November 17, 2008

A slow weekend ... Thank God!

The gift he left me to clean up ... look at that busy work.

The little man who answered the door ... Oh so proud of himself.

The view I first saw.
I knew he could be up to no good when I did not hear a peep out of him for 5 minutes.

My Little Man's new Little Boy hair cut.

Carson just after his nap. Check out the wild hair.

We ended up having a pretty slow weekend around here. Saturday morning Todd and Carson wen1t to Rik Tatum to have their hair trimmed. This was Carson's third haircut but it was his firs1t little boy haircut. I must admit I was a little sad when him and Daddy came home. My little m1an is growing up.

Saturday afternoon we headed to the Galleria to get good start on our Christmas shopping and to buy1 Carson some jeans. The weather is starting to cool down a little and my Little Man's legs were starting to get cold. Since he is a little boy and a very messy little boy I have a feeling we are going to need many pairs of jeans in order to keep him in a clean pair.
Sunday we were able to get the Christmas decorations inside the house and this coming weekend we are going to work on the lights and outside decorations. That way we will not have to worry about them when we get back from Thanksgiving.

November 12, 2008

Papa is Better

Get better Papa ... You being sick make my hair go crazy!


Let's do it again soon Papa!

Thank God for Papas! We had a little scare last week. Tuesday morning my dad notice a little tingly feeling on his left side. He thought he had slept wrong on something and was feeling the effects of that. He went into work and noticed that he was going numb on his left side so he had a nurse take his pressure and it was very high. So my Dad being my Dad waited till lunch to drive himself home to have Mom take him to the ER. He told my Mom that he could drive and she told him no way. Well he had a small stroke which caused the numbness on his left side. They admitted him to the CCU so they could bring down and watch his blood pressure. He was home by Friday morning. Well when we all heard the news all the kids started to make their way back home. I found out a little before 2:00 and by 5:00 Todd, Carson and I were on a flight to KC. We were all home by 10:30 Tuesday night! The next day we all got busy on the yard and closing down the pool so Dad would not have to worry about it when he got home. In the next few weeks Andy is going to come home and hang the Christmas lights. It's going to he hard for Dad to sit still. But he is doing very well. He thinks he may be back to work part time next week. Thank you to everyone for your prayers and thoughts. What wonderful family and friends we are blessed with.




Caroline's Night Out


Happy birthday to you.
Happy birthday to you.
Happy birthday dear Caroline.
Happy birhtday to you.

Happy 21st Birthday Caroline. Caroline is so sweet and wanted us to join her on her 21st birthday night out. Here are a few pics from the night. It was a good time ... she even got to party with Mom and Dad. Enjoy!



Halloween Party


Saturday night after Halloween we had our Halloween party. Ali and Mom worked very hard on this party that included everything from a hotdog roast to a pumpkin pinata. All the kids had a great time. Check out the spread Ali put on. She is an amazing baker! Thank you Ali and Mom!




Kaitlin and Zane








We had an little surprise engagement party for Kaitlin and Zane Friday night after the trick or treating. We set it all up in the dinning room while they were in the family room and they had no clue ... to fun!






Halloween



We spent Halloween this year at my parents house. Carson was a lion and I must say he was pretty cute. I did not get the kind of pictures I wanted so when things slow down a little around here I will have to put him back in his costume and get the ones I want. Todd was not able to go with us because he was flying in that night (he got in around 1:30AM). The rest of the family started to get into town around 7:30. So we went Trick or Treating with the Farwell's around my parents' neighborhood. Carson made it to about 4 houses before he had had enough. The head on his costume was a little big so it made it hard to see. Plus it was warm that night so he was getting a little overheated. So Molly and I took Ellie and Carson back to the house while Ali and Andrew took Jackson to some more houses. TOO FUN and TOO CUTE! Here are some pics.





