Snow Day

Snow is a very rare occurrence here. But the library brought it to us for story time!

They read stories about snow, made snowmen using snow puff glue and then made snow out of conditioner and baking soda! It was a great experience!

Museum Updates

Day off of school + new Children's Museum pass = fun afternoon 

We hadn't been in awhile and were excited to find they had put in some new exhibits and fixed up some of the older ones. 

The kids LOVED playing vet. 

Firegirl Kate will save the day!

We caught up on the local news from these newscasters 

And jammed with the band

We were excited to find these fun cars and raced around 

It was a super fun morning!

Afternoon Outings

Boy's Afternoon Out was a busy one. They went to Lowe's, Academy Sports, and then hit the movie theater to see Rogue One. 

The fun didn't end there! Then they went to Toys R Us and Chick Fil A. 

Not to be outdone, the girls got frozen yogurt and went grocery shopping 

And everyone was happy!

Sportsman Paradise

We made our annual trip to the Boat and RV Show. 

We did some fishing

And even caught a few (then put them back). 

And of course we dreamt big of all the boats and RV's we wish we could buy. We've got one of each picked out! 

Gotta be ready when you live in the Sportsman's Paradise of Louisiana 

Big Girl

Our baby isn't a baby anymore. She's doing all kinds of big girl things

She got a big girl bike and rides it like a pro. 

She thinks she can do everything herself and does NOT want your help. 

And she recently started potty training, or riding the potty train as she calls it. She's still learning, but is doing a great job!

Where did my baby go?

Banner Roll

As he has every term, Jack again made Banner Roll for this term. He also made his AR goal and was named Class Citizen for this term. Way to go, Jack!

Winter

We had our winter. It got into the 20's and lasted for three days. Then it went back to the 70s and has remained steady 

During one of those cold days, the power went out in Lake Charles on a Sunday morning. We bundled up and were able to take the sacrament before they sent us home to warm up. 

Cousin Love

They say cousins are your lifelong friends and it's true. Even though we don't see our cousins often, the kids always seem to pick up right where they left off. 

Kate and Aubree (or Aub-ee as she is called) were little buddies. 

Luke and Briley loved running around together and were swimming buddies. 

We loved watching movies, playing games and running around together 

One night Kate and Paris even had matching hair!

We also saw some of our Strong cousins. The kids thought Camille was adorable 

And liked wrestling and playing chase with Carter 

Cousins are the best!

Outdoor Toys

Nana and Pop Pop surprised everyone with lots of new toys to play with. 

There was a big wheel to run around in 

Kids sized knocker balls

And a swing!

The kids had fun running around, burning off energy and enjoying each other's company 

Flying High

While the boys went to a Spurs game for Boys Night Out, the girls spent their outing skydiving. We suited up and we're giving our instructions. 

We were placed in a wind tunnel with our instructor, who guided us in flying. 

We each went twice and on our final flight, he took us up and down super fast. It was exhilarating and definitely something I had never even thought about trying. So glad we did it!

Shoot'Em

We had a great time playing laser tag as a family. Everybody picked awesome names and went after each other 

Dallin won both games and Megan came in second. We pretty much dominated. 

Jump Jump

We converted Pop Pop to the trampoline park at Luke's birthday and he took us there TWICE while we visited! 

There were lots of tricks, contests and cousin bonding time 

This is one bouncy family! 

Little Fish

It was December but the weather was still warm enough to swim everyday. 

There were two fish that spent hours in the pool - Briley 

And Luke. They are always the first in and the last out 

Everyone else joined in for the  fun and made lots of memories together! 

Party Bus

The day after Christmas we headed to San Antonio to see (most of) the Coffman's 

They rented a 15 passenger van to haul everybody around in and the fungenda was packed full of adventures including laser tag, the trampoline park (twice), Chuckie Cheese, and the movies to see Sing!

And we were all able to chat while we cruised around on our adventures! 

Christmas 2016

We were excited to find what Santa left for us. Jack got a remote control helicopter 

Luke received the Paw Terrain vehicle from Paw Patrol. Kate got Peppa and George Pig and a bike. 

And our stocking were full of candy, movies, and bath toys. 

We opened lots of fun gifts together before enjoying a delicious breakfast. 

We then headed to church to remember the real reason for Christmas. 

After church we played with our new toys, FaceTime with family, 

Enjoyed our Christmas dinner, 

And packed for our big trip to San Antonio!

Christmas Eve

We kicked off Christmas Eve by attending the baptism of our friend Austin. Then the excitement mounted all day before we had our traditional gumbo dinner and opened pajamas. 

Then we cranked up the Christmas tunes and drove around looking at all the awesome Christmas lights 

When we got home, we prepped Santa's plate and put out our reindeer food. The kids were very excited. 

Finally we all settled in with visions of sugarplums and Santa dancing in our heads