Christmas 2012

Hello friends! We had a nice Christmas at home in Texas. It snowed Christmas Day night and that was beautiful! Poor Anderson was sick with RSV and an ear infection and couldn't go out into the snow and really didn't feel like it either. We did get to go with our friends to IHOP for Christmas Day lunch and then to see "Monsters Inc".

Thankfully, Anderson felt good Christmas morning when he woke up. He was so excited to see what Santa had brought him for Christmas! He kept saying " I hope I'm on the good list" haha!!

The dune buggy has been in our living room since Christmas morning and A keeps driving it forwards and backwards...he's gonna wear a hole in the carpet!

Mom in Texas

Hello friends!

Mom came to visit two weeks ago and we had ball! Anderson loves when Nunna comes! I still had to keep the baby that I keep during the week, so that hindered us a little. But, we still were able to squeeze in a trip to the mall in Grapevine. A trip to Bass Pro Shop. They have the neatest decorations and they take a picture of your kiddo with Santa for free! Plus, this is probably one of A's most favorite places in the world. Ha!

Nunna read lots of books.

We went to Chick-fil-A and the cheerleaders were there. They wanted to take their picture with Anderson, they thought he was so cute. Aww!

We even made a trip to our beloved Ft. Worth Food Truck Park and tried almost every truck in the park. Lucky for us there were only 6!! Mom's favorite was a "Taste of Louisiana"...the best red beans and rice..yum!

We were sad to see her go, but we will be going to Alabama after Christmas!

 Swinging!!

 We went to Chick-fil-A and Anderson spotted the cow and wanted his picture then we saw some cheerleaders and they wanted their picture with him, they thought he was so cute. Awww!

 He even coersed Nunna to get in his tree house. She almost didn't get out. Ha!

 Okay, so I got in to. Hey, that's what you do all the time when you have an only child!

 Watching cartoons.

 Nunna ordered from the yummy food trucks!

 We even spotted Santa eating from the trucks!

Love you Nunna!

Anderson's 1st Christmas Program

Run, run, as fast as you can....you can't catch me I'm the gingerbread man

Hello friends,

Today, Anderson and I baked gingerbread man cookies. It was a lot of fun and he was a very good little helper. He loved mixing and cutting out the shapes, but best of all...EATING them!

He has his first Christmas program at school on Saturday and afterwards they are having a milk and cookie party so we made some for that as well.

 

Woodrow, one of our beagles was like the hungry fox in the story "The Gingerbread Man" cause as soon as Anderson had finished decorating his cookie, Woodrow snatched it away from him and ate the WHOLE thing! What a stinker! Thankfully, we had plenty more.

Last month and catch up...

Hello friends, 

Since I have been on a blogging kick, thought I would update with some pictures. This is Tie our foster pup. He is a beagle, who is 4, house trained and very sweet and cuddly. We are keeping him for DFW Beagles Buddies and if we didn't already have 2 pups, I would totally keep this sweet guy. I think he would be perfect for my in laws...hint, hint!

 He loves to jump on the trampoline with Anderson.

 During the week, I keep a 11 month old baby girl named, Charlie. She is sweet and Anderson is such a big help to me. Here he is reliving him babyhood in the walker that was his and now Charlies uses. Haha!

 During the Presidential election in November, Anderson and I did our own Electoral College map and watched the news and colored each state red or blue according to whether they voted Democrat or Repulican. Yes, I know...a silly for a 4 year old, but baby steps towards Harvard, right?

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We have picked up a membership at the Dallas Zoo this year instead of the Ft. Worth Zoo. We really like it!

 Giving the hornbill a kiss.

 Penguins

 Riding the monorail...fun, fun!

 Love this kiddo!

 Feeding the giraffe. He loves this so much!

 And last Sunday, I went with Casey and her mom and friends to paint a Santa Clause, it turned out pretty good.

Thankful and It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Hello friends,

We had a nice Thanksgiving here in Texas. Mom was supposed to come for the week, but couldn't. She will be here soon though! We started off our morning by watching my favorite Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Anderson loves it too, which makes me happy to see him share in my joy over the things that I loved as a child. One day soon, I want us to have Thanksgiving in NYC and actually get to go to the Macy's Parade. What a dream that would be!

Since it was just us three, we had lunch at Cracker Barrell and it was delicious. Our friends across the street invited us over for desserts later that afternoon and then to Prairie Lights for a magical Christmas light ride through...amazing!

Our Christmas decorations are all up and the house feels so beautiful and Christmas-y. Too bad we have to take it down in January...hate that part.

Anderson has rearranged my nativity scene and added a few of his own in there. :)

Apparently, there was a German Shepherd who watched over baby Jesus and a warthog, puma and a swan.

We went to the Parade of Lights in Ft. Worth the day after Thanksgiving. So neat! All the floats were lit up with Christmas lights and Anderson, Castin and Jaycie loved it too!! This is downtown Ft. Worth at dusk. Beautiful!

Casey, Castin, Mimi and Granny at the Parade of Lights! It is so nice to have a family away from our family, especially on the holidays.