Thanksgiving Weekend 2012

Mom & Walter came to DFW for Thanksgiving this year.  EVERY year I'm TERRIBLE of getting Thanksgiving day pics...so here's the one I got this year of Olivia...with food in her mouth. Nice, huh.

On Friday, mom & I went to Pottery Barn Kids in Dallas to do a little Christmas shopping.  We both were able to get what we went for, so we were excited about that!

Friday night, we went to the Fort Worth Parade of Lights.

Olivia waved at all the floats.  She was so precious.

The parade was LONG.  I don't remember it being that long last year....we were all ready to go about halfway through, but Olivia wanted to wait and see Santa, so we waited.  He FINALLY came!

We had a good Thanksgiving weekend!  Now half of our house is sick, but we're thankful it waited until after the holiday!

Picture free post!! Wha?!?!

I just wanted to take a minute to document what we've been up to.   It's bedtime for me, so I just don't feel like getting up and getting my camera....and to be honest, I've been TERRIBLE at taking pics lately and am not even sure what's on it!

I've had pneumonia.  I'm over it (I think) but I do still seem to get tired quickly.  I tried to go for a run last week.  That was a bad idea.  I may try again by the end of this week.  My half marathon training needs to start ASAP!!!  NO time to be sick!!!

Olivia's school had their Thanksgiving feast this past Friday, so I blocked out the time on my calendar and went to have lunch with them.  Olivia was SO EXCITED that I was coming to eat lunch with them (and I was shocked by the number of parents there).  There are definite benefits to working from home!  So far, I've gotten to go to their Fall Carnival and now the Thanksgiving Feast....things I missed out on before being blessed with this job!!!!!!

Saturday morning we had pictures made...I'm hoping to get them back in time for Christmas cards, but we shall see.  Olivia was AWESOME.  On her absolute best behavoir and was beyond cooperative with the photographer.  I was so proud of her.  I really hope we got some good ones!!!

I spent ALL DAY TODAY (literally...since 8am) decorating for Christmas (GASP!).  I don't think I have a free weekend until after the new year (and then it'll be birthday time for Miss O), so I decided to try and get it all done.  My house is now a WRECK.  I'm probably 80% decorated.  Maybe after another 2-3 hours I'll be done.  Sigh.  I love it when it's done...but I always forget how long it takes to get it done and how BIG of a mess it makes!

Hope you all have an awesome Thanksgiving.  I'm excited that my family is going to get to come and having Thanksgiving at our house.  It'll be my first turkey --- I think I better let my mom cook it!!

Happy Thanksgiving Week!!!!!!!!!!!! 

We are ALL blessed beyond measure & well beyond what we deserve.  No matter where you are in life, there is something you can be content about....there is always a brighter day ahead....and it could always be worse!  CONTENTMENT.  Just do it.  BE THANKFUL.  Discontentment comes from the enemy.  God doesn't want that for our life.  Give thanks for everything...always!!!

Trick or Treat!

For the past month, Olivia's been telling me that I am going to dress as her Grandma for Halloween, cause afterall, Little Red Riding Hood needs a Grandma.  I've continued to say "we'll see" thinking she would just let it go.

So here's the conversation we had before bed October 30:

Olivia:  So, do you have your costume yet?
Me:  Um, no?
Olivia:  Why not?
Me:  Cause I'm not dressing up.  Just you are.
Olivia (with lip pouted):  But who's going to be my grandma??? I need a grandma.

SIGH

I couldn't get her little voice or sad face out of my head.  So I purchased a grandma wig and some wolf ears/tail about 4pm on Halloween.  I game home, dressed up, then went to surprise her at school.  She was so funny.  She didn't recognize me at first, then just grinned ear to ear.  She was SO proud to have a grandma, and so excited when I told her daddy would be the wolf.

So we walked around our neighborhood trick or treating looking like this: 

Daddy refused to let me take a pic of his tail....but I managed to get a quick one. LOL. He's such a good dad!!!

Olivia LOVED trick or treating. She wasn't a bit shy or scared to go up and ring the bell and say "Trick or Treat".  She said "Thank you" to everyone (YAY) and was polite and would only take one piece of candy!  The last house we went to was handing out $1.00 coins...she's already put it in her piggy bank!

After trick or treating, we came home to hand out candy to other kids, or "customers" as Olivia called them.

Now....it's time for the REAL holiday season!  So excited for the rest of the year!  Love it!