Bryce 365

The End.

2010-12-31T16:11:00.000-08:00

I have been struggling with the idea of whether or not to keep my 365 going. I know that I am not on the true calendar year since I started this on February first two years ago, but I wanted to keep it a true 365. To mess it up even more, I am not even going to finish out this full year of 365s.

After weighing my options and considering what is most important, I have come to the conclusion that I just can't do it all. Now that the girls are getting older and becoming more active, it is hard for me to keep up with it along with our family blog. I have decided that I want to focus my attention on our family blog and I want to begin working on my Blog Books for the girls.

While I have enjoyed my 365....and I have loved that I have been able to take a picture everyday...and I have been able to capture little snip-its of our everyday lives...I feel like this is the perfect time to end it.

I appreciate those of you who have read it and who have commented...I really have enjoyed doing it.

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2010-12-30T16:49:00.001-08:00

Landry got this Wii game for Christmas (Big Sis got Just Dance 2)...her very first game and she LOVES it. The girls entertained themselves this morning by getting their groove on. Landry's faves are dancing to Happy Birthday, the ABCs, and BINGO.

I love that they are moving around getting some good exercise while playing a video game.

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2010-12-29T16:47:00.000-08:00

Family Game night playing Guess Who was so much fun. Ashton has wanted this game for a long time and her cousin Chris came through for her at Christmas this year since he drew her name.

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2010-12-28T16:46:00.000-08:00

I had a TON of laundry to do today and I got it all washed and in the basket ready to be folded.

I had planned on folding it tonight after the girls were in bed, but a certain little almost three year decided she needed something out of the basket immediately which is why there are pieces of clean laundry strewn everywhere.

So much for my nice neat pile of laundry to fold.

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2010-12-27T16:45:00.000-08:00

We headed home from Alabama today and we always stop in Texarkana for dinner and we always get a little treat at Dairy Queen after din-din before we head the rest of the way to our casa.

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2010-12-26T16:44:00.000-08:00

I couldn't resist the fact that Uncle Todd's boots are about half as big as Landry. It was even funnier seeing her trying to walk in them.

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2010-12-25T16:42:00.000-08:00

We woke up to a truly magical sight this morning...it was snowing! It hasn't snowed on Christmas in Alabama since 1989 and this was the most snow they have ever had.

This is the second year in a row that our girls have had a White Christmas. The girls were already excited and the snow just pushed them over the edge!

Merry Christmas!

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2010-12-24T16:41:00.000-08:00

The girls are so excited and ready for Santa to come. Ashton wrote him a note, they each chose 2 cookies for Santa and they made Reindeer food.

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2010-12-23T16:40:00.000-08:00

One of our traditions is to get the girls dressed in their jammies and go look at the Christmas lights. We usually do it on Christmas Eve, but since we were in Alabama this year and they had a super cool lights display that was not going to be open on Christmas Eve we went tonight instead.

It was so neat...and I have never seen so many lights before. Ashton oohed and aahed over the lights. We always go to the Botanical Gardens in Huntsville every summer when we come so it was fun to see it transformed into a beautiful lights display!

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2010-12-22T16:38:00.000-08:00

The girls had an extra special Christmas Tradition treat...they got to make their Christmas cookies with Mamo and Uncle Todd this year. They were so excited...the only way it would have been better was if Peyton and Cameron could have been there too.

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2010-12-21T14:36:00.000-08:00

All this fun zebra print fleece is a project for the girls to work on while we are Mamo's and Papo's house this week. ARB is so beyond excited--she can hardly stand it!

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2010-12-20T14:36:00.000-08:00

Here is the second major car catastrophe for us in two days. We left this morning on our way to Alabama for Christmas. We unexpectedly spent 3 hours in Texarkana getting the tired on BB's car fixed. You can see the S-hook that was in the road and in the tire. The whole tired had to be replaced.

Not a fun way to start our trip!

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2010-12-19T14:35:00.000-08:00

Today girls had fun at their second birthday party of the weekend. Yesterday they danced their booties off with Carly and today they bounced and played with Parker.

