Cadynce vs Donnie 6 months

I really enjoy comparing pictures of these two. Here they are at six months.

Christmas gifts from us

We usually give Christmas gifts from us a few days before flying to Indiana so the kids have time to play with their new toys. We did Christmas last night and it was a lot of fun. Cadynce got a huge doll house, a Diego rescue pack, and some much needed warm clothes. Donnie got some clothes, and two fun toys that include a hammer...every boys dream. I'm sure it won't be long before he gives himself a black eye or a bloody nose...he's really starting to swing and shake his toys. Last night Cadynce was playing non-stop with her field journal and her watch. She's really into saving animals in trouble. She even included her doll house. She had the dolls hanging over the edge of the house and she was saving them too. View Album for more pictures.

Need a Laugh Today??

Donnie 6 Months Old

We celebrated Donnie turning 6 months old just like we did with Cadynce. I made a half birthday cake for him (which he did not get to enjoy). He has just started eating real food and he's really enjoying all the new tastes in his mouth. He has just started sticking his tongue out just like his cousin Aubrey. Whenever he is happy or excited he curls his tongue up to his nose...so cute!! View Album for more pictures.

Getting Ready for Christmas!!

We went and picked out our tree from home depot Saturday. Cadynce was so excited. We went inside to pay for it and while we were looking at all the Christmas decorations Don went and found a blow up snowman for the front yard. All these years he's been a hater and look at him now. As we were checking out Cadynce saw a singing dog. She pushed the foot and the dog started singing and dancing and so did Cadynce. I had my camera so I got a little video of her. Needless to say, when you see your kid do something like that you end up buying it for them...and we did. She loves her singing dog and going outside with Daddy when he gets home from work to watch her snowman blow up.

I love getting all of our Christmas decorations out while listening to Christmas music. While the kids napped Don and I put the lights on the tree so it would be ready when the kids woke up. Once they got up we hung the ornaments...one of my favorite family moments. View Album for more pictures.

Thanksgiving/Anniversary

Grandpa and Mimi came out to spend Thanksgiving weekend with us. It's so nice having family to share this holiday with. Don decided he wanted to fry our turkey for the first time this year. The men were outside taking care of the turkey and Mimi and I were inside taking care of the rest of the food. We all had a great time preparing our food. The turkey took only 45 minutes to fry and we were all anxious to try it. It turned out great...the juiciest turkey I've ever had.

Friday was our five year anniversary and we did participate in black Friday. We woke up at 4am and got to the outlet mall around 5. We shopped til we dropped. When we got home Don said he wanted to go to Lowe's because they were having a sale on lights that ended at 1:3o. So we headed to Lowe's and I was giving Don a hard time about the way he was going and how impatient he was being. Then he pulled in front of a massage place and said "Happy Anniversary, we have a couples massage." I don't know how he kept that a secret, but I was the happiest person on earth. The massage was awesome and I loved having my hubby right next to me. That night we all went to dinner (Grandpa, Mimi, Don, Cadynce, Donnie and me). Cadynce and Donnie had so much fun with Grandpa and Mimi. They got to spend lots of time together. We went to the playground a couple of times, and enjoyed playing outside in the beautiful weather as much as possible. It was a great holiday weekend with family.

Saturday night we got a babysitter and Don and I went to dinner then to watch Stoney LaRue at Floores Country Store. View Album for more pictures.

Donnie is sitting now!!

Donnie has been working on it for a long time now, and he's finally got it. He is sitting up with no problem at all. He has an occasional wipeout, but that's usually because Cadynce is tackling him. He is finally consistently rolling over both ways and Cadynce loves to roll him over using only her head. Yes, that sounds weird but it is really entertaining for us all. Donnie adores his big sister. View Album for more pictures.

Aunt Cat and Uncle Chase Visit!!

Catherine and Chase came to see us for a few days and they have decided that they are not ready for kids yet!! Donnie did a great job of spitting up on both of them and we changed Cadynce's name to Whiney Whiner. Just kidding, it wasn't that bad. We were so happy they came to visit and so were Hoosier and Roxy. Roxy got a lot of cuddle time on the couch with Cat and Chase while Hoosier enjoyed having her bed to herself.

We went bowling one morning and went to the playground a couple of times, played a little tennis, and did some shopping. I was also honored to introduce Chase to his first Chipotle burrito. I think he's in love!! Friday night we went to Floores Country Store to listen to some Texas Country music. There was hardly anyone there, but it was fun to take them somewhere that was totally Texas. We ate lunch outside in the perfect weather each day while the kids napped...it was wonderful. View Album for more pictures.

Go Irish!

Don and I had a great Halloween night. We went to watch Notre Dame play at the Alamodome and got to see our friends Jeff and Kelly. The game was a blowout, but we stayed until the very end and that rarely happens. We just enjoyed our evening out. After the game we went to Chili's to eat. I really love our date nights.

Happy Halloween!

Donnie on the left

Cadynce on the right

We went trick or treating at the zoo on Friday night. It was pretty cool walking around the zoo at night and seeing the animals. Cadynce doesn't quite have the hang of trick or treating yet. Why do they put the candy in the bucket? They should have just put in her mouth as she walked by. Each piece of candy that was put in her bucket, she took it out and ate it. She was on a serious sugar high. We definitely "over did it." We had a great time and Cadynce loved being a monkey again. Our plan was for her to be Abby Cadabby from Sesame Street, but the weather was a little cool for that costume so she was a BoBo Brother. My plans for their costumes didn't happen this year. View Album for more pictures.