Peyton's Kitchen

For Christmas, my niece, Peyton, got a kitchen set.  She spent the rest of the weekend making imaginary food for us in her new pots and pans.  Quite the little chef!

Molly wants to know what's for breakfast

ICE Exhibit

Andy and Lisa came through DFW on their way back to IL after Thanksgiving.  We decided to go see the ICE exhibit at the Gaylord Hotel.  It was really impressive, and as you can see from the pictures, incredibly COLD!  I'm not sure Peyton was that excited, but Andy loved the ice slide.

Pretty Princess

The last few times the dogs went to Petsmart to get groomed, the groomers put little bows in their hair.  Since we refer to Sophie as a pretty, pretty princess, I thought this was especially adorable.  If only they could give her a tiara next time!

Oklahoma City

In August, I spent a weekend in OKC with some of the Hardgraves.  Andy, Lisa, and Peyton were visiting Lisa's friend there, so we got a chance to all meet up.  It felt almost like a family reunion!  While we were there, I got to see the OKC memorial for the first time.

Family Vacation

Back in July, we took a family vacation to Pennsylvania.  We started out in Pittsburg, where we saw a Pirates game.  We then went to Philadelphia, where we saw a Phillies game.  We finished out the trip in Gettysburg, with a slight detour to Hershey - yum!

Halloween

This year for Halloween, I went to visit Andy, Lisa, and Peyton in St. Louis.  Peyton was a lady bug, and Andy was Justin Bieber.  I had so much fun with them, and can't wait to see them at Christmas!

Hello World Series!

I've always enjoyed baseball, but over the last few years, I've become a HUGE Rangers fan.  I even listened to games on the radio last year when I didn't get the station where the Rangers game were shown.  Sometimes I still listen to the radio because the announcer is so much better (seriously, I am a huge fan).  Anyway, Dad's company has a suite right behind home plate, and one of his coworkers gave us tickets to last night's game.  I do not have words to describe how it feels to be part of history!  It was so amazing to see the Rangers beat the Yankees to become the American League champs!!  Here's a video of the last out (sorry for the very loud screaming at the end)

Also, here are a few pictures from the game: