Colbie 14 Months

My little angel is 14 months old today.  Although she is a little behind in her verbal skills, she is making up in her sign language.  She finally decided this month to start signing.  She is using 12 signs, and I might have to give some credit to Cadynce.  I just learned that Cadynce is crawling in her crib in the morning when they wake up, and she has been practicing sign language with Colbie.  Well, I must get back to packing for our long drive in the morning.

Colbie's First Haircut

Colbie was due for a little cleaning up with her hair and today was the day.  We had our first experience at a "kids cuts" place and it went pretty well.  Colbie sat in a little car chair and didn't sit still for one second.  I don't know how they cut little kids hair.  She really didn't like feeling the lady touching her hair, but she didn't cry until she got her hair dried.  She looks pretty cute and ready for Christmas.

Also, this evening we tried for the first time a "drive thru" Nativity.  Each car received a cd that led us through the tour.  It only took about 15 minutes, but it was pretty cool.  They had real people and real animals which the kids loved.  View Album for more pictures.

Visiting Santa & The Zoo

Last weekend we visited Santa at our neighborhood clubhouse.  I really love that we don't have to go far or wait in long lines...they bring Santa to us.  They had lots of good food and plenty of crafts for the kids to stay busy.  Colbie screamed her face off when she sat on Santa's lap...pretty funny!

We visited the zoo today and it was much colder than we're used to.  It was beautiful out and only about 5 other families there.  It's amazing how the same animals are just as exciting every time we go to the zoo.  Colbie really had fun on this trip.  She loves monkeys and went down kicking and screaming when I picked her up to leave the monkey.  She squealed with excitement at each animal that moved.  View Album for more pictures.

8th Anniversary

Sitting next to the river.

Christmas tree by the mall.

We celebrated our anniversary with a nice dinner on the River Walk under all the Christmas lights.  It was a beautiful night...a little chill in the air.  We walked around a little before and after dinner and enjoyed the weather and the Christmas decorations.  Not too many people out on a Tuesday night.

Happy Thanksgiving!

I love Thanksgiving.  This one was extra special for many reasons.  We were so happy to have Don's parents out just like the last several years, but this year Jeff, Julie, and Caleb also made the trip out.  So much fun.  We were so excited to share the news that we're expecting Clark baby #4 in June.  And, I think I may have discovered my Grandmother Campbell's recipe for mashed potatoes (my all time favorite that my poor mom is still sad about...not really...well, maybe a little).  The moment that was so extra special for me was when Cadynce said the prayer before our Thanksgiving meal.  We all stood in a circle holding hands, and what an awesome prayer she said.  I was quite choked up at what she said, and her courage to pray in front of all the adults.  Don was supposed to follow her but he had no words.  We had a fun weekend.  Thank you all for coming out and making our Thanksgiving so special.  View Album for more pictures.

Proud Wife...

Our blog is mostly about sharing our kids and what's going on in our life here in Texas, but sometimes I just have to share a little bit about my husband.  This past weekend was Veteran's Day, and (as you know) Don works for a company who serves the military.  This is the second year with their partnership with the NFL (super cool), and they wanted to do something amazing to show their gratitude to the men and women who serve our country.  This is a picture of one of the eight card stunts they did around the country.  I didn't know much about card stunts, but the pictures at this link give you a better idea how they work.  And, you get to see a little glimpse at the fun side of his job.

Trick or Treat

We had a fun night of Trick or Treating around the neighborhood.  Cadynce and Donnie ran the whole time, and squealed with excitement at each piece of candy that went in their bucket.  View Album for more pictures.

Cadynce's School Parade

Cadynce had her school parade today.  She dressed up as Rapunzel and Donnie dressed as Popeye the Sailor Man.  The classes took turns parading around collecting any candy that the parents brought.  It was a mini trick or treating session.  It was really cute.  Donnie, Colbie and I also went to her class party in the afternoon which was a lot of fun.

Here they are at One...

Colbie 1 year

Donnie 1 year

Cadynce 1 year

Colbie's Party

We celebrated Colbie's birthday today.  The party took off when the balloon artist showed up and started making balloons.  She made balloons for an hour which gave everyone three balloons.  All the kids were running around playing with their balloons...it was quite entertaining.  View Album for more pictures.