Halloween Celebrations!

Happy Halloween! What a fun week we had celebrating the holiday. We spent time carving a pumpkin, attending parties and of course trick-or-treating. 

Carving pumpkins after ballet (notice the buns in their hair). The girls really enjoyed it and we baked the seeds. 

Good job girls (and Daddy)!

Christina as Jessie from Toy Story 2.

This was taken before we headed to one of our many parties. We had several fun events, including Trunk-or-Treat at our church/school and a party at the country club.

Adriana as a Minion. 

Gabby as a nerd.

Christina at her Mother's Day Out trick-or-treating and class party.

Christina making a ghost during craft time.

At the Club's party. The girls had a great time. Look at the awesome face paint!

Having so much fun!

Christina danced all night. She was front and center by the DJ all evening.

She wouldn't stop dancing for me to take a picture of her face paint.

Before trick-or-treating on Halloween night. We had a neighborhood party. It was so much fun!

A petting zoo at the party. There were kangaroos, bunnies, chickens and snakes. So fun!

Trick-or-treat!

My Birthday!

Yesterday was my 34th birthday. Although getting older stinks, I have my health, a loving family and a good life so that's definitely something to celebrate! I was treated to donuts, a pumpkin spice latte from Starbucks (my first all season) and dinner out with my family. Gabby had dance rehearsal and Adriana had a soccer game so we kept busy like most Saturday afternoons, but my peeps made it a special day anyway.

Right after I woke up (if you can't tell from this photo), they presented me with cards and gifts. I am laughing hysterically at the card David chose for the girls to give to me. Might have been the best gift overall, although I really do like my new Tory Burch flats. ;)

Dinner at an Italian restaurant not far from our house.

These sweet little voices singing Happy Birthday. I love them so very much!

Thank you to David, Gabriella, Adriana & Christina for making my birthday so very special and for all the texts, calls and Facebook b-day wishes I received from people near and far. I love you all!

Cheers to my 35th year!

Fall Happenings

While Nana visited last weekend we went to Pumpkinville in the botanical gardens in downtown OKC last weekend. The girls had a fun time running around, playing games and painting pumpkins. The five of us also went to our first Thunder game as a family. Thunder Up!

These girls crack me up even though most days they make me want to pull my hair out! LOL! 

Painting perfection.

Love our three little pumpkins.

Before the game started.

Christina was so excited for this game. She talked about it days before and afterward. She brought her "Crumble" (Rumble, the mascot) doll to the game.  

Warm-up.

So fun! Thunder up!

Happy 6th Birthday, Adriana!

Today is Adriana's 6th birthday! It's so hard to believe this little girl has reached this milestone. She had a wonderful day. There wasn't any school today because of teacher inservice so it was extra special with donuts, Chick-fil-a, her painting birthday party and dinner and dessert at The Cheesecake Factory. What a day!

Six is super!

So excited about Grace, the American Girl doll!

Thrilled to have Grace.

Birthday Girl with her sisters (and Grace).

Before her birthday party.

Before her friends arrived at Paint 'N Station. 

The party room.

Yummy cupcakes.

Having fun painting with friends (and sisters). 

Happy Birthday, Adriana!

Enjoying cheesecake after her birthday dinner.

Our birthday girl had a fun and busy day. We are so proud of the imaginative, smart and funny young lady she has become. She bring so much love and spice to our family and we are so fortunate that she is ours!