Thanksgiving Holiday

Our Thanksgiving Holiday was very very relaxing. We spent the day in Weslaco with Ryan's family. His Aunts are fabulous cooks and there is always way too much food. Lots of food, football, and fun. I thought it would be neat to join the crazies that evening. At 10:45, I drove by Toysrus and I was so out of my league. There were at least 300 people in line. I quickly left and decided to drive by a few stores for my amusement and there were people setting up tents to spend the night for 5am openings. We also had our lights put on that morning. The sweetest man in the world if anyone needs lights put on. He insisted he had time Thanksgiving morning. Can't believe we got them up before December. I forgot my camera for our Weslaco trip, but here is a pic of the house that night.

No pics

NO pics from last week. I was lazy. We went to a two very creative b-day parties but I forgot my camera. We had a very nice and relaxing weekend - No commitments. Tyler did participate in UIL improptu speaking and I took the kids on a picnic while Ryan attended a skeet shoot. What did happen Sunday night was Ryan's side mirrors were stolen!!!!!!! I could not believe it. This is apparently a very common thing in the Valley. I know many people with suburbans, tahoes, escalades that have had this happen to them. I thought - not us! And why did I think that? An inconvenience. Between that prick and the one identity thief, I feel I should at least carry around a BB gun so I can be prepared to shoot these people if I am so lucky to catch them in the act. We will be here for Thanksgiving and Helena & I head to Corpus for the weekend. Excited for the High of 70's this week. Not cold, but I will take what I can get.

The Mighty Rockets

I had no idea how exciting Soccer would be. From the first games where the whistle would blow and the boys would be hugging, to the last game watching these guys truly play some awesome offense and defense. The days of yelling "that is not our goal" are over. All the boys are so adorable. I am already excited for next season which starts mid February. I am thinking team t-shirts and pom poms for Helena?

Goodbye Week

The end of the week was a little rough but ended with a lovely date night. We were attacked from every direction, I got a flat tire, Ryan's car stalled almost on the expressway, and our AC started acting up. At the time when this happens, you are trying to cart kids around, Ryan is trying to work, and the November day decides to almost reach 90. After you have gotten completely frustrated while fixing these problems, you realize they are not that big of a deal. You get a new tire, the suburban thank god was a minor problem that was easily fixed, and same with the AC, minor repair. Everything is back up and running. We ended Friday with a relaxing night out, delicious dinner. Most of the time when we go out it is to attend an event or party. It is nice to be alone, too! We really enjoyed ourselves after a hectic week. What added to the week, was HELENA falling victim to the croup. We are croup virgins and poor baby sounded like some 90 year old smoker lady. She is much better, but it required a trip to the doctor for them to say there was nothing they can do. We have been to the doctor 4 times before that, so I am worn down. She probably got the croup from the doctor's office. She had an ear infection that was persistent and required 2 rounds of antibiotics, then the followup, then the visit for the flu shot! I don't have a cheap co-pay so it is all very annoying. But anything for her. I am lucky that they are usually very healthy. We don't get stomach viruses, my kids don't vomit, just some stubborn ear infections.



So we are done with the week and looking forward to a relaxing weekend! Last game of soccer for the season. We will start back up in February.

Sarah's Shower

Thursday night, friends and I hosted a shower for my one of my closest friends Sarah. She is having a boy, Landon Charles Meyer, due in January. The shower was at Lorin's gorgeous home. Lorin truly hosted this party with every detail in mind. Here are some pictures of the night. It was so much fun getting together will so many great girls and celebrating our friend's bundle of joy.





Delicious homemade enchiladas by Katherine. She is due in January, too. Very impressive.

Playdate at Nonni's

Today we had a playdate at Reese's Nonni. They have a great set-up, sandbox, toys, tractor rides, and yummy goodies. Here are some pictures of the gang. There are about 15 kiddos in this playgroup, but not everyone can always make it. Helena had a blast, got lots of sand in her hair, and ate constantly.

Helena - 21 months!

Well she is almost there - 2 years old. I cannot believe it. Helena is talking alot, singing quietly, still dancing, and just so much fun. She has been in kindermusik this fall and loves it. Her class is small and everyone in there is a bit older. Yesterday was her first day of prep classes at Asa's school. The prep classes are entirely in spanish. It was a small group, mix of ages from 16 months - 2.5 years. If there is a spot available in January, we are going to enroll her. Both kids at the same place - even if it is only for 5 months. She will go from 9-11:45, eat lunch and nap - talk about a nice little break for mom. I am truly excited for her. She is much more mature than Asa was at this age and is dying to learn and learn. She is trying to do everything her brother is doing, so I am hopeful this will be perfect for her. I am so in love with her. From the moment she wakes up until we sing songs to sleep, I truly feel so blessed to be her mom.

Here are a few pics from Music Class.