Back to School Bash at Oakridge

Anna and Andrew enjoying fun games and bounce houses.

Chelsea and Andrea having a snow-cone break......Andrew and Anna each had TWO snow-cones. They knew that cousin Chelsea would hook them up.

De'Aunn face painting.

Enjoying some live music

Our turn to sing.  Alan was our wonderful sound man!  It was a great evening but when I got home I crashed and didn't wake up until 10 the next morning.  Our praise team is invited to sing at the community wide service on October 7 at North Side Baptist in Weatherford.  We are all excited about this opportunity to lead our community in a few songs.

Our Little Fall Project

I have been on Pinterest for a while but over the summer Anna and I had a daily date with Pinterest.  She enjoyed looking at all the projects as much as I did.  Anna also had to recommend some things to pin too.  Today I went to Michael's and got pumpkins, paint and ribbon to make one of the Pinterest inspired projects.  This is what Anna and I came up with.

The A and W is obvious and the pink is for breast cancer awareness month coming up in October.  We still need a ribbon for the orange pumpkin.  Anna is quite proud of our little project.

It is such a cool day that Andrew and I went over to a nature park by our house and went for a 30 minute walk along the trails. We even found a baseball on one of the trails that came from the nearby baseball fields Andrew plays at. 

Alan is glued to the TV for college football..............some things never change around our house.

Lego Kids Fest in Austin

Andrew was invited by a friend at church to go with him and his family to Austin to the Lego Kids Fest.  It is Kellen's Birthday present from his parents and he had an extra ticket and wanted Andrew to go.  Andrew is in Lego heaven this weekend.  This is his first trip away from home not with family.  Erin and Josh updated us regularly through text and Facebook and here are a few of pictures.

Anna did not feel left out at all.  She has enjoyed being an only child this weekend.  A few years ago, a teacher friend loaned me a book called the 5 Love Languages by Dr. Gary Chapman.  I know that Andrew and I share the same one, words of affirmation and Alan and Anna share the same one as well, quality time.  One of my closest friends (who is my preacher's wife) and I had plans to go shopping on historic York Street yesterday and have lunch.  She said bring Anna along and of course, Anna is all girl and had the time of her life shopping and telling me what would look good on me.  She has become my little fashion expert and has been since she was four years old.  She has bounced around the house and been my little shadow and Friday, I found her in the kitchen, emptying the dish washer and wiping down the cabinets without being asked.  Since she did such an amazing job on the kitchen, I told her I would buy her something on York Street.  We went in an antique shop and she found a lady bug Happy Napper.  I gave her a pillow pet for Christmas last year and after that she said that she needed a Happy Napper too.  All I have heard about for 9 months is Happy Napper.  I love a great deal and they had them marked down to $10.  I was very happy to buy that for her.

Andrew is due to arrive home soon and I know I have missed Andrew and so has Anna, but she really enjoyed this extra special time with us and so have we.  

This lady bug turns inside out into a house with a door bell..............then this house becomes the pillow.