President Obama's Inauguration Day

Cute & Cuter
(Russ & Lizzie)

Lizzie taking a stroll outside, enjoying the nice,
warm Del Rio January.

Playing with Matthew. 20 Jan 2009

Lizzie laughs at Matthew's antics.

Matt points to his picture of Barack Obama that he colored
as we were waiting to watch the inauguration.

All of us watching the inaugural speech
by President Obama on cnn.com

Ethan and Matthew...

and their versions of our new president.

Ethan's has a pink suit and yellow face. Nice.
Matt's just has a pink shirt and purple tie. He added the legs.

Christmas Pics

Christmas Eve--the boys were laughing at some silly story I was telling them.

Sugar and Cinnamon take a "long winter's nap" under the Christmas tree.


Ethan teaches the Family Home Evening lesson
by using the flannel board to tell the Christmas story.

Lizzie enjoys an up close spot for the story.


Christmas morning, checking out their stockings.


Ethan thinks this Santa Claus sucker will be good...
too bad it was disgusting. All hard marshmallow.


Matt can't wait to get started reading his books.


Santa brought the kids a truck just like Dad's!

The boy's truck...Russ's truck.

Don't let these pictures fool you: Matt did plenty of the driving!


And normally Lizzie doesn't sit in the back.
Russ followed along right behind them, which is a good thing because...

Whoa! Lizzie almost takes a dive due to her brother's
unpredictable starts and stops. Those crazy grade-school drivers!