Pretty Busy Weekend

Our weekend was busy but fun! Friday night my friend Angela (Meierhofer) drove down to see me and another one of her friends that lives in Hutto, Tx. We met for dinner at The Kona Grill in North Austin. We had a great time catching up, eating Sushi and enjoying each others company. Angela and I have been great friends for over six years. We worked very closely together for the six years that I worked for Winfree Academy. Ashly and the girls spent their night driving back from camping and unpacking all their stuff.

We got up pretty early on Sat. morning because we were taking our family Christmas pictures at 9:30 at Zilker Park. Every knows I get really stressed out when it comes down to orchestrating our family pictures for numerous reasons. It's usually an eventful time to say the least. Keep in mind it was in the low 40's Sat. morning with very cold wind so that made it even more exciting. It never fails the minute Nate (our photographer) started snapping away Presley had a little melt down. She wanted me to hold her b/c she was cold. She fell down on the dirt and got her white tights all nice and dirty at the beginning of the photography session. Needless to say we finally made it through the hour. We haven't seen the proofs yet so I'm not sure how they came out...we shall see.

Payton was invited to her first birthday party here. A little boy in her class named Zachary was turning five and I could tell by the invitation it was going to be a good one! Payton and I snuck out of the house about 12:40 p.m. because we didn't want Presley to know we were going to a "birthday party" without her. We didn't want her feelings hurt so Daddy stayed home with her and gave her a lot of attention.

Well, I was right about the birthday party. It was a kids dream. There were about 40 kids there (no lie). The atmosphere was over stimulating (in a fun way). There was a monkey show, pictures with the monkey, a bounce house, tons of tricycles for everyone to ride around on, and a big play scape. After the kids had their pictures taken with the monkey, out came four parrots for a parrot show. That was really neat. Then their was pony rides. There were four little ponies so each kid was able to get a ride in a timely manner. We sang happy birthday, ate cake and just when you thought the party was over, a real firetruck came. I mean we couldn't forget the firetruck right? At the end of the party Santa Claus came out and passed out the party favors. WOW! What a party.

I forgot to mention that the party was catered very nicely with food and drinks for all the parents too. We were never bored either. I met a lot of really neat people which was nice since I don't get out much from work, church and the gym.

I found out that Zachary's dad was a music producer and he adopted Zachary from the Ukraine. Zachary doesn't have a mother but his dad is a really nice man. It's a really neat story.

Saturday night Ashly, the girls and I went to eat Mexican food at a place close to our apartment. We came home, put the girls to bed and watched the UFC Fight together. It's always nice after the girls go down because as much as we love hanging out with them, it's nice to have a little peace and quiet together.

We got up this morning and went to church. The day was spent like a typical Sunday. I did laundry and cleaned while Ashly cleaned the inside and outside of the 4 Runner. Now we are getting ready to watch the Cowboys play. We are crossing our fingers and saying a prayer for them! Have a great week. Until next time...