Top 50 Moments of 2014

It was an amazing year, we are loving making memories with our kiddos and can't wait to see what 2015 has to bring:

1. Family vacation to Disneyworld in Florida with Jason, can’t get over Annie’s reaction, the girls dressed up after Bippity Boppity, and getting to see John and Claudia.
2. Summer trip to Gruene with the Rushings and Willards.
3. Visit to see family and friends in Oklahoma over the summer, and Great Grandpa visiting us in Houston before driving up with us.
4. OSU vs Baylor football game with the Willards.
5. Brian and Jacob visiting Grandpa and getting to go to the Cardinals vs Cubs game in St. Louis.
6. Watching OSU beat OU and getting to go to the Cactus Bowl.
7. The kids dressed as Elsa, Anna and Michael Jackson at Halloween.
8. Brian’s year of cakes: Olaf singing Karaoke for Gwyn, and Annie scoring at soccer while Mickey Mouse is playing goalie.
9. Brian’s tribal Halloween pumpkin and his two protégé’s Jacob and Gwyn carving their own this year as well.
10. Watching Gwyn and Annie do a cheer at the Stratford High School foot ball game at half time.
11. Watching all 3 of our Piranhas swim on the neighborhood swim team.
12. ALS ice bucket challenges by Gwyn, Jacob, Brian, Phoebe, Nana, G, and Stacy.
13. Top Golf with the kids, so fun!
14. Weekend trip to Kansas City for cousin Angie’s wedding, Brian getting to dance with all of his girls.
15. Swimming, movies, and hanging out at Uncle Jason’s house.
16. Family bike rides, swimming in our pool, playing on the trampoline, and enjoying being outside playing with the kids almost every day…love Houston weather!
17. Rodeo days, seeing the kids square dance, and Brian beating Jacob and Gwyn at a sack race at neighborhood Rodeo bbq.
18. Family campout during Spring Break with the Rushings and Couches, complete with alligator watching, smores and bike riding.
19. Dance party gone wrong, and Annie knocking her two front teeth out on the coffee table.
20. Annie going to PreK and riding the bus to the same school as Jacob and Gwyn.
21. Annie’s 5^th birthday party at Plaza Oaks Pool and the look on her face when she got her own American Girl doll that looks like her.
22. Annie playing soccer with all her friends, scoring two goals in one game, one for each team.
23. How much Annie has grown this year, we can’t get enough of her little notes she leaves on our bedside tables with pictures of her with me and Brian.
24. Watching Annie love her ballet and tap class with her friends.
25. Annie’s pirate video telling Matey or Platey to walk the plank.
26. Enjoying the inventive and sometimes tragic outfits that Annie comes up with on a daily basis.
27. Brian’s Daddy-Daughter dates with Annie.
28. Annie’s impressions of everyone.
29. Gwyn getting to be a bat girl and ball girl at Stratford High School softball and basketball game.
30. Gwyn’s Daddy-Daughter dates with Brian.
31. Gwyn losing her first two teeth this year.
32. Watching Gwyn score two goals in one game, both for her soccer team.
33. Getting to see Gwyn play softball, and cheering on their team as they won 2^nd place in their division.
34. Gwyn taking a hip-hop / jazz dance class with her friends and getting jiggy with it.
35. Having fun watching Derby girl Gwyn get pretty good at roller blading.
36. Getting to coach Gwyn’s basketball team last January, and Brian doing it this year.
37. Gwyn’s Frozen 6^th birthday at Pink Polka dot, complete with karaoke, makeovers and dancing.
38. Doing science experiments in Gwyn’s Kinder classroom.
39. Watching Jacob get a base hit his first time at bat during a kid-pitch game.
40. Jacob’s 8^th epic birthday complete with Astros game with Jason, movie, dinner, shaving cream and swimming , and wrapping girls houses.
41. Jacob being the Stink Bug in the 2^nd grade play, and moon walking across the stage.
42. Getting to enjoy some awesome Rockets and Astros games with Jacob.
43. Watching Jacob play some awesome basketball and baseball this year.
44. Mom-Son nights out to movies, dinner, basketball games, etc.
45. Seeing Jacob pitch in a game for the first time.
46. Jacob getting so pumped about riding all the awesome roller coasters at Disney.
47. The beginning of our future, girls leaving chalked messages on our driveway, forked, papered, etc.
48. Jacob absolutely LOVING fireworks at 4^th of July in Oklahoma.
49. Family dance parties.
50. An unbelievable year of making memories with our awesome kids, can’t wait to continue in 2015.