S'more summer fun...

Fireplace s'mores?  A fabulously messy treat!

(June 2011)

Eat your fruits and veggies!

Eating your fruits and veggies is much more fun when they fit on the end of your fingers.  These girls love their raspberries--both to wear and to eat. 

Kate did a little experimenting to see if her broccoli could serve as finger jewelry as well.  Maybe not quite as good of a fit as the raspberries, but she was happy nonetheless...

And, what makes eating your veggies more fun than growing them yourself first?  These girls have always loved tomatoes, and think nothing is cooler than being able to go out to our backyard to "harvest" them for a snack!

(June 2011)

Our little Jedi

In the process of Anna's little friend Jackson turning 5, Anna became a certified Jedi!  One of the coolest birthday parties ever--Anna went through the paces, and finally earned her Jedi credentials.  And, of course, Kate was more than happy to come along and do a little "partying" with her Jedi sister.

(June 2011)

Sleepover, Part II

The sleepover fun continues!  After winding down after swimming, sleeping through the night (woo-hoo!), they woke up the next morning to play dress-up and make sparkly flip-flops.  Overall, a huge maiden voyage sleepover success!

(June 2011)

First sleepover!

Anna had her first friend spend the night last summer, and of course it was her BFF for her whole life, Ava.  They had fantastic time...swimming in the pool, making sponge water balls, eating pizza, etc.  They were even so sweet to Kate and included her in all of their "big girl" fun!

(June 2011)

Budding artists

Anna thought doing a little face-paint-turned-body-paint would be fun, and so Kate of course immediately wanted to join in the fun.  They had a blast, and did a pretty good job of sister-decorating!

(June 2011)

Party girls

Oh the joys of Saturday afternoon birthday parties.  Especially when they involved a park AND Tumblebus.  Happy girls.

(June 2011)

VBS 2011

Anna is finally old enough to participate in Vacation Bible School!  We had our first experience with Anna as a "kindergartener" at VBS last summer.  Since she was entering kindergarten, she was old enough to particpate, and we both had the time of our lives!  It was amazing to see Jesus work in these little people's lives in just a short week...

(June 2011)

Benn's wedding

My dear cousin Benn got married last summer, and while we unfortunately weren't able to make it to the Jamaican wedding itself with wee ones in tow, we had a blast celebrating with them at their Dallas reception.  A huge congrats, Benn and Melissa!

(June 2011)

Ice cream

Is anything more fun that homemade chocolate ice cream on a hot summer day?

(June 2011)

Fun with their cousins

As always, summer of 2011 brought lots of wonderful times with the girls' cousins, Sydney and Natalie.  You would think these girls were next door neighbors with how instantly they pick back up as the best of friends every time they're together.  Truly, we have been blessed.

(June 2011)

Kate

This child has a joy of living like none I've ever seen before.  The little things certainly make her the happiest...

(June 2011)

Kindergarten grad

After 5 wonderful years at the JSC Childcare Center, it was finally time for Anna to say 'goodbye' and get ready for her new adventures in kindergarten.  We started the evening with a great dinner with her classmates at Fuddruckers, and then continued on to the Gilruth Center for the graduation itself.  Unbelievable to think that this is last time that she'll go to school with her BFF, Ava, and her future husband, Owen.  Sniff.

(May 2011)

"Last Day" of preschool

Anna's preschool teachers make a point to make their official "last day" with the kiddos one to remember--visit to the fire station, snowcones, partying in the classroom, and a pinata!  Definitely a day Anna (and we!) will never forget!  Such huge thank yous to Ms. Ricki and Ms. Tess for an amazing last year of preschool for Anna...

(May 2011)

San Antonio - The Riverwalk

And, one last post of our San Antonio adventure (maybe this is why the blog is not staying updated?  Maybe 4 posts for a short vacation is excessive?? :-))

We had a wonderful time walking along the riverwalk, taking the river cruise, and having some fab Tex-Mex on the river...

A little more San Antonio...

So, yes, I am now posting pictures from over a year ago.  Some would probably advise me to just give up on the last year of postings and start fresh, but such a big part of why I am committed to maintaining this blog is as a "digital scrapbook" of sorts for my girls for when they're older, so I just can't leave a whole year out!  So, I'm picking up from where I left off.  A warning that posts may be shorter, more condensed, etc. but we're going to get there!

We had a wonderful time at Wild Oak Ranch, roasting marshmallows and making smores.  We ended our trip with breakfast at our favorite San Antonio brunch spot--Gunther House--followed by "Pinkalicious" at a local children's theatre.  All in all--a wonderful trip!

If you're reading this...

...you haven't given up on me yet! 

"As God is my witness, as God is my witness they're not going to lick me. I'm going to live blog through this and when it's all over, I'll never be hungry this far behind on the blog again." -Scarlett O'Hara Susan

The rest of 2012 is committed to catching up...here we go...