Kemah Boardwalk

A few weekends ago, Jacob surprised me and Brenna with a fun day trip to Kemah.  It's been years since I've been to Kemah and Brenna had never been.  The weather was beautiful, the temperature was just right, and our little family had a fantastic day.  We got there right when it opened and started off the morning at the carnival rides.  The crowds hadn't showed up, so we practically had the entire place to ourselves at least for a little while.

Gorgeous Day!

Bulldog of the Week

Brenna was Bulldog of the Week last week at school.  She had to make a poster about some of her favorite things.  After looking over all the things that she picked to include, I would have to agree that she nailed it!

Brenna's Favorites:
Color - pink and purple
Food - spaghetti
Thing to do - draw
TV Show - My Little Pony
Place - the beach
Activities - sports

Happy Halloween

Halloween was a lot of fun this year!  Things that we've done every year seems to get more fun the older Brenna gets.  We got boo'd this year by a school friend.  Brenna suddenly turned into Nancy Drew on the case to discover who the culprit was.  But this time the boo'ing was more fun than being boo'd.  We made a special shopping trip to fill our boo baskets with fun halloween treats and then we developed our boo plan.  DRRD!  Drop, Ring, Run, Drive!  Drop the basket!  Ring the doorbell!  Run like crazy as fast as you can back to the car!  Drive away ASAP!  Needless to say she thought the whole thing was fantastic fun!

Dewberry Farms

Dewberry Farms has become a favorite Fall tradition for us.  This makes our 4th year to attend with friends and enjoy all the fun that the farms has to offer.  However, this year was slightly different for a couple of reasons.  This is the first year Jacob got to go with us and Brenna enjoyed showing Daddy all the fun.  Also, this was the first year we had to go on the weekend when the farm was open to the public.  In past years we've always attended on a weekday when the farm is only open to private groups.  The farm was never crowded, always easy to maneuver, and we enjoyed each of activity as long as we liked.

This year was a tale of a different story.  We faced huge crowds that resembled a backwoods version of Disney World!  We arrived just before opening and waited in line for 30 minutes before we even made it through the gates.  Once inside we quickly hit the big ticket activities moving the kids from one to the other alittle quicker than they would have liked.  The kids would have definitely lingered on the jumping pillows longer if we had allowed it.  Within one hour lines were backed up and people were everywhere!  In the past, we've spent more than half a day at Dewberry, leaving only after the kids were completely spent.  This year we managed 2.5 hours before heading home.  The crowds were just too much.  On the way out we discovered that it pays off to be early because the line of cars to get to Dewberry was more than 2 miles long!!!!

Here's some pictures from our fun Fall day at Dewberry!