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.

Fellowship of the Metroplex Halloween House

Yesterday was our FOM Halloween house with our lifegroup. Basically, its like a mini fall festival at several of our church members houses, that way we can get to know our neighbors better. Our lifegroup did ours at a neighborhood park in Kennedale. It was really fun, much less hectic and personal than a fall festival, and the neighbors loved it! We gave out corndogs, lemonaid, hot cocoa and smores. We also had games to play. Dani had fun but was also a little overwhelmed by all the hub bub.

Dani's wish list

OK, all you members of the Dani fan club ( AKA relatives!) Here is a Christmas list for Dani since I know I will be getting requests soon.
*Classic Crankypants, Monster Booty size 12-18 months, one pair. (www.crankypantshome.com) *Dream-eze Organic All-in-one Diapers, size large, any color ( www.hip-green-baby.com) *Mother-ease Sandy's Unbleached or colored cotton fitted diapers, size large, (www.mother-ease.com) * Also she would like some bibs that fit around her chubby neck better. *Soft leather shoes like Robeez, Shooshoos, Pediped etc. I think that's about it for now, I will add things as I think of them. And now for your token cute picture of the day- Dani in her Zebra costume courtesy of Grama Cathy!

A tooth! My kingdom for a tooth!

Dani cut her first tooth today. It is barely visible above the gumline and is invisible in this picture, but what an exciting day! I can see the outline of one next to it as well. What a sweetie, you would never have known it by her demeanor.
My Dad got back from Scotland on Monday, and brought Dani a kilt and matching tamershan (spelling?). Here she is inspecting my Manchester United scarf.

Dani's first ponytail!

Hiking at Cedar Hill

We went hiking at Cedar Hill State park, and also walked around an old farm there, called Penn Farm. It is the original homestead, that has been preserved. It is pretty cool to see the timbers in the barn that were hand hewn in 1850.

State fair

Craig and I went to the state fair of Texas last week! We had lots of fun and the weather was beautiful. Dani did great on such a big outing.