School Halloween Parade

Our cute little pink pig's first Halloween Parade!  We've already worn out the costume and the actual day isn't here yet!

 To answer the question, no, we didn't have to buy the chubby cheeks with the pig costume.

Which one is a stuffed animal and which one is Lydia?

Does it get cuter than this?  So this is what we think all these kids were thinking this morning.  Each school day they get in their little buggies and go to music class, outside to play or stroll around the school.  But this morning they got in their buggies as usual and strolled outside and there were hundreds of parents with cameras waving and calling their names.  Each of their faces is priceless...no smiles with a look like "What the heck is going on?"

BIG "D" aka Dallas

We went to Dallas to visit Aunt Mary and Uncle Brendan and Cousin Huckleberry.  The Dallas Arboretum was amazing with over 50,000 pumpkins.  It was beautiful and we got some great shots of Lydia in her pumpkin/fall outfit.  The day was perfect for being outside.

Oh so excited about all the pumpkins!

She was so tired since she missed her morning nap, but it was all worth it.

Aunt Mary and Lydia snuggling.

Huckles loved having us there, can't you tell?

Looks Who's Walking...

Her Favorite Spot

This is Lydia's favorite spot to go to and hang out in.  It's under our bar stool.  She climbs in and will sit there for many minutes trying to figure out how to climb out, then she climbs out - but then back in again.

Game Day!

Blair and I went to Dallas this past weekend to try and attend the Texas vs. OU game.  It was great since we really wanted to visit Mary and Brendan's new pad in Dallas too.  Lydia stayed back in Houston at Nana and Grandpa's, but she still dressed up for the game.  Unfortunately it wasn't a good game at all.  We did enjoy the first 2 minutes though.

Friday morning in Houston:

The weekend started off on Friday morning with Lydia's UT bib and breakfast.

Would you like some peaches?


Lydia is wearing her burnt orange for school - and she wasn't the only one.  Everyone had on their burnt orange.





Saturday morning in Dallas:
Here we are, super excited we found 4 tickets together for the game.  We got up early and walked from Mary and Brendan's apartment for one hour to the stadium and we even had 1.5 hours to spare to meander around the Texas State Fair.


Before the game started, we really had some great seats, watching the band and team practice.

After the half, you can see how the stadium was a little less crowded on the Texas side.

We still really enjoyed experiencing the game.  I haven't been since college and Blair hasn't been in a couple of years either.  I hope we can find tickets next year too.

With 4 minutes left, Mary and I sat.  Is that girl crying behind us?  That's weird.

Here is Huckleberry sporting his burnt orange attire (his fur) and routing on Texas.

Meanwhile, back in Houston at Nana and Grandpa's house, Lydia is crawling through all the bar stools one by one.  She is such a little monkey.

Lydia is so snugly before taking her morning nap with a Bevo pacifier.  Little did she know that she slept through the entire first half of the game.

Even though UT lost, Lydia was happy to be supporting the Longhorns with her attire and smile.  This is my favorite picture, she is so beautiful and looks much older than 11 months.

Later Saturday afternoon, Lydia showed Nana and Grandpa how she can ride the little pony in the house.  She has a determined look on her face - and apparently she was going backwards the entire time.