Thursday, January 5, 2012

Disney On Ice...

Thanks to our wonderful family, we get to do some things that we normally wouldn't splurge on!  This treat was on Jackie...she got us tickets to see Disney on Ice!  It was so much fun and the entire family got a chance to go!  We even met Becky and Cyndi there with their kiddos!

Our hosts for the evening were none other than Micky, Minnie, Donald Duck and Daffy Duck!

the girls were loving it!  They were hooked from the beginning!

Sammy even did well for most of the show! She got a little antsy in the end, but all in all did a great job!

simba and nala :]

Loved these guys!!


One of the big numbers...under the sea, I think!


I was holding Sam for a while, but this was the last number with Peter Pan...that crocodile was legit!


We ended the day with a pizza picnic and Sammy decided to take a nap :]  She must have had fun....fun enough to get worn out!

Thanks Aunt Jackie, we had a blast!!!!

It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas!!!

With Thanksgiving over, it's time to get ready for Christmas!  Johnny and I usually do most of the work on our own, but the girls were both involved this year and it was so much fun!  We slapped on some Christmas music and away we went! I'll let the pictures speak for themselves :]  Merry Christmas everyone!













I hope everyone had a great holiday season this year!!!  I know we sure did!

Thanksgiving 2011

Christmas has come and gone, but let's recap Thanksgiving :]  I am so behind on posts, and don't want to forget a thing, so here goes!

We started this year with our 2nd annual Thanksgiving feast at the gym.  It's so much fun decorating and this year was no different!  Check out the table, hats and place mats :]

you better believe I made people wear their hats :]  

we had crayons hidden in the leaves so people could color their place mats :]

You can't deny the fun going on at this party!!  Pretty sure Hannah and Chase skipped school to hang out with us old folks!

Me and My new sis in law Rachel....BTW, she should be having a baby soon!  Come on out little Brooklynn, it's ok!

Me and my bestie Akirb...we were pilgrims obviously...

Each year the directors bring yummy food, and this year it was no different!  Check out all those fixins!

Ham and Turkey....we are spoiled!

In the end, Bob had the best place mat creation with is puppy page :]

A few days later, the real Thanksgiving came, and we headed to my parent's house for some yummy food and family fun!

Ricky carved the turkey...so glad I didn't have the job this year!  I feel like I've carved many a turkey in my life already, and I'm only 30...but really it's kinda fun chopping up the thanksgiving dinner like that...I digress :]  Ricky did a great job!

Look at all that yummy goodness!!!

 gravy on the stove!!!

Our kids aren't big on holiday food yet, but Sammy gave it a go! They have no idea what they are missing out on, I mean turkey and stuffing and gravy?!?  Yummmmmmm!!!  I want some now actually! He mom and greatmother, could you please just whip that up? Thanks :]

Me and my sulsta!  Wow, my hair is really long!!!  I just love my sister! She's the best!

 Sweet Sammy!  I love that little smile and her sweet looks :]  Don't let her deceive you, she's a toot when she wants to be and definetly our "challenging child" :]  Doesn't mean we love her less, just means we have to be stern with this one!

 And then there's this one....Joey's hair is so curly in this pic!  She's growing up to be such a little lady.  She's opinionated, talkative and amazing! We are so thankful for both our girls!  Thank you Lord for our little Stout family!!!

Next it was off to Grandma's house for even more food!  I can't believe I didn't get many pictures, but the food was great as usual, and our family is growing so much that there are hardly any leftovers anymore :[  

I love Thanksgiving for so many reasons, but one of the biggest reasons is the food! There are things that I prefer from my family's dinner and things that Johnny prefers at his family's dinner, but we both like things at both.  We have never had to decide where to go because we live so close to both families which is great because we get the best of both worlds!  At my mom's, I live for the stuffing, the stuffed celery and the rolls....the turkey is always good, and my grandmother makes real cranberry sauce!  At my MILs, the turkey is always yummy and I love all the sides...broccoli cheese casserole, corn casserole, broken glass {awesome jello thing} and the colliflower. So really we just pig out all day and love it!!!

The pics I did get at my MILs house were of the girls painting grandma's nails! She's so sweet and let's them do this whenever they want!  I am always worried about things getting on the carpet, setting up the paper towels and cautioning Joey not to get crazy with the nail polish.  Sharon just sits down with the kids in the middle of the floor and lets them go to town!  What a sweet grandma!

 Don't forget the chapstick!!


All in all, we had a great Thanksgiving and we have so much to be thankful for!  God has provided in abundance and we are so grateful!  Can't wait to see what's in store for this upcoming year!

