Red River

Ok guys! Thanks for being patient and going through all these pics! We had so much fun. I am already counting the days to next years trip!

Happy Birthday Nona!

My little Picaso

So intense!

Talking to Mimi

HEY! Look who we found, The Duckworths! Poor Witt was NOT happy! (Thats him in the background on the bench)

The view from our house!

Brock tubing down Strawberry Hill!

Witt & Daddy bringing their tube back up! W was so proud of himself!

A creek! Im working on my photo skills!

She thought this was the best thing she had EVER done! 

We got snowed in the day we were trying to leave. This is Papa Jim & Danettes house. Thats my car covered in snow. We decided to just drive home early the next morning!

Brock loved this icicle!

The snow came up to my boots!

Witt eating the Snow Ice Cream Nona made!

The Dairy Bar, how I wish you were in Benton, LA. You were almost a daily stop for us!

Peace Out Hommies, til next year!

CV and I couldn't get over the different shades of blue in the sky.  Ok, CV is colored blind and couldnt really see it so I was trying to describe it to him. I snapped it for y'all!

So Long in the car, so tired of the car, not so pretty in the car!

Peace Out Hommies!

Red River Day 2

Red River Day 2- consisted mainly of more driving time. We spent the night in Amarillo, Tx.  The kids handle this trip so well.  I'm always so amazed at how a small tv, two movies, some Pez dispensers and bubble gum can make a 14 hr drive in the car a breeze.  I think CV wishes I was as easily entertained as the kids are.  Needless to say, I did lots of Words with Friends (an iPhone app) and FB (facebook) stalking. I know many of you alot better now than I did before we left Bossier City.
One cool thing did happen, we got news of an offer coming in on our house. My awesome realtor (Stacy) faxed us the offer that morning to the hotel, it wasnt what we were looking for, we ultimately rejected the mans offer.  Enjoy the pics from Day 2.....

New Mexico, you have been warned...

The Van Hoys are officially in your land!!

Picture Willie Nelson singing here  "On the Road Again"

Papaw appreciates my need for pictures. He stopped for this pic!

FINALLY.....we see the mountains!

Eagles Nest, NM..Last year we could see the lake. this year it was just snow, Snow, SNOW!

There it IS!! RED RIVER, New Mexico!

Every time I read this sign, I think, oh if they only knew.....

Once we got to the house, we had the annual Snow ball fight.  The snow was so thick this year, we couldnt make our snowman. We unpacked and got settled and headed straight to our favorite Italian restaurant.  We had only ONE mishap during the trip...NO running water. Thankfully the next door neighbors let us use their house. 

This was his heaven! He enjoyed the snow way too much. I told CV we'll lose him to the mountains as soon as he hits 18!

Not this one so much.

My precious babies. You make my life have meaning! God out did his self with you three!

My angel! 

Peace Out Hommies!

Day 1 of Red River Trip

Silly girl

ZZZZZ

So I finally got my camera back!!
Let's Pause for a moment and sing together......

HALLELUJAH! HALLELUJAH! HALLELUJAH!

Whew! I feel better! Thank you for joining me in a song!

So, like I was saying, I got my cameras back and just in the nick of time for our big trip!
I wanted to test them out today and BOY! Did Emmi give me some good material!

Chicken Head

This past weekend We went to Dallas! Donna, my wonderful Mother in law, threw a birthday party for me and My Priss at Babes! Here are a few pics from the party!

Emmi and Reagan

Poor Witten was struggling with the crowd of people!

Denise & Bubbalicious!!

Ok I love this picture so much, I think you can just feel the adoration I have for my baby girl!

Putting on my chicken head, Emmi was NOT feeling it!

I've never looked better!!

Doing our chicken Dance!

Emmi, Nana, and Papa Jim!

Peace Out Hommies!

Hello Blog, How I have missed you!

I have missed rambling on here lately, but to be quite frank, my brain is just too tired to think of something to blog about.  And thats my own fault.  B/c my children give me plenty of material but I've been in a bit of a slump lately.  It seems I've been in a slump since 2010 rang in. But, 2010 isnt going anywhere for a while so I need to suck it up and DEAL!!!
A friend that I have come know a little better here lately, (and I have LOVED getting to know her better) told me today that I needed to update my blog!!  'Even just one picture' she said.  HO HUM...how I wish I could.  BOTH of my cameras are in the shop.  HURRY UP NIKON, I feel like I'm missing my left arm. So, I dont have any great pics to share with you but ONE!

We are leaving to go snow skiing at CV's family house in Red River, New Mexico! WHOO HOO!!!!! Tonight we got all our gear out to see what still fit the kids.  Witten put his "doot" (suit) on and bawled when he had to take it off.  He is sooooo excited to go see snow!!

How cute is he???

So I cannot wait to get out of town for a little while... hoping to get some reading in, some fun in the snow with my kids and ski down a mountain with my hunny!! I CAN NOT WAIT!!!!!