Remember when you were a kid, and it seemed like Christmas would never get here.  I can remember having that nervous Christmas energy.  Everything would be dark in the house, except the Christmas tree and the glow of the lights made shadows on the wall, and I would get a magical feeling.  Lila is at that age.  She has to have all lights on at all times, and she just giggles every time we plug them in.  She has not been sleeping well for about a week now...here was the conversation last night we had last night, after about an hour of trying to get her to go to sleep.

Me:  Lila, you need to go to sleep.  I know it is hard, but Santa is not coming tonight, so go to sleep.

Lila:  I just so sited (excited).  I just sited for the reindeers to come flying by.

Me: Oh

Lila:  They come flying by, up in the air, and I hear the jingling of their jingle bells.  They fly Santa all around to deliver the toys.

Little conversations like that make all the hustle and bustle worthwhile.  I can't wait to see her face on Christmas morning (I just hope we get some sleep before then)

Christmas with my Cousin

Last weekend, we went to Ft. Worth to celebrate an early Christmas with Aunt Jana, Jai and Aiden.  

We did so much cool stuff.  As soon as we got there, we opened presents

 Then, we got dressed and went to this big, fancy hotel where they had so many beautiful Christmas lights and decorations

The hotel had neat exhibit  you could walk through.  It was the Charlie Brown Christmas made out of ice.  That's right ICE.  It was freezing cold in there, and we had to wear these special coats.

 Of course, we had time for a little mischief

On Saturday, we went to the Rainforest Cafe for lunch.  We really liked watching the crocodile open his mouth.

 After lunch, we went to this really fun place called Build-a-Bear.  You make your own stuffed animal, and you give them a bath and buy them clothes.   I made a reindeer and named her Callie, and Aiden made a monster and named him Gorky.

I had a great time, and so did my Mom and Dad.  

Thanks Aunt Jana and Jai for having us over.

Last weekend, it was just Mom and I.  We lived it up!!!

We started the day off, bright and early, at the Bevo Store (aka University Coop), and look what was there...The World's Biggest Longhorn!  I was so excited.

It was so big that Mom had a hard time getting us both in the picture

After a little shopping, I packed up and headed to the tailgate area.

I took a little rest...

(this wagon sure comes in handy)

and when I woke up, my friends were there...and, they brought Cheetos.  I love those chicks!

After a quick wardrobe change into my new pink longhorn t-shirt from the Bevo store, it was time for a group photo

Then onto the game.  

My little legs walked all the way to and from the game.

Anneliese and I had so much fun "cleaning" the bleachers.

We topped off the day with a stop at Costco.  We got a table at my favorite spot where I can watch the workers make the pizza.

A few weeks ago, we took Lila with us to the UT game.  She had such a good time.

Of course, the band was her favorite part (the band was the best part...it was the game we played Iowa St., which was the beginning of the implosion by the Horns)

 We walked all through campus and downtown.  Lila has a book about campus, and she had been wanting to go to The Tower for a while. (and she was very adamant that her Daddy take her to the Tower, not realizing that her Daddy is not a Longhorn fan).  

It was worth the wait!!!

Here is Lila and Daddy by the big star at the Bob Bullock Museum

Just a swingin'

Halloween 2010

Here are some pictures from Halloween 2010.

Our neighborhood does Halloween BIG...it is a really good time for the kiddos

We met up with Cha Cha and these two went hand-in-hand.  These little people are so funny to listen to. We saw them, and Charli comes up and says, "Lila, we go up to the door and say Trick or Treat, and they will give you candy.  You want candy?"...and off they went

Being silly with Dad

This house really was amazing.  Just like Beetlejuice with the music and smoke and everything.

We stopped for a little while to hang out on Mary's porch and check out the loot

With Mrs. Laura

Thank you Nana and Natalie for coming along. 

Fall Festival 2010

Last weekend was the Fall Festival at Lila's school.  The Fall Festival is the big event of the year there, and the main attraction is the cake walk; the kiddos go crazy for the cake walk.  Natalie saved me this year and made cupcakes and cookies for us, and even delivered them.  I am a sucker for cute packaging, and I think we did a good job...our treats were the first to get chosen

 I found cute stickers to make the tags and add a little something to the cupcake boxes.

I did not know that the craft stores sold these cute cupcake boxes ( and they are cheap)...a definite MUST when transporting treats to events like this.

 Here is Lila and her best bud ChaCha

Cake walkin'

...and the big prize!!!

Let me count the ways...

Me:  Lila, do you know how much I love you?
Lila:  Yeah
Me: how much?
Lila: Two or Three

Fun with Cousins

Lila has gotten to spend a lot of time with her cousins this summer.  Last month they went to the beach for a few days.  One night she went to bed at 6:30 pm.  When she got home, I asked her what she did at the beach.  Her answer:  "I played with Aiden and Ginger bringed me M&M's".  That's what memories are made of!!!  No wonder she didn't even miss us.

Ready to go.  Have donut will travel.

Aiden and Lila could not wait to leave.  While everyone else was loading up, they patiently sat in their car seats.

It was worth the wait!

Last weekend, Lila got to travel to Fort Worth with her Gran and Toby to stay with her cousins.  She could not wait to get to Aunt Jana's...

There was trampoline fun...

Abbi's soccer game.....

and then THE ZOO!!!!

Thanks for a great weekend.  Mom and Dad got to spend a little time tailgating and football watching.  A good time was had by all.

Bathing Beauty

(Yes, that is a Mary Higgins Clark book she is reading)