Thanksgiving....a little late....

I guess better late than never.....Happy Thanksgiving! We made the journey down Highway 45 to Houston for Thanksgiving with my family. Amby and Brad got a new house, so they hosted Thanksgiving there. Everyone was able to make it, so we had a great time! Enjoy the pics!

Momma with her Bitty Girl.

Nothing but trouble!

Loves to ride a tricycle!

Mimi with her Bitty Girl.

"Cheese!"

Two peas in a pod.

All smiles with the Heckathorn Girls!

Nap time with mimi.

"Hank Williams, Tom Landry, and Delta Dawn...now booking shows! in your area!"

Enjoying their Turkey cookies from Brad's mom, Mrs. Mary Jo.

Four little cutie-pa-tooties!

Of course they can't all look at the same time.

Berklie with her momma, and Sofia with her Aunt Monkey!

Christmas Parade

Today was the Christmas parade in Quinlan, and the Special Olympics always has a float in it. This year the parade theme was "A Candy Coated Christmas". The kids helped us with the decorations and organizing it as well. They did a great job and our float came in 2nd in our category! I absolutely love my kiddos and the people I work with. They all make it easier to get up and go to work each morning! We start Special Olympics Basketball this year and the kids are really excited! We have already competed in bowling, and the kids did great! We do track and field in the spring, too! Enjoy the pics and Merry Christmas!!!!

The stocking we made for the front.

Gumdrops and a lolli pop that the kids helped make.

About to get started.

Wave kiddos!

Hailey and Ethan...can you tell they're siblings?

Kevin and Mac.
They are some characters!

Me and Miss Skye.

This is the banner that Sue and I walked with in front of the truck along the parade route.
We painted it and everything! Can you tell we were proud of it?!?!
I have no clue why the kids are not smiling....other than it was freezing at this point!

A better shot of the banner.

Side shot, We had a Santa, rocking chair, fire place, a tree, and of course decorations to boot!

The B-I-G...3-0!

Well, since it has been over a month and I feel like the shock has passed, I decided to post the pics from my 30th birthday dinner! Just kidding....there was no shock....I was actually a little excited to turn 30....the reason for the post now is that I just got the pics. My camera died that night before I got to take some shots, but Sara had her awesome phone and took these for me! Thanks for sending them! I had a blast that night! It was very low key, but perfect none the less! I thought that i wanted to have this huge party, but once I really thought about it I just wanted something a little quiet with my closest friends. Sara, Barb, and Kristin were great troopers and made the trek in to Dallas, Mary and Shannon came, my friend Natalie, and a couple of my friends from school Sue and her husband Robert, and Lynda and her boyfriend James. We ate at Primo's in Rockwall, and despite the reviews I had read, it was actually quite nice. The food was good, prices were good, and the margaritas were even better! Flint surprised me with one of the best gifts that I have gotten in a long time....he got me a James Avery "Mother's Love" necklace. It is so beautiful, and a total surprise! I have it on in the pics if you want to take a look. I just want to thank all of my friends that made it out to spend the night with my as I celebrated a milestone! I love each and every one of you so much! I seriously have the best friends that a girl could wish for! I was disappointed my family couldn't make it, but maybe for the big 4-0! Enjoy the pics.

Really dark, but these are my girlfriends from school.
They are AWESOME ladies!

Me, Natalie, and Kristin.
I met Natalie through our husbands' coaching together, we hit it off, and have been friends since!
Kristin is my best friend from college - she came in from Houston. Berklie had a blast playing with her two little ones, Bryant and Parker.

Mary, Sara, and Barbara - all my childhood best friends! ( :-(A couple of BFF were missing.)
Sara (is preggo and I am soooo excited!) came in from Austin and Barb from Houston!

Me with my handsome hubby!
See my necklace! LOVE IT...and HIM!

The whole gang!
(Except the ladies from school....they had to leave a little early...wish they could have made the group shot!)

Christmas Tree & Our Starlet

Here are some pictures of our Christmas decorations so far....I still have a little more to do around the house....as well as, finish our outside lights. Also, there is a little pic of a jumper I made for Bitty Girl, and last but not least.....our up and coming "STARLET!"

