Big 12 Champs

We went to the Big 12 Championship game last night with the Woodards. It was freezing outside and it took a long time to get into the stadium between walking from the car and waiting in lines to be frisked. But it was really fun to get to see the new Cowboys' stadium and very nice that it was indoors in this weather. Despite an overall unexciting game and Texas playing poorly, we were happy with the outcome. Dramatic to say the least! Now we look forward to the National Title Game!

Brendan had to borrow my scarf while we waited in line cause his ears were so cold.

Liz and me all bundled up.

Right after the win.

Scott and Liz.

The team running on the field.

This was from a few weeks ago but I thought it was such a cute pic. Love Wright peaking through the window at his two buds.

Getting Ready for Christmas

We are getting ready for Christmas and Wright is learning all about this favorite kids' holiday. We have been teaching him the story of the baby Jesus which sort of confuses him because he keeps thinking it is someone's birthday party. But he loves playing with his Little People nativity and calling it Old McDonald's. We put up our tree and decorated our house right after Thankgsiving and it took almost 2 full days! If we did not have visitors coming to our house for Christmas, I would have given up after a few hours I am sure! He has also learned how to sing Jingle Bells (Jingy Bells) and shake his bells that Mimi bought him. Today we went over to Aunt Sarah's house and decorated gingerbread houses with the cousins. Wright of course ate 90% of the candy while I decorated. But it was very fun!

Wright got to help hang candy canes on the tree.

Wright eating all the candy instead of making his house.

His finished product (with no help from me, I swear)

Mel and Luke.

Thanksgiving 2009

We had a great Thanksgiving this year! Kim, Newt and the kids came in town from Atlanta and all 7 male cousins loved playing with each other every day. We celebrated Kim and Melanie's birthdays at the beginning of the week with a girls' night at Hibiscus. On Thanksgiving day, we all went to Melanie's house and each brought a few dishes. We had tons of awesome food and the day went so smoothly because we had a bounce house that kept the kids outside most of the time. Friday, we got to go out without kids to Victor Tango's and a bar (first time I have been in one of those in forever!). And every day was filled with lots of activities and family fun.

Newt in the giant chair at Victor Tango's.

This was the point of the day where all the boys decided they needed to have their shirts off.

Wright at the kids' table with his large plate of food which he did not eat any of.

Kim and me.

Porter and Wright (only 9 months apart).

Luke, Porter, Cannon and Wright playing fuseball.

My two boys - yes they are clones of each other and making the exact same silly face without even realizing it!

Halloween 2009

We had a wonderful Halloween this year. Melanie had us over and went all out with the Halloween theme including monster finger sandwiches, spider cupcakes and stuffed bat pastries. She also had a pinata and a mummy contest for the kids. We hung out there for a while and then went to trick or treat. Wright picked up on how that worked very quickly and was great at saying "trick or treat" and "thank you" to every person. We finished off the night at the neighborhood carnival and played games for more candy.

Trick or treating was a great time.

Daddy and Wright.

We learned that he can now hang from the bars on the playground.

Wright had a blast with the pinata.

This was the best picture we could get of the cousins.

Scarecrow and Magic 8 ball.

Sick but Funny

Wright is sick with a virus and the poor thing has been coughing non stop for 2 days. Yesterday he coughed so much that he made himself throw up. He just stayed in his bed talking to himself and when I came in, he said "Mama spit" and he was sitting in a pile of puke! Then I told him, "Oh baby, that is throw up." So all night he kept saying "No Mama, no ketchup!" He obviously thinks throw up and ketchup are the same word. I fear the day that someone offers him ketchup on his hamburger!

Play Group Halloween Party

We had our play group Halloween party at the Grissen's house today. Amy went all out and had tons of food, games and prizes for the kids. Wright won the pin the tail on the cat game and Molly won best costume. It was a great party and the kids all looked adorable.

Molly was the cutest pink piglet.

Lanie and Wright posed because we bribed them with M&Ms and juice. Still no smile from Wright though.

