* SNOW *

Here are a couple pictures of Claire experiencing snow for the first time ever! She was having so much fun taking the snow off our patio furniture and putting it back on the ground! :)

Another Happy Sunday!

Looks like Sunday night might be my ritual blogging time! Here is a picture from my photo shoot with Claire today. We took many more but you will have to wait for your Christmas card to see those! :)

Happy Sunday!

It was nice to have Mikey home for the weekend! We were able to get a lot done and still spend time together. Friday night I went and saw Twilight with Taryn and some girls. We were running late to the theater and new we had to be there early to get a good spot in line, so we ordered food to-go and snuck it into the theater to eat while we waited in line. Good thing we ordered our tickets ahead of time the show was completely sold out. Talk about feeling like a teen again . . . no but really I had a blast, the movie was great, and no we weren't the oldest girls there! Saturday we ran some errands and did a little Christmas shopping. Aside from sitting in Baybrook Mall traffic for an hour I think we just about utilized every minute of the day. Anil came in town so we hung out with him Saturday evening, night, and late night! :) He was so cute with Clairebear! Today we did our grocery shopping and took Claire to Bass Pro shops to take her Santa picture. Poor thing was so upset. Mike said Claire has never held on to him so tight. We will attempt this again soon. Santa wasn't too friendly. We also gave Claire her first hair cut! She was so well behaved. We will have to remember that Sonic ice does the trick! Hope everyone had a great weekend! Love you

Connally Look-alike Meter

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First Post - 100 random things

1. I was born in Alexandria, LA
2. on September 7
3. My mother had 5 children
4. I will not
5. We moved to Austin from Germany
6. I have lived all around the world
7. Germany
8. Louisiana
9. Saudi Arabia
10. and so on . . .
11. I used to ride horses
12. I love to sing
13. be goofy
14. act
15. play sports
16. watch sports, especially Aggie football
17. . . . just not this year
18. I met my husband at A&M
19. We dated for 4 years before getting married
20. We now have a beautiful little girl Claire
21. I will never get sick of Outback
22. I once ate dinner with Kevin Costner and Clint Eastwood
23. I love to ski
24. Both ways (water and snow)
25. I love my family
26. I love having fresh flowers in the house
27. peanut M&Ms and diet coke are our favorite cuddle food
28. My husband is my best friend
29. We know everything about each other
30. Maybe too much
31. My daughter looks just like him
32. My mother, grandmother, and I have a special bond
33. My grandmother is cooler than me
34. I can call her at any hour of the night and talk for hours
35. My middle name is Ann
36. My husband is 3 years older than I am
37. He was born and raised in Texas
38. He fits in perfectly with our family
39. He calls my mom ‘Ma
40. When we met he was country, I wasn’t
41. We have been married for 3 and ½ years
42. Its almost midnight, he’s on call, and as you can tell I’m bored
43. My daughter will be 2 in May
44. I can’t drive a stick shift
45. Wish I could
46. I don’t drink coffee
47. Wish I could
48. Remember the Titans is an AWESOME movie
49. I wish I could quit teaching
50. My sister in law is hilarious
51. I don’t get half her jokes
52. it’s because she’s so much older than me . . . jk! Love you
53. I love having a clean house
54. I don't know what I want to be when I grow up
55. I think I would like party or event planning
56. But I wouldn’t want to give up Saturdays
57. That obviously wouldn't work
58. I love it that my mom will visit just to see Claire
59. Sometimes I visit Austin just to see her
60. I better save this now.
61. If for some reason I lose this list, I will be pissed.
62. I hate it when you can tell someone isn’t listening when you are talking to them
63. I don’t like repeating myself to someone when you’ve already told them
64. I like to say a prayer before dinner
65. My mother taught me how to set a table properly
66. Growing up my parents would not let us watch TV while eating dinner
67. Now they do it
68. When your a child and say that your dad can do anything . . . mine really can, and has
69. I once cut 8 inches off my hair to donate it to a program that makes wigs for cancer patients
70. Mike and I want to go to Europe so he can experience life outside of Texas
71. I like to lick the bowl after baking
72. My daughter is the best dancer ever!
73. I have never been to New York
74. I plan on going . . . . seeing the sky line, and a show will be top priorities
75. My oldest brother has a cool job
76. My next brother is really artistic
77. My sister is artistic
78. why can’t I be?
79. Time flies by fast when you are having fun
80. Are you tired yet, only 20 more.
81. We have been living in our house for a year and ½ now.
82. We will move in 3
83. I can’t play the piano
84. I live out of my planner
85. I feel the need to decorate it like I’m still in high school
86. I’m catholic
87. I secretly don’t want a dog right now
88. I wish I was a domestic goddess
89. When did that dream start?
90. In high school I would have never said that
91. I have some really great girlfriends
92. I truly enjoy marriage
93. Can I talk about Twilight . . . the movie comes out on Friday!!
94. I have a good since of direction
95. I love Jewel
96. I just ran a 5k
97. I would like to cook lamb chops (never done it)
98. Wish I had more time to scrapbook
99. I love pedicures
100. I am trying to find the graceful way to parent.