A little Christmas Spirt....

This Christmas is going to be fun....

Last year being Ella's first will always be special, but this year she gets it.  She is so enjoying the Lights, Christmas trees, baby Jesus and the presents.  Although she's not too sure on the presents.  Right now they are just pretty boxes to her.  With her Birthday being in January, she has not really gotten to open a present yet. ( at least with the understanding there's something good inside)

My husband and I are both EXCITED to watch her reactions to it all this year....

Our attempt to get a perfect Christmas picture this year.....

And this is as good as it gets.... ( We LOVE it anyway)

SHOPPING, SHOPPING, AND MORE SHOPPING....

That is how we spent our weekend.... (with a little Bingo slipped in...)

The sucker Ella just had to have....



 What a face.....

Ella's new rain coat...

It was a successful weekend of shopping although we are not done yet...

Tis the Holiday Season....

The Holiday Season is HERE!!!

With Thanksgiving behind us and Christmas approaching, this year is going to be gone before we know it....

I keep looking at the calendar and wondering where this past year has gone...  And oh my how fast Ella has grown...

NOVEMBER 2010

 DECEMBER 2010

JANUARY 2011

FEBRUARY 2011

MARCH 2011

 APRIL 2011

MAY 2011

JUNE 2011

JULY 2011

AUGUST 2011



SEPTEMBER 2011

OCTOBER 2011



NOVEMBER 2011

I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year......

Maybe I'm not so good at this....

Forgive me... It has been almost a month since my last post....

And things have been crazy...

I wish I could say Ella's MRI went off without a bang, but... she had a reaction to the sedative.

102.6 Fever....  They told us to take her to the Emergency room if her fever got over 103.  Thank God, it never reach that high....

(Left) Ella and GiGi before going in to the MRI room...

(Right) Ella in the Recovery Room

Ella and JaJa resting on the couch...

Her fever is trying to get the best of her... :(

As Ella started to feel better....

 Auntie Paige and Ella carved a Pumpkin for Halloween.....

Halloween 2011

<Trick or Treating at the Mall>

WOW!!!  How she has grown....



Halloween 2010

 Now the craziness continues... as we prepare for the Holiday Season....



On the Home Front....

On Friday Ella has to have a MRI....  I'm a little nervous... Okay a lot nervous...

First off they have to sedate her.  I understand why, I just don't like the idea.  Second, dealing with the insurance company is a b***h....

While Mom is a mess about this MRI thing....

Ella has no clue what is coming. :)

On a happier note... If things go well, which I'm sure they will...  We will another fun family weekend with GiGi and JaJa...

Our Weekend....

It was the 84th Austin County Fair this past weekend.  Good bye Corpus Christi, Hello Bellville....

Fortunately GiGi and Granny picked up Ella early.  They took her to the Parade and Fair on Thursday. 

 LOVED the Goats.....

Granny LOVED watching Ella with the Goats....

On Friday we drove up....

And on Saturday, it was on... Full Fleg Fair Time....

More Goats....LOL 

And of Course the Horses.....

I have a little animal LOVER....

Time for the Rides....

Take note of the ice cold beverages in our hands... Typical fair....

Here we go... She is watching like CRAZY...

 The Slide....

And the Hobby Horses with Holden and Daddy....

I have a little Dare Devil on my hands....

This Thing....

Gigi asks Ella "Do you want to go ride the Hobby Horses again?"

Ella says "NO, nump" (Ella's word for jump) and point to this Thing....

A HUGE smile on her face the whole time...

And so before the night is over, we trek down to see Hunter and Hayden's piggies....

And that folks was Austin County Fair 2011...  Until next year....