Another Arboretum Day!

We haven't been to the Arboretum in a few months because it has been soooo hot! But now the pumpkins are out, and I love FALL!!!! Even though we constantly sought shade and I got sunburned on our 85 degree Texas heat! As soon as we got there, Annie had an accident, so she spent the day showing off her hot pink boots! Playing in the hay-maze. My sweet Emily is getting SOOOOOO big! And yes, that is a scratch on her nose, not a piece of dirt on your screen.
We went with an old friend and her family. Annie was the big girl, so when Emily and Gavin couldn't find their way out, Annie came to the rescue!
This was the closest I could get to a sisters' shot. They were NOT in the mood for posing!
Guess what I am about to do...

Didn't go quite as I had planned...
I was constantly telling Annie to look with her eyes and smell with her nose, but not to touch with her hands. She LOVES to pick flowers! However, she is setting a good example here for Gavin.
There were a few leftover goldfish, so they sat by the pond and feed the fish!
It was such a fun and beautiful day - made even better by the company! Hope everyone had such a pleasant day!

you've had a birthday - shout horray!

today was my sister's birthday! emily found the waiting bowl of powdered sugar and ben and annie quickly joined her. happy birthday!!!
yes, we counted out each and every candle so the cake would be right.
we love you aunt jamie!!!!

The Law of the Toliet

So, before I have any kind of meeting at my house, I try to wipe down the hall bathroom. It gets scrubbed once a week, but in between is just quicky spot-checks (mirror, counter, floor, toilet seat, straighten towels, etc). Without fail, the Law of the Toilet applies in my house.

I will have book club, a baby shower or something similar at my house where women are going to be here for at least 2 hours and NO ONE uses my potty! I'm sure because it is very clean with candles burning and smelling nice. But, when people are here for a quick 20 minutes to pick something up or drop something off, they ALWAYS ask to use the bathroom - of course, these are the times without my quicky spot-checks. Why is that??? Why must this be a LAW - with almost the same consistency as gravity???