I'm baaaaaaaaacckkkkk...

Oh my goodness...I can't believe February was the last time that I posted to my blog! There are no excuses, other than I discovered facebook and I've been updating and posting pics on there!
So where to begin?? Natalie just turned 4 years old on the 16th, Matt is back working in the car business again, and Abby is your typical 2 year old...fiesty and fun!
Here are pics from Natalie's birthday. We started off the morning with Mickey Mouse pancakes, and then off to her birthday party riding toy parade! Everyone brought their favorite riding toys and we had a parade to honor the birthday girl! Natalie's favorite gift....What else but her new Tinkerbell bike!






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We are here...alive and kicking!!

Giving Dad a Makeover!

Nat and her scarf that she wears in 80 degree weather!

Nat on Super Bowl Sunday in her Cowboys outfit that is 2 sizes to small..She won't give it up! (We need a Bears outfit...hint...hint!!)

Abby and Natalie getting ready for Abby's party

Sisters :)

Oh my gosh...I can't believe that it has been since Christmas Eve since my last post! Things have just been crazy...to put it mildly! Matt is still interviewing and looking for a job. Abby celebrated her 2nd birthday on the 22nd of January. Matt celebrated his birthday on Super Bowl Sunday. All I know is that I am ready for Spring weather and I'm ready for everyone to be healthy! I think this has been the toughest winter yet with sicknesses. I hope to get back into blogging...I'm a very routined person, and things have been somewhat "un-routine" lately! :)

The Polar Express

The Polar Express Train

Trying to get a group pic...

Waiting to arrive at the North Pole

Abby seeing the North Pole

Natalie seeing the North Pole

Visiting with Santa and receiving the special bell

Pure excitement after talking with Santa



Here are pics from our 2nd annual trip to the Polar Express with our neighbors. Last year, it was just Natalie and myself...but this year Daddy and Abby came along with us. We all had a blast sipping hot chocolate, singing Christmas carols, listening to the story, seeing the North Pole, visiting with Santa, and receiving the special bell from Santa. All in all, it was a wonderful night!

Here Comes Santa Claus...

Today Granny treated the girls to a visit with Santa Claus. It was wonderful because we were the only ones there and they got to sit and chat for a while. The girls were so excited and just lit up when they saw him and sat in his lap. Knock on wood, I have never had any meltdowns when it came to seeing Santa!! Santa asked what Natalie wanted and she said, "A stroller because my sister won't share mine with me anymore!" And of course, Abby just wants whatever her big sis wants!!

Frosty the Snowman

I thought this was too funny...she is determined to learn Frosty the Snowman..but everytime she comes to corncob, she forgets pipe...Hope it works!

ICE!

Last week we headed to Dallas for an interview with Matt. We decided to make a long weekend out of it and go visit our closest friends, do a little Christmas shopping, and just hang out and have a good time. We needed a little getaway.
We were so lucky to get to see "ICE" at the Gaylord in Grapevine while we were up there. It is something I have always wanted to do and I always here people talking on and on about it! I don't even know how to explain this, other than is it breathtaking! The girls loved it! It is a 14,000 square foot "ICE" exhibit that features 2 million pounds of ice in a variety of holiday scenes and sculptures hand carved by 40artisans from China. As you enter the exhibit you are given warm parkas because the place is only 9 degrees!!!!! After we went through the exhibit, we went and toured the hotel lobby and got to meet Santa, see live reindeer, see a huge life size gingerbread house, and they had over 1.2 million Christmas lights to look at all over the hotel. It really put us in the Christmas spirit! We then got to have some adult time without the kiddos and we played the game of Taboo...oh, how I love that game. It is one of my favorites! I did however lose both games...I can blame that on my partners, right?? :)

Thanksgiving Christmas Dinner

Here is what I found the other day...Natalie was in our dining room and she had a stuffed animal in every chair...the table was set...and each animal had food. Natalie invited Daddy and myself to "Thanksgiving Christmas Dinner." It was so cute! I know she picked this up from Grandma and Grandpa's house when we all had Thanksgiving Lunch/Dinner. She loved being with all the family and doing her favorite thing...EATING!!!