Mmmm - Cookies!

Uncle Keith gave this funky cookie cutter to JD for Christmas. He has been begging me to make dinosaur cookies for a week now. Saturday I finally gave in. Since JD wanted red cookies you can't really see what it is. This GIANT dinosaur cookie cutter makes a bunch of cookies at once that are supposed to fit together like a puzzle.

It was a cute idea but the puzzle didn't QUITE work after the cookies baked. They sure tasted good though. Dinosaur tail is yummy.

We went to see the light show at a local outdoor mall. It was fun and there was even some real snow that the kids could play in at one point during the show.

When I woke up this morning, this dog and this boy were curled up around one another. I think someone was cold. Maybe two someones were cold! AHHHHH, JD says he loves Lu Lu.

Yes Virginia, There is a Santa Clause!

Or, I should say, "yes JD." JD talked to this FABULOUS Santa at the mall this weekend. He was afraid but this was a great Santa who talked to him patiently and then convinced him to get his picture taken. THANK YOU SANTA!!!

Merry Christmas

We are very sad that Uncle Keith has to go home tomorrow. Before he left we exchanged some gifts and Keith read JD his new book.

Black Friday

Instead of shopping today we went to the Children's Museum. It was Nina's first time to go. JD had a great time showing her around.

Thanksgiving Day

JD rode his bike while we waited for our turkey to cook. YUM YUM - Turkey!!
Thanks to Keith's boss for getting us tickets to the hottest game in town. Here is George at his very first UT football game.

There were over 98,000 people at the game. The most people at a game in the state of Texas. WOW - that's a lot of orange!

The band and big flag opened the festivities.

Afterward the tower was lit for the occasion.

Dinoland

Today was part of our Thanksgiving holidays so we went to the botanical gardens. JD posed on this butterfly chair.

We hiked around the goldfish pond and skipped across the rocks to get to the waterfall.

The main attraction of the park was the Dinoland exhibit. Here are Keith and JD in front of the best dinosaur of all, T-Rex.

Nina points out one of the little flying dinosaurs.

"WOW, this one has a sail."

JD likes the BIG dinosaurs best.

One More Thanksgiving Song