Chickens and other new stuff

The chicks have arrived! We have Rose and Donna, a Rhode Island Red and Rhode Island Red cross ( any Dr. Who fans out there recognize their namesakes?)and Dolly, an Aracuana who is named after Dolly Parton because of her beautiful blonde feathers. Dolly is the most docile, and Donna is the fiestiest, she has even challenged one of the cats already. I think they are about 3 weeks old, not sure though. I am going to keep them inside until the temps outside are around 70. So hopefully not too long and they can go out in their coop during the day. Dani loves them!! She petted them yesterday, looked up and signed "soft". How cute! Tuffy is driven mad by them, I hope he can get over it soon.

More sewing attempts

Here are some more of my creations for Dani and Sarah. Training pants, with a waterproof layer and an absorbent flannel soaker. Also Sarah's Christmas present was pillows with UT applique. It was the first time I had tried applique, I think they turned out great!

Playdates

Dani loves her playdates. I do too!! I get to visit with other moms and watch Dani interact with other kids. She is learning how to share and play nicely. Sometimes she gets a little excited about the other kids though! I've noticed that she is a little bit bossy. I wonder where she gets that from?

Botanic Gardens

We went to the botanic gardens in Fort Worth recently, and Dani rode around her her Christmas wagon. She did not want to pose for the picture with my parents!

New Year, New pics!

Where did 2009 go? Sarah is about to turn 13, and my baby is almost one year old! I can't believe it!

Christmas with the Karrs

We had a wonderful Christmas eve and Christmas. Dani's first Christmas Eve at Cathy and Mikes was so fun! Craig's friend Robert from high school got reconnected with him and also came. It was my first Christmas with my parents in 8 years, and we had snow in Texas. Very memorable!

Getting ready for Christmas

Dani got her bangs trimmed today. With the dry weather out, her hair has straightened and her bangs are always in her eyes. Now those that know me know that I'm not really into "doing" hair, plus her hair is so fine that it won't hold a clip, so we trimmed about 1/8th of an inch off her bangs. Craig was saying "That's too much! That's too much!" so I barely got enough off to put in her baby book. She had her first cat-related injury last week. Sully nipped her in the face. When he was younger, we noticed that if we yelled or laughed loudly, he would bite your foot. ( Apparently, loud noises agitate him) So, then we thought it was fun to lay of the floor and scream, and he would gently bite our face. We thought it was so cute and funny at the time. Well, you see where this is going. Dani was crying loudly in my lap because she didn't want to take a nap and out of nowhere Sully zoomed in and nipped her! He only left a tiny scratch but now we are being more careful when Dani is crying. Tomorrow is craft day with Aunt Sandy. A day where we spend the whole day visiting, eating delicious food, and oh yeah, doing crafts! It is a tradition that started when Craig and I moved here. We try to make enough gifts for the whole family. We joke all the time that Sarah is going to be in her 20's, coming home for craft day with Aunt Sandy. This will be fun because it is Dani's first craft day.