Primrose adventure

Claire and Harper started at their new school and they LOVE it!! We worried about the change being hard on Claire because she'd been at her other school for 3 years and has some really close friends there, but the new school is so wonderful that she hasn't skipped a beat. She is now in a bit more structured environment and is learning a lot. She can write her name now?! But, they also know how to have big fun! She is worn out at the end of the day after learning and playing so much.

This is Claire on the drive home from school after her first day. Worn out!

A week after they started at Primrose, the school had a Community Helper Day. The whole week was geared around all the different community helpers in society- doctors, teachers, nurses, veterinarians, firemen, policemen, etc...They even had a visit from the fire department to let them play on the firetruck and to teach them to "stop, drop and roll." Harper's week was packed with the same fun, including puppet shows and other fun activities. Harper's class didn't dress up for the fun day. They are too little.

Dr. Claire and just a few of her new friends and her teacher, Ms. Darling (who is DARLING, I might add)!!!

The Pumpkin Patch

Pops and I headed to the pumpkin patch. Typically, Claire is a camera girl. She will let you take pictures of her all day. She poses. She smiles. She sits. The works... Harper, on the other hand, is so busy that you are lucky if you can catch a picture of her at all. She never slows down. This time, the tables turned. Harper posed and smiled for the camera, but Mommy had to bribe Claire with treats to get pictures of her in the pumpkins. She wanted to run around and play in the pumpkins. Pops and Claire went in the church to decorate a pumpkin while Mommy and Harper continued to play in the pumpkins.

Harper and Claire in the pumpkin patch

Pops and Harper

Pops and Claire

Claire

Harper sitting on the pumpkins

She loves it!

Pops and Claire decorating a pumpkin

Happy Birthday to Pops!

After a disappointing loss in Dallas, we had to take Dad to celebrate his birthday! So, Grandma and Pops, Daren and I headed out to dinner after the football game. It was a really fun night and a nice way to celebrate my sweet, awesome Dad after a long, frustrating day. :-)

Mom and Dad

We all drove back to Austin and met up with Christi and the boys for some afternoon fun by the pool and birthday dinner and cake with Pops. The boys gave Pops a Spiderman t-shirt which he loves. They threw Spiderman webs all evening and it was so funny!

All the Spidermen

The girls love their Pops!

TX/OU Weekend and While We Were Away...

Grandma and Pops, Daren and I headed off to Dallas for Texas/OU weekend. Daren and I were ecstatic to celebrate one of the most festive UT games of the season, and also so excited to have some good quality time with each other. Mimi and Papa came to Austin to take care of the girls and off we went...

The night before...

Horns up pre-game

Mom and Dad pre-game

We made it to the fair and walked around. We had a few paper cup beers(yum!) and we stood in line for a Fletcher's but gave up. We should have known, at that point, that things weren't looking good for the Horns.

We promised Claire a picture of Bevo so here is Mommy's promise fulfilled. I just wish we could've brought home a victory!

While we were away, the girls ventured to Lady Bird Lake (formerly known as Town Lake) and played. I love these pictures that Mimi took of them. They make me smile!

Happy Harper

Sweet cowgirl Claire

Mimi and Papa promised Mommy and Daddy that the girls would wear their burnt orange on game day, but we never dreamed they would wear it too!!

Papa and Harper

Mimi and her girls