1st Thanksgiving and 2nd Christmas Tree

Katie loves Thanksgiving. Rather she loves the Thanksgiving menu. She fed herself green bean casserole, dressing, mashed potatoes, and pumpkin pie.



She liked it all. After food, Katie is most thankful for having a big dog to climb.



Jon and I ran the Turkey Trot so we could enjoy our Thanksgiving feast guilt free. I ate lots of ranch dressing. Yum!



It is K's first Christmas season, but she is on her second tree. We put her first tree up today. Jon trimmed it with 400 twinkle lights. I carefully arranged all the ornaments on it. All that remained was wrapping the stand with the tree skirt. I broke the stand while attempting to scoot the tree. It crashed to the floor. I screamed. Jon yelled. Katie woke from her nap with a start. It was a disaster. Jon was too distraught to even allow me to take a picture of our wrecked tree. Jon exchanged the tree for one with a metal stand. We should be good to go now.

Parent Child Dedication

Is Jon doing the funky chicken? No, today was Parent Child Dedication at our church. We stood before family (Grandma, Granddad, Meme, Papa, Aunt Diane, Aunt Sue, Aunt A, Uncle D, Mad Dog, Em, Andrea, Carlee, and Jennifer) and church friends and dedicated ourselves to helping Katie grow to know and love Jesus. She was a happy baby throughout the service. She was vocal too. Jon had to put a pacifier in her mouth to keep her from out preaching the pastor. Parents were asked to select a scripture reference for their child. We selected Colossians 1:9-10.

Since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding. And we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God.

I read this verse while pregnant with Katie. Since we knew Katie was on the way we have been praying for her. The rest of the verse expresses our hope for her as she grows.

We had lunch at our house after church. A picture of the meal is included here. We served chicken sausage and mushroom lasagna, beef and tomato lasagna, Italian veggie salad, and Neiman Marcus cookies. Yum!

The men watched the Cowboy game. As you can see from the photo, it was very relaxing.

Mad Dog entertained herself by making unique jewelry. It was a great day spent with family. We were so happy to have many of our family members present to share Katie's special day.

Also of note:

Katie wore pantyhose for the first time today!

Katie and Daddy are twins!

Austin

Jon, Katie, and I spent the weekend in Austin. Here we are having lots of fun. Katie loves being on the go. She is at her best on the road. Is truck driving school in her future?

At Shady Grove Cafe - a trailer park themed restaurant


Katie's first visit to the zoo. If peacocks and black bears can share a pumpkin, why can't there be peace on Earth?

After the zoo, we shopped, ate dinner, and grabbed ice cream. Katie was exhausted.

The trip highlight for Jon was visiting Lance Armstrong's bike shop.

This is the Way We Get Dressed Up So Early Sunday Morning

Here is Katie dressed up for church. Great news - She only cried half of the time she was in the nursery!! Way to go, Katie!!

Mad Dog!

Katie loves her pacifier so much. She can smile, cry, talk, and even spit up while it is still in her mouth. This picture is proof! Meme and Papa were here to see this lovely moment.

Katie and I thought it would be funny to dress festively for the presidential election. We also wanted to see if Jon would notice our matching themed outfits. He did notice and dared me to wear my festive scarf while completing my errands. Never one to back down from a dare, I went for it. Before I left the house I noticed my scarf still had the tag on it. While removing it, I read the words "made in Korea". I felt especially patriotic then. We did get one comment on our red, white, and blue ensembles while at the grocery store. A lady told me she loved my scarf. This very special scarf was given to me a few years ago by an Elvis impersonator.

Happy Halloween

Katie decided to be a hula girl for Halloween. She loved the feel of her skirt. We visited her Grandma and Granddad at their church carnival. Jon and I ate jumbo corn dogs, a fried chicken sandwich, a bag of chips, and a funnel cake. Halloween is all about the treats, right? I had trouble getting to sleep last evening. Wonder why?

Am I Blogging?

Jon and I have been discussing starting a blog to show off Katie's cuteness to friends and family.  We know as much about blogging as space travel. Blogging is uncharted territory for us. It is exciting. It's like using the internet for the first time without the lengthy dial up.  I am amazed to find how simple it was to create this blog spot.  Neat-o. Here we go!