What we did this Fall

Since the boys birthday we have been busy with the ordinary and not so ordinary.

The boys played soccer for the Fire Dragons and Jaime coached. They took tennis lessons and started going to gymnastics again. We attended the Plano Balloon Festival, we hung out around the house, carved pumpkins, went to the Dallas Symphony, explored the Dallas zoo with friends, and went to carnivals and festivals. My dad visited in October and we got to go to the Texas State Fair twice as well as many other entertaining things. My cousin Kim and aunt Janice arrived in November and we all had tons of fun together being tourists in Dallas. We enjoyed an Uptown food tour, the Dallas Arboretum and Chihuly exhibit, the Sixth Floor Museum, the Gaylord Texan Hotel, the city of Grapevine, and the Historic District. We hung out at home, made Indian headdresses, ate, drank, and played.

Once again, here is a video catch up:

The Month of Pumpkins!!

October was a busy month and full of fall fun and pumpkins as can be expected.

We enjoyed some welcome rain, spent time with family, visited a few pumpkin patches, enjoyed a Halloween concert at the Morton Meyerson Symphony Center, spent a day with friends at the Dallas Arboretum, played at home, carved pumpkins, went to the farmers market, celebrated fire safety month, attended a workshop at the Dallas Museum of Art, celebrated my 40th birthday, attended a community festival, enjoyed cooler weather, and, of course, went trick-or-treating. So, as has become usual, here is a recap of our October - hope you enjoy!!

Random Octoberness

And here's the rest of what we were up to in October:

H-A-L-L-O-W-E-E-N

This past Sunday we decided to throw a Halloween bash as a sort of "Adios" party. It took some looking around and a few trips to different stores, but we found lots of goodies for our fiesta. Alex was Dracula and Connor a Rumba Guy. We had food, games, music, and fun. While it started off a little slow, it turned out pretty great in the end. Happy Halloween everyone!

The Dallas Arboretum (Video)

Our fantastic day at the Dallas Arboretum (video)...

Pumpkin's on the Prarie

There was a pretty good (and free) pumpkin patch not far from where we were staying. So, one beautiful Sunday morning, after breakfast, we decided to stop by. It was the their opening weekend and we practically had the place to ourselves. The boys had fun playing with the pumpkins, playing the games, and bouncing in the bounce house. After watching another kid get his face painted, Alex wanted to try it too...so the lady quickly painted a ghost. Alex was SO excited and kept saying "goost" and pointing to his face. Connor, on the other hand, didn't want to be anywhere near the face painting.

There was a PAMOM (Plano Area Mother's of Multiples) event at the same pumpkin patch the following week. I am still a member of PAMOM, so we decided to go and check it out. The day was cold and overcast (quite different from the previous visit), but there seemed to be a decent turnout. They tried to get everyone and their kids together for a group photo, and did pretty well considering. The boys had almost as much fun as the first time, running through the pumpkins, playing games, and bouncing....and Alex just HAD to get another ghost before we left.