Friday December 4, SNOW DAY!!! And The Weekend Update

It does not normally snow in Houston in the winter, so this year and last year were special in that we got some snow! Josie and Michael and I went out to let it hit our faces. The ground was really wet, and not quite cold enough for the snow to stick here, so we did not get to make a snowball or snowman, but we got some super pretty snowflakes!

Later that afternoon, we went over to my persons mom's house to visit and talk and let the kids play together. There was Chili involved and yummy coffee, which is like icing on a cake if you ask me. I had a pumpkin cheesecake that was just begging to be loved and eaten, so I took that over for anyone to enjoy, and to my surprise... almost everyone tried it and liked it! YAY!

Saturday I woke up and got started making chili for Helen's birthday dinner that we were celebrating that night. I also had an apple pie from scratch to make. :) I spent the first 3 hours of being awake on Saturday in the kitchen lol. But it all got done, including an avocado salsa, so that I wouldn't be rushing around later.

I then went to target to run some errands, and had to be back by 3 to go take my person's family Christmas pics. I made it there by 3:30 which is just after everyone else arrived. There were 11 people total! The pics were all taken, including an outfit change, in two locations close to the house, and everyone seemed to be pleased with the way the pictures looked... THANK GOODNESS. Nothing scares me more than taking pictures that no one likes. Although I did not want or expect them to give me money, they insisted, so I obliged them. I will put it towards the just in case we end up with a c-section fund.

Sunday was pretty uneventful, we went to Starbucks got the Sunday paper, went to see the fish and other animals at Petsmart also buying some dog and cat food while we were there. After that we went to Bed Bath and Beyond to get some more K-cups with our 20% off coupons, and then went to see if Kohls had any good deals on clothes for Michael or the girls, which we didn't find anything there, so it was time to head home and put Josie down for her nap. I had some leftover chili, Michael went to hang out at a friends for the afternoon, so I laid down while Josie did. When she woke up I made her a good lunch that she ate, and put on Christmas music and clipped coupons and sat with her while she ate. Then we put up the stockings on the banister, put some bows on the tree, and played until later in the evening. Michael came home just after Josie and I had dinner. All in all it was a special holiday eventful weekend with just enough busy mixed in with the relaxed to work out well. Next weekend the girls will be getting their pictures with Santa! WOOHOO can't wait!

Belated Halloween recap

It was Miss Elaine Abigail's very first debut as a dressed up trick or treater! Amanda's family came over in the late afternoon so the girls could all get their pictures taken together (just wait until proms and first day of schools, and hey its Thursday, excuses to photograph the kids together lol) She was the most amazing little monkey ever!
Avery got to look like the princess she believes she is, for Halloween. She chose to be Belle this year, and Grammy happily obliged her with a very fancy and beautiful Belle costume from the Disney store. I made sure to make her hair and makeup look as Belle-like as possible, all while freaking out a little on the inside and telling myself over and over again that I was not being a pageant mom lol.

Josie for some reason, although she loves Nemo, and loved her costume, she was not wanting to dress up early for the photos or get her picture taken. She didn't really realize what the night had in store for her. In her mind we were jsut trying to dress her up for photos, and she wanted to exercise her ability to say NO! We managed to get a couple with her in the frame, but when she was done, she was done.

After pictures we tried to hurry through dinner (which next time it should just be pizza, not taco night) and there were trick or treaters at our door before we were done eating, so we got the girls all ready to go, Michael quickly carved his pumpkin and met up with us down the street. There were just enough houses giving out candy on our block to make it worth it for a toddler, but as the girls get older, they will know to start out earlier, to be able to cover more ground further back into the neighborhood, in order to achieve a bigger candy bounty! hehehe

All in all, the girls were still in bed on time, Avery chose a cupcake to eat and Josie chose a dumdum sucker (they are her favorite I think) They trick or treated like pro's! Well Avery did, she said Trick or treat, Happy Halloween, and Thank You every time! That makes me so proud, and makes her seem so grown up and polite, and was a great role model for Josie. :) I wonder what next year will be like, with a 9 month old added to the mix. HAHA!