bella is so close to walking. she is really taking her time. the twins got these transformer outfits for christmas which they love. bella likes it when they chase her wearing the outfits. the twins think they are tiring her out but really she is kicking their butts!! ha ha they even hug each other in their sleep. ha ha well now i am all caught up so hopefully i can keep up with it. hope you like all the updates.
it has been chilly around here but i thought the kids including bella needing to get out of the house so we went to our neighborhood park. she got on her first swing and loved it. she was on it for about 30 minutes and cried when i took her off to go home.
it was time for back to school and the twins were actually ready to go. they missed their teachers and their friends.
i bought some fireworks for the kids to enjoy and we had a great time. well bella and dad had to go inside because she started crying. then our neighbor started to light some really pretty ones that lit up the sky and we all started watching those. the twins were applauding and yelling stuff like, "BRAVO!!!!" "WELL DONE!!!" ENCORE!!!" they had everyone cracking up.
even though the boys didnt go to bed until well after midnight, they were up at around 7am making sure santa came. they came running in our bedroom telling us they had already looked under the tree and there were new gifts that werent there before. 
christmas eve started out with another tradition steve and i have. he and i exchange one gift before he goes to work. this twins were kind of mad but that is just something we have always done since even before we were married. he got his favorite picture of bella on canvas to go with the ones of the twins. so now he has the complete set. you cant see my gift but you are seeing the results...i got a new camera!!! it is was cooler than my old one.
it's funny how family traditions just happen. this is ours. tears or smiles i hope we get to do this every year. i thought they came out so cute but then again i am their mom. i loves the santa this year. he was like an old-fashioned country santa. i really dig his socks. my babies are getting so big. i wonder how long the twins are going to let me keep matching their clothes. i hope forever... i am keeping my fingers crossed!!! hee hee
here is maverick and his bff gracie. they exchanged gifts for christmas. she got his a wicked witch christmas ornament which he loved. maverick got her a bunch of little mermaid princess stuff. he talks about her all the time. she is a very sweet little girl. they are so cute together.
okay so the same organization (Jesse H. Jones Park and Nature Center) that hosted the pioneer day hosted another event called "an old fashioned christmas". the kids got to make ornaments and listen to a group of really cool carolers. everyone with the organization is dressed up. the kids loved it. once it gets dark they have a procession of the three wise men walking to the birth of baby jesus. everyone then follows them on a trail through the woods to a manger where the baby jesus is there with mary and all the animals, it was really sweet and well done. we were amazed at how many kids were there and how quiet it was. it was actually really special.
here are a few pics of the kids once we lit the tree. bella was mesmerized but wouldn't get too close. the twins wanted to take a serious picture and a silly picture. they were excited because now santa knew where to put the presents and it was easy for him cause it was right next to the fire place. of course that is why we put the tree there... to make it easier for santa, duh!!!
so i did a little moonlighting painting some store fronts this past holiday season. obviously i am not a professional but i had a lot of fun doing it. i hope to do it again soon. let me know what you guys think!
i am trying to catch up on my posts so here is thanksgiving day. first one is at my mom's new house. that is her and my aunt getting the rolls before they burn them again like they do every year. ha ha the next one is of steve and his baby girl. he spoils her rotten and she loves it! next we are at my in-laws house and the twins are playing cards with their cousins. they look so big playing a card game together. next that is a rare pic of me and my babies. the boys look tired and stuffed. ha ha and finally a pic of our family. bella is looking at her grandma of course. Joaquin is looking at the tv but we are all in same picture so it counts, ha ha.
maverick wrote this message on his little writer. this was before the learned about spaces between words. ha ha it took me awhile to understand it but once i did it cracked me up! 
