Monday, November 1, 2010

No Tricks...Only Treats in the Month of October

We started the month at...The Annual Cuero Turkeyfest which is held the second weekend of October and features food, dances, a parade, entertainment for the whole family, and of course the final heat is the "Great Gobbler Gallop" turkeys race to see who gets the title of “Turkey Capitol of the World”.
 The turkeys that raced were: Ruby Begonia vs. Paycheck

 Isabel's Scooby arm painting
Carnival Rides
 OH MY!...that was just a little too fast!


PICKIN' PUMPKINS : at Asbury Church grounds


 Cutest Little Pumpkin
 Which one should we get?
 "This one?"-- Too Heavy
 "I got these two!"

 Our Big Pumpkin
"How 'bout this one?" --Too Wrinkly and Too Big
 "I think I found the Great White Pumpkin!"

 "Well....which one do you want Mom?"


HALLOWEEN IS A REAL TREAT:
I decided to let the girls paint the pumpkins since we were so eager to buy them early in the month.  I wanted them to last.
 Isabel painted the Black Bat

 Lillie painted the little one--She enjoyed making a mess.

TOO CUTE TO SPOOK:
 Wonder Woman
 She loved the boots!
 Mommy's Lil' Pumpkin
 She was so hard to catch motionless!

Pumpkins Come and Pumpkins Go But a Jack-O-lantern steals the Show
 "I'm ready!"
 Carving out Memories
She just had to do it too!
 Ronald's Pumpkin
"The Punisher"
 Isabel and I made Spider cookies for her class
 Cookie Cake I took to work-They loved it!

Trick or Treating
Trick or Treat! Give me something good to eat.  Give me candy. Give me cake. Give me something  sweet to take!
 Lillie decided to be a cat at the last minute.
(She was a little under the weather that evening)
 Wonder Woman in full force
 She knew exactly what to do! It was cute.
"I will lead the way", said the stray cat.

Final Days of Summer - Fun in the Sun!

Nana and I decided to take the kids to Cole Park for a picnic and swim at the Bayfront.
 Cole Park
 Enjoying their little picnic at the park

 Lillie had never been that close to pigeons...
She just had to chase them.
 Cousin William by the Train-
He loves Thomas the Train
"Just one more bar"


 Throwing rocks with Nana
 Splish Splash
 They love it here!

Today Is Your Day....Happy 7th Birthday to Cousin Maya

Maya celebrated with friends and family a great Birthday Bash at a local San Antonio gymnastics center. It was the perfect place for the kids and adults too.

 Tumbling Time...Cousins William and Isabel

 Cousin Kristofer with the Birthday Girl
 Can't sit still..."What do you mean I can't stand on this?"


 Isabel enjoyed swinging from the rope

Jaxon's 3rd Birthday "Bad to the Bone"

We always try to buy Jaxon a little something on his birthday!
 Only the Biggest and the Best!


 This will keep him occupied for a few hours.
He loves these bones!

Look how big it is!

Sunday, September 5, 2010

I'm a BIG KID now - Lillie is 19 months old



Lillie's Favorites

Words: Mom, Dad,Nana, Sister, Jaxon, Harmony, ball, PoPo, down, baby, movie, spot....her vocabulary has really expanded she pretty much mimics everything that is said. 

Phrases:  "Your funny", "Get Down", "Open it"

Food- Cheese, peas, crackers & cheese, grapes, anything chocolate
Not a picky eater, but when she is done eating that is it she will not budge.

Drink- Citrus Green Tea

Toys- Blanket, foam puzzle book, baby dolls

tv show- Olivia, Sponge Bob, Dora the Explorer, The Wonder Pets
She gets so excited if her clothes have these characters on them and she can sing the theme song to the Wonder Pets.

Movies - Any Spot the Dog Movies-She has 3 Spot Movies and she has literally watched them 100 times or more. She will come to us and say "Spot"- that means hurry up and put the movie on. She really LOVES Spot.


songs- Old Mc Donald Had a Farm-she usually sings this song in the car.


books- She has just started to really take an interest in her books-there is a stack of books in just about every room in the house for her. Previously she liked to destory them, but now I can hear her trying to repeat what I have read to her - it's cute!

outdoor activity-Playing in the water, swinging, playing on the patio








The Great Outdoors - Cuero, Texas

As you may know, Ronald is an avid hunter and loves the outdoors.  We hope that both of the girls are as passionate for the outdoors as Ronald.  Isabel has been going to the hunting lease since she was 2 years old and she absolutely loves it -she even asked Ronald the other morning, "Can we go to the hunting lease to check the traps?" Lillie is not so interested, but she did enjoy fishing and getting Jaxon all tangled in the line. 

Cotton Fields in South Texas

Pick'n Cotton

Here Fishy, Fishy, Fishy
The only thing she caught was Jaxon.

"Here Lillie let me help you bait that hook"
Isabel is very fascinated by the night crawlers!

"Its just too HOT out here!"

"What do you mean we still have to fill up the deer feeders??"
Lillie loves Green Tea.