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2010-12-18T14:34:00.000-08:00

This morning we had ANOTHER MAJOR DEBOCKLE with my car which is still under warranty. We were headed to meet Megan and Parker for breakfast when my car totally shutdown...like turned itself off and quit working while we were driving...right there in the middle of the road! We had absolutely no power what-so-ever, we couldn't even use On Star since there was no power.

The police just happened to pull up behind us and while they were checking things out, noticed my inspection was expired (and luckily they didn't give us a ticket--I think they felt bad since Landry was hysterical and totally freaking out).

Megan and Parker came to pick up me and the girls while BB stayed with the car. We had planned on just driving through McDonald's, grabbing breakfast and just eating at the house. But as we pulled up to our house, I realized I didn't have a key or the garage door opener. Nice.

By this time BB was riding in the tow truck with my car. We met him at the dealership and brought him home and finally had breakfast. The girls and Parker were so good during all of this!

Good thing for us Megan just got a new Tahoe so she had enough room for the three kids' seats plus me and BB.

Oh and I think I forgot to mention that I had had a lot of fun at girls night last night...to the point where I really needed some good greasy food. What a nice way to start your Saturday. Oh and this all happened and was over by 9:45 in the morning.

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2010-12-17T14:33:00.000-08:00

Today Ashton had her winter party at school. It was a crazy busy day...since I am one of the room parents for Ashton's class I was up at the school at 1:00 then we had our carpets cleaned, a showing, met Megan, Brodie, and Parker at the mall for a bit, then I had a girls night with some sweet and super fun friends.

It was a lot to cram in the day but I loved every part of it!

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2010-12-16T14:32:00.000-08:00

Teacher gifts are ready for delivery tomorrw. It is crazy when you think about how many teachers we have between the two girls.

ARB: 5 specials teachers, 1 classroom teacher, 3 dance teachers

LPB: 2 preschool teachers, 2 My Gym teachers, 1 Swimming Lessons Teacher

But these fabulous people have a very important jobs and we truly appreciate all they do for our girls!

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2010-12-15T11:38:00.000-08:00

This is what was once a Gingerbread House...one that our sweet ARB made at school...but by the time she munched on it a bit, and she carried it home from school in the wind, this was how it arrived.

She was thrilled beyond measure to have made this at school.

It was an exciting day in third grade that is for sure!

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2010-12-14T11:18:00.000-08:00

I have my Baylor Gear on ready to watch the #3 Lady Bears take on the #7 Tennessee Vols. It should be a great game! I am glad I can watch it on tv but bummed that I can't be there to watch it live!

Sic Em Bears!

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2010-12-13T11:07:00.000-08:00

Well...the day that someone figured out how to get OUT of her crib has finally arrived!

She made her first great escape last night and we were TOTALLY surprised (and scared)! Now that I know she can do it, it adds a whole new level of worry. I don't feel comfortable putting her in her crib because "what if she falls out when she is trying to get out"...what then?

We weren't planning on putting her in a big girl bed until we moved into the new house...so for now, this is how she sleeps. She was so proud and so happy to have her mattress on the floor just like a big girl. She did great and went to sleep with no problems and slept really really well!

So for now, since Grace is not her middle name, she will "learn" how to sleep without being in a crib which means if when she falls, she isn't falling far. Do I love that this is the new set up...no way, but I can live with it temporarily!

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2010-12-12T11:28:00.000-08:00

I spent the day getting these bad boys ready to go out...I am determined to have them in the mailbox by tomorrow. I feel like I am SO behind...it will feel so good to check something else off my list!

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2010-12-11T11:26:00.000-08:00

We made our first batch of Chex mix today..this is one of the many traditions we love and this year the girls had a blast helping with it!

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2010-12-10T18:28:00.000-08:00

Merry Main Street ...

... A Tradition for our family @ this time of year!

...one the girls {and Mommy and Daddy too} absolutely LOVE

...perfect night-not too cold!

