I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas...

Wait...it's not a dream! We really did have a White Christmas :)
Sadie LOVED the snow!!! She constantly was at the back door wanting to go out. She would run and run and run, kicking up the snow behind her.
Zac's parents started buying us Lego sets each year for Christmas. Here is this years set:

Four Favorite Friends

Zac and I had the privilege of having a slumber party with our four favorite friends at our house. (and we did this on his 30th birthday!) As many of you remember the "Birth Control" post and start laughing, we have no funny stories to share this time. It was just a ton of fun!

Merry Christmas

Fall Fun

Sadie has LOVED playing in the leaves this Fall! She has also enjoyed meeting and playing with her Cousin Bandit!

Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween! Sadie enjoyed her first Halloween running through the pumpkin patch, jumping over pumpkins, letting the wind blow her hair, and helping Zac carve a pumpkin!

Zac's Dream Comes True

One of Zac's dreams has been to go to a U2 concert in his lifetime. That dream came true last month. We saw U2 in Dallas at the new Cowboys Stadium. We had amazing seats and a great time.

Baby Girl

We have added a new member to our family. She is a black and silver schnauzer named Sadie. She is definitely the apple of her daddy's eye! She loves to meet new friends, both those with paws and without :) We welcomed her to our family when she was 11 weeks old. She is now 18 weeks old. She has enjoyed playing with her Aunt Abby and Uncle Leroy (both pugs) and her cousins Dixie, Riley, and Lucy (all labs). Her Aunt Roxie (chihuahua) did not want to play with her. She has gone swimming, been pampered, stayed the night with grandma and grandpa, and gone on a road trip to see her other grandparents. She is very entertaining and full of love.
Bringing our baby girl home:
"Mom, please take me to get a haircut!?!? I want to be beautiful!"
After her pampering:
We used an incredible breeder in the Dallas area and would be happy to pass on their information if you are looking to add a member to your family. They breed both labs and schnauzers and are all AKC certified.

New York City

To celebrate our 1 year anniversary, Zac and I headed to New York City. We had a BLAST, but came back EXHAUSTED! It is definitely a place I have always wanted to visit, but glad I was not in need of a restful/relaxing vacation :)

Day 1: Flight to New York City, Hotel Wellington, Broadway, Subway, Empire State Building

Hudson River:

Lower Manhattan:

Brooklyn Bridge:

New York Mets' New Ballpark & US Open Venue:

Landed at LaGuardia:

View from our room on 25th floor:

Walking around Broadway:

Headed to Times Square from Hotel:

Subway Musician:

Lobby of Empire State Building:

View from the top:

Day 2: Battery Park, Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, World Trade Center Site, Federal Hall, Wall Street/NYSE, Trinity Church, Walked Brooklyn Bridge, Chinatown, Little Italy

Ellis Island:

Lower Manhattan from Liberty Island
(World Trade Center Buildings Stood here - twice as tall as these buildings):

Main Building on Ellis Island:

Registry Room (where immigrants were processed):

Hospital on Ellis Island:

Ferry Terminal on Ellis Island:

Baggage & Dormitory (not been restored yet):

Lower Manhattan from Ellis Island:

What a day!!! And it's not over!!!

Sculpture currently in Battery Park:

World Trade Center Construction Site:

Construction of #7 is complete
(building that fell later in the day on 9/11):

Federal Hall
(where George Washington took the oath as President):

New York Stock Exchange
(you cannot drive on streets around this building and guards all around):

Trinity Church
(where firemen & police officers rested during 9/11 search & rescue shifts):

Cemetary at Trinity Church:

On Brooklyn Bridge:

Chinatown:

Yep, that is a bucket of frogs!
We watched a lady pick out the best to take home to cook:

Lombardi's in Little Italy:

Day 3: Good Morning America, Radio City Music Hall, Rockefeller Center, Museum of Natural History, David Letterman, Central Park, 5th Ave, Serendipity, Dylan's Candy Bar

Set of Good Morning America:

Sam Champion!!!:

Cooking Segment w/ America's Top Chef Winner:
Recap of Their BIG Adventures:

Yep, that is us with Robin Roberts and Diane Sawyer!:

Rockefeller Center:

American Museum of Natural History:

Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Hall:

Exhibit in Hall of Asian Peoples:

Exhibits in Mexico and Central America:

Exhibit in Hall of African Peoples:

Real Elephant Tusks from Africa:

Dinosaur Exhibit:Extinct Bear:Woolly Mammoth:

Life Size Blue Whale:

Waiting for the train:

We were on the front row of David Letterman!!!
Nicholas Cage was the special guest.

David Letterman's Production Company:

Central Park:

Serendipity's Famous Frozen Hot Chocolate:

Day 4: Metropolitan Museum of Art, St. Patrick's Day Parade, Anniversary Dinner, Wicked, Ellen's Stardust Diner

Female Figure from 4500-4000 B.C.:

Twins???:

Medieval Art Exhibit (choir gate from church in Spain):

Arms and Armor Hall:Temple of Dendur:

After theater dessert:

Day 5: Modern Museum of Art, Times Square, Flight back to Dallas

Helicopter hanging from ceiling in MoMA:

Vincent van Gogh's The Olive Trees:

Pablo Picasso's Violin and Grapes:

View of Neighborhood from the Sculpture Garden at MoMA:

Street Musician in Times Square:

Corner Food Vendor
"Hot dogs??? Pretzels???"

Times Square:

Traffic:

Fire Station:

Leaving the city: