H’s birthday at the jumping place

November 7, 2009, was little Miss. H’s birthday party. She had her party at Texas Jumping Beans and it was a blast. Z left there a sweaty mess. The kids got to play for about an hour before they got to do cake and hit the pinata. Then they got to jump some more before leaving. We even got a free pass to go back. Thanks M for the invite. We had a blast!

After the party, we headed to this really great pizza place to meet my brother in law and his family for dinner. Z just loves to see his cousins! We were there to celebrate hubby’s and J’s birthdays. After our yummy dinner, we went to Terra Toys to browse around. That is a huge toy store! WOW!

 

Miss H with her face all painted up. Very nice!

I am going to throw these blocks at you once you take this picture.

Cake time.

I am going to wack this pinata like crazy!

I told you I was going to wack it!

 

Second early release day from school

November 4, 2009, was another early release day for the kids at school. The teachers use a couple days out of the year for lesson planning and school meetings so the kids get out early. Well, we had plans to play with a couple friends from other classes. A and A were in Z’s preschool class last year and they also go to his school now. Their mom invited T and I to join them at Kiddie Acres. We had a nice time and the kids had a blast riding all the rides. Everyone got along great. Thank you for the invite J!

These kids were thrilled today! They couldn't wait to ride the rides.

Ferris wheel was the first choice.

Airplanes next.

They couldn't wait to ride the train!

L is such a cutie pie!

Z is riding on Tyler.

Riding in the cars.

Check out my boat.

Merry go round and round and round!

Now Z is riding Copper.

This is one happy boy!

Z and I rode the train one last time before we left the park.

The large mouth bass

After C’s birthday party on November 1, 2009, Z and hubby went fishing with K and J. They went to Georgetown where K’s family has a bunch of land. They said it was just beautiful out there. Z took a bunch of pictures of cows while they drove to the fishing hole. Z caught 3 large mouth bass fishes. K and J were not pleased as they weren’t as lucky as Z and his Dad. They decided to bring them home so we could eat them. Once home, Z did not realize exactly the process involved to take a live fish and prepare it to be eaten. So after we explained it to him, he flipped out. He cried and cried. But in the end, the fish were cleaned and hubby and I ate them the next night. Z was fine with it after it was all over with. He even wanted to look at the fish filets.

They will go back fishing and may not be bringing any home. But if they do, he is now prepared what happens to the little fish

Proud little boy!

What a smile!

C’s pony party

Poor little C. She turned 5 at the beginning of October and had to have her party cancelled twice because of rain. You see she was going to have a pony party and with all the rain we had, the ponies could not walk on the slushy ground. So finally after a month passed, she was able to have her pony party. She was on cloud 9! What little girl wouldn’t be? I mean 4 ponies came to her house just for her! Thanks M for the invite. We had a great time.

The birthday girl on her pony.

Z gets a turn on a pony.

Z and mom.

Time to say goodbye to the ponies.

C opens her gift from us. A pony paint set.

Halloween 2009

YEAH!!! Time for trick or treating with friends! We went out with T and her family around the neighborhood. We joined up with N from Z’s school and then joined up with A and A from school too. We even walked all the way over to K’s house from school. It was a fun night and we all got a lot of exercise to say the least.

Z was Optimus Prime the Transformer.

We went to Walgreens to get our picture taken.

Here are some pirates. M and her family.

M and M!

Picture time before trick or treating.

That is my transformer!

Z and Dad.

Z, B and N from school.

Trick or treat!

Trick or treating is fun with friends.

The gang is all here.

What a fun pumpkin at A's house.

What a haul!

Trip to the pumpkin patch

On Saturday, October 17, 2009, some of our playgroup went to the pumpkin patch in Marble Falls. We went there last year and had such a great time, we couldn’t wait to go back. So with our husbands and lunches loaded in the cars, we headed out to the farm. We went with D, T and C’s families. It was such a beautiful day and the farm was busy but not unbearable. The kids immediately started jumping on all the hay bales for many photo opportunities. There was so much to see and do it was hard to decide what would be first. They played for a while on the hay bales, played in pumpkin filled boat and truck, picked out pumpkins, ate our lunch, fed the goats, went on a hayride, picked fresh flowers, ran through the corn maze, painted pumpkins, and stuffed a scarecrow. We even ran into K and her family there. And of course in between all that we took many pictures!

