We made a trip to Frisco to see their Christmas lights outside. It was impressive. We waited in a very long line to ride the train around. At the last minute Camille was allowed to sit alone up in the front of the train. No adults were allowed up there, Because the train drove quite a long way, we couldn't allow Lily to ride in the front. Lily was devistated to be left out and threw a huge fit, not wanting to get in another car with me. Luckily we were locked in and after we got going, Lily decided to enjoy the ride! The pictures show Lily at the beginning and the end of the ride.

We got there early because Santa was supposed to parachute out of an airplane. It was quite cold, but the kids had a great time playing around a fountain and just generally goofing around. Because of clouds, Santa didn't jump after all. Bummer.

Fire hats at Fire House subs. Do you see Lily giving the thumbs up?

More thumbs up. The girls are nuts for creamcheese fruit dip and strawberries!

Since I've been staying home I've had time to volunteer at Camile's school. This day all the kindergarten classes were having a project together making pinatas. The kids were impressively quiet and well-behaved.

Belated Christmas concert photos

Yes, I'm absurdly behind on posting to the blog. Sorry!

Lily was excited and had fun in her first Christmas concert at school. Lily was very distracted during the concert by teachers running things on the side, as well as the necessary props around like cords an CD players. She was so cute up there in her red and black dress!

Before the concert the kids were literally climbing the walls out in the hall!

Camille also had a great time singing in her Christmas concert with her choir at church. Lily was excited to sit in the audience. When the first song for Camille's choir class started Lily, called out "Hey, I know that. It's Camille's song!" (We had listened to the songs often in the car to help Camille learn them.) Lily sang all the words to Camille's songs loudly during the performance, entertaining the people around us. Camille was put in charge of her friend in the choir (a boy who also has autism) by his mother. She just asked Camille to remind the boy to behave. The boy really likes Camille, always wanting to stand next to Camille, but Camille took the job to heart and a bit overboard. What can you expect from a 6 year-old who likes to be in charge! Later in the Christmas program (which was in mid December) the narrator said "It's Christmas!" and then with laughter in her voice like she had just been told a joke, Lily called out loudly "No it isn't!" She took it literally, knowing that day wasn't Christmas day. For some unknown reason later on during applause Lily put up her bear claw and called out "Hey, Sic 'em Bears!"

Here are pictures from Matt and Camille's YMCA Princess float. They decorated the fishing boat and really had to bundle up because the temperature was in the 20s that day!!

Chicken bra

I thought this was funny, but Matt said it must have been funnier at the time. You be the judge. Lily found an empty Victoria's secret bag on my bed. She asked me why I had a "present bag" out. I explained that it was just a shopping bag that they gave me when I bought a bra at the store. She paused and asked "chicken bra?" Then I paused for a while and then Lily added "Chicken bra that we put on chicken." She was referring to chicken broth. Whoops.

Baylor vs UT game

When we were in Waco for the Baylor vs UT football game the UT marching band was rehearsing across the street from GG and Boppy's house. I took the girls over to watch. We provided entertainment for the band members as the girls danced to the music and Lily practiced her conducting!

The stadium was quite filled with UT fans. You can see the sea of orange in the Baylor stadium.

Photos with Boppy and GG. GG was sick with a cold and trying not to pass it around.

Lily's 3rd birthday pictures (Nov 7th)

I don't know what I accidently pushed that's making the words show up on the left side of the page.

Here are pictures from Lily's birthday party with family. She is already saying she's "three and a half."

Camille had a homework project to do, and Lily got in on the fun too.

Camille lost her second tooth on Lily's birthday! (She lost her first tooth on Matt's birthday.)

Lily's new dress!

Indian Princess campout

Camille's fun with Matt during her campout with Daddy in October. They had a great time!

Halloween

Church fall carnival

Camille was a butterfly fairy, and Lily was a rainbow fairy.

Lily at her Primrose costume parade

October fun

Camille and Lily's pumpkins

Slingshot to propel rotten fruit to hit the pumpkin target. The kids thought this was fantastic!

Camille and Matt participate in the YMCA Indian Princesses program. They invited families to a costume party and pumpkin decorating contest. Camille and Lily had a great time. The weather was wonderful.

Launching rotten fruit on a trailer-mounted catapult.

Camille's friend Madison had a pumpkin-decorating birthday party. Camille's not the shortest kid there!

Camille and Madison

October Baylor homecoming photos

Camille was home sick with a fever. Lily enjoyed being the only grandchild with Nana and Papa.

Engrossed in the football game or the popcorn?

Bear growel? Lily loves to make "mean" faces.

Lily couldn't hold out any longer, even with all the excitement.

We're still here!

Yes, we're still here. Much has changed in our daily routine. My last day at my job was Nov 9th. I'm into my 3rd week of being a full-time mom and wife. It's great! I've been staying very busy trying to catch up on all of the things that we've put off doing over the last few months. With the holidays here, it's extremely nice to have time to help out with the cooking and not to be juggling weekend work to make up for taking the holiday off. I'm enjoying more time with the kids, and I know they are too. My extended family keeps telling me that I look much happier--(I guess that means I'm not acting like a stressed out grump.) I'm feeling very content at the moment. So, now hopefully I'll catch up on blog postings soon.