Family Pictures - Christmas 2010

Here are some family pictures that were taken during Christmas with my family.

The Entire Family

My Parents, Sisters, and I
Our Family
My Little Sister's Family

The Grandkids

The grankids again just because they are cute.
(I LOVE Rigby's enormous smile)

Growing Up

This terrible piece of mail came the other day:
The fact that my little boys are growing up so quickly has finally hit me this year. We did not celebrate Rigby's birthday until a week later because I was in denial about my baby turning into a toddler. Turns out, postponing birthdays does not stop them from growing up-go figure! I guess we will just have to enjoy them as much as we can and take a lot of pictures and video. Enough of my dramatics, here are some cute random pictures of my boys:

As usual, Peter is being a cheese-ball and Rigby is looking so serious. Gotta enjoy matching outfits before they start to hate it!

Peter loves his choo-choo trains. It is so much fun to see him play so creatively with his trains. The other day, Peter was casually driving Thomas along the tracks when he had his other trains say, "GET THOMAS!" All the other trains pounced on Thomas and threw him across the room along with half of the tracks. This is why Peter's nickname is "the destroyer."

Peter, G, and Daddy sleeping on the couch.

This face just melts my heart. He really is such a sweet and sensitive little boy.

Peter has begun to dress himself.

I think he still needs a little help.

Houston Rodeo

Kristine (Scott's Mom) was able to visit during the rodeo in March, so we decided it would be a great opportunity to go while the adults outnumbered the kids. The rodeo runs almost the entire month of March in the Reliant Stadium. We really enjoyed it and would definitely recommend going. Here are some pictures of our little escapade . . .

Rigby riding on Grandma's shoulders. The kid always looks so serious with his furrowed-brow look.

Before going into the rodeo, Kristine treated us all to a ferris wheel ride at the carnival. She has a thing for ferris wheels; in fact, she has been known to randomly stop along the road just to ride a ferris wheel.

Scottie and Rigby posing for a picture on the ferris wheel (Rigby does not easily smile unless he is feeling up to it).

the "bucking bronco" event

the "cattle roping" event

One of my favorite events was watching the FFA students chase the cattle and drag them into the middle of the floor.

Another one of my favorite events was seeing the little kids (probably only 5 or 6 years) holding onto these sheep for dear life. It was pretty cute!

Our attempt at a family picture.

The country band Sugar Land performed for about an hour at the end.

Grandma worked her magic on Rigby, and he slept for the entire concert.

The kids were pretty good. Things almost fell apart at one point and for a little while I was very jealous of all the couples w/o kids and the single adults that just sat and enjoyed their evening; but thankfully, Rigby passed out from exhaustion and Scott bought Peter a snow cone--the best $5 ever spent! As Scott and I sat there during the concert, I had one of those "I love my family" moments. I was sitting next to my sweet hubby with his arm around me and my head on his shoulder; my cute little 3 year old was dancing in his seat while eating a blue snow cone that had turned his entire mouth blue; and my sweet baby was sleeping so peacefully in grandma's arms. It's interesting how those moments can come when you least expect it.

Rigby's 1st Birthday

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RIGBY!!!

I saw these cute cupcakes months ago and decided that they would be great for Rigby's birthday.

Rigby was a little unsure about the whole birthday thing. Peter, on the other hand, had to be constantly reminded that it was Rigby's birthday and NOT his. Poor Peter cried many times during Rigby's celebration.

Here is Rigby's classic worried expression.

He definitely approved of the cupcakes!

Here is one of his favorite birthday things.

A little blurb about Rigby: That car has since been the source of many arguments and tears between Peter and Rigby. Rigby is beginning to be a little more brave these days; he smacked Peter on the head the other day and has started to play tug-a-war with toys. He is still a very sweet and content little boy but is definitely getting feisty these days. He can say "Ma Ma" and "Da Da" now and he has also started to throw himself on the floor when things don't go his way. When he is getting into trouble all I have to do is say "no" sternly and he just bursts into tears-it's great! He is generally a very serious kid until right before bedtime when he gets a little "punchy." I think that Rigby will always be able to melt my heart with his dark eyes and furrowed brow look. We love you Rigster!

Peter's Birthday

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PETER!!!

Peter requested a doggie cake this year (with a little mommy coaxing). I was not completely satisfied with the finished product, but Peter loved it, so that made it worth it.

My 3 year old little boy anxiously awaiting to open his presents and taste his cake.

Love his face! Opening gifts is a serious business for Peter.

He was excited to get those blue sheets on the table to replace my old flower sheets he has been using for the past year-flower sheets, poor boy.

He also got a big wheel bike, but we did not get it set up until almost a month after his birthday, so no picture of that yet.

A little blurb about our birthday boy: Peter is getting more attitude every day. When we ask him to do something he does not agree with, he say, "NEVER! Ha, ha, ha." (A line he learned from Backyardigans; he's never watching that episode again!) He loves to boss everybody around, especially Rigby. He is getting so smart too. The other day I did not want to share my blanket, so he says to me, "Mom, we share toys, we share our house, we share things," (wonder where he picked that up). He is also using his imagination so much lately; he is always saying that he or us are alligators, dinosaurs, monsters, etc. We love his energy, and he is always giving us hugs and kisses. We love ya Peter!