Wheeler Family Farm (aka The Ranch)

Wanna get away? When we answer yes, we hop on 635 and take highway 80 straight into small town East Texas. When my dad decided to buy this place we all wondered "what the heck was he thinking?" Once we drove up the long entrance and saw a pretty one-story white house with green shutters, surrounded by acres of land with deer roaming, we were hooked. It is the perfect place to unwind, take in the fresh air, wet a hook and just "be".

Brady loves being a country boy (in his words)

playing on the four-wheeler, still a little young to drive

snow day video

Snow Kidding!

WOW!!! 4 inches of cold, white, greatness fell from the sky this weekend and gave us a new meaning to Sunday Funday. The kids waited patiently as we watched it stick to the ground, fingers crossed that the perfect amount would fall. What a great day! A little sledding, hot chocolate, snowmen building...the kids were in heaven. Thank you Jack Frost!



All bundled up!




Gracie's creation "Princess Snowy"



"Gumbo, let's stay in here where it's warm"

Holiday Wrap Up

I love to see our five stockings hanging together

(remind me to add a new string of lights to the "dark spot" next year)

Another holiday season has come and gone. As I walked through the store today, heart shaped candy boxes lined the shelves. I even scored a Cadbury Egg, who knew the bunny made these creamy delights as early as January!

Even though Christmas flew by, we had an amazing time celebrating with the kids and our families.

Favorites

*watching the kids continue to believe that the Elf on the Shelf, Owen, was really going to tell Santa how they behaved that day

*the Barney Christmas DVD that played in the car everywhere we went and listening to the kids sing the songs from it after we memorized every word

*visiting the famous house of lights

*infamous adult White Elephant party where I scored a snuggie

*watching Gracie decorate the whole tree by herself with only a little help on the hard to reach spots

*annual girls dinner with my high school besties

*raising money with the kids classes and shopping for some less fortunate Frisco families

*yearly cousins cookie/ornament party

*Christmas bunko with the neighbors

*my iPad

*finding the sought after blue haired Lalaloopsie doll for Gracie

*Landry learning to say Santa "tan-ta" then flipping out when he sat on his lap

*Christmas Eve

-our home full of the people we love the most

-yummy smoked turkey

-Mimi's stuffing

-Rall's balls

-9 excited kids anticipating Santa's visit

-playing Santa while Christmas Vacation played in the background

*Christmas Day

-three smiling faces waking up to their gifts

-brunch and more loot at Grammy and Poppy's

-dinner and presents at Mimi and Papa's

Even though it went by fast, the memories will last. What a perfect Christmas! Thanks to the man Himself for blessing me as we celebrated His birth.