Merry Christmas!!!

My Christmas was fantastic and I hope yours was too!! I started the morning opening presents with mom and dad at our house and can you believe it, but mom and dad were awake before I was!! I guess I was exhausted from the week, but I was very excited to wake up to a fire in the living room and mom and dad on the couch helping me open my stocking and gifts. I got some clothes from dad, books from mom, toys from Santa, and I even got a few gifts in my stocking from Bayler and Jewel. Then we headed to Embee and Ro's house for Christmas breakfast where Rah Rah, Herb and Pete joined us along with the rest of mom's side of the family. There we ate, opened another stocking and even more presents. After my mid-day nap, we headed to Lake Texoma where Herb and Rah Rah live. The picture above was taken at the lake where I got to open even more presents.






My favorite gift of all was this chair from Pottery Barn. My dad got it for me and I like to use it as a jungle gym. The first thing I did was climb to the top of the arm rest to stand tall. I even fell off once, but it didn't bother me. I was so excited about my new chair that I had a great time playing with it.






By the end of the day I was pooped and just wanted to sleep. I crashed quickly and slept solid the whole night. It didn't hurt that mom let me nuzzle up with her in bed. I really like borrowing her pillow at night. Overall it was a great Christmas and I cannot wait until next year!! xoxo

Today is mommy's birthday. We started the day right by taking the 150 lbs of food collected at my party to the North Texas Food Bank. It was a cold morning and everyone at the food bank was very nice. I think I'll do this again next December.




They loaded my box onto a fork-lift. It was fun to see since I have never seen a fork-lift before.

1st Birthday Party!!

I raked it in for the North Texas Food Bank at my birthday party. I asked my guests to bring non-perishable food items in lieu of presents. I am taking the food to donate tomorrow morning.



Out of 447 pictures, my aunt Jenn finally got one of me smiling!!



My birthday cake was AMAZING!!! It looked beautiful and tasted delicious.



I had so much fun with all of my family and friends at my birthday party.



Silly aunt Jenn took this picture of my feet. :)

Chocolate Mousse Cake Smash!

MMMMM, I love chocolate mousse cake from Whole Foods Market. My birthday was yesterday and I turned 1 year old. I'm a big kid now. I had lunch with mema and grandad, then my family came to see me smash into a cake. I was so tired I missed Rah Rah and Herbie, but I am excited to see them Saturday. I had chocolate cake last night, but you can still vote on what flavor you think I should have Saturday at my birthday party. I'm going to celebrate my birthday all month!

Hanging of the Greens Service

I was an angel in the hanging of the greens service tonight at church. It was a late service that started at 7:00 pm (one hour past my bedtime). By the time I stood at the front with all of the kids my wings were broken and my halo was crooked, but I had a good time anyway. Mom had her hands full taking care of me so unfortunately she did not get a picture of me as a disheveled angel. It was fun staying up late and partying with the big kids.

Picture with Santa

Today I got my picture taken with Santa (see pic of the week -->).
I was not happy in that picture, but not because I didn't like Santa (I mean really, he's the man with all the presents), but because I fell and busted my lip just before the picture was taken. It's hard to see in the picture but the left side of my top lip is swollen and painful. Mom and dad gave me some ice to put on it so the swelling went down pretty quickly. Hopefully next year my picture with Santa will be prettier.

Gruene, TX

The weekend before Thanksgiving mom, Embee and I went to Gruene, TX. We stopped in Austin to pick up my cousins, Astrae, Mae and Milo. They have lots of animals in their back yard. They have chickens, a rooster, a pot belly pig named pepper, bunnies, a dog and a cat. I call it the Morgan petting farm. In Gruene we shopped, ate and relaxed. It was a nice get away before Thanksgiving. I am thankful for my family!