Lip Balm Making Experts

Both girls enjoyed their "experiment" time making lip balm (a present from Santa)! Lots of lip balm!

College Station Day / Future Aggies?

Enjoyed a short visit with Grandma and Grandpa in College Station. Stopped by the Alumni Center.

The girls were a little too giddy around the Aggie ring & the Class of 1994 (whoop!) statue donation.

Christmas Weekend in Austin

Time with Pops...finding and decorating the Charlie Brown Christmas tree

Time with Gigi...baking and decorating sugar cookies!

The cousins made mini sugar cookies...and later we all decorated larger sugar cookies!

We enjoyed making decorations for the Charlie Brown tree; pretty girls on Christmas Eve.

Christmas Eve

Christmas morning fun...mermaid and shark tails!

Santa came...and stockings were filled! Another wonderful Christmas with family!

Lemonade Time!

Our lemon tree produced 8 LARGE lemons this year.  The girls picked the lemons off the tree and helped wash them.  We even made some cold lemonade on this HOT December day (freezing weather followed the next day - only in Texas do we have such weather swings)! 

Upward Cheer

This was Morgan's 2nd weekend of cheering for the Upward basketball teams.  The group of 20 girls is starting to feel a little more comfortable in front of the crowd!

Reindeer Romp & Sing-a-Long!

This last week before Christmas break has been busy! (Reindeer Romp - left; PJ Day - right)

Reindeer Romp (Thursday).  I ran/walked the track with Regan and Morgan during their designated times! The 1st graders did a "12 Days of X-Mas" warm-up! Morgan's friends (Ella and Gabby)

Friday am - Sing a long! Morgan /Ella/Isabel with their favorite teacher, Mrs. McCabe!! Love her!

Regan and Anna

Fun with beanie hats! It was the 5th grade "craft" - I had an extra set so Morgan made one too!

Silly girls! They had so much fun with these hats today!!

5th Grade T-Shirt

Regan's design won!  The 5th grade shirts look great!! (Backside lists the classmates by teacher)

Original drawing.

Close up of final shirt design.

1st Grade Christmas Musical

The 1st graders did a great job tonight singing lots of Christmas songs!!

Morgan's Landform

Learning about landforms...couldn't put this one in the folder for long-term safekeeping! :)

Visit with Santa

Our faithful Santa...

Every year for 10 years, we know where to find our Santa...

Snip Snap has Arrived

Morgan has been very active in writing notes and making cards to our elf, Snip Snap!

5th Grade Manners Luncheon

Special day for 5th graders. The 5th graders dress up, walk the red carpet, & have a special meal.  Our "perfectly imperfect" little sister was proud to stand next to her big sister!

School Days

The girls call these their "cowboy" shirts - ! Our walk to school..

Family Pictures

Gigi & Pops and their grandchildren...

The family by the "barn door"...

The cousins...

Sisters.

The Etter Family

Gigi & Pops...almost 50 years together and going strong!

Thanksgiving & Morgan's 7th Birthday!

Morgan and Harper.  Sisterly fun on the go-cart!

My little one turned #7 on Thanksgiving Day! Hanging with cousin Allison!

Campfire smore time!

Cousins!

Turkey Trot in Fredericksburg! Pops joined us for the 5K!

Science Fair Time

Regan's 5th grade project: Crystal Creation. We made crystals!

Morgan's 1st grade project:  M&M Explosion. She did all the writing by herself!!

Walk by Faith 5K

A fun and relaxing 5K with family and friends - all for a good cause.

Smiles

Selfies

We love our hats!

Obstacle Course

Election Day

We exercised our right to vote. Trump surprisingly won.  Hope the next four years are good ones.

CYT Little Mermaid

Quite an experience for mother and daughter.

My favorite "Cricket" (the strings...) and Guppy!

Awesome Ariel! Met new friends!

Gigi and Pops visited! Proud little sister!

Uncle David came for a brief visit too!

...as did Grandma and Grandpa. How 'bout that cute cricket's costume!!??

Such a treat to have a photographer on "staff"...

The cricket's bright green makes a statement!

Morgan loved meeting two of the talented actors - Sebastian and Ariel!