Early Christmas with GG, Pops, and Mimi!

This past weekend, the Little Rock grandparents came to Austin for an early Christmas celebration.  We had so much fun!  Pearce went to school on Thursday and when I put him down for his nap, I told him that when he woke up, Pops and Mimi and GG would be here.  When Pearce woke up, he was so excited!  He just stood on the windowsill waiting for everyone to show up.  On Thursday, we just ordered Chinese food and had fun just playing and visiting.  Pearce really put on a show that night!  He LOVED wrestling with Pops and throwing pillows on him :)  That night, Pearce asked GG to read to him and rock him.  That was a nice break for me!  On Friday, Pops and Mimi came back over in the morning and we all went to the mall play area to play and ride the train since it was raining.  Then we ate lunch at Mighty Fine...yum!!  On Saturday, Chris started preparing our "Christmas" meal and we just hung out at home and played.  Pearce took a good nap and then it was time for his presents!  Oh my goodness, Pearce hit the jackpot with his gifts from his grandparents.  He got lots of fun toys which he loved and several cute outfits, which I loved!  Pearce played and played.  After I put him to bed for the night, we ate our gourmet dinner that Chris made.  It was sooooo good!  Then we all got to open our presents.  Chris and I are really excited because we got money to go towards new couches for us.  We are very much in need of new couches!  I also got some cute rain boots that I can't wait to wear....and have Pearce wear his, of course!  We had such a fun time with our family.  I love weekends like this because we didn't have a lot planned and just really enjoyed being together and loving on Pearce.  Pearce was sad when everyone left.  He is one lucky little guy!!  Thank you all for coming and celebrating Christmas with us.  We love you!!!!

GG brought lots of yummy treats, of course!

 

 

 

 

 

Spoiled???  No way!  Well....maybe a little :)

 

Georgetown Christmas Stroll

This afternoon, I took Pearce to the Georgetown square for their Christmas Stroll.  This was one of the things on my list of Christmas activities I wanted to do with Pearce, so I was excited to see what it was like.  We had so much fun!!  There were TONS of booths with jewelry, clothing, crafts, etc...  Plus several areas just for kids.  The first thing we wanted to do was go see Santa!  There wasn't a long line which was nice.  The kids in front of Pearce started crying right when it was their turn to sit on Santa's lap.  When it was Pearce's turn, Santa asked if he wanted to come sit on his lap.  Pearce hopped right out of his stroller and went right up and sat on Santa's lap.  He told him he wanted a "Kenai stick" (which is a walking stick from a movie he likes) a "puter", a basketball goal, and a candy cane.  Pearce talked and talked to Santa, it was so cute!  Then we went to a pizza stand and shared a piece of pizza.  Next, we went to an area that had all types of work trucks, a fire truck, police cars, and a school bus.  Pearce got up on every one to "drive" them.  He really loved the trash truck :)  He was also so excited to go on a real school bus, too.  We walked on and I told him to find a seat to sit down on.....he looked and looked for the perfect seat and then found a seat with a "boom" (broom) and thought that was the perfect seat!  Then he wanted to go see the police cars.  A policeman walked up to Pearce and said, "Hi my name is Officer (can't remember his name), what's your name?"  Pearce said, "Hi, my name is Pearce!"  And the police officer put out his hand and Pearce shook his hand!  Then he asked Pearce if he wanted to see his police car.  Pearce ran over and hopped right in.  Then Pearce saw the policeman's gun locked up in the back and asked if that's his gun.  The policeman said yes.  Then Pearce asked if he could hold his gun!  Thankfully, the policeman said no, but that he could drive the car....Pearce was pretty happy with that :)  He also got in the police ATV and loved that.  The last vehicle he wanted to go on was the fire truck.  He hopped right in and loved it.  BUT, he got totally shy when a fireman came up and started talking to him :)  I wanted to take his picture in front of the fire truck and the fireman asked if he wanted to sit with him.  Pearce always put his fingers in his mouth when he gets shy and those fingers had a hard time staying out of his mouth :)  I did get a cute picture though!  We walked around for a while after that and rode a train, got a balloon sword, and a funnel cake.  We were there for several hours and just had the best time.  Pearce cried when he realized we were going back to the car :(  We all slept in this morning so Pearce did not take a nap.  On the way home, he fell asleep and when we got back home, as I was taking him out of his car seat, he barely opened his eyes and said "I not ready to go night night."  I put his pajamas on him and put him in bed and he was out....at 6:30!

Thanksgiving 2014

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday in Little Rock!  We got to fly in, which was really nice.  Pearce is always such a good traveler on airplanes.  He fell asleep during the second flight before we even took off!  When we got to Pops and Mimi's house, Pearce was so excited to see them.  No more sleeping in pack 'n plays for Pearce.  He slept in a twin bed at Mama and Papa's house with a guard rail, so Pops and Mimi got a guard rail for the twin bed at their house and he did just great.  They also put the monitor in their room, so it was really nice being able to sleep in.  Pearce is all boy when it comes to wrestling and chasing.  He LOVES to wrestle and LOVES to be chased.  He had so much fun playing in the backyard, too.  Pearce also loves sticks and when Pops brought out his walking stick he used in Africa, Pearce was in Heaven!  Mimi also kept a walking stick Chris made when he was in college.  So to have two big sticks for Pearce to play with, was awesome!  On Thursday, we had our Thanksgiving dinner with GG at the Lyons' house.  Pearce loved playing with the other 3 kids there.  He especially loved jumping in the big leaf piles in their front yard!  He ate a great dinner of turkey, mashed potatoes, a roll, and fruit.  The dinner was sooo good!  On Friday, GG came over to Pops and Mimi's house and we all watched the Hogs lose...very sad :(  Chris went to visit two of his high school buddies and I went to visit one of my college friends, Chrissie.  So fun!  On Saturday, we met GG for lunch at a barbecue place.  The lunch was yummy, but Pearce was not too happy during lunch.  I think he was tired and just not wanting to sit to eat lunch...which was a little stressful for Chris and I.  We left Little Rock to fly back that afternoon.  I totally thought Pearce would fall asleep on the first flight because he hadn't had a nap yet and woke up early that morning.  He fell asleep right when we landed and stayed asleep during out hour and a half layover!  I actually loved carrying him around with him asleep on my shoulder :)  We had such a great time with our family!!!  We picked up Otis and Sissy at doggy daycare on Sunday and they were WORN out!!  Thank you Pops and Mimi and GG for a great visit!!