Valentine's Dance

My little girl went to her first school dance on Friday.  She was excited about the cupcakes and the roses that were for sale.  That is all she remembers about the dance, too.  She didn't dance at all, just ran around and greeted her friends. Her daddy was her date. 

Roman, on the other hand, had lots of fun on the dance floor (before it go too crowded).  He danced and jumped and ran around.  He snatched an abandoned lollipop from from a table and happily ate it. Roman and I left early, so who knows what he would have accomplished if we had stayed!

Horse Lessons at Bel Canto Farms

Ava has been taking riding lessons at Bel Canto Farms in Dripping Springs this week.  These pics are from her first day.  She is riding a horse named Archie.

Big Boy Bed

*Sniff*

 Roman will be 2 on December 22nd.  We wanted to get him a big boy bed, and Gianni insisted that it be a race car bed.  I looked on Craigslist and found a good deal.  So, we got it and put it together tonight.  Roman was very excited by his bed.  He loves climbing in and out.  Every now and then, he stops and looks at it and says, "Wow."

This thing is so big that it takes up most of his room, crowding out the glider that I used to rock Roman before bed.  I guess we have graduated to snuggling in the bed!

I may be sad that my little guy is growing up, but I was so happy to take that crib apart!  As Bud says in Bud Not Buddy, "when one door closes, another one opens."  I have felt that way so many times when watching my kids reach milestones.

Sorry the pics are such poor quality.  The lighting was really bad. Oh, and the hood is actually a toy box, which is why it looks askew.

Halloween!

Okay, so at least I posted these before Christmas!  Ava was a flower fairy named Rosie.  She designed the costume herself.  Roman was Baby Spock again.  I accidentally ordered his first Baby Spock costume in size 2T-4T instead of 12 months.  I never sent the too-big one back, so he got to be Baby Spock twice.

Bubbles

Here are some pics of the kids playing in the bath on Halloween Eve.

Pumpkin Patch

Being the wonderful mother that I am, we went to the Pumpkin Patch a few weeks ago.  I am only now posting about it. 

Anyway,  Ava LOVES pumpkins, so we had to go to Don's Grass, which is right by our house.  Ava loved running around the piles of pumpkins, while Roman loved looking at the many trucks and tractors parked in the parking lot.  They both enjoyed the hay maze, but Ava was very excited to throw hay on all of us.


Gianni took the pictures, and he's going to be mad that I posted them without him first fixing them in Photoshop.

October! October?

How is it already October?  We've been having way too much fun this Fall, because the time is flying!


Ava continues to enjoy Second Grade, although she really needs to work on her spelling and handwriting.  We are adjusting to the homework, which everyone knows I do not agree with.  We just do everything on Monday afternoon, then she is free to play after school all week!


Roman hasn't changed all that much.  He is starting to say words, or at least he tries to say them.  He is still speaking in one syllables.  That's okay.  I'm happy that his favorite word is not "No!"  He usually says "Mom".  I think that is his favorite word.  He continues to enjoy growling, to the point that he often sounds possessed.  Roman had a 5-day fever a couple of weeks ago, but he seems fine now.  He was a pretty good sport about being sick.  He isn't eating all that well, but he is a good size and is generally healthy, so I'm not too worried.


Gianni is staying healthy, in spite of the Lottery introducing a new game this month.  That's keeping him pretty busy!


I am still enjoying my class.  They are a great bunch of kiddos.