Attitude, Attitude, Attitude

<===Remember...She's all Berry!

Christmas Cheer

We had a wonderful Christmas celebration that included visits from family and many opportunities to open presents. We started with a small celebration that included just the four of us with plenty of time spent enjoying games on the new Wii (Tate's gift) and some great food produced out of our "upstairs" kitchen (Peyton's gift). Nannie and PawPaw arrived along with aunts, uncles and cousins from both sides of the family. Steve, Tammy, Kody and Jared (Keiser) won the award for furthest distance traveled. Thanks guys for making the drive! We were so blessed to have everyone together this holiday season. There was one exception...Popi and Kiki were on the beautiful beaches in Hawaii. Popi/Kiki we missed you guys!

Big Bass Berry

Not only did Erik take a deer (although some of us thought that he was headed out to bring back an elk) hunting trip to Colorado this fall but a trip to the lake for some fishing with a friend was part of the season. He was extremely gracious in the souvenir giving department. From trip #1 the "gift" is in our freezer and trip #2 produced this fabulous picture. What a great hunter and fisherman we have in our family!

Family Picture Day

In preparation for the holidays and to make sure we have at least one family photo in our lifetime, we set out for family picture day. Here's a couple for everyone to enjoy.


<==How cute is this one?!?

Peyton and her Uncle Steve

Peyton couldn't just let her Uncle Steve rest after a fantastic Thanksgiving meal. So, here she is (along with a quick appearance by "Sasha") wrestling and ticky-tickying him.

As for the Sasha appearance... Sasha is the alter ego of Beyonce (so I learned over Thanksgiving from my Mom of all people) and Peyton's Nannie thought it would be cute to teach her granddaughter "the moves". Thanks Nannie!

Lets get ready to Rumble!

Looks like the boys (Tate and his cousins - Kody and Jared) are going to follow in the footsteps of their parents (and many other families) and play a "friendly" game of football on Thanksgiving. Now who says TO isn't getting enough passes... Of course, we have a little Romo to Romo action going on as well.

Romo (Kody) to TO (Tate)

Romo (Kody) to Romo (Jared)

Look who showed up for Thanksgiving - The Cowboys!

Need I say more....

Pey Pey on the Plane

This year we headed to Iowa to spend Thanksgiving with the entire Keiser family (ok...my immediate Keiser family). We contemplated driving the 13 hours but when flight prices started going down we sought out the opportunity to fly. We knew that flying was much quicker than driving and were betting on good behavior out of our children. Tate was plugged into his portable tv or DS the entire time and we just brought along a "bag of tricks" in anticipation that we would be entertaining P the entire flight. As you can see in one of these pictures, we got a few minutes rest on the way home. Let me stress...few!

A basketball career begins for Tate

Enjoy! By the way - he's #00.

Let the Basketball Season Begin...

Tate decided he wanted to play basketball with some of his buddies from

school. So one of our baseball coaches (thank you Coach Jason) decided to take on the challenge. Let me give you some "food for thought" - none of these 6 year olds have ever played! Last night was our first game and, oh boy, was it an experience AND hilarious. The Mavericks (in red jerseys) fought a good fight but were defeated 20 -1. The highlight of the game (for us) was when Tate scored the 1 point at the free throw line. I was proud of all the boys though...they really hussled and seemed to enjoy themselves. And that enjoyment is all that really matters - right?

Trick or Treat..

This year Halloween was a little less exciting than usual around our house since Erik (the head Halloween decorator) was on a big hunt. Yes, we have way too much deer meat in our freezer if anyone would like to join for dinner (please - i'm not a big fan!).

Now, back to Halloween. Here are some pictures of our Ninja and Bumble Bee. The kids had a great time and as usual LOVED dressing up. We all missed Erik though. Here's to next year and the house being "tricked up".

The State Fair of Texas

After our outing at the Texas A&M Commerce game, all the Berry's stayed for an evening at the Fair. Landon, Katy Beth and Tate rode rides, played in fun houses and we all indulged in "fair food". You know - corny dogs and funnel cakes.

A game at the Cotton Bowl

Erik's college football - Texas A&M Commerce - team played at the Cotton Bowl this weekend so we got our Lions gear on and headed to the game. We had a great time...Tate even got some autographs at the end of the game.

Flower Mound Pumpkin Patch

Mrs. Anderson - Tate's First Grade Teacher - coordinated a family outing at the Pumpkin Patch. We had a snack (of course), picked out pumpkins, took a hay ride and the kids played in the mazes made of hay bales. Erik even stole a kiss from his "girl" - check it out! Can you say Priceless...

Hook 'em Horns

The Berry's are HUGE Texas Longhorn fans (Popi is an alumni) so the kids have no choice than to support the team as well. As yesterday was the big Texas vs. OU rivalry game (Congrats to the Longhorns on their big win!) Landon and Peyton were all decked out. Check out P cutting her eyes at her cousin Landon.

And yes, they do have token Baylor Bear attire that we bust out at some strategic moments. Lets just say that during football season it's a bit challenging to be a BU fan.

A Model in the Making....

I don't think that anyone can argue that this child knows how to work the camera. Must come from years of it being in his face. And I promise...that isn't a real train in the background. We're not into extreme sports - at least for our kids.

Peyton Turns 2!

The Family gathered to celebrate Peyton's second birthday. It was a pretty typical Saturday for our household and began with gymnastics, a Rockhound baseball game and then home for hamburgers and cupcakes. I think the highlight was the Mickey Mouse (aka "mouse") balloon her daddy bought her.