Hall entrance

Living room

Cute little jumper
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INTRODUCING THE NEXT UP AND COMING STARLET

BERKLIE FAITH BIGHAM

Yes....she got into my RED lipstick! I heard crying and Flint and I went running in the bathroom. She was crying on the floor and holding her head. I looked down and said, "Oh my goodness, she's bleeding! " Then I realized it was lipstick! She dropped the tube of lipstick in the bath tub got in to get it out, climb out of the bath tub and feel and bumped her head.
Only my kiddo, right?!?!?! Don't worry, she's fine! There was no water in the tub, just was clumsy climbing back out.
At least she knew where the lipstick goes...not to bad for a two year old! I do have to say she LOVES make-up! Who knew....I guess she is my daughter after all! I love you Berklie Faith - thanks for the good laugh tonight! MUAH! xoxox - Momma

WOWZERS!!!!! THAT'S RED!!!!!!!!!!!!

WOWZERS!!!! So...I got my hair cut the other day, and then last night I got a wild hair....so I decided to dye my hair. I loaded up Berklie went to Wal Mart and got a "Dark Rich Auburn"...
I DON'T THINK SO!!!! What the crap?!?!?! LOL!!!! Seriously all I could do is laugh. I walked into the living room, and Flint asked if I could go to school with it that color! I said I don't know...I might get sent to ISS. LOL! Needless to say, I got and gave many good laughs today at school. An ARD meeting was hilarious due to me...at lunch I got a few looks...and my kids....yes they laughed too! Some of the kids out in gen ed actually liked it...really?!?!? Are we looking at the same person. Who knows...it has grown on me through the day, but I believe I will be dyeing it DARK BROWN tonight!!!! LOL! Hope I was able to add a little laughter to your day! :-P

I took the picture out in the sun to show the TRUE color that it is.
I tried to tell people, Cherry Bomb Red, but this totally does it justice!
I think I look a little Kay Von Dee-ish...yeah right!

My Sweet Fluttering Fairy

Well, after much thought and deliberation, I finally bought Berklie's Halloween costume. I first had in my mind that I was going to make her a Cookie Monster costume, but I never got around to it and couldn't have had it finished in time to make her Halloween cards. Then I saw the cutest little piggy costume, but it was a little pricey for a one time wear. Then I remembered seeing a cute little fairy costume at Gymboree, so I went back and they still had it....but this time it was on SALE!!! EVEN BETTER! So, I bought it and she will now be a fairy for her third Halloween after successfully being the cutest little pumpkin at 3 months old and bumble bee at 15 months old, you have ever seen! She looks super cute and she LOVES the fairy outfit, so I am sure it will go in the dress up box and get worn several more times which is great. So, enjoy the pics and Halloween cards are going out soon!

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This one is my favorite!!!!
What a little angel!

I tried to work with the pics to make them look whimsical, and I think they turned out pretty good. Let's just say, I was a little surprised at the final product, considering she was not being very cooperative at the shoot!

Randoms

Things have been yet again chaotic at the Bigham household. I have a hernia from lifting one of the kids at school and have to have surgery. Flint's back has not gotten any better...he is still in a lot of pain. Berklie got a ringworm...yes...I know gross ....and yes....I did freak out about it a little bit. Oh well, she's a kid and kids get that kind of stuff! She is much better now thanks to the miracle med that the doc gave us! Justin's has something wrong with his elbow (a really long name I can't spell) and has had to sit out of baseball practice for the last week and a half and going to therapy, but he is doing better now too. I am sure there has been more stuff happen that I can't exactly think of right now, so here are some random pics for you to enjoy that I have taken over the last couple of weeks. Later and everybody have a good Wednesday tomorrow!!!! ALMOST FRIDAY!!!!! YEA!!!!!

After school today riding her tricycle.
(Yes, I know the helmet is silly...but she LOVES it and I think she pulls it off very well! LOL!)

"Hi, everybody!"

Front porch decor for Halloween - I LOVE decorating for Halloween!

The front yard decor.

WOWZERS!!! We got yard of the month for our neighborhood!
Cool beans! I told Flint it was good teamwork - he does the yard and I do the decorating!
Although....I do help with the yard work sometimes!

Hailey lost a tooth at our house this weekend and the Tooth Fairy came!

Hailey is too cute. She saw that Berklie had this suit and then she brought the one she had so that they could wear it together and match.

What sweet girls!
They LOVE playing together!

Me with my sweet bitty girl!