Sunday, January 2, 2011

One Reason I Love Texas...

Sometimes Texas weather gets on my nerves. Is it winter or summer, seriously?! Other times, I enjoy the warm days that pop up in between super cold days and just try to soak up the sunshine before it gets cold again. This has never been more true for me since having children. They need to be outside. I can always bundle them up, but a short-sleeve day is sooooooooo nice! This year, a few days before Christmas, we hit 87℉ for a high. It was glorious and crazy! We played outside for hours. I think the whole neighborhood was outside. I ended up putting hats and sunglasses on the girls because their foreheads were beginning to turn pink. :)

This was around 10 am in the car...fabulous, right?
The girls were able to play with our next door neighbors...some of their favorite kids in the world. We actually had two young elementary school boys willing to play with toddlers. It was really sweet. Lilly and Lexi got to play football and basketball. We really do have the best neighbors and are so happy to have that. It is such a blessing!

Lilly admiring Pete's bike...
Lexi running with the football...
Lexi...
See, we didn't even need shoes...
The next day was a little cooler, but still required some shading for the face...

Then after being a cold Christmas, it warmed up a little again. The girls took advantage of the weather and got in some soccer time with Daddy.

Lexi above, Lilly below...Eric was a goalie, so Lilly is learning the art from him.
Today it is cold again. Is it any wonder why we all get sick down here? :) So we are off to play and enjoy the fresh air as best we can. Have a great day and Happy New Year!!

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