Eeesh......

I was at the mall at 8:30 this morning so that I could stand in line for 30 minutes to get us a ticket to come back and see Santa tonight so that she could sit on Santa's lap for all of 2 seconds and scream.
This is the best picture I got.

Last year's picture with Santa. I simply cannot believe how different she looks!

It's that time of the year.....

I have been really good so far and only bought one box!

Happy Anniversary

Sean and I celebrated our 3 anniversary on Wednesday. I will spare y'all with the sappy stuff about how much I (usually) love my husband and how fabulous he is.

We were going to go to Chuy's as a family to celebrate, but the Bear decided to throw a HUGE hissy fit and we got scared to take her there, so we just went and had a romantic dinner at Burger House.

The night we got married, we celebrated with an ice cream cone at McDonalds. The ladies behind the counter got such a kick out of us strolling in that that gave us our comes free. It must have been devine intervention that they even had ice cream that night because usually they are "out"(aka cleaning the machine so they can go home early) past 9:00 pm.

Celebrating our third anniversary at Burger House with the Bear in tow.

Christmas Lights

On Saturday, we had plans to go to the Gaylord Texan with Jen and Kenn to see the decorations and Santa. After waiting for an hour to get to the parking garage, we all decided that we had enough. We settled for pizza and a nice drive around Deerfield in Plano. My favorite was the house (pictured above) that was broadcasting their own music on the radio and had their lights synced to the music. It was like something out of a movie! It was a great way to get into the Christmas spirit!
Kayleigh loved the lights! Even though it was late she stayed up and watched all of the lights. Every once in a while she would point to something and babble about it.

A little out of focus?

Thank you!

Dear Grandma,
Thank you for the Christmas card. Mommy let me open it since it was addressed to me. I spent an hour carrying it around and listening to the music. I think the best part was your school picture inside, you are so silly!

I miss you!
Love,
Kayleigh

Sean's Job

Sean is always talking about work to me. He might as well be speaking Chinese, because I have NO idea what he is talking about. Looks like jibberish to me, what do you think?

Christmas Party!

We had our "fancy" dinner for Sean's work Christmas party this weekend. My in-laws came to town and actually too Kayleigh to my sister-in-laws house to spend the night. We slept in until 10:30 the next morning (it was AMAZING), ate some Chickfila, and did a little Christmas shopping. What a GREAT Saturday!

PS - I truly despise how huge my arm looks in this picture, but I decided to post it for my memory sake. Ughh, I have GOT to start working out.... seriously!

I Can Dress Myself!

Baby Jesus

When I put out my nativity the other day, I wanted to show Kayleigh Baby Jesus. She was too busy running around an throwing this as usual. So, I picked up Cosmo and told Cosmo about Baby Jesus. Being the jealous sister that she is, she immediately ran over so that he wouldn't get my attention. I showed Kayleigh Jesus and I told her a little bit about him. She even gave him a kiss (she is SO into babies right now). Fast forward to last night: We were in the living room and she started to get up on her tiptoes to see and the said "Baby Jesus." I promise! She did, just ask Sean.

Talk about a proud mommy moment!

Winter Mix

Tonight we got a tiny bit of snow and sleet (can you see it on the blanket?). It's amazing that even as an adult, this makes me giddy inside. I want to go stand out and let it fall all over me, eat it, or maybe make a little "sleet man." I'm not going to lie, though the weather man said there's no way it will stick, I am still going to get up at 6:30 in hopes that maybe... just maybe.... we won't have school tomorrow. It's ridiculous, I know.... but I seriously need a break from school!

The Playground

The Bear had a blast today on the swings. For the first time, she rode them back and forth and kept saying "Wheeee." It was (of course) precious.



These were all taken with the camera on my phone.

Little Stinker

At least 5 times a night, here is the dialogue at our house:

Me: K-Bear, will you please give mommy a kiss?
Kayleigh: NO! (runs off to play with something more important than mommy)

Even thought she doesn't mean it at all, it hurts my feelings just a little bit. Maybe I should just stop asking.

Recess

Can I explain to you how much I utterly HATE recess at this time of year? It is so STINKIN cold and MISERABLE. I truly dread going out each day. I don't mind September when it is 100+ at 12:00 when we go out, but I can't handle anything under 50 degrees.

On another note, in case you didn't know teachers have assigned seats. I have sat in this particular seat at recess everyday for 2 and a half years now. Though the people I sit with have changes slightly, this is MY seat. There are also assigned seats and tables in the teachers lounge. Though it is unspoken, we sit at the same table in the same seats everyday. Every once in a while a sub will come in and unknowingly sit in my chair. I then spend the next 5 minutes wandering around with lunch figuring out where I should sit.

Teachers, chime in here. Are there unspoken seats at your school? Is it just me being bratty?

Thank you!!!

I got the most FABULOUS Christmas gift in the mail from Cheeser today! Few things make me happier than a yard of nice, funky fabric. I think I have a fabric addiction (nerdy, I know). I just adore this Alexander Henry print, I will have a hard time actually cutting into it. Thank you, thank you, thank you, I LOVE it!!!

Now, what should I make?

Just say something, please?

Here is a picture of the Bear decked out in a Christmas outfit I made for her.

I want so badly for her to say "Merry Christmas" or "ho, ho, ho" or ANYTHING that has to do with Christmas. No matter how many times I try to get her to say it, she just looks at me like I am crazy. Eesh.

Ride 'Em Cowgirl!

I get a kick of how Kayleigh "rides" her pony around the house.