Halloween

Pumpkin Patch

The pumpkin patch is good for ONLY one thing: pictures.  The morning consisted of taking cute pictures and fighting crowds, long lines, a collapsing bounce house, and don't forget a very overpriced pumpkin.  I told Chris we will never go there ever again.  He thinks we just need to get there earlier instead of 11 am when literally half of the metroplex is there.

 We found a very beautiful pumpkin, and it was so heavy that daddy needed help picking it up.

 Afterwards, we went on a hay ride and then home.  I'm glad the girls had fun!

Laundry

And just like that....

Elia is potty trained!!!!  Wednesday she came home from daycare in big girl panties and we haven't really looked back!  She has had a few accidents, but she is actually already telling us that she has to go!  This, my friends, is awesome.  I have been changing diapers for over 4 years and I am ready for a break!  We have a sticker chart going and she got an extra treat today- a ghost cookie!!  This weekend she gets to pick out her own underpants!  So proud of my big girl!

Columbus Day

While I was at work all day doing parent teacher conferences, Chris stayed home with the girls and played stay at home dad.  I came home to happy girls, laundry done, a clean house, and dinner being made!  As soon as I came home I took the girls off his hands to the park so he could finish dinner.  I seriously wouldn't mind if Chris had a 3 day weekend every week!  (He probably wouldn't either!)
Anyway, its been a while since I took pictures of them so here are a few for you to see!

Love her in these jeans- she looks so grown up!!

Good Weekend

Saturday started out with a bang!  Sarah and I ran our first 5k together.  It was the Tour de Branch race that my church puts on every year.  I didn't place or anything, but I was pretty happy with my time, 31:54.  I did a few races in high school that were right around that time.  After the race, we kinda hung out around Farmers Branch until my church's festival started.
The girls had a great time on the rides, and we ate some good food until it was time to go home for naps.
Then Sunday morning we met up with my cousins Kevin and Amanda, who are moving to Dallas from Atlanta sometime this year.  The girls were actually pretty good at the Cheesecake Factory!  Food as always, was good.
Then it rained all day so my playgroup picnic was cancelled.  We had a picnic inside instead, and watched a family favorite, How to Train Your Dragon.  Great way to round out the weekend!

Ranger Game

 We went to the last regular season Rangers game.  We tailgated first with Uncles Patrick and Matt, and Sarah.  Elia was so cute on the way there!

 

Horse Races

Gotta love $1 night at the race track.  $1 beer, hot dogs, and popcorn.
They have live music and so the girls had to put on a dance party

They also rolled around in the grass for a while.  Maybe that's why Elia had a rash on her arms the next day?

And of course, watching the horses is the best part!

Cowboy Party

A few weeks ago we went to a friend's cowboy party.  Mom went all out with pony rides and a petting zoo!  Neither G or E would even think about riding the pony, and Gianna wasn't too keen about the petting zoo.  Elia thought it was fun though!

A pretty great party!

College Week

My school had college week and we had a door decorating contest.  My parents created this for me out of a rough sketch I gave them.  Yay UD!