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! 

Springtime!

Spring is here. It is hard to believe we are in the home stretch for the end of the school year. I feel like I just posted their first day of school pics. We enjoyed a low key spring break this year. Our initial plan was to travel to Arkansas for part of the week, but I started having MAJOR issues with my car the week before Spring break and knew that there was no way my car could make the trip. So we ended up staying here, doing some fun things around town, and spending some time with friends.

They actually CHOSE to dress alike! 

Riding on the train at Cuckoos. 

We ran into our friends, the Hamiltons, at Cuckoos. 

The Hamiltons also have 3 girls. Our two families took up the whole train. Haha!

The second day of Spring Break we went to the Ark which has a huge play structure for running, jumping, and climbing. They also have a toddler area but Aubrey was right in the middle of the big kids. 

The girls love this huge slide and Aubrey doesn't need or really want help on it but they insist on sliding down with her. You can see Ava holding on to Aubrey near the top. 

We met up with some neighborhood friends at the park. Sadly this was the only picture I got that day. Everyone was too busy playing to pose for pictures. 

On Friday we went to a different park with Mrs. Paulina and her kids. Mrs. Paulina was Aubrey's nanny last year when I was working full time.

And the best part.... I got a new ride! It's exactly like my old ride just a newer model and a different color. We looked at other cars but I just decided to go with what I know and love. : )

Gigi and Papa came for a visit in March during their Spring Break. Since it was different than ours, they got to have lunch with Ava and Macy at school. They also took the girls ice skating and to see Cinderella! 

Ben had a work trip to San Diego planned so at the last minute we decided that I would tag along for the weekend! It was an awesome trip. We ate delicious food, went to the beach, and did some hiking in La Jolla. Ben crossed an item off of his bucket list and played golf at Torrey Pines. While he did that I went to the spa and got a massage. It was a pretty amazing weekend! A special thank you to Grammy and Pawpaw for driving down to take care of the kiddos! (I don't know why these pics are blurry, but I tried for a long time to fix it and I can't.)

A couple of weeks ago, Ben ran a half marathon! He decided in January that he needed to do something to motivate himself to exercise. So being the over achiever that he is, he decided on a half marathon. He ran a full marathon about 8 years ago before the girls were born, so I knew that if he set his mind to it he would be able to do it without any trouble. He did great and finished in 2 hours and 3 minutes which is an awesome time! Here are some pics of him running and his biggest cheerleaders. 

3 girls inside a tree! Keeping ourselves entertained while Ben runs!