Sophie's Special Sunday

She started her day singing in church with her two best friends.

 Then she got to go to the Sugar Plum Fairy Tea that her ballet studio put on.

Sophie will be dancing in the Nutcracker for the first time this year as an angel.

A Saturday Project

 I saw one of my friends at a craft day making blankets by tying two pieces of fabric together.

 It looked like something Sophie would love to do.

 Sure enough - she made Sally a blanket on Saturday.

 Sally loves it!

 JC thought Dragon needed one too so I used the leftover fabric from his Halloween costume and whipped one out for him.  Since the Aggies went into 4 OTs I was able to make a pillow, too.

 Everyone was worn out from all our craftiness...

even the dolls and stuffed animals!

Pilgrim Snacks

 Whenever it's  John Curtis's turn to bring snack to school I try to coordinate with whatever they are studying that week.  It's a strange compulsion I have!

 This week it was pilgrims.

So we made pilgrim hat pig in the blankets.

They were a hit!

Our Little Boy

 We love our little boy so much.  He's fun and quirky and makes us laugh every day.

 We always put him to bed in his bed, but we never know where   

or how we'll find him when we check on him later.

He's still enjoying gymnastics and getting stronger and more coordinated.

Fun little boy!

Abilene Zoo

 Taylor had to speak in Abilene on Saturday afternoon so the kids and I decided to ride along with him and visit the zoo.  I have not been to this zoo since I was pretty young and my grandparents lived in Abilene.  Some parts were very much the same, but there were some new parts, too.

  We started with a picnic lunch

 Sophie was our navigator.

 Feeding the ducks

 Sally in tow.  This is the 3rd zoo Sally has visited with Sophie.  Too bad I didn't take the time to fix her hair!

 Feeding the giraffes was the best part.

Thankfully they have updated the playground since I was little.  I vaguely remember slides on the backs of animals. 

I had a great day with my two little monkeys!

Halloween 2011

 We started the day with Ghost Toast.

 Then JC's class went to the pumpkin patch.

 That evening we made the rounds to Trunk or Treat at Southland

 and then to Fort Concho for Sophie's school carnival.

By the end of the night the Taylor and I were the ones carrying the costumes.