Princess Party

On Saturday, October 20th, we went to Shelby and Mallory's Princess Birthday Party. It was a party for Shelby's 3rd birthday and Mallory's 1 st birthday. Chloe had so much fun picking out a princess dress and dressing up. At the party, the girls played with dress up shoes and walked around in little high heels! The little girls played in the Princess castle, too!

Teresa and I have been best friends since we were "zero". We grew up on the same street and always played together. We are so lucky to still be such great friends and have children so close in age. Shelby is 4 months older than Chloe, and Mallory is 4 months older than Kyle.

Flower Mound Pumpkin Patch

On Friday, October 19th, we went to the Pumpkin Patch. Chloe loves pumpkins and was very excited to go! We met some friends there and started taking pictures of all the kids playing with the pumpkins!

Chloe's First Day of Preschool

Chloe started preschool on October 16th. She is going to school at Trinity Presbyterian on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. She loved her first day and cannot wait to go back!

State Fair of Texas

First State Fair Corny Dog!

Yummy!

Big Tex

We went to the State Fair on Saturday, October 13th. It was Chloe's first time to go.....and of course Kyle's first time, too. We met Tony, Rachel and Lorenzo at the Fair. Kyle and I got separated from Chloe and Everett for 30 minutes in the car show. I was without a phone, so I just hoped we would see them. After 30 minutes, we found them! Then, we looked at cars and ate our corny dogs! Chloe loved eating her first State Fair Corny Dog!

Kyle's 1st Night Away

Kyle's favorite position: Standing!

Kyle likes to watch Chloe dance. She really gets into it! He thinks it is very funny and laughs at her while she dances.

Finally gave in!

Kyle and Chloe spent the night the my mom and dad on Friday night. This was Kyle's first night away. He still does not consistently sleep through the night, so I was very hesitant about leaving him. My mom said it would be ok, so we went ahead and tried it. He woke up at 12, 2:45 and then again at 5:45. I know my parents were exhausted the next day! Here are some pics of his first night at grandma and grandpa's house.

October Dinner Party

Favorite to Least Favorite

Rachel, Lorenzo, Dana, Tiffany, Kim and Me (Laura)

Everett, Gary, Steve, Ryan and Tony with Lorenzo

Steve and Dana

Gary and Kim

Ryan and Tiffany

Laura and Everett

Gary singing and playing songs for us!

Our dinner club started in October 2005. We meet at a different house every other month and have dinner and visit. We will meet again in December for our Progressive Dinner.


This month, the dinner club was on Friday, October 12th.

The couples who made it were:

Tony and Rachel Ferina with baby Lorenzo
Gary and Kim Talac
Steve and Dana Mangus
Ryan and Tiffany Day with baby Colin

This month the dinner club was at our house. We decided to do a wine tasting of white wines. We had appetizers and salads. Each couple brought a white wine. The wines, in the order they won, are pictured above.

Everyone had a great time!

Chloe and Kyle spent the night with my parents. It was Kyle's first night away from home. I kept wondering how he would do. Each time I called, he was fine, so that made me feel better.

Babysitting Lorenzo

Smiley Lorenzo!

Lorenzo watching Kyle climb!

Kyle wouldn't sit still for the picture.

Kyle using Lorenzo's Bumbo seat!

Kyle and I went over to the Ferina's house while I watched Lorenzo for a couple of hours. Kyle and Lorenzo had a good time playing. They kept smiling and laughing at eachother.

Friday Night at La Hacienda

Chloe riding the horse outside La Ha!

Lorenzo and Kyle...Best Buddies!

Kyle ate cheerios while we ate fajitas!

Chloe kept herself busy by coloring!

Kyle's first time in the restaurant highchair! He loved it!

Our family met Tony, Rachel and Lorenzo for dinner. The kids did great...even with the 30 minute wait for a table. This was Kyle's first time in a restaurant highchair. He did so well sitting in it eating his cheerios! He loved looking around at everything! Chloe enjoyed playing on the choo-choo train and horses while we waited. Lorenzo had good timing...he fell asleep right when we started to eat!