Vote for Joshua

Joshua is running for student council at his school. He wants to be the school historian. He had to make a video and this is what he came up with...

Dallas Art District

On Saturday we took a walking art tour of the Dallas Art district. In the 13 years we have lived here this is the first time we have done this. The kids enjoyed it at first but after 3 miles of walking were exhausted. We saw some pretty cool stuff though and some amazing buildings.

Braeden said this looked like a dancing manatee

hundreds of oragami birds

Proud to be an American and a Texan

Our Rocky moment on a much smaller scale

I did it and I didn't die...and I even won a trophy

I have had a goal to run a 5k forever. This summer I finally took it seriously and did it. This past Saturday I ran the Roc the Doc 5k that benefited the Little Elm area food bank. My main goal was to run the whole entire thing without walking...and I did it! I am not a runner so this was a big triumph for me. My time was 32 minutes and 5 seconds. And the cherry on top of it all...I got a trophy for my age category....2nd place for the old ladies. Woo hoo!

It's great to be 8!

Kate was baptized September 17th. It was a gorgeous day and a beautiful, simple service. Braeden gave a talk along with Kate's Nana. We were so lucky to have my dad there. He literally flew in from Kuwait a couple of hours before the baptism. Kate looked beautiful and was so excited. She had been waiting for this day for a long time. We are so proud of her and for this decision that she made.

Daddy/Daughter Dance

Now that Kate is 8 she is involved in Activity Days with our church. She has been looking forward to this for a while. The very first activity she was able to attend was the annual daddy/daughter dance. She LOVED this! We bought her a new dress, curled her hair, and dad took her out for steak before the big dance. From what I hear they whipped their hair back and forth, macarena'd, and did the cha cha slide. Yes, Cary apparently boogied all night long with Kate. Wish I could have been there to see it.

Fall Soccer 2011

We are back in the full swing of soccer season. That means Braeden is back to making money, Kate is back to working up a sweat, and the rest of us are back to carting them around.

Kate is 8

Kate turned 8 last Saturday. So to celebrate we had a sleepover/pedicure/scavenger hunt/Justin Bieber/dance party.

The birthday girl

Kate and her girls....Jenna, Adria, Ava, and Olivia

The pedicures

The birthday cake

She doesn't look like she is having a good time does she? This is just after blowing out the candles.

The gifts

Kate had been asking for a Nintendo DS for sometime. This is all she wanted for her birthday. To make it a little more fun, I sent her on a scavenger hunt to find it. Her friends thought this was the coolest thing ever.

Still hunting...

What is a sleepover without Justin Bieber?

These girls had so much fun...too much, I think. They were still up at 2am! And of course, like always it was declared the best party ever!