Cadynce's First Christmas

Last night Cadynce opened her Christmas gift, and it was a sit'n spin. Don put it together, sat her on it, and decided to get her something else. He went to Target that night and got her a toy she can play with now. Cadynce also opened her gift from her friend Aiden, and it was a little dog that she will some day walk. I can't wait for that day. View Album for more pictures.

Santa

Cadynce and I are involved in a program called Born to Learn, and I have a parent educator come to our house weekly. Last night the program had a Christmas party for the kids downtown, and they got to get their picture taken with Santa. Each child also went home with a winter coat and a new toy. It was so warm outside that we dressed her in short sleeves and sandals...only in San Antonio!! Cadynce wasn't exactly happy to sit on Santa's lap, but she didn't cry.

8 Months Old

Cadynce turned 8 months old today and she is getting more personality every day. We had a little photo shoot this morning, and I tried to capture some of her facial expressions (they are much better in person). She is now signing dog and milk, as well as waving hi/bye. View Album for more pictures and videos.

Our 3rd Anniversary

Don surprised me and took me to a really cool restaurant called The Grey Moss Inn. Inside it was small and had a rustic feel to it. Cadynce did great even though it was nearing her bed time. She had green beans for dinner, and she LOVES green beans. We had Dairy Queen for dessert! View Album for more pictures.

Christmas tree

We got our tree this weekend, and we got all our Christmas decorating done inside and outside. View Album for more pictures.

Happy Thanksgiving!

We spent our Thanksgiving with the Amezega Family in Fort Worth and we had a great time hanging out, watching football, and eating lots of good food. View Album for more pictures.

Carrie & Aubrey Visit

Carrie and Aubrey flew out to spend the weekend with me, while Don was in Indiana at the Air Force vs. Notre Dame game. Carrie, Aubrey, Cadynce, and I had a great weekend; we did a little shopping, but mostly hung out at home with the kids. View album for more pictures.

Happy Halloween!

We bought a big pumpkin because we wanted to put Cadynce inside to take a picture, and we wanted our parents to get this picture in the mail before we blogged it. We took Cadynce and our pumpkin over to our neighbors house to take the picture and they loved it. Our neighbors got their camera and they were taking pictures, too. This was all the carving we got to do to our pumpkin because it rotted so we threw it away. Remember, you can click on the picture to enlarge it. View Album for more pictures.

On Halloween night, we had a great time dressing up Cadynce in her pumpkin costume. We sat outside with the dogs while all the neighbor kids came by to get candy. View Album for more pictures.

Six Month Pictures

Here are Cadynce's 6 month pictures. She wasn't in a smiling mood this day, but we think they turned out great. Let us know what you think. View Album for more pictures.

Brotherly Love

Don and Jeff have been training to run the Marine Corps Marathon in Washington DC, and that's just what they did this weekend. We met Jeff and Julie in DC on Friday afternoon and it was raining. After we walked (in the rain) to our hotel we took the metro to the expo where we walked around for a couple of hours. Saturday we did a little sight seeing, and the weather was beautiful. We went to the Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, Korean War Memorial, Vietnam War Memorial, and the Arlington Cemetery. We were pretty tired from all the walking so we went back to the hotel to relax and watch a few football games.

The big day was finally here; Don and Jeff woke up early to get to the starting line by 7:30 am. It was a little chilly in the morning, but it turned out to be a perfect day for a 26.2 mile run! Julie and I took the metro to see the boys at mile 9, 13, and 22. Congratulations to Don and Jeff finishing in 4 hours 1 minute and 35 seconds!! I am so proud of my husband for his dedication and for accomplishing such a long run! It was so cool watching Don and Jeff run this marathon together, and we all had a great time together. After the race we went back to the hotel and got our luggage then had dinner at the metro station before going to the airport. We flew to Atlanta where we had a layover, but we missed our connection so we stayed the night at a hotel. The earliest flight was at 7:30 this morning, and we got into San Antonio at 9. We could have done without the last part of the trip, but we got home safe and all three of us slept the entire plane ride. View Album for more pictures.