Lights in Natchitoches

 
Bella and Lilly loved watching the fireworks in Natchitoches! Lilly would point to them and wave at them and Bella would just watch in awe.  Both girls had fun!

Lilly's First Parade....

and she slept for part of it!  When she was awake, she loved the parade!  Bella loved the bands and the dancers!

Tis the Season

To start off the Christmas season, we went and cut down a tree at the Christmas tree farm.  The girls posed in front of the one we chose. Unfortunately, mom and dad had the hardest time getting the tree to stand in the tree stand, so we ended up using the artificial tree.  The local bakery had gingerbread houses for all the children to decorate and then a tasting inside the bakery of the yummy desserts.  Bella loved putting the candies on the icing!

Fun at Yesterland farm

   We stopped at a tree farm in Canton on the way home from Dallas with some fun things for the kids.  Isabella loved riding on the plane, dressing the scarecrow, and sliding down an inflatable slide all by herself!  Lilly Ruth just watched and smiled and took it all in!

Thanksgiving/Early Christmas in Dallas

I love this puzzle!

A princess castle! This is just what I wanted!

Come on Uncle Skippy! Come play with me!

I love my Uncles!

Gigi with her girls.

Thanksgiving in Dallas

                                                      Fun with uncle D.J. (aka uncle boogie)

                                                                 Me and my Gigi

                                                     Eating some delicious Thanksgiving food!

                                                              Having fun with Moms

                                                                  I love Moms!

Fall Festival at Mama's School

Who needs this cane to do shuffle board? I can just slide it to a number with my fingers!

I love to get my nails done!  This time I chose blue sparkly nail polish!

I am getting pretty good at this game!

Pecan Festival 2012

 This past weekend, we made our annual trip out to the Pecan Festival in Colfax, LA with our good friends Kristi, Scott, Nathan, and Matt.  The kids loved catching candy at the parade, the adults enjoyed visiting, and Lilly just took all the excitement in, as this was her first festival.  It was hot, hot, hot, but we had a lot of fun.  We also enjoyed some great tasting bar-b-que from one of the vendors!  Oh and the praline covered pecans are extra yummy!

Halloween 2012

This year instead of going door to door trick or treating, we went to a trunk or treat at a nearby church as well as a fall festival.  Isabella and Lilly had a blast, Bella especially enjoying the playgorund at the church.  Brian carved the pumpkins and of course Bella grace did not want anything to do with the seeds.  Lilly couldn't stay away! 

Fall Fun

Aunt Suzie, Erika, Zanna, and Mimi came to visit us the weekend before Halloween.  We had lots of fun just watching all the precious children play and interact with each other!

We thought a picture of a cowgirl with her cows would be just adorable!  Sure enough the picture did not disappoint!

What Fun We Had

That's my girl!! I am so glad that she was not afraid to hold the snail! The snail was not the only wildlife we saw-we also saw several bucks, does, and fawns.  There was even a doe and two baby fawns that rested and spent the whole day in the yard at Gigi and Papa's house.  It was beautiful to see! We had such a wonderful time in New Mexico! We are so glad that we got to see Jackson and Bryson!  God sure has blessed us with handsome boys and beautiful girls!

Outside Fun

 We all enjoyed playing outside on the front porch, watching the deer walk by, blow bubbles, and dig in the dirt. in the first picture, Lilly loved watching and trying to pop the bubbles. Where's Bella? in the second picture-she fits exactly behind Bryson in the second picture, and Steph found a snail that all three cousins showed quite an interest in!  While we were there, temps were in the 80s during the day and in the uppers 50s to lower 60s at night.  Little to no humidity! Mama loved it!!!

Random NM Pics

 

Jackson, Bryson, and Bella enjoyed painting with water colors, Lilly loved eating her cereal in the high chair that mama used, and aren't Bryson and Lilly son photo genetic?!

So Pretty

Auntie Sara and Gigi held Lilly every chance they got. Lilly of course obliged and enjoyed it!

Fox Cave

Fox Cave is a "junk" gift shop inside a cave.  It was open when Gigi was a little girl, closed, and recently re-opened.  The kids really enjoyed seeing an actual cave, but wanted to go deeper in it than what is allowed. Bella posed with an alien in the gift shop part of the cave and all three cousins posed for a picture behind bars! Lilly enjoyed sleeping in the truck with Papa!

Water Fun

While in Ruidoso, we went to the city pool and had a blast! Jackson and Bryson loved sliding down the big slide with Steph and Sara while Lilly and Bella had fun kicking in the water. Bella did great floating, kicking, and blowing bubbles in the big pool and in the kiddie pool.  Lilly really loved it-she would just kick and kick her feet, coo, and she had the biggest smile on her face! Fun was had by all-we were there for three hours! And yes, Lilly stayed in the water that whole time-that is how much she loved it!

Fun at Gigi and Papa's

After we left Moms's, we went up to the mountains to  Ruidoso, New Mexico where Gigi and Papa live.  While here, Lilly enjoyed playing with Papa, Bella enjoyed making shapes out of beads with Jackson, and all three enjoyed using stamps.  Steph (the sitter that came with Sara to help drive and keep up with the four) loved having her hair fixed.  Bryson and Bella could be hair stylist and Jackson can take care of the pedicures;).