Merry Christmas to all..

and to all a goodnight!



We had a wonderful day, an amazing dinner and made some great memories!!

t'was the night before Christmas...

and all through the house. Not a creature was stirring, oh wait, there's a mouse!!
Yes, we have mice.. some dead, some alive. Emma stepped on a sticky trap and couldn't get it off her foot...gross!!!
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care. (Daniel had Christmas set up for us when we returned home, stockings, the tree, lights, the whole thing..even poinsettias and random ornaments hung in each and every room of the house! Aren't those poisonous plants?!? We hope your Christmas is wonderful, fun, and blessed this year! We are enjoying our last Christmas as residents of MS, at least for now!! I can't wait to see Emma's face tomorrow morning when she opens her stroller and real moving and cooing baby doll!!

graduate

v. grad·u·at·ed, grad·u·at·ing, grad·u·ates

1. To be granted an academic degree or diploma
2. a. To change gradually.
b. To advance to a new level of skill, achievement, or activity

We have experienced a lot of this lately..
For starters:
Daniel got a new job and we are MOVING!!! We are heading back to Texas, San Antonio to be exact. Daniel is really excited about the job change and we are excited about looking for a house, finding new friends, and seeing old ones (my best friend, Carrie, lives there!!), and all the opportunity that comes along with moving to a new place! So that is a form of graduating.. from the country to the city!
Next, my little brother, Jeffrey, graduated from SMU last weekend. I got to go with my parents while the girls and Daniel stayed at his moms. It was a lot of fun and we ate and drank some wonderful things..Cuba Libre is an amazing restaurant!! He is now interviewing for med school and will hopefully find one for the fall.

Also, Daniel's brother, Stephen, graduated from A&M. We got to hang out with them and meet Nannine (Emmaline's namesake) for the 1st time. She brought the girls adorable snowsuits and fur (see post below).!

Emma will be graduating from a crib to a big girl bed when we move because she is now climbing out!! We will have to see how that goes..she is quite mischievous and "naughty" according to my mom

Georgia is such a big girl, so I am going to try some baby food next week (I'm filling her stocking with bananas and carrots)!And finally, I am graduating from a Tahoe to a Suburban!! Yes, that's right..I guess I am really going to be a "soccer mom"..a dream come true..we need the extra room that is for sure!!!!!!!!

2nd child

a forgotten 2nd child?? No, she has fur.And a boyfriend, Hoyt!!

Santa's Wonderland of SNOW??

That's right..we are in Texas and it snowed..a real snow of 2-4 inches. So pretty. Almost makes you want to live where it snows regularly.........naahh!
Emma loved it..eating it, building a snowmen, throwing snowballs, watching the dogs go wild. I got some great pics. I loved seeing her in her new mittens and rain boots!!
We also ventured to Santa's Wonderland last night and got to enjoy the lights in the comfort of our Tahoe, the kids were adorable oohing and ahhing over the lights..too fun.




Emma climbed out of the pack 'n' play for the first time yesterday morning..I was quite surprised to see her playing in her room. I guess it was good the door was closed all the way. Hopefully it won't happen again!!

Holiday fun!!

We have been in Texas for a week now and having a blast. We love staying busy and seeing our family and friends. Emma has had a slow go of getting used to being around a lot of kids again, but she is warming up. We went to Adam & Andrew's 2nd b-day party and went on a fun hayride!! We saw lots of cows.. Emma used to yell, "mow, mow" - cross between Moo and cow, sounds like cow.. so cute. She uses the correct terms now, though. Her new thing is "ME" and points to herself.. and does this a lot and in random situations! Anytime someone mentions Santa, Emma replies, "Nooo" in her little scared voice. Georgia is doing good and still usually sleeps through the night, and then back to bed after a quick snack..she is a snacker and a cat napper!
We also went to the Christmas parade which was fun. Pauline and Kristi were there with their families!
This holiday season is going by so quickly and I am not really looking forward to buying gifts..luckily my girls are still too young to know anything, but there is just an obligation.