Monday, December 5, 2011

ADVENT CALENDAR DAY 3, 4, 5


DAY 3
(sometimes it is so hard to get your hands to do what you want them to do!)

Deeellliiiiccccious
DAY 4

Mmmmmm
DAY 5

And these are just too cute not to post...




Friday, December 2, 2011

ADVENT CALENDAR DAY 2

My sweet baby has been having some rough days...
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Don't mind the teary eyes and the runny nose...
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She is trying to push her bed time back and back and back...
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Anyhoo...
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Advent Calendar Day TWO...


Remember this one??? I do... like it was yesterday... my sweet angel baby... Time sure does FLY!!!


Thursday, December 1, 2011

ADVENT CALENDAR DAY 1

So it is that time of year again!

Joyful noises, pretty decorations, reflecting on the birth of our Lord and Savior...

AND CHOCOLATE!!!!!!

Heeeeelllllloooo Advent calendar! So I am trying to make this an annual thing... Where you get 24 days worth of pictures... Last year she was still so little, but the pictures turned out so good! I had to try again!!! I cannot believe how much changes in a year! Wow...
2010
2011
Good til the last drop...




Toodles the Elf


The Elf on the Shelf was gifted to us 2 years ago, however, his magic has just begun this year! She was finally able to name him herself...
So now we would like to announce a new member to our family,
TOODLES THE ELF!

Want a bite???



I do!!!

Happy Thanksgiving


So much to be thankful for and not enough words to express it!
God is good!

Thanksgiving 2011: Her tree, Our tree...


Her first tree in her own room! So proud!
And helping us decorate one of TWO family trees... Good thing I have 2 because ALL of the presents would not fit under 1... especially when you have a...

POLAR EXPRESS TRAIN!

COMPLETE WITH TOM HANKS VOICE AND DISAPPEARING HOBO!
Oh yea!!!

November 19, 2011: The Houston Butterfly Museum

Houston has so much to offer, and rarely do we take advantage. But having kids and great friends, allows you to truly appreciate the city you live in and all of the things it has to show you, involve you and teach you.
The Keans and us took off one saturday morning to the Houston Museum of Natural Science to check out the Butterfly Garden.
WOW!!!
It was awesome!
You see everything from the cocoon to the end... a true circle of life!

The Group
{gross! roaches... but the kids were intrigued...}



C is ready to go with his "Matching Map"! He is so sweet!


She has a face that you could just GOBBLE up!
The Dads got to experience the joy and wonderment also...

It was super cool! Having never been there myself, I enjoyed watching the amazement on the kids faces, and the experience was magnificent!!

Thank you Groupon and thank you Keans for an awesome day that ended with a picnic in the park!

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Choir Performance 2: Shout to the North and the South



School Days: Pictures

So this is the time of year when most kids that go to "BIG" school get their fall school pictures...
Well, those of you who stay at home and keep your kids or those, like me, that have the BEST in home sitter, we don't get those professionally posed wallet sized school momentos...
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So, it was decided, after receiving one of the cutest shirt presents ever, to take "school" pictures of each kiddo at Mimi's house!
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I love my precious daughter and the memories I capture each time she lets me photograph her! My pictures are my very favorite treasure!
They help me remember each moment and I LOVE that she lets me take her picture nearly everyday!
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So here is my precious and her lovely little friends!

We took this one before school...
And these a little after school...

Have I said before that I just LOVE her face?
And that sass? Mmmmmmmm!!!
And her first "School" Picture!

Best Friends!
Don't they look like they are having the BEST conversation?!?!?!?!
And the "class" picture
I had so much fun shooting these "school" pictures!
These are really great kids!
And a BIG thank you to Mimi and Jess for making these ADORABLE shirts! We love ours!

Monday, November 14, 2011

Oh no... What do I do now???

Pretty girl!!!

Thursday, November 10, 2011

CHEESE!

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Look at my cutie patootie today...

Just love the cold weather!!!