We tried taking some Christmas pictures at our house. I'm glad we didn't go to a studio because Annabelle would not cooperate. She didn't want to sit on her daddy's lap or even sit on her own chair. We ended up bribing her with candy. We still didn't get a great picture. I'm beginning to rethink her 2 year picture shoot too.
We did get this cute picture of AB and her daddy and this other picture of AB looking at Twas the Night Before Christmas from Rosemary.
Christmas is nearly here and I kept forgetting to take Annabelle to visit Santa. So I decided that Wednesday was the day. We headed over to the mall around 11 and didn't have to wait in line at all! It was great. We talked to Santa for a few minutes trying to get Annabelle comfortable with Santa. In the end I sat next to him in the huge red chair and had Annabelle up on my lap. She was so cute in her sweet red Christmas dress. We got a great holiday coloring book and a picture to help us remember Annabelle's second Christmas. After visiting Santa, we walked around the mall and looked at the dog fashion store and the expensive baby clothing and decor store. I hope that this picture can bring good memories to Annabelle in many years to come.
Annabelle and I had fun putting our ornaments on the Christmas tree. Aaron put the tree up and plugged it in. I fluffed up the branches while Annabelle and Aaron watched Sesame Street. We looked through the ornament box and picked out some special ones to put on the tree. We also put up a small tree in Annabelle's room too. We went to Hobby Lobby for Annabelle to pick out some special ornaments. She got a penguin bell, some colorful balls and a cute picture frame with a cat on the top. We put lights and her special ornaments on her tree. I also bought some candy canes that are sweet tart flavored. Annabelle especially putting these on the tree. She likes eating them too. We will have our tree and other decorations up till New Years. I hope that to enjoy many more years of fun decorating the Christmas tree.
Annabelle loves playing outside. Any chance we get we go outside. It keeps her busy for hours. We have a huge oak tree in our backyard that produces way too many leaves, it's nearly impossible to rake them all. I made several small piles around the yard one day. Annabelle went from pile to pile playing. I tried to film it but she was smarter than me and ran off everytime I got it out. She had such a great time that day. It's been too cold recently for us to go outside. I know she misses it. I hope we get some snow this winter, she will love it. Happy Fall Everyone!
For Labor Day weekend this year we headed down to Houston to visit Aaron's family. His Mom and Dad picked up Grandad on their way down. And his Sister and her family met us at Perry and Debbie's house (Aaron's Aunt and Uncle). We stopped in Dallas and stayed with Grandma for the night. I always enjoy seeing her. In Houston we had a great time visiting, eating and watching the weather channel. Hurricanes threatened the coasts along the Gulf of Mexico. Despite the weather, we decided to head down to Galveston. It was so fun watching the little ones as the waves came up nearly knocking them over. The also enjoyed sitting in the sand and grabbing huge handfuls. Jeff took Sophy out in the deeper water and the waves really pushed them around. It was so fun, I didn't want to leave but the kids were exhausted! We had a great time at Perry and Debbie's house. The house is lovely and the land is picturesque. The only thing I didn't like was the humidity which so so high that the air was thick making it uncomfortable to go outside. Good thing they have a pool! After we left
the hurricanes finally came in and did tons of damage. Perry and Debbie and Katie were able to survive with a generator, a small fridge and gas range. We were so thankful that there wasn't much damage to their home or animals. Thanks for a great weekend Perry and Debbie! I can't wait to come back.