... but still cold enough to need the traditional Starbucks to go along with it!

I L-O-V-E Family Nights Together!

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2010-12-09T18:40:00.000-08:00

I love Holiday Cards.....love, love, love them!

I normally love hanging them on my kitchen cabinets to display them...however this year, they are being displayed in this boring basket (the basket can easily be put away when we have a showing) since we can't exactly do things our "normal" way this year.

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2010-12-08T12:17:00.000-08:00

All ready for "International Exchange Day"at LP's school tomorrow. Should be lots of fun!

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2010-12-07T12:15:00.000-08:00

Our BG had unique socks day at school...she chose these stripes and polka dots for her tootsies!

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2010-12-06T18:36:00.000-08:00

A certain two year old in our house is slightly {okay a lot} obsessed with these foam bath letters and just HAS to sort them during every bath. She refused to get out of the tub tonight without sorting the letters first.

Who am I to stop her...certainly not the teacher in me!

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2010-12-05T18:28:00.000-08:00

This little tree was delivered to our doorstep on Friday afternoon as a surprise for the girls from their Daddy. It came complete with ornaments and lights for the girls to decorate it with.

He is so sweet...I love him and his precious heart!

He sure does have a soft spot for those two little girls!

They absolutely LOVE it!

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2010-12-04T18:24:00.000-08:00

Today was BIRTHDAY SATURDAY in our house. The girls had three parties...Ashton had two and Landry had one in edition to it being my birthday.

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2010-12-03T09:00:00.000-08:00

These days our littlest girl is in love with playing puzzles and games. Her newest discovery is "Canny Lanny" or also known as Candy Land. I love how her little voice says, "Mommy can you pay Canny Lanny wif me?"

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2010-12-02T19:05:00.000-08:00

You wanna know what this is?

Well...it is Jodi jumping my car because the battery died while I was sitting in the parking lot with her today when I thought the car was off, but it wasn't!

I had to call my hubs so he could give us step-by-step instructions on how exactly to use the jumper cables...my dad taught me how to use them back when I was learning to drive, but in all my many, many years of driving I have NEVER had to use them! Never.

There are lots of details that go along with this picture and really, if we could have taken more pictures it would have been even funnier! Jodi has called me "Jump Start" today and the thought of the whole incident just makes me laugh all over.

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2010-12-01T18:41:00.000-08:00

Fall Book Fair. Lunch Date with Daddy @ school. 3 books for donations and 3 books to keep.

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2010-11-30T18:36:00.000-08:00

After my hubs dropped ARB off at school this morning, he and LP drove through Starbucks and brought me this YUMMY and HOT Caramel Brulee.....mmmmmmmmm!

It was quite delish....and greatly appreciated!

A nice way to start the day!

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2010-11-29T18:32:00.000-08:00

Today we took the girls to see the BEST Santa ever (well ... of all the ones we have been to and the one we have taken ARB to for the past 6 years) there weren't any tears, but not a lotta love either!

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2010-11-28T11:46:00.000-08:00

I love watching Ashton draw and color and just play!

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2010-11-27T11:44:00.000-08:00

It was time to move up the straps in LP's car seat....and she just HAD to have her baby test it out before Daddy put it back in the car.

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2010-11-26T11:41:00.000-08:00

This picture is only a small portion of the damage Black Friday Bud and I did. Her entire car was loaded with our bags! That just tells you what kind of great deals we found and it is SO totally worth getting up before the sun!

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2010-11-25T11:39:00.000-08:00

We enjoyed our Thanksgiving in Waco with the fam...we are truly thankful for so many blessings this year!

Happy Thanksgiving!

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2010-11-24T11:32:00.000-08:00

Family Movie Night Checklist:

M&Ms and popcorn for LP....check.

Skittles and popcorn for Mommy, Daddy, and ARB...check.

Blankets for snuggling....check.

Movie off of Direct TV Cinema (no trip to Blockbuster-woo-hoo)...check.

