The Mangus Family

Pre-K Graduation

2011-04-28T23:06:00.000-05:00

macie & her sweet teacher, ms. beth

Easter

2011-04-24T22:54:00.000-05:00

sunny days :)

2011-02-16T21:01:00.000-06:00

sunny days are here again! we were so happy to get out of the house and play!

one more snow day...

2011-02-09T18:54:00.000-06:00

missed school again... 1 week later

snow day 3

2011-02-03T17:12:00.004-06:00

day 3 of no school... no work...

snow day 2

2011-02-02T18:06:00.007-06:00

we are on day 2 of no school for macie, no work for me. steve still has to go to work since the super bowl is here in dallas... he is helping green bay this week. macie and i have been busy making valentine cookies, watching movies, reading books, playing with barbies and polly pocket. schools are closed again tomorrow... i better start thinking of more things to do!!!

february snow

2011-02-01T17:28:00.001-06:00

started sleeting last night (thunder sleet!)... no school or work. steve's truck is in the driveway, but his boss picked him up this morning at 5am so they could go to the stadium for media day.

january snow & pep rally

2011-01-09T21:17:00.000-06:00

it snowed today... but this is the only time we got to be out in it. the Excite Pep Rally was this afternoon. Macie and her cheer team did a great job!

girls nite

2010-12-29T23:36:00.000-06:00

had dinner with these sweet girls tonight... stacy, amber, stacy, lyndsay sara, and jayde.

grew up with them in emory and love them so much, we still have the best time together!!!

workers...

2010-12-24T10:23:00.000-06:00

the girls always bring work home from the office...

last game...

2010-12-19T22:49:00.004-06:00

our last home game of the season was today against the redskins... macie and i had a great time and are so pumped we got a WIN!

wizard of oz

2010-12-18T22:43:00.001-06:00

macie watched 'the wizard of oz' tonight for the first time... steve was a little worried about her watching it, he said it scared him when he was little :) macie got a little worried about lexie because she started crying during the movie... she thought she was scared (actually lexie was just concerned about a piece of popcorn that fell under the couch!)

christmas program

2010-12-16T22:52:00.000-06:00

sweet, sweet program at butterfly school today... the kids (and teachers) did an amazing job...

pajama day

2010-12-15T22:41:00.001-06:00

pajama day at butterfly school = awesomeness

cowboys children's christmas party

2010-12-07T23:10:00.001-06:00

always a good time at this party....

biker babe

2010-11-27T22:35:00.001-06:00

loves riding her bike at MiMi & PawPaw's house!

Thanksgiving

2010-11-24T23:25:00.001-06:00

We always have Thanksgiving with my Dad's side of the family... the Little's. Love them all so much! We always have a great time!

little "little" cousins
big "little" cousins
Andrea always brings fun sticker crafts for the kids to do...

Macie and Courtney... sweet girls!!

love to play farkle!!! pretty sure i won the most games :)

pb&j

2010-11-23T22:14:00.000-06:00

macie loves to cook anything - even if it is a peanut butter & jelly sandwich... she always wants to help in the kitchen.

such concentration!!time to eat!

chuck...

2010-11-22T21:26:00.004-06:00

we went to chuck e. cheese tonight with kim & gabey... good times!

happy halloween!!

2010-10-31T23:07:00.000-05:00

boo bash

2010-10-30T23:59:00.000-05:00

tonight we went to todd & cyndi's BOO BASH! we all dressed up, ate lots of good food, the kids played games... good times!! macie and gabey were super cute as batgirl and batman...

pumpkin patch

2010-10-29T16:19:00.000-05:00

we made one last visit to the pumkin patch today...

we love FALL!!

2010-10-04T13:11:00.001-05:00

we made our first visit to the pumpkin patch this morning! so much fun!!

first day of Pre-K

2010-09-07T22:14:00.002-05:00

her last first day of Butterfly School...

beauty sleep...

