Eddy and I went on vacation to the LA area about a week ago. Above is from the pier in Santa Monica. The water was awesome, weather was awesome, sleep was awesome...just doesn't get much better! We visited our friends there, so we did some touristy stuff, but we also did relax. Of course, those who know me probably don't believe the relax part, but I did this trip. I went to bed between 10 and 11 every night and didn't get up until after 9! It was awesome!!

Eddy and I on the Hollywood Homes bus tour. We are not bus tour types, but we figured if we really wanted to know where some famous people lived then this was the best way to do it. It was pretty neat seeing all we saw. Some of them belonged to the late Michael Jackson, Tom and Katie, The Spellings, The Hiltons, Leonardo DeCaprio, etc...

Me and my friend Tim. I do heart him...he's a good and fun friend!

Now if I can just find a way to live there and not be poor...

:)

Class

Abigail loved ballet today! She listened really well and tried to do everything Miss Allison asked. She is ready to go again tomorrow, but I told her she'd have to wait until next week!

Ballet

Abigail starts her first dance class tomorrow evening. I'm not sure who is more excited...me or her! Taylor is going to be in class with her, so that makes it even better. It's amazing how fast they grow up!

Movies

We've figured out that Studio Movie Grill has a children's movie every Saturday at 10:59. Each movie is for every Saturday in the month, but it's only $2.00 to get in. This past Saturday we went to see a Care Bears movie with Auntie Dee. Good times were had by all!!

Dallas Auto Show

Last night was Date Night for Eddy and me. We went to Hard 8 BBQ for dinner and ate outside. After a quick stop at Target, we headed to the Dallas Auto Show. We go every year and have so much fun! It's great to be able to sit in so many different cars at one place and never get hassled. Below are just a few pics of the many cars we tried out!

February...is it already gone??

If it weren't for my best friend Dee nagging me I'm not sure this blog would ever get updated. I mean the days fly by and our computer is so slow. Or the old one that is. February brought us our very first Mac, and we love it! Lots of other things happened in February as well. We took a trip to visit the Beardens. And we drove...the whole 10 hours! It was actually not a bad drive, and it was totally worth it. We had so much fun wit the Bearden family, as always. And I never want to leave...or I want to bring them back with me, either would be awesome! Below is a picture of Abigail holding baby Lila. She did love that little baby girl, but she also loved playing with Jonah, Noah, and Emma!

Another thing that happened in February was the return of Chopstick. When Abigail was about 6 months old we thought it would be best for Chopstick to live with some friends. It just seemed like too much at the time. Well, those friends decided to move to California and they couldn't take him with them. Of course I couldn't let him go anywhere other than home with us!

Abigail has become the dress up queen. She loves it. Her first goal when getting home every day is seeing how quickly she can put up her dress up clothes. I'm not sure when this picture was taken, but I love it!

Then, on the 21st of this month, our beautiful girl turned 3. THREE...already?? How does that happen?? She had a Dora the Explorer birthday and had 7 friends come to celebrate with her. She got so many new and wonderful toys that she still has trouble deciding what to play with first!

And as mentioned before we had some wonderful friends move to California. I think they will love it out there, and we will definitely visit as soon as possible. We wish them the best and will miss them so much! Below is Uncle Brent and Abigail.

Daddy & Daughter

So, I haven't fallen off the face of the Earth...just haven't made time to update in a while, so I decided that when I finally did it had to be a super fun post! The other night Eddy was playing with Abigail in her room. I decided to check in on them and see what they were up to. This is what I found:There are lots of interesting things going on her. First Eddy looks totally hot...as in hot mess! But it's awesome that he's really getting into it with her. Of course, if and when he finds out I posted theses pics he's gonna kill me! It's hard to see, but there is a fabulous bow headband on his head as well.
Lastly, my beautiful daughter...who has on no shirt. She loves to dress up everyday, but apparently when you dress up it doesn't ever include a shirt. We've discussed it, but she doesn't care and we are at home, so I figure I'll just let it go for now and let her enjoy it while she can!!

Saturday Fun

Saturday was a great day, busy but great! We started with the Children's Parade downtown Dallas. It didn't start until 10, but we got there around 7:30. Crazy yes, but worth it for the front row seats. Katie and Taylor went with us and the girl's were troopers. It was definitely freezing outside. The parade rocked though...Macy's Thanksgiving Parade is next! After lunch we headed to Palestine to ride the train with my brother Andy and his family. The theme was The Polar Express. We all had a wonderful time, but Abigail and Hunter really enjoyed it!

Here comes Barney! This was Abigail's favorite character in the parade.

This was after the parade. We had officially been there 4 hours, so the girls had gone a bit goofy on us!

Waiting to board The Polar Express.

Abigail and Hunter dancing and singing with one of the ladies on the train. They both had the bells Santa gave them and were having a blast!