We enjoyed this Disney flick and even though Daddy and Ashton saw this on their Earth Day date, they watched it again with me and LP. LP actually sat and watched until her bedtime which was about 30 minutes so the night was quite successful!

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2010-11-23T17:17:00.000-08:00

It is looking very much like fall in our backyard these days...Just in time for Thanksgiving!

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2010-11-22T17:12:00.000-08:00

Tonight there was a FULL moon...I tried like crazy to get a good, clear picture of it, but it just wasn't in the cards so I decided to post one of my many attempts. The real thing was so pretty and so BIG...wish you could have seen it!

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2010-11-21T16:19:00.000-08:00

For dinner tonight we wanted something light. So I remembered seeing this recipe on a blog and it looked really yummy. We decided to try it out and it did not disappoint! It was the perfect light dinner...and one you could change to fit your tastes.

By the way, this blog is filled with tons of fun recipes, and craft ideas and just all kinds of good stuff so check it out when you get a sec. {btw...my pictures aren't nearly as good as hers}

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2010-11-20T11:15:00.000-08:00

Saturday morning fun with the girls' craft boxes!

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2010-11-19T11:12:00.000-08:00

This evening...my hubs got home after a long week in Vegas for work.

We were three excited girls tonight!

Time went by super slow today, especially for the little one!

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2010-11-18T19:09:00.000-08:00

This is ARB's new long sleeve spirit shirt...today we added some bling to it....you know the more sparkle something has the better it is in the eyes of my girls!

Peace...Love...Carroll.

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2010-11-17T19:02:00.000-08:00

In case you were wondering what we feed our dwarf frogs {Ruff-Ruff and Juliet} this is what it is....these little pellets...they get 4 pellets twice a week on Wednesdays and Sundays.

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2010-11-16T18:38:00.000-08:00

{I know this is a horrible picture, but it serves a purpose and I couldn't help where the clothes landed!}

Landry LOVES to change her clothes....sometimes she likes to wear dress up, but most of the time she likes to wear things out of her drawers. Lately (since we have added new fall/winter jammies to her drawers) her clothing of choice is jammies. She goes through about 3 pairs of jammies a day...I'm not even kidding!

Today she walked in from school and literally, in the doorway took off every stitch of clothing she had on hair stuff and all, left it on the floor went to her room, chose a new pair of panties and new jammies and put them on.

This happens every single day, I am constantly finding her clothes all over the house--I only wish the picture wouldn't have been bad!

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2010-11-15T18:50:00.000-08:00

Our poor little punkin has had a cough and runny/snotty nose for a couple of weeks now....and after our doctor visit today she will be taking the "pink medicine" for the next ten days to hopefully knock out her sinus infection!

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2010-11-14T18:38:00.000-08:00

Normally ESPN the magazine is only read by my hubs, but tonight our BG enjoyed it as well! There is an article on Baylor's Brittney Griner so of course Ashton wanted to read it. She thinks it is SO COOL to have someone she has met and seen play in a magazine! The best part of the whole article for her...Brittney enjoys watching Phineas and Ferb just like Ashton! That is pretty cool when you are eight!

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2010-11-13T13:39:00.000-08:00

Our girls experienced another FIRST today....

We took them to the Veterans Day Parade....we didn't realize until we were there that Ashton had never been to a parade before. They both had a total blast so we will be making more trips to parades in our future for sure!

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2010-11-12T13:35:00.000-08:00


Our BG performed in a very special Veteran's Day Program this morning at FML. She and the other third graders sang 4 patriotic songs. They wore red, white, and blue. They had a slide show with pictures of Veterans belonging to students in her school, which had pictures of both of her grandfathers in it. It was a very meaningful, and emotional performance....Thank You to all of our Veterans!

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2010-11-11T13:34:00.000-08:00

Today was SILLY SOCK DAY at LP's preschool. She chose these bright colored stars and stripes socks from Target; however, she didn't quite understand the silly sock thing when it came time to put them on. She was very upset that I was putting socks on her feet that DIDN'T match. She threw a fit and finally let me put them on her, and she barely let me take her picture.

