You have got to love the Expression! Thanks Grandma and Grandpa Hankins!

The first thing that Annabelle said when she came into our room was "Mom, Dad! Santa came there are pencils by the stockings!" Santa brought new pencils for Jeff for school.Sweet Silly Bands!Even Loralei was excited! She loves the wrappers of Fruit by the Foot!

I even got a surprise!!

I think that we are related.....all of us have the same surprised look!!! I love Christmas!

The Artist got setup!!!!

Christmas Eve!!

Our Bronco Pajamas!!

There was even homemade bronco blankets for everyone!

Thanks Grammy and Poppa Green for the wonderful breakfast at Honkers and the great day!!

Some fun times!!

Smiles!!! Love em" Can't get enough of em".

It isn't just me that wants them to match! I will let Annabelle pick out her clothes then say "Do you want sis to match you?"...or she will automatically say "Mom will you put sister in the same shirt as me." It makes me so happy...they are so darn cute.
Yes, we have the total of 35 hair clipies one pony and two headbands in both of our hair! Love girl time!

This is the new favorite ride at the Hankins's home.....Loralei's Walker. It is a one ticket ride but you have to be 3 years old to ride. ..... All around the kitchen these two would go, Loralei pulling the two of them the whole time. That girl is just so excited when sister is around...even if it is torturing her.

I love the fall!

We got to meet the new Bronco Horse named Willy.

Since Halloween was a weekend holiday this year we got to wear all sorts of costumes, a leopared, bat and Aurora. This is the Banana and Sleeping Beauty. Little Miss Sleeping Beauty shared her ring pop with her little banana....lil banana thought it was the GREATEST binkie in the whole world.Annabelle reading books to Loralei.

Pickle Butte!

The Play Pin at Pickle Butte. My favorite quote "A family that plays together stays together"

I couldn't help it.

Sorry I couldn't help throwing another batch of pictures in. Hope that you enjoy.

A Virginian hike

A West Virginian bridge, we actually drove across it.

The best dressed at the entire game.

This was Annabelle's favorite part of the game....jumping up and down.

Summer Vacation!

Big Papi at first base.

Virginia..Shenandoah National Park

Miss Helen Hauver of the Spencer West Virginia Branch....31 people in church.

Go Broncos! Notice the beautiful bronco skirts....Thanks Grammy.

The Pier...with some darn good pizza. This year we decided to chase those Broncos to the East Coast. We started our week long trip in Baltimore Maryland. The girls traveled very well...only one casualty...one pink bronco onesie, left on the airplane. Thursday morning....well mid morning...we headed out in the very wet muggy hotness to the Baltimore Zoo. Well to our surprise Baltimore is a bit sketchy! The Zoo was great, lots of cool animals that we have never seen before. Round 2 for day 2 was an Oriole game vs. our beloved Red Sox. We were surrounded by good fans and had a great time. Of course the Sox won. Friday earlier than Thursday morning we headed out through Virginia. We are big National Park fans so we had to make a trek through the Shenandoah National Park. It was so beautiful. Since we were in Virginia...part of Jeff's Mission...we had to eat Virginia style. So yes we ate at a Country Cookin. Holy Moly, the 4 pounds that I sweat off in Baltimore I gained in Virginia...yummy. Friday morning more driving to get to West Virginia. Wow, those are some beautiful green lush hills. We were able to visit and attend church in Jeff's most meaningful area...Spencer West Virginia. The people are AMAZING and very lovable. I learned a lot the few hours that I was with these people. So after some coursing Jeff finally took me through some deep woods to find the good ole homes of the back woods. Wow! But still not as bad as I thought. He keeps telling me well I didn't take you too deep. Don't worry I do thank him for that. On the way back to Baltimore we decided to take an adventure into Washington DC. Jeff had never been and we thought that it would be easier for Annabelle to enjoy the monuments with the lights on them. Wow it is beautiful and heart warming to see those monuments. Monday we were going to take it easy, but you know my kids and my husband...it was game day we couldn't just wait for the game. So we went to the National Zoo in Washington DC. Then it was GAME TIME. What a game!!! Again my kids were absolutely perfect at the game. Tuesday we went to the Chesapeake Bay and had local pizza on a pier. Then we safely returned home. I think that I am still hungover from the entire week. It was a fantastic week!!

Summer Fun!

Multnomah Falls

Lincoln City, OR

Loralei sitting up all by herself, Lincoln City.

Columbia River Fish Hatchery.

Let's go camping! I asked Annabelle do you want to go to the mountains or do you want to set up the tent in the backyard. She said backyard....wahoo, way easier for me.

Lady Antebellum!! Happy Birthday to us!

The Fair, Loralei loved the chickens.

Annabelle actually touching the animals, thank you cousins for the great time.

The Drive In.