2010-09-06T23:12:00.005-05:00

getting her rest before first day of pre-k tomorrow!

FIVE!!!

2010-09-06T21:18:00.000-05:00

happy 5th birthday macie!!!

FiFi the Fish

2010-08-18T11:16:00.000-05:00

Macie and Lexie are proud to introduce...

FiFi the Fish

fancy....

2010-08-14T14:55:00.003-05:00

payton's birthday

2010-08-13T23:05:00.003-05:00

we celebrated Payton's birthday at American Girl Bistro today!

we had so much fun! love you ashton, payton & laurel!

ready for football...

2010-08-03T23:01:00.002-05:00

...all the way down to our toes! we love our cowboys!!!

circus

2010-07-28T22:52:00.002-05:00

spaghetti warehouse and cirucs with rhianne tonight!! good times!!

cyndi's pics

2010-06-29T21:28:00.004-05:00

my sweet friend cyndi took these pictures of macie yesterday...

summer cut

2010-05-31T16:30:00.005-05:00

lexie got her summer hair cut this week... bring on the heat!

backyard visitor

2010-05-21T19:40:00.003-05:00

this guy was on a tree in our backyard this evening... looks more like someone's pet rather than a backyard creature.

God's Hula Party

2010-04-29T22:10:00.008-05:00

Macie's end of year program and festival was tonight! So much fun - the kids did great!! They sang lots of cute songs, loved it! Then the Pre-K kiddos graduated (can't believe she is going to be doing that next year!) We had dinner together, then good times riding the ponys, petting the animals and in the bounce houses.

eight

2010-04-21T20:52:00.004-05:00

happy 8th birthday to our sweet lexie!!!

for her birthday we had pink cake with white icing (her favorite colors, or so macie says) and presents!

bluebonnets

2010-04-16T15:06:00.003-05:00

"the flower mound"

2010-04-16T15:04:00.003-05:00

this is "the flower mound"... what our city is named after. there are flowers on it - i just didn't get any of them in the picture.

Easter

2010-04-04T22:24:00.004-05:00

we should always have egg hunts after sunday lunch...

and share our goodies with Great Grandma!

egg hunt - sunday school style

2010-04-04T22:18:00.006-05:00

always a good time at the Point Church of Christ... especially when there is an Easter Egg Hunt during Sunday School!

Easter Dress

2010-04-04T21:23:00.004-05:00

this year macie got to pick out her Easter dress...

this was the very first dress she picked up at the first store we went to. we both picked up lots more to try on, but this was still her favorite. even after looking at a few other places, this was still the winner. i think she did a great job :)

Easter = good times

2010-04-04T21:21:00.004-05:00

click here to see more pictures of our easter weekend fun!

pretty eggs

2010-04-03T21:15:00.001-05:00

good times... pretty eggs :)

Easter goodies!

2010-04-01T20:36:00.006-05:00

Easter party and egg hunt at school today... Macie said it was super fun! She & Lexie could hardly wait to check out the goodies!

Spring Break

2010-03-22T15:45:00.001-05:00

Doesn't this look like the perfect place for a Spring Break getaway?

This is the cabin that daddy stayed in for years at his deer lease. He is all fancy now with a trailer that sleeps 6... which is where momma, daddy, the kids and I slept. Guess where Steve and Rod got to sleep? :) Here is a link to more pictures from our weekend.

pro bowl team pics

2010-03-07T21:00:00.004-06:00

NFC Team
Cowboys Players and Staff

love

2010-03-05T17:11:00.004-06:00

marshmellow mouth

2010-03-04T21:07:00.001-06:00

so, macie made this really cute mouth at school, she was so proud of it. it had minature marshmellows for the teeth that she had glued on. adorable.... until lexie got a hold of it one day while we were gone, and ate all the marshmellow teeth.

wish i had a before picture...

birthday snow

2010-02-12T15:14:00.000-06:00

this is what it looked like on the morning of my birthday... a record 11" snow fall!

snowman

2010-02-12T15:00:00.000-06:00

our super cool snowman that we made with our neighbors! he is over 6 feet tall!