Once we got to school, she was excited to see that Miss Karen, Miss Shelly, and Miss Kristy all had silly sock on too.

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2010-11-10T18:50:00.000-08:00

This little purple feather is something Ashton's counselor has done for two years now. She makes a giant wall display of a turkey with a TON of feathers. These feathers are written for the students from the parents...it is one of the things I love and Ashton is always so proud of this feather.

We couldn't be more proud of our girl and we appreciate her in so many ways and we love her beyond anything she will ever know or understand...we are such lucky parents to have her as OURS!

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2010-11-09T18:38:00.000-08:00

This was the afternoon snack I shared with a certain two year old today. You see, her Big Sisser had a playdate after school and we usually bring Ashton home let her drop off her stuff then we run her to her friend's house. Well today as I was standing with the mom waiting for the kids, she said she would just take Ashton with her. So....that meant that Landry and I left pick up with only Ashton's backpack and no Ashton.

Poor Landry was devastated...it is so hard being the Little Sisser sometimes, especially when that Lil Sis is only two. So as a distraction technique, I busted out some popcorn and playdoh on the patio. It worked like a charm...but she still missed Ashton. By that time of day LP is tired of me and she only wants her most favorite person in the world.

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2010-11-08T19:05:00.000-08:00

After swimming lessons this morning, my sidekick and I went to find her some new jammies for the cooler weather. One of the ones we got are for actual winter...but are Landry's faves because they have "slippers" on the feeties. She did not want to take them off once she tried them on...she said they help her hop so they are her "hoppy jammies".In fact, I had a hard time getting her to stand still long enough to get a picture which is why the picture came out blurry...I took 5 and they were all blurry!

These might have to be put up until it is actually cold enough to wear them....I see many battles and fits over these bad boys until then if she gets her hands on them!

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2010-11-07T18:48:00.000-08:00

A trip to Waco means time for me to catch on some of my magazines and catalogs that were piling up!

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2010-11-06T18:48:00.000-07:00

This morning Landry and I had the pleasure of helping Reesey P celebrate her THIRD birthday with a super cute Fancy Nancy party. This just means that it isn't that long before we are having our own THIRD bday party for our little one...whoa!

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2010-11-05T18:47:00.000-07:00

A certain third grader of ours had Pajama Day today at school. She was all kinds of pumped to wear her jammies to school and to wear these super cute and TOTALLY HER zebra jammies!

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2010-11-04T18:47:00.000-07:00

In case you didn't know...the Holiday Season is upon us...there is Christmas stuff everywhere!

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2010-11-03T07:28:00.000-07:00

Today this little munchkin was able to sit in Big Sisser's seat while we waited for her to get out of school. LP was over the moon excited to sit in Ashton's seat and read a book...she looks bitty in that big ole' seat!

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2010-11-02T07:23:00.000-07:00

{let me apologize for the blurry picture but I didn't realize it was blurry until I got it on my computer}

Since the grandparents were leaving today, basically right after Ashton got home from school, we decided to surprise her and pick her up early from school so she could spend the afternoon with them before they left. We had a nice lunch date at Pei Wei then headed to the mall for a ride on the carousel and some dessert. Even though it was a sopping wet rainy day, we still had great company!

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2010-11-01T07:20:00.000-07:00

Today my Hubs and his Dad were able to attend Game 5 of the MLB World Series cheering on the Rangers. It was an awesome experience for them and one they will always remember. Neither of them had ever been to a World Series game before so it was a neat first for them to share!

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2010-10-31T07:16:00.000-07:00

I am not one of those moms who dresses up to take her kids trick or treating...only because I spend enough time getting the girls ready, I don't really have time to think about a costume for myself much less get myself ready. I do however, wear a Halloween shirt and cute Halloween socks and this year Mamo (my mother-in-law) was sporting cute socks right along with me!

