The Gaylord Texan

Brad, Claire and I went to The Gaylord Texan Hotel for the second year in a row to go see Santa! We didn't bring her stroller, we just let her run around for about 2 hours. There is so much to see there. She was not scared of Santa at all...we got a great picture. But for Claire, the best part of the day was seeing "the Tin Man". There was a guy painted silver to look like a statue and since Claire is obsessed with The Wizard of Oz she saw him and couldn't stop talking about the tin man! There were a ton of Tech fans that were staying there for the game tomorrow so that was fun. We had hot chocolate and let Claire explore...another great day!

Sleeping Beauty

On Friday I asked Brad to keep an eye on Claire while I took a shower. When I was done getting ready I found them on the couch...she was sound asleep on him. She would NEVER in a million years fall asleep on me, but there must be something about her Daddy that makes her want to curl up and take a nap. It melted my heart when I saw them. I love them both! A side note: notice her red shoes. She is really into The Wizard of OZ at the moment and loves to wear her red sparkly shoes. When she puts them on she says "I just like Dorothy!"

Happy Thanksgiving

What is up in the tree?

We had a great Thanksgiving! Brad's family came to our house this year. I cooked and it actually turned out really well! I have major heartburn as I type this...yeah for being pregnant! We did a lot of eating, watching football and playing! I have so much to be thankful for, I am so blessed!

Fall Leaves

Helping Daddy rake a million leaves

Doesn't everyone work in the yard in a pink hat and striped tights?

The jumper she has on is size 12 months...so tiny

Frolicking in the leaves

What a fun day!

Big Girl Bed

Last weekend while my parents were visiting they bought Claire her big girl bedroom furniture! We got the mattress today (who knew how fun a mattress store is for a toddler?) She LOVES her new bed. I think I will start with naps in it then eventually move to night time as well. No rush, we still have a few months before we need the crib for baby #2. I put the sheets on the bed and we are putting up a guard rail but the bedding and curtains and stuff don't come until Monday, so I'm sure I'll take more pictures once the room is all set up and the crib is moved into the baby's room!

My Little Witch

I can't believe this is Claire's second Halloween! She is going to be a witch this year...appropriate since her attitude has been pretty witchy this past week. I can see some more teeth coming in so maybe that explains it. As you can tell from the pictures, she was not having much fun carving the pumpkin (neither was Daddy...I am a fun forcer). She got to wear her costume on Tuesday to Little Gym and we will wear it again on Friday for the Stroller Strides party. I am shocked that she didn't pick off all of the feathers on the sleeves. My parents are coming in for the weekend so they will get to spend Halloween with us! Trick or Treat!

Weekend in Lubbock

This weekend Brad, Claire and I made the long drive up to Lubbock for the Tech/ATM game. Brad was able to take a half day on Friday so we left around two. We stopped in Abeline to let Claire run around Walmart, then we had dinner at Cracker Barrel. The best part about the trip was when we were about an hour outside of Lubbock and Claire says from the back seat "It's stinky." She was smelling the oil wells and the cattle...we laughed so hard. On Sat. we went to Brad's dad's girlfriends house (Tommy) and Claire and her dog Shammy became best friends! Then we met my college friends Lauren and Lauren for lunch near campus. So great to catch up with my girls! We then got really brave and took Claire to tailgate. We walked from lunch, through campus and to the tailgate...remind me never to wear boots again! She did pretty good, but eventually Brad's Dad came to pick her up so Brad and I could enjoy the game alone! Unfortunately the game was horrible. We lost. Oh well, it was a fun weekend!