Left Overs

Having some fun with the left overs from New Years!

Make-Up Madness

Brenna had a friend over for make-up and manicures.  They really like the blush!

The Last of Winter Break

I'm catching up.  It's been awhile, but I wanted to share the last few pictures of our winter break.  We spent the last few days just hanging out and enjoying the down time.  With nothing to do and no where to go, the kids headed outside for some fun.  They raced any and everything that had wheels.  The also had an acorn war of girls versus boys.

Monster's Inc.

Over the winter break we met up with some friends and saw Monster's Inc in 3D at the theater.  Of course the kids loved it.  Watching the movie reminded me that a few weeks back one of my new school mom friends mentioned that Brenna looks like Boo from Monster's Inc.  I didn't really think much of it at the time, but as I was watching the movie a particular photograph from Brenna's early years came to mind.  Maybe she had a point!  What do you think?

I Can Fly!

Count down, lift-off, flight, and landing                         

Happy New Years!

Birthday Party Sleepover, Oh My!

Brenna and her friend Avery have been together since the start.  Well, at least 4.5 months from the start, because that's how long it took for Avery to come along behind Brenna.  The Jones have always been special friends for us long before the kids came along and Avery has always been a special friend for Brenna.  They were both born in Beaumont and shortly after we moved to Houston, the Jones were not far behind us.

This year Avery decided that she wanted to have a sleepover birthday party.  When Jamie first told me of the plans, I wasn't sure if Brenna would stick it out until the end.  When I told Brenna about the party, I thought she would be hesitant about the sleepover part, since this would be her first time away from home ever!  To my surprise, she was nearly busting at the seems to get the party started.  We even had a party countdown that started 10 days out!

On the day of the party, I drove through the pick-up line to get Brenna from school.  As she was getting into the car, the teacher on duty said "She's super-excited about the sleepover tonight!"  Brenna was sharing her excitement with whoever would listen!  We came home, took a short break, had a snack, and then it was off to Avery's house!

Counting the birthday girl, there was a total of seven 5-year old girls ready for some all night fun!  Jamie is a brave, brave woman to attempt this!  We dropped Brenna off with a quick hug and a kiss and she was off with the rest of them!  To my delight, Jamie is a picture fanatic like me and she told the story of the night in pictures.  There was dress-up and treasure hunts, cookies and cake, movies and popcorn!  All the things that little girls love to do!  Here's a few of Jamie's shots from the night!

I just love this picture, not because Brenna is front and center, but because she's standing there in this fu-fu outfit, which I'm sure she picked because it was pink.  There's one girl standing in the middle of the bed stripping, another shooting a bow-and-arrow in a tutu, and Avery's on the side digging out more stuff to play with.  I can just see the chaos of the moment!