Other sightings, not recorded: Diving off the couch into a pool (pot) of water, using the potty (green water), fishing in the toilet, and hanging on the ceiling fan.Silly old elf!
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Hockenberry Sightings
This little elf is beginning to test my patience......here are some places he has ended up lately.
Other sightings, not recorded: Diving off the couch into a pool (pot) of water, using the potty (green water), fishing in the toilet, and hanging on the ceiling fan.Silly old elf!
Other sightings, not recorded: Diving off the couch into a pool (pot) of water, using the potty (green water), fishing in the toilet, and hanging on the ceiling fan.Silly old elf!
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Decking The Halls and More
Here are the happenings around the Cluff House:
This guy turned another year older. We made him a special dinner consisting of Mongolian Beef, fried rice, sesame noodles, and his favorite cake, vanilla cake with chocolate frosting.
Look at all that smoke! 39 candles worth. You heard me. 39, but boy do I love him. Words cannot express. We celebrated 16 years of marriage just a few days later on 11/11/11. I would have made a wish, but I already have my hearts desire. Mushy? Yes. True? Very.
We have been dressing our house for the Holidays. One of my favorite activities of all time. Not really. But I sure do enjoy it when it is all up.
This little lady is making us work hard, and question our parenting skills every. single. day.
She is also the reason we count our blessings. What JOY she has brought to our home. Gwennie (Ginnie, as she calls herself) loves her babies. ALL OF THEM. She carries around 6-8 all the time. Always naked.
She doesn't like me to do anything without her. Including excersize. This is my attempt to do sit ups. Will I ever be skinny? Not while Gwen is around.
The annual Pie& Pajamas. This is hands down our favorite activity of the season (besides all the spiritual stuff, of course). We will do it several more times before the new year.
See all those kids? Don't they look even more delicious than the pies behind them ? They are, and sweeter too. Mushy? Yes. True? Very.
Gwennie loved her dad's pie the best. Better for me.
Cooper had to bring Gingerbread Fred along because his class is learning about traditions. We later made Fred his own pajamas complete with fuzzy slippers. I think Fred thoroughly enjoyed himself. He had the candy cane pie.
Grandma and grandpa Bowen AND grandma and grandpa Cluff do The Twelve Days of Christmas every year. Boy does it motivate these kids to get up in the morning. My kids absolutely love it.
Why yes, we do have the most awesome grandparents in the world. Thank you for asking.
Hokenberry, The Elf had made his apperance. He is a naughty elf. We find him in all sorts of places each morning. The kids are enjoying this tradition very much.
Our Christmas season is off to a rousing start. We have watched every single Christmas Netflix movie, dumb ones and all. The music is playing, the candles are burning, the fire is burning, and the cinnamon rolls are in the oven (oh and the refrigerator is not getting cold enough, and there is dirt in our water, and I might have gained a couple pounds). What a wonderful time of year!
This guy turned another year older. We made him a special dinner consisting of Mongolian Beef, fried rice, sesame noodles, and his favorite cake, vanilla cake with chocolate frosting.
Look at all that smoke! 39 candles worth. You heard me. 39, but boy do I love him. Words cannot express. We celebrated 16 years of marriage just a few days later on 11/11/11. I would have made a wish, but I already have my hearts desire. Mushy? Yes. True? Very.
We have been dressing our house for the Holidays. One of my favorite activities of all time. Not really. But I sure do enjoy it when it is all up. 
This little lady is making us work hard, and question our parenting skills every. single. day.
She is also the reason we count our blessings. What JOY she has brought to our home. Gwennie (Ginnie, as she calls herself) loves her babies. ALL OF THEM. She carries around 6-8 all the time. Always naked.
She doesn't like me to do anything without her. Including excersize. This is my attempt to do sit ups. Will I ever be skinny? Not while Gwen is around.
The annual Pie& Pajamas. This is hands down our favorite activity of the season (besides all the spiritual stuff, of course). We will do it several more times before the new year.
See all those kids? Don't they look even more delicious than the pies behind them ? They are, and sweeter too. Mushy? Yes. True? Very.
Gwennie loved her dad's pie the best. Better for me.
Cooper had to bring Gingerbread Fred along because his class is learning about traditions. We later made Fred his own pajamas complete with fuzzy slippers. I think Fred thoroughly enjoyed himself. He had the candy cane pie.
Grandma and grandpa Bowen AND grandma and grandpa Cluff do The Twelve Days of Christmas every year. Boy does it motivate these kids to get up in the morning. My kids absolutely love it.
Why yes, we do have the most awesome grandparents in the world. Thank you for asking.
Hokenberry, The Elf had made his apperance. He is a naughty elf. We find him in all sorts of places each morning. The kids are enjoying this tradition very much.
Our Christmas season is off to a rousing start. We have watched every single Christmas Netflix movie, dumb ones and all. The music is playing, the candles are burning, the fire is burning, and the cinnamon rolls are in the oven (oh and the refrigerator is not getting cold enough, and there is dirt in our water, and I might have gained a couple pounds). What a wonderful time of year!
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
This is Halloween
This year we tried out annual "doughnut day" on the Saturday before Halloween. It was a success and we loved visiting with all of our friends. Here is how it all went:
Starting at 1:00 in the afternoon I made eight double batches of doughnut dough and let them rise once, punched them down and let them rise again. It was very warm here that weekend, and so the dough went a little crazy. It was ready much faster than I had anticipated. I was working fast!
