Visit to the Dallas World Aquarium

Today we went to the Dallas World Aquarium--the kids thought it was pretty fun (for about an hour) and then we were pretty much done--but all in all--they really enjoyed it! Halle LOVED the monkeys, and the penguins! and Cason liked watching the sharks swim over his head in the tunnel :) it's so fun for them to be getting older and enjoying things like this :)

Two funny things this week :)

The two hilarious things for this week were this: Cason has learned to ride Halle's 4 wheeler around EVERYWHERE and LOVES it! Can totally do it BY himself :) he thinks he is so funny when he does it, and cries when you take him off :) is he really only 11 months old?? wow!

and ALSO cason's FIRST time for fingerpainting (I got stircrazy with the cold weather, and decided to have an "inside" art project--it was so cute--Halle was the old pro (of course) and I did each of their hand and foot prints (and together) for framing in our playroom :) they had a ball :)

Cason getting a "lesson" from his bis sis

Look at that determined look

HILARIOUS!!

Other Random December Pics (I know, Late ;)

Believe it or not, this is the BEST pic of the cousins that we got :) took a while :)
This was the first attempt--Grandmommy regretted the sweet idea of putting Lilly Anna next to Cason (who has NO idea what a "baby" is :) Halle looks like SUCH the disapproving big sis :)

Halle "helping" to give her little cousin Lilly Anna a bath at our house --girls night (except cason, of course) :)

Halle helping to change LA's diaper :)=she was SO sweet to her

sweet baby Cas

Little HEW

Love my baby boy

Love my baby girl

OUR SWEET FAM!!!!

Halle LOVES her new rainboots--she wears them ALL the time :)obviously :)

Grandaddy reading a story to the kids :)

Christmas at Nonny and Poppy's and Grandmommy and Granddaddy's

Christmas was very busy for our family this year. but so fun ! we had celebrations at Chad's parents, our house, and my parents'!! it was all so fun, and we all got WAY more than we needed--we are very blessed to have the sweet families that we both have that love our babies (and us) SO much! (and our babies adore them!) :) and it was so much fun to get to be with my brother and his new family! (my kids got to meet their new 2 month old little cousin!) It was a blast! :)

Christmas Day at my parent's house (my sweet mom got that stocking for HOGAN! ) :)
Grandmommy, Uncle Josh and Cason with his new tool bench! He LOVES IT!!

Cason"winking" at our house

Halle leaving out cookies and milk for Santa

Santa came to visit in Edmond (at Nonny and Poppy's)

Halle thought she was SO big playing with all her beautiful cousins :)

Cason and his Great Grandfather (Dandy)

Nonny and Poppy

the kids in their matching PJ's

Aunt Elizabeth and me :)

Funny pics

Halle really isn't picking her nose, just looks like it!

Halle trying to get Cason to "wink" (he blinks both eyes--it's hilarious)

enough said--aren't they hilarious ??

Halle's Christmas program at school

Halle had her Christmas program at her school this week! She did so great, if you don't count that she had a death grip on her teacher's hand the whole time, and when it was time for her to say her name, she tried to run off the stage.....bless her heart, there were lots of WEIRD faces staring up at her--and she wasn't real crazy about all the attention. But she still looked really cute...at two, what else matters?? :)

Halle's potty ritual

Ok--so now we have the potty thing MOSTLY down (except nights and the occasional nap)....we are even brave enough to go OUT in panties now! :) But Halle is so funny--her new thing is sitting on mommy and daddy's potty....and apparently she has WITNESSED the scenario many times before of her daddy reading a book and highlighting (which he does at certain moments in the day) :) so she went and found the SAME book (on her own) got herself up on the potty and found the SAME highlighter and started "highlighting" and GIGGLING....she was hilarious--now whenever we have to do some SERIOUS potty business, it's always the SAME routine...monkey see, monkey do....

Halle and Cason's weekend with Nonny and Poppy

While my dad and I were in New York visiting my brother and his family, Chad took the kids up to OKC to have see his parents for the weekend (and get some help!!) --They had a ball (as usual) and love getting to visit their Nonny and Poppy!

Halle striking a pose while playing dress up

Halle thought she was such a BIG girl eating between Chad's brother, Rhett, and his girlfriend, Elizabeth :)

Chad's grandparents (Honey and Dandy)

Weekend in New York with Lilly Anna

The weekend of Nov. 7th my dad and I got to fly to NY to finally meet my sweet niece, Lilly Anna!! Oh my gosh--is she not the stinkin' cutest thing ever? I forgot how little they start out! (I don't think Cason was EVER that little :) We had SO much fun, and Josh and Beth are such great little parents--she is a very blessed little girl!!! Can't wait to spoil her rotten!!!

Sweet daddy Josh and his baby girl :)
Her little dolly named Halle :)

Little Snowbunny

Sleeping Beauty

The sweet new family

My "little" brother-- Love you josh!!!

Halloween

Halloween this year was a little wild--I had all these plans to dress up Halle and Cason (Halle as a ballerina, and Cason as a Sooner fan). Of course, the best laid plans.....:) Halle JUST started dropping her ONLY nap (YUK!!!) and she was cross eyed tired for most of the evening--and Cason never even got to get dressed up!! He didn't wake up from his last nap until about 6:30 (by then, the trick-or-treaters were in full swing....so I was manning the front door, while daddy took Halle trick-or-treating). Of course she had a ball, even if she was half comatose, and Cason had fun sitting on the front porch with me handing out candy!!!