Sitting up in the tub

Santa came!!!!

Lia was a very good girl this year and Santa was very good to her. She got so many great gifts from Santa (and from the rest of our family!) Here are some photos from the day:

We left a glass of milk and a cookie for Santa on the coffee table right in front of the fire place!
He took a big ol' bite of the cookie and a couple swigs of milk before he left.
Lia got pj's, outfits to wear in Vail when we go skiing in February, books (Polar Express, Rudolph, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and The Night Before Christmas) 3 Disney movies, some toys for the exersaucer and the stroller, a new bath seat and hippo sprayer, special earmuffs (so the AU games aren't too loud for her next season) and a great pair of pink sunglasses to take to Cabo for New Years!

She looks so cool in her new shades!!!

Chicken Fried Steak!!

You have never had chicken fried steak until you've eaten at Goodson's!! Check out this pic of Cliff right when his order came to the table the other night, haha!!!

Sitting up!!

Lia is starting to learn how to sit up for short (VERY short) periods of time without me holding her up. She's so cute!!

Fun with Santa and Mrs. Claus

We had such a good time during the visit last night from Santa and Mrs. Claus (thanks again to you both for such a special treat!!) Lia and Sage were all stares, no smiles. Leighton and Colt were all tears! It was too funny! I guess next year when Lia and Sage are a little older, we can expect tears too. Here are some photos of the event:

Here are a few pics of our big tree this year and the mantle with one extra stocking!!

5 months old!

Today Lia is 5 months old! She is really growing up fast and seems to change on a daily basis now. She started eating veggies this week. So far we have only done carrots. She made a terrible face and did a full body shiver on the first bite, but she ate the rest so I guess she doesn't hate them too much. Tomorrow we will try peas. She likes to play in her exersaucer. She's getting so good at using all the back and neck muscles for longer periods of time now. She has moved on to Baby Neptune and Baby Van Gogh dvds now and really enjoys watching both of them. Tonight we are going to Ryan and Keri's to take pictures with Santa and Mrs. Claus. They are making a special trip to our neighborhood to visit Lia and some of her friends!
Sage riding Miller!

Oh Daddy...

Well, Daddy was bound and determined to put me in something Tennessee and he finally got his way. I wore the onesie he bought me at the game this year for a couple of hours the other night. Not sure this shade of orange is right for me ; )


This is our new trick. I think its so fun when Daddy lets me fly!

Snow in Houston and Visiting Santa

Can you believe it?? It snowed in Houston!! Lia got to see snow for her first Christmas season! It happened last Friday. We bundled up and went outside for just a sec to get a photo. The snow was blowing under the covered patio onto us, so we actually got a pic with a few flakes stuck to our hair!

Dressed up to go see Santa at the mall

Standing in line to sit on Santa's lap. We met Keri and Sage there.With Sage on Santa's lap. We were both so good, no tears at all! The pics turned out good although Santa yelled at us for taking photos with our own cameras, bah humbug!