Christmas Affair

It officially feels like the holidays! Sabra and I made our annual trip to the Christmas Affair put on by the Junior League of Austin. They do a great job putting on this event that includes a ton of vendors. Every year is a different theme and this year it was Noel de Paris, just beautiful! I told Rhett I thought it would be great to visit Paris during Christmas, he didn't seem to agree. There is always so much to see and buy. I ended up with up a great ornament from Feel Good Frames, personalized with Leyton's name. It will be a great addition to the the tree this year. Sabra did some Christmas shopping and we ended our shopping getting cupcakes from Hey Cupcake! I think it was one of the most popular booths. Hey cupcake is another great place on South Congress in Austin, they sell cupcakes out of a little trailer. I had the red velvet and got Rhett one as well and then Leyton the Standard (vanilla cake with chocolate icing)! We had dinner at John and Sabra's last night, yummy fajitas. Thanks John and Sabra we had a great time!

Busy Weekend!

The Riviere Family had a busy weekend! We went to dinner at South Congress Cafe with Rhett's family on Friday night. Rob, Irene, PawPaw, Eloise, Hamilton (Eloise's Son), Erica and Derek(Hamilton's cousins). The South Congress Cafe was so good! I highly recommend trying the beef milanese! After dinner we took Leyton to a new place in West Campus call The Cookie Lounge, they actually let you pick out the dough and what you would like to put in it. Leyton thought it was great! He had Stacey's Super Sweet Dough and he added chocolate and reeses peanut butter cups. :)

Saturday we headed to the UT game to watch them play Baylor. My friend Amanda came in from Dallas to go to the game, she brought Nathan with her. Amanda and Nathan both went to Texas and had a great time at the game. It was so great to see Amanda, thanks for coming! Leyton always looks forward to the UT games. He has only missed one home game this year. I think his favorite things at the game are when the team comes out onto the field and then the ice cream bar at half time. Daddy and Uncle Kyle tried to keep it in his mouth and off is clothes!

Sunday my college roomate Courtney got married at The Plantation House in Pflugerville, thank you Courtney it is only 5 minutes from our house! Leyton loved getting dressed up in his suit and kept telling Rhett and I that he looked sharp. It was a beautiful outdoor ceremony followed by a reception at the Plantation House. She looked so beautiful! Leyton had a blast, Courtney had a quesadilla bar so he had them make a cheese quesadilla just for him! He loved the music and danced like no one was watching. I got a couple of cute pictures of him dancing. Gandma and PawPaw attended the wedding as well, Courtney's mom is one of Irene's best friends. Irene leaned over to Leyton while we were eating and said didn't Miss Courtney look pretty, Leyton put his hand on my lap and replied yes but my mom looks pretty too! So cute, I don't think I will ever forget that moment!

That is the Riviere Family wrap up, I hope that everyone else had a wonderful weekend and enjoyed the beautiful weather!

TX/OU Weekend

What a weekend, we drove to Dallas for TX/OU Weekend!! We took Leyton to the Texas State Fair on Friday and had so much fun! He had a famous fletcher corndog along with mommy and daddy! Yum! Then we made our way to Big Tex and took a few pictures. Leyton rode a few of the kiddie rides and he told us all day that he was ready to go to the football game. He is still a little young for the TX/OU game so he spent Saturday with PawPaw Rick, TaTa, Aunt Mykla, and Kallie while Rhett and I went to the game. Wow, what a game! We had a great time! Got there about 8am and had some breakfast and headed over to college game day, we stood in the very back and watched the beginning. Walked around for a little while and then made our way into the Stadium. The longhorns looked great and took our team to an amazing victory! Way to go horns!

Sweet Berry Farms Pumpkin Patch

We took our 2nd annual trip to Sweet Berry Farms in Marble Falls. Leyton had a great time sitting on all the pumpkins. We went and had lunch at Chili's in Marble Falls and then headed to the pumpkin patch. We took Leyton through the kids maze, last year we did a maze that was in the shape of Texas but they moved it across the rode this year. So he got to go on a horse ride, go on a haw ride, and see all the farm animals they had. The haw ride ended up being more of a dirt ride, we were all covered in dirt by the end of the ride. Leyton picked out a few small pumpkins and he painted them when we got home. We had a great time this year at the pumpkin patch!

Welcome Baby Kallie!

I have had no time to update on the newest addition to the Rhodes Family. Mykla had Kallie Ann-Marie on September 15, 2008. Mommy and baby are doing great! Kallie was 6lbs 11 oz and 19 inches long. I should have some new pictures soon, she has already grown so much. The Riviere Family will get to meet her next weekend, we can't wait! Leyton has been going around the house saying my cousin Kallie! So cute! Congratulations Mykla and Jeremy, she is beautiful!

Saying goodbye to a best friend!

Some of you may remember Cole my chihuahua that was part of my family since I was 10! He passed away on July 29, 2008. It has been really hard for me to say goodbye, he brought joy to lots of people. He was completely black when I got him and was eventually almost grey all over. Cole loved to smile! I just wanted to say how much I miss him!

Colorado & Weekend Plans

We leave a month from today to go to Snowmass Colorado. We are so excited and Leyton can't wait to go on an airplane. Rhett and i have both decided that once we get to the airport and onto the airplane he might not think it is so great! I hope we are wrong and he loves every minute of it. It is a vacation that is long over due, it is so nice to get out of town for a little while and take a break from everything. There will be tons of pictures and i am sure lots of stories to share.

This weekend we are headed to Dallas for Mykla's first baby shower her friend in Dallas is throwing for her. She is doing great and Miss Kallie Ann-Marie is due September 15th. Very exciting stuff, can't wait to see everyone!

Back to Blogging!

It has been awhile since i have blogged, Leyton was 5 months old. To say the least, he keeps us pretty busy! This picture was taken in January but it is so cute! Our little Speedy Gonzales!