Saturday, November 24, 2012

Turkey take two...

We got together with the other half of the family
for more tasty turkey and general goofing around.

After lunch,
Grandma got out these cool gingerbread house kits
for us to put together.

We were all pretty psyched

Unfortunately,
Mom apparently does not have many engineering skills...

It was a big mess!

Papa tried to step in and fix it,
but it was too late.

No one else seemed to have much trouble:
Jack

Kayla and Aunt 'chelle

Austin

Our finished architectural masterpieces:
Pay no attention to the one on the far right. 

Nothing tops off the night
like cousins' wrestling...

Happy holiday season, everyone!

Friday, November 23, 2012

He's BACK!

Thanksgiving night,
Farley the Elf
made his return!!!
Holy cow!
Christmas really IS coming!

Thursday, November 22, 2012

Happy Turkey Day!

We started out the day
with a quiet race between Lightning and Francesco... 
 (we play together a LOT lately!)

Then, while Wes took a snooze,
Mom and I baked brownies for sundaes after the turkey feast
Yes, I'm still in my PJ's
and no, I didn't put the spoon back in 

It was a small gathering this year:
Water Bear, Aaron, Grandma J

Aunt Peggy, Rachel, and Aunt Mandy

Of course, Mom and Dad were there too!
(it's grape juice!) 

We played Mouse Trap

And Micro Machines trains

Wrestling with Aunt Mandy is ALWAYS fun

What's wrong, Mandy?
Can't get up?

Me and Grandma split the wishbone
(Wes was afraid of it)

I won!
What did I wish for?
I'll never tell...

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Christmas in the Sky

Fireworks on Thanksgiving Eve?
Sounds good to us!

We put on our Christmas jammies

And set up shop in the van

We moved outside when the show began...

The flash is a little bright for everyone's eyes!

As the carols played,
we oohed and aahed!
Let the Christmas countdown begin!!!

Saturday, November 17, 2012

Happiness for boys

At the monthly Sweeney family breakfast,
Grandma Janice bought all of us balloons
(even for cousin Coleman)
Balloons, eggs, and donuts?
A morning can't get any better than this.

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Crafty

We've been busy with lots of arts and crafts these days.

We decorated mittens with glitter and stickers:

Made an Indian puppet and headband:

And made our annual turkey for Thanksgiving:
(Do you see each of our hands?
Red is Mom, yellow is me, blue is West, orange is Dad.
And pink is the baby--can you find it?)

Saturday, November 10, 2012

Pi's unite!

The 1997 Alpha Class from the Alpha Gamma chapter of Alpha Delta Pi
has had an annual gathering for the last several years.

What does that mean?

The 3rd annual Girls Weekend!

This year, there was a lot of eating, manis and pedis, some wine tasting (except for Mom!), more eating,
lots of gossiping, even more eating, and even more talking.
 Mom says she can't wait for year 4.

Boys Weekend

With Mom out of town,
we did some good ol' boy stuff.

There's a cool hiking path by Dad's old house
(aka by Grandma Phyllis's house),
so we went to check it out

Weston needed a bit of help on the big slopes

I scaled the rocky hills like a pro

The crunchy leaves were fun to stomp through

 And fun to throw!

This was a good idea...

 Thanks, Dad!

But wait,
the fun didn't stop there.

After a good afternoon nap,
we headed to the Mavericks game for more boys fun!
Hiking, hockey, cotton candy...
Mom should go out of town more often!

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Reed, Party of 5?

As you may have guessed from the jack-o-lanterns this year...
we have a #3 on the way!!!

We are currently 13 weeks,
due May 13, 2013.
Although if this one holds true to the other Reed children,
it will be more like April.

Here he/she is at 6 weeks:
(the little blob inside the black circle in the upper left)
 And here he/she is at 7 weeks:
(the bigger blob in the black oval with the "baby" arrow :)  )
We are excited to have a new little brother or sister in May!
(Can you read our shirts?
Mine says "Big Brother" and Jack's says "Biggest Brother")

A funny story from Mom:
We told the boys pretty early about the baby because we were so excited to finally be pregnant (we've been trying since January).  But we told them it was early and it was a secret that we are only telling grandmas and grandpas.
The next day, when I picked up Jack from preschool (at 6 weeks pregnant), all the teachers were congratulating me, asking when we were due, boy or girl, etc.  I was a bit embarrassed!  Miss April, Jack's teacher, asked me the same things.  When I said I was barely pregnant and we weren't planning on telling people yet, she started laughing.  Apparently, Jack was so excited--"Miss April, we are going to have a new baby!  And the baby is really small right now, but is going to get much bigger.  And it's a secret that we are only telling grandmas and grandpas..."  he apparently trailed off and suddenly realized his mistake with a look of horror "...Oh!  So you can't tell anyone, ok?  It's a secret!"

Saturday, November 3, 2012

Soccer Finale

This was my first real soccer season.
I LOVE SOCCER!!!!

Here are a few shots of me in action
(I'm #2):

Always in the middle of things

Trying to keep it in bounds

I'm usually first to the ball...
never slowing down!

Run, run, run

At the end of the game,
my team, The Firetrucks, 
gathered for a bit of an awards ceremony.

I was given the first trophy!

My first season,
my first trophy...
I can't wait for next season!!!