Tuesday, February 19, 2019

Valentines Day and Rebecca is 5!

Our Valentine turns 5!!!

We take Valentines very seriously around here.  I can't believe our party of 5 is headed to Kindergarten next year. She is definitely a leader. She loves unicorns, drawing hearts, writing her name, scootering, LEGOS, anything to do with art. She is my fashionista and someone who is tough, strong and well, simply amazing at 5. 


Woke me up early to make homemade Mini Poptarts. 


The number 5 kept falling over with Dallas' crazy windy days. It was hilarious - the number kept falling over. 



Had a fabulous Valentine celebration at Oishi sushi restaurant.  This is THE best seafood restaurant that we quite honestly just found. We know the owner as Ty's dad but never ventured to Tham's place and we are the last to find out about this hidden secret. So fun! Very yummy and super fresh.


Rebecca got Calico Critters for her birthday present and O'Neill and Victoria both played with the whole set for days! When Victoria asked if she could get some Calico Critters for her birthday I knew it was a hit!


Unicorn charm necklace


The chocolate fountain was a hit!


Rebeca had her official party at the pottery paint place where her guest painted pottery and picked them up a couple days later. 


My gorgeous Victoria finding rose petals on her bed before bedtime on V-Day


...and Rebecca too


Oh! and we had some friends spend the night over the holiday and play Pictionary! It was hilarious 


This girl knows how to get a crowd - everyone replied yes to her party! Ms. Congeniality 


Oh the cake! SO it took the talents of Victoria to bake the cake, JZ to ice the cake, a friend Jill Jones to help with the piping, mom, and Rebecca to get this cake in yummy order! This cake weighed maybe 20 pounds! it was covered with icing, fondant, buttercream, sugar flowers/ it had four layers on the bottom and five rainbow layer on the top! So fun to make but seriously it took all day! 




























4th grade Valentine party! It's the last one she will get. She starts 5th grade next year and they don't have parties :( And sweet Victoria and I forgot about the free dress day they had and she improved free dress day with some athletic clothes she had in her locker! 








O'Neill painted a guitar in honor of School of Rock (although he plays the drums) and Victoria painted a dog bowl in replacement of the dog bowl she painted a few year ago (because it broke) And Rebecca painted a unicorn
























Tuesday, February 5, 2019

VICTORIA IS 10!

Happy birthday Victoria!!! I can't believe you are 10 years old!!! She wanted a slumber party to celebrate and we took the girls to NorthPark Mall where they had a scavenger hunt. She also wanted her ears pierced but 13 is our age.
























Thank goodness it's 2019

After a hectic end to 2018 - torn ACL and surgery, dog's broken leg and surgery, broken toe, packing, moving, car problems, Christmas, family - I'm ready for my sad country song to be over. On to 2019!

JZ's 42nd birthday! A week after ACL surgery - we hosted a little birthday party at the new home. 


Lower School crazy holiday hat day



Little bakers and they totally Nailed It! They must have made over 100 cookies: M&M, snickerdoodle, chocolate chip and heart valentine sugar cookies.


Football, Minecraft and Fortnight playdate


Acolyte and 2nd grade chapel leader - Abuelo and Papa were able to attend





Love seeing these two friends at Library Duty



Baron and his cone


O'Neill's first hunting trip with Dad at Llano TX. They didn't kill anything but JZ found out that O'Neill really likes to shoot.







Continuing on the hunting theme - JZ took the whole family to the Safari Club to see everything hunting




All three kids shooting life like guns trying to kill hogs on the video screen- what a lovely family activity.



One of her favorite stores - Target


O'Neill had his two bottom baby teeth pulled to help one of his permanent teeth grow - he is actually missing the other permanent tooth!


Peaceful Dreamers - but these two are sick with the flu at the same time!




Rebecca might have just found her a family -