Picture Taking!

So I decided to practice my photography skills today. I had decided I wanted to go and take pictures somewhere with a neat background. Well I thought about Old Town Spring. They have really old buildings and cool places to take pictures. I took a change of clothes for Alex and she was really into the whole idea. 87 pictures later, I have about 3 usable photos where she is not gritting her front teeth. I felt like a stage mom, and I didn't want to be that way. So here they are! I will also post one of her gritting her teeth. Enjoy!

Gritting Teeth!

Big Girl, Big Words

My daughter has the best vocabulary. She uses big words all of time, and in the correct way. Tonight she told me, "I am glad God made water for the earth, so we wouldn't be parched."

You gotta love her!

Fashion Runway Party!

Alex had her birthday party on this past Saturday. We had postponed it due to Ike, so we were anxious to have it! We chose a Fashion Runway party. Daddy constructed a runway and I went all out on decorations and accessories. The girls had a great time, especially when they found out people were taking their pictures. They all really got into the runway show and changed their outfits numerous times. It was lots of fun. We did their nails and they got tattoos(if they wanted them). Lots of feathers from boas....all over the house!

Our little mermaid!

Alex started swim lessons this summer at a local swim school called FINS. They have been so great, and have really gave Alex a lot of confidence in her swimming. She is learning back stroke and free-style, perfecting her side breathing has been the task lately. If you didn't have to tell her to breath while swimming the length of the pool, she wouldn't.

Hurricane Ike!

On the early morning of September 13th, Hurricane Ike hit the Gulf Coast of Houston. As they say here, we "hunkered" down at David's parents house with their 3 cats and our 2 cats and our dog. After the storm, we went home to assess the damage. We were afraid that the giant pine tree in our neighbors yard would fall on our house, but we were lucky. We had minimal damage, our back fence fell and our mailbox. It was bound to happen from all the times that David has weed whacked the pole.

We stayed at David's parents house until Saturday, one week after the hurricane hit. We were on generator power from Saturday till about Wednesday morning at 3:45 AM. The generator kept the refigerator cold and the fan going. We were also able to watch t.v. Our power was restored on Saturday at about 11:30 AM. Our animals were so happy to go home and Alex was excited to play in her room. It was nice to have somewhere we could stay cool and have food to eat. You really appreciate all you have when these things happen.




Our front tree had some branches down, but really we were lucky. Our neighbors had both trees fall and toward their house. Our neighborhood is about 30 years old and has old trees, and a lot of them fell on houses here.

We are now going to work on getting our fence put back up, so Roxy won't go find a new place to live. David put up a new pretty mailbox on Sunday, now we won't have to go wait in line at the post office.

All-in-all, we have been blessed by the limited damage and a lot of great people around us for support.

Celebrating Alex's Birthday!

So on Alex's birthday, we celebrated with family. Dinner and cake made especially by mommy! Alex opened presents which included her ultra-special "mitchie boots" and her pink acoustic guitar. I thought I would share some pics from the day!

Happy 5th Birthday Alex!

Today my baby turns 5, it is one of the happiest and saddest days. I can't believe she is that old. It seems like yesterday, my baby was just learning to crawl and walk and talk. Now she's a mature and beautiful 5 year old. Happy Birthday baby!