Halloween 2009

What a Halloween week we've had!! It started Tuesday night when we went to the Coppell library for a Family Festival with Taylor and Katie (pic above). The girls did crafts and games and loved every minute of it! Friday night we went to Grapevine for their Halloween on Main Street. The shop owners sat outside of their shops giving the kids candy and they had bounce houses and slides. Abigail was a little iffy at first, but warmed up fast! Saturday we went to Bernie then Jane's house for trick or treating...and just visiting in general. Abigail had lots of fun at both houses, and Eddy and I enjoyed relaxing and chating. That night we headed to our church for Trunk or Treat. Abigail got more candy and did some more bouncing! We had a jack o lantern pizza from Papa Murphy's for dinner. While it was baking I took Abigail to a couple of houses close to ours. It was one eventful weekend, especially Saturday!

In Grapevine Friday night.

With Mimi Bern at her house.

Trunk R Treating at church.

More Trunk R Treating. This trunk had bubbles...a total hit with the kids!!

Family Camping Trip

This weekend we took a family trip to Lake Ouachita. It's about 20 minutes from Hot Springs, AR. Abigail, Eddy and I left Thursday night and spent the night in Texarkana, which is about half way. Abigail was so excited about the hotel room it was 11 before I got her to go to sleep. I think her favorite part was the elevator, which when she pronounced it sounded more like alligator. Although jumping on the bed was probably a close second! The next morning we were up and out. It was cloudly when we got there...and very chilly. We had lunch and sat around the fire, then decided we head to the Mid-America Museum in Hot Springs. It was drizzly and cold, so it was a perfect afternoon. When we got back to the campsite, it was hamburgers and smores! The smores was Eddy's favorite part! Saturday was absolutely beautiful so we took the boat out for a ride. We played some cards, sat around the fire, went to Fisherman's Wharf for a yummy dinner, then more smores! This morning we got up and starting breaking down camp. Left about 11, had lunch in Texarkana, and got home around 6. My parents and my brother and his family all came. The younger brother had to work and we sure missed him! We had such a great time that I feel sure we'll do it again next year! And I totally recommend central or northwest Arkansas this time of year...absolutely gorgeous!

Waiting for my dad to pick us up in the boat. It was Abigail's first boat ride on a lake and it didn't take her very long to warm up to it!

Riding in the boat. It was chilly, but relaxing. Abigail couldn't figure out why she couldn't get in the water!

Hunter and Abigail having lunch on Friday. Yummy hot dogs, chips, and apples! Let's just say that Abigail had enough chips on this trip to hurt someone...good thing we don't keep them in the house!

Mom in the tent. She and Dad stayed in the tent and the rest of us stayed in the camper. Considering it got down in the lower 40s at night, I was happy not to be in the tent!

Bahamas

Mom and I had a mother/daughter trip to the Bahamas this past week. It was so awesome. We flew to Ft. Lauderdale, then took a cruise ship to Freeport, Grand Bahama. We stayed there three nights before coming home. The first hotel wasn't really paradise worthy, so we changed hotels and that made the trip a perfect luxury! We slept, read, ate, and that's about it. It was so relaxing and totally refreshing. Eddy and Abigail survived as well!!

I heart the beach...yes Dee, it's catching on! :)

Me with my pina colada for Daisy...it was the best one I've ever had!

Walking to the resort beach from our room. There was the endless pool before the beach. Perfect for those of us who love to see the beach, but don't like swimming in salt water!

Me relaxing on the beach. It was so sunny this day that half of my pictures didn't turn out very well.

Mom and I waiting on the taxi to take us to the hotel. We had only recently figured out how extremely humid it was...I mean it was bad! Thank goodness for the refreshing pools and ocean!

Thanks mom for an awesome trip!!!

The Best State Fair in Our State!

We decided to go to the State Fair on Saturday. Mom and Dad came with us. The weather was perfect...we got there super early...and we had a blast!! Abigail rode lots of rides, we ate some yummy food, and watched the pirates water show. Dad and Eddy went to the auto show while Mom and I took Abigail to play some games. We saw like 5 minutes of En Vogue...takes me back to my high school days!! I have a feeling next year it will be easiter to convince Eddy to go!

Abigail on the tractor at Little Hands on the Farm...one of the coolest exhibits.

Abigail feeding the chickens and getting some eggs for her basket.

Abigail and me on the merry-go-round...the first time!

Abigail in her stroller and ready to go...I wish I had a stroller!

Riding the "bears." They were sort of like a Tilt A Whirl. This was her favorite ride.

Also during the Little Hands on the Farm exhibit. She watered a tree and picked a peach.

Us in the tea cups...obviously not made for people my size! And OMG, it made me so DIZZY!

On the whales...I wasn't even about to try to ride this one!!

And on the dune buggies. She loved these...also something I didn't dare try! Thank goodness by the end she was comfortable riding by herself.