Turkey day 2015

Richard took the week off for Thanksgiving.  My sisters were both busy and my mom wasn't up for traveling.  So my sister Courtney and her family drove to Midland on Wednesday and we had a Thanksgiving meal consisting of BBQ.  We started out early cooking and chatting.  I made a brisket and Courtney and her hubby grilled two whole chickens.  The weather was so beautiful and sunny.  With ten kids between us we stayed pretty busy.  Our late lunch was so delicious!  When no one is talking and just eating, you know the food is just that good.  The day went by to fast and lots of memories were made.

On Thanksgiving day we went to my sister in laws.  It was really relaxing not having to cook or clean my house for guest.  The food was great and I enjoyed hanging around family for a few hours.  Its unreal how big our family is and how grown my nieces and nephews are.  Once we got home I got busy taking down fall décor and Richard and Allison got all the Christmas stuff out of the storage.  It is kind of surreal remember last years holiday season and being newly pregnant and feeling awful to this year feeling great and full of energy.  Its crazy how you take advantage of feeling normal until your not.  Anyway so much to be thankful for this year.  I know its cliché but my family is the most important thing to me.  I love my lil family and being a mother.  I feel so blessed to have so much!

coming and going

Its been awhile since I've updated here are a few things going on in the Sanchez household.


*egg drop-  A few weeks ago the kids school had there annual math and science night. This year they added the egg drop.  The kids brought home the rules and we went to work on our contraptions for the eggs.  The fire department volunteered their fire truck and rose the later to the highest pont to drop the eggs.  Both there eggs did not break!

*park play dates-  Our friends the A's meet us up at the park when its nice weather.  There family lives close and our kids go to school together. 

*CiCi's pizza- Allison won a guessing game at my mother in laws Halloween festival.  The prize was a dinner for 4 a CiCi's.  We went and invited our friends the A's.   After dinner they came over and played for a few hours.

*Charlie brown-  I took the kids to see the new Peanuts movie.  Camden had a cold and Richard stayed home.  Normally Richard goes to the movies with the kids but it was nice to actually go. We got popcorn and coke and we totally enjoyed the movie together.

*date night-  Richard and I went out to celebrate his birthday.  We've been wanting to go to cork and pig and finally got to chance to go.  Dinner was fabulous and then we went to the movies to see the Witch Hunter.

*grandma visit- My mom and step dad have a bi-yearly doctors appointment in Midland for their ankle/knee.  It was a quick trip but we had time to go to lunch.  It was nice to see my mom and Beckett had a fun time playing with grandma.

*daughter date-  Allison and I went on a date night to pick an outfit for family pictures.  She wasn't so pleased picking outfits but we had fun too!

*friends over- With us staying put this thanksgiving we had free time to invite friends over.  One day we watched a friend so they could look for a new car, the car was totaled in  accident.  Another day we had a friend over for Allison and Cooper.  Cooper and his friend rode bikes and played video games.  Allison and her friend asked to go to the mall and shop.  A few days later Allison went over to her friends and then Cooper had a friend over I took them out for ice cream. 

*skate park-  Cooper has been really into riding his bike.  There were a few days of really great weather.  Richard took all the kids to the skate park and they had a blast.

*date night number 2- I told Richard he owed me a date since he went out of town.  We went to dinner, to baskin robins, and the to see mokingjay at the movie theater.  It was so nice to get out after being coped indoors for several days!

Soccer Tournament/ Boys weekend

 

 

 

Allison's soccer team had a soccer tournament in San Antonio a couple of weekends ago.  Leading up to that week Beckett had a fever and ended up having strep throat.  The weather in San Antonio was suppose to be windy and rainy.  I decided it was best to stay home with the boys.  Plus one of my sisters was coming in to Midland Friday and another coming into town on Saturday.  Richard thought it would be fun to make it a daddy daughter weekend.  Richard and Allison left on Friday after my hair appointment.  My sister who I haven't seen since we visited her family in Florida March of 2014 moved back to Texas. She drove into Midland for a special visit.  It was so nice to show her our new house and to see her new son Thomas.  I enjoyed every second with her, I didn't even get a picture.  Saturday my sister Heather was in town and her son Zachary spent the night.  Richard gave me updates and pictures during all of Allison's games. The team took second place in the tournament I was so bummed I missed all the soccer action!

4 months old

Little guy turned 4 months old on the 10th!  Camden has grown so much.  He is not a small newborn anymore!  My little guy is rolling everywhere and has been for a few weeks now.  Camden adores attention and will laugh, smile, and mimic sounds.  He is still an excellent sleeper only waking once a night.  Friends call Camden baby buddha because he is so calm and chill!  A smile from my Cam Cam changes my mood instantly!!  Camden has his first cold and it's really disturbing his life.  Causing less sleep and more snuggles.

Soccer Games

Allison season ended this past week.  Here is a recap of her last couple of soccer games.  A few weeks ago on a Thursday night her game started nearly an hour late.  The officials were not there so we were going to scrimmage then the referee finally showed up.  The weather turned cool and dark quickly.  Allison played well and the boys kept themselves busy playing with other kids.  This team is very rough and a few of our players were injured.  We won 1-0!!

The second game we tied!  The weather was perfect!  Beckett was tired and hadn't napped and Camden wanted to be held the whole game.  Richard actually got to sit for the whole game.  The last three games he had to do the sidelines duty because no one showed up!  Allison played excellent it was the most aggressive I've seen her play.  She kept bombing the ball but never got it in the goal. 


Allison's last two games were very hard on the team.  We were missing several players due to sickness, injury, and other conflicting activities.  We lost both games pretty bad.  We have two more tournaments one at the end of the month in San Antonio and the beginning of December in Austin.  Allison's heel has been really affecting her playing.  Her foot has grown again and it's causing her heel to give her more pain the normal which is how severs disease works.  She didn't grow all summer and played so well.  Hopefully she can take a much needed break this winter!

70's Program!

Cooper's 2nd grade classes had a music program about the 70's!  He has been signing the songs for weeks and I was anxious to watch the program.  Richard's parents came and we got to sit by our friends the A's.  The kids sang a handful of songs and discussed 70's trivia.  I was shocked how well the kids new the songs and how loud they sang.  The crowd was won over by the children's performance.  I recorded a ton of videos, we had such a fun time!

Richards birthday

November 2nd was Richards birthday!  Unfortunately he had to work.  I had the kids make him cards and a trail mix with a m&ms, nuts, raisin, and pretzels.  Later on that evening we went to dinner with Richards family at Olive Garden.  We were a large group but it was fun to catch up with everyone on their lives.  After dinner we had a cookie cake at our house with family and our friends the A's.  I have a date night planned this weekend to continue celebrating my sweetheart.  Cant believe I met Richard at 15 and here we are celebrating his 32 birthday, boy the years have flown by!

Halloween Weekend

We had a full weekend of Halloween fun!  Friday Beckett's preschool had a Halloween party and later we had a playdate at the house with friends.  That night we had our church trunk or treat.  It started pouring down rain and we moved the festivities into the gym.  It was a little chaotic but candy was had by all!  Saturday my mother in laws school that she teaches at had a fall festival.  It was pretty epic and had a ton of activities for the kids to participate in.  Afterwards we stopped by my sister in laws for treats for the kids, their so awesome about always doing something special for our kiddos.  Beckett's preschool had a trunk or treat we stopped by before ending our night at the Allison's friends church Fall Festival.  Beckett was so tired he asked to be held, Camden slept pretty much the whole day.  Richard took Allison, her friend, and Cooper to a haunted house and to trick or treat around town.  I was so tired I could barely function but it was a great weekend filled with a ton of memories!