Sweet Holiday Wishes... 
What's better than Snow Cones and Whistle Pops?
Candy Canes and Lollipops!
Hope your holidays are as sweet as ours.
Fall 2009
School started and we hit the ground running!
GOOOOAAALLLLLL!Lucy absolutely loves her First Grade class. We were proud to learn that she takes after the Pitcher side of the family with her math skills and the Bush side with her art, as those are both of her favorite subjects. I guess she'll be well-rounded. Her teacher even looked at her grade book one additional time to make sure she wasn't wrong. Yep, Lucy Jean has a 100 average in math! Keep up the great work. When Lucy brought home an art project, my first instinct was to question whether or not it was really her work...it was beautiful. I don't think I could have drawn it that well! We've even signed her up for art lessons during the Spring.
We played another season of soccer. While we weren't the best team in the club, we were definitely the cutest and most social team. Coach Garrick took on the task one more time and did a wonderful job. Yes, it was a long, stressful season on him, but the girls loved him (and the parents loved watching him at the games!) Lucy's first goal of the season was on my birthday....after she scored, she turned around and told me that was just for me. Still brings tears to my eyes.
Connally at the soccer games...
Connally and Dave'oConnally started her first year of Pre-School. She has the best teacher (her mother!) Yep, I changed careers and found out that I'm good with a group of 20 three year olds! She has learned the months of the year and that everyone shakes hands with their Right hands. So far, she's learned the letters M, T, P, H, N, A and C. It's been fun to be a fly on the wall and watch her on the playground. Similar to her sister, she is a leader. However, all of her friends are girls. They play house, doctor, and to my dismay, they have learned to bring in as much sand as possible from the playground.
We took the girls to a Longhorn football game. Lucy is a veteran at it, but it was Connally's first game. They both loved wearing chaps just like the Pom Squad, as well as watching Bevo and the Longhorn band... However, their favorite part of the day was spending time at the Alumni Center eating Snow Cones and climbing on the statues. When watching them on TV, the girls now look for the burnt orange color and ask the score. Hook 'em! 
Lucy decided that we should host a Halloween party, so we did. Lucy was a rollerskating carhop/50's girl and Connally was a little devil. We set up photo cutouts and a backdrop that Claude had made years ago. The kids really enjoyed taking their pictures with them. The other favorite was apple dunking, and of course Trick or Treating. The adults enjoyed chili and a candy apple bar. What fun!
As for the holidays, we spent Thanksgiving at home and made the usual with all the trimmings. Connally was excited to see the turkey uncooked. She asked Dave'o if he wanted to see it. She took him to the refrigerator, opened the door and quickly told him not to touch it, as it might bite him! Lucy was happy to help make cookies in the shapes of turkeys by using cutouts of her hands and then decorating with icing. Connally just ate the cookie dough and licked the icing. We spent the end of the Thanksgiving holiday in Clifton for Walter's 100th birthday. The girls were great servers for the party. Lucy handed out the drinks and Connally served the cake. Happy Birthday Walter!
The girls are anxious to start decorating for Christmas. Until then, Happy Holidays! We're glad to have each and every one of you as part of our lives. We are thankful for each other, our friends and family and our good health. Ho Ho Ho!
