Happy Anniversary & Go Cowboys!!!

For anniversary #6, Duane & I headed to Jerry World to see a Dallas Cowboys game.  It was my first NFL game, and our first time at the new stadium.  It is definitely a sight to see!

The very definition of irony, given his sideline behavior & antics! HA!

 The Cowboys' defense really did a good job!

 Eli Manning & the Giants' offense were on fire!

 Romo and the Cowboys' offense FINALLY got it together and staged a late-in-the-game comeback to make the game fun and exciting!

TOUCHDOWN!!!

 Not replacements!

 The halftime show was a Thriller!

 GO COWBOYS!

  TOUCHDOWN!

EVERYONE is mesmerized by the HUGE jumbotron!

 VERY intense!

Even though the score wasn't the way we wanted it to be,

it still was a GREAT anniversary!

Aggies BTHO Arkansas!

One of the benefits of living in Aggieland is that you occasionally get to see all of your friends who come into town for an Aggie event!  Duane had a few friends visiting for the A&M-Arkansas football game.  It was a great game, and a fantastic visit with old friends!

Let's Play!

Deuce and Jacks LOVE to play!  It is good for Deuce because it keeps him young, and it is good for Jacks because it keeps him occupied.  Sometimes, Deuce gets a bit, um, frustrated with Jacks because Jacks is really good at keep away, and he certainly lets the world KNOW when this is the case!!!

FACES Casino Night, 2012!

FACES held their annual Casino Night fundraiser, and Duane & I were excited to go again!

Aunt Kathleen & Aunt Patsy greeted everyone at the registration table!

Aunt Patsy & Uncle Larry

Sarah & Jeff

A Thank You from the board...

Kim won the Coach bag. 

We didn't win, but we had a GREAT time!!! 

A Shower for Baby Drager

It is almost time for Caleb to make his way into the world, so we had to celebrate.  Shannon & I threw a shower for this lovely lady!

 There was cake...

and flowers...

and punch...

 and LOTS of food!

Shayne's little girl, Hannah, had a great time!

Noah kept the younger cousins entertained! 

There were lots of friends... 

and family! 

 And, of course there were games!

Crystal did pretty well at Ninja Mommy!

There were LOTS of presents!

Noah made an appearance to help open the presents! 

Hannah was also pretty excited about the presents! 

AND Score!  Meme got Noah a B-I-G bag of presents!

It must've been really funny! 

Thanks, Meme! 

Shannon didn't have any trouble finding people to hold  little 4-day-old Nathaniel!!!  He is a handsome boy!

Gettin' Crafty!

Kim gave me a REALLY cute picture of Kaylee that she mod-podged onto canvas.  Since I needed pics for my new office, I decided to do the same with pics of the rest of the nieces & nephews. Kim assured me it was easy, but I had a HARD time believing it was as easy as she claimed, so there were multiple texts as I geared up to complete the project.  

A trip to Hobby Lobby for the Mod Podge, paint, brushes, & canvas...

 Got the prints from Walgreens; I love that I can submit the order online and pick up the enlargements in an hour!

Painted the canvases black... 

Then mod-podged the pictures onto the black canvas!

A bit of black paint around the edges to blend the picture with the canvas, and several (5) coats of Mod Podge on top of the picture/canvas to seal everything in with texture! The hardest part was waiting for each step to dry before moving on to the next step!  Fortunately, Mod Podge dries REALLY fast!

It really was THAT easy!

 Now, they are at home in my new office!

LOVE them!!!

Jamfest, Part 2

Margaret & Keith brought us some DEELISH East Texas blueberries on their way home from Shreveport, so I had to make some jam!  It is sooooooo good!!!!!

A Baby Shower for Shannon!

This pretty lady is having a baby, so we had to CELEBRATE!

 There was cake,

 LOTS of food,

 Flowers & decorations,

Gifts,

And LOTS of games!
Shannon had GREAT mommy-ninja skills!

 This girl was a HUGE help in getting ready & setting up!

I couldn't have done it without her!

Congrats, Shannon!