A Wrap on January...

Y'all, where did January go?! It was basically non-existent! 

January was getting  back in the swing of things, just in time for a week long snow break, followed by getting ready for our week long winter break in February! By the time winter break has come and gone, we will all be gearing up for spring break! Second semester is just zipping on by!

This month had Remi working late into the night on his FFA smoker project, a beautiful sunset emerging as I read a book about eliminating hurry, something about the way the steam from my hot tea meeting the sunset being magical, a rare nap for Roen after church, an afternoon that brought out Remi's best smile, a Christmas present painting from a very dear friend, youth group softball, Remi doing his very first oil change on his truck, both boys having their girlfriends in the pew with them on Sunday morning, my little chef cooking up a scrumptious batch of Belgian waffles, Benny not quite ready to end nap time, Remi working on a broken go-kart that he bought so that he could have something to work on, Scout on watch duty, and maybe the best picture of all, late night Dexter with Remi, Scout, and my spa headband!

A Week of Snow....

What a treat we had at the end of January!

A winter storm blew through on Friday evening and we ended up having early release that Friday and the entire following week out of school!

It was a week that blurred together in a jumble of ski clothes, sledding, playing, staying up late, sleeping in, cabin fever for some of us, Elle-fever for others.... magical, cozy, winter bliss for others!

You are getting all my pictures at once! No need to explain, it was either pure chaos or an embarrassing level of lazy...

*please notice I even got out Little Anne's old winter wear to dress Lady up... I mean, a tiny, toot of a poodle, in a pink coat, prancing in the snow.... sign me up every single time!

JV Wildcat Basketball...

Well, we were a little late to the game with basketball this year! 

Roen was certain he did not want to play because it would cut into his golf practice. However, during Christmas Break, he mentioned that he really regretted not playing. I encouraged him to talk to his cocah when they went back to school instead of just waiting until next year. What started off as "No, it's already too far into the season" ended up being "we have two hurt and one failing, would you still be willing to join the team?". 

So, here we are! Just in time for district and he is loving it. Their team isn't great and have lost most of their games, but he isn't regretting jumping back in, and I love getting to see him out on the court again!

So far, two loses, one win, and Miss Brynlee has even come to cheer him on!

And that last picture.... I sure do love my little shorty pants!!

UIL State Cheer Competition...

This year, we had two very special cheerleaders participating in this competition!

Elle's squad had a little practice round earlier in the week, so Remi and I got to go watch that as well! She is the most precious and peppy little Ram and she had quite the fan club show up to cheer her on!

Thursday, the students got an excused absence if they chose to check out early and go support our Wildcat cheerleaders. It just so happened that Elle and Berkleigh were preforming within 30 minutes of each other. This meant the boys could check out in time to see them both! Micah and I also let Remi and Roen drive down to Ft. Worth all by themselves! I rode with Taryn and we left pretty early to squeeze in a bit of shopping and lunch.

Icing on the cake, our Wildcats made it to the final round and ended up bringing home 3rd place! We were all so proud of these girls! What an incredible squad they had this year! And for our favorite senior, what a special way to end her Wildcat cheering days!

Our Rams did not advance to the final round, and for that we were sad, but I was so proud of Miss Elle! Remi ended up leaving (with Elle in tow) early to meet up with her family for dinner at Babe's and to take her home... he was one happy boy and felt pretty big getting to drive in the big city!

It was a fun little day, venturing out of our neck of the woods and I love these people big!!