Shenaniganz

The Encana Children's Christmas party is quite different in Texas from what we've experienced in Denver. The party in Texas took place at Shenaniganz, a bowling alley and arcade. It was geared more toward the teenagers, but our two-year-old had a blast too.

Tom jumped right into the driver's seat with Micah. Tom controlled the pedals while Micah managed the steering wheel and the stick shift.




When Santa arrived Micah was one of the first in line to sit on Santa's knee. At this encounter, Micah's reaction was quite different. Instead of latching on to Tom like a spider monkey, he sat on Santa's lap but avoided all eye contact. I guess his logic was that if he covered his eyes to avoid looking at Santa then Santa couldn't see him either. Yet again, another awkward photo with Santa...
Aren't these tiny little bowling shoes the cutest thing! His little feet fit perfectly into the smallest size they offered.

Daddy helped Micah get the hang of rolling the bowling ball.

The bowling lanes quickly turned into Micah's dance floor. Watch as Micah shows everyone how low he can go! (I have no idea where he learned this from, but it was hularious)

If I didn't know any better I'd say that Micah is the son of Ricky Bobby. The word "racecar" comes out of his mouth every day just as much has he says "Momma" or "Daddy". Riding on the go-karts really made his day!
It was a good thing that Shenaniganz was almost an hour away from home. After being strapped into his car seat, he was out like a light and took a long nap.

Christmas Parade and Dinner at Roma's

Saturday afternoon we joined our fellow Little Elm residents in the streets for the Holiday Parade. From our tailgate we waited 45 minutes to watch the 10 minute parade.


We skipped the big celebration in Beard Park after the parade and beat the dinner rush at Roma's Italian Restaurant, the best pizza place in town.
Micah loves Italian food. He ate pizza rolls, half of my ravioli, and a slice of Tom's pizza!

Breakfast with Santa

When I was little my favorite part about Christmas other than waking up on Christmas morning and opening presents was the annual breakfast with Santa party. It was my one chance to tell Santa everything I hoped to get under the tree. Afterall, we didn't have a mall Santa. Well, we didn't exactly have a mall either. But that's beside the point.

This morning our church in Frisco held a Breakfast with Santa celebration complete with chocolate chip pancakes, arts and crafts, and pictures with St. Nick. We were even greeted by a mini orchestra playing Christmas carols.

After much anticipation, Santa finally arrived on the Frico fire engine. I suppose he's letting the reindeer rest up for the big night in a few weeks.

After eating yummy pancakes we made our way to the line to sit on Santa's lap. Micah, as usual, was being shy and quite timid. He's not very fond of strangers in public places anymore. We were guessing that he'd scream and throw a fit to avoid sitting in Santa's lap. And he did. I managed to have him sit on my lap for a picture though.

Who knew it would be so hard to get Micah and Dada to look at the camera? LOL!

Stay tuned for more photos with Santa. Next weekend we'll be attending the Encana Children's Christmas party, and I'm sure we'll have more akward photos to share.



On the way home, I made Tom pull over to take some photos near our house. [I think this is their better side because I don't have to worry about either of them looking at the camera and smiling at the same time.]

I love this little guy so much!

Every Boy's Dream

Thanksgiving morning was a cold one. In fact, we got our first frost of the year that morning. While all of the girls stayed warm within the walls of our house and mostly in the kitchen, the boys set up their day camp out by the lake--bonfire included.

[Centerpiece inspired by an article in the November Southern Living Magazine]

The boys built a bonfire.

They fished on land.
They fished on a boat.
And Henry was the only one to catch a fish.

These boys will be boys.

Meanwhile, Hannah was a great cousin by entertaining Micah indoors.

When I looked over all of my pictures from the Thanksgiving holidays, I realized I didn't take any pictures of the girls hard at work in the kitchen or planning our shopping route for that evening and the following morning.

And yes, Dawne, Karen and I shopped 'til we dropped. We started our evening at 9:30pm at Toys R Us, and decided not to stand in the line that wrapped COMPLETELY around the entire shopping center. After leaving Toys R Us, we stopped by Wal-Mart to wrestle with the crowds and find some hot deals. We took a break from shopping from 1am-3am to take a nap and recharge our batteries for a long morning of shopping ahead of us. Around noon we headed home with tired feet and a packed SUV.


I hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving! We sure did!

Super Micah Has Arrived

When Nana and Granddaddy arrived, they brought in a whole bag of goodies for Micah. The goody bag included a new nap pad cover and two loveys for school and a new shirt and cape along with a great foam sword. All goodies were made with love by Nana...minus the sword.

Watch out Superman, we have a new super hero living among us!

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving from the Honeycutt Family Reunion!

I'm planning to take a few more days off from blogging to enjoy the Thanksgiving holidays and my family. I hope everyone else is having a great holiday too! Later Taters!

1st Dentist Visit

Micah had a successful 1st dentist visit this morning. He was very polite and queit in the waiting room while he flipped through the Highlights magazine.

During the exam, he was a great patient too. The hygenist said his teeth look wonderful and that we are doing a great job brushing.



Who knew that having a picky eater would make a dentist so happy? Micah's dentist was thrilled that he doesn't like juice or soda. She said sticking with milk and water decreases the risk of getting cavities. I suppose we're on the right track.

The dentist gave Micah a timer so he can see how long he should be brushing. He thought it was a toothbrush for the demonstration dog. I was just happy that he was entertained and wasn't screaming like the little girl next door to us.

At the end of our visit, Micah was initiated into the ...

We're so proud!