Sara and the kitchen chair

Sara, in her 18th month, has figured out how to get up on the dining room and kitchen chairs. Yikes!

We've had to go from using the tables to keep things away from her to putting them on top of the entertainment center. The kitchen counters weren't even a safe spot because she's figured out how to push the chair to the kitchen counter and then climb up on the chair. She's a smart one....

The Nutcracker Ballet Tea

Today we went to the Collin County Ballet Theatre's annual Nutcracker & Sugar Plum Fairy team - this is our third one and it was really great.

It's at the Westin in Frisco and they really do a great job. They serve kid-friendly tea sandwiches of peanut butter & jelly and grilled cheese, strawberries with cream, scones with jelly and cookies. It's kid heaven! And then, when they think it can't get any better, they get to mingle and dance with the ballerinas.


As we were leaving all of the little girls were spinning and twirling, pretending they were the ballerinas - it's so cute!


Here are some pictures from the event...


This is Paige and her American Girl doll, Kit, in their matching outfits. I hadn't bought a Christmas dress for Paige yet and thought she would love to have an outfit to match her doll. Note to self - before you promise a matching dress, check out the price tag. :) Enough said.


My little lady enjoying the tea (well, lemonade) part of the ballet

Paige with Riley and Caroline

Paige with a few of the dancers from the show...

Paige's Tooth Finally Came Out!

Paige finally lost her first tooth this morning - it took over two weeks since we first noticed it was loose for that little bugger to come out!

And here's Paige getting ready for the tooth fairy - Grandma Margaret made her a tooth fairy pillow. I need to remember to go up to her room and make sure the tooth fairy does her job!

Our little Rock Star

Check out the Rock Star playing a little Barbie guitar...

and our trip to McAlister's... "MMMMmmm..."

Lots of Baking!

Last Sunday was a big baking day in our house. We started off the morning making Cinnamon Rolls. Paige took the lead and did everything except for take them out of the oven. (Mom's not quite ready to let her try that one...)

Paige did a great job and they were VERY tasty!



And that afternoon Paige made her first cake using the Easy Bake Oven. It was just like I remembered it - light bulb and all!

It was alot of fun until mom had to call for reinforcements when she got the cake stuck in the Not So Easy Bake Oven after it was done. Dad had to come in and save the day! (No, I have no idea how the cake got stuck - seriously)

I can't believe it's already here...

We went to the mall this morning to meet the Nirchis to allow the kids to let loose in the play area at the mall. And after play time is snack time so I bought the girls some pretzel sticks.

We pick up Subway for lunch on the way home and as Paige is eating her sandwich she starts to complain about how it hurts. Now, you have to know that Paige whines about hurting, stomach aches, being too full, etc whenever she doesn't want to finish the food that has been given to. I realized this trick very quickly after the first "stomach ache" when not 10 minutes later she was asking for cookies. Sigh.

I basically tell her to suck it up and finish her sandwich. But then she tells me that one specific front tooth hurts and that it's moving. Huh? Moving?

No, can't be - you are WAY too young to lose a baby tooth. But, after a quick confirmation that in fact, the tooth is moving AND you can see the adult one popping in behind it, I let it sink in. My first born is not a little girl anymore. She's my big girl. This is seriously bumming me out a bit. I just can't believe she is old enough for her baby teeth to come out. Okay, logically, I get that she's five and that's about the right age but my heart tells me different - she TOO young!

I'll keep you updated but I have a feeling the Tooth Fairy will be visiting our home tonight or tomorrow!

Halloween

We had a great Halloween this year! We spent it with our good friends the Butlers and the Harrisons over at the Butlers house. Food, drinks and candy - what could be better?



The Butlers really do their house up for Halloween - the kids loved it! Heck, I loved it!

Here's Little Red Riding Hood! You can't really tell from this picture but Sara absolutely hated the cape...

...but she loved the basket.

And here's Paige as a Barbie Cheerleader. Let me tell you, I wouldn't have bought this particular costume if I have would have known that it was "sexy" version but oh well... I mean seriously, what kiddos costume shows her midriff?



Here are Paige and Marshall before Trick or Treating. They're smiling but on the inside they were saying "Can we go? Can we go yet? Can we go now? Can we go?".