The best pic we could get of all of them - this was shortly before the tears began.

Our family.

Our little scarecrow in the ball pit.

Cute bunny Eleanor.

Wright pushing Lanie for a change. The Dora car was a HUGE hit with all the kids!

Sweet scarecrow.

Big Boy Bed

Wright is officially sleeping in his big boy bed! On Tuesday, I put him in there for his nap. At first he was super quiet and I thought, Oh Wow, that was easy! Then I checked on him and he was reading books on the floor. After about 3 more times of this, my telling him not to get out of bed again and eventually a spanking, he fell asleep for 2 hours. The next day was a little better. He only got out of bed twice before he stayed in his bed. Then when he woke up, he talked to himself and stayed in his bed until I came to get him. Last night, we read books in the bed and he said "Go ni ni now." We asked, "Do you want to go ni ni in your crib or big boy bed?" and he said big boy bed. So, even though our plan was to wait until the weekend, we of course let him. He went straight to sleep for the entire night! This morning he stayed in there until I came to get him. And for his nap today, he never got out even when he had a dirty diaper. He just called for me. We are so happy this transition is over and that it went so smoothly. Proud parents for sure!

Wright's Family Birthday Party

Wright had his family 2nd birthday party this afternoon when we got back from out of town. We had everyone at our house and opened presents, ate pizza and cupcakes and played with new toys. It was great fun. Tomorrow is the actual day, but I think he is pretty much celebrated out! His favorite new toys are his trains, tee ball and play wallet.

Wright and Mommy. Kind of a close up since I took it myself.

This is what he looks like when I tell him to "say cheese".

Max and Wright are big buddies.

His sweet cousins gave him their favorite hand-me-down toys.

He was spoiled with many wonderful new things.

Gigi made wonderful cupcakes that Wright could not wait to eat!

Dig in!

Jenny and Jeff's Wedding

We went to Jenny and Jeff's wedding this last weekend at the Rough Creek Lodge in Glen Rose, TX. It was a great place with tons of cool outdoor stuff to do. And in typical J and J style, everything was very nice and the food was wonderful. We had a great relaxing weekend away. Wright stayed in Dallas with Gigi and Papoo and had tons of fun. Their big outing was a trip to the FW Zoo which he loved.

Hitting balls on the driving range.

Brendan in the skeet shooting stand waiting for his turn.

He looks funny holding a gun to me.

And I look even funnier! I only hit one out of about 15!

At the wedding...

Wright's 2nd Birthday Party

My little baby is almost 2, and it is very bittersweet. Today we had his second birthday party. He loved everything about it. The whole way to the park, he was singing to himself "Happy Birthday to Wright" and was still talking about his cake that we picked up yesterday. The theme of the party was Cowboy and Wright wore his best western wear. His boots were hand-me-downs and about 2 sizes too big, so they fell of within 5 minutes of playing. But he still looked cute in the rest of his outfit. All his friends wore western attire too! The big hit of the party (besides cake and Chick Fil A nuggets) was the "gold rush" where all the kids hunted for gold coins and nuggets. After his 3.5 hour nap, he got to open his presents. Overall it was a fabulous day!

Two of Wright's favorite gifts were his Lego Thomas train set and his tee ball.

Party Pics...

What a handsome cowboy.

Wright didn't even eat the cake, he just licked the blue icing off the top.

Blowing out the candles.

After we sang Happy Birthday and he blew out the candles, everyone cheered for him. It took him a second to understand what was going on, then he started cheering as well.

Wright spent most of the party following around his big cousins.

The pull-apart cupcake cake was a huge hit.

We laughed at how quiet all the kids got when they were eating their yummy nuggets.

Hunting for gold.

Ruthie and Riley searching for nuggets.

Wright and Mommy.

Which one is heavier??

His bucket is almost full, but he is still hunting.

Lanie looked so cute in her pink cowboy boots.

Eleanor would have won best costume for sure - how adorable is this!

Wright and Owen playing on the playground.