Dance Party

Alex loves to dance. Josh plays Christmas carols on the piano and we dance around! Alex is also starting to be very vocal about what she wears...which is why she is wearing a tutu, panties and a tee shirt in some of these pics!
We had a lazy Saturday dancing around the house to the Nutcracker. Alex would copy everything I did!

Abby came over Sunday. The girls had so much fun playing and dancing! They are soo sweet together! It is so cute listening to them talk to each other. They actually carry on conversations now!

Vegas

Josh and I went to Las Vegas Saturday! We had such a great time! We ate, we gambled, we walked and walked and walked, we saw a show, we waited around for security to let us in our room because the lock was broken and we did a little shopping!

We stayed at Caesars. It was our first stay there...and probably our last. The room was just ok, we like Paris better! They do have a few great places to eat like Beijing Noodles #9. The decor was interesting and fun to see...there were huge tanks of goldfish which bothered me. I thought I saw a dead fish and was just kinda creeped out the rest of the meal. It turns out it wasn't dead! Aside from the goldfish, the food was delish! I ordered a drink that had a lychee as garnish, it was odd. A totally weird texture and an interesting flavor.

We went a place called the Red Square (I think) for drinks and appetizers after the show. The food was yummy and they had like 200+ kinds of vodka!

Our last night there, we went to Mesa. We love Bobby Flay so we had been talking about going. I am sooo glad we did! Everything was spicy and wonderful! I had a rubbed pork tenderloin and a sweet potato tamale with pecan butter! Josh had a steak then ordered mashed potatoes with green chilis AND a twice baked potato that was amazing!!!

I didn't even take my camera so I do not have any pics to share! We had so much fun and we got to have some much needed adult time!!!

We were gone Saturday-Wednesday so we dropped Alex off with my mom on Friday. I may have crumbled into a ball on the floor crying when Josh got home because I missed her and I may have shed a few tears during the trip. 5 nights is a long time to be away from my baby! I was sooo excited to get home and hold her! I'll have to post pics later of Alex's adventures with Nomi and Popi!

2010 Christmas Cards

Our Christmas cards are in the mail!!! I tried taking many many pics of Alex and she was not into it at all, so we ended up using one we snapped with her playing under the tree! Here is our final product!

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Cone of Shame

Cooper has been a little neurotic the last few days licking his tail. Josh finally got a glimpse of it this morning and he had a huge bare spot that was raw. I called our vet and they told me to bring him in. They had to shave part of his tail just to see what the problem was. His tail has always looked huge since the fur is sooo long. Now it just looks like a 5 inch long hotdog with a foot of fur on the end. (I'll spare you a pic because it's pretty gross!) Anyway, the doc couldn't pin point what started the problem, but the base of his tail is pretty raw all the way around it because he has been chewing at it. She said it could have started with something as small as a bug bite then he became obsessed with it and now it's raw. If we would have left it untreated, it could have turned really serious. Since his hair is so long, it could have easily gotten infected. Since his tail is fairly thin, the infection could have caused us to have to amputate his tail. THANKFULLY we took in in before we are heading out of town!!! Anyway, Cooper is now on an antibiotic, had a cortisone shot to relieve the itching and is wearing a cone for 5-7 days. When the doctor was telling me everything I was worried about my poor Coop. Then when he got fitted for a cone, and Alex bust out laughing, I couldn't stop laughing either. He is hitting his cone on EVERYTHING and I can't help but laugh. It's easier to laugh now knowing he will be ok!

Alex's Room

We decorated the house a few weeks ago. (Pics will come later.) Alex's room has been an ongoing process. She started out with her small tree we've used in her room the last 2 years but I decided it was time for an upgrade! Here are a few pics of her room and the Christmas decor we have added!

The "A" Christmas tree hanging from her door

(It was actually a gift tag my sister made last year!)

Alex's new pink tree!!!
Her wicky wacky tree Nomi got her!
(and all of her Christmas books!)

Cute little stocking for her room!

Hanging snowflakes and a tree and snowman from Josh's childhood!

ICE!

We went to Dallas last weekend. While we were there we went to see ICE at the Gaylord. Alex liked it, but didn't love it. When she went down the ice slide, she tried stopping herself and fell forward in front of everyone and started crying. After that, she pretty much cried and said she was cold. She was very happy when we were done and walking around the hotel.

The Stafins (2009)

The Stafins (2010)

Mommy's Little Girl

On mornings that we don't have something to do, Alex usually showers with me. Then we get ready together. She sits on the bathroom counter and we brush our teeth together. Then we put on lotion, brush our hair and put on makeup. Alex has her own little set of mini make up brushes. I gave her a palette of cheapo makeup to play with. I love having my little girly girl in the bathroom with me!