This year Dean was a fire fighter for Halloween. He loved wearing his costume and playing the part of a fire fighter. On the Saturday before Halloween we grabbed a bite at Freebirds, in costume. They were kind enough to give free kids meals for those in costume. So of course I had to take advantage! After our yummy dinner we headed to the Compass Roanoke carnival. The carnival was held on the church property. Dean had a great time playing games and jumping in bounce houses. The weather was nice and cool – perfect for this fighter and his warm costume.
On Monday morning the ECDC held its annual costume parade. Dean’s class made Cat costumes. It was fun to see the children march around the school in their costumes. They were all so proud of their creations!
On Monday afternoon we hit up chick-fil-a (again free kids meals) with Gavin, Miranda and Matt. The boys enjoyed their nuggets and playing on the playground with all of the other excited, costume clad children. After fueling up we took the boys to the Compass Colleyville carnival. They loved every minute of it! There were more inflatables, horse rides, tons of games and a puppet show! The boys were in heaven. On our way home we made one special trick-or-treat stop by Glenda and Bills. They had bags full of treats of the boys. Of course both boys had to open their treats, enjoy a snack or two and put on a show of excitement for the Cherry family! Miranda, Matt and I brought home two very tired boys! Halloween 2011 was the best yet! We’re off to fight more fires! Until then!
Whew, we have just wrapped up another fabulous Southwest Classic Weekend. Man how I love these weekends. This year Carla, Ronny, Mason and Genie headed up on Thursday night so we could go to the State Fair on Friday. After a long 6.5 hour drive on Thursday we greeted an exhausted car full of family. Matt and I were so happy they had finally arrived. We enjoyed winding our night down with a bottle of wine and a good conversations.
Friday morning we headed out for the opening day of the Texas State Fair. Mason and Dean were such troopers! They were in great moods and enjoyed seeing the animals, playing on the steps of the Cotton Bowl, and riding in the Texas Star. We all enjoyed corn dogs as well as a few other Sate Fair foods like turkey legs, fried kraut balls (not Genie’s favorite), the Fried Bananarito (not my favorite), and piping hot funnel cake. Dean shared a special moment with Pops as he went through his first fun house. We returned to the car with 2 VERY tired boys. Adam joined us on Friday night just in time for our traditional Friday night meal of burgers and beers.
Game Day Saturday brought high hopes for each of the respective teams. This was the first year there were not any babies to take to the game. We hired a sitter to come play with the boys and the mommies and daddies all set out for an afternoon of relaxing fun. We had a great time enjoying the INTENSE game together. Sadly, my dear Aggies ran out of time and were defeated with a score of 42-38. My Razorback family was very excited about the victory. We arrived back at the house just in time for a Babes chicken dinner with Matt’s cousin Sarah and her friend Jason. It was a great night of reminiscing and story telling.
We surprised Ronny and Carla with a Sunday morning photo shoot. Genie and I have been eager to get Hopkins’ family pictures and figured this was the perfect weekend. Ashley came and shot our family for 2 hours. I can’t wait to see the photos she capture. I think the suspense over the next few weeks might kill me! After our lengthy photo shoot we enjoyed lunch before everyone loaded up and headed back to Houston.
2011′s Southwest Classic Weekend was certainly the best yet! We had a great time and ended the weekend completely exhausted. Time with family is so good and I always hate to see it come to an end. There are such great memories made when everyone is in one small house together. I’m already looking forward to our next family weekend! Until Then.
My parents came to visit last weekend for a quick 36 hours. Although their trip was short we were able to enjoy some great quality time. Dean loves having his grandparents in town and enjoyed all of the extra attention.
Saturday morning my mom, Glenda and I hit the town of Grapevine for a little bit of shopping. We had a great time trying on jewelry, buying items for craft activities and chatting. On Saturday afternoon we headed into Ft. Worth to take my parents to Coopers BBQ. Matt thought the authentic pit experience would be fun for my dad. We invited Kerry, Glenda and Bill to join us for lunch. It was so much fun and I am glad we all went to experience what Coopers has to offer. We made it back to the house just in time to watch the Aggie’s crushing loss to OSU but that’s another story… Mom and I drowned our sorrows in sewing and crafts (thanks Pintrest).
Thanks Mom and Dad for making the trip. We loved having you all to ourselves. We are already looking forward to your next visit. Until Then!
Our trip to the park Sunday afternoon turned into a construction watching event. If there is a job site with in 1 mile of Dean he is there watching it!
College football season is here! We couldn’t be more excited. Hopefully the Ags will give us a great season. Gig Em Aggies! Deans ready for yell practice.
