13 Months!

Dallas is 13 months old! She is still very active and loves anything that involves running and laughing. She has added to her vocabulary Daizzzyyy (which is now usually her first word when she wakes up), Nana (for both bananas and Granna), Dayyas (her name) and nigh nigh (bedtime). Life is sweet. 

Kidneyversary

Yesterday marked the 1 year anniversary of Lindsay & Kyle's kidney transplant. It is amazing how much life has changed since then. Lindsay is in school pursuing her nursing degree and raising her two incredible boys. She has such a positive and wonderful outlook on life and has been living it to its fullest.  Lindsay amazes me. I am so lucky to be able to call her my sister.

We went out with Lindsay and the boys to celebrate the big day and had a great time!

We ran into Dez Bryant!

What a difference a year makes! 

Happy Girl

 Happy Eating PB&J

 Happy Stealing Daisy's Toy

 Happy to Get Picked Up

 Happy Playing in Daddy's Boots



Rainy Weekend

This sums up our rainy weekend

Who knew you could have so much fun being cooped up inside for two days! We stayed in our pajamas all weekend finishing up the tree, cooking chili and mini apple pies, and laughing so hard we wanted to cry.

It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas!

It's starting to look a lot like Christmas at the Dux. The tree is up and slowly getting decorated, wreath on the front door, temporary Christmas stockings hung until our new ones arrive and we are eaglery awaiting our first Christmas card of the season to display.  Dallas has worn a Christmas outfit every day since Thanksgiving and Kyle wanted to know exactly how many Christmas themed pajamas I planned on buying for her. I am a total cheeseball when it comes to Christmas, Kyle not so much. He actually tried to convince me that it was too early to start playing Christmas music... wrong.

Thanksgiving Fun

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving.  Dallas is at an age where she is really starting to be able to interact with her cousins and it is so fun to watch!  I can tell that she is going to worship the ground Emerson & Nicole walk on and Kyle and I are trying to figure out a way to get Matthew to move to Dallas and be her "Manny" (man nanny), she is totally in love with him.  Not surprising she was a little too excited to help Grayson eat his puffs. 

 Matthew, Gary, Kelly & Christian

 Emerson & Dallas loving on each other...

  Aunt Kay, Nicole, Mom & Nonnie

 Dallas eating Grayson's Food (what can I say, the girl likes to eat)

 Nicole, Matthew & Dallas

 Uncle Bud & his girls



Be Thankful and say so to Him! Psalm 100:4

Thanksgiving coming up has me thinking of how many things I have to be thankful for. When I think about all of my many blessings I am truly overwhelmed.

I am thankful for everything little thing about this girl. Her laugh, her smile, her gap between the two front teeth coming in, her rowdy personality, her kisses, her hugs, her love for green beans and the shockingly fast rate she eats them, her chubby thighs and chubby cheeks, the way she screams if you try to take her out of her daddy's arms.

I am thankful that my new little girl is growing strong in my belly and being very active to let us know that she is happy.

I am thankful for my husband and the happiness he brings to my life.