Alivia's 10 Birthday!

Alivia really wanted a tea party for her 10th birthday. So Mimi went ALL out and hired someone to loan her tea cups and plates and made her house look so special for the occasion. It was a beautiful affair.  Thank you Mimi for making this such a special day.

Our friend, Angie Phillips, made this cake. Alivia got to help her make it!

Paige and Alivia picking out their boas

The gorgeous table

Mimi with just a few of the treats

Isn't this so pretty?

Alivia just loved it - there was fun jewelry to put on too

All the girls seated around the table

Alivia loves lemon, green, and peppermint teas

Paige Mangum

Paige Taylor

Josie Crager, Alivia, Avery, Paige, Grace Godfrey, ??? Godfrey, Anna and Laine. Paige Taylor in front

Another view of the table - there were 5 teas to sample

Alivia's 10-year stats

We saw Dr. Dawson today. . . here are my girl's stats:
height: 56 inches
weight: 83.5 pounds

She is tracking along at 75th percentile which means she will be about 5' 6 1/2" when she is an adult. I was a little surprised by that since I am about 5'8" - I always just assumed she would be taller than me! I guess only time will tell. . .

Alamo Bowl 2016

I have to admit that I went to San Antonio simply to see my friends, but the Alamo Bowl game turned out to be SO FUN! As we entered the second half, TCU was BEHIND 31-0. Yep. You read that night. We had scored no points in the first half. It was miserable. We were all planning to leave sometime in the 3rd quarter if things did not turn around. Well turn around they did. . . we went into THREE overtimes to end up winning 47-41. It was the biggest bowl comeback in history. The stadium was going crazy and we were all standing up the last quarter until the end of the game because we were all so excited. It was a blast to be there in person and see it first hand.

After the game we all headed to Alison Brawner's parent's house (Glen and Ginny Glass). Their house is so pretty and really large. Matt and I stayed in a huge room with a king size bed and slept until 8:30 am! It was wonderful.

And of course seeing Mandy, Red and Alison was a blast. Anna and Sam could not come since they were in Cabo celebrating their wedding anniversary. Shane stayed back in Austin with the kiddos. I balked at having to pay $100 for my ticket, but it turned out to be worth it. Such a fun time.

Beforehand, we at lunch (with great margaritas!) at La Tierra. The weather was crummy but we still managed to walk to the game and back without too much trouble.

GO FROGS!

The Crager Girls

Alivia loves Lainie and Josie Crager. They are two sisters that have blessed us at Austin Classical School. Lainie is a year older than Alivia and Josie is a year younger but they all have a blast together. Josie is all tomboy and Lainie is all girly-girl. I think Alivia likes spending time with girls that are sisters and are so different. I am so glad we have gotten to know them through ACS these past two years.

New Year's Day in Bertram