Fall Fest at KDO

Thursday night was the Fall Fest at Taylors preschool. She dressed up as Twilight Sparkle the My Little Pony and Zoey was a Turtle. I worked a Scentsy booth at the Fall Fest for Taylors preschool fundraiser which starts in two weeks.  The girls loved getting to wear their Halloween costumes.  Taylor did get to show Nathan her class room and to meet her teachers. She loves school so much!

Zoeys First Birthday family party

Saturday night after Sea World we all went back to the hotel and celebrated Zoeys birthday with cake, ice cream and presents.  She loved her cake and ice cream and Taylor helped her open her presents. It was a nice first birthday and she still got a party!

Zoeys First Birthday weekend at Sea World

We spent Zoeys First Birthday at Sea World in San Antonio.   Nathan talked me out of a big party at home and doing a mini vacation instead. It was so hard not planning a party, but it sure was nice getting away and spending time with our whole family. Zoey and Taylor had a blast seeing all the animals at Sea World and riding rides. Taylor got to feed the dolphins, get splashed by a whale, ride rollercoasters and watch animal shows.  Zoey got to ride her first ride in the Seasame Street kids area. It was a wonderful day with the family and Zoey seemed to enjoy her birthday.

Zoey's First Birthday weekend in San Antonio

We spent the Friday before Zoey's birthday in San Antonio on the Riverwalk. My parents and brother met us there for the day. We ate, shopped and saw the Alamo.  My mom and I were trying to explain what the Alamo was and the story behind it to Taylor.  The other day, Taylor asked me about the Alamo again and asked "why didn't the Mexicans just ask us nicely for it?"  Don't you love a childs innocense!?!

Pumpkin Patch

Taylor's preschool class went to the pumpkin patch last week. Zoey and I got to chaperon the field trip and we both loved it!  The kids learned about pumpkins, did a scavenger hunt in the pumpkin patch, ran relay races and read Halloween stories.  

Taylor and Dolly

Taylor taking Dolly to school for show and tell

Taylor and Dolly after school chillin'

Taylor and Dolly at the American Girl Doll store for lunch

Berkeley blowing out her candles

Taylor and Berekely playing with Dolly and Bentley while the moms shopped

Taylor and her cousin Berkeley with their dolls in a store

Taylor had show and tell at school last Wednesday. They had to bring something that started with the letter "A". Taylor took her American Girl Doll for show and tell.  On Thursday, we met Taylor's cousin Berkeley at the American Girl Doll store for her birthday lunch. Berkeley, her mom and her grandmother flew in from Odessa for the day to celebrate Berkeley's 6th birthday. We had a wonderful time having lunch with them and then doing a little shopping at the galleria.

The girls at the St. Ann's Carnival

Sweet baby Zoey getting ready to go to the carnival

Taylor riding the dumbo ride (getting ready for our trip to Disney World next April)

Taylor's first rollercoaster - she chose the front seat. That's my girl!

She wanted to ride the bull again. She looked terrified the whole time, but when she got off she said she loved it!

Silly Zoey!

Taylor petting her snake. Why does she love snakes so much?

She held this snake for almost 10 minutes. We practically had to drag her out of the reptile petting zoo.

Taylor, Zoey and I did the cake walk. We didn't win, but Taylor tried again and won! She was so proud of herself!

Nathan and Zoey watching Taylor do the cake walk the second time.

Last Saturday we took the girls to the carnival here in Coppell that the Catholic church puts on every year. This was our first year to go. It seems like we are always out of town the weekends they have it.  Taylor got to ride tons of rides and loved every one of them. She got to play kiddy games, get her face painted, hold a snake and win a cake at the cake walk. We had a blast and the girls seemed to enjoy it. Zoey is such a trooper. She seems to enjoy doing everything we do and playing with all the prizes Taylor wins from playing the kiddy games.