Santa 2

This is the Santa, I've been working her up to see. We went to Neiman Marcus downtown to see him. I heard that the lines are much shorter than Northpark, and it worked out so well. Charlotte was thrilled to see Santa again. While waiting, Charlotte loved watching the other kids interact with him. By the time it was her turn, she walked right up to him and wanted to be picked up. When he asked her what she wanted for Christmas, she replied, "Candy!"

That's my girl!

Santa 1

Like most kids, last year, Charlotte was pretty afraid of Santa. So, to convince her otherwise, I began setting up our decorative Santas before Thanksgiving this year. We talked to each of them daily and I might have said something about Santa giving good kids candy. Well, I believe it worked! We went with friends to see Santa at TCBY. Yes, the big man loves frozen yogurt! Charlotte willingly went up to him and sat on his lap and guess what.... he gave her candy!!! It worked!!

Happy Birthday to Charlotte

Charlotte is 2!

It is so hard to believe that she has only been in our lives for 2 years. She brings so much joy and energy each day. Justin and I love to just watch and listen to the exciting new things she has to say. She now talks in almost complete sentences. It cracks us up the things that she says now.

We had a big Birthday trip planned to Borger, but it got cancelled because all 3 of us got sick. With Charlotte and I running fevers at home, Justin ran all around town making sure that his baby girl had a birthday cake and balloons on her special day. He is the best daddy in the world. He took such good care of both of us while we were sick, that the poor thing became sick himself from all of our germs.

Even though it was just us 3 celebrating, we had a wonderful party. Charlotte was very excited with her presents and especially the cake. Way to go Daddy!

walking into the living room and seeing all the gifts

"Is that mine?"

"oh boy!"

"I'm 2!!"

It Snowed... sort of

We woke up last Wednesday morning to see it snowing in Dallas.

It was a fun surprise! But by the time we got dressed and found the camera, it had stopped.

Charlotte's 1st snow

Where did November go??

Where did November go?

It seems like it came and went very fast this year. October was a fun and busy month, so I guess I took an "unofficial" blogging break in November.

As always, Charlotte and I fill our days with activities of play and shopping, but we look forward to the weekends when we can have Justin with us.

November, in our neck of the woods, means LOTS of leaves. This year, Charlotte LOVED playing in them. We bought her a rake just her size so that she could help. And, of course, nothing's better than raking leaves with fairy wings on!!

Our Pumpkin

It dawned on me that I never took a picture of Justin's finished work.

Can you say, "MEOW"?

Trunk or Treat

Charlotte's school hosted a "Trunk or Treat" tonight in the parking lot.

Everyone was suppose to decorate the trunk of their car and hand out treats. It was a larger event than I anticipated. Many (veterans) went all out with their decorations! Too bad I didn't get many pictures, but a few cars were decked out.

Daddy and Kitty Cat ready to go to the party

Shelley and Rett

The Campbells

Our trunk! Not the best, but pretty good!

Plus we handed out Play Doh ~ yeah, mommy rocks!!