Georgetown Christmas Stroll and Sweet Eats Fruit Farm!

Last weekend Christie and I took the boys to two Christmas events which took our whole day and into the evening....but we all had the BEST time!  First up, was going to the Georgetown Christmas Stroll.  This even is held on the Georgetown square and has tons of activities for kids and adults.  We had to go see Santa first!  Pearce told him he wanted Fingerlings (little interactive monkeys that fit on your finger...hot toy this year!).  Santa said "Oh yes, Fingerlings....the elves will be working extra hard this season!"  Then we just took our time walking around and doing the kid activities....they got to make a boat, ride the trackless train while having motorcycle cops "chase" them, play hockey, cake walk, ride the swing amusement ride, and I got them each a toy gun that they had seen other kids walking around with :)  We stayed there for several hours and then had lunch at Chick-Fil-A and then went to our next destination.... Sweet Eats Fruit Farm for their Polar Express movie night!  The boys had fun playing and doing all the farm activities until it got dark, then we sat down on our blankets, bundled up and enjoyed the movie.  They even had s'mores cones.....marshmallows, graham cracker pieces, and chocolate chips all in a waffle cone and grilled on the grill to melt everything inside....it was YUMMY!!!!!  They really enjoyed the movie and snack!  Christie and I were both amazed that we had them going nonstop from morning to night but they not once complained or argued or cried about anything.  We ALL had such a fun day/night!!

Thanksgiving 2017

We had such a nice Thanksgiving in Dallas this year!  Pearce was counting down the days until it was time to go.  We left early Wednesday morning and got to Dallas just in time to go out for brunch to celebrate Allie's 21st birthday!  We met at a yummy cafe and most of us got Eggs Benedict...so good!  We did some shopping afterwards compliments of Mama!!  Then we took Allie to get her hair done and it looked so cute!!  That evening Mama cooked us a great Mexican dinner and then we gave Allie her bday presents.  She also FINALLY got to have a glass of wine...legally :)  Pearce and Charlotte loved having a tea party with Mama's nice tea set :)  Thursday we got up early and Ash and I got everything ready for our Thanksgiving lunch.  We had done most everything the night before, so it was pretty easy getting all the sides heated up while the turkey cooked.  Ashley did such a great job on the turkey plus we had all the yummy sides.....mashed potatoes, mom's dressing, Helen's corn and sausage casserole, Chris's green bean casserole, broccoli salad, sweet potato casserole, rolls, and gravy.  Oh my goodness, it was all so good!  I made myself go back for seconds even though I was pretty full.  We just hung out the rest of the day and the kids had fun playing outside and just being silly together.  That evening Ash and I geared up to go Black Friday shopping!  We left around 9:00 and went to Toys R Us first and got the kids their presents and then went to Kohl's to get the kids new clothes and a few other things.  Then we ended our night/morning with Macy's!  By the time we got to Macy's it was 1:00 in the morning, but we really wanted to go to Macy's so we did!  The stores weren't overly crazy crowded, but the lines to check out were long....thankfully the lines moved fast.  We thought next time maybe we should go earlier, but then we figured the stores would be a lot more crowded, so we decided going later was better in the end.  We each got some fun new things for ourselves plus Christmas gifts, so it was a win!  We got home at 3:00 in the morning, but it was so worth it!  Friday we met everyone for lunch at Torchy's Tacos to celebrate Mama's birthday!  Our lunch was so good and Mom was sooooo excited to get her new Apple TV!  She said she's been loving it and it's a lot easier to work than her old one.  The rest of the day, we just hung out at Ashley's house and let the kids play and play!  We did take a little trip to Starbucks to let everyone use their gift cards Papa got us.....thanks Papa!!!  The best part of Thanksgiving was just being together and watching Pearce have so much fun with his cousins.  He just cannot get enough of them and they are always so sweet to play with him!   

Kindergarten school picture

Oh my gosh....how cute is my little Kindergartener?!?!  I was so happy when I saw his picture!  I knew I would order pictures no matter what they looked like....if he smiled or not....but I was so happy his picture turned out so cute!  What's funny is that I could not find the "perfect" school picture shirt.  I went to several different stores trying to find a shirt that didn't have any graphics on it and was a button up.  Either I didn't like the pattern or it wasn't in his size.  I just wanted a classic shirt!  Then I remembered I had this shirt from Nathan, tried it on him, and it fit perfectly and I LOVED it!  However, when I put it on Pearce and told him it used to be Nay Nay's, he started crying saying he missed Nay Nay :(  Life is so hard sometimes!  Can't believe my baby is a Kindergartener!!!

Halloween 2017

Our Halloween this year was so much fun!  I was excited that Mama and Papa could spend Halloween with us this year.  They got here Tuesday afternoon just in time to pick Pearce up from school.  He was so excited when he saw them in the car :)  Pearce was soooo anxious for trick-or-treating to get here, so Pearce and Mama played several long games of Scrabble :)  Chris made the best chicken spaghetti for dinner, so we ate first and then started getting ready.  I think Pearce was the cutest Spiderman ever!  I loved watching how excited he was.  Mom and I took Spiderman trick-or-treating and Papa and Chris stayed to pass out candy.  It is always so fun for me to see all the kids out and about in their costumes so happy and excited....and Pearce was no exception.  We went all around the neighborhood and when Pearce's bucket got too heavy, he was ready to go back home and eat his candy!  He also loved answering he door and handing out candy :)  On Wednesday, I had the day off, so mom and I went to eat lunch with Pearce at school and then we went shopping!  I loved being able to spend the day with Mom just talking and having fun being together.  We picked Pearce up from school and then took him to Jumpstreet.  He had fun showing Mama and Papa all his cool moves!  Of course we had to get ice cream on our way home :)  On Thursday morning, Mama and I dropped Pearce off at school and then she went with me to my preschool to help me with my kids.  It was so fun to see her with my little kids....they loved her!!  She was such a huge help because I had to get their Indian outfits ready for our Thanksgiving feast the next week.  Having 8 3 year olds paint vests, headbands, and string beads on a necklace is no small feat!  Well, mom got several of the kids' outfits all finished which made my job a lot easier!  We had such a fun time celebrating Halloween together.  Thanks for coming Mama and Papa!!!!