We then rolled and cut the doughnuts out. Carter made me some large boards that still fit through our doors, that we use to let the doughnuts raise.
We used the large boards and 16 cookie sheets to fit all of the doughnuts on. The doughnust were spread all over the house to raise.
All of the kids help in the process. They love it.
We moved to the backyard this year and set up our frying station. Carter fries 12 doughnuts at a time and I am the froster. I used five-4lb bags of powdered sugar this year.
Here's Coop somewhere in the yard enjoying his billionth doughnut of the evening. I have a hard time portion controlling with so many people around!
I may or may not have had one too.
We set a record of 425 doughnuts this year. It was great fun, but I am glad it only happens once a year!
For Halloween this year Bowen and Jackson both dressed like Biggest Loser contestants.
Cooper always wants a funny costume, so he dressed as a homeless man. He wrote his own sign, which I thought was funny. He was, however, asked to do lots of work for the neighbors, which he did not like.
Our little Gwennie was a peacock. OH boy was she a cute one too! She may look a tad like a Vegas showgirl, but she stole the show wherever she went his year. She loved every minute of it too, she danced around in her costume, and asked several times a day for her "peacop."
Look at that cute little bum!
It is so fun to have a little girl to dress up again since Courtney is "too old" to wear a costume.
Gwen totally "got" the trick-or-treating thing this year. She love running to the door and yelling "treat"!! The boys were darling and patient with their little sister even though she totally slowed them down.
Gwen made a haul at the first few houses, so we put her to bed and the boys finished out the night with their friends.
We had a wonderful holiday, and hope you did too! Happy Halloween from the Cluff family.
Starting at 1:00 in the afternoon I made eight double batches of doughnut dough and let them rise once, punched them down and let them rise again. It was very warm here that weekend, and so the dough went a little crazy. It was ready much faster than I had anticipated. I was working fast!
We then rolled and cut the doughnuts out. Carter made me some large boards that still fit through our doors, that we use to let the doughnuts raise.
We used the large boards and 16 cookie sheets to fit all of the doughnuts on. The doughnust were spread all over the house to raise.
All of the kids help in the process. They love it.
We moved to the backyard this year and set up our frying station. Carter fries 12 doughnuts at a time and I am the froster. I used five-4lb bags of powdered sugar this year.
Here's Coop somewhere in the yard enjoying his billionth doughnut of the evening. I have a hard time portion controlling with so many people around!
I may or may not have had one too.
We set a record of 425 doughnuts this year. It was great fun, but I am glad it only happens once a year!
For Halloween this year Bowen and Jackson both dressed like Biggest Loser contestants.
Cooper always wants a funny costume, so he dressed as a homeless man. He wrote his own sign, which I thought was funny. He was, however, asked to do lots of work for the neighbors, which he did not like.
Our little Gwennie was a peacock. OH boy was she a cute one too! She may look a tad like a Vegas showgirl, but she stole the show wherever she went his year. She loved every minute of it too, she danced around in her costume, and asked several times a day for her "peacop."
Look at that cute little bum!
It is so fun to have a little girl to dress up again since Courtney is "too old" to wear a costume.
Gwen totally "got" the trick-or-treating thing this year. She love running to the door and yelling "treat"!! The boys were darling and patient with their little sister even though she totally slowed them down.
Gwen made a haul at the first few houses, so we put her to bed and the boys finished out the night with their friends.
We had a wonderful holiday, and hope you did too! Happy Halloween from the Cluff family.Cooper is Seven
Our Cooper is now seven! The big day started off with a bang! Decorations and doughnuts for breakfast. He got to open some of his presents. Then off to school for a fun birthday day.
Coopers teacher is so fun. She worked hard to make him feel special. She had me come up to the school and bring a poster about Cooper. Then the class did a fun world poster about Cooper and his name. Then she had me read a love note from Carter and I to Cooper. Afterward all the kids wrote a birthaday note to him. We brought bags for all the kids with graham crackers, mini hershey bars and pumpkin peeps (marshmallows), so they could make their own smores. They loved it!
After school we gave him his big gift. A battery operated scooter! He was more than thrilled.
Cart had to go back to work, so I took cooper on a date to Texas Road house. I forget how fun and important it is to spend alone time with each of my kids. We had such a good time.
They even made him sit on the saddle while they sang to him. He turned bright red! But I think he secretly enjoyed it.
Cooper is such a wonderful kid! I love having him around. He is so happy, and sooo funny. He is obedient and kind. Out fmaily just would not be the same with out him. We love you so much Coop!
Coopers teacher is so fun. She worked hard to make him feel special. She had me come up to the school and bring a poster about Cooper. Then the class did a fun world poster about Cooper and his name. Then she had me read a love note from Carter and I to Cooper. Afterward all the kids wrote a birthaday note to him. We brought bags for all the kids with graham crackers, mini hershey bars and pumpkin peeps (marshmallows), so they could make their own smores. They loved it!
After school we gave him his big gift. A battery operated scooter! He was more than thrilled.
Cart had to go back to work, so I took cooper on a date to Texas Road house. I forget how fun and important it is to spend alone time with each of my kids. We had such a good time.
They even made him sit on the saddle while they sang to him. He turned bright red! But I think he secretly enjoyed it.
Cooper is such a wonderful kid! I love having him around. He is so happy, and sooo funny. He is obedient and kind. Out fmaily just would not be the same with out him. We love you so much Coop!
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