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2010-10-30T18:45:00.000-07:00

Today was a FANTASTIC and very historical day for my Baylor Bears...this was the first time they have played an unranked UT team in YEARS, and the first time Baylor has been ranked and Texas has not been ranked...and the Baylor Bears WON!!!!!

We had "bevo" burgers for dinner before the game, we all dressed in our Baylor gear, and we watched the game on TV...it was a great night! Sic Em Bears!!!!

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2010-10-29T12:59:00.000-07:00

Here is a sneak peak at one of the girls' costumes for this year. They had a little My Gym Halloween Shin Dig today and they were both so excited to have the chance to wear their costumes another time and I like having a "trial run" to see how everything looks for the Big Day!

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2010-10-28T18:54:00.000-07:00

Our BG participated in her school's Boosterthon today and it was so much fun!

I was impressed with how well the event was run!

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2010-10-27T19:54:00.000-07:00

Today was Landry's Halloween Class at My Gym and she had an absolute BLAST! She was especially excited that she got to wear her costume to class and she loved seeing her friends' costumes too!

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2010-10-26T19:40:00.000-07:00

The girls are set with PLENTY of glow-in-the-dark garb so they will be seen while they are Trick-or-Treating this weekend. Landry cannot wait to bust open these packages....we had a fit or two today when she realized she had to wait...it is tough being 2!

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2010-10-25T19:28:00.000-07:00

Ashton hit the "Boosterthon Jackpot" today. She has been raising money so her school can buy a shade cover for their playground and this year her school is doing a Boosterthon Fun Run and she is so PUMPED about this fundraiser. She has been way more excited and involved in this one than any other one we have EVER done.

The money she has raised so far has earned her silly bands, a Frisbee, super cool sunglasses, and her fave the glow-in-the-dark football.

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2010-10-24T19:18:00.000-07:00

We visited a new pumpkin ~~patch~~ tent today...this time Lan-Lan had her Big Sisser and Macy and Carly with her! The pumpkins the girls picked are the "real" pumpkins...the ones Daddy will carve for them!!

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2010-10-23T17:23:00.000-07:00

We rented this game for Ashton and let me just tell you that she absolutely LOVES it....like she spent 2 and half hours getting her groove on and the only reason she stopped was because we made her come eat dinner. I think this might just need to be added to our collection in the future!

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2010-10-22T17:16:00.000-07:00

At this exact moment today, Landry and I were sitting in the car. At this exact time on every other normal day, LP is taking a nap all comfy in her own bed. This poor girl has been disrupted from her nap more times than I would like as a result of people wanting to look at our house.

She has been a trooper...I just hope this doesn't last much longer!

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2010-10-21T17:13:00.000-07:00

Today we had a special after school snack since it was Spirit Day for ARB's school. The girls loved their Nana frozen yogurt. They both had orange...Ashton had kiwi and gummy worms on hers while Landry had oreos and halloween sprinkles on hers.

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2010-10-20T17:04:00.000-07:00

Ashton bought this "Best Friends Necklace" with her own hard earned allowance money last weekend. She has had her eye on this at Justice and could not wait to buy it and give the other half to Macy. She was even more excited to actually give it to MG...her BFF.

She was oozing with excitement and so anxious for Macy to arrive at dance so she could "present" this special gift to MG.

I think it is absolutely precious...and I also can't get over how "Big Girl" that is!

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2010-10-19T11:31:00.000-07:00

Here is another "first" that I wasn't quite ready for when I opened LP's backpack today...but I am excited about it for Landry.

And I am excited because I LOVE book orders!

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2010-10-18T11:21:00.000-07:00

I know I have already done a 365 picture like this back in January when Ashton was first learning to write in cursive, but I decided I wanted to do another one now that she is writing in cursive all.the.time!

I knew she was "re-learning" all the letters and since they finished them up on Friday, her teacher gave them the go ahead to write in all cursive all the time if they wanted. So when she was doing her homework today and I looked over and saw this...I just about fell over. Really?! That looks way BIG to me and I just wasn't ready for this next step to happen just yet.

