Halloween 2011

We had our Halloween celebration a few days early, complete with a little black cat girl, a girl from the 1950's, and a High School Musical character for a modern touch.    All the girls like to ham it up for the camera!

Halloween Cake Pops!  Thank you, Lisa!

The last game of the volleyball season...Go Sadie #15!

The 9th grade volleyball team has had a great season, with only 2 losses in district play.    This little team is great together.   Yesterday was the final game in their season.  I have looked forward to watching the games, and I will miss them until next year, unless we get into a spring league.  Sadie is a good middle hitter, a great server, and a really valuable player for her team. 

Texas State Fair

We made our first trip to the Texas State Fair this weekend.   I had been many years ago; the girls really had fun.   We started the day off at IHOP; we rode the rapid-transit train to get to the fair grounds.  The highlights of the day included the bird show, the butterfly house, aquarium, and paddleboats.   Sadie and Maggie absolutely loved the stingray tank, where they were able to pet the stingrays.   We were all exhausted and ready to come home by the end of the day.  It was a very worthwhile trip!

Riding the DART!

Sadie's look of concentration.

Maggie's look of concentration.

Petting the stingrays.

Sadie, the soon-to-be driving teenage lady

Sadie is taking the Parent-Taught Driver Education course, with the goal of getting her learner's permit.   Her spare hours will be taken up with reading the material and preparing to test for her learner's permit.   Volleyball season will be over soon, giving her more time, but this is very dry material so far!    She is a great reader, and she will be a great driver.

Our Girls' Night Out on the Town

A nice supper at a sit-down restaurant, followed by a funny, family play at the community college.  The girls and I really enjoyed getting out on a recent evening.  We plan to do this more often!