On October 26th Carson and I headed back to KV to spend the week with my family. As always my parents were sweet enough to pick us up from the airport and then we all joined Andy, Autumn and cute little Briley for brunch. Then it was off to KV. That night we when we got back into town Ali had us over for dinner and Carson really enjoyed playing with his cousins. The rest of the week was relaxing and enjoyable. We always love to spend time with Grandma and Papa. Carson loved playing outside and riding around with Papa on the lawnmower. Carson also fell in love with Kaitlin and Molly. They like to spoil him a little. Tuesday night was Caroline's 21st birthday. She saved her big night out till the weekend. So her birthday night she spent with her family. Funny I remember when they brought her home from the hosptial and it does not seem that long ago ... wow how time passes. The week was great and here are a few pics from it.



October 25, 2008

The Pumpkin Patch


Today we made a trip out to the Flower Mound Pumpkin Patch. What is funny about this trip is that we always get into our FALL clothes all excited about autumn and the cool weather. Once we are out there we remember that we are in TX and it's just plain HOT! We are not the only ones doing this by the way. The patch is just full of people like us pushing our strollers and wagons in our warm clothes through the hot dusty fields. Todd and I went out there once to get a Christmas tree and it was still HOT! OH Well! We still had a good time. Carson really enjoyed it till he fell out of his wagon. Poor guy he is a okay just a little dusty.

Sunday morning Carson and I will be heading to KV to see my parents. Todd is going to join us on Friday. We will be in KC by 9:00AM so it's going to be an early morning in our house. Thank you Grandma and Papa for picking us up!

Enjoy these pics from the Pumpkin Patch!



October 19, 2008

Lindsi and Rey's Wedding

Congrats to our good friends Rey and Lindsi. They got married this past Friday in Santa Fe, NM.

This week was a busy one for us. After our trip to Hilton Head we had to hit the ground running. Monday we had to do the laundry and organize for the week. Tuesday was MMO (Mom's Morning Out) and Carson was not to fond of the daycare thing. Wednesday we had MOPS (Mother's of Preschool Children) and then on Thursday we hosted playgroup at our house. After everyone left playgroup Carson went down for a nap and I packed us up for our trip to Santa Fe. That night we ran to the Galleria to pick up a few last minute things and to grab dinner at Grand Lux. Always yummy! Then it was off to bed for all of us.

Friday morning we were up and running by 5:00 in order to catch our flight to NM. FYI ... We have been in three different time zones this past week. When we got into NM we had a hour drive to Santa Fe. Once we made it into town we grabbed a nice lunch in downtown Santa Fe. Our room was not ready when we check in at Bishop's Lodge but Matt and Hang were so sweet and let us hang out in their room while we waited. So we put Carson down for a nap. Then we were able to relax and read on the back deck in the sun. After Carson woke up our room was ready. So we checked in and got dressed for the wedding.

The wedding was beautiful and the weather was perfect. They got married in this little chapel called the Loretto Chapel which has this wonderful staircase made with no nails. The wedding was a hit. Carson made it all the way down with the help of Daddy. He was going to walk with the flower girls but they had a hard time trying to figure out how to hold his hand and drop the rose petals so Todd helped him. He was a BIG BOY and did a good job. A funny note from the wedding. One of the flower girls hair caught fire and her mom had to hit her on the head to get it out. It was a scene ... don't worry everyone is okay.

They had their reception at the La Fonda Hotel (Oldest hotel in Santa Fe). The food and views were amazing. We all had a wonderful time. Carson fell in love with Rick and Dora. Rick stands at 6 feet and 8 inches so Carson loved the view when Rick would hold him. Carson also loved dancing with Dora who is Rick's wife. They were so sweet to Carson. While at the reception we met so many people and everyone had a great time.

The next morning we were able to sleep in and Carson slept till 8:00 ... WOW! We took our time getting ready and packed up. Then met up with Matt and Hang and drove into town (our hotel Bishop's Lodge is located just outside of Santa Fe) to meet Rey and Lindsi for brunch. It was so nice to be able to all sit down and talk and have a great meal. After that Rey and Lindsi took us to see their room at La Fonda ... very nice and it had the best view of the mountains. We then all loaded up and headed back to the airport for our flight home with Matt and Hang. It was a fast trip but also very relaxing and enjoyable. We would love to go back sometime.

This week we plan on going to the Pumpkin Patch for our pumpkins and getting our mums for the season. We also have MMO and playgroup. A week from today Carson and I will be heading back to KV for the week and Todd will join us for the weekend.