Snow Day in Texas???

That's right people! You heard it right...we had a snow day in Texas. Sure, we see snow once in a blue moon, but it was totally unexpected this time. It hadn't really been that cold yet this season and since I haven't turned on the tv in days, I didn't even know there was a chance for snow!

So, I grabbed my camera and kids and headed out for some photogs. Notice that the kids are totally unimpressed and almost irritated that they were out in the cold! I thought they would be so excited!

OH and this picture really sums up how excited the kids were. Avery is

whining about her hands being cold and Bowen just starts balling!

Halloween Fun

Halloween was great this year! Bowen was a pirate, Avery was a Bee and I was a Renaissance Queen? Daddy was a party pooper - so he didn't dress up. Then, Mimi and Papa showed up dressed as Dora and Diego. Funny what you will do for your grand kids! Here are a few pictures to enjoy!

Here are a few pictures that I got of Avery and her Mimi. I think they just turned out great, so I decided to make a storyboard out of them. Its my first go round with storyboards, but I think it turned out pretty go for a beginner! These pictures are just so great of the two of them!

First Day of Pre-School

It's been a while since I've posted some new pictures, but I'm trying to get back in the habit. We had some exciting things happen this week and we want to share with you!

First off, Bowen finally got to start his Mother's Day Out preschool this week. We've been waiting on the class to get enough students and we finally got to start. He has been dieing to go and always cries when we leave sister there and he has to leave.

His new teacher is Miss Casey and she is a doll and loves Bowen. His only other friend in the class is Hanah and they are expecting more kids to start as they meet age requirements.

Anyway, here is a picture of him on his first day of school and Avery too with their backpacks on.

And here is a picture of Bowen and Hannah in their classroom. Instant friends!

Summer Fun

Wow, I can't believe its already been over a month since my last post. We have been so super busy this summer and it seems like time is just flying by. Bowen is now 19 months, which just baffles me and Avery is 3 1/2. We have been staying busy with our friends and went on vacation to Florida in June. Avery has been spending some weekends at Mimi and Papa's house, attended Princess Dance Camp and Summer Camp at F.U. Methodist Church. In just a few weeks, regular preschool will start again and this year Bowen gets to go. He was sooooo sad every time I dropped Avery off at summer camp....he just cried and screamed. He really wanted to go and this Fall he will get his chance!

We got out today and it was just so hot that we turned on the sprinkler for some relief. Here are some pictures from our evening.

Family Vacation '09 / Part I

Well, we just returned from our vacation to Marco Island, FL on Saturday and we had a great time! The little town was adorable and the beaches were white sand! We had a wonderful condo that we shared with Denver's mom and dad and also his sister and her family. Here is a view from our condo.The kids really had fun on the beach, but the best part was building sand castles. I'm not sure who had more fun, the kids or daddy! We spent some time on the beach, but mostly we hung out by the pool.Here is Avery jumping off the side to daddy......she really loved the pool! And while we were there, Avery figured out how to swim.....it was hilarious....we just looked up one day and she was swimming under water with no problem. Doing flips, hand stands, and diving down for treasures. One day, we took a catamaran sail over to "Seashell Island". It was just a small island with lots of seashells to pick up and we also saw some crazy little crabs while we were there too. Here is Avery warming up to the crab and saying hello.

That's part I of our vacation......look for part II.

Forest Park Miniature Train

We recently went on a train ride through Trinity Park in Fort Worth with our MECPTA friends. Here are some pictures from our trip. As you can see, the kids really had a great time riding the train. Bowen is really starting to show his "boy" side since he is really interested in cars and trains. Everytime Thomas the Train comes on tv, he gets so excited!

The park is just beautiful and I got to really use my new camera to get some great shots.

This is a shot of a very narrow bridge that we go over during the ride.

Swimming Hole

It's finally summer so we headed down to our swimming hole last week for the first time and the kids loved it. Avery has already been swimming at my gym for lessons and I have taken Bowen swimming there a few times, but he hated it. I guess that the indoor pool water was just too cold, because he loved the water at our neighborhood pool. He was even jumping to me in the water, which I thought would never happen. Anyway, here are a few pictures......enjoy!

A new camera!

I got a new Camera ..... or maybe I should call it an obsession! It is just magical and wonderful....I have been taking pictures since I got it. It's a Canon XSI which was recommended to me by some wonderful photographers as a good starter SLR. Anyway, enough of all that....check out the pictures.