october

Madison relaxing in the reading loft at school...

Eating Pumpkin pudding 

Madison & Tatum making leaf prints

 
Eating fruit kabobs!!

Madison & a few class mates making food prints.

October was a fun month!  We had a lot of beautiful weather to enjoy some time out doors & exploring!  

I took the kids to the Austin nature & science reserve near Zilker Park.  Surprisingly, few people know about it! They have a few animals, a bird sanctuary, reptiles, and nature trails to explore.

As a nanny for many years I'd always take my kids here because it is free & now it's great to see my own kids enjoying it!

 

Madison's favorite animal was the raccoon!

Madison & Adam had a great time throwing rocks & searching for tadpoles.

 
They even have a little center inside that is dedicated to space at the moment.  

 
We try to have a weekly play date with some of our friends!

Adam LOVES to say cheese! Climbing the rope ladder at Terra Burger.

 

Maddie's always finding some sort of critter.

Madison absolutely LOVES preschool.  Here is her class on Cowboy day.

We found the coolest play scape in Kingsland, just down the street from Mom's house!!

 
Madison sliding out of the snakes mouth.

The neighborhood crew on Halloween.  Kevin made a hayride for us!  It was a blast!!!

Madison & her buddy Austin.

Madison as Princess Belle & Adam as Maverick!  Uncle Graham would be so proud! 

Mom at Sweet Berry Farms 

Cousins

My sister & our brood..

Adam liked rolling the pumpkins

Madison liked putting them on her head!

Madison & Adam in the pumpkin patch.

These kind of pictures never seem to work out!

september

We've been super busy this month with the beautiful weather!  The kids & I have been having fun at parks on playdates & just being outside as much as possible!
Champion Park

Cody in the dinosaur bones

Miss Kate

Fun in the sun

Digging in the dirt

The kids were busy planting live oak trees.

 
Adam loves digging in the dirt

Madison showing off her bucket of acorns.

 
Madison & Adam before school.

Resting after a big day at The Big Bounce!

Madison's new princess room.

Adam having a ball on the slides.

 
Cheeeeeeese!

Our Paris photo shoot

Little stinker!  Adam had fun with the water balloons that Jessica brought to our park.

Digging in the dirt yet again.

The kids love hunting for frogs in the yard.

 
Adam loved riding the train in the local mall.

Madison's 1st Day of Pre-K

Madison is at her first day of Pre-K today!  I know she'll have a great time meeting new friends & learning new things.  Her teacher Mrs. Schiller is so creative, kind & patient.  We got lucky! She was a little anxious when we dropped her off. It was hard but I know it's what she needs.  It's her first time away from me other than being with family.  I'm so excited for Madison & can't wait to pick her up to see how her first day went.  

Madison LOVES her new lunch box!

Madison with Mrs. Schiller

Adam had to get in one the "First Day of School Picture"!

Madison's seat in "Mrs. Schiller's Shining Stars" class!

Madison & Tatum were both having a hard time on the first day of school.

 I know they'll be the best of friends.

Madison found her hook!

My sweet girl with her cubby!

She's already making new friends with some girls in her class!

Cousins Camp

For the past week I've been involved in "Cousins Camp" out near Marble Falls.  Mom/Bubby thought it would be a great idea to have all four cousins out at her house to play & give my sister & I a break.  It sounded great but no such luck!  My kids didn't want me to leave so I just stuck around & we played. The first day we headed out to a swimming  spot on the Llano river called The Slab. It's where the water runs over large granite outcroppings and sandy beaches have formed.  It's beautiful & just plain FUN!  If you're ever in Kingsland you should definitely swing by!  The next day we went down Mom's street to Lake LBJ to swim & jump from the docks.  It was a nice & relaxing day.  For the last day we headed out to my favorite spot; Krause Springs in Spicewood.  There are 32 springs on the property, and several feed the manmade pool and the natural pool which flows into Lake Travis. There is a waterfall, cave, bluffs to jump from & a rope swing.  Pretty much heaven on earth!  We had a great time & can't wait till next year!

Adam at Krause Springs

Playing in a few of the many pools at Krause Springs

Madison sliding down a natural water slide.

Adam & Joey playing

Madison was in heaven!

The trees at Krause Springs are amazing!

 

Noah

Adam's new helicopter

Madison, Bubby & Barbie cooking

The Slab on the Llano River

Cousins!!!

The boys loved the rope swing!