Eleanor's 1st Birthday Party

On October 25th, Eleanor turned one, and on Saturday we had a little birthday party for her.  She is growing so fast, and it is hard to believe she isn't our little baby anymore.  Here are a few details about our littlest princess as she celebrates this milestone:  She has a smile that will light up the room, and she thinks Big Sister is the most amazing person in the world.  She is not walking yet, but she has gotten brave enough to take a step or two before opting for a faster mode of transportation, her silly looking crab crawl.  She will eat anything, and meals are by far her favorite part of the day.  She loves listening and dancing to music and taking a nice bath.

 

The first birthday princess

 

A couple of family pictures we took before the birthday party

 

Eleanor with Daddy

 

Playing in the kitchen with cousin Kendall 

 

What a cutie 

 

 

Eleanor and Mimi 

 

 

 

 

Opening some of the birthday loot

 

 

A little help from sister Alice, the expert at gift opening 

 

A cuddle from cousin Drew 

 

The birthday table 

I am not so sure about this ridiculous hat...

 

 

Keep your eye on the prize 

 

The official cupcake tester

 

 

 Big sister taking a break on the trampoline

 

 

 

 A softball lesson from cousin Mitchell

 

 

 

Alice and Kendall having a little "big girl" play time 

 

 

 

Autumn happenings and Pumpkin Picking

 

 

 In September we took the girls to the Tri State Fair.  It is definitely a place for once-a-year kind of fun.  Here are a few pictures from our trip.

Alice found the same turtle at the petting zoo that she fell in love with last year!  

 

 

Eleanor "petting" the goat

 

 

Biker Chick

(This ride is always one of her favorites)

 

 

Dinosaur Ride

 

 

Eleanor turned 11 months old at the end of September.  It's hard to believe her first year is almost behind us.  She isn't walking yet, but she definitely gets around.  She loves to dance to music and play anything with Alice.  Here are a few pictures taken of her recently.

 

 

 

 

Alice celebrated "Cowboy Day" at school.  Her sister photo-bombed every shot I tried to take of the rootin' tootin' cowgirl.

 

 

 

 

We took the girls to the Fall Party at the library.  They were the two cutest leopards I have ever seen!

Here are a few shots from Eleanor's first time pumpkin pickin'



Alice's First Day of Pre-School

First days are a big deal, and our girl was more than ready.  She could hardly sleep the night before, and was so excited to take her backpack to her new 3-year-old class!

 

 

 

A Family Dinner, Labor Day Weekend, and a Trip to Wonderland

As we say goodbye to summer (sort of, the temperature is still 95 degrees), here are some of my favorite pictures from the last couple of weeks.

 

 

 

Two baldies in their white t-shirts

 

 

 Nana and Eleanor after a family dinner

 

 

 Kendall hitching a ride with Alice

 

 

 

A new lover of sandbox 

 

 

Eleanor is 10 months old! 

 

 

Water sprinkler fun 

 

 

Sandbox buddies 

 

 

Kaizer and Eleanor on Labor Day 

 

 

 

We also took Alice to Wonderland, and she had the time of her life again this year.  The afternoon was full of ear-to-ear grins!

 

 

 

 

 

Goodbye summer!  Maybe if I say it enough times, the temperature won't be in the upper 90s for the entire next 2 months...

Family Vacation at Angel Fire 2013

 

We took a fun and relaxing trip to Angel Fire with Mimi, the Lowries, and the Reynolds bunch in early August.  It was awesome to beat the Texas heat and enjoy some cloudy skies and high temperatures in the low 70s!  Here are some of my favorite photos from the trip:

 

 

Alice was super excited to use a "rainbrella"!  We don't have much use for one at home.

 

 

 

A selfie from our ride with Alice on the ski lift 

 

 

 Mimi, Drew, and Madi paddle boating on the lake

 

 

 

My favorite scenic pic 

 

 

 

Drew, Alex, and Alice being silly gooses 

 

 

 

This was actually Eleanor's first vacation.  She really enjoyed the trip and all of the attention she got. 

 

 

 

Eleanor and her Uncle Dave having a conversation 

 

 

 

Alice had so much fun playing with Madi! 

 

 

 

Daddy and his big girl 

 

 

 

So crazy to need to wear long sleeves in August! 

 

 

 

Aunt Melissa and Eleanor sharing a giggle 

 

 

 

A merry-go-round!  I haven't seen one of these in years! 

 

 

 

Eleanor enjoying some time at the park 

 

 

 

My 3 favorite people:  Jeff, Thing 1 and Thing 2! 

 

 

 

Pictures of Mimi with all the grandkids... 

This is what most of the photos I took really looked like!

 

 

 

A couple of family pictures with all 4 of us in them!  (Thank you Nicole!)