The week of Nov 3rd

Everything went well the week of Nov 3rd. The kids enjoy their schools and we have our routine down pretty well now. Ms Peck picks up Audrey in the evenings and meets me at Matthews school where the kids get to play on the playground. They beg me to let them play longer but I know they are hungry so I try to get then in the car before 6:30pm. I made dinner every night and I'm normally not a cook so I was quite proud of that! On Friday, we took a southwest flight to Houston. I was originally thinking of driving but when Audrey started whining, I realized I would go crazy with her acting like that for 4 hours in the car. We went to the airport and the kids were in heaven with candy and ice cream. During the flight, Audrey pooped and her mood changed for the better. It's nice to fly where you have a bathroom conveniently located at all times. Sure beats driving! Daddy picked us up at the airport with Rusty. They were both happy to see us. The kids went to my parents for the weekend while Andy and I stayed in Houston with Mike. We drove around the area and went out to eat. We met my friend Kelly for lunch one day. The weather was perfect in the 70s. We flew back to Dallas Monday night. It was late and I went upstairs to get a pull-up for Audrey and stepped on a bird in the dark. I screamed and danced around as my toes had felt it and it was fluttering around on the stairs. The kids ran over because they never heard me scream that loud. We went to bed not sure what it was exactly but in the morning I realized it was a bird.









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Happy Halloween 2014

The kids were counting down the days until the Halloween festivities at my work on Thursday. Matthew remembered it from last year and he couldn't wait to go again. We went trick-or-treating on Friday at Matthews friends' house near St Rita. He was playing with the boys with his light saber before going trick-or-treating. Audrey was excited to go in her Elsa costume. The temperature was hot all week until Halloween and it dropped down to the 60s. Audrey liked to talk to the people at home. She would say "I'm Elsa and Matthew is Star Wars". Matthew would get frustrated and say "I'm not Star Wars. I'm Darth Vader". We counted the candy and sorted it at home. And then we played Halloween Bingo over the weekend. It's their favorite game now.









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The week of Oct 10th

It was another busy week. Andy worked from home on Monday so no traveling until Tuesday when he took a trip to NYC for a conference. He came back on Thursday since he had a surgery scheduled for Friday. Matthew was out of school on Friday so he went with Andy and I to the surgery. It was a long day of waiting but Matthew was a trooper and kept Andy from being nervous. After the surgery, we picked up Audrey and went to the park where I arranged a playdate for Matthews class. Many of his friends were there and Matthew had a blast running around with his buddies: William, Bobby, and Noah. Andy just rested at home the rest of the weekend. On Saturday, I took the kids to a roller skating party in the morning, Matthews end of the year soccer lunch, then we took naps at home before going to another birthday party for Matthews friend and then Audrey and I went to a fall festival at her school. It was a day of running around but the kids had a blast and Andy was able to get some rest. On Sunday, I took the kids to chuck-e-cheese because Matthew had all A's on his report card. They loved every minute of it! I vowed to relax at home the rest of the day.




After school play


After school play





Boys at the park



Chuck-E-Cheese



Chuck-E-Cheese

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The week of Oct 18th

The weather is back warm again. Andy started a new job on Wed so he had Monday and Tuesday off. He worked out, went to the grocery store, and made dinner. He commented how quickly the time passes when you are home all day. We had a soccer game on Saturday and went to church later that night. Matthew is really good at playing defense. Andy calls him the "iron curtain" to block the ball. We had a picnic in the park and just enjoyed staying around the house since I had the sinus cold that Audrey and Andy just had. The allergies are pretty bad so we are not sure what is a virus and what is allergies. It was a week of adjustment with Andy starting his new job, and now I am doing more of the take/pick ups where Andy used to do most of them. But we are making it work and still managing to enjoy life in the process. We are truly blessed with 2 little munchkins. They play together pretty well and keep us young!







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The week of Oct 6th

After traveling to California, we were happy to get back into the routine and enjoy a weekend at home. The weather was still hot during the week. I went to the state fair on Wed afternoon as a team outing with coworkers and it was 95F. I ate fried Reese's peanut butter cups and watched a pig race. It was nice to get out of the office for an afternoon. The temperature dropped over the weekend into the 60s. The kids rode their bikes to the neighborhood park. And we went to see The Boxtrolls at the movies. Matthew had a Cub Scout meeting where they did a science experiment with mentos inside a 2 liter coke to watch an explosion. He dressed up in his Cub Scout uniform and he looked adorable with his missing front teeth.












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California Adventure

Matthew had a soccer game Monday evening. I went with Rusty since Andy's allergies were bad. On Thursday evening, we headed to California for a day at
Disneyland. We hid in our closet for a short while a tornado passed through town an then we packed up our bags, dropped Rusty off, and went to the airport. Andy and Matthew split up to ride the big kid rides while Audrey and I rode the little kid rides. The lines were not bad early in the morning but as the day progressed the temperature set a record at 105F! Luckily we were used to the hot heat. We ate lunch with the princesses and we thought Audrey was going to faint when she met each princess. Her favorite was Rapunzel because of the play that we just went to the previous weekend.

After a full day at Disneyland and California Adventures, we went to eat at Cheesecake Factory. On Saturday, we took the train to Solana Beach and spent some time with Lori and Bryan at the beach. We flew back to Dallas on Sunday and went to church that evening. It was a great weekend getaway. We just wish the weather would have been cooler in Anaheim.



































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Week of Sept 22nd

It was a busy week and our allergies were bothering all of us. Andy has it the worst. On Monday, we missed Matthews soccer practice because none of us wanted to be outside. We just wanted to go to bed early. Audrey has some sinus issues, too. We made it through the week and then felt better over the weekend. Nanna, Papa, and Mike came into town for the Arkansas vs A&M game. Uncle Joe and Janet came, too. Matthew had a soccer game where he played offense this time. He played hard in the 90 degree weather. We ate BBQ that evening and then enjoyed chocolate chip cookies at home. The kids helped make them.

On Sunday, we went to a birthday party and then to the theatre for Rapunzel. Matthew played hard at the party and he wasn't too interested in princesses so he fell asleep. Audrey loved it and decided it's her favorite new princess.










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