Happy Birthday Pappy!

Saturday was my dad's birthday. So we all got together to celebrate Pappy! It was so good to be with family and not have the stress of the Holidays. But we can't get together with Pappy without him doing work. He has to fix a water leak in my sister's backyard. We found the perfect card for Dad too. All about how he taught us to ask him to fix things. Dad is such a good Mr. Fix it. No matter what he can usually do it. For that we are so very thankful. Not only did he fix the water leak, but he came back to our house to fix Tim's car too...in the snow nonetheless! Pappy is the best! He had lots of fun helping the kids build a snowman on our trampoline. We love you Pappy and hope you had a great birthday weekend!

Pappy with his birthday cake made by McKenna (future cake decorator for sure!)

 

 Silly Pappy...

 You blow the candles out after we sing!

So we relit the candles and made him do it again!

Abilene Zoo

This past weekend we went to Abilene to celebrate my dad's birthday. Saturday while the guys fixed a what could have been major problem with a water leak, we took the kids to the zoo. I couldn't believe how much the zoo has changed since I have been there. It is such a good zoo, especially for Glade and Addison. Makes me want a membership to the Dallas Zoo once the weather gets warmer!

 One of the frogs we saw in the reptile room

 Watching something about snakes I think!

What's wrong Glade?  The bird room really smells!

 The turtles all in a row.

 The monkeys!  One monkey slid down a rope and Addison said "That was so awesome!"

 Addison developed a loud ear piercing scream while at the zoo.  It seems her shoes were too lose and she kept walking out of them or falling.  She had a rough day for sure.  Her fall tally ended up being about 4 or 5.

 Feeding the giraffes

 And the giant fish

 Group picture

 Another group pictures...Glade decided it was time for a silly picture.

 So they all did a silly face.

Such a great day at the zoo. Thanks to Dylan, Drew and Kenna and Neis for taking us!

Happy New Year!

One of my goals this  year is to not procrastinate at posting on the blog!  So here's to more posts and more pictures!  Happy New Year!

Going out to put the reindeer food out on Christmas Eve.

Santa

On Tuesday before Christmas we headed downtown to see Santa at Neiman Marcus.  We didn't have to wait too long and the Santa was so good...and so was the photographer.  We got some good shots, but the photographer got some even better ones that I will have to scan in.  The kids were not scared at all and sat right in his lap and told him what they wanted.



 Patiently waiting their turn.

 "I want princesses and more purple pom poms"

" I want a huge Buzz Lightyear"

 Playing around while waiting for me to get our pictures

Polar Express

We decided to brave the cold and head for the Polar Express in Grapevine.  It was fun for the kids, but I wish we had more time to explore the downtown area. 

Here are the kids watching the show before boarding the train

 Mommy and Addison

 So cute... I love this picture!

 Daddy and "Glader"

 Another really cute one!

Why a picture of random kids you might ask?  Well, during the show they had all the kids come up on stage to help sing Jingle Bells.  Glade didn't want to, but Addison did. So I took her up there hoping to get a cute picture.  Well, she went up there and headed straight for the back...so you couldn't even see her. She went straight to one of the girls that was singing in the show.

Here you can see Addison coming off the stage.

 Guess who it is?  It's SANTA!!!

 Glade is excited, it's just a funny looking picture.

Sparks family Christmas

The weekend before Christmas we celebrated with my family.  It was so much fun to have everyone here and be able to have fun and relax together.  We ate a lot and had fun playing at the park.  Denise you will thank me for not putting any pictures of us on here!

Glade and Addison being silly with Dylan

 Glade and Pappy

 The PURPLE POM POMS!!!

 Can you tell they love Christmas?

Inspecting all the goods!

Funny Addison Song

Many of you know that Addison loves to sing.  She is always singing something and it usually involves some words that she just makes up.  She gets that from her Daddy, who will be singing in church and add in his own words.  Today we went to the post office to get stamps for our christmas cards.  While waiting in line she started singing her own version of Santa Clause is coming to Town, followed by Jingle Bells.  The people in line behind us were definitly entertained.  She continued her singing tonight after her bath.  We had been singing Stand Up and Shout it if you love my Jesus...most of you know the song.  Well, here is Addison's new verse to the song.

Stand Up, get naked if you love my Jesus.
Stand Up, get naked if you love my Lord.

I am not sure how well this verse would go over in Bible Hour or Preschool Chapel. 
Can I go ahead and ask for prayers for her as a teenager?  Because this nakedness is NOT okay!