It's been a CRAZY month (to say the least)! I started off the month with a girls trip to NYC with Kelly and Kamilah (we went to visit Kamilah). We wore ourselves out with all the shopping, etc. in New York City. I got back to Dallas and 3 days later we left for Colorado to stay with Chad's family. It's always fun to see family there and Dresden especially loves playing with his cousins. Back to Dallas and the next day Chad's brothers came out to stay with us for the weekend and on Sunday they left and we also left for Utah! It's been a whirlwind of a month and I haven't even had a chance to think about Christmas! Now in Utah things are finally starting to settle down and we're getting in the Chrismas spirit. There's tons of snow here (as opposed to our 75 degree Dallas weather) and we are having a blast! Chad has been snowboarding every day and is taking Dre up tomorrow for the first time - we'll see how that goes!! I'm just happy to be near family and friends and I'm reminded how truly blessed we are!

Sledding in Utah!

We had so much fun today taking Dresden Sledding for the first time! This was his first experience with the snow so it took him a while to figure it all out. He did not understand why he had to wear so much clothing, but gradually he let us put more and more layers on him as he realized it made him warm! He loved going down the hill with Daddy (and mom too) and he loved playing in the snow too! It's so much fun to be here in Utah this time of year! 

Trip to Colorado to visit Chad's family

Dresden with his closest cousin Nathan

Birthday party at Grandma and Grandpa's house for cousin Isaac

Daddy and Dre

Look, we just broke the Pinata!

 

Kamilah's Shower in a Box!

A few pics of the book I put together for Kamilah's Wedding Shower (in a box). Kelly and I surprised her with it when we went to visit her in NYC. She was so excited that all her friends sent her messages and she scored big time with gift cards!! Our NYC girls trip was a lot of fun, Kelly has all the pics so I'll post them when I get them. It was fun to see the city at Christmas time - Rockefellar Plaza, shopping, The Macy's window's, and the Rockett's at Radio City were a few of the highlights! 

My Funny Little Guy!

This is how Dresden liked to walk around today! He discovered he had pockets in the back of his pants and thought it was so fun to use these pockets. He looked like a penguin walking around like this - so funny! Tomorrow Chad and I celebrate our 5th Wedding anniversary, yeah! Then on Saturday I leave for a girls trip to NYC! I'll post pictures when I get back!
 

My Husband, the Sports Genius!

Every year Chad enters his company's Football Suicide Pool where every week he picks a football team who he thinks will win(he claims it's all stategic)- if they win he stays in the game, if they lose he's out. You put in money to enter the game and in 5 years we've never gotten anything out of it. So, this year I gave Chad a hard time when he entered by telling him it was a waste of money. His reply was "If I win, we're going to Disneyland". Well, being the sports genius that he is, he totally WON! By chance he won it by picking his favorite team, the Denver Bronco's. We knew he would win if the Bronco's won because the other people left in the game had all chosen losing teams. I have NEVER been so in to a football game - the Bronco's were down the entire game and pulled ahead in the 4th quarter! We were jumping up and down when they won and Chad told Dresden "We're going to Disneyland!"
We talked about other things we could do with the money (pay bills, etc.), but nope - we are Going to Disney World!! We booked our tickets and will be going Feb. 12-16, the picture above is the Disney Animal Kingdom Resort where we will be staying! We are so excited and I can now ease up a little on Chad's obsession with Football! 

Some days I really like living in Texas - there have been more than a couple of moments this week when I thought, Ya know, I really like it here! I think mainly because the weather has been so nice - it's been mid 70's all week, which is perfect! Dresden and I have been taking walks every day to the park and around town. I also really love living in the city - it's fun to walk down to the grocery store or take a trolley ride just for fun with Dre.
Just wanted to record these thoughts so when I have my days that I don't like living away from home I can remeber the perks too!

Dresden & Savannah

These two crack me up! Savannah was Dresden's first friend when we moved to Texax, Dre was 4 month old and Savannah 6 months! They play well together, Dresden usually acts like he's too cool and Savannah tries to dominate and boss him around (typical guy/girl behavior)! It's been fun watching them change and grow together. 

TRICK-OR-TREAT!

Dresden had a blast this year on Halloween! Some friends invited us to Trick-or-Treat with them and we had so much fun! You may not be able to tell what Dresden is dressed up as because he REFUSED to wear the hood, but he was a little kangaroo! He loved jumping around and the cutest is when you asked him what he was and he'd say, "kang ROO"! 

PUMPKIN PATCH!

During the day on Halloween some friends and I took the kids to a pumpkin patch about 25 miles north of Dallas. Even though it was only a short drive, we got there and suddenly the temperature had dropped and it was Freezing! Okay, so really it was only in the mid 50's, but the fact that we weren't dressed for it made it seem so much colder! We didn't stay long, but Dresden enjoyed every minute! There was a petting farm, pony rides, bounce house (perfect for the kangaroo) and other rides. A fun time, but next time we will be more prepared!

Crazy for Corn!

I love this picture! The kid seriously attacks corn when it is placed in front of him!

 

Pumpkin Patch at the Arborretum

On Saturday we went to the Arborretum, which is a beautiful place in itself. For Halloween they had a pumpkin patch (with a house made out of pumpkins), a petting zoo, hay rides, and lots of fun characters roaming around! 

Dresden turned 2!

Happy Birthday to my sweet little boy! For Dresden's birthday was had a "Pumpkin Patch Birthday Bash" at his favorite park! Everything was "pumpkin" themed and after two days of non-stop rain the weather was beautiful and everyone had a great time! Chad was able to stop by on his lunch break and I was happy that my mom was in town to share the day with us! I'm not sure Dre really knew what was going on - he was just happy to be playing at the park with Grandma and all of his favorite friends! 

 

Decorating Sugar Cookies and Pumpkins!

Everyone got their own sugar cookie and pumpkin to decorate. I wasn't sure how this would go over with two year olds, but they all had fun and seemed to like it! As you can see, Dresden was more interested in eating the frosting than decorating with it!