Happy Birthday K and G!

We made our way down to Houston for Kinsey and Grayson's 3rd birthday party. The theme--- superhero's! Aunt Steph did an awesome job putting together their party and even went out of her way to make Annabelle and Ethan feel special with Incredibles t-shirts to match their cousins. Very sweet! We had a great time celebrating their birthday.

A couple things of note on this trip: Annabelle and Grayson tend to get into trouble together! Kinsey LOVES Ethan! And lastly, our time together is never long enough.

SMU Movie Night

Nothing better than family movie night on the SMU football field! Such a fun time full of bouncy houses and halloween activities. Oh, and Cars. It was cold but it was a blast. Also, bonus, Annabelle now thinks that I have a bouncy house at work everyday! HA!

Family pics or not

Just checking out the pumpkins with Mimi and Gramps! You would think we could get a good family pic with all of us there and such a beautiful backdrop. Well, no. But, we tried.

The State Fair! Yay!

Our annual visit was very pleasant and Ethan was as amused as an infant could be at a fair. I think he might like it a little more next year... at a year and a half old! Yikes! The weather was nice and I never regret making the trek on a Sunday. Perhaps the absolute top attractions according to the Nickles and Magers clan--- car show, food and rides.

Annabelle is finally old enough to add the fair rides to her State Fair visit. She loved every second spent on the swings, rotating airplanes, flying elephants and wacky slides. I am pretty sure that Stephen enjoyed them as well. She still isn't tempted by the variety of fried foods or even a hotdog! However, you might be able to persuade her to enjoy cotton candy or a snow cone.

Farewell Big Tex- see you again next year.

Pumpkins, friends and swings

Its Fall again and while the temperature hasn't cool yet it is just around the corner. Here are some pics of last week's fun at the Arboretum and swinging at the park. I am sure you will see plenty more pics of pumpkins, friends and swings in the very near future.

Happy beginning of Fall y'all!

Roar

Just some fun at the Dallas Zoo. A is much more excited about the train and the carousel than the animals.

Water Days

We are spending as much time as possible at the park and in the water before it gets too hot to be outside! Ridgewood splash park is open and we are frequent visitors. I love that the playground and the splash area are so close! We are going to be frequent visitors throughout the summer. Here are some pics of us playing around at the park, in the pool and at the splash park.

Mom's Day

We spent Mother's Day in Houston with Bryan and Steph. It was nice- Steph arranged for us to go to the Junior League brunch. The food was great and the kids got to spend a few more hours playing before we had to head back to Dallas.

Check out the picks of the whole crew below.

Houston

"Can we go to Kinsey and Grayson's house?"- Annabelle to me about 10 times a day.

We had a blast in Houston visiting with Aunt Steph, Uncle Bryan and the twins. A loved having a sleepover and going to the zoo to see the tigers. The kids have so much fun together and we love watching them play. Can't wait until they come to see us in July!

Headed to Houston. 

Mimi and Gramps at work

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Safety Day

The LECPTA held their annual safety day event at Lakewood park last weekend. They have local firemen, police, pilots ect come out and talk to the kids about what they do and give safety tips. I thought A would love this event. Especially since there was going to be a fire truck, motorcycles and even a helicopter. I was wrong. She was terrified and clung to Stephen the entire event. I only got a couple of pics with her smiling. Maybe next year she will participate in this event. 

E slept the whole time. Even slept through the helicopter landing!!