Sunday, October 21, 2012

February pictures

 
Adde and I went to a princess birthday party.  She definitely makes a beautiful princess!
Had to capture a rare moment of them playing nicely AND quietly together!
 
Addie helped me one morning by fixing Grady's hair...
 
 
 
 
Addie and I made homemade pretzels...they were yummy!
 
Pretty girl

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Someone started wearing big boy underwear in February.  He was potty trained in a couple of days and the process was so much easier than I thought it would be!
 
Grady earned an ice cream date with Mommy after a week of no accidents!
 
Daddy also brought him this special truck to celebrate the big boy!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Poor Grady

Addie and Ben thought it would be funny to dress Grady up.  I keep reminding them that one of these days he is going to be bigger than both of them...

Valentine's Day

Addie and Grady woke up on Valentine's Day to treats at the table.  They both had balloons, donuts, cards and of course a little candy!  Grady was most excited about his balloon.  Addie loved her candy!  After breakfast, we all went up to Addie's school for her Valentine's Day party.  The kids made crafts, had snacks and were very excited to pass out their goodies to each other! 





 
Addie and Mrs. Garcia
 
 

"Snow"

The second Sunday in February, we woke up to "snow."  The kids were very excited and couldn't wait to go outside and play in it.  Unfortunately, the sleet was not quite what they expected but they were still thrilled to see it.
 
 

Cheers

In February, we moved into our new house after 18 months of renovations!  Kristin and Chance brought us dinner as well as champagne for a toast.  Thanks K & T!



Cruise 2012

We went on a fabulous cruise with John and Donna in January. We had a wonderful time and the kids loved every minute of it.  They are both still asking when we can go on another one!  We left out of Galveston and cruised to Cozumel, Jamaica and Grand Cayman.  The food was wonderful and everyone was very sweet with Addie and Grady. 

On the road to Galveston..

 
First stop is Cozumel...Addie and I swam with the dolphins (pictures to come) and she and Bryan and Nanna saw a sea lion show.  Grady loved playing at the beach and watching (trying to grab) the

 
 
 
Yes...this was their beach attire...

 
The bartender at this bar on the ship loved Addie.  He made her tons and tons of paper flowers and gave Grady enough cherries to last him a lifetime. 
 
A & G enjoyed burgers, shakes and a little dancing one afternoon at Johnny Rockets.
 
 
Our glass bottom boat tour was cancelled in Grand Cayman, so we spent the day at the beach. 
 
 
 So excited to see their first towel animal!  This was actually the second because Grady destroyed the first one before we could get a picture.  Our nice room attendant remade the animal for us!


 
Snuggling
 
All smiles at dinner...Addie ordered steak every night!  She definitely takes after Mommy and Daddy!


 
We enjoyed the pool on a day at sea...
 





 
Jamaica was our last stop.  We went on a train ride through town and then Donna, Addie and I went to high tea at a plantation. 






 
 
 
 
 
 
Last dinner on the ship

Addie and our waiter

 Addie and Grady with Miroslav..we met him the first night on the ship and he made an extra effort every day to find us at breakfast and dinner.  The kids LOVED him and I think he was smitten with them as well.  We were very sad to say goodbye to him.
 
We had a such a wonderful time and were all sad to get off of the ship when we returned to Galveston!