Arden is 10 months!

Arden is just too cute and we are having so much fun seeing more and more of her personality. Arden loves people and always wants to smile, play, and have fun!

Arden's 10 month stats

• Weight: about 18lbs
• Typically sleeps: 8:00pm-6:30am
• Naps: 1-2 naps totaling 2.5 hours
• Drinks four 8oz. bottles along with level 2-3 baby food and some table food.

Arden's Firsts

• Bottom Right Tooth!
• Waving
• Clapping
• She says "TJ"
• Understanding "No!" yet she doesn't always obey
• She started drinking water from a sippy cup

Arden's Favorites

• Dropping stuff on purpose and waiting for us to say, "Uh-Oh"
• Dance Party (Dancing to music)
• Alphabet Caterpillar
• Clapping while I sing songs
• TJ
• Cords, cell phones, laptops (anything she shouldn't get into)
• Books
• Wee Sing CD
• Rides in her red wagon
• Baby Einstein DVD

Ft. Worth Christmas with the Tatum's

We had the best time in Fort Worth visiting Lisa and Kyle and celebrating Christmas with them. I missed both of them so much and it was so good to catch up and see where they call home.

Arden loves playing with her Uncle Kyle!

She also loved their beautiful Christmas tree (especially the curly ribbon)

Kyle cooked us a delish dinner with our favorite foods to celebrate our birthday's! Lisa baked the best strawberry cake. It was to...die....for!

The next morning, we celebrated Christmas! Arden loved her gifts.

We grabbed a bite to eat at a yummy Mexican restaurant that Lisa and Kyle love, then headed to the Fort Worth Stock Yards.

Yes...that's a real steer!

Look at cute ol' Cowboy Santa!

We even sampled several different Texas wines at the Wine Bar

We loved Fort Worth and visiting Lisa and Kyle! Can't wait until next time....

Thanksgiving 2011

This year we hosted Thanksgiving at our house.
Mom and Chris drove in on Tuesday to spend the week with us. We loved the visit!

Wednesday, we headed to the Frank's Annual Turkey Fry

Thanksgiving morning with Pop

Watching her first Macy's Thanksgiving Parade



Cooking time...

And finally, all the preparations were done and we got to enjoy family and lots of food!

We had a fun Turkey Day!

San Antonio Road Trip

A weekend getaway to San Antonio was just what we needed!

We had so much fun stopping along the way in Shiner, TX to take a tour of the Shiner Beer Factory. It just so happened to be a gorgeous day!

 

Arden was so good and enjoyed stretching her legs and playing with Ryan's sample cup.

The brewery was out in the country on some really pretty land

After the brewery we had to stop at this hole-in-the-wall restaurant that is said to have the best food around. We agreed. It was pretty darn good!

Then...onto San Antonio

The next morning, we headed out to get some Mexican brunch at the very popular Mi Tierra. I can't even begin to tell you how good my meal was. The desserts were not only beautiful but tasted delish! I couldn't choose just one, so I picked out several goodies. The coconut macaroon was my favorite!

Market Square

We took the trolley to the Alamo for a tour...

 

The Veteran's Day Parade

We even took a stroll down the River Walk

Such a pretty church

That evening, we headed to our friend's Brent and Lindsay's house to celebrate their daughter Kaylee's 1st Birthday!

Lots of new toys to play with...

On our drive back to Houston, we stopped at this place for some BBQ. I had the best bread pudding ever!

What a fun trip to San Antonio! Next time, we will be sure to hit up Sea World...