The Grandparent Series - Part I - My Granny

This is me and my Granny. 

I'm her 3rd grandchild, but first granddaughter. 

She totally spoils me rotten.

Before I was born, Granny joked that her and Grandpa were going to have to take "Little Girl" classes.  They raised boys and had lots of Grandparent practice on Jake and Luke.  So, God decided to make me a little girl just to throw them a curve ball!! 

She calls me "Little Miss Pink".  Because she knows my Daddy so well, she had the cutest Texans outfit custom made just for me!  We wear it on game days to support our Houston Texans.  Daddy puts on his Texans jersey and I put on my little Texans jeans and shirt.

Sometimes Granny comes in from the country to spend the day with us.  She went with me and Mommy to have my Halloween Cow pictures done.  Thanksgiving will be up the country this year.  I can hardly wait.  My Granny is the best cook.  (That's what Mommy says anyway!)  She'll have plenty of good food and treats for me when I'm older.  For now, I just have to take Mommy and Daddy's word for it. 

I love my Granny!

Smiles and Tears - Say Cheese!

The three Mize Grandkids took their Christmas picture today.  I had booked the appointment weeks ago.  It was actually a great day to take a Christmas pic.  A cold front moved thru last night and it was nice and nippy today.  (I was tempted to come home and put the Christmas tree up!)

Three children under 3 in dress clothes.  What were Stephanie and I thinking???

Looking back, it was comedy.  We would get Erin to look at the camera and Luke wouldn't smile.  We'd get Luke and Erin to look and smile and Jake would be a turd and move or make a face.  Then Erin would pull her hands up and put them in her mouth.  Then Luke would try to crawl away.  Before we left, Luke cried, then Erin cried, then leaving Jake fell down and cried.  I'm pretty sure the woman at Sears cried too when we left...tears of joy!

The outfits on the kiddos were too cute.  Erin had on a red frilly dress and the boys had on little black pants with ties and vests.  We bought them at different times, but it all matched perfectly.

We were in the studio for about 30 minutes and got a handful of cute ones.  Luckily, there was one of all three of them that turned out cute.  We decided to make this an annual event.  (Remind me next year to have a couple of margaritas before we go!)  On second thought, next year Tommy and Mark can take them and Steph and I will stay home and watch football!  Go Texans!

The Fat Lady Sings

Erin has discovered her voice.  When left alone to play by herself this is what we hear.  It doesn't really matter if she's on the floor, in her chair or in the swing.  She starts making these sounds until someone comes into view. 

Notice on the video how she stops once Tommy is standing right there with her.  You can see the TV flickering in the background.  Pawpaw had just left and the TV was still on the Military Channel.  (Yes, he and Erin watch the military channel all day while we're working.  Granny took Friday off, so Pawpaw was here by himself, and this is what he subjected my child to all day long.)  If Pawpaw has his way, Erin will ace history!

Giggle Girl

Okay, here's a short little video of Erin giggling.  Tommy had her going pretty good.  I ran and got the camera and she giggled some more, but not like she was before it was lights, camera, action.  (He's asking her if she did something bad because of the way we were laughing before he walked in.  Turns out, Erin and I were laughing at the way Daddy had put on the diaper!  It wasn't pretty, but it held and that's all that matters around these parts!  Yay Daddy!)

Now if I could just catch a video of her rolling over...

WOW - 1 Year Ago

I should have posted this last night, but I forgot to sit down at my computer!

I sit there all day on the work computer and I just don't have much time at night to get on my personal computer when I'm done.  I would rather spend the time with Erin and Tommy.  Right now, it's after midnight and they're asleep.

Yesterday, November 8th, was one year to the day when we found out we were pregnant.  I can't believe it has been a year!!  It seems like just yesterday I walked upstairs after the home pregnancy test and told Tommy.  Three pregnancy tests and one year later, we have the light of our lives.