Gingerbread house is complete!

Every year we make a gingerbread house and every year is gets a little crazier! Since it was just Connor and myself, we butted heads ALOT! He had a great time stragically placing each piece of candy on the house and in his mouth. He thought he was being tricky, however I was watching. It's a great center piece on the table and while pieces of candy are dissapearing piece by piece, it still looks pretty darn good.

It wouldn't be a deployment if....

Connor and I didn't make at least 1 trip to the ER. Connor had a small accident 2 nights ago. He slammed his finger in his nightstand drawer and sliced his finger to the bone. So, we jumped in the car and went to Seton hospital. They were so quick I was almost in shock. The took some x-rays of his finger and he did have a tiny fracture. They Dr was really nice and chose to glue the skin back together instead of stitches. He had to soak his finger in some liquid antibiotic and he did great! He watched TV the whole time so his mind wasn't on his finger. They glued him back together, put a splint on his finger that he has to wear for 5-7 days and then he will be done! Always hit's the fan when Ray leaves! :)

Connor's Christmas Program

Connor had his last Christmas Program at Preschool yesterday. It's very cute. The kids each make something like wisemen, baby Jesus's , shepards and they are incorparted into a story that one of the teachers reads. Then they sing some Christmas songs and it's over! They had little Christmas parties in their rooms and we are done with school until Jan. 6th.

News from Iraq

I spoke with Ray a few days ago and he was very excited. They were visited by the WWE wrestling and he said it was so crowded but a really good time. Then he was visited by President Bush. He went and heard him speak and I think it was a pretty awesome experience. He is busy at work and doesn't have any days off right now. He has received some boxes from us and a bunch of my friends. He is enjoying the baked goods and looks forward to more! Other than the fact that I am waiting for him to send me soem new pictures, there is really no other news.

Happy Holidays!

Pictures from Uncle Brad

Here are some really cute pictures my brother took of Connor when we were in California.

Caught red handed

Just thought I would throw this out there in case anyone thinks I'm bored over here. First, I went into Connor's room to pick up some stuff and I smelled something really strange. I turned around, and my oh so cute son had plugged in a brand new box of lights. They were still in the box, plastic wrapped around them and they were starting to smoke. I unplugged them, threw them in the sink and shortly after that realized not only was that stupid, but the plastic had melted all over and the lights were melting together.

THEN, after almost burning the house down, I hear him laughing hysterically in his room. Knowing that he was probably up to no good, I went in there anyway. He had found a red stamp pad and stamped his entire head and hands. Needless to say, it was a long night.....

Thanksgiving and more...

We have had a crazy month. Ray finally got to Iraq and is settled. He is working some pretty weird hours, but we manage to email back and forth everyday. He has sent me a few picture so far, with promises to send more. We'll see.....

We had a great Thanksgiving week. Connor's school held a Thanksgiving feast for the grandparents. So my parents came and had lunch with him at his school and he of course loved showing off all his artwork and his classroom. We went to Ft Worth the next day for Thanksgiving at my aunts house and saw some pretty cool people we had not seen in awhile. You know who you are!!! :)

We spent the rest of the weekend in Ft Worth and came home to start the week again. We are now in the home stretch for Christmas. 3 weeks of school, then the holiday begins. We have birthday parties, parades, cooking, a Christmas program and some serious playdates to squeeze in before the new year.

Enjoy the assortment of pictures and I will try to do better about updating!