New Years Eve

Since Ms. Doris & Shia were in town for New Years, Odie & I decided to stay in for New Years this year!  It was sooo worth it!  We started the night off @ GiGi & PaPas, then, went back to our house, got in our pajamas, poured a little sparkling grape juice (girls thought it was wine) & spent the rest of the evening dancing & singing!  It was one of the best New Years EVER because we got to spend it with our girls all together as a family!  We all made it to midnight, but then, everyone fell asleep except Ms. Doris & I...so, we popped in  a movie...what a fun night!  We hope everyones New Years was a blessed one!

 All of the Armstrongs

 Our GIRLS

 Singing with a little dancing

 Our New Year hats

 Odie with his momma

 They loves singing!!

hitting her sister with a bottle...she did this for like 20 minutes! Hilarious!

SKATING Fun

It was the last day of the visit for Shia & Ms. Doris, so we decided to take the girls skating.  It was Paytyns first time & let me say she was SOOO much better than I expected.  It's funny because I went with her a few times & I wouldn't let go of her hand once.  Then, daddy went out there & let her go...who knew I was holding her back.  She went 3 times all by herself...who needs me?  Haha...We had so much fun!

 How do you work these things?

 Me with the girls in our OU shirts!  It was Fiesta Bowl Day!

 Daddy had to occupy himself!

 All by myself MOM

 not real ba bas...they sold them!

My loves!!

Christmas Festivities 2010

On the Thursday before Christmas, we always open presents at my mom & dads house.  We had a blast & this Christmas has been the best with Paytyn.  She "gets" it this year & was excited about EVERYTHING...

We always have the best Christmas' filled with lots of love & traditions!  Every year on Christmas Eve Day we always go to my Grandparents in Ponca! We have NEVER  missed it & with GODs blessings we won't anytime soon! This year was extra special b/c my grandma had a stroke in November & for awhile, we were questioning whether we would have Christmas @ their house!  But, God healed her well enough for our tradition to continue...GOD is good.  As always, the food was wonderful, but the company was even better!  What a great way to start the holidays!

On Christmas Morning SANTA came to GiGi & PaPas!

Christmas Day we ate lunch @ my other Grandma & Grandpas!  Then, spent the day with just our little family celebrating.  Our celebration:  Lot's of dancing, Christmas movies, & the WII &  RockBand! 

Then, Sunday we went to my Aunt & Uncles house in Tonkawa.  My cousin & her family came up from Chickasha, so it was nice to let our kids play.  The food was delicious & we had such a nice afternoon!

Overall, Christmas was better than ever!  With the added bonus of Shia & Ms. Doris being here!  We hope your holiday season was a blessed one!

Operation Santa 2010

The holiday season started off great!  My parents & I surprised Odie with a visit from his mom & oldest daughter Shia!  We had some difficulty getting her for the holidays (what a long story :), so with a little hard work, we pulled off Operation Santa!! :) I cannot tell you how HARD it was to hold in the secret all week! I worked so hard to keep him from not catching on!  But, it worked & the look on his face was all we needed for the holidays! 

On a side note: I know how hard it is for him to live so far away from family & his daughter.  Being a football player and speaking for myself from a wife perspective, is so tough! We both make a lot of sacrifices...

SURPRISE!!

He was so happy he had tears in his eyes!  :)

Dereks Wedding

My brother got married yesterday!  What a fun & wonderful day!  Odie was the best man & Paytyn was the flower girl.  They got married here in Tonkawa at the First Baptist Church!  Congratulations to the newlyweds!

Mr. & Mrs. Sinor

The Armstrongs

Our whole family minus Nikki

Cake time!

My beautiful princess

Walking towards her groom!

It was such a nice winter wedding & we all had a really nice time!  Congratulations to the newly married Mr. & Mrs. Sinor!  Welcome to the family Nicole!

My new creations

So, one day I decided to start making Paytyn a few shirts!  My mom helped me out & I have to say they turned out great for my first time EVER sewing or doing anything semi-crafty!  :)  Here's some of the ones that are completed!

 We love our SOONERS!  

 And love our COLTS!

Couldn't figure out how to make it right side up :)

I really had a great time & can't wait to see how much I can improve in the future!