Griffin is finally in his crib! YAY!!!! It is so nice to have him in his own room and his own space. I like having our room back.
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| Found him standing in his crib the first day I put him in there for nap. Had to lower it within 24 hours of getting it put together. LOL |
When we first moved in, we made it a point to get Christmas decorations out and up before it was too late. I wanted this house to feel like home quickly. I think all of this went up by December 10th.
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| Chocolate came back to visit! |
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| Eating in his high chair like a big boy too! |
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| Putting the star on the tree |
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| So excited for Christmas and to be in a home again! |
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| Just hanging around |
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| Chocolate found our Christmas stories! |
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| Gracie loved looking for Chocolate this year. |
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| He's a shining star |
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| Making a painting for the mantle |
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| Finished product |
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| All done with her painting and showing me her shaka |
The Texas Motor Speedway has a Christmas light show that runs around and underneath the grandstand. We popped popcorn, took our M&M's and got in the car to see the show. We loved it! It was a new experience for us and neat to see something we had not seen before.
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| Outside the Motor Speedway |
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| My goofy girl |
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| Kevin from Home Alone |
One Saturday, we took off to Southlake (a nearby town) for some walking, shopping and Santa visiting.
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| Look at that sweet face! |
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| Griffin's first picture with Santa and Gracie's 2nd. |
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| Helping Dad hang some things in the house |
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| What a wine-o |
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| Tea party with Chocolate |
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| Counting down the days! |
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| Good morning sunshines! |
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| Gracie started gymnastics at ASI. She absolutely loves it now. Her first day, she cried all the way there. Now, she asks every day if it's Gymnastics Wednesday. hehe |
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| Trying to sneak out |
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| Playing outside and yes, she went to gymnastics like this one day. |
When we move back, I don't know how Gracie will adjust to not receiving gifts in the mail. She loves checking the mailbox and loves getting surprises even more. Christmas is the best because all presents get shipped right to us. Best. thing. ever. I might request this when we move back just so we don't have to lug things home after parties. ;)
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| Lots of presents arrived today!! She could not wait to open them all. |
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| From Grandma Rose...Gracie the Hippo |
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| From Grandpa Spike and Grandma Jan...Cinderella |
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| From Uncle Steve and Aunt Steph...new plates and silverware |
We also got our first visitors on the 18th or 20th or something. Gosh, seems so long ago I can't remember the date! Pam and AJ came down to visit. They were lucky to make it out of Omaha because they got hit with a big snowstorm that day. They stayed for 10 days and we kept busy on the weekends and during Justin's days off.
One thing we got to see was LegoLand. Gracie loves Legos just like her daddy, so it was the perfect place to play for kids and adults.
Justin and AJ were lucky enough to score some tickets to a Cowboys game. Their tickets were pretty far but Justin said the atmosphere was pretty amazing. The seats weren't all that bad, plus they sat right in front of that gigantic screen. You can't miss anything with that thing!
Next post will be full of pictures from our Christmas festivities and things we did with Pam and AJ. Plus you can answer this question for me, "Does this mustache make me look fat?" haha Post coming soon!
One thing we got to see was LegoLand. Gracie loves Legos just like her daddy, so it was the perfect place to play for kids and adults.
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| Hanging out |
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| Excited to see LegoLand |
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| LegoLand ride |
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| Even Griff got to go! |
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| Basketball player built from Legos. He was kind enough to pose with AJ. |
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| Dallas/Fort Worth Lego Display. Really cool to see a bunch of landmarks made with Legos. |
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| Ride 'em cowboy! |
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| Cowboys Stadium |
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| After LegoLand, we walked around the very large mall. Gracie got a caricature done. |
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| Almost done! |
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| More presents under the tree! Christmas is just days away! |
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| Helping Grandma cut some Christmas cookies out |
Justin and AJ were lucky enough to score some tickets to a Cowboys game. Their tickets were pretty far but Justin said the atmosphere was pretty amazing. The seats weren't all that bad, plus they sat right in front of that gigantic screen. You can't miss anything with that thing!
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| AJ and Justin |
Next post will be full of pictures from our Christmas festivities and things we did with Pam and AJ. Plus you can answer this question for me, "Does this mustache make me look fat?" haha Post coming soon!