How was your Thanksgiving?


5 year anny!!!!

Our 5 year anny was a few weeks ago and Johnny really outdid himself! I'm so thankful that God gave this man to me till death do us part! I feel so blessed and I praise the lord for Johnny daily!

So back to our anny! I woke up on the Saturday of our anniversary and went potty as normal :). When I went to the bathroom I saw these:


Each heart had a verse that either had to do with love or marriage. The hearts were so sweet and the verses were so right on. He came up with this on his own people!!! Yikes!!!

I went back to bed and saw this note by my bedside (btw, Johnny was gone at a 5k during all this).


This sweet note told me that the entire day was planned, all I had to do was get the girls ready for gymnastics and that I had a massage scheduled later that morning!  Are you kidding me???  I was so stoked!!!

Johnny got home and took the girls to the gym, and I went to Massage Envy!


Not sure what's up with this picture, but let me just say, the massage was awesome!  My massage lady didn't talk and that's awesome!!!!  I hate it when you get in there and they are trying to talk to you and you are trying to relax...it's such an annoying use of the hour!  Anyway, she was awesome and I'm so glad I got to go!

 When I got home, there was another cute little green envelope with some super sappy love note from Johnny...he said he loves that I can make him laugh and that he makes me laugh too....then he said we were going to see a movie!
The movie was cute, but you can see it at home people, you don't have to rush to the theaters to check out Jack and Jill :]

When we walked out of the movie theater, Johnny handed me another sweet note saying how he likes that I am willing to try new things....let's go get some food and play some Top Golf!! We love Top Golf!  So away we went for some yummy food and some fun at TG!

Seriously, if you've never played Top Golf, you need to go!  It's so much fun and you don't have to be a golfer to have a great time!

Everything we have ever tried at Top Golf is amazing!  I got the Philly Cheese Steak which was divine!!!  They put queso on it people!!!  Yummmmm!!!

While we were finishing up at Top Golf, I got another little envelope with a note in it....It talked about us needing a break and how we deserve a night...Johnny had booked us a room at a hotel near the shops at Legacy!  {Thanks Amy and Stewart BTW!!!}

We went to get our stuff and Johnny had already arranged for the girls to spend the night at Grandma's house.  We went and checked in at the hotel and took a nap...well, Johnny took a nap, I got too enthralled with Independance Day to actually sleep :]  That's what happens when you don't have TV :]

After Johnny's nap we headed out to get some grub! The night was beautiful and the shops were so close, we just walked until we found a place that I remember people recommending so we stopped and ate :]


I had a Mambo Taxi here...some amazing drink I tell you!  The food was good, but small portions...this is Texas people, isn't everything supposed to be bigger?  We ended up having to get some more food later!


again, it was such a great night, we sat on the patio and enjoyed a few drinks with dinner...it's been a long time since Johnny and I had a few drinks...usually we are cutting up food, making sure things aren't being thrown on the floor, trying to find out what's on the kids menu before even looking at ours.  What a fun change! {Don't get me wrong people, I love our kiddos, they are amazing, but it sure is fun to eat a meal with just me and the hubs every once and a while!!}

We went walking around the shops after dinner and settled down at the Ginger Man.  There was live music and a fun older couple that we chatted with.


They took our picture for us :]  There were no tables open so we just sat on this stoop thing!  Kind of dangerous if you ask me....there was a huge drop behind us where that trunk is coming from!  Oh well, nothing to worry about, we were under control!

That night we crashed at the hotel with no alarms set to wake up to, no kiddos to tend to the next morning.  It was nice!  We did wake up though and got ready to go to church.  My favorite service of the year was here and we didn't want to miss it!  On Thanksgiving weekend our church sets up microphones for people to come up to and give thanks to God for things that have happened in their lives that year.  After you have given thanks, you can also request a song.....LOVE IT!  I usually spend the entire service in tears because God is so amazing and so gracious!

I almost got up at church and told of the amazing anny my hubby planned, but the line was long and I figured I could brag on Johnny here :]  He did assure me that this was not an every year occasion, but because we were celebrating a 5 year mark, we did it up right!  Next year I'm in charge of planning our anniversary, and I'm not sure I'm going to be able to top this one!  Thanks babe, here's to many many more years!!!  Love you!!

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Worship Wednesday - You're Here

I guess I've been a little MIA lately, so let's kick off this Holiday season right with this awesome song....A friend of mine sang this in a recital recently and I just love it!  I could listen to it over and over....Jesus is here!!!  Merry Christmas everyone...enjoy this Worship Wednesday!