The day was not over yet….we stopped at Dairy Queen for a quick ice cream cone and the stop turned into over an hour because the kids played and I chatted with D and K for a bit. Then for dinner we went to this wonderful seafood place with D and her family. We got home after dark! What a long fun day. And hubby and Z were sunburned from the day at the farm. Sorry for not putting sunscreen on you both.

Posing for the camera while on a large rolled bale of hay!

Hanging out with friends on a beautiful day!

I pick this pumpkin....and that one over there too.....

I will shoot you with my gun gourd.

Posing with the pumpkins. What pretty colors.

Feeding time for the goats. They also loved my carrots I didn't eat from my lunch.

Barking up a tree.....

Time for a hayride!

Hayride with C and J.

Hayride with T and her family.

Hayride with D and her family.

What pretty flowers!! Z picked a bunch to bring home.

Caterpillar and a butterfly. Very peaceful!

Ringing the bell in the corn maze.

Painting pumpkins.

Z and Daddy stuffing the scarecrow.

Ok, so Z played in the hay while hubby stuffed most of the scarecrow.

Putting the scarecrow together.

Time to draw the face.....

Two guys proud of their work!

Now that is just wrong!

Bunco witches

I go to a bunco group the second Tuesday of each month. This month the theme was “Wicked” and we all wore witch hats and a couple ladies came in full costume. It was such a blast! I even won first prize $30!! Z just loves bunco night because that means he gets to play with daddy, but this month hubby was out of town. So Z went to M’s house to play and stay over there. It was a fun night!

 

Z being silly before I left for bunco.

My witches hat.

The head table.

Table 2.

Table 3.

Table 4.

Crafts and Bats

Friday, October 9, 2009 was a fun Halloweeny day for us! After school we went to a M’s house for a playgroup craft. We called it a witch craft. Apparently it was a melting witch made out of pudding cups. The kids just loved it and it was so cute! M had so many yummy snacks for the kids and moms. The kids all played very well together and it was a super playdate! Thanks M!

After playgroup, we picked up hubby and went to a Kindergarten field trip to watch the bats fly out from under the bridge at dusk. We got there a little after 6pm. Tons of kinder kids came and Z had a blast running around. There were even a few teachers there and the kids thought that was awesome! Well, after playing until dark (almost, we realized the bats weren’t going to fly so we called it a night. But not before heading to McDonald’s for a yummy/fast dinner.

This is going to be fun!

Check out my witch craft....

I am just going to eat worms....

B is here. She loves to hug on Z.

A classmate, N with little R in the background.

This is L, another classmate.

Not sure if daddy is being scary or just goofy.

You can't hide B.

Another classmate, J.

Ok, it is dark, time to stop horsing around.

Happy Birthday to G and M

Saturday, October 3 2009, was a dual birthday party for our friends kids, M and G. The party was held at our community center and was to celebrate M’s 1st birthday and G’s 9th birthday. They were both born on the same day but obviously years apart. My friend, M, did a great job with the whole party. She had a fabulous face painter there, a bouncy house, tons of crafts, and great snacks. The kids played for HOURS! Then after the party we went to dinner with a couple of families of friends. It was such a great day. Thanks for including us M!

Z bouncing up a storm!

Z had bluebonnets painted on his face.

Doing some crafts.

Mom got her face painted too. A huge white flower. Z and Mom showing off their face paints.

Birthday boy, M.

Pretty in pink birthday girl, G.

Not sure what was more fun, jumping in the bounce house or helping it deflate.

That was an awesome party!

Fun at Zilker Park with Friends

Saturday, August 29, Z and I got up really early and went downtown to Zilker Park with my friend M and her kids, G, P and M.  We got there at the perfect time. We got a front row parking spot. The park was not crowded and the weather was very pleasant. We bought tickets to ride the train but it was going to be about an hour before it left. So the kids played on the play structure until it was time to ride the train. They had a blast! Z and P play so well together! And I just adore G and love to give her a hard time. It is all in fun girlfriend! Anyway it was train time so we all loaded up and off we went. Not to far into the ride the train jumped the track and we all had to get off. Needless to say, it was broken so we had to entertain ourselves some other way. So M had the idea to go to the Springs. We let the kids get in the water up to their knees. It was slippery but fun.

After the park, we all headed to the Cheesecake Factory and filled our bellies bigtime! Then off to Lakeshore Learning for the free Saturday craft.

It was such a great day with friends! Thanks for the invitation M!

 

Having fun!

Z and P playing on the firetruck.

Tough guys on a train ride.

That can't be good.....

M's daughter G and baby M.

Playing in the Spring.

Me and the boy.

M and her daughter G.

M and her son P.