Life on Lofty Lane: December 2014

Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Emerson's Tippy Toes Winter Mini Show

Our little ballerina had a winter show at the school in December that was too adorable. All of the girls looked cute in their hot pink tutus and matching Tippy Toes shirts. They all danced to various versions of Frozen songs and you could tell that they were all loving it, well most of them. :) Emerson did her very best to stay in step and was having a good time during her class's performance. As she danced she was scanning the audience finding us and when she would find me she had the happiest smile on her face that just melted my heart.. every time. I love that sweet little girl. I know she was so happy we were there to watch her perform! Afterwards, Frank had a mini bouquet that he gave to Emerson. Such a sweet dad. We really appreciate my mom, dad, Amanda (my sis) and John Paul (my brother) for joining Frank, Cameron and I. Here are some pictures from the performance!

Getting a picture before it started.

On "stage"!

This is her class ready to perform

Emerson and Daddy with the flowers

Monday, December 15, 2014

Family Pictures- Fall 2014

This Fall we took some really great family pictures that I LOVE! I wanted pictures for our Christmas card as well as just to have. It went so well and was the first time ever that it went completely smoothly. Completely in the sense that while there was a mini meltdown from Cameron, we recovered! :) We had fun this time and didn't try to rush things, which I think helped us all just relax and be "us". I even had a few props, as you will see! Our favorite photographer, Alecia Adams, was there to capture it all and do her magic. If you happen to see this post and need a photographer, check her out: http://sloanadamsphotography.com

Here are my favorite pictures from the session! :)

Monday, December 1, 2014

Fall 2014 Memories

We had a pretty busy and fun-filled Fall! Frank and I were able to go to a couple of A&M games... one at Texas Stadium where we BTHO Arkansas and then we went to Aggieland to watch the Ole Miss game, which did not go well for us, unfortunately. Still, it was great to be back in College Station to look around and enjoy the Aggie hospitality all around us. :)

We made our annual visit to the State Fair of Texas despite the concerns of the Ebola crisis that we felt was impending. I can't deny that I was concerned and mentally thought out a plan of action should an outbreak actually occur. :) I mean, goodness, the patient was in Dallas! But when reading the facts on the disease it seemed extremely unlikely we would have anything to worry about and we went to the fair as planned. The kids really enjoyed it this year since they had rides their size. The weather was so nice as well. And we love getting a Fletcher's corn dog! After the fair the kids went to a carnival at their school and that night we celebrated my mom's birthday with everyone at our house. It was such a fun family day!

For Halloween, I originally planned this super fun party, but due to my getting the stomach virus I had to cancel it. I was sooooo sad as I think many of my friends were... so maybe next year??!! I had already made Cameron's costume, which was a Kristoff costume. It turned out so cute, I think anyway. And Emerson was Anna, from Frozen, of course. :) Emerson is especially gaga over anything Frozen. It was fun trick-or-treating on Halloween night. They both ran up to doors to get their candy and were thrilled with the whole night. My family came over and we had a party, of sorts, which was fun. You can't go wrong when you have chili dogs, queso, meatballs and little smokies!

I went to visit Glenn and Sarah in Myrtle Beach by myself while Dorthy watched the kids. I enjoyed a few days seeing the sights... I especially enjoyed the quaint feel that Conway had with the old buildings and beautiful fall leaves on the trees. It's was beautiful scenery. I appreciate Glenn & Sarah showing me around as my personal expert tour guides. I also enjoyed seeing their new house and look forward to seeing the final result of all of the remodeling!

We enjoyed Thanksgiving in Austin this year and the kids and I spent a week just visiting with Dorthy, and shopping around. :) For most of the week the weather was so pretty and the kids enjoyed going outside. Frank came up for Thanksgiving and we had some family time together. On Thanksgiving Day we got some great pictures of Dorthy and the kids as well.