An Evening With Friends - Part two

The girls decided to put on their princess dresses and host a dance. It was fun watching them twirl and swirl to the tunes of the Nutcracker.

The patio was inviting with it's candlelight

An Evening With Friends - Part One

We had a great time of family fun with our old friends the Hoekstras! The evening was full of food, fellowship and frolicking children. :-) Thankfully it was warm enough to eat outside.

Backyard Fall Fun

These photos were taken on November 1st (I know - it takes a long time for me to update this blog!). There was some slight fall foliage (don't laugh peope - it doesn't get much more fall-ish than this in San Antonio.=!) beginning to show. The day was warm enough for the girls to play in the water.

All Hallow's Eve

This year we carved cute pumpkins and dressed up as princesses. I had wanted the girls to dress up as saints in honor of All Saints Day, but didn't have time to make any costumes. So, the princess theme came about. I reminded the girls that they are daughters of King Jesus, and that the daughter of a king is a princess! They enjoyed passing our candy and meeting many of our neighbors.

Many firsts...

Lots of firsts around here lately...Gabrielle is too big for her bumbo seat, the two big girls are in new beds in their new bedroom, and Bethany is in a big girl bed! Fun times!

Bethany's early birthday celebration...part 2

More fun photos from Rainforest Cafe. Happy Birthday my little 3 year-old!

Bethany's early birthday celebration...

We decided to celebrate Bethany's 3rd birthday early because Grandma Jo (Darren's mom) was in town visiting. We opened her presents and took her to the Rainforest Cafe at the San Antonio Riverwalk. The girls hadn't been to the Riverwalk since we left San Antonio over 3 years ago, so it was nice to go again.