Getting ready for Leighton

Anna Claire painting letters for the nursery!

Matt and I are trying to get Leighton's room ready. Big sister loves to help. There's not a whole lot to do since the poor little boy's room is the size of a shoe box. However, we are trying to make it look really cute, and I think it's come along way, thanks to daddy. He has painted, shampoo'd the carpet (uhhh I can't stand carpet) , and put the bed up.

Still enjoying Christmas presents

Anna Claire is enjoying all of her Christmas presents still. These are a few shots of her skating. As she would say....these are her "skating shoes."

Santa was good!

Anna Claire had a big Christmas. We thought we were keeping it simple, but as it turned out.....it was VERY big. She had a great time and got some really fun new toys. We tried to make her understand the TRUE meaning, but at this age for her it was all about the presents :) Imagine that!

The Big City of Marshall Texas!

We went to see the lights in Marshall...

Baby News!

We found out today we are having a baby BOY! It was so much fun to get to see him today. Everything is on target and appears well. No question about the sex, he is absolutely a boy! We are thrilled and Anna Claire is warming up to the idea that it is a boy. She always talked about the baby "sister" in mommys tummy and now she is saying brother without crying for it to be a girl.

5 More Days

Biz and Anna Claire are ready! Merry Christmas

Bye Bye Paci

I went to the dentist on Tuesday and took Anna Claire with me. I didn't have intentions of having her teeth cleanded, but only to let her sit in the chair and get her familar with the whole dental cleaning idea. However, she of course wanted to have everything I had done, cleaning, floss, the works. She loved it!

The dentist looked at her teeth and discovered she still used her paci and that her teeth/bones were already shifted and told her the paci fairy would come to her house, so she needed to gather up all of her pacis and put them under her pillow and the fairy would leave her a suprise. So that night we did just that and she has been such a big girl about it. I am so proud of her. I was very sad thinking about taking her security away, but she hasen't been bothered by it at all.

Looking Back

I LOVE Christmas time, and always have. Really Matt and I both do....were like kids. I was thinking about the past 2 Christmas' and how much we have enjoyed them as a family of 3 (well 4 with Biz). I've been thnking latley about how fast my baby is growing up, and of course like every other mom....how sad it makes me. However, every new stage is better than the last, I guess because we love her more and more everyday. I count my blessings daily and realize this holiday season what a true blessing my family is to me.


Our 1st Christmas with Anna Claire





2nd Christmas

Getting ready for Christmas

We love Christmas around here. We put our Christmas tree up this weekend and decorated the house. I can't wait for Christmas....it's my favorite holiday!

Day at the fair

1st Haircut--but so much more!

We went today to have our haircut! This was Anna Claire's first and she LOVED it. I knew she was very ummm let's just say girly, and now she is even more prissy. Since her aunt is her stylist (I've learned that's the correct term), she got the special treatment including rollers in her hair, sitting under the dryer like the "big girls" (her words) and taking home rollers for her baby's. I'm quite sure the mini pedicures aren't going to cut it anymore. I think were in trouble with this one. She cried when we left and wanted another haircut and more rollers in her hair.

So since we got home all she has done is play beauty shop. It is so cute, I could watch her all day.

Daddy is so tough

Matt will probably kill me after this, so this may be my last blog entry.

Anna Claire has a way of making daddy do anything and everything she wants him to and it usually involves him wearing hairbows and lots of pink things. This (below) is a very typical look for him around here......

Happy Halloween

Our little fairy princess had so much fun trick or treating with all of her friends. This was her first time and I think she got the hang of it! :) She was eating candy (surprise) constantly (per the pictures with chocolate all over her face) and walking up and down the sidewalk screaming "Trick or Treat" before even getting to the door of each house.


Of course Biz didn't miss a thing!


We went back to some friends house for dinner afterwards which was lots of fun.

Pumpkin Patch

Pumpkin Carving

We had fun carving our pumpkins. Anna Claire thought that was the best thing on earth!!!!

Rain rain, don't go away.

My child really does love the rain!!! I can honestly say it is one of her favorite things to do. I don't know what I'll do when it is cold and rainy because she will want to play in it anyway.

Some random photos

Getting ready for Halloween

We are gearing up for Halloween around here. We are undecided what Anna Claire is going to be....It's either a ballerina or a princess. She loves both, so I guess we'll decide soon. But she loves all of her Halloween/fall clothes!!!

Fun Trip to Las Vegas

We had a great trip to Las Vegas to visit my brother and his family. Anna Claire loved playing with her cousins, Blake and Kyle. That is all she has talked about since we got home. Mom, Anna Claire and I went on Sat and came back last night. We played with the kids, ate lots of really fabulous food and of course did lots of shopping. We had such a wonderful time, and were sad to leave my brother and his sweet family. I wish the 3 cousins lived closer to each other, but were making it a priority to keep them close even though they live so far away. Blake and Kyle have got to be the coolest little boys I have ever met. We will go back in December :) YEAH!

Uncle Stephen, Blake, Anna Claire and Mom
Anna Claire seriously snacking on the plane
Anna Claire and Kyle

GO LSU