Our fun day....a.k.a. Saturday

On Saturday, Aaron got invited to the TCU Football Game so Landon and I went to the Stockyards with our friends Matt, Krista, and Max! We had a great time and it was a beautiful 72 degree day!

Buddies! Landon is being the serious "bodyguard!"

We had to get a picture with Cowboy Claus!

Even Mommy jumped in for one! (Nope, I'm not ALWAYS behind the camera!!!)

My handsome boy on a "wide"

Max was showing Landon how to hold on! (apparently the people behind us didn't get the memo that it was 72 degrees and sunny outside)

What is a day in the stockyards without getting some "Longhorns?!" Landon wasn't too sure about it at first (he really wanted the balloon sword)

...but he warmed up to it!

ALL day long, the only thing he wanted to do was "wide a pony." Poor pony wasn't expecting a 43 pound 2 year old! 'Ole pony worked hard for his $7!!!

After daddy got home, we went to Bass Pro Shop. Despite Landon's serious demeanor, we had a great time!

My favorite part of the evening came when daddy went in to try on some pants and soon after a woman walked into the dressing rooms. I looked up and this was what I saw: (!!!!)

Landon wanted to "wide" the "twactor" outside. He put his seat belt on and said "Buckle up for safety!"Good boy!!!

On an unrelated note, tonight at dinner I had to laugh at Landon's blossoming imagination. I had cut him a piece of apple and he looked at me and said "Wook, mommy! A golf pub!" Sure enough, it did look like a golf club....so, of course, he then had to take a few swings at some crumbs on his plate! Just goes to show that anything can turn into a game of golf at our house!

Later tonight, daddy and Landon were playing basketball. Daddy likes to talk a big game and say that he is "raining thunder" when they play. Tonight, Landon made a basket & said to me "My waining tunder too mommy!" Later, he kept talking about his "big torm" (big storm)!!! You've got to love a 2 year old who talks smack!

ICE!

When my mom was here, we went to see "ICE" at the Gaylord Texan! It was awesome even though it was FREEZING in there (9 degrees anyone?!). "The Grinch" is the theme this year and it is amazing! All of the sculptures were so vibrant and whimsical--SOOO cool! The pictures don't do it justice but I tried anyway....

Yes, we wore their parkas and I also wore a down jacket of my own underneath it....and no, I was not sweating. I was glad that I had both of them on!

You can't tell how big all of the ice sculptures were until you see us in the picture!

The ice slide! Yes, we both went down it!

The Nativity Scene at the end!

Happy Birthday, Aunt "Iz!"

We hope that you have a wonderful birthday, Aunt "Iz!" To ensure that it is special, here's a birthday wish from the most handsome boy in the world. : )

"Fwowers" for mommy

Last weekend, my mom helped Landon pick some "fwowers" for me! I thought they were the most beautiful fwowers in the world!

Of course, I had the most handsome boy give me the fwowers!
(Side note: this a.m., Landon looked at himself in the mirror, laughed and said "so handsome!")

He then had to take them back and play with them a little bit until they were completely wilted!

Gwanma's visit!

My mom just came for a visit and we had a great time! The only problem was that I wasn't very good about taking pictures! UGH....but, here are a few that I did remember to take!

Right after Gwanma arrived, we walked around Southlake Town Center where Landon tried to climb into the fountain and broke a necklace in the store. That is why I don't shop with him!

One day, a cold front came in and I had the fabulous idea of going back to Fossil Rim since it was so fun. Yeah, there is a reason why I am not a travel planner. Apparently, the animals don't like to move when it is cold outside so most of the animals wouldn't even approach the car; they just laid in the grass and watched us go by. Not. So. Exciting. Never fear--the fabulous giraffes will make sure we have a good time, right? Um, well....when it is less than 52 degrees, they won't let the giraffes out of the pen. Seriously???? The day was a bust...but we did get a couple of animals to approach the car....
It looks like he took a nap in the car but don't be fooled--the boy did NOT fall asleep at all. I remembered his blanket, his lion, and his paci....but still not even 5 minutes of sleep. Sigh.
Landon LOVED reading books with Gwanma. I think Gwanma kind of liked it too. : )
We also went to "ICE" but minus Big L. More pics to come on that later!

Here are Landon and Gwanma at the airport today. Landon wanted to put his sunglasses on too! : )

Thanks for the visit, Gwanma! We miss you!