More of our weekend in Ft. Worth

There were a few pics ya'll haven't seen yet. So here they are. Proof that I didn't look pregnant ALL the time.

One of Erica's famous bathroom pics!

We had a great time. It was a great get away before my reality sets back in. Schools starting soon!!!!

Ellie's latest trick

I've been teaching Ellie to braid. Well, really I've just shown her how to do it a few times. It's easy in theory, but takes a lot of coordination to hold all the pieces of hair and keep them strait. Yesterday when we practiced I had to help hold the strands of hair to keep them strait. I thought it would be a while before she could do it. Today I looked over and she said, "Mom, I'm braiding!" I have to admit that I thought to myself, "yeah, right.", but then I looked over and saw this. Maybe I shouldn't have been so surprised since she basically taught herself to tie a bow. That takes coordination too, right? Hmmm, perhaps I should foster this new skill and get her to start braiding my hair!!

Basketball Boy

I've been meaning to post some pics of Logan playing basketball. He's been playing all summer in the Y's summer league. This Saturday is their last game of the season. Basketball is his favorite sport and the one he's best at. It's probably a good thing since he's tall and thin. This is a great example of the weird faces Logan makes while he's playing. I don't know why he can't seem to dribble or shoot without opening up his mouth and contorting his face. Maybe that's how Jim Carrey started out? Wishful thinking...Ellie was taking a lot of pictures during his game. She took this one and it came out pretty well I think!

I also wanted to add a few more I took of Ellie playing in her last game. The last few have gone much better than the one on my birthday. Thank goodness! She has her last game Saturday too. I think we're all ready for a little break from Saturday morning games!

It's been a long, hot summer. But it's also been a good learning experience for all of us. Ellie says she does not want to play soccer anymore! That's fine with me. She tried it and stuck with it all season. That's all I can ask. Now it's up to her. We start dance again in a few weeks. This seems to be where her heart lies, at least for now. Crap, I guess I need to buy her new ballet shoes! It never ends!

Maybe we shouldn't dance our way into a wedding...

I loved the original and this one is very good too!

The water hose again?

I just can't seem to keep my kids away from the hose. This time they wound up stripping down to their birthday suits too! Oh well. It actually bought me about 10 minutes of peace. The things we'll put up with for a few minutes to ourselves!!

New cake pan

Here's a picture of my first cake made with my new rose bundt cake pan. I got it at TJ Maxx for $3.99 . Love that place. It's a Lemon 7-up cake. It's delicious and pretty! I actually took this pic! Natural light makes all the difference. Thanks for teaching me that, Lisa!

Little Posers

The other day we were going to go to a movie on a rainy day. Ellie had just watched an episode of Hannah Montana and decided that she needed to dress herself. She came out in this outfit. I thought she looked really cute. Well the movie was sold out, so we wound up going to Aunt Erica's house instead. When we got there Grace was dressed super cute too. I told them I wanted to take their pictures and this is what they did.
Don't they look cute? And way too grown up! Look out Kindergarten!!