Sunday, October 30, 2011

Girls’ Weekend!

Since the men in our lives decided to ditch us for doves, we decided to have our own fun!  We celebrated Halloween in the sweetest way imaginable: cookie party!

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Eliana is a very talented taste tester…

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She worked on her sprinkle allocation skills…

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and chocolate dipping….

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but taste testing is her fave skill by far!

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Piping is so hard!

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After the gobs of sweets we made, we reverse trick or treated Hattie’s friend and neighbor.

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And were surprised by a goodie bag! Thanks Cathy!

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Eliana also painted and decorated a pumpkin for Hattie.

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After dinner we were treated to a show by CinderEli herself:

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Thank goodness Hattie had lipstick on hand for our star…

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By 10 o’clock, Eliana was showing no signs of stopping. Poor Hattie got to be a play gym!

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Here is Eliana’s encore performance before crashing in 2 seconds flat:

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After we read stories in bed, Eliana laid on her pillow paralyzed by fatigue, closed her little eyes and was out!

We are crafted and cookie-d out! Yay Girls’ Weekend!

Sunday, October 23, 2011

Cedar Park 5Miler

Eliana waited for Mama ever so patiently!

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Here she comes!

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JW got some cool pics of me running! I was sooooo happy right here because the finish line was right in front of me!!  I could barely believe I had reached my goal!

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I found them!

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I’m pretty sure Eliana was proud of me too!

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I didn’t stop running at all the whole race, except for picking a sunflower for my little booster. I have to give JW credit for registering me for the race. I’ve been training for this race for 6 months! But I didn’t know they were actually putting it on until about a week ago so when I found out the race was on, I wasn’t so sure I could do it. But I thank God for giving me the strength and endurance to run my race!

I run in the path of your commands, for you have set my heart free.  Psalm 119:32

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Pumpkin Patch 2011

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I LOVE this Eli face! It’s her baby face…awwww….

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JW’s artsy pic:

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Bye Pumpkin Patch, till Strawberry Season!!

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Monday, October 17, 2011

SewSusy back in business!

Eliana is my favorite model because she works for bombones (marshamallows) and Cookie Crisp cereal!!


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Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Best wedding ever—continued

Eliana and Elijah had such a blast once they realized running together was more fun than hitting each other.

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So glad Kim T was there!

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This is the moment Eliana cannot forget! The kiss! She can’t wait to marry now, great!

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Eliana’s first champagne glass. Just kidding! The ever-considerate bride and groom provided cider for kids and preggos alike.

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This is evidence of Eliana’s lack of nap. Sadly it is the last picture of her in her princess dress. It was itching her so bad we had to take it off, boo hoo!!!  We need to find a slip for that!!!

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Eliana was dancing before it was cool. That’s her flower girl shirt. But looking back I wish I had brought a more glamorous back-up outfit!  Her tutu skirt, at the least!!!

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Aside from the newly-minted Mr. & Mrs. Russell, the Little People ruled the dance floor.

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I love this picture! K & K’s passionate embrace and Eliana running circles around them- perfect!

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You may notice Eliana is not smiling in any of these pics. That’s because she is dancing on ‘auto-pilot’. She was completely fatigued!!! But the girl could not resist dancing anyway. Good thing her ballet fund is growing!

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Eliana, Kim and I left right before Kevin & Kelsie. I could not move anymore! JW was pooped from the Fable Fest so he actually left way before we did. I was so tired when I got home that I crashed in my purple dress right next to Eli in her big girl bed. Best wedding ever!!!! (aside from my own, as Kelsie pointed out)

Sunday, October 2, 2011

Best Wedding Ever!—in pictures (part 1)

I had just gotten Eliana into her dress and we were waiting to walk out into the gardens! (Zilker Botanical Gardens)

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Besitos for good luck!

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Kelsie was radiant and gorgeous!!! Eliana has a Tootsie Roll in her mouth Smile

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And my 5 inch heels! At last Kelsie and I saw eye to eye Winking smile

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For once JW’s burnt orange matched a wedding! (The colors were purple and bevo orange) Lookin’ sharp!

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I am thankful JW is not a paparazzi by profession because we would starve to death!  But he was our Papa-razzi that day so sadly he didn’t quite get any good shots of Eli walking down the aisle because he was on the wrong side of her!!!  And if you notice the actual wedding photographer was not trying to get pics of Eli either! LOL!

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This is where we stood the entire ceremony. Behind the row of purple dresses and black tuxedos is where Eliana yelled defiantly: NO! I’M THE BEST FLOWER GIRL EDO! (ever) repeatedly!!!  Completely unprovoked. I have no idea why she started screaming that during the ceremony!!! I was mortified!!! I don’t have any memory of ever telling her that either. I’m pretty sure Ms. Sassy Pants came to that conclusion after her mad-petal throwing skills paved the way for Kelsie. But seriously!!!!

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Here is the lovely bride with her bro.

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I spent most of the ceremony trying to pay attention and scolding Eliana like this.  To the right of Eliana sat, Biff,  Kelsie’s grandmother. Who unfortunately was witness to all of Eliana’s shenanigans.

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Happiest 2 people in Austin on October 1st!

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More pictures tomorrow!