San Fran

Blog?? What blog??  Fall is always busy, and this one has been no different.  Being gone three weekends in a row has kept us on our toes, but we've made some memories:)   Allie voluntarily journaled our trip to San Francisco, and if you can make it through her hand writing, it's a decent blog post:)

I guess using lined paper would have been helpful...

Just a few pics:)

A children's museum opened the day we arrived right across the street from our hotel.  Everything was free, so we rode the carousel...over and over and over and over...and over..

The girls were learning to sculpt...they chose dogs.  They really want another one...but not this year:)

Not BAD Mary!

We educated the girls...'bout Forest forest Gump...

..and how we ate here with Bunny, Pappy, and Mando 9 years ago!

We told the girls they would be sent here (Alcatraz) if they misbehaved at the restaurant, and they did fine.

Can't visit the Wharf without saying hi to the seals.

Another flashback...9 years ago...I was 32 weeks pregnant with Allie.  SO GLAD it's not 9 years ago!

Aquarium on the Bay.  This is a real jelly fish...it looks painted!

Did you know the GGB has a full time paint crew??  By the time they reach the end of the bridge, it's already time to start back at the beginning.

The last day, the girls and I hopped on the subway, and rode out to the zoo.  

This pic might need some explanation.  It is the silver circle on the previous picture.  I zoomed in, and you can see the girls, curious george, and me.  We DRAGGED George all over because of a kindergarten project Mary was doing.  

OK OK...so I used my mad photoshopping skills to make the project a little more..."convenient."  He didn't actually go to the GGB with us...but I took a pic of the girls with him and photoshopped them in.  Guess what?  They didn't remember him not being there!!! ha ha ha!

What a ridiculously long post!!!  We loved you San Fran!

A perfect weekend!

It WAS a perfect weekend...and that's not HOG wash.  This is the third year we've gotten together for the Aggie/Razorback game, and all three years we  have won have been a total chaotic BLAST!  I've posted more pictures than anyone would ever care to look at, but since Bunny and Pappy missed it, they need to see every last one!

Not bad considering, we just set the timer and hoped for the best!

Mando and Hunter...what a CUTIE!

...make that TWO total cuties:)

LOVE LOVE LOVE these three!

Jason, Katie, Cols and Z  

Bo was more into this game than maybe Mandy! It was soooo crazy fun!

Blue-eyed beauty!

I'm running low on Zman pics....he avoided the camera at all costs!

WPS...let's do it again! What a game!

Kindergarten fun

It's supposed to be fall here (we reached 100 deg today), but the apple party wasn't cancelled thankfully. Mary was asked to bring two different varieties of apples to school.

I bought the apples, and two hours later, I found the apples. What am I going to do with my little rat?

Mary enjoys her teacher and her class, but she is tired and a little bit ferocious for Mary. She snapped at me for the first time EVER last week.  She's normally so mild tempered.  It shocked me, and I had to keep from laughing.

Garrett and I had a park date last week. It has taken me some time to find a helmet big enough for my boy's head.  I started with a 3 year old helmet.  The winner was for....8 year olds. Fit like a glove.

Does this seem fair??  Poor Kate chased Garrett for maybe a mile or two around the park.  

Mary was beyond excited to have a friend "C" come home from school.  It was her first official school play date. The kids were asked to make a cross craft for a fundraiser, and so I thought we could do it together.  Instead of wasting hours on Pinterest looking for ideas, I texted my best buddy...the fastest crafter this side of the Mississippi.  You got it; Beth Ann had an idea in 2.5 seconds FLAT.

I think they turned out great!   I stained wooden crosses from Hobby Lobby,  caulked it, had them mash the beads on to the cross, then went back over with stain.  VERY FUN!