Mimi!!!

As a special birthday present to herself, my mom (Mimi) came to visit us from North Carolina the first week of November. We were soooo glad to see her! It usually takes Lucas a couple of days to warm back up to grandparents and others that he doesn't see very often, but this time he was ALL ABOUT Mimi. She was his favorite person that week, and he wanted to do everything with her. I'm waiting for some pictures from my mom's camera (hint, hint...Marsha!), but here are some highlights from the week that I managed to capture:

After picking Mimi up from the airport, we took her for Mexican food, as always. (You can't get the good stuff in Durham, for sure!) Not sure what was going on with my camera here, but we will call it "artsy":

Lucas's favorite activity of the week was jumping on Mimi's bed. He had so much fun, got sooo sweaty, and asked to do it every night. Shea also got in on the fun and just laughed and laughed...

Mom and I made Thanksgiving shirts for the kids. Shea's was SOOOO cute, but she didn't wear it more than once because all she wanted to do want chew on the ribbons. Oh well, it's big enough that she can wear it next year, too. Now I am ahead on crafting, right?!? Lucas's turned out awesome...so cute for a little boy, I think. Thank you, Pinterest for the cute ideas!

On Monday, we packed up the car and headed to the Arboretum to see the Chihuly exhibit. It was AMAZING!  If you live in the Dallas area, hurry up there to see it before it closes. So. Awesome. Here are some pictures from the beginning and end of the day...somehow the auto focus on my camera got flicked off in the middle and I didn't know it. I have a ton of super cute pics of the kids with my mom that are ALL BLURRY...GRRRR!!!

Shea is ready for the day of adventure!

Loved this cool sculpture that you could see from several different spots in the park. Lucas kept pointing and saying "ooooo! what's that?!?"

Lucas enjoyed all the water at the Arboretum.

Lucas and Mommy!

Can I get one of these for my house, please?

Or these?

Our one picture in the cute shirt before it got all drool-y.

Lucas chooses the biggest pumpkin. (Side note: Lucas LOVED the Charlie Brown Halloween special this year. He has watched it about 30 times and cracks up laughing every time Linus picks up the big pumpkin and can't fit through the fence...)

Isn't she cute?

This pumpkin village was AMAZING! There were houses made of pumpkins, a whole lake of pumpkins with "swans" swimming on it, and so much more. We explored here for a long time.

Blue!

We love Mimi! Come back soon!