One Little Monkey...

Well, the inevitable finally happened...last night after we put Taylor down for bed we heard her cry and then a scratching at her door and then turning of the knob on her bedroom door. To our horror she had climbed out of her crib!!! We put her back in her crib and shut the door again. A few seconds later we heard a thud and then the same scratching at the door. Our little girl has turned into a little monkey!
We had no idea what to do since we do not have a bed for her to sleep on so we figured we would be up all night with her. After about 20 minutes of trying to come up with a plan I decided to put her in her crib and leave the door open. For whatever reason, that worked and she didn't want to get out of her crib. Our house was finally quiet at 10 PM last night - Thank God!!!
Today I am going to research big girl beds because I know our stubborn little girl and last night will not be the last night of her acrobatic stunts. If you have any advice with kids getting out of their cribs let us know...the sooner the better!

Friday Night Lights

Taylor LOVED the football game!

Our fam with great friends Dave & Kellis

Tonight we went to our very first Texas High School Football game.  Our wonderful friends who live in McKinney, TX took us to the game for Dave's High School team where he is a teacher, Centennial High School.

 It was great watching football in 65 degree weather. Taylor had so much fun watching the cheerleaders, listening to the band, and cheering on both teams =)  Dave gave Taylor a football just her size and that was a hit.  Looks like we will be going to a lot more games!

Corny Dogs, Big Tex, and a Ferris Wheel

Big Tex

Looking at all of the rides

Yesterday we took Taylor to the Texas State Fair. It was a beautiful 80 degree fall day in Dallas to go eat a lot of food and go on rides. We saw the Cotton Bowl, rode the Ferris Wheel, and met Big Tex - Taylor's new best friend. She says "Tex" all day long and looks at his picture online as much as we will let her. She also had her first Corny Dog. We saw zebras, a giraffe, and her favorite animal as of yesterday, pigs! It was so fun to see her experience all the sounds and sights of the biggest fair in America. We passed on the fried jelly beans, fried cheesecake, and chicken fried bacon...maybe next year.

Pictures

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We're in Texas!

We have been in Texas now for one week! Adam loves his new job at Behringer Harvard and I am trying to get settled into our apartment and get Taylor used to central time.

A few things I love about Texas already...a given is the weather. It's been about 80 degrees every day so far. I love Blue Bell Ice Cream. It is the best ice cream I have ever had. I love that my favorite salsa is less than $2 at Target - in Seattle I paid close to $5 for it!
A few things I am going to have to get used to - the way Texans drive, the weird bugs and big Walmarts. I've also spent countless hours trying to find places and end up finding something else instead.

Taylor is doing great and becoming quite the little talker. She learns new words every day. Her favorite word right now is "football" and "Chris" since her Uncle is staying with us until their apartment and things are ready. She LOVES Dora the Explorer and can't get enough of it. So that's been an incentive for her to listen to her parents =)

Overall our first week has been great in Dallas and we are excited to meet new friends and find a church. We miss all of our family and friends in Seattle tremendously!!!