Frog Football (Pre Game)

Frog football…. wow, what a season we are having.  We only won four games last year.  It wasn't much fun.  But, something is different this season and I LOVE it!  I also love that Clark cares about the Frogs almost as much as the Longhorns and agreed to take the kids to a game. And, bonus, Ryder got to come with us.

I'm pretty sure we picked the perfect game.  Top 10 match up against K-State. Wow, we had fun.

We started off at Frog Alley.  Lots of activities… including our cute boy stopping by the TCU golf van:

Three precious babes posing!

We ran into one of Walker's buddies from school:

And, I just love this picture of Everly….. such a pretty girl.

After Frog Alley, we met up with my girls at a tailgate:

Look at these good husbands…. cheering for the Frogs right with us:

And, more fun…. the kids enjoying snacks and hanging out:

Look at all these cuties:

They all look great and had fun during all the pre game festivities.

Hello Fort Worth!

I have been looking forward to being in Fort Worth and going to see my Frogs play all fall!  And, it wasn't just about the Frogs.  I was excited to see good friends and eat at Joe Ts!!!  I'm pretty sure I drank many a margarita at Joe Ts on a few Friday nights in college.  It was great fun to be back there and introduce my kids to the fun restaurant.  It did not disappoint.  Food tasted exactly the same, and so did the margaritas.

There was one thing that changed…..

Okay, first off, I love this picture.  ALL of the kids are smiling at the camera!!!  But, this picture also cracks me up.  Instead of 15 girls starting their night out at eight so they can go out after, here we are at six, with a bunch of little people.  Had to eat early in order to get babes to bed.  Ha.

But, something else that hasn't changed…..

GREAT friends!!!  It was the perfect start to the weekend.

Carson

It is truly unbelievable that I am writing this post.  Doesn't seem possible that Savannah and Ryder have suffered another unimaginable loss.  But, unfortunately it's true.  We lost our sweet Carson.  She is whole again with Jesus and her Mama and Daddy.  I could say so much more, but I will leave it at this…. I am at peace that she is SEEing for the first time… seeing heaven.  Seeing Jesus.  Seeing Googie and Trisha.  What a reunion it was!

I do want to share some of my favorite pictures.  First, she had an absolute ball at our wedding.  She was a dancing fool…. love all these pics:

And, Carson loved her cousins.  She was always so good with Walker and Everly….

This was the last time we got to spend real quality time with Carson.  No only did she love my kids, she loved my dogs, too.  Glad to have this pic of all of them with Bunny and RayRay:

I loved taking pictures of Carson with my kids…. I rarely included me! So glad to have one with just the two of us.  It was so exciting when she was on homecoming court last year!

We will forever miss you, Carson.  

Trick or Treat!

The Halloween parties were just the beginning.  Halloween night meant the Fall Fest at church, PLUS trick or treating.  Oh my…. such fun.

But, it all started with scary pancakes at IHOP.  Yep, scary pancakes….. they were FREE!

They thought it was very fun to decorate their breakfast!

Now it was time for the big fun.  We all got semi dressed to celebrate:

(It is possible that Walker's favorite part of Halloween was seeing Daddy dressed as a turtle!)

But, also fun, inflatables!

Here's one more family shot, just because we have it!

After the Fall Fest, it was time to trick or treat. This was our first time to really trick or treat.  And, boy oh boy, they LOVED it.  Took to it like a duck to water.  They raced up the driveways and were so excited to ring the bell and yell, "trick or treat!"

Honestly, I'm embarrassed that this is the only photo I got!  We were just so excited to watch them have such fun.  And, to bring home the mother load of candy.  Oh my.  Thankfully, the kids' dentist office took candy donations that they will send to our troops.  Awesome way to give back.

After trick or treating, we went to the Sehgals.  We got to hang out with Nicki and Suhdir, while the kids had a blast with Norah:

They had lots of fun staying up super late…. W is pretty much a zombie!

I love that we've gotten to the stage that it's okay to let them stay up late from time to time.  

I know I've said it a lot recently, but I really, really, really love this stage.  Such a fun time to watch them enjoy so much fun stuff!

Halloween Parties

Okay, I'm going to admit it.  Halloween isn't my favorite holiday.  I don't hate it, but I certainly don't love it.  But, for the first time, I loved that my kids loved it!

They were so excited about their school parties.  Meet the Cupcake and Ninja Turtle:

They had some fun activities at school and I volunteered to help.  Both babes thought it was fun to have mom there!

Here's E with some of her friends from school:

And, Walker with the other turtles!!!

It was the perfect start to the fun Halloween festivities!

Pumpkin Carving

We bought some pumpkins at our P-6 Farms adventure…. so, we have to carve them, right?

Well, sort of.  Everly and Walker turned their pumpkins into Minnie and Mickey!

Seriously, those little kits are awesome.  No mess, yet they think their pumpkins are so cool!

But, Uncle Clark got the very cool job of carving Ryder's pumpkin!  He chose batman.

Honestly, the batman pumpkin looked really cool lit up!

I have to include this picture:

Yes, this is Ryder with Anna.  That dog flops over to her back anytime he is around.  She loves him and he loves her.  I think it's too cute.  If you look closely, you'll see Elsa on the ground.  No doubt, jealous of her sister's position!

Such a fun weekend with Ryder!!!!

Fall Fun

Fall is becoming a favorite time of year.  Pumpkin patches, football and lovely weather.  One way to make it even better?  Ryder coming to town for a visit!

We had a great Saturday!

P-6 Farms is big fun:

Duck races:

A corn maze:

A chance to turn these three kiddos into pumpkin heads:

Oh my gosh, I love this one (I mean, how cute are they!?!):

You can't tell, but they are on top of a dirt pile here:

And, have you ever seen a brother and sister love each other so much?:

Precious kiddos and a super fun day.