Valentine's Snow

2010-02-11T22:19:00.003-06:00

this is what it looked liked outside this morning!! schools in flower mound were closed, but coppell (where macie goes to school) was not... and since the valentine party was today, macie just couldn't miss school. the roads were not bad at all - i am so glad i took her...

...because look at her loot!! she came home with a ton of sweet valentines and candy! (which was NOT shared with lexie)

Pro Bowl

2010-02-01T22:19:00.000-06:00

Doesn't this look like a postcard??? This is actually the view from our hotel room in Ft Lauderdale. We stayed at the Marriott Harbor Beach Resort and Spa for a week getting ready for the Pro Bowl! We left a chilly Dallas on Monday morning... then later arrived in beautiful Ft Lauderdale where it was raining. By the time we were settled in our room and ready to go eat at Shooters the rain had stopped... and it didn't rain again until Sunday night! And since it did rain Sunday night, I decided to watch the game with some other wives at the hotel (thanks Laurie for letting us all crash in your suite!). The week was wonderful... really the hardest decisions I had to make was if i was going to the pool or beach each day... Steve had to work some - they had practice on Wed, Thurs and Fri... but by afternoon he was meeting up with me and the rest of the Cowboy crew at the pool! We ate at some wonderful places... Shooters, Charley's Crab, Cafe Martorano, and Anthony's Runway 84 and a few others... It was a super fun, relaxing trip... days spent reading on the beach, sitting at the pool with my girlfriends and going out at night!

pizza party

2010-01-15T22:46:00.001-06:00

brrrrr rabbit!

2010-01-08T19:42:00.002-06:00

look at this sweet girl... trying to stay warm!!!

NFC East Champs

2010-01-03T23:03:00.002-06:00

snow in flo mo!

2009-12-29T15:34:00.002-06:00

Christmas in Bonham

2009-12-26T21:48:00.000-06:00

Christmas in Emory

2009-12-25T21:20:00.000-06:00

Cowboys Christmas Party

2009-12-22T17:37:00.000-06:00

the cowboys christmas party is always a good time... but it was especially fun celebrating our big win we had over the weekend!!! here is a few pics of us partying with our friends...

angel

2009-12-19T11:23:00.003-06:00

look at the sweet angel in this picture, she is watching over baby jesus...

christmas program

2009-12-17T23:31:00.000-06:00

front row!!! she did such a good job!
me & mace after the program...

k is for kitten

2009-12-17T23:30:00.000-06:00

some of the super cute work macie does at butterfly school!

one more...

2009-12-17T23:07:00.000-06:00

adorable...

christmas in candy land!

2009-12-11T23:39:00.001-06:00

christmas in candy land was the theme of this years cowboys kids christmas party... it was soooo cute! candy everywhere... people dressed up as lolly pops, jelly beans, kisses, m&m's, and they were handing out their candy to all the kids!!! so much fun!

Rowdy!
visting with santa, mrs. claus and elves...

so much fun... filling up a bag with tons of candy!!!

so many sweets... so little time...

the sweet balloon lady... this year she chose a blue dog!

snow!

2009-12-02T21:36:00.001-06:00

it was snowing this morning when we woke up!!!

ICE!

2009-12-01T22:39:00.004-06:00

Tonight was Cowboys night at the Gaylord ICE exhibit!! We had so much fun with all of our friends, Macie probably went down the frozen slide 100 times!!! We also saw santa and Macie told him what she wanted for Christmas - a Barbie Camper!!

bakin a cake!

2009-11-25T22:51:00.000-06:00

getting ready for thanksging!!!

Scout

2009-11-20T23:01:00.003-06:00

Guess who made it to our house tonight! Scout the elf came all the way from the North Pole... he will be staying with us during the day, making sure sweet Macie is minding her manners, and then reporting to Santa each night!
He brought Macie a special present...

a Fancy Nancy Christmas book! Love it!

turkey princess

2009-11-19T19:15:00.001-06:00

before the curls...

