Yee Haw!

We had fun again this year at the Fort Worth Rodeo.  We went this past Sunday and it was a gorgeous day!

Walking Through the Stockyards

 Abby had her bandana out in no time!

 Caroline loves pigs so she was excited to see this one up close and personal.

 They really enjoyed the beginning when all the horses parade around the arena.

 

 We had to get the popcorn!

 Caroline was a bit restless this year.

 It got a little long, but she stuck with it until the end.  They always save the best for last and Abby was not going to leave until she had seen the wagon races and clowns.

 We passed a young girl with her cow on the way to the car.  She stopped to let the girls pet it.

 They were tuckered out so Caroline hitched a ride.

 We ended the day with dinner at our favorite steak house.  Looking forward to the Houston Stock Show in March!  These cowgirls enjoy getting on their western wear and heading out for an adventure.

Happy Birthday, Nonnie!

 We had Nonnie's birthday dinner last Friday night.  The girls changed from costumes to party dresses with leggings that don't match before we even got to the cake.  I am trying to work on wearing just a few outfits a day instead of 10 to 20 and hanging them up after changing.  The amount of clothes on the floor at the end of the day was out of control!  I hadn't realized it during the holidays and then one day I walked in their room and thought "Whoa! We've got to get a handle on this!"

Abby and Caroline live for any type of celebration.  

January Snaphots

January has been a low key, calm month.  We've enjoyed getting back in to a normal routine.  Brent had to go on a trip for work a couple of weeks ago, so we stayed at Little Bubba's again.  This time we did some shopping and had great luck finding dresses for the Southlake Valentine Dance and Easter.

 The girls love to shop if we are shopping for them!  They always run around twirling and posing.  They are so excited for the Valentine Dance we are going to with a bunch of friends.  They ask every day if this is the day.

 

The girls turned their air mattresses into a very long car.  The huge brown pillow was the steering wheel.



 Abby had a birthday party at Bass Pro one weekend.  We all went and Caroline joined in the scavenger hunt. When it was time for the cake, Daddy took her on a special date for ice cream.

 Pajama Day was week before last and for a special treat I let the girls eat waffles in my bed.  We had so much to carry in the school I forgot to get a pic there.  It was quite a sight.  We were loaded down with sleeping bags, pillows, animals and flashlights.  They had a blast.  The school had some sort of entertainer perform.  The girls talked about him for a week, telling me he did "dangerous tricks on his unicycle."

 Once the Christmas decoration were put away, Abby and Caroline couldn't wait to get Valentine activities underway.  So . . .

  . . .the decorations came out and I started their little surprises in their mailboxes.  This year, they arrive in the afternoon after they have had a chance to earn them.  One day, they got a chemistry kit.  Brent supervised some crystal making.

 

The weather has been absolutely crazy this year.  One day it is 70 degrees and the next day it is 30 degrees.  We often go up to our indoor church playground on the colder days.  They will play for hours there!

 I snapped this pic in a courtyard at church last Sunday.

 We've had fun eating lunch at Chick-Fil-A with friends after museum school and this past week, we ate at the mall nearby and tried out the little train.  An adult had to ride with the girls so . . .

  . . .here I am!  Choo, choo!

The Nutcracker

We finally got to see the Nutcracker performance that was iced out at the beginning of December.  It was a fun way to officially end our holiday.  The show was at Will Rogers in Fort Worth and was very kid friendly.  

 Aunt Mary went with us and Daddy was home and used Momo's ticket since she was already back in Bay City.  Thanks for taking us to our first Nutcracker, Nonnie!

Pancakes with Pops

We stayed with Nonnie and Pops one night while Brent was hunting. Caroline helped break in the griddle and pancake molds Pops got for Christmas.  Abby is not a morning person and was in the big bed watching cartoons.

 I think Caroline enjoyed having Pops all to herself.

Frisco Fun

 New Year's Day, Brent went hunting with PawPaw, so the girls and I headed to Little Bubba's for some fun in Frisco.  We hadn't seen his new office complex, so he gave us a grand tour.

 Spinning in His Chair

 They left messages on his dry erase board and then he took them to a meeting room that had a dry erase wall.  They thought it was so neat to scribble all over the wall.

 We really had fun exploring because the building was empty.  It was definitely a good plan to go on New Year's day.  They couldn't believe how many computers were in this meeting room.

 I think they had the most fun in the café where they played restaurant behind the counter . . .

. . . and tested out the machines.

 





 Little Bubba let them pick out a snack, so they could use the self check machine.

 The last stop on our tour was the workout room.  I told the girls not to go past the tile to keep them from climbing on anything dangerous.  I think if everyone had office space like Little Bubba's, they would have a good chance of liking their job as much as he likes his.  It is a very nice place to work!

 When we got to his house, we helped take down Christmas decorations.  The girls pulled up the Santa lights in his yard.

 That night we hit the bowling alley.

It was a little different this time because when we arrived it was disco bowling.  The girls were excited their tights glowed in the dark.