Twenty.Six/Three.Six.Five.

We are a family that loves to dress up.  If there is a theme, you know we are all in.  So each Halloween, we look at this not just as a time for the kids change into character and trick-or-treat, but as a family affair.  This year was no different.  

Felicity Shagwell and her partner in crime, Austin Powers, stood alongside Buffy the Vampire Slayer and her mortal enemy - the Vampire.  It turned into one of my favorite costumes to date.

However, what truly caught my attention was when I saw both of these 'little' girls on my computer screen.  I cannot believe how much they have grown.  How beautiful they are both becoming.  It's just a glimpse of what is to come.  I don't know whether to be excited, proud, or scared to death.

Happy Halloween!

Twenty.Five/Three.Six.Five.

You know how many years it took me to actually get a picture of this girl smiling??!!  Not because she isn't a happy princess or doesn't love the attention, just because she always had better things to do then pause in front of a camera!

Go me!

Twenty.Four/Three.Six.Five.

Look who is in town.  

Hi Walter.

Twenty.Three/Three.Six.Five.

Just another Friday night with friends and Fall drink.

Best time of the year.

Twenty.Two/Three.Six.Five.

If you know my Cakes, then you know her obsession with Pigs.  As she likes to say, "I love pigs dead {bacon} and alive!"  She begs every birthday and every Christmas for a pet pig (which will NEVER happen).  Her room has become a shrine to the squealing animal - with a collection of piggy banks, stuffed animals, wall decor, and clothing.  So when she came downstairs this morning dressed and ready for  'Hat Day' - Red Ribbon Week - her choice of attire didn't surprise me in the slightest.

Love this girl.

And remember, Don't do drugs!  Wear a pig hat instead!!

Twenty.One/Three.Six.Five.

Last Spring we decided to become more connected with nature.  My brother basically has the produce section of HEB growing in his backyard so I figured with his advice...and Google -- how hard could it be?  Keep in mind, I am not a fan of gardening and in no way, shape or form have a green thumb.

So $400 later, we had 2 raised gardens filled with a mixture of soil, manure, sand....you know - all the crap my brother told us to buy.  String was used to create our 1x1 ft. square plots and seeds were planted.  All giddy and excited at our great job, we looked to the future of being able to supply our fridge in the upcoming months with green onions, green beans, cucumber, tomato, yellow squash, green peppers, carrots, radish, lettuce, spinach - just to name a few.

Fast forward to present day.....

We are only allowed to eat green peppers and (surprise!) the occasional red pepper for breakfast, lunch and dinner to make up for the $400 we 'invested' (aka wasted) last Spring in our attempt to grow our own food.

Peppers anyone?  

Twenty/Three.Six.Five.

I'm still waiting for Fall to arrive.

Every year, I think October should equal cooler weather.  

And every year Houston makes sure to remind me that this is purely wishful thinking.

So in the meantime, when we get those rare mornings of 60-something degree weather, I take full advantage.  Matt and Savannah in the background, my favorite coffee mug filled with creamer (and a little bit of coffee), updating my 365, with my partner in crime to keep me company.

It's been a rough couple weeks and sometimes you need moments like this to remind yourself....

Life is Good.