Dentist Trip

Clark finally had his first dentist appointment last week. Scarlett went for the first time when she turned three, but for some reason I had to cancel their appointments this summer so Clark was a little past due. I was pretty nervous about how he would do because the last time we took Scarlett I tried just getting him to sit in the chair and he had a total freak out melt down. Brody even came with me this day so that if Clark freaked, I could just leave with Scarlett and he would finish up with him. It seems Clark always does better for Daddy anyway. But...he did pretty good! Scarlett went first and he watched closely and said he didn't want "that blue thing" (the suction) in his mouth. 

Even though he does look pretty nervous in these pictures, he did great with x-rays! 

The sweet hygienist took him back and looked at his teeth quickly but I don't think she wanted him to get upset so after a quick peek she just called the dentist over to "count his teeth". They didn't do an actual full cleaning, but it was a great first step and hopefully next time he will let them do a few more things. Overall, it was a great first experience for Clark. :)

Christmas...seems like forever ago!

Here's our long overdue Christmas post. Clark was actually sick again the first week of our break. The poor guy never gets sick, so I don't know if he was just due, luck of the draw, time of the year, or being in school now...but whatever the reason he had what I'm pretty sure was tonsillitis. So...because of that he and I had to skip out on Christmas Eve at Brody's parents house. I was sad to miss out, but we have a brand new nephew named Breslin that we didn't want to get sick!

Scarlett and Emery with grandpa
with Grandma

Scarlett loves these pajamas! They are Tinkerbell and she feels very "stylish" in them. (our Fancy Nancy books are teaching her some great vocabulary!)

Brody got some good pictures of the night, but it wasn't the same as being there.

Christmas morning, Clark's fever finally broke and his voice was starting to come back. All he'd asked for was Thomas. He has a ton of Thomas trains, but Santa managed to find something he didn't already have.
just being silly. I tried getting a picture of Scarlett and Clark in these glasses, but he wasn't feeling it..all I got were grouch faces.
He was SO happy to finally have his own Buzz. I told him if he'd go potty I would buy him one, but it's been such a struggle that we were afraid Buzz would be LONG gone by the time he's potty trained. Thankfully, Santa stepped in and got one for him.

It was the year of the Littlest Pet Shop for Scarlett. She is obsessed with teeny tiny little toys. She got lots of these this year, and is in heaven!

After we finished gifts at our house, we headed to my parents house. My parents have two couches in their living room...one was filled with gifts for my kids and the other one was filled with gifts for Jaime's kids. It was crazy but so much fun!

The Little Mermaid
Scarlett had asked for a unicorn. And wouldn't you know, my mom found her one!
Look at these girls...I LOVE THEM! Every year, Mom buys matching PJ's for all the kids and they wear them over that morning. I love that tradition :)
Jaime and I were both spoiled this year. We each got new purses. love!!

Parties, Parties, Everywhere!

December is the month of date nights! Brody and I go out more in December than pretty much every other month combined.

Sunday night Brody had his staff party. Not all of the other tennis guys could make it this year so we weren't there too long, but it was still fun.

Tuesday night Scarlett had her school Christmas program. Unfortunately, Clark got sick that morning so I had to skip out on seeing my little sheep, but I'm sure she "baad" perfectly. hahaThe next night one of Brody's tennis teams hosted a party. They have a white elephant game that's always lots of fun!
Friday Scarlett had her Christmas party. Jaime and I are room moms and Jaime had the brilliant idea for us to serve happy meals. It was a huge hit for the kids and super easy cleanup!!
And finally, this past Sunday night we attended a debutante dinner for a "girl" Brody used to give tennis lessons. He couldn't get over how everyone had grown up and we're still exactly the same. haha!!
I honestly think I've forgotten to include a couple of parties, but we do still have our anniversary on the 29th to look forward to. :)

My sister is awesome!

Seriously, she is. She had been wanting to do a craft show for a while so when this relatively small show asked her to sell her things, she said yes. It was a great first show and now she has some experience under her cute little homemade belt. :)Maegan helped her set up her darling table and I came a little later to mainly just sit around and eat hor d'oeuvres. ha! I was so proud of Jaime because she not only had tons of adorable things that she somehow managed to make while taking care of a home, a husband and three kids...but she did really well and sold a lot of stuff. It was a great night!

Lately...

It seems like lately I've just been lumping lots of things into one post. Considering I have mountains of laundry, projects, gifts, parties, etc going on the next couple of weeks, I really don't see things changing in the near future. Oh well...at least I'm getting things posted. :)

Last Friday, Brody and I took the kids to see Santa. Scarlett went with her list in hand and they were both excited to see the big guy.
Saturday morning I hosted my annual brunch. I think it's been about 11 years and what started as an ornament making party with my teacher friends to help fill up my Christmas tree has turned into a morning brunch with a gift exchange and lots of catching up. Anne left before she got in our picture and Layla couldn't make it this year. But in the picture below we have 11 children between us...9 boys and just 2 sweet girls. :) It is always SO much fun to visit with these friends!
Later that night, Brody and I got a date night! One of Clark's school friends parents actually had us over and it was fun to meet some new people. Jordan and Maegan came over with Paisley to babysit and the kids had a blast with that puppy!
Sunday after church my mom treated Scarlett and me to a showing of The Nutcracker. She LOVED it, and we had a great time. I'm looking forward to the day when Jemma is big enough that she and Jaime can join us.

And then, this past Monday, Brody's brother Casey and his wife had their first baby boy. Breslin is a cutie for sure, and I think Casey is just a little bit proud. ha!

November (in bullet form)

I haven't been great at documenting things lately, but since one day I hope to make this into a book, I figure better late than never. So here's what's been going on this month:

* Daddy/daughter date to IHOP. They were going to watch a football game, but the weather wasn't great so they opted for food. Scarlett may have been a tad overdressed. :)
*Clark and I had our own little "stay at home" date and read lots of books...and made crazy faces in the camera.
* I made my turkeys some matching outfits
* Scarlett made festive paper costumes and hosted us for a Kinder feast of beef jerky, chicken nuggets and grapes
* We went to my parents for Thanksgiving...Mom decorated her house and it was so pretty it looked like it could be in a magazine.
* The kids table...with Uncle Danny
* Post feasting pics

* Friday we took the kids to Bulverde for the "Festival of Lights"
* Only in Texas are parade "floats" pulled by 1947 tractors

* Mom got me "The Elf on the Shelf". I've been wanting that book for a while now. Scarlett is having a blast looking for "Blake" every morning. I'm excited for this new Christmas tradition.

Halloween and Date Night

I didn't ever post a picture of the kids from Halloween. Scarlett wanted to be Tinkerbell and she said she had to have a "prince", so Clark was Peter Pan. :) I normally make their costumes but this year they were on sale at the Disney Store so I decided to save myself some trouble and just bought them. I love that Scarlett is crossing her legs...she's done this ever since I can remember-I guess she was just born a little lady. ha

We also had time that weekend for a night out. I get a lot of girls nights with Jenn and Jaime, but we decided to invite the guys along with us this time and it was a lot of fun. These are the only pictures I got-we must have been too busy talking and eating! After dinner we went to Jenn and Jeff's for dessert and watched "Date Night". It was really funny!!