Burr...It's cold....... Wednesday and Thursday

My goodness!! It is cold. I am definately a Texas girl and do not like weather under about 45 degrees. So three days with 15-20 degree temperatures is enough for me. We have spent most of our time inside, as Hagen said "he only likes to ride his bike when it is a little cold, and mom, it is a lot cold!" On Wednesday, when erik got home form work, he picked up Hagen and they headed to Mr. "W"'s house "to do something".

This is what they came home with! I promised an update, so here it is..

Yes, those are the bobcats I mentioned earlier and they now are residing in the freezer at my house. Erik, is giving one of them to a lady he works with, and he is still planning to have the other one mounted. I am starting to think that I may buy Erik his own deep freezer for Father's Day. That way, he will have his own personal storage place for all of his dead animals. I currently have a deer, a spread of turkey feathers, and now two boccats in mine. Thank goodness I have two freezers.

While Erik and Hagen were shooting bobcats, Cooper was dressing up as a princess. This obsession of his has spiraled out of controlled, any suggestions would be welcomed!

Harper in her "My hairbows rocks outfit" and peace sign pants, MBM.

Thursdays are Erik's short days at work, so we decided to go on a little field trip when he got off. Erik talked to Mr. "W" earlier in the week and found out that he had a large boar hog caught in a trap in my Dad's pasture. Hagen loves anything that has to do with hunting, so we decided to take everyone to see the hog.

And here it is....

Hagen aiming at the hog with his "BB" gun.

Cooper was a little scared so he decided to watch with me from inside the truck.

Harper slept through the whole thing with her blanket and heater.

The steers wondering what we were doing and where in the world was their feed??

Before leaving the pasture we stopped to let the boys slide on the ice!! I believe this was their first time for ice, they loved it.

That night, the boys decided to have a football game. They thought is would be great if Harper could be their cheerleader! At this point, I am just thankful the cheerleader was not Cooper.

Harper an I decided earlier this week, after watching Michael Waddell's turkey hunting movie for the third time in a row and the boys sitting on the couch with their toy guns and pretending to turkey hunt, that there was more to life than sports, hunting and wild animals. So on Tuessday we attended our first Matilda Jane trunk show at my friend Leslie's house. We are "ADDICTED", and I can not wait to post a picture of Harper Kate in her first Matilda Jane dress so stay tuned...

Christmas Eve...Christmas Day 2010

Merry Christmas. We love this time of year at the Tijerina house. However, this year with our little present, Harper, we did not venture far from the home. Christmas Eve morning started with a wardrobe change for Harper with one of her 4!! Christmas outfits she had for this year, ridiculous I know, she was only 4 days old on Christmas Eve! But, a girl can never have too many clothes, right??:)

I love this outfit, a MBM (made by mommy) original, ha ha... The design on the shirt came for one of my favorite embroidery websites,www.stitchontime.com If you own an embroidery machine you should visit her site, she has the cutest designs very reasonably priced. The pants were made especially for Harper and she had a matching blanket that coordinated, along with a fun monogramed receiving blanket.

Now, since we have had our fashion look for this post we will get back to the activities. We had a lazy morning that day the boys playing around the house and so excited that santa would come. That afternoon I loaded the kids in the car and ventured to my mom's house, AKA (nanny). Erik stayed behind to meet Santa's elves who were delivering one of the boys' Christams gifts, there new clubhouse. Thanks to all the Elves who assisted (Dad, Lance, Chris and Chris)!!

It looks like I failed to get a picture of the clubhouse on Christmas morning, (I was a little busy). But, here is a sideview of the house after the snow.

Later that afternoon, Erik joined us at my moms and took the boys to see the new Yogi Bear movie. My sweet sister, Blaire, watched Harper where I could get a much needed nap!!

We returned home later that evening, and posed for pictures by the tree. We read The Christmas Story, and A Charlie Brown Christmas, and the boys drank their, magic sleeping potion "hot chocolate" were they would have no problem going to sleep so Santa could come!!

Christmas Day
Rise and Shine, Santa Claus was here!! After waking up every other hour with Harper, I was a little drowsy when the boys came running into our room on Christmas morning. But awaken is what we did, and were ready for the day to begin!

The boys were so excited! Cooper received his "treasured Cinderella castle" from Santa. Which, may I add took several months of talking Santa in to delivering, LOL!! But, what do you do when your 3 year old only asks Santa for one gift, A Cinderella Castle. Ever since we visited Disney this summer, he has been fascinated with princesses and castles. He calls the princesses "His pretty girls :)" I am choosing to think he is just going to make a very good husband one day!!

Hagen was excited to receive, his new football pads, helment, and pants, along with his "swamp boat". Yes, swamp boat, he loves the history channel show "Swamp People" and he informed Santa he needed a play Swamp Boat. Thank goodness for Bass Pro Shop, which he also received a toy bow an arrow set. He informed me he is taking it to the deer leased where he can kill a turkey! He is 110% BOY.

Harper slept right through her gifts, a tutu an American Girl Doll. Which, the boys were so excited to open for her.

For breakfast, the boys enjoyed monkey bread and cranberry-orange sticky buns which were wonderful and I will be posting their recipe. Our families came to our house for Christmas lunch and we had a "Mexican Fiesta". However, after being up all night and "Dead Tired" I did give into peer pressure from the rest of my family and ate off paper plates. A moment of weakness!! I do not have any pictures of that!

We had a wonderful Christmas this year, and are so thankful to the Lord for all his blessings! But, most importantly, the greatest blessing of all Jesus Christ!!