Cold Stuff!!!

So, there are two things to share, both happened at different times, but they were both cold so here goes...

First, we had snow again here in TX!  Who knew?  I never would have figured we'd have snow 2 years in a row here!  This year, there was not enough snow for a snowman at all, but we still had fun playing in it. 
Lily also got to go ice skating for the very first time.  Her daddy took her and showed her around the rink.  Unfortunately, I have not been iceskating in forever, and I completely underestimated just how cold it would be inside the rink.  Poor Lil was a popsicle, and didn't even last a half hour.  (I don't blame her at all, I was outside in the warmth after just a few minutes!)  Next time, I will put her in more clothes and gloves!!

Yeah for Yaya!

There is nothing we love more than when family comes to visit!  Yaya came to visit in January and we were all so happy to have her here!  We had some girl beauty time, every got their nails painted, and we did some shopping.  All the good stuff!

It's been awhile...

So, for my Christmas post...

Grandma and Uncle Mark came to visit and we all had a blast!  We went to San Antonio, and had a nice Christmas at home!  Santa brought Lily lots of cool toys, and everyone had a lot of fun.  The one small hiccup was the fact that everything I touched seemed to go wrong.  Picture smoke pouring out of oven and dough that wouldn't rise.  Making 4 batches of toffee to get 1 that was right, forgetting to put butter in my fudge, you name it, I messed it up!  Still I think everyone ate plenty over the holiday anyway! 

A visit with Santa!

We are very excited that we got to go see Santa this year.  Last year Lily wouldn't go anywhere near him.  But that was not the case this year.  The tantalizing bribe of the candy cane was enough to get her to sit on Santa's lap!  She even talked to him for awhile too, but I couldn't hear what she said.  When I asked her what she said, she got a little upset and told me she forgot to ask for the gifts she wanted for Christmas-- which include a Buzz Lightyear Skateboard, a Toy Story Scooter, a Handy Manny construction set, and Toy Story Play dough.  My little princess.  What a girlie girl!  Luckily, I think Santa knows what she wants anyway...

Christmas Cookies in NC

For the second year in a row we have had the opportunity to spend Thanksgiving with my Aunt and Uncle in North Carolina.  We have so much fun when we get to see them!  This year it was Mike, me, Lily, Kelly, Jason, Hollis, Everett, Tim, Linda, and Josh.  It has become a tradition for my Aunt Linda to make Christmas Cookies with the kids the day after Thanksgiving.  Everyone loves it!  There is a lot of sugar and a lot of mess and a ton of fun!  Lily loved to gob frosting ALL over her cookies while Hollis spent more time on sprinkles for the cookies.  This year, the guys made homemade donuts, and we decorated those too.  It is so nice to spend the Holidays with family.

A Thanksgiving Trip

For Thanksgiving we decided to make the trek out to Auntie's house again.  We were just there 3 months ago, but Auntie was 8 months pregnant then, which means we had a new cousin to meet!  Until this trip Mike had not travelled with Lily long distance in the car, and I think he was pleasantly surprised.  Lily, for all of her boundless energy, is very good in the car on road trips.  There are not many potty stops, and with a good selection of movies, she is kept quite entertained.  Lily and Hollis had a lot of fun together.  When they played dress up, they tried to stump Auntie by both asking to be train conductors, but Auntie surprised them with 2 dress up outfits.  Always prepared.  Below Lily is giving baby Everett kisses.  She loves the babies.

Halloween 2010

Lily had so many fun Halloween activities this year.  She dressed up as a pilot like her Daddy, and was so excited.  She had a Fall Festival at her school and got to go on a hayride.  At our home community they had a festival as well with pony rides.  Lily got to ride on Cookie.  She was very adorable and had so much fun.  The photo below is of Lily and her best bud Ryry at our trunk or treat.