We're cousins....we are three of a kind!

Friday night, Ryan and I met Granddaddy, Aunt Linda and Nelson at Grant's football game. This week we took her big bow and pom poms. She cheered and danced the entire game.

Random picture from Monday at school. They were both happy and smiley that day so I had to take a picture. 

Ryan got new Hello Kitty shoes. I love them on her. 

Saturday night we went to Grand Prairie to celebrate Amy Reeder's graduation from college. Pretty Gramna LOVES to dress the girls in matching outfits.

Izzy and Ryan

Ryan always wants to hold Elicia. And yes, Elicia does smile. Just not in many pictures of Ryan holding her. 

Gran Gran with her three matching greats. Mason was off running around.

Sunday at MOPs was fire safety night. Chris Hall came to talk to the moms and then talked to the kids. He asked if they knew what to do when there was a fire.

Coop: "When there is a fire, you go get things that you don't want anymore and you throw them in there." We laughed SO HARD. 

Today is field trip day. She is wearing her Halloween orange and black bow and wearing her silly smile. She wanted to do a silly picture. 

The field trip is next door to the daycare so they do not have to get in a car to go anywhere. As I drove away after dropping Ryan off, I saw where they were going to go. They get to pick their own pumpkin. 

Sweet face!



Skating is fun....well, if you are 7.

Bronwyn's birthday party was at Texas Skatium. I had not been there literally since I was in middle school. I used to love to go up there. However, I never skated after the age of 12. We would go and run around and not skate. I think my mom knew that, but never realized the waste of money that was :).

Ryan and Cooper weren't to interested. I WISH I had only asked them to tighen her wheels so that she wasn't slipping and sliding everywhere. They now have these little handy helpers which are great for 5-7 years olds. We might go back soon and have them tighen her skates to try it again.

I on the other hand was excited. I didn't get to skate much b/c I had to watch her. However, Aunt Hay Hay was awesome. She watched her for me so that I could go around a few times. It was fun.

What a beautiful pair of girls.



Saturday we went to Grammy's craft fair. She and her friends sold Crosses that they had made. Just gorgeous!!!!

Nana went and Hay Hay wheeled her around b/c she is still in her cast. She can walk, just not for a long period of time. She has a collapsed arch and charco foot. She had surgery in Sept and will be in a walking cast for a few months. Hopefully this will heal her so that she can go to England in June.

Nana bought all three kids an owl hat. They are so cute.

What can I say? She is my GORGEOUS baby. I remember back when Phillip used to say, "My baby isn't going to be sassy or pose or be vain." Well my friend, are ya going to take that statement back?

This little girl knows a camera and how to pose.

She must have learned it from Bronwyn. :)

Ryan went to a birthday party at ASI gymnastics, where she takes her class once a week. They got to pretty much run all over the place and do whatever they wanted. This is what Ryan wanted to do.



Pretty Granma bought Ryan some jewelry. She wore it for a few minutes and then was off to go shopping. She and Izzy pushed her grocery cart around all day that day.

Well....she learned the good ol' photo bomb. I was taking my picture for an app that Philip had where you can draw on a picture of yourself and Ryan photo bombed my picture. 



Fall is upon us!

Look at my fall baby! I added the picture from last year and one from this morning. I love fall. I can't wait till

the cooler air, fall festivals, Halloween...it is my favorite time of year.

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Saturday, we went to a get together at Heather and Bob Parr's house. The Mears were there too and Ryan got to play in the rain.

These pictures are of Ryan and Ollie running after each other.

This is actually a pretty good picture of me and Phillip. Well, except for the fact that Phil's shirt is wet from the rain which makes it looks like it has stains all over it. Oh well. We had a good time.



Sunday Pretty Granma, Pawpaw, Uncle Ben, Aunt Katy, Uncle Luis, Mason and Izzy got to come over. We celebrated Pawpaw's belated birthday.

We tried getting pictures of all of the cousins and well we know how that goes.... not one of them smiled or sat without moving all at the same time. But cute anyway.

 Uncle Phil and baby Elicia.

Pajama Day at school

Today is pajama day at school. These were taken by her daddy.....and yes he had her do some of these poses, the rest were done on her own. These are her new Super Girl pjs.



Grandpa is 96 and a half

We went to see Grandpa's yesterday to visit and have dinner with him. The second we were done eating, Ryan had a toy and was out the door. Grandpa is 96 and a half years old and doesn't take any medicine or use a cane. That man amazes me. He does smile. :) I think I got him at a weird moment as the picture was taken.

We walked out towards the barn to see the sheep.

Grandpa and Ryan walking through the barn to find the sheep. He walks through that place like he was 70 years old. There are steps, yet he gets around with little to no help.

Ryan: "What are those?" Leslie: "Those are sheep poop."

We learn something new every day!!

Ryan holding on for dear life as the sheep eat out of her lap. Sorry Les, don't know their names. I call this one Sheep. :)

We also had to go check the mail. I should have gotten a picture of them looking in the mailbox together. It was so cute. 

Now for some relaxing music....sort of.



I was so glad that we spent time with Granpa.

Twins and not so twins

We had Network Development week last week. We celebrate our department by having games, contests and food brought in. Friday was twin day. Heather and I wore blue wigs, made shirts and happen to have the same rings....hence the funny hand.

Lou and Debara (yes, De-bar-a)

 Jannie and Anthony

Janie and Pepper

 Ida and Cynthia

Cali and Stacey

Bobbi and Cheryl



Our not so twin twins....

Ryan and Ariana (Ryan 6 months older)

Ryan and Colin (Ryan 3 months older)



Ryan and Cooper (Cooper 3 months older)

Ryan before school! Such a sweet morning girl!! 

I won the 3 legged race....and literally by a land slide!

Traveling and getting cooler

 Cynthia and I went on our annual work trip. This time we went to PA, NJ, and NY. I think the trips go as good as they do, b/c we are so similar and get along great.

We tried to go to Finnigan's Wake for lunch, but it was closed. I REALLY wanted to go.

We got to go to Carl's Bakery. I was so excited to try some of their pasteries, but more excited to possibly see Buddy or anyone from the show.

We didn't get to see Buddy, but Momma came out! She was so sweet.

Thursday night we went to Times Square and ate at the Hard Rock. It was fun.

Over all, the trip went very well. We had good appointments and good fun.

Saturday morning after I got back, we went to see Ollie play his last soccer game. Fire won and it was fun watching them play. The only picture I got was Ryan and Colin being silly!