Bryce Turns 10!!

Bryce turned 10 on December 11th. Wow- double digits! He had an exciting birthday this year! Papa & Nana were here and they went out hunting with Papa. Bryce shot a duck- what an excited boy! So, we have it at the taxidermist and he is very excited to hang it on his bedroom wall!


Bryce wanted a cookie cake on his birthday this year! He is very much into the outdoors-hunting, fishing... so camo was pretty appropriate for him!


A proud Bryce with his canvasback duck!


All 3 boys were pretty excited actually!


And Papa was also just as excited!!

Early Christmas

We were going to be gone over Christmas this year so we had an early Christmas with the boys the weekend before.

The boys loved their stocking gifts and their wrapped presents, but I think the favorite gifts were the ones Daddy brought home...


a go-cart and mini bike! They have had SOOOO much fun on these!

Thanksgiving 2011

This year at Thanksgiving, we rented an RV and met my Dad & Mom at a State Park. We really had a wonderful time! We even had a somewhat traditional thanksgiving dinner!

the RV we rented- quite an adventure for us, but we really had fun!


Cayden & Mommy swinging at the campground's playground.


Papa & Nana with Bryce


Dylan and Dave enjoying the campfire!


We did lots of bike riding on the paved roads and on the trails throughout the campground.

Getting ready to go fishing! I think it's just as fun getting everything together, as it is to actually go out there and fish!


Bryce fishing out in his kayak.


Dylan getting a turn fishing in the kayak and Cayden fishing on the dock.


Papa grilling his yummy steaks! We sure had some good meals on this trip!!

Fall!!

Grandpa & Grandma were here this year again at Halloween, so they helped the boys with their pumpkin carving. We went trick-or-treating that evening - Bryce as a pirate, Dylan as an army man/hunter and Cayden as a Texas Longhorn football player.


After we got home from trick-or-treating, we ate the pumpkin shaped chocolate cake that I had decorated that day.


This year our schedule didn't work out to where we could host another Halloween party, so our good friends, Dave & Rose had it! We had lots of fun-not everyone dressed up, but this was the crew that did! Bryce went as a pirate, Dylan as the Texas Longhorn football player, Cayden as a Motorcross guy & Dave as a curly-haired dude with big sunglasses!!

Misc. pictures

It's been quite a while since I've posted pictures, so I'm recapping a little over the past couple of months so I'll have something to look back on someday!


At labor Day, a few of us kayaked the river behind us. It was a really fun day- about a 2 hour trip on the kayaks & canoes.


This was a regular enjoyment this summer with all of our hot days- the boys on their kayak in our pond. They also rigged a rope off of the pier to swing out into the water. Fun, fun, fun with boys!!


The newest adventure in the Egger household! They caught on ALOT faster than I did!


The boys on a Sunday morning- it's kinda hard to get a real serious picture of these 3! Aren't they handsome, though?!!


Soccer season has been fun with all 3 of the boys this fall. Bryce's team got 2nd place in their league and go to the play-offs this weekend again. Since they went last year, it has been a BIG goal of the kids and the coaches to make it back again, so it was pretty exciting when they did! They had a really good season!

More misc...

1st day of school this year. Bryce is in 4th grade and Dylan is in 2nd grade.


Cayden just turned 5 in August, so we decided to wait one more year on Kindergarten. So, he's going to a private school Kindergarten that is pretty much 1/2 days with the exception of 2 days that are full days. A great way to work into full blown kindergarten next year! (the glare was pretty bright, so this is the best picture I got!)


The boys with their 'worker buddies'! We sure did enjoy our past year with Loren & Silas and Dan was here the last part of it.


Me with my sweet nieces, Brooke & Blaire , in August after a cousins graduation party.