Phillips/Glabraith play time and Liv's first REAL haircut!

January has been back to reality! We have had CRAZY weather days. Today it started at 18 degrees and ended up at a spring like 65!!!! We are doing well though. We had a fun playdate with one of my dearest friends and her precious boys this month. The Galbraith's invited us to join them at the Science Spectrum and we had SO much fun! Denise and I have hit many milestones together. Our oldests, Ty and Noah, are a month and a half a part and her middle Caleb and Olivia are just a little over a week a part! Denise and Zach moved to Lubbock just about four months after we did. We had been in the same small group at Prestoncrest so this was SO comforting to me! We have grown really close and our schedules have not these past couple of years sadly. We used to get together for our muffins and coffee every week and now we hope for once a month if that! I just love this girl regardless and thankfully, our children feel the same way about each other!

Right after we left the Science Spectrum, we ran through Burger King and then to the 'Beauty Shop' for Olivia to have her first REAL haircut! I had been doing it up until now, and it was beginning to show! Tande did not dissappoint and Olivia did such a big girl job of sitting still! I will have to post an after shot later. Its still above her shoulders but a longer look to it. She likes to be able to do dog ears too so we comprimised.

Christmas in Arlington

The excitement was too much for Grandpa!

Linda in her new hat!

We went down to the stockyards to watch the cattle drive and then went to eat at Risky's with a bunch of the highschool crew. Trent and the kids hit the candy store before we left! Are those not the biggest lollypops EVER?

Ty with Laura's new puppy, 'Elle'

Ty was dressed immediately to ride the new skateboard and scooter that Santa brought!

We had a wonderful break. We captured some great moments of really the first Christmas the kids have truly enjoyed! We had a sweet lil family Christmas at home and then left the following Saturday for Arlington. I was able to see lots of friends that morning and then had my family's Christmas. The next day Trent and I went to Austin for the Texas Junior Golf Tour's tournament at Barton Creek. It was a BEAUTIFUL resort and had breathtaking golf courses. Trent did recruiting and I learned a lot about what he does! He also surprised me with a spa day there! I have never felt like Cinderella the way I did that day! A full hour deep tissue massage, an hour facial, mani & pedi, and lots of time in the sauna relaxing and getting warm. They even served me lunch in the middle of all this! Just a wonderful day. It was nice to get away for a few days with man too. I could totally live in Austin!

We have been back into the swing of things for a week now. Last week started LCU basketball games again. We ended up at the ER in the middle of the first one! Ty collided with a coke machine when I was not looking. I did not think it was very bad at first until we got all the blood out of the way. Three stitches later, he is doing great. Nice little scar to go above the last one he got three months ago! He is only five and we have not even started sports yet!!

Somehow I ended up getting the flu yesterday afternoon and am still wiped staying home today. I am however doing the never completely done LAUNDRY.