The Oldroyd Family

Hi folks.  Just some random pictures to post.  I'm getting ready to send my 2010 blog book to the presses-- gotta get everything in! 1.  Yesterday we started potty training with this cute kid.  Its definitely a different experience than PTing Alexa.  Some good, some bad.  We're on Day 2 & he's doing REALLY well.  Looking forward to being done by tomorrow evening! 2.  Had all 3 kids in the bath at the same time last night.  Aren't they cute?? 3.  Gotta give this girl props for creativity.  Yes, that's a sippy cup inside her boot.     4.  Max started clapping today.  He also knows how to wave & we're working on associating that with hi & bye bye.  Love him! 5.  Its my grandma's 78th birthday today.  She is one amazing lady.  She has had a rough year with loosing my grandpa in March but she forges ahead with faith & grace.  She is reaping the rewards of raising ...

This Christmas has been so fun!  Not only has it been great because its the first year that we have kids who "get it" but we also had the privilege of having Grandpa & Grandma down here from Utah with us!  They flew in on the night of the 23rd.  We got up the next morning & headed into Houston to the Children's Museum.  Nathan & Alexa had such a great time exploring! That evening we enjoyed Christmas Eve festivities at the Oldroyd's before heading home to open the traditional Christmas Even Jammies.  They say, "Dear Santa, I can explain!"  So cute!  Thanks Grandma!  We then left cookies & milk out for Santa & headed off to bed. Santa did indeed visit our home during the night.  He ate the cookies, drank the milk, and left presents for the good little children before quietly slipping off to another home.   Max was just so excited to see what Santa had brought him that he woke up at 5 am!  The other two sl...

The only itch I have is to see what happens in our next 7 years together! Happy Anniversary Babe!

Saturday night we headed out to Alvin, TX, to ride the Christmas Train.  It was put on by one of the churches up there & they had quite the festivities.  Along with the train ride, they had yummy treats, Santa, decorations, souveniers & even their very own on-site Pizza parlor!  It was a little chilly but we had a great time!

I took the kids to see Santa in the mall today.  I had purchased a Groupon for a picture package & I was excited to take them!  I dressed them up in their fancy Christmas attire & got there before the mall opened for business.  Nathan & Alexa were VERY excited to sit on Santa's lap.  We talked a lot about it & I practiced with them what they would say when he asked what they wanted for Christmas.  Nathan wants a Thomas Choochoo trian.  Lexie wants Thomas' friend, Rosie. The ideas was great IN THEORY, for Alexa especially.  As soon as she saw the big man in red, she got REALLY nervous.  It took some coaxing but she finally sat next to him & held Max's hand.  Nathan wasn't quite as nervous but he still didn't hop up by any means.  Don't they look thrilled to be there??  I probably could have done a better job at trying to get them to smile but I was so afraid Alexa was going to start freaking out that I just got ...

1.  Sam is the proud owner of a fiber-glass cast as of yesterday.  His fancy-shmancy cast that could come off was holding in too much moisture, apparently, and his incision was getting infected.  It was NASTY.  The wrist is still quite painful. His cast will be off in about 10 days but it'll be a while before he'll be back to normal.  I can't wait... not only do I feel bad for him, he is absolutely NO help around here!  And I NEED HELP! 2.  I've been trying not to bake too much this holiday season so I don't pack on the lbs.  But today I'm making this Pomegranate Cheesecake .  I've been looking forward to Pomegranate season ALL YEAR! 3.  We took a zoo trip last Thursday with some friends who also have 2 year old twins & a baby boy.  The new African Forest is open & its SUPER COOL!  The chimpanzees are awesome.  They're also going to have an exhibit where you can feed the giraffes, although it wasn't open yet....