RED RIBBON WEEK AT SCHOOL

October 20-24, was Red Ribbon Week

Red Ribbon week is the drug free week at Mesquite ISD. Maggie's school had a different spirit day all week, crazy hair day, pj day, red white and blue day...I didn't get pictures of the other days. Crazy hair day we were a little late to school....wow that took longer than I expected!!! Of course she loved pj day, who wouldn't.

GRACIE....FUTURE SUPER MODEL

September 20, 2008

Here she is....the future super star model herself....Miss Gracie Mae Dixon. A typical Monday at the Dixon house is Gracie and myself in our pjs....all day. I'm working part time at Tosch Elem. in Mesquite and Mondays are my days off. Gracie and I take full advantage of this day....it's our pj day. I was cleaning the kitchen yesterday morning and noticed her in the window, she was watching the birds. When I grabbed the camera she started posing. Typical girl, I guess.

OH, THE FAIR

October 17, 2008
The fair is such a fun time....fried foods, crazy rides, stinky animals, stinky people, stinky trash, and all at such a low cost.....yea right!!!! Thank goodness it only happens one time a year!!!! For at least the past 4 months Maggie has asked, "when are we going to the fair?" She has talked about it, written about it at school, she's seemed so exited. BUT, that all changes the second we get out of the car!!!!!!!!! Both the girls have been every year since they were born. We took Gracie when she was maybe 3 weeks old. And every year the same thing.....Maggie freaks out if you get any where near Big Tex!!! She turns into this strange child that none of us has ever seen before. I swear it is the weirdest thing EVER!!!! Makes my day as the mom, just dandy. Matt and I decided that we were only going 1 time this year, so all the grandparents and uncles and aunts went (expect Liz and Shane, who we missed). I wanted to get a group pictures, but once again I failed at the picture taking. The day was fun, the kids LOVED the rides ( I didn't post all the pic's, too many). As always the food was just great.....fried, fried and more fried, we all came home with a tummy ache. I keep praying that one year we can go and not panic or freak at the sight of Big Tex!!!! OH.......WE SAW JESSICA SIMPSON!!!! She was having a concert that night. There is a great picture of Matt and his dad waiting for her to come out on the stage, they were very excited!!! We just wanted to see her for maybe one song......WOW, she is TERRIBLE in person!!!!! We didn't even listen to half the song. Another year at the State Fair of Texas!!!

BOO'S 60TH BIRTHDAY PARTY

Boo's 60th birthday....October 11, 2008
Boo is Matt's dad and we had a party for his 60th birthday. Maggie and Gracie painted a special picture for Boo. Matt's sisters, Rachel and Elizabeth can be a tad crazy....haha....especially when there's a karaoke machine involved!!! Gracie LOVED singing!!! Maybe we have a future star on our hands????