December 2014

Brock's Orchestra Concert

Fifth grade is the first opportunity in College Station for kids to join Orchestra (Band isn't offered until sixth grade). Brock is very musically talented and decided he wanted to play the viola. In December, they had their first orchestra concert. I was pleasantly surprised!! I thought it would be a lot of squeaky music, but these fifth graders did very well!! I was so proud of Brock...and the class!!

A sample of the Fifth Grade Orchestra Concert

Brock and two of his friends, Perryn & Abby.

My musician by our Christmas tree.

Ryan by the tree.

We went to the BCS Christmas parade...and saw my brother, Greg!! (He's the huge inflatable guy!) BWAHAHAHAHAHA!! Just kidding! He wasn't there, but I took this picture and sent it to him and said we saw him.

Pre-Christmas Gifts

We planned on going to Midland for Christmas to be with my family.  So we opened our gifts to each other before we left.

Indy got a frisbee!

Midland Christmas

The Brockman Siblings

Walter, Paul, Lee, Carmen, Greg, & Don

The most important men in my life.

Paul, Lee, Greg, my honey Steve, Don, & Walter

Some silly selfies with my nieces and nephew (Jack, Maggie, & Grace).

Carmen with Maggie, Jack, Grace, Ryan, & Kenzie

Most of the cousins

Maggie, Nickie, Jake, Grace, Joe, Jackie, Ben, Kenzie, Garrett, Ashley, Ryan, & Brock. We're missing Jack (don't know where he went) and Connor, who couldn't join us.

There's Jack!!

Lee getting some sweet cuddles with Jack.

Jake, Garrett, Ben, Ryan, Michelle, & Jack

Ashley & her fiance, Josh.

Jackie, Ryan, Ashley, Josh, Grace, & Nickie

Two of my four awesome sisters-in-law

Jody & Diane

Jody, Diane, & Kenzie

Don & Paul

Greg, Joe, & Brock

Maggie & Steve

Paul & Brock

Uncle Walter with Jake and Ryan

Joe, Ashley, Grace, Josh, & Nickie

Lee and his sweet daughter, Kenzie.

Garrett, Jake, Ben, Michelle, & Maggie

My main men! 

My [goofy] main men!!

The perks of a brother who is a coach and has access to the weight room...and other fun stuff! We all had so much fun! Including the rope swing....

....Tug-of-War...

...Kid's Tug-of-War...

...Greg vs. Kids Tug-of-War

Bwahahahaha!

Christmas Back Home

When we got home from Midland, Santa had come!

The aftermath!

The boys playing with some of their Christmas gifts.

Happy New Year!!

We were invited to a friend's house for a New Year's Eve party! We had a wonderful time ringing in the new year with amazing friends (and a cool "photo booth")!

Happy New Year

&

God Bless You!