Punkin at the Pumpkin Patch

A couple of weeks ago we made a trip over to the pumpkin patch to take some pictures of Bella. Our friends Laura and Craig were working the patch at their church so it was a great opportunity to see them and baby Kenzie. She even made some new friends with Kenzie's cousins. She hasn't spent a whole lot of time around other kids besides her own cousins. Kenzie's cousin Ernest is about 2 months older than Bella and she was following him around everywhere. He kept waving and saying good bye to us and Bella would turn around and wave to us every time he did. It was so cute to see her interacting and copying. She had so much fun running around and getting to see her friend Kenzie. She also had her first real experience on a slide and LOVED it. She was so funny and would just squeal in delight each time her daddy put her up on top to slide down.

Bella and Kenzie


Kenzie would get so excited when we sang "if you're happy and you know it". It was so cute. Bella must have been tired :).

See ya!

She also had her first real experience on a slide and LOVED it. She was so funny and would just squeal in delight each time her daddy put her up on top to slide down.

Oh the joys of being little and experiencing things for the first time.

Friday Night Lights

Last night we headed to Henry Winston Stadium to watch the Friendswood Mustangs take on the Santa Fe Indians. It rained all day but like last weekend in Warrenton we headed out anyway. Once again armed with ponchos and umbrellas. This time there was something much more exciting happening. My "little" cousin Braunsen was suited up and proudly wearing the number 55 on his jersey. His mama, Lesli, was also proudly wearing his jersey with the the number 55. I didn't get a picture of Lesli in that jersey, which I am now kicking myself for, but you could see how excited she was to be wearing it. One of Braunsen's friends had worn it all day at school and she showed up over at Lesli's before the game and said that Braunsen wanted his mama to wear it to the game. So she did....VERY PROUDLY. He has been playing JV this season so it was great that he got pulled up for this game. We are hopeful that he will be able to stay on Varsity AND get some playing time as well. He didn't get any time last night but we stayed till the very end anyway, rain and all. It was actually a very good game considering we lost 29-28 in the last minute of the game. Hate that!!

It's still always fun to head back to my old stomping grounds on a Friday night. I can still sing the fight song and remember the rush of entering the field in my Wranglerette uniform. Our friends Laura and Craig went with us to the game as well. Laura and I were on drill team together and plan on our daughters being W-gals together in the next 16 years. It's so fun to imagine that but at the same time......I'm willing to wait!!

Laura and I trying to stay warm and dry. Did I mention that it was COLD?


Halftime...the crowning of the Queen!

Braunsen is standing in the middle. These pictures aren't great because they were all taken with my iPhone, as have the last 3 posts. My point and shoot needs to be charged and I keep forgetting. Plus I'd rather not get my Rebel or P&S out in the rain. I kept my iPhone dry though.

Lost AND Found

This shoe is VERY lonely. We bought her as a pair. We went out of town and failed to make it back with her sister shoe. I was quite sad as this pair were so cute. What in the world would we do with only one shoe. I was sure that the other would show up but after two whole weeks of looking I began to give up. Then to my surprise, I found the sister shoe here. I couldn't believe my eyes. Hopefully she will be back on Isabella's little foot very soon!

Warrenton - Antiques Weekend

I have been hearing about the Antiques Weekend in Warrenton, Tx for some time now. I have heard about all the really fun old stuff they have there. I finally got to go today!! This morning Mom, Dad, Terry, Bella and I took off to Warrenton to see what the fuss was all about. We knew we could possibly in for some rain but we headed down the road anyway. We were armed with panchos and umbrellas and stayed fairly dry. There was so much to see that it was kinda overwhelming.

Dad bought him a couple of old pocket watches. He loves pocket watches!

One place I HAD to go was the Junk Gypsy booth. I had heard about it from my cousin Tiffany and it was everything I imagined it to be. They had some really fun shirts so of course I had to join in the fun. I might have gotten more than one.....

I even have my very own baby junk gypsy. She is pretty cute!

Here is a better picture of her shirt as she was not cooperating....imagine that!

We had to work on keeping Bella dry because she did not want the umbrella or the pancho over her. Her shoes and bottom of her pants were a little wet but she was REALLY good considering she was in her stroller all day. She finally lost it on the way to the car. Guess we left just in time!! But not before I got my best find of the day....


I could not pass this precious thing up. It was only $20 and looks so cute in her room. I have always wanted something like this and it is perfect!!

By the time we got to the truck the rain had REALLY started to pour on us. But we did not melt. We headed out and decided to go back through Fayetville. I think I want to move there. It was the cutest little town and everything was so neat and clean. We ate dinner there.......

or at least some of us did. Little miss fell asleep right there in the high chair. Poor thing was SO sleepy she couldn't take it any more. Good thing she already had her pj's on. I go out to eat in my pj's all the time.....don't you? :)

Don't worry, we didn't make her sleep in the high chair for too long. After dinner we headed back to Houston. We had a great day even through the rain. We are already making plans for the Spring to make a weekend of it!!! I can't wait!!

funny bella story

The other night the 3 of us were hanging out downstairs watching t.v. and playing. Bella does her own thing quite a bit and is great at entertaining herself but it got REALLY quiet. Terry and I both seem to notice this at the same time. Terry asked where Bella was and I did not know (bad parents). She could not have gone far because the gate was still blocking the stairs and our downstairs is all open...living room, kitchen and dinning room. We both got up and started looking around and calling her name. NO BELLA! We looked under blankets, as we often find her sitting very quietly under her blankets. NO BELLA! We looked in the bathroom. STILL NO BELLA! This was literally only a minute or so but I can feel the panic begin to set in. We are still calling for her and she is still not showing up. About 30 seconds later miss priss comes walking out of the dinning room, comes straight up to me and puts her arms up for me to pick her up. She had heard me calling her and assumed I wanted to hold her. Little miss had been hiding behind the curtain listening to us call her. She came out as if to say, "Hey guys, I'm right here, what's the big deal." She is so silly. So if she goes missing again, behind the curtains will be the first place we look for her!!

Bella's version of dress-up (my dress around her neck by the strap)

Malone Family Reunion

This past weekend we traveled North to Dallas to visit with the Malone's. This is my Dad's Mom's side of the family. There are MANY of us. We have a reunion every other year. We weren't able to go to the last one because that was when I ended up in the hospital from hyper stimulation from the fertility drugs. (oh the memories!) So needless to say it had been awhile since we had seen some of these family members. My pictures are pretty random because there was MUCH chasing Bella around. She took off every second she could. She is such a little turkey sometimes!!

My dad started things off with some introductions. Each of my grandmother's brothers and sister and their families were introduced. There were 9 children and 8 of them are still living. One of the sisters died years ago but her children are still always around. This time there was a conflict and they were unable to be there. Uncle Lloyd lives in Alaska and he was even there!

We had a great time seeing everyone!

Uncle Lloyd....all the way from Alaska

I love this picture of Bella and her Daddy

Uncle Ter Ter and Ryan

Bella has her name tag on with who she belongs to on the bottom. Tena is my grandmother.

The Malone Siblings

Cousin Brayden

The Cox Cousins - minus a couple

Dad and Uncle Bill

You never know what will happen at a family reunion!!!