The Adventures of Anna and Kate

Kate

Monday, September 10, 2012

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

(June 2011)

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

Monday, September 3, 2012

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...

San Antonio, Take 2

Thursday, November 17, 2011

And, of course, we couldn't be in San Antonio without taking the girls to SeaWorld! Kate and Daddy at our first show...

Me and Anna ready for the show to start...

Anna's first roller coaster ride! A very cool (and surprisingly fast!) Shamu roller coaster in the little kid part of SeaWorld.

Kate's favorite was certainly the Sesame Street carousel. Just ask Daddy who rode it with her again. And, again. And, again.

On a lark, I asked Anna if she wanted to ride this roller coaster (for whatever reason, it had very low height requirements). I sort of said it jokingly, but she said yes! It took a bit of convincing once it got time to actually go, but she LOVED it! My adventurous girl...I have the feeling we're going to be skydiving together before I know it...

My girl coming down! This is the point where Mommy started to panic...

On the ground safely!

Anna with Cookie Monster and Zoe. Kate is the heat of her "terrified of live characters" phase, so she was having nothing to do with having her picture made with these guys...