Saturday night, we went out to eat with Mike’s parents and took the girls to ride the carousel.  We all had a great time enjoying one of the last summer weekends together!

Noelle loved wearing the free Rangers t-shirts (adult-sized) that we got at the game so much that I ordered her this big Big Sis shirt on ebay.  She wears it like a night gown.  She is so proud to be the big sister of the family and wears her title very well.  See how happy her little sis is?  Great job, big sis!

Bailey had the cutest Toy Story birthday last weekend!

Of course, Noelle loves Bailey!

Fun with fish!

The kids got to feed the fish and shoot guns!

Anna Kate with her buddy,  Sadie!  

Afterward, we looked around Cabela’s a bit.  They have an aquarium and mountain range with animals everywhere.  It’s really cool, and the kids loved it!

Anna Kate has started calling every animal she sees a “puppy.”  It’s the cutest thing.  She’ll look at a fish and so sweetly say, “Aww, puppy!”  We’ll say, “Fish!”  She’ll laugh and say, “Puppy!”  Cutie pie!

After Sweet and Sassy, we headed over to the mall for a little back to school shopping!  Thanks for the pics, Bekah!

When we were in Jacksonville, we got Noelle’s hair trimmed at Rainbow’s End.  Let’s just say, I could’ve gotten it more even!  After looking at it drove me crazy for a week, we headed up to Sweet & Sassy to get it fixed.  They did an amazing job, but it took them a bit longer than her usual trim.  They had two girls working on her the whole time.  Lol!  It’s shorter (obviously) than the original trim we wanted, but it looks really cute.  We’re going to stick with Sweet and Sassy from now on.  I thought it was over the top, but now I see why paying a little extra pays off!  🙂 Cute hair, Noelle bug!

Mike’s department recently moved across his building, giving him the perfect view of our old townhouse.  When I told you guys we lived next to Mike’s work, I wasn’t joking.  This makes me sentimental, because I remember looking out at his office from my upstairs bedroom window, sending up daytime prayers for him.  This was such a sweet time!  We saved so much money (rent and gas) and lived so simply… the simply part is still our forte!  🙂

Most of you know our friend, Jon, by now.  The crazy tall one who always makes everyone laugh.  Yeah, that one. 

Well, Jon has an idol.  He’s our local DFW weatherman, Pete Delkus.  To give you an idea how crazy he is about Pete, check this out: he invited him to his wedding, has met him numerous occasions over the past three years, and owns the website www.petedelkus.com.  Oh yes, he does.

So, this video tops all of that off.  Landon made his TV debut on the local news, and it makes us laugh so hard every time we watch it.  You may have to know Jon personally to understand why it is so incredibly funny, but we can’t stop laughing!

We had our church friends over last week, and we had a cupcake contest between two local bakeries.  It was super fun and delicious!  This is our friend Kelli with the girls.  I wish I had gotten a pic of the group.  It was a really special night!  Thanks everyone for coming over! 

Keri made the girls the cutest summer surprises!  She made a bag for Noelle and an adorable picture frame for Anna Kate. 

Thanks Caroline and Carlee for our fun surprises!!!

We went to Chuck E. Cheese and shopping with Bekah last week, but my memory card on the camera broke, and we lost all of our pics of the day.  Bekah took this picture of Anna Kate in the dressing room with her cell phone.  We had a fun day, Bekah Boo!