I’ve literally been counting down the days…as soon as my kids wake up, we’re heading to Target. And yes, I will be listening to it 24/7 beginning today. Buble plus Christmas…nothing could be better. XOXO
Smith’s first Christmas
I know I’ve mentioned this before but when you have a baby in January, you sometimes forget to make a big deal out of the “firsts” by the time the fall holidays roll around. Smith is 11 1/2 months old…I…
Merry Christmas from Kensington!
Extra Special Christmas
This year, we celebrated early Christmas pre-Christmas Hanukkah extra special Christmas with my parents and brother since we’ll be spending Christmas Eve and Christmas Day with the Shulls. Yesterday, we pretended like it was Christmas Eve and went to my…
Jammies, Cocoa and Christmas
This weekend was filled with lots of jammies, cocoa and of course, Christmas. First, the Lowe family had our annual Jammy Cocoa Christmas night. This is when we put on our pjs, go inside Starbucks (yes, in our pjs), get…
Merry Merry Firsts
Yesterday, Kensington Kate celebrated a few firsts… It was her first time to decorate a gingerbread house. Andrew, Smith and I went to her pre-school Christmas party yesterday afternoon, then when we got home, Smith went down for a nap…
We meet St. Nick
Last night, we headed to the Galleria to meet Santa. Kensington has cried her head off the last two years, so we had been discussing this meeting for over a week. (If you want to see the most pathetic picture…
Christmas Vacation
On Friday morning, we rented a Suburban, picked up my parents, and headed 4 hours south to Fredericksburg for what has become our annual Christmas vacation. It’s crazy how things change. Last year, I was 9 months pregnant and it…
Sleigh Bells Ring
We had the best, best time last night! First, we ate dinner at this yummy gourmet burger restaurant on the McKinney Square, called Square Burger :). A burger and sweet potato fries is probably one of my all-time favorite meals. …
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care
family room tree Tree in my study Kensington’s tree (which looks spectacular with her pink snowman sheets)
O Christmas Tree
On Saturday night, we made our annual trip to Southlake to see the town square Christmas lighting and Santa. “What mom?” “Oh, smile for the camera!” Smith and his Lovie It was so festive!! Sean, Kensington and Ryan (who was…
Christmas in Missouri
Our first stop on the trip to Missouri is always IHOP. Here we are eating breakfast at 6:20 in the morning. I’m a much happier passenger after a big plate of pancakes! Andrew’s favorite restaurant in Joplin is Pizza By…
