T-Day with the Gross'

With so much cooking to do, its always a good idea to kick off the day with mimosas!

Earl and Rose were the chief choppers!

Lisa working on the stuffing! 

Chief and Elliott supervising the cooking!

Centerpiece crafted by Nan Mickie is the name of our "Elf on the Shelf"

Our little monkey after dinner, at the Ice Sculptures at the Gaylord Hotel

This was made out of ice!

The exhibit was a cool 9 degrees inside.... what way to warm up afterwards?  Jump in the heated pool and warm up by the firepit!

Fort Worth with the Piekos'

We had so much fun with the Piekos!  We are saving the tourist type things for when we have family and friends in town, so this was a perfect opportunity to check out the cattle drive in Forth Worth.  They have two cattle drives twice a day.  I would highly recommend this, as it is free and fun- you feel like you are stepping back in time, and there are lots of fun shops, bars and restaurants to see.  We missed Dan- hope you can visit us soon! 

Grandpa Bob and Elliott

I love riding my train!

Watching the cattle

Waiting for the cattle

The cattle drive

Happy First Birthday

Elliott turned 1 two weeks ago!  His daycare had a birthday party for him and we also had a little get together at our house.  Elliott is getting to be so big.  He is in the 90th percentile for height and 30th percentile for weight.  He is learning new words and tricks daily.  He is getting his molars in, and has 10 total teeth.  We took a big step last week and stopped using bottles!! Yay for Elliott who has finally learned to accept the sippy cup- Yay for mommy and daddy who no longer have to wash and tote around bottles!  

Yummy cupcakes at daycare

Mommy and Daddy both made it to the party!

Blue cupcakes at my party

Yeah- its fun to stuff your face

Fun presents!