Luke and Hazel

Luke and I have been hanging out with Hazel on Tuesday and Thursday mornings during this holiday season to help out one of my bff's, Chez.  Hazel is adorable, and it's great to watch the two developing their friendship.  For the most part, they share lots of love and hugs and are great friends.  Sometimes, we have moments when sharing is difficult, especially for Luke, but it's all a part of life's lessons.  Hazel gets to learn about sports and cars and tracks, Luke gets to learn about sharing his things, and they both get to learn how to be good friends.  One day, we were eating lunch and Hazel got especially messy so I grabbed the camera...

 Luke didn't want to be left out of the photo op, so here he is...

 Sweet friends!

Christmas begins

Christmas time around our house begins the Saturday after Thanksgiving.  We wait for Daddy to get home from practice and we are ready to decorate!  Jake loves decorating so it makes the task a lot of fun, especially now that he's such a big helper.  This year, Luke slept through most of the decorating , then awoke to a transformed house.  I think it was probably to everyone's benefit.  Here's Luke with his classic smile checking out the tree...

 We did leave a few ornaments and the star untouched so Luke could join in...

 Jake got to have the honors...

 The boys each got to unwrap a bag of some Christmas goodies to enjoy throughout this entire Christmas season.  Included in the bags, were their Christmas pjs and some Christmas socks.  Luke refused to put on his pj pants, so this was the best I could get in their festive gear...

Gainesville November 2014

We had a fun-filled 24 hour stay in Gainesville over Thanksgiving.  One highlight was the annual Lawson family soccer game.  Here are the teams...

Even Luke was ready to go...



I'll admit, I played very little soccer this year so I can't say I contributed any to the team.  When Luke was finished being on the field, I was quick to join him on the swing set along with this sweet girl...

The three of us were quite satisfied with our sideline positions!

ICE 2014

 We continued our tradition of heading to the Gaylord Texan to see Ice!  I stayed back with Luke this year since we didn't think he was quite ready for the freezing temperatures, so I didn't take any pictures, but luckily Ice provided us with some.  Here's Papa, Granmama, and Jake all bundled up and ready to go...

Here are some shots of the amazing ice sculptures...

 While they were inside enjoying the sculptures, Luke and I ate popcorn, people watched, and found of few of our own snowmen...

It's always a must to take some pictures in front of the amazing decorations and fun things to see around the hotel...

Aledo November 2014

 The Monday before Thanksgiving, the boys and I headed to Aledo to spend some time with Papa and Granmama.  The weather was great so it was nice to spend time outside.  Papa got out the 4 wheeler Jake used to ride when he was younger so that Luke could now take the driver's seat...

Jake drove his bigger version, but Luke also liked pretending in the driver's seat of this one too...

 We made a trip for some new cowboy boots and jeans for Jake and they tried out some saddles...

 Luke seemed pretty comfortable on this horse...

 On Thanksgiving morning, Jake is now Papa's official helper with the turkey.  He even had a special turkey hat for the occasion...

 Papa and Jake getting ready to put the bird in the oven...

 Ready and anxious for the feast to begin...

Fun Times

 Between school and holidays, we still find plenty of time hang out and have fun at home.  About a week ago, we got A LOT of rain.  When it finally slowed down, the boys had fun playing in the puddles and getting outside...

I was out shopping with the boys, and I decided it was time for some new long sleeved shirts.  Jake picked his shirt out, and it was time for me to pick one out for Luke.  Jake requested it to be matching and when they didn't have the same shirt in Luke's size, he even changed his mind so they could match.  Although I would never dress them to match, I love that Jake enjoys it.  To me, it shows me that he likes having a special connection to Luke and that he's proud to be his brother.  Here's the cuties in their new shirts (gotta love that Luke grin)...

 This one shows a couple of Luke's favorite things right now; this play shopping cart and phone.  He really loves my phone, but since it's off limits the play one has to do.  When other kids come over to play, Luke does a pretty good job with sharing his toys EXCEPT for this cart.  He really loves it and has thrown a few fits when others try to enjoy it too.

School Feast

Unfortunately my blog is going to have to skip over Halloween.  A couple weeks ago, our laptop crashed and we lost a few weeks of photos, Halloween included.  The kids were super cute dressed as a bat and a pumpkin, but it will have to be cherished in my mind.  We also lost some pictures from Leander High's trunk or treat, so I'd like to give a special shout out to my Leander High readers!  I'm so sorry your pic didn't make the blog.  Hopefully, we can try again soon.  Now, we'll move into the Thanksgiving holiday.  The kindergarten classes put on a special Thanksgiving program and Luke and I got to join Jake for a Thanksgiving feast.  Here is our cute little Indian, Running Buffalo...

 The kids as they are singing...

 Jake's best friend from school, Tanner...