Early Morning Duck Calls

Well, the other day I was laying in bed when I had this dream that there was a duck in my house. I kept hearing it quack really loud. After a while I thought "Hmm, that duck sounds real", I immediately opened my eyes, sat up really fast, and excitedly shouted "we have ducks". I then proceeded to throw off the covers and run into the living room towards the back door. Sure enough there was Mr. and Mrs. Duck in my pool swimming around enjoying the crisp morning air. YIPPEE! I felt like a child discovering Santa for the first time. I was so excited to have 'wildlife' in my backyard! So what if they were 25 lb lake fed ducks that live in the middle of Dallas and hop pools. Today, they were in my pool and I felt special!

So I forced Ryan, Mr. Sound Sleeper Dodd, to get out of bed to sneak up on them. I tried to take some pictures but after all it was 5AM, freezing, and way too dark. I hoped they would be there at 7 so we could show Andi our new guests, but sadly they moved on. Maybe they'll make a return visit.

My Little French Baby

Here are some pics of Andi and my parents and my grandmother at lunch after church. She looks so funny in that hat, my little french baby! I never thought I'd be the type to "dress up" my daughter, but it's almost impossible to resist!

Andi with her Grandma and Granddaddy Burrus:

Andi with her Gigi (Great-Grandmother)

Daddytime

Andi loves her bedtime routine - especially when her Daddy reads Goodnight Moon. It's amazing - she's already turning pages!

We had to take a picture of Andi and Ryan in matching camo.

I just couldn't resist throwing a pink bow in as a little bonus - every girl needs her accessories!

This next picture has all the elements of a good hunting picture: camo, gun, boat, dog, baby?

I especially love this one -she's totally into Ryan's duck calls. Who knows - maybe she'll be a hunter like her daddy and join in on 3AM excursions...it's not for me.

I've had plenty 3AMs to last me for a while!

Me and my freind

Here are some pics of Andi and her first friend Grace - we've loved getting to know Annie and Sean and are so sad to see them go... here are a few of our favorite pic's.

Dressed in my Sunday best!

Christmas in Puerto Vallarta!

SOOOO Fun - pics to prove it:

Is there a CAA - Computer Addicts Anonymous?

Well, I resisted the whole facebook thing for a while and finally buckled when I realized that there were a lot of friends I would love to reconnect with - so I recently signed up and OMG - I cannot get off. This is rediculous - I'm usually not an obsessive person, but I am embarassed to even tell you how many hours I've spent on facebook this past week. So, I've decided this will just need to be part of my New Years resolution - maybe I'll get a timer and set it for 20 minutes so 20 doesn't become 120 so quickly. I also think Ryan is feeling a bit neglected. Poor guy.