Striving to be a Proverbs 31 woman to my sweet husband and my growing family.

Friday, October 25, 2013

San Antonio

We took our first road trip in a while and headed down to San Antonio for my cousin's wedding. Claire had been looking forward to seeing Mimi in her wedding dress for