Friday, March 23, 2012

We Are Family

Recently Eliza and I had the opportunity to have a little R&R time at my mom's. Although Eliza always loves spending time at Grammy and Grand Daddy's "farm", this trip was extra special because Aunt Mare flew in from Arizona and Uncle A.J. and his family drove in from El Paso. Eliza was so excited to have time with her cousins and she quickly became Nicole's shadow.


We also had the opportunity to spend some time with my grandfather and take him out to lunch. It was really great to spend some time with him - it makes my heart happy to see him thriving and doing so well.




I was also super excited that my cousins Janet and Amy along with their sweet kiddos came over to see us and spend some time with us. Eliza had a great time meeting Norah and playing the "Can You Name the Villain?" game. Thanks Norah for teaching it to us. It is a game that we now play quite often when we are in the car. We were also excited to see Reid again and to finally have the chance to meet Louis.








I had to include this picture of A.J. and Joey even though it is not a great picture because it is the only picture I have where Joey is not a complete and total blur! Joey is always on the go - he is a mover and a shaker.


We wrapped up our fun weekend with a little pampering at the nail salon courtesy of Grammy.

Thursday, March 22, 2012

Be Our Guest

Aunt Mare and Uncle John know the way to a four year olds heart . . . . dress up clothes! Eliza loves to play tea party while wearing her Belle dress and she always says, "Look at me Mom - I'm fancy!"



Four!



Friday, March 2, 2012

Go Texan Day

The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is a B-I-G deal in our city - so much so that most area schools (including Eliza's preschool) designate the Friday before the official kick off as "Go Texan Day". Finding the right outfit for Go Texan Day - or Cowgirl Day (as Eliza calls it) was a bit tougher this year.

Eliza has decided that she wants to only wear dresses or skirts - no pants, jeans or shorts. I tried to convince her that even cowgirls wear jeans but she wasn't buying it. Once again I got lucky at my favorite children's resale store and found the perfect dress and on sale to boot! I know Eliza's favorite part of Go Texan Day was learning to say YEE - HAW
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