Saturday, September 23 – All of Cim and Courtney’s kids have September birthdays. It’s always fun to see what theme of party they will have. This year we got to watch them have fun at Altitude Trampoline. They jumped and ran and swung and then jumped some more. Courtney made a really cute cake that had a dinosaur and two mermaids on it. Afterwards we all went to eat out. To see all the antics for yourself, check out the video here.
Thursday, November 24 –
Lots of food (esp. desserts) and lots of fun was had at Laredo & Andrea’s house at Afton. The weather wasn’t very nice but it was cozy inside by the woodstove.
We had an Italian theme this year. Lazagne and gnocci with sausage, homemade pizza, yummy sour dough rolls, ham and salad. Plus 8 pies and two cobblers! So no one went home hungry.
Daniella with Aunt Courtney
Saturday, October 24 –
Bella, Axel and Mia came to the Ranch today. The kids always have a lot of fun. This visit, I had something new for them to try. I picked up a couple of little “Velo” bikes made for toddlers. They don’t have pedals, but they do teach kids to balance on a bike.
We found the nearest place on the road that had a little hill and they started trying to figure out how to glide down the hill on the bikes. Axel thought it was more fun to try and crash his bike in ever new and creative ways. I started calling him Evel Knievel. They wanted to know who that was so I told them all about the famous daredevil from years past. Not to be outdone, Bella informed us that she also had a new moniker, “Abel Kenobi”!
Sunday, May 12 –
What luck! We got to help celebrate Callahan’s 2nd birthday!
Uncle Cim gets his first time holding Magnus.
All kids like helping clean up, especially Bella.
After cleanup we had an impromptu photo shoot with the kids. We wanted pictures of Magnus while he was still tiny.
Enjoy this slideshow made up of more cute shots of Callahan’s first year!
Saturday, September 1 –
Cim and Courtney hosted a party to celebrate Bella’s 2nd birthday and Axel’s 1st birthday.
Courtney made a cake that was half Axel’s and half Bella’s
  
  
Sunday, October 15 –
After church and lunch we took the opportunity of getting some family shots now that Cim and Courtney’s new baby is here.
A is for Axel
B is for Bella
C is for Courtney & Cim
Put them all together and it makes for a darling family and a great weekend. They spent time here with us and at their old house down at Afton. Everyone had a great time playing with Bella and getting to know baby Axel.
Sunday, July 9 –
We got up early and traveled to Midland in order to attend a baby shower for Courtney that the Fairmont Park church of Christ was giving her for her expected baby boy in September. After the shower we got to visit with both our Midland grand babies and then attend church with them on Sunday night before returning home.
The first thing we did was meet for lunch at Cracker Barrel.
Then it was on to the shower for the girls. The Fairmont ladies really outdid themselves with a darling outdoorsy hunting theme for the decor.
Courtney got so many cute and useful things at the shower.
Afterwards, we went back to Cim and Courtney’s and played with the grand babies again.
Cim gave us a demonstration of lifting using his homemade atlas stone.
The evening brought another fine sermon from Laredo at Fairmont Park church of Christ. It also gave us a little more time to spoil Callahan and Bella.
Saturday, June 24 –
We got to spend some time with Cim, Courtney and Bella this weekend. I shot this video as Bella was having fun shuffling through papers and playing with toys. Then when she saw her daddy, she proceeded to army crawl over to him. She was very determined and too cute.
Thursday, June 1 –
Nine months is a long time. That’s how long we waited on Bella to get here and nine months is how old she is today. She’s such an adorable little darling and has a smile that will melt your heart. She’s also a talented musician already.
Courtney captured her unique playing style one day…
Wednesday, November 10 –
We had a wonderful visit with Atlanta & Jordan and our little Goodwins, Marian and Alan. They are so darling. We kept busy mostly around the house playing with toys and games, playing restaurant in the playhouse and enjoying the warm days in the sandbox. They got to ride horses one day and we took a long walk together, another. One of the highlights was getting to know their new cousin and spending time with family. It’s always so sad when they leave and we immediately begin looking forward to the next time when we will be together.
Marian inspects Stockton’s lizards while Alan is busy in the living room shooting a play snake.
Enjoying a snack.
Meeting little Bella for the first time. 
Sweet cousins. 
Catching up with Siblings at Mambo’s house in Matador
Another fun day together playing games
…and watching the kids play
New baby and significant baby bump.
Yummy pizzas and proud Aunt
Selfie time
Marian and Carolina romping on the trampoline
Hanging out and driving around
Atlanta with Great Granny
Andrea stirs up a white sauce and Bella practices adorableness.
Fun with the Tidwells and Granny
Welcome to Marian’s Cafe…
The boys played Risk all day…
Time for some pony rides!
Story time with Gram Gram
Bella teaches class…
Fun with playdough
Playing with legos…
Going on a walk…
Saturday, October 22 –
Bella was the star of the afternoon, although she mostly just slept, at a shower thrown in her honor. The theme chosen was children’s books, but she received some clothing and accessories as well as some darling additions to her library. The hostesses were Jennifer Auth, Leah Lee And Kathy Rice. Kathy’s home carried the shower theme throughout, with books and baby items here and there about her home in unexpected places.
