Fall Happenings

The Razorbacks got their own post but here are some other things that we have been up to this fall:

Fancy Shmancy Wedding:  Ben and I went to a fancy pants, black tie wedding at the end of the summer. It was for one of his coworkers. We only knew a few people there but it was super fun getting all dressed up. It was the weekend before my birthday (35!!!) so we made a whole night of it and stayed in Fort Worth for the night after the wedding.

Toronto: Ben had to go to Toronto for work. It happened to be during the Toronto Film Festival so one of his coworker's wives and I met them up there for the weekend. The weather was kind of yucky (rainy and cold) but we ate delicious food, saw some good movies, and had a few celebrity sightings (the best part!) 

Rosie Perez

David ???? He was in Selma.

Drew Barrymore

??? I can't remember her name. English actress from Harry Potter movies

Kristen Stewart

Ethan Hawke. He sat two rows in front of us on our plane back to Dallas. He was in first class. We were not. This is on the tram after we got off the plane. 

Ben also saw George Clooney and he thinks possibly Matt Damon before I got there but doesn't have the pictures to prove it! UGH!

Team Cousins: Jon, Emily, Presley and Landon came to visit us in October. We had a weekend full of soccer, pumpkin patch, Hula Hut, Smores, and cousin time. 

Grammy and Pawpaw brought goodies back from Hawaii.

Decorating pumpkins

Oliver had a birthday. He is now 1. Or 7 in dog years. The girls thought this was HUGE. Here he is with his new toy and birthday treats. 

Fun Run at School: 

The day Aubrey wore a ballet costume to go pick the girls up from school:

Macy got a Solid Gold Award from her PE coach:

Halloween: This year we had a mermaid, a pink ninja, and Sofia the First. They had a blast trick or treating with neighbors, dressing up, and eating tons of candy. I am not usually a huge fan of Halloween but this year was pretty great. Aubrey LOVED trick or treating. She is pretty shy usually, but she was not afraid to walk right up and say, "Trick or Treat" or sometimes she would say, "Happy Halloween!" It was pretty cute and fun to watch. Please disregard all of the red, white, and blue in the pumpkin carving pictures. It is actually October in these pictures and not the 4th of July. 

Brown Belt: Macy got her brown belt in Tae Kwondo. She is in the advanced class now with black belts! So proud of her!

I think that pretty much sums up September and October. Now on to the busiest time of year! 

Summertime Fun

My last post was at the beginning of the summer and now here we are already at the end. It has been a good one. We have been busy with soccer, work, day camp, vacations, swimming, play dates, karate, and hip hop dance class but we have also had some relaxing days and down time. Although I love the laziness and the less "scheduledness" of summer, I am ready to get back in our routine. Here are some highlights from the last few months:

Trip to Arkansas: We spent the first week of our summer in Arkansas. We started in Little Rock with Grammy and Pawpaw and got lots of cousin time in with Presley and Landon.

Aubrey painting Landon's nails. 

We also spent a few days in Monticello with Gigi and Papa. My cousin, Jon, and his wife Candice and their two kids happen to be in town visiting also. Their daughter, Hadley, is just a couple of months older than Aubrey so it was fun to get them together. 

Watching the Women's World Cup. 

 This is at Atwood's. The Farm Supply store in Monticello. They have real baby chicks so it is heaven for my animal loving girls. 

Even Oliver made the trip. 

 We have had some fun playdates this summer:

And lots of movie nights. 

And before it turned 1 million degrees outside, we had fun hanging out on our back patio at night. 

We've played dress up:

Gone rock climbing:

 And celebrated the Fourth of July:

One of the best things we did this summer was go to Great Wolf Lodge. Gigi has been wanting to take the girls for a while so we picked a date and made a plan. Because Aubrey is still too little to ride most of the rides, we decided that Gigi and Papa would stay overnight with the big girls but Aubrey, Ben and I would only go for one day then come home to spend the night.  I went back the next day (it is only about 20 minutes away) so that I could ride rides and spend time with Ava and Macy without the distraction of little sister. It was a lot of fun and  the highlight of the girls' summer (along with a trip to Colorado which is going to get its own post!). Thanks to Gigi and Papa for such a special treat!

Next post: Family Vacay to Colorado! So. much. fun.