Cousin Landon's 2nd Birthday

This past weekend we went to Frisco to celebrate cousin Landon's 2nd Birthday.

Landon is the girls only male cousin . . . so far and they love him!

Friday after school we met Uncle Mark (Scott's Brother), Aunt Ashley, and Landon at Chili's in Frisco for a little birthday dinner and cupcakes.

After a stop at the mall we bedded down at Uncle Mark and Aunt Ashley's house. We needed to get our rest so we would be ready to PAAAARTAAY at Chuck E. Cheese in the morning.

After Chuck E. Cheese we came back to the house to play, play, play, until it was time for the family party. Ashley's sister Reagan whipped up some SUPER yummy enchiladas for dinner.
Ashley's parents and two sister's, and Gran joined us for the fun.

That's Gran in the blue shirt teaching Abs and Landon how to play with legos!

Saturday was Anne's dream come true. Chuck E. Cheese in the morning, then a movie, and finally lots of time spent playing video games on Kylie's (Ashley's little sister) iPhone.

Landon's dinosaur cake! WOW!

The Birthday Boy!

Daddy's smiling face as he drove us home.

He was not driving when I took the picture.
He always keeps his eyes on the rode!

We were in the drive-thru line at the DQ.

Valentine's Day

I started off the Valentine marathon at Abby's school. She and her buddy Maggie wore the same dress. These two are so funny. They are the only two girls in their class.

Anne's school Valentine Day party went great. I did pretty much the same thing I did for the Christmas/Winter Party just with a Valentine theme. There were three boys in her class that had birthday's that day, too.

This is the Valentine craft the kids made.

Papa made Gra'ma a crown and new purse.

The day wouldn't have been complete without a little dress-up.

New Camera

I dropped my camera a couple of weeks ago and it would no longer focus.

I bought a new camera.

Happy 3rd Birthday Abby!

Abby celebrated her 3rd birthday with friends and family last Saturday.
She went with a Mickey Mouse theme
even though Anne work very hard to persuade Abby that she really wanted
a Scooby Doo party.

Saw these on Pinterest

Great Granny, Great Grandma, Cousin Landon, and Aunt Ashley

Landon as his pj's on for the ride back to Frisco.

Thanks Granny for my beautiful Barbie doll!

Plasma Car! Thanks Gran!

I've been having fun riding it too (it has a 200lb weight limit)!
I don't weigh 200lbs.

Landon testing out Abby's Barbie bike.

My Little Pony

Anne was invited to Josephine's birthday last Sunday.
There were My Little Ponies everywhere.
Mindi did a great job and even made the girls their own pony costumes.

There was lots of pony food: Oats (granola), carrot sticks, and apples with dip.

Mindi even made Star Wars style pony costumes for the boys.

They were impressed but chose not to wear them at the party.

Abby's Winterfest 2012

Abby had fun at her very first Winterfest. The decorations were very cute this year. Gra'ma and I came early and met Abby in her classroom and then walked to the gym for all the fun. When we came in Abby immediately became very shy, but by the end of all the activities she was running and playing. As we were enjoying all these cold weather activities it g 74 degrees outside.

Abby dressed the snowman.

Enjoying a snow cone.

Enjoying a roasted marshmallow

Ice fishing

Things Around Here

We have been taking things easy this first week of the New Year.

Abby helping with the dishes.

Anne listening to her "new" cassette tapes, that's right I typed cassette tapes. Gran brought Daddy's (Scott) old cassette tapes and books for the girls to enjoy. It worked out great because I had just bought a cassette player on clearance at Target so the girls could listen to my old Adventures in Odyssey tapes. It is great because the cassette player is easy to work so the girls are able to play with it on their own and I don't have to worry about the tapes getting scratched!