the errington 5

Monday, January 6

this year, as usual, we had more than one Christmas celebration. we celebrated early with my family (not pictured)...sorry yall :(

then we had an errington 5 only celebration. i only took a few pics because i am getting old and forgetful.

kenz giving jack a boost to help decorate the top of the tree

l.o.v.e.

then we went to port arthur to celebrate with colin's side of the family.

we played some frisbee golf

and mini golf

we also did crafts, played games, and ate some of oma's yummy food

during one of our short school days this month, i took two of my kiddos fishing. the day was gorgeous and being out in nature with my

children was priceless.

a proud moment...mackenzie chose not to fish, but shot over

20 turtles from the pier

reese was not able to go because she was at a uil competition getting

third place in number sense

(a chip off the old block) :)

tis the season...

this never happens to me, but when the weather gets cold, colin gets the itchin' to bake. and the kids love it!

here are some of their recent creations...

and Christmas preparation is not complete without a couple of humiliating pics of the pets

(sorry, but i get it from my mom)

and i have to throw this in here...this little guy was following my husband around church. he was so cute and let colin touch him.

another thing to add to "you know you live in the country when...."

the girls both participated in the 4h food challenge this month.

both of their teams won first place in the county competition.

reese's team - the spice girls

mackenzie's team - the jalepeno hotties

here are the two teams waiting for the district competition to begin

and the results...the jalepeno hotties got fifth place in the

senior main dish division

reese's team did not place, but had a great time cooking with friends