Zoo

Our membership to the Zoo today saved us...We had told the girls that we would take them to the pumpkin patch(in Marble Falls) today not realizing it did not open until 1. Plan B was the zoo and the girls never missed a beat-had a ball and were home by 1. Some pics...

Love this zoo for how close you can get to the animals-the three tigers are just gorgeous to look at up close!

Waiting for the train

Miss Priss ready to ride the train
btw-Took Lauren to the doctor on Friday. Good thing-she had double ear infections and swimmer's ear. Poor thing is now back to 110% and going strong..BOTH girls will be in school tomorrow.

Fall

I don't think we can get through Sept without being sick. Lauren was up all night coughing and Kate was sent home yesterday for a runny nose. Allergies in Austin are partially to blame and school gets the other part. SO the girls and I have spent a good amount of "quality" time together these past few days...

Making Muffins(like in the book "If you give a moose a muffin" according to Kate)

The chefs

Adding their secret ingredient(pink sprinkles)


Coloring with markers(a special treat at our house)

Kate LOVED practicing her letters and her teacher suggested getting her more "tracing" sheets(another HUGE hit today)

We also have news on the house front:

Boards are going up!!!

Thursdays

We have made Thursday's our day to catch up, run errands, and just lay low. Today we had Sept 11 to remember as well as Ike to watch. It looks like Ike will hit east of us but we are keeping all of our Houston family and friends in our prayers the next few days.


Caramel Fudge Brownies was how we coped with all of it. I think the girls finally like having their picture taken(most of the time).

So cute in their aprons

Once the brownies were in the oven, they stripped(something they love to do anytime they can(Dan is a BIT concerned)). Kate was insistent that there be sprinkles on the brownies...

Speaking of a total sugar rush, this is a "cake" from a recent birthday party the girls attended.

It was a bigger hit than the presents for sure!

First Day of School!!!

Finally we are back into the swing of things. Today was our first day of school-both girls will be going three days a week from 9-1.

The house was BUZZING this morning in anticipation. I think both girls were ready to get back with their friends and we are all ready to get back on a schedule. No tears from either one-it was "bye mom" and they were gone...wow...

First day pictures:

No Posts?!?

So sorry there have been few to no posts all summer. Our house has been on the market and there is not really a good place for the computer(or the ability to keep it on all the time). We have been busy with swimming, friends and our trip to Idaho. I will post pictures this afternoon and now that we have taken our house OFF the market(long story involving credit card fraud), hopefully it will be easier to post updates.

NASCAR children

OK so the girls love NASCAR...there could be worse things I guess. Kate will not take "Jrs" hat off and has to know where the M&M or the Lowe's car is at all times. She knows Tony Stewart drives the Home Depot car but he is "not winning" right now. Here are some pics of her and her hat: