November 2017

I went to a Yoga Convention with some friends up in Austin.  It was really fun and nice to get "away" for the day.

We went out with some friends to Oktoberfest in New Braunfels, Texas.  It was pretty close to the same thing, minus the language barrier.  

For Thanksgiving, we had 21 people over at our house.  Wendy and her family (7) drove all the way from Idaho to come visit.  Adam and his family (5) came from Oklahoma.  The Moore family (5) came locally.  We divided up the food, had an already cooked turkey, and ate way too much food.  Everything was amazing.  I made the best sweet potato dish and will probably make annually.  

The next day, Bryan's parents drove down and we all went to the San Antonio Aquarium and Sea World.  Yes, all in the same day.  

  Trying to capture Jane's sad face or pouty lip.  I just can't seem to get it!

   Touching the sting rays.

 Holding the birds.

 Being squished by snakes.

Riding the roller coasters at Sea World.

The Monday after Thanksgiving, Kate got her tonsils and adenoids removed.  She was like a roller coaster of wellness and sickness.  I was so grateful to have Bryan's parents available to help on the day of her surgery. She is doing very well now.

 And then the December festivities began.  We do the 24 books of Christmas...

and the beloved Elf on the Shelf.  Her name is Dassie. 

October 2017

We LOVE Halloween! This year we took the girls to our yoga studio for "GLOWGA".  We painted their faces with blacklight paint, did yoga, danced underneath the blacklights, ate pizza, and then ate ice cream.  I think the girls had a fun time? Maybe Kate more than Jane. Haha!

Our first pumpkins were stolen from our front porch.  Dumb neighbor kids stealing $5 pumpkins to throw or smash.  Kate and Jane loved having me cut out their pumpkins.  Kate "designed" a happy face pumpkin and Jane asked for a "sad face pumpkin".  Both girls wanted eyelashes. 

We spent Halloween at our friends house.  We brought dry ice and made homemade root beer.  Next time, we will use carbonated water.  It was really fun to see the kids faces.   

Unfortunately, it rained right before we headed out.  The kids didn't mind too much, but the adults were less enthusiastic.  The neighborhood was not crowded with children because of the rain, so the houses gave out handfuls of candy to our children. 

This years theme was The Incredibles.  Our children have started to watch TV shows or movies that don't involve princesses and ponies.  It has been a good change!