2010

Atleast it is still 2010! :)

New Years Eve was so much fun! We spent the evening with great friends!

Ellie, Sadie, Evka and Vivian

Lucy and Averee

We had yummy food!

Rachel and Chris Corbett, Matt and Angelica Mings, Gabe and Lyndsee Bates, Chris :)

Fireworks...that are legal! :) (We got busted one year and got stuck with a pretty little ticket) But still had one minor injury...never fails with sparklers!

The kids ran for cover on some of the bigger ones!

And then we toasted in the new year! (just a few hours early...and maybe a few minutes added to that too...shhh)

The party blowers are always a hit! Daphne even liked them!

Averee and Lucy having a little "war." They are hilarious!

It was a GREAT night and we all went home happy, full and tired! :) Thanks Matt and Angelica!

Then New Years Day we went over to our friend Jeff Chavez's house for a BBQ and then a bon fire on the lake. We took a little ride on the boat that the girls loved! Lucy was a little scared doing 360's but Sadie LOVED it and was at the nose of the boat with the big kids!

Braving the fire to roast marshmallows! It was tricky and it got hot! Even after it died down!

After our late night the night before, Daphne was spent. A little before we were about to leave, I look over and see Daphne with her eyes closed but her head still up! It was so sweet. So Chris layed her head down on his shoulder and she was out!

It was so much fun and the girls had a blast playing with Allie! Jeff's oldest daughter! She is so sweet to them! They LOVE her! Sadie has even asked to have a "play date" with Allie! :)

Family Time

Chris got 2 whole weeks off for Christmas this year and we REALLY enjoyed it! Since we didn't go anywhere, it was so nice to just relax and enjoy each other and the beautiful City of Austin. Looking back on it now that we have moved, I am SO glad we got this time together! We really enjoyed the simple fun times as a family. We know how lucky we were to live in such a beautiful city!
We went and had a picnic by the lake one day.

The girls wanted their picture right here. :) I always like when they request a picture.
Daphne enjoyed the sunshine. It was a little cold so I enjoyed snuggling her! She had fun going for a walk and looking at everything. Especially the birds!

Daddy and the big girls had fun throwing rocks in the water! They could have stayed there forever! This was the beginning of Sadie's bottle cap collection too!! She really enjoyed looking for the "pretty" ones on our walk. I found an old rusty one that wasn't good enough. Daddy was glad about that! A girl after his own heart...no germs, well not as many! :)

For all our Austin friends craving In N Out, you have to go downtown to P. Terry's! It is the closest tasting burger and fries to In N Out that I have ever had! It was SO good! They have brightly colored picnic tables to sit at under some trees and even a sand box for the kids to play in. Eating that food and being outside in the beautiful weather, I felt like I was at the In N Out in Ventura. Seriously delicious! Their shakes are heavenly too.

The family! (The girls were taking turns taking pictures of us eating and of course a friendly Austin person offered to take our picture! People are SO friendly in Austin! I love it! - Can you tell I miss Austin?)

Daphne enjoyed her lunch of Sweet Potatoes and some fries! She loved it!

And the birds loved Daphne!

The day after Christmas we took the girls down town to the Erwin Center and saw Disney Live! We loved seeing Playhouse Disney Live a few years ago, so we got them tickets for Christmas. They were so excited to wear their new skirts that Daphne got them for Christmas. Again, they requested a picture here. :) Love it!

Such big girls! I can't even believe how fast they are growing! They are so fun!

This show was so perfect! They had ALL the characters we LOVE! Of course Mickey, Minnie, Donald and Goofie, and then Cinderella, and Woody, Jessie (or as Lucy would say, Jelsie) and Buzz Light Year and Tigger.

Cinderella getting pretty for the Talent Show, with the help of her Fair God Mother.

Having so much fun!!

Daphne was kicking a yelling and loving all the action! About half way through she just fell asleep! So cute! So tried so hard to keep her eyes open and watch but sleep won. I loved it since she normally is not much of a cuddler! Lucy took a picture of me and Daphne.

Lucy was SO excited to see the cast of Toy Story! She is really into it right now. (obviously since she was Jessie for Halloween!) We should have put her in her costume...but I didn't think of that until we got there and saw little girls in princess costumes.

I loved the toy soldiers from Toy Story. They were really cool. They did a stiff dance routine and came to help when the car broke down. They looked so cool!

The girls wanted some refreshments but EVERYTHING was $20! A drink, $20. Popcorn, $20. Snow Cone, $20. Cotton Candy, $20! It was ridiculous! Some of them came with a souvenir cup or something but some didn't. We ended up getting a drink and popcorn just from the snack bar. I know, so boring! They enjoyed it just the same!

We had so much fun!

Chunks at 9 Months

My goodness. This "little" girl has got some curves! And oh do I LOVE them! We don't have small babies, but Daphne is surpassing them all! Sadie and Lucy were both right around 20 lbs at their 9 month check up. Daphne was 24 1/2! And she keeps getting bigger! She is just barely starting to crawl! I personally think it is because she is just too big. But then she kept getting bigger since she is eating a lot more now but not burning it off! So then it makes it even harder. A vicious cycle! :) But boy is she adorable!

I knew I had to take naked pictures of her soon before it started wearing off. Right before we moved I was shocked as I had to take out her 12-18 month clothes. But seriously, she is already growing out of those! But who knows where her 18-24 month stuff is...somewhere in the storage unit. So she will have to wait a few more weeks! She can't even wear her little BabyLegs because they role right down! :)

At 9 Months she got her first and second tooth. It was so exciting. The girls still tell me with excitement whenever they see her teeth! You can see her little teeth on the bottom in this one. She will take her Natural Cheetos and break them off into her mouth on those two little teeth. It is cute.

She is just such a sweetie! Such a good baby! She is always smiling and is so silly! She sometimes has to yell to get some attention around here with all these crazy kids. She definitely has some lungs!!

I mean lets get real! Look at those chunks! I LOVE it!