Pumpkin Painting

We had some friends over Monday night for some pumpkin painting. It was a lot of fun! 4 families......8 adults and 11 kids. All of the kids got along great!

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Boerne, TX

Boerne is a little town Northwest of us. There are a couple caves there and so we thought we'd go visit one after we had some rest from the 1/2 marathon on Saturday. We decided to try and visit Cascade Caverns.....but when we got there the guides had already left for the day. Bummer! It's only about a 25-30 minute drive so it wasn't that big of a deal, but since we were already there we thought we'd try and find something to do. We decided on Cibolo Creek Nature Preserve - - because it was free. When we got there it didn't look like it was going to be much. We took off on a little hike and ended up at the Cibolo Creek. It was soooo pretty! It was just a neat little area and, of course, we had to play in the water for a while! Ended up being a fun little trip.

Downtown

Last Friday was 1/2 day at school. We picked the girls up and headed downtown to the San Antonio Children's Museum. The girls had a blast!

the biggest play grocery store I've ever seen!

 

 

 

 

 

 

they are in a bubble!

 Afterwards the boys met up with us for a walk around downtown, some splashing in the fountains and dinner along the River Walk. We ate at the famous County Line BBQ joint.

Fun With Cousins

Hide & Seek is a favorite around here. We found the girls giggling in the pantry!

Dress up is another favorite

You'll find us in the backyard just about every night. Unfortunately Avery hasn't quite realized that she can't walk behind or in front of the swings.

Time to relax on a beautiful night

Happenings.....

We've had a lot going on this past month.......hence the lack of updates. Here's a little taste of what we've done this month:

• October 2nd was Derek's birthday........we celebrated with ice cream cake from his fav place, DQ. We also had a garage sale.
• October 3rd TAKK arrived. Our girls were beyond excited!!
• October 4th we left for Indiana and spent 6 days there (really 2 of them were traveling since we drove the 19 hours). It was a very busy trip.....We were going for my brother's wedding. Congrats Bryan and Kim!! It was a beautiful wedding.

I was exhausted after the car trip. That next morning Avery woke up super early. I stayed up with her for a little bit and then I woke up my Mom & Dad to take care of her so I could get some rest. This is how I found them when I got up later. :)

When we got back from Indiana I found a package waiting for me.........

I was super excited! Why was I so excited about cleaning supplies?? Well, this was a FREE sample I sent for.....never did I think it would be such a BIG sample.....33 lbs worth of cleaning supplies!

• School
  ~Allie & Abby are going to the same school. They love it when they get to see each other at school functions and when their classes line up next to one another at the end of the day.
  ~Last week I dropped Allie off at school........and got a phone call from the school nurse about an hour later saying she had been throwing up. I felt so bad for Allie!!
  ~ That same day we had parent teacher conference (I drove to the school a lot that day!). Allie is doing great - a little above average according to her teacher. She thinks she is ready to start reading!
  Things to work on: recognizing the letters S, Z, D, J, V, U and W. 
  ~ I'm one of the room mom's for her class so that's pretty fun!
   
• Sea World
  
  The girls and I decided to take advantage of our memberships and of the park being open on Friday's this month.....so we went a couple weeks ago after school. There were lots of scary decorations up so it wasn't the greatest experience.......and we forgot our wagon so we were exhausted afterwards too. We only went to one show.......
  
  
  • Races
  
  ~ 2 weeks ago Derek and Tami were both in a triathlon. Derek's team came in 4th in the all male Xtreme division (they were 20 seconds behind 3rd place). Tami's team came in 2nd in the all female Xtreme division.
  ~ This past weekend Derek ran a 1/2 marathon!

  

More to come!!!

My little brother is married!!

 Last weekend (10/09/10) my brother, Bryan, tied the knot. I'm so excited for him and my new sister in law Kim. They are a great match!

What Happened to Texas?!

Last Monday morning the girls and I walked out the front door dressed in our usual shorts and t-shirts. Allie immediately exlaimed, "What happened to Texas!!!??" The weather had changed quite a bit. It was probably low 80's with a little bit of a breeze. Quite nice actually!

I just love the little sayings she comes up with. They make me smile. We wanted to get this written down before we forget it. Oh, and don't worry...it still gets into the 90's here, just not quite as humid as it was.

Here's some pics of the girls from the last couple of days.....





Hanging out with Mommy while Allie's at school

Eating ice cream on the deck -- we're having beautiful evenings here!

**Blogger isn't letting me upload photos right now so I'll have to try and post more later!**





playing in the new sandbox

night before we left for Indiana. Uncle Kevin giving the girls a horsey ride

South Texas Maze

We've been busy working around the house. I like to be on the go so it's been tough. We finally got out on Saturday despite most of us being a little under the weather. We decided to drive over to Hondo, Texas for the South Texas Maze. Luckily, it was free for military that weekend.....otherwise it wouldn't have been worth it. I don't know if they just weren't all that prepared (it was opening day) or what, but there wasn't a whole lot to do and the maze wasn't that great. The girls seemed to have a good time though, which is all that matters.

Just some other things about the girls:

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  Allie loves {riding her bike.} We were out riding the other night and she got going really fast - and well - most of the time she forgets to use her brakes so she crashed head first. She's fine though, just a scratch on her elbow.
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  Allie still loves {school} and is {making friends}. We have our first playdate with a couple of her school friends this weekend. The fun thing is that they both have sisters that are two years old so some new friends for Avery too!
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  Avery must be going through a {growth spurt}. She always wants to eat. Mostly snacks because she hardly ever eats much at lunch or dinner. We've got to do something about that! She is a BIG breakfast eater though. The other day she had FIVE bowls of cereal! She did do good with dinner last night.......but it was McDonalds. I was shocked....the girls split a 10 piece chicken nugget and large fry and devoured every last bite! That 12 mile bike ride must have made them work up an appetite.
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  Avery has been really good about going {poopy in the potty.} Still working on understanding to go pee in the potty too.
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  She's {talking} a lot more. There are still things I can't quite understand and I can see she gets frustrated. She's learning quickly though.

I just love my girls so much! I can't get enough of them.

Flashback Friday

HIGH SCHOOL

Ahhh, high school..........most people will probably say that they didn't like high school. I actually enjoyed it. Weird, right?!

It helps when you have some awesome friends.......we were pretty much inseparable. I miss them!



Here we are @ Madeira Beach, FL {SPRING BREAK}

I also had a hot boyfriend! ;)

HS graduation @ Purdue University

Here's Derek with one of his good HS friends at a school dance. Most guys would ask a girl, but Derek {aka Bad Boy} and his friend went together as Gilligan and Skipper. He was all about having a good time!