Rinn Family Christmas 2010

As always Christmas came and went in a flash. We had a great time visiting friends and family and of course Santa came! Jake loved opening presents...I think he was so excited to see what was inside. He ran from person to person to help them open their present...he didn't care that it wasn't for him! Sister mainly loved the pile of paper growing in the middle of the room because she wanted to eat the paper. Aunt Paula and the girls gave her a stroller and baby doll which turned out to be great for her starting to walk. She walked all over the living room pushing the baby! It is amazing how young mommy skills start! :)

Rinn Family Pictures 2010

All the family!

Jake & Chloe Mommy & Daddy

Mommy with Jake & Chloe

Daddy with Jake & Chloe

Jake the Shepherd!

Jake's new preschool put on a Christmas play which I was so excited/nervous about. For starters, we all know Jake has a clothing issue and does not like to wear things out of the norm, but since he did so good at Halloween this year, I was hopeful. Then they gave me the script!!! I was like seriously, how do I get a 3 year old to learn these lines...you are crazy!! Despite it all, we practiced almost every night and they practiced everyday at school.

His lines were:

"Glory to God in the Highest"

"Let us go into Bethlehem"

"Glory to God in the Highest and on Earth, peace good will toward men"

Thank goodness none of these lines had to be said alone...all three shepherds said them together.

In the end, the play was great! I was able to get my classes covered at school so I could attend and he did so good...he even wore the (maroon...gig'em) shepherds costume !

I was shocked and so proud!!

I am waiting on the video...so hopefully I will post it soon!

Jake turns 4!

Ever since Jake went to his friend Garrison's birthday party back in October, he has been begging to have one of his own, so despite the unpredictable Texas weather and my fears of having all those kids running through my house and destroying everything in their path, we decided to have a birthday party at our neighborhood pavilion. Jake picked out his very own "How to Train Your Dragon" cake which turned out adorable and the party was set.

We had so much fun with the bounce house, basketball, sidewalk drawing, and of course we had to have the movie "How to train your dragon" playing on the side. Jake got his very own big boy bike which he took to like he had been riding for years. After a few hours the sugar high was starting to wear off from all the icing, so we decided to call it a day and say bye to all our friends and family! The day was perfect...minus the monsoon winds, but we managed to have a great time anyway!

Even though we were super sad to see the bounce house deflate, Daddy and Papaw decided to teach Jake and Ethan how to bull ride...who knew clean-up could be so much fun! :)

Pumpkin Patch 2010

He thinks he's so strong!

Sweet smiles!

I want this BIG one!

What a cutie?!

HALLOWEEN 2010

I must admit Halloween is not my holiday and I would completely skip it if I had my way. Lee and Aunt Ninee always make me be a good sport and dress the kids up even if we don't go any where. This year, Jake wanted to be "scary bones" which is just a skeleton, and Chloe was a bumble bee! Jake was needing some one-on-one time with Mommy andDaddy so we took him to the carnival in town while Chloe stayed with Aunt Ninee. When we finished, he had a blast passing out candy at Ninee's House.

Jake and Daddy...Gone Hunting!

Jake has been on pins and needles all week waiting for the weekend to finally come. Lee made the mistake of telling Jake early in the week that he was going to take him hunting this weekend. Boy was that a BIG mistake considering Jake has no reference of time, so every morning we had to convince him that today was NOT Saturday and it was time to go to school. Finally, Saturday came but Lee had to work in the morning so I was left to field all of Jake's questions! If he asked me once, he asked me a thousand times "is Daddy here yet?". Little did Jake know, Lee was planning to bring home a gator from work to take hunting. So sometime around 12:30, Jake came running in the back door screaming, "Mommy! Mommy! Hurry come here! I knew Lee must be home so I ran outside with my camera and this is the face I caught on camera as Lee was driving up the driveway. It was priceless...I don't think his grin could have possibly gotten any bigger!

Once the truck was in park, Jake climbed up! He was so excited...off to shoot birds! Wayne arrived and they loaded the truck and headed to Rockdale. Bob and Suki Merritt are once again hosting the dove fest opening season hunt! It is always so much fun...Chloe and I are sad we are having to miss it. Hopefully, when they return I will have more pictures to share! Stay tuned!!

Rubba-Dub-Dub Sissy's in the Tub!

It is so hard to believe that Chloe will soon be 7 months old. She is growing so fast and becoming her own little person. She is incredibly happy and full of grins boasting her two bottom teeth all the time. She is independent just like her brother, but still likes to cuddle which Mommy loves! She is sitting up and frequently gets on her knees to rock, but no crawling yet! Watch out Jake...it is coming soon!

We are currently battling a pretty bad ear infection that just won't go away, so we will be going back to the doctor for the 3rd time on Monday! Other than some yucky side effects from the antibiotic and a runny nose, you wouldn't even know she was sick! She is still all play, naps, and food!

Here are some current bath pictures that I thought were too cute to not share!

Sister has a Crazy Brother!

This is what I call free entertainment...

Rinn Family Get-Together in San Marcos

We went to San Marcos for a Rinn Family Get-Together this week since Aunt Jenny was in town visiting from California. It was a great day of fun for all the kids and catching up with each other.

Jake and Ty were busy running in and out trying to

split their time between the legos, playscape, tire swing, and trampoline. Courtney and Honey even tried to teach him some new moves on the trampoline!

Miss Chloe had

a busy day being passed from Aubrey to Honey, to Aubrey, to Aunt Jenny, to Aubrey, to Aunt Julie, to Aubrey, to Mommy, to Aubrey and I think you get the picture. Her and Aubrey are two peas in a pod!!