Playtime fun

The kids love playing outside with the neighbors. Megan has become so adventurous! She tries hard to keep up with the boys. We are surrounded by boys in our neighborhood - poor girl! She attempts to ride the scooters, bikes, tricycles but her favorite and the easiest toy is the tiny ATV. She loves pushing the button and following Alex on the bigger riding boys. Lately the boys are into bug collecting. They like catching frogs. It's fun to watch. I love that Alex has boys his age to play with as neighbors.

David and I spent Labor Day weekend in the Dallas area with my family. I love family reunions - it's so fun to see everyone! We left on Saturday morning after my run. It's about a 5 hour drive (less with David driving) and the kids were perfect. We borrowed a DVD player from Shelly and the kids were very excited to watch movies in my car. What a treat! Megan slept a long time and Alex stayed busy with toys, drawing and movies. We checked into the hotel and went to my aunt's house to visit with everyone. Later that night we went out to dinner with our wonderful family friends Dewey and Kay. On Sunday, we went to the store and bought toys for the kids and went to the park for a picnic with my dear friend Kori and her daughter Tatum. The kids were entertained on the playground which gave Kori and I a chance to catch up. We headed to Aunt Faye's house after lunch and spent the rest of our day there. It was a full house and wonderful to visit with family. Lots of food, cakes, games, kids running around... just like it was when I was a kid.

Keep Aunt Faye in your prayers. Aunt Faye has stage III lung cancer. She's in chemo once a week and radiation therapy 5 days a week. Pray for her strength each day, pray for the doctors who take care of her, pray for the family members that support her, pray that God will heal her body and keep her with us for a long time.

Yeehaw!

We recently attended a Western theme birthday party. The kids LOVE wearing their hats. I love my little cowboy and cowgirl!

The birthday boy had a pony ride outside. Since it poured, the pony ride was in their garage and driveway (covered with a small tent). As a bonus, there was a baby zebra the kids could pet. Alex liked the zebra but wouldn't ride the horse. Megan loved riding - she was VERY upset when the pony ride ended!

The next day we attended another birthday party. The rain stopped so the kids were able to play outside and get in the pool. The kids decorated sugar cookies before going outside. Alex went a little overboard with the sprinkles! They played outside for a long time and Alex loved getting suckers from the Diego pinata. What fun birthday parties!

1st Day of School

Time to go back to school! Alex is in preschool 3 days a week and Megan is in Children's Day Out twice a week. It took a week or so to adjust but she's catching on to the routine and no longer cries when I take her. We carpool with Alex's cousin Laurie. Lisa and I trade off driving depending on what our plans are for the day. Carpooling makes the mornings easy since Alex is always so excited to see Laurie. Alex has a great time at school and loves his new teacher. David and I attended the parent Open House recently to learn about the fun preschool program. With the kids in school, I work at David's office one day and the other day I have to myself. It's nice! Some days I run errands or clean the house, but most of the time I try to find something fun to do like meet up with friends for coffee or lunch or work on a crafty project like sewing or scrapbooking. Here's a few pictures of the first day school:

Meet the teacher day:

1st day of school: