Merry Christmas!!!

This year Bob, Reese and I spent our first Christmas at home together and we had a BLAST! On Christmas Eve we went to church after stopping in at our neighbors for a picture!



After church we all ate some seafood gumbo which is one of Bob's family recipes. He worked all day to make it and it was DELICIOUS! After we ate we all settled in to wait for Santa.


Santa only brought a few things because Bob and I have a "thing" about not spoiling our child. She was totally thrilled with the few things she got which made us feel great about our decision.



After a nap, Nannie and Poppy came to town and brought the most favorite gift of all!!

A Little Red Wagon!!









We hope everyone had a Merry Christmas! Next week we are off to St Louis to see Bob's folks for Christmas..Happy New Year to Everyone!!

Family Fun for the Holidays!

Yesterday Bob, Reese and I spent the day doing fun things for the Holidays. This is the first year that Bob and I have ever stayed home for Christmas so we are thrilled to start our own traditions with our little family. Last year Reese was only 6 weeks old and I was so overwhelmed that I never even got around to putting up the tree....it was really kind of sad:( Because of that and the fact that we are staying home we went all out this year.

After church we made some Christmas cookies and everyone helped...Yummy!


Well maybe they didn't really help while I was baking the cookies...but they did help decorate. Just having them playing around while I was cooking was fun. Reese loves playing with her Daddy!




Reese is obsessed with opening presents...she tears pieces of off all the presents. Then when I give in and give her one to open she opens it and then wants to open MORE!







After dinner and bath time we went to look at Christmas lights...with Dolly of course! The lights in Frisco square were a big hit along with the tons of houses decorated in our neighborhood. It was a perfect ending to a great day. Merry Christmas Everyone!

Two Pea's in A Pod!

Reese and Elmo...


Elmo and Reese...


We LOVE Elmo around our house lately:)

BUSY But Fun Filled Weekend!

Last week my brother Chris and his family came from Florida for the big race. Although the main event was the race we did SO MANY other fun things with the kids. Here are some of the highlights...

We played at the mall...


We went swimming. Check out my niece Danni girl..how cute is she:)



Nike loved having someone to swim and play with him. He LOVES to swim along with my nephew Barrett! They swam and swam and swam!!



When the kiddos went to bed the adults got in the hotub...RELAXATION!

On Saturday our neighborhood had a Christmas festival with Santa, Reindeer and a train. Although it was terribly windy the kids had fun. Reese was mesmerized by the reindeer.





Barrett and Danni surprised us all by telling Santa and Mrs Clause what they wanted for Christmas!


On Saturday night Bob and I went to his company Christmas Party. Not exactly how I wanted to spend the night before the big race and needless to say we didn't "party" very hard. We were in bed by 10pm:)


On Sunday we got up early and went to the race..which was a blast!!


After the race we all rested for awhile before heading to Frisco Fire Safety Town for the Holiday Lights. What a great place. If you get a chance to take your kids out there it was so COOL!!

My nephew Andrew loved the Fire Engine.


Danni had a very cute little Fireman Crush:)



On Monday we let the kids open some presents from each other since we won't all get to see each other again this year. The kids had fun and Reese LOVED opening presents.




I had a wonderful time getting to see all my family for the Holidays. I love you all!!

Wordless Wednesday!

Just a little Sunday Stroll....

well maybe a little farther then that! Yesterday Bob, myself and my brother Chris ran in the White Rock Half Marathon. We had a great time and all finished strong. Bob was the leader and finished with a clock time of 2:02 and chip time of 1:55...he is a SUPER STAR!



Chris finished in 2:07 and I finished in 2:08. It was windy but warm and a great course with lots of entertainment. I'm gonna rest until January and then we are thinking of training for a full marathon in April!

ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS MY TWO FRONT TEETH!

Finally at 13 months old and two weeks of constant "COMPLAINING", Reese has two cute, teeny weeny little teeth. Hallelujah! Oh by the way she is 13 months old as of last Saturday. I was wandering if I would keep up the month day posts after she turned one but since I just realized the day had come and gone I guess I will not! It seems that her mood has improved now that the two teeth have broken through. However I am now realizing we have a long road ahead of us as she still needs a lot more teeth to fill up her little mouth. Pray for my sanity:)

5 Days and Counting....

until the big race on Sunday. Not only are we looking forward to the race this weekend but we are also really excited to see my brother and his family coming from Florida for the week. Reese is super excited to see her Florida cousins and Bob and my brother are planning to race each other to the death:) I of course am not talking any smack because I am not feeling as confident as usual. I am hopeful that the fact that I pushed a 20+ pound baby jogger for a portion of my training will give me a little edge over the two of them:)

You can go to the White Rock Website and track runners if anyone wants to check it out.

Santa Clause

Bob attended a conference at the Gaylord all weekend. He said the place was decorated beautifully for Christmas and they had a good looking Santa so today after church we headed over there. We saw Santa, ate lunch and then Reese and I walked around and played while Bob went to one last meeting.

Given that Reese will barely let anyone other then Bob or I hold her we were fully expecting to have to sit on Santa's lap with her. Bob was carrying her and sat her on Santa's lap and then we just smiled and waved at her and she never even cried. I was so thrilled!! She started to wiggle and her dress got a little hiked up but I was so glad she wasn't screaming I didn't even care..after all she was wearing tights so you couldn't see anything:) When we picked her up and she turned around and looked at Santa, she seemed a little surprised. Then she said "Hi" to him. We don't think she realized she was even sitting on someone's lap. I think it's a good thing too because after looking at the picture I even thought Santa looked a little scary!



The Gaylord had some really neat things for the Holidays and we will for sure go back when Reese is really old enough to enjoy them.

The Polar Bear Club!

Although the pool has been finished for a few weeks, there were some problems with the heater so this past week was the first time we were able to actually warm it up. On Monday they made the final repairs and we cranked up the hot tub for the first time. Bob and I used the hot tub every night this week which we loved after all the running we have been doing. Tonight for some crazy reason we decided we wanted to be the first ones in the pool so we QUICKLY dove in the pool and then jumped in the hot tub..yes I know we are crazy but it was fun:)

O Christmas Tree!

After we got home from our Thanksgiving trip, we spent the rest of the weekend getting out the Christmas decorations. Reese "helped" some but Bob and I did most of the decorating while she was already in bed. We were carful to put the breakable ornaments near the top so she could play with the ones on the lower limbs. We were a little surprised the last few days that she had barely even given the tree a second glance. Until this morning while Bob and I were getting dressed we came out to find this....



Then when we caught her she ran away with some of the paper. Luckily for her she opened a present that was actually for her. Looks like she will be getting a new toy a little early:)

TEN MILE TUESDAY....

was tough! Today was the last long run before the race in two weeks. Now we just coast into race day and hope that we are ready. The last time I ran a long distance race (before Reese) I felt like I was in much better shape and I was confident. This time not so much. Bob has trained harder then I have and he feels strong so I am counting on him to drag me to the finish line. Afterall our vows did say...in sickness, health and fitness:)