Catching Up - Part 10 Botanical Gardens

I'm FINALLY mostly, almost, probably, possibly, trying to be all caught up.  I think ;)

So the cooler fall temperatures have finally arrived.  It was a PERFECT day to enjoy nature and take a walk in the Botanical Gardens (which are an hour away).

My Sunshine and Me

Ha ha - Stinker.  Love that face!

My Lil Pumpkin

Rose Gardens

Cactus Garden

Isn't she a DOLL?!

All of us at the Japanese Gardens

My Hot Momma

 

 -My brother and his family

Koi Pond

"Konnichiha! Ohayou Gozaimasu."

Catching Up - Part 9 Annual Great Wolf Lodge Stay-cation

A pulled Hamstring didn't stop Adam from climbing tons and tons of stairs at the GREAT WOLF LODGE!

We couldn't believe how much this kid has grown!  He was able to ride ALL the slides this time!

This green slide was what we called, "The Toilet" because it flushed you down and around into a hole.  SO FUN!

We were so proud of Caden for enjoying ALL the slides.  I didn't even fully enjoy the scariest one - The Tornado.  It was SUPER fast and SUPER scary.  In the beginning, the lights go out and you are in the pitch dark, ...going so fast it should be illegal, ...and then you get to the part where you totally understand why they named the slide The Tornado.  YIKES!!!

Not only did Caden ride EVERY ride (even the scariest Tornado), he also got to play a Magi-Quest Game which was like a scavenger hunt.  His wand really worked to do magic inside and all throughout the lodge.

We invited my parents to come with us this year.  It was so wonderful for Adam and I to be able to go off on our own for a little bit.  Thanks Parentals - We all had a BLAST :)

 

Check out how much our kids have changed since last year - HERE.

Catching Up - Part 8 Cousins

My oldest brother and his family welcomed a new baby girl to their family.

She is such a pretty baby.

We had a REALLY great time hanging out with the family.

 

Grandpa is a good sport.

Don't Ask, Don't Tell

The kids grow and change WAY too fast!

Catching Up - Part 7 Puppy Love

 Did you know we got a puppy?  Yes, but then we gave away said puppy.

It was fun for the kids while it lasted.

Puppies and toddlers don't really mix, in my opinion.

 

Admittedly, it was the CUTEST puppy in the world!!!

*The kids weren't too sad. Just not a

Catching Up - Part 6 Anniversary and Dating

 We have officially been married NINE years~!

 We even got to go on a few dates this summer too :)

 REAL Dates.  Like - Without. The. Kids. Dates.

 

 We went to the Dave Mathew's Band Concert.

It was my first concert.  I think I'd rather see Celine Dion, or Taylor Swift next time ;)

 It was also my first time eating Alligator Tails.  How cool is that?

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 We also got to go to the TEXAS STATE FAIR (the LARGEST State Fair) - without the kiddos!

 It was a real treat.  The Deep Fried Peaches and Cream was TO DIE FOR!

There were many things to see and buy.

Dream On Adam ;P

Don't Call The Fashion Police On Me For This Awesome Hat - You know you want one too.

I wanted to be able to see the Pirate Divers through the sun.

This is entirely made of BUTTER.  Yummy, right Adam?  I'm pretty sure he wanted to lick it.

 But THIS GUY was the best thing I saw all day.

I love freaks :)

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween!

We got TWO days of Halloween fun this year!

My kids are skin and bones!

The church carnival was pretty fun.

Caden popped 3 out of 3 balloons with sharp darts.

I discovered he has really good aim.  He had no problem getting the football through the wreath, and the beanbags through the holes, and the basketball in the basket.

You can see Ambree's face already covered in chocolate.  Her love of chocolate began in the Womb.  I never cared for it before, but when my third trimester with her hit, I couldn't get enough.  Must be because she's so sweet :P

Here's our goodies from Day 1

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I found myself with a brave knight and a pretty princes on Day 2 of our Halloween Fun.

We felt very safe with our courageous protector.

Ambree absolutely LOVED trick-or-treating this year.  She refused to come inside at the end... until I asked her if she wanted to check out her candy bag.

Some of the neighbors did little spook alleys in their yards.

Caden thought they were AWESOME!

-Especially this gruesome one which scared many of the other kiddos.

Not Caden.  He LOVED it :P
What kind of child am I raising here?

Here's our goodies from Day 2

I can't wait to make some of that chocolate disappear ;)

Oh how I love spending time with my cuties.