Hello Santa!

We FINALLY went to see Santa this week at the Bass Pro Shop, of all places! Sophie was curious, but got nervous and cried when we handed her to Santa. She quickly recovered and - while we didn't get a smile - at least she's not bawling!

Two cards, one order

I'm a little late, but today I ordered both Sophie's birth announcements and her 1 year birthday invitations. I completely forgot to order birth announcements until it was way too late, so I never did. But I just hate that blank page in her baby album, so I bit the bullet and ordered 10 cards. Maybe the grandparents will appreciate the keepsake as much as I do. At least I'm not ordering Christmas cards too! :)

Here's a preview....

Horseshoe Bay Vaca

Benoit and I have always taken a little vacation around the holidays to just relax together and thought we'd carry that tradition on now that our family has grown. So Benoit, Sophie, Baby C2 and I headed to Horseshoe Bay, which is about an hour from Austin. We just lounged around the resort, ate some good food (early with the senior citizens) and slept a lot. It was great!

Sophie had a blast in the hotel room. She really enjoyed the full length mirrors on the closet and being able to explore everything in the room.
We took a walking tour of nearby Marble Falls' Christmas Lights - really pretty!
We discovered some exotic birds on our stroll around the resort. Sophie was not a fan - they scared her when they started 'talking' to us!

Found a really cool waterfall at the resort - great photo opp!