I also love the "beginning-ness" she has when she writes in cursive. And let me tell you...this girl is so proud of her cursive and she thinks it is so cool that she can write in cursive now!

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2010-10-17T11:19:00.000-07:00

Ashton has been dying to try these snacks for a while now but every time I have tried to get them, they have been out. So she was thrilled when I finally found them!

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2010-10-16T18:31:00.000-07:00

Even though today is a Saturday...and even though our house in on the market....and even though we could get a "30 minute notice" phone call at any time....I decided we can't put our lives on complete hold...so we busted out the cookie cutters, the icing, and the sprinkles....and made and decorated Halloween cookies.

You all know how I feel about traditions and I feel like my girls (and even me too) are being deprived a little since we can't really decorate for fall like we usually do, so it was muy importante for us to keep with at least one tradition!

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2010-10-15T09:58:00.000-07:00

Today Landry and I went to the first of our three planned trips to the pumpkin patch. Last year we went with her friends Reese and Elyse and they had such a good time, that this year we took them again. This year was so much for fun for us Mommas and for the girls!

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2010-10-14T14:26:00.000-07:00

It's OFFICIAL! Our house is on the market as of today....oh how I hope it sells F-A-S-T ! This whole process scares me a lot, especially since I have no control over this part!

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2010-10-13T14:18:00.000-07:00

Today we had one cute little momma who was so excited to wear her Halloween shirt!

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2010-10-12T18:25:00.000-07:00

The girls got their "Halloween Treat" box from Mamo and Papo in the mail today. They love getting this fun little box of goodies since they don't get to "Trick or Treat" at their house.

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2010-10-11T18:23:00.000-07:00

No school...good weather...fun on the patio!

Ashton had the day off of school today...and I had planned on taking the girls and meeting at the park with some friends for a picnic lunch. I had no idea it was supposed to POUR last night, so our plans changed a bit. I ended up letting the girls choose where they wanted to pick up lunch from, and we had lunch at home.

Then since it was so nice out, Ashton spent most of the afternoon (enjoying a little time by herself while LP was napping) jamming on her MP3 player, riding her scooter on the patio and painting. She had a ball! The best thing is listening to her sing as loud as she can to the songs she has chosen!

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2010-10-10T11:10:00.000-07:00

Our first "FOOTBALL FOOD" Sunday of the season. Today we decided to have some good ole football junk food for din-din. We had some homemade guacamole, quesadilla rolls, and queso. It was a yummy treat for NFL Football Sunday! Too bad both my Chiefs and Daddy's Cowboys lost!

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2010-10-09T11:10:00.000-07:00

After spending so many weekends busy trying to get this house ready to sell, it was nice to have one weekend where we didn't have anything to do,which meant we were able to enjoy some college football games onTV.

We dressed in our Baylor gear, the girls pulled out the pom-poms and we cheered on the Baylor Bears. After the BU game was over, Ashton put on her Alabama shirt for that game and we ended the day with Daddy's FSU Noles beating Miami!

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2010-10-08T11:09:00.000-07:00

This evening was a perfect fall evening for a picnic on the patio. Daddy grilled some yummy burgers and we enjoyed the beautiful weather! This isn't the best picture but I was just trying to snap one real quick before I sat down to eat!

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2010-10-07T18:50:00.000-07:00

Taco Night...with bonus box tops for Ashton's school.

(This was the first time we have ever tried the kit before...and the taco shells were all broken and the tortillas fell apart too, so from now on we will stick with our normal way of having tacos.)

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2010-10-06T18:40:00.000-07:00

"String-Bink"

Landry discovered a new found "friend" today. You see, this "string bink" has been in her diaper bag since our vacation in July. We haven't used her diaper bag in about 2 months (but I'm just not ready to get rid of her diaper bag just yet) and she saw it in her closet. She asked me what was in her bag and I told her nothing she needed. Well, while I was busy she was "playing" in her room. The next thing I know, she comes to me and says, "Mommy! Come here (insert her grabbing me by the hand and pulling me to her room) see what I found. And there it was....her "STRING BINK" and the ransacked diaper bag that she had pulled off the shelf with a little help from her stool! She was so excited....and this has been her bink of choice ever since she pulled it out of her bag.

