easter

We had a great Easter weekend.  All the kids were really excited to spend the weekend at my parents house with lots of cousins.  We had our annual egg hunt on Saturday. Then, on Sunday, we all went to church together, followed by a delicious Easter dinner.  It was a wonderful holiday and we were sad when the weekend came to an end.

the fair!

Spring time around here means the fair comes to town.  We went on Tuesday and enjoyed the beautiful spring weather, fun rides and yummy food. I love spring in Texas before the weather turns hot and humid.

awards day

Dahlia and Laila both received some awards from their school. They both are working hard and doing great in school!

7th heart anniversary

Today is the 7th anniversary of Dahlia's heart transplant.  We were blessed with another great, healthy year for Dahlia. She hadn't missed any days of school yet until recently. She caught a stomach virus and missed about a week of school.  We are so grateful for the gift of life Dahlia was given seven years ago.

evelyn

Evelyn is almost 2 and a half years old.  She is such a sweet little girl. She is so observant and always trying to copy what the older kids are doing. She loves playing with Dahlia, although Dahlia sometimes bosses her around. Some of Evelyn's favorite things are bananas, baby dolls, milk bottles, going shopping with us, and trying to sneak my iPad to watch youtube videos.

12 years old!

Today Ava turned 12 years old!  I can't believe my first baby girl in now twelve!  Ava is such a sweet girl and such a big help with the little girls, especially Evelyn.  To celebrate Ava's birthday we took her out to eat at the restaurant of her choice, seafood! She also requested a cookie cake, yum! It was a fun day for a great girl!

halloween 2018

Evelyn as a little lady bug.

Dahlia as a grouchy Vampirina, the grass was too itchy!

Laila as a black unicorn.

Ava as Little Red Ridding Hood.

10 years old!

Laila is now double digits, or ten years old!  For her birthday she wanted to invite some friends from school and some cousins and have a pizza and movie party. Laila also wanted to include one if her favorite activities, making slime!  I think I underestimated how messy making slime with a bunch of kids would be!  Laila also wanted to include another one of her favorite things and picked out a unicorn piñata.  It's hard to believe our spunky girl is now ten!

scarecrow festival

pumpkin patch

It's finally starting to feel like fall around here and to celebrate we took a trip to the pumpkin patch.  This is one of my favorite fall traditions, it's such a fun place to take pictures.  The other day Evelyn saw a pumpkin at the store and said, "pumpkin pie, my favorite!" Ha, ha!

transplant party at the the zoo

On Saturday we went to the Houston Zoo to attend Texas Children's Hospital transplant party. It was such a fun event for all the children who received transplants from Texas Children's and their families. They served lunch as well as snow cones and had face painting and carousel rides.  Dahlia invited Lorelei to come with her and the were so cute holding hands as they walked around the zoo together.