Here comes the... snow?

Yes, it snowed here yesterday. Crazy. It was a wet snow, but it did manage to accumulate enough for some snow balls, which Aubrey loved. Henry is still not a fan. I was OK with it as long as it didn't interfere with the kids going to school. They did let out an hour early yesterday, which was a little overkill, but at least I was already at school helping out with Aubrey's class, so I didn't mind. Today the sun is shining and it's in the 50's. That's a Texas winter for ya.

So happy...

Henry's one and only smile. Seconds later he was pelted by the above featured snowball, and that was the end of his fun.

Did I mention Henry wasn't happy?

But she was.

Aubrey and her new buddy Clara, our neighbor, couldn't get enough of the white stuff.

Busy.

As much as I hate to admit it, this blog has taken a back seat lately. Seems we're spending more time living life these days and less time talking about it, and photographing it. Not a bad thing, right? We have been working hard the last few months on getting settled into the house. It is coming together slowly, and with each improvement, I love it more. I have focused most of my attention lately on my office. Ahhh, just to say I have an office makes me smile. I'm sure it will be years before every room is exactly how we want it, but that's OK. I love the process!

Here's a peak at our latest projects...

My office before... it's a small room off of our master bedroom and it's just the right size for me.

And here are a few as it stands now. Still working on filling the walls.

Brian helped me build some custom shelves.

I made a relaxed roman shade

I painted and recovered an old chair.

Gave an old file cabinet a new life with a glossy enamel finish. The photo doesn't do the color justice.

And voila.

Moving on to the dining room...

I bought some burlap and found some linen remnants and made these drapes.

Remember this blank wall to the right?

It's now filled with some of my favorite things. The sunflower painting was done by my talented mom, and the tulip print comes from my amazing friend Jared. You must check out his art. I hope to own an original one day.

Next up, the kids/guest bath.

Before. The door made it pretty tricky to bathe the kids.

After

And finally, Brian is working on fencing the yard.

Busy busy.

A bad hair day, don't you think?

This is what happens when daddy puts Henry to bed and forgets to brush his hair.

Mama, what happened?

This is terrible. I think I'll just go back to bed. A nap will make it all better.

Or not.

Oh, and yes, that's a little bruise on his face.  I'm thinking we might need to take out extra accident insurance on this guy.

On the Rail Runner, by Aubrey

I rode on the Rail Runner train with my GiGi. The train went from Santa Fe to Downtown Bernalillo. I went very fast and very slow. Super-duper fast on the countryside. Samuel was missing me. So was Miss Jamie. Miss Jamie is my teacher of school.  I saw lots of other Rail Runner trains. I saw mountains that were big, down to ten. That means they were very very high. There were other stops and other people were going to Albuquerque. I was going to downtown Bernalillo and everything was very fun. Grandad picked me up at the station and drove me to the restaurant for lunch. I had a tortilla. Thank you GiGi and Grandad for taking me to the restaurant and for taking me on the train. 

I went on the train with GiGi

This is the inside of the rail runner train.

The station

The conductor

That's the conductor again.

I was on the roof of the train. I wasn't on the roof because I might fall off. I was inside, almost to the roof.

I saw more cars than one.

This is when we were driving to GiGi and Grandad's house.

GiGi took a picture of me

Have you seen my babies?

When did they get so big????

GO HORNS!

Hook 'Em

Happy Birthday Daddy!!!!

We love you!

UT vs. UNC

I had a great opportunity back in Dec. to see the first ever basketball game played at the new Cowboy Stadium, and it just so happened that my favorite team was playing (Texas, of course.) My parents planned a special trip to Dallas for the game and allowed me to tag along. It was a really nice break from all the craziness of the move and the holidays. The stadium was amazing and the Horns pulled off a win in front of nearly 38,000 fans! It was a great game and such a fun time with my parents. Thanks Mom and Dad!

Waiting to get in (2 hours prior to tip-off)

H.U.G.E

HOOK 'EM HORNS!