Merry Christmas from the Surratt's!

Our 2009 Christmas card

Patrick, Eloise (2), Kelly and Lucie (1)

May your Christmas and New Year be flilled with many blessings!

Happy 1st Birthday, Lucie Rose!

My precious baby girl turned 1 last week. Can you believe it?! The last year has flown by. We had a big party for her and our family last weekend. Lucie had a BLAST. She pushed her walker around the party looking up at everyone with a huge grin on her face as if to say, "Hey guys! Welcome to my party. Thanks for coming by!" The whole night was so special; here are a few photos from the event.

The big 1 year old!

Yummy food table... Chili with all the fixings, queso, apples, and chocolate covered pretzel rods!

This cake was delicious and adorable!

Santa holding birthday balloons greeted guest from the yard!

My pals from Walker, Amy and Marea!

Mike and Michelle in front of my mini tree this year (couldn't do the full sized one, because we were afraid little Lucie would pull it down!)

Smash cake time! Lucie dug right in!

My messy little Birthday Girl!

Great Grandma and Nana

What great gifts!

We had such a great time at the party! Thanks to everyone for making it so special!

SNOW DAY!

It snowed in the DFW area yesterday (Wednesday!) Unfortunately by the time Eloise and Lucie got all bundled up and ready to play in the snow, it was mostly melted and the ground VERY soggy. It didn't stick around long, but it put us all in the Christmas spirit!

So I have updated my page... The song playing reminds me of Christmas as a child. Bing Crosby was always playing at our house at Christmas time! Happy holidays to you!

Guess what?!?

...Eloise got into pre-school! We were on the wait list and received a call the week before Thanksgiving informing us a slot opened up in the class we wanted! This past Monday was the first day of school for my sweetie! She did great. She has the same teacher that she has at Sunday school and knew about 5 of the kids in her class. So, it was an easy transition. Eloise goes twice a week and Lucie goes once, therefore, I have my Mondays FREE!! :) It was pretty exciting. I guess I should enjoy the new found freedom while it lasts because once "Itty Bitty" arrives, I will have my hands FULL!

Getting ready to leave for school!

She walked right into her class room and didn't look back! What a big girl!

Houston Zoo

The day after Thanksgiving we went to the Houston Zoo with the family! Little did we know it was one of four "free days" they host a year... so, it was pretty crowded! It was still very fun. Here are a few photos from our fun excursion.

Lucie and Daddy watching the Meercats!

momma and baby Giraffe

Me and Eloise went into the prairie dog tunnels!

Coco and Eloise watching the leopards!

Papa making monkey sounds with his two girls

Thanksgiving and a Happy Birthday!

We went to Houston for Thanksgiving this year. We got to meet our new niece and play with all of the cousins! Of course, the food and company were superb! The guys decided to take a shot at frying a turkey. It turned out great. All of the side dishes were fabulous, as always. We had MORE than enough food, so leftovers were a sure bet! It was a very fun filled week!

My girls and me snuggling on the couch in our jammies!

All the kids watching the Macy's Thanksgiving day parade.
Coco and her girls watching the turkey frying
Testosterone central! How many guys does it take to fry a turkey?... 4 1/2!
The sweet kids table set up for the big girls. (sadly I didn't get a picture of the grown up table!!)


My big brothers birthday is on November 28th, so we had a small celebration for him on Saturday. Pizza, salad, cookie cake and red velvet cupcakes... YUM-O!
Uncle Pat and Travis

All the girls playing in the bedroom.

Delicious cookie cake

Happy Birthday, Aaron!