Oh Christmas Tree

After we dropped Mimi and Grandpa off at the airport we bought our Christmas tree.  We have to get our decorating done so we can enjoy it before our long stay in Indiana.  Cadynce and Donnie were so excited to pick out a tree.  We got out our little artificial trees out so they could decorate with their own ornaments and stay away from mine!!!  I love my ornaments.  We are so ready for Christmas this year.  We play Christmas music 24/7.   Thanks to Mimi, Cadynce and Donnie know all the words to Frosty the Snowman and Rudolph.  I hope they are this excited when we're in the car for 21 hours.  View Album for more pictures.

Thanksgiving 2011

It was our first Thanksgiving in our newly remodeled house.  Grandpa and Mimi flew out to spend the weekend with us, and Cadynce and Donnie kept them busy (which is a nice break for me).  We fried the turkey again this year and had a whole lot of food to go with it.  I only had one major flop and that was the pecan pie...the first one.  I cooked it way too long and when it cooled it couldn't even be cut with a knife.  It took 24 hours of soaking and scraping to finally get it all out of the pan.  I made another one and it was at least edible.

Don and I were able to get a lot of shopping done on Friday night.  Colbie was pretty excited too and she stayed awake almost the entire time we shopped.  It was great having family here with us to share a Thanksgiving meal.  View Album for more

Colbie 1 Month

Here's our little girl at one month.

Our Thankful Tree

This year we made a thankful tree and each day we write one thing we are thankful for and stick it to our tree.  Cadynce and Donnie are having a lot of fun with it and it's cute to see what they are thankful for.  They really had fun decorating it.  Cadynce added butterflies and flowers.

Pow Wow/Waco Trip

Friday was Cadynce's pow wow at school.  The kids did a great job, and Cadynce was very into it this year.  After her pow wow we packed up the car and drove to Waco.  We stayed in a hotel Friday night (which is usually the highlight of the trip for the kids.)  The hotel had a giant fish tank and a pool.  Cadynce and Donnie were in heaven.  Saturday morning we swam a little more before going to the Waco Zoo.  The zoo was awesome and the kids loved running from animal to animal.  After lunch we drove around Baylor while the kids napped in the car.  The main reason for the trip was the Bayor vs Oklahoma football game on Saturday night.  It was a great game, but we left at the end of the third quarter (right when it was getting exciting) so we could get home at a decent time.  It was a great mini get-a-way.  View Album for more pictures.

Mimi Meets Colbie

Mimi came to visit for the weekend and meet my sweet little Colbie.  Colbie was wide awake when Mimi arrived late Thursday night.

Cadynce and Donnie were so excited to wake up the next morning and find Mimi at our house.  I got a nice break while Mimi played and took care of Cadynce and Donnie all weekend (and that's not easy).  Don and I even went on a date one night.  Thanks Mimi for coming out and visiting and all the help.  View Album for more pictures.