stories about their great-grandparents.

On a lighter note, here are some fun pics from our weekend. If you notice a pic of Austin's ear, it is supposed to be in the collage. He got his first freckle this weekend on his ear. He named it Comet?? Needless to say, he was really excited about it. Funny thing is Nick has a freckle on his ear in the same spot....weird.

Mother's Day Twenty10

Being a mom is one of God's most dearest gifts. My kiddos are such a blessing. Being a mom is the most important job I will ever have and the most rewarding!



We stayed in town this Mother's Day. Went to church, went out to eat and then our life groups met. I got to spend the day with my kiddos and enjoyed it so much. Austin got me a beach towel for when we go to the beach in September. It was the first time he picked out my present.


I got all of these cards for Mother's Day. My mom sent me a card everyday this week. At first I thought she had just found a second card she liked but also thought, "Did she forget she already sent me a card"? I realized on day 3 that what she was doing. The other 2 cards are from Nick and the kids.





We had a Mother's tea at school today.




The teachers had asked each child 5 questions and these were the questions and answers that Austin gave. I loved that he thinks I weigh 14 pounds. I wasn't sure if I liked that he thinks I spend my spare time playing with only Vivian, but it was definitely better than some of the other answers that other kids gave. I'll take it!




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