Pumpkin Carving

The kids decided to go ahead and carve their tiny pumpkins a couple of weeks ago. I have never attempted to carve the small ones before and had no idea if this would work well or not...they carved up nicely but they just didn't last long. The kids set them outside on our porch and an animal must have come by in the night because the next morning K's was missing.

I was so impressed with how well they both turned out. Zeke did his completely on his own and he did a terrific job. He really is very creative!

Grandpa's 12th Bombardment Annual Reunion in Fort Worth

Right the weekend before Matty's wedding Grandpa Crotts flew to Fort Worth for an army reunion with his WWII buddies. Dad joined Grandpa for the entire event while Mom, Zeke, K and I went for Friday and Saturday. It was a perfect opportunity to see Grandpa at his best. He was so excited to be with his friends and to spend time with family. Even Nonnie and Granddad drove over on Saturday to spend some time with him. We had a great time.

Lunch at the Stock Yards.

The luggage cart at the hotel made for a great set of monkey bars for these two monkeys.


Zeke took this picture of Grandpa and I LOVE IT! I am working to turn my son into an in-house photographer! His rates are great in case anyone needs to borrow him. :)

Zeke also took this picture of himself.

Saturday's Komen Race for The Cure

On Saturday morning Kaelyn & I went into Houston to join Brady, Chloe & the rest of Team SaraStrong in the family walk for Houston's Komen Race for the Cure. With little sleep the night before, Kaelyn was not her typical, workout-loving self and insisted on being carried the entire race. But, we made it!

The sheer numbers of people at the race was unbelievable. Being that it has been a number of years since I had participated, I couldn't believe how much the race had grown in the last few years...35,000 in attendance that day.

Kaelyn's favorite part of the race was the baby cockerspaniel that Kristen brought with her. I think "Lady" was the smallest participant we saw there.

The race came complete with PINK porta-pottys....love it!

The Happy Hippo

This is a picture of Kaelyn mimicking the Hippo's roar...pretty good hippo look I thought.

Play Day at the Park

Two weekends ago Zeke, K & I spent the night with Uncle Matt & Reecie. On Saturday morning we woke to find a special celebration at the park just down the road from their house. The kids and I spent several hours enjoying all the exciting free activities they had to offer. The kids had a great time with the moon walk, obstacle course, game booths, the free ice cream, face/hand painting, sumo wrestling, and rock wall climbing. I was especially surprised at how much Kaelyn enjoyed the rock climbing....she was really good at it.

National Night Out

We hosted National Night out for our block this year. BJ, my across the street neighbor, came over the night before to tie up a HUGE white tent over my driveway for the event. The police came out and set up barracades in front of our house so that the kids could ride their bikes in the street. The fire department even sent a truck over to our house to let the kids get an up-close look. It was a very fun event....thank you BJ for organizing it again!!!

The Little Momma!

A couple of weeks ago Kaelyn came into my office with her baby doll stuck up under her dress. When I asked her why baby was under her dress her response was...
K: My baby was hungry and so she is drinking her milk from me.
J: That is such a good choice...your baby will certainly reap the benefits of health and advanced brain development because you chose to feed her that way.
K: (very matter-of-fact tone) Yeah, I know.
:)HA!
She is certainly growing up to be a great little momma!