thanksgiving

The kids had a week off from school for Thanksgiving, which we spent at my parent's house. It was such a fun week, spent playing with cousins, cooking together, watching movies and going out for lunch with my sister.  One of the days there, we went to Brazos Bend State Park.  It is such a beautiful park filled with huge oaks, nice trails and lots of alligators and other wild life.  It was perfect weather for hiking around the lake, spotting alligators.  We are so lucky to live so close to family.

This big alligator was right near the trail! The kids were scared at first, but then some of them tried to get closer, and it was time for us to move along before someone got bit.

laila

On Thursday I got to go to Laila's school and make Thanksgiving crafts with her.  She looked so cute in the crafts she made, I just had to take her picture when we got home.

8 years old

On November the first Ava turned eight.  She choose to go see a movie and go out for Chinese food on her birthday.  Ava has always been such a sweet girl and is such a big help.  It's hard to believe she is already eight!

happy halloween!

six years old



Today Laila turned six years old.  She is growing up way too fast!  She is loving being in kindergarten.  Dahlia sure misses her during the day, and is so happy when she comes home. Laila always comes off the school bus full of smiles and tells me a big dramatic story about her day, which usually includes a boy being mean to her on the playground.

pumpkin patch

frio river

We went on a quick getaway to the Frio river.  I love this part of Texas, it is so beautiful. It was a six hour drive and we got to hear, are we there yet, over and over.  Everyone was so excited when we finally arrived.  We had the river pretty much to ourselves.  The weather strarted out warm, but turned breezy and cool.  That didn't stop the kids from getting in the water.  Dahlia loved setting on the river bank, throwing rocks in.  At night we had a fire, roasted marshmallows and told stories around the campfire.  It doesn't get any better than that on a cool fall night!  This was such a fun trip spent with lots of family, making great memories.