2009-11-17T22:23:00.000-06:00

macie's hair right before it starts to curl...

who would have guessed it is this long!

Lydia's Birthday

2009-11-16T17:54:00.003-06:00

Happy Birthday Lydia!

Macie's cousin Lydia had a super fun princess party to celebrate her 4th birthday!

Kobe

2009-11-10T21:27:00.004-06:00

*update* Kobe ended up going back home to be with his family... he missed them so much! He is a wonderful dog and we miss him, but he is happy to be home.

meet kobe. a sweet, 7 year old black lab. we are considering adopting him... so far he is getting along great with the girls... but it is definately different having such a big dog in the house. he is 80 lbs, compared to lexie's 18 lbs. he is sooo sweet and very smart. we are keepign him for a few days... we will see how it goes!

Baby Hutson

2009-11-06T10:48:00.000-06:00

we are sooo excited our sweet nephew and cousin is here!

sweet

2009-11-01T16:32:00.000-06:00

sweet, sweet girls!

Trick or Treat!

2009-10-31T23:45:00.000-05:00

Super fun time trick or treating and hanging out with our neighborhood friends tonight!

Jackson's Birthday Party

2009-10-31T14:37:00.007-05:00

Happy 4th Birthday Jackson!!

Macie's friend Jackson had a super fun birthday party at the Pumpkin Patch today! Lots of pizza, pumpkins, hayrides and cupcakes! So much fun!!
We were able to go on a hayride and not get stuck... can you believe it???Macie & Paige in jail... Hunter is the Sheriff Macie's first movie at the theater was Horton Hears a Who! we LUV ariel!

Field Trip!!

2009-10-29T18:32:00.000-05:00

Macie & Gabey at the pumpkin patch!

Ms. Tracy's class went on a super fun field trip today to the Pumpkin Patch! They played lots of fun games and had a Halloween Party too! We love Butterfly School & Ms. Tracy!

class treats

2009-10-28T22:10:00.004-05:00

macie's class party is tomorrow... supposed to be at the pumpkin patch, if it doesn't get rained out. my friend kim and i are the party hostesses and i made these really fun treats!! they are rice crispie treats, dipped in chocolate and covered with halloween sprinkles. but i am such a dork, i can't stop there... i have to put them in halloween bags and tie curly ribbon around them...

5 little pumpkins

2009-10-28T20:50:00.001-05:00

cute video of macie... except i turned out the lights at the wrong time!!! don't worry, she corrected me!

gymnastics costume day!

2009-10-26T13:01:00.003-05:00

so excited to wear her costume to gymnastics!!

macie and coach stacy!

rockstar

2009-10-24T21:46:00.009-05:00

getting ready to carve... macie picked out a face pattern that she thought looked like a rockstar :)

scoopin the insides out!

macie thought the insdies were "nasty"...

we roasted the seeds after we finished the carving!

this is our jack-o-lantern... his name is "rockstar"

to see more pics click HERE

halloween cake

2009-10-24T21:40:00.000-05:00

we luv halloween at our house!! macie baked this cake today... complete with halloween sprinkles of course! she was so proud!!!

Flower Mound Pumpkin Patch

2009-10-19T21:04:00.013-05:00

we went to the Flower Mound Pumpkin Patch tonight!!! we love having a pumpkin patch so close to home... but all this rain has definately made visiting it difficult! macie and daddy searching for a great pumpkin...

macie really wanted this $17 pumpkin...
but settled for the baby pumpkin (only.50 cents...)didn't get to do the hay ride... the tractor got stuck in the mud before we got our chance! had to pose with her fav.... minnie mouse!!!

click here to see more pictures

creation pillowcase

2009-10-11T19:36:00.004-05:00

through the month of September, Macie's Sunday School class has been learning about creation. last Sunday, Macie's class made the traditional "creation pillowcase." they have been making them at Riverside for years. next to the fish is a 'glow in the dark' moon and stars, macie's favorite part!

picnic with daddy!

2009-10-08T22:26:00.000-05:00

Today was Picnic with Daddy day at Butterfly school!! Macie was soooo excited that daddy was coming to eat lunch with her... she has been talking about it for days!!

the witch problem...

2009-09-29T16:45:00.004-05:00

*update: macie has decided she would like to be a leopard cat. problem solved*

last halloween she was the cutest witch ever...

guess what she wants to be again this year. not sure what i should do about it... should i try to convince her to be something else? or let her be a witch again? i have looked at witch costumes online and can't find anything i like as much as this adorable costume april made for us last year. what do i do???

DASA

2009-09-23T20:49:00.008-05:00

we went to the Dallas All Sports Association Banquet last night with the Mac's last night. lots of money was raised to help local students get to college! what a great organization...

me & maria just haging out with emmitt

Chris Berman... so funny!!!
these guys think they are funny...

cutie pies!

2009-09-21T22:53:00.001-05:00

i luv these girls!

Fancy Nancy

2009-09-19T21:00:00.003-05:00

macie LOVES Fancy Nancy - especially the books. they are very cute and if you haven't read any of them, i highly recommend that you do. even if you don't have a 4 year old little girl. because they are just that cute. anyway, she got the Fancy Nancy Dress-Up game for her birthday (thanks Slater's!) and she LOVES it too! we all do. - even steve, who will pick out the blue accessories (boa, wand, purse, etc)... i guess it makes him feel more manly!!

american girl boutique

2009-09-18T22:21:00.009-05:00

mace and i went to the American Girl store today to do some shopping (but mostly admiring!). we LOVE going there and it is always a special treat to pick out something new for baby Kate!

the return of cupcake wednesday...

2009-09-16T07:06:00.001-05:00

4 year stats...

2009-09-11T21:59:00.004-05:00

sweet girl has finally made it to 30 lbs!!! WOW!!! she 37 1/2" tall... so big :)

chuck e. cheese's

2009-09-11T21:44:00.007-05:00

macie has been asking forever to go to chuck e. cheese... after an awesome first week at school and a rough trip to the doctor this morning (4 shots!!) i totally thought she deserved a special treat. she loved it!!! was not a fan of the mouse himself (screamed when she saw him...) but loved the games and pizza and rides....

first day...

2009-09-08T20:39:00.004-05:00

Macie had a GREAT first day at Butterfly School!!! She loves her teacher, Ms. Tracy and has lots of friends in class! She was so excited about Spanish class and the new word she learned (hola!) and loves Chapel with Mr. Wilson... she can't wait to go back!

almost 5...

2009-09-07T20:02:00.006-05:00

tonight after bath, macie announced...

"i am so big... i am about to be 5!!"

and she has only been 4 for one whole day....

birthday princess

2009-09-06T22:27:00.003-05:00

happy 4th birthday macie!!!

we had a super fun party today... lots of princess dress up, make up, crowns and wands for the sweet girls and the boys enjoyed pirate hats and eyepatches, and tatoos and swinging on the "pirate ship"... plus an exciting glass slipper/pirate hat hunt :)

just gorgeous!

2009-09-04T20:23:00.006-05:00

Cowboys vs Titans

2009-08-21T23:15:00.001-05:00

Macie and I just got home from the Cowboys pre-season game against the Titans... so much fun, she loved every minute!

Cowboys Training Camp

2009-08-09T23:55:00.006-05:00

macie and i went to san antonio to spend a week with steve at training camp. we had so much fun... macie was so excited to see her daddy after a long 2 weeks.

click here to see more pics of our week

smells good to me

2009-08-09T23:50:00.003-05:00

macie helping daddy after pracitce spray odor-aid on the jerseys