Monday, March 30, 2009

Carnival Fun!

Who can resist a Carnival? Not I! After all the family left, we loaded up and headed to the carnival! It was so much fun! Morgan had most of the fun because Cadence is still too small to ride anything. I don't think Cadence really cared, she loved all the lights and people.
This picture has a funny story! Steve and Morgan were making their way through the fun house and I yelled for them to take a picture. Well.....Morgan came running my way and ran straight into a window! I snapped this picture as she was bouncing off of it! poor baby! She took it well and found it to be funny!
Morgan and Cadence on the BIG Ferris Wheel.....
On our way home! We won an Emily Elizabeth....hooray for Morgan! She's Morgan's new favorite doll!

Party at Aunt Mary's House!

I love it when Livestock Show season starts because that means I get to host my nieces and nephews when Houston rolls around. This year was an exciting two weeks around the Owens household! Bobby, Lisa and their three kiddos were here for two weeks. Cherie, Mark and their four kiddos were here the last week. Steve and I love to have the house full! The girls were extremely excited, they don't get to hang out with their cousins that often. Steve said he bought his new PS3 for the kids (wink, wink!) and it sure came in handy...the kids were so fun to watch.

A Day at the Livestock Show

A couple of weeks ago, Bobby, Lisa and the kids came to town for the Houston Livestock Show. We managed to make it down there to see all the action and the girls had a blast. Here are a few pictures. This one is of Bobby and Morgan. This steer did very well...in case you were wondering....and I'm bragging a bit on their Steer! He placed 13th out of 49 in Houston. By not making the Sale, he was shown in Austin and placed 2nd!....making the Sale.....Congratulations Andy! Congratulations to ALL my nieces and nephews. This year, they showed Steers, Heifers, Rabbits and Hogs. We are very, VERY proud of ya'll!!!!! In this picture are two of Bobby's three kiddos, Kaitlyn and Andy with Morgan.

Morgan rode a pony....all by herself! She is sporting a bandana that she made in MDO. She is very proud of it and it's the cutest thing ever!

Inside the show barn was a Petting Zoo. Not my idea.....but Morgan's big brown eyes convinced me to let them go in! They LOVED it! I couldn't keep up with Cadence as she raced from animal to animal!

Friday, January 23, 2009

Little Duckling!

Morgan has started a Mother's Day Out program. She is so proud that she gets to go to 'school!' When I dropped her off she didn't look back! She's such a big girl! Afterwards, we went shopping and she followed behind me like a little duckling. (She's in the 'Little Duckling' class.) I asked her to walk beside me and she informed me she's smaller than me and had to follow in a row! She also came home with a craft! My very first ,of many to come, art project!

Cousins!

They were having a blast! I know this video is really dark but I still think it's cute! Last weekend my cousin and his family came to see us. It's great that we have children the same age. And....we love it when they come. Morgan can't wait until next time!

Saturday, January 3, 2009

Christmas Roadtrip!

Well, that's pretty much how I would explain our Christmas. Since we live in Houston, we get to drive many miles to see family at Christmas time. We started a few weeks early and went to see Meems & Peeps in Colorado City, Texas. Peeps is Stevie's Dad. The girls love playing on the staircase with Peeps. The next weekend, Stevie's Mom and Stepdad came to see us! We love it when we have visitors....especially Nana and Papa. We watched the Cowboys that weekend, too. Nana and Papa are huge fans.We stayed home and waited for Santa on Christmas Eve. Morgan is a strong believer in the Santa Claus! He surely didn't let her down. They opened presents first thing Christmas morning and then we were off to Grandpa Sammy & Grandma Louwyns. (My parents house in Drippin')
Christmas with the Alba Family is crazy. There is always fifty or more family members eating, giving presents and enjoying the company. My Grandparents, the Dalleys, were there also. And I'm not sure why my Uncle Lino had his gun with him. But, you know I had to take a picture of it!We spent the night at my Mom's and left the next day for DeLeon, Texas. (I didn't take a picture of the girls on the road that day....or I would have felt the need to add it here!) Stevie's Grandma and Grandpa live there. Christmas here is pretty exciting also. Steve's Mom is one of six children. Mamaw has her gathering every year and it is very special to us.
The girls were playing leap frog at 11 PM. Morgan was wearing her new princess costume from Maw! After it was all said and done, we did have a Merry Christmas. All of our family is doing as well as can be expected. We love being able to go see all of them during the holidays. Wish we could see most of them alot more. Perhaps.....they could come see us!?!??!

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Morgan is Free!!

Okay, maybe she's three! She says free instead of three though. We're working on that!

Her birthday was November 26th, the day before Thanksgiving. She has a few things that she knows she can count on when a birthday comes around. Nana is going to send balloons and she gets to help with the cupcakes. Those two things must happen or it's just not a birthday. Stevie had to work really late on her birthday. So, keeping the little one occupied was fun. We went and picked up her cake and I decided she should get to enjoy it. She played for hours with it. It came with six little princesses and she was in love.
By the time Stevie got home, the cake had been taste tested. I didn't really mind, it's her party, right?! Can you tell, I was feeling bad for not doing a big shindig for her this year? Bad Mommy.

Happy Birthday Morgan Faith!