It's official...we have a house!!

Yup, it's true. We put an offer in on Saturday and we heard back this morning--it was accepted! Woo hoo!
It's not quite done, but is getting closer every day! We plan on moving in around Jan. 10 (or maybe a few days earlier).
It is in a new neighborhood on the northeast side of Houston. We'll be closer to Dan's current office (15 min. instead of 30), but further from my parents(30 min. instead of 15).
It's definitely a house we will need to grow into--it's got 4 bedrooms and 3 1/2 bathrooms and we've only got furniture for half of that :). So come visit--we'll give you a nice empty room to stay in.

It's official...we have a toddler!

Megan started taking an occasional step or two around Nov. 4. She's been improving little by little, and on Wednesday started doing 8 to 10--or more steps! She will surprise me by coming around the corner from the hall walking--but she drops to a crawl when she sees me watching. It's so cute to watch her try to figure out walking on different textures and attempt doorways that have a little step. We can't believe how big she's getting! Enjoy the proof :)

Megan's favorite quiet time spot--her little book corner. She loves "reading" to herself and REALLY loves being read to.


Getting ready for church. We'll get pics of the whole dress this Sunday we hope--this is just the bow, tights, and bloomers.

One Whole Year

We can't believe our little girl is already 1! She is quite a character now and loves to tease us. She loves to be tickled, read books, and play outside and she tries to climb into the fridge and dishwasher whenever she notices they are open. She can say "Mama", "Dada" (sometimes), and I really thought she said "book" the other day. We found out this week that she loves dogs so we're working on "dog". She also loves to wave at any care that goes by.
She now has 7 teeth and weighs 19 pounds, 5 ounces and is 28 1/2 inches long! What a big girl we have...

Has she grown? Same outfit, same baby, one year apart!






Hospital Picture:


Bring on the cake


Get rid of this thing, I've got to concentrate!


Ooh, that looks good...


Yummmmm.

The Big 2-9

My wonderful husband turned 29 on October 27! We were spoiled because he had 2 days off he needed to use so he took his birthday and Megan's birthday off last week. As an early birthday present for Dan, we left Megan at my parents' house overnight a few Fridays ago. We loved being able to stay up late to watch Letterman and Leno and we especially loved sleeping in. Megan did great for her first sleepover--thanks Mom!

On Dan's birthday, we headed out to Brenham, TX--home of Blue Bell Ice Cream! We toured the factory and got to sample different flavors at the end. We all loved it--especially Megan since it was the first time we'd let her have ice cream. I picked white chocolate almond, Dan got caramel turtle fudge, and Megan got Snickerdoodle. All of them were delicious! We had lunch at a little diner there before heading back to Houston.

We had a family party for FHE that night at my parents' house. Dan's bday is the 27th, our nephew Zach's is the 28th, and Megan's is the 31st. We carved pumpkins, played pin the nose on the pumpkin, and had pumpkin squares (Dan's choice) and (of course) Blue Bell ice cream.

I'm pretty sure Dan enjoyed his birthday. He really is the best husband in the world and is a great dad too. I love you Dan!

Megan saying Hi! from her favorite spot in the kitchen--the fridge


The birthday boy and Megan enjoying some ice cream


Me, Megan, and Bessie the cow


Megan and Dan

Mother-Daughter Campout

Our stake has a mother-daughter campout every year and I loved going to it growing up. It was fun to go this year with my mom AND my daughter (and sister-in-law and nieces). It was Oct 24-25.
The weather was perfect--cool enough to enjoy a fire but not to freeze at night. Megan loved being outside and drove me crazy trying to keep her from ingesting every rock, leaf, and twig in her sight. She slept pretty well and was happy as long as she wasn't stuck in her "cage" (pack-in-play) for too long at a time.

The lake near our campsite. We camped at Brazos Bend State Park which is famous for the alligators that call it home--but we didn't see any :(.


Megan and Chloe in their play pens while we set up camp. Megan could hardly stand it!


Megan and I just before she fell asleep.


Megan and Hailey--do you see the leaf in Megan's hands?


Megan and Granny


The girls from our family (plus a few friends): Me, Amy, and Mom (and Margarita in the background), Megan, Chloe, Ana (a friend), and Hailey