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2010-10-05T18:36:00.000-07:00

I love these handy reusable bags...they hold way more stuff, they are easier to carry and I especially love when they get packed so nice and neat!

It took me a while to get to where I actually remembered to take them in with me, but now it is a habit!

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2010-10-04T19:50:00.000-07:00

Selling things on Craig's List is easy money....way better than holding your own garage sale!

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2010-10-03T19:34:00.000-07:00

Today was a FIRST for all of us Texas Bryces...we rode the DART down to Fair Park! We can now say we have done that so we can mark it off our list of things to try/do!

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2010-10-02T19:33:00.000-07:00

It is beginning to feel like fall outside so what better way to get ready than to plant some mums on the patio...now if I can get these bad boys to bloom then we are in good shape! I am not really very good with plants...I don't have a green thumb at all!

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2010-10-01T19:32:00.000-07:00

Today I had a Mommy Day Off and went to Canton with my sister and it was so much fun! I went looking for some things to accessorize my house with and I found this tray and these balls to go on my end table...the one I didn't know what to do with.

I saw lots and lots of cute holiday decorations and the people watching was quite entertaining too!

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2010-09-30T19:31:00.000-07:00

Me and my paper cutter did some work for Ashton's teacher all while enjoying the season premiere of Grey's Anatomy!

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2010-09-29T19:29:00.000-07:00

This year, I am FINALLY able to be a room parent for the girls. I am one of two for Landry's class and I am one of four in for Ashton's class. I haven't been able to do this until now since Landry wasn't in school.

This evening I had my "Room Parent Training" meeting for Landry's class...now that I have had my training, I guess I am official and need to get to work!

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2010-09-28T18:42:00.000-07:00

Do ya wanna know how I feel about cleaning blinds?

Well, here you go...

strongly dislike, loathe, detest, and really I just hate to clean them!!!

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2010-09-27T20:25:00.000-07:00

PLEASE ... Help A Sista Out!

~I am a HORRIBLE decorator.

~I don't use many accessories because I don't know what to do with them, or how to arrange them, or even what to get. (My brain just doesn't work that way at all!)

~I have never had a lamp on this end table because I have had small children who would pull it off.

~But now, I think I need something to go on this table with this lonely lamp that I just got today which is why the tags are still on.

~I would LOVE any ideas or suggestions...

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2010-09-26T18:52:00.000-07:00

The other day the girls and I ran into Target real quick to get Lan-Lan some shoes and as we walked by an endcap,we spotted this box of Halloween shaped mac-n-Cheese. We decided to grab one and give it a try.

So today I made this trick or cheesy mac-n-cheese for them for lunch. They loved it...they had the best time inspecting each bite and announcing whether they were munching on a bat, a ghost, or a pumpkin. It was a fun change and we love all things fall and halloween in our house!

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2010-09-25T17:15:00.000-07:00

Landry attended her first birthday party for a classmate today.

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2010-09-24T13:25:00.000-07:00

Does this barrette look familiar to anyone?

I remember making these when I was a little girl.

One of Ashton's friend's mom made this for her to wear with her spirit wear on Fridays and Ashton was totally thrilled not only because of the "really cool barrette" but because it is old school from Mommy's days of being a little girl!

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2010-09-23T13:20:00.000-07:00

This morning, my littlest girl wanted to have her hair in braids just like her Sisser. Sounds easy enough...only I couldn't do "piggy tail" braids like Ashton's because Landry's hair isn't quite long enough yet. So....I had to do french braids and I wasn't even sure I could do those.

But as you can see, I was able to make french braids an Landry was happy as can be. Ashton LOVED that Landry requested braids to be like her!