Go Frogs or Hook em Horns?

Clark and I started what I hope will be annual tradition.... to go to the TCU vs. Texas game!  This year it was in Fort Worth.  Exciting for many reasons... first, I get to see great friends.  And, second, we got to the see the new TCU stadium.  WOW.  It was fantastic.  Unfortunately, we only saw it for a quarter and a half.  The silly rain, or should I say, lightning, did us in!

Poor Clark, he wasn't with us Saturday morning, therefore, mommy got to pick Walker and Everly's wardrobe!

Such a mean mommy... no orange! (yes, that came back to bite me!)

The kids went back to Bentwater with Bunny and RayRay and Clark came up to meet me for the game.

The official "Frog v. Longhorn" pic:

Thankfully, the rain held off all afternoon, so we had a great time tailgating!

And, we had fun for the little time we were actually at the game:

I guess I have to point out that my Frogs were pathetic and we got trounced by the Longhorns.  So sad. But, Clark was happy, so at least one of us was!  Even with the rain, the huge delay and the loss, it was still a really fun weekend.  Maren and Charlie let us stay with them and we had such a blast!  

Looking forward to next year in Austin!

Homecoming Court

What an exciting and special time for Carson.... her class elected her to Freshman Homecoming Court!!!!

She looked beautiful and we got to grab some pictures before she was off to the game:

Everly was begging to see Carson, and then when she did, she wouldn't take a picture with her!  

Little stinker.

We also grabbed Ryder for a quick picture!

Carson was presented on the field at halftime.  We are all so excited for her and proud of her.  What a wonderful honor for a deserving, sweet girl!

Walker and Everly are big fans of high school football.  They had a great time watching once cousin cheer and another at halftime!

What a great night!!!

The Crafty Baker?

I'm not really myself these days.  I've found myself doing things I don't usually do.  It started at MOPs last week.  I actually finished a craft.... 100% by myself.  This is my fifth year of MOPs, and I've never finished a craft.  Well, actually, I've finished a couple, but always with help from my very crafty friends.

Next... I baked with my babes.  What?  I know, crazy.  I've always talked about baking and wanted to bake, but it's never happened.  I'm not sure what got into me, but look!  I have proof!

Yep, those are my sweet little bakers helping their very bad baking mama.

We attempted some homemade chocolate chip cookies and some muffins out of a box.

The muffins out of the box were much better than the cookies!

But, hey, it was our first attempt!  I know we will get better.

Next up... an actual craft.  At home.  Nobody forcing me to do it.  We just decided to try it.  Melted crayons on pumpkins.

Here are the babes taking the paper off the crayons.  (This was their favorite part!)

Mommy glued the crayons on the top of the pumpkins.

Then we used the hair dryer to melt the crayons.

I've got to admit two things.  One, it was messier than I would have thought. (which kind of make me crazy, but I held it together.) And, two, the kids didn't really care about the craft.  Which is why I've never really done stuff in the past!  I've always thought that a lot of moms put too much emphasis on stuff that doesn't matter.   All that being said, they were proud of the final product!

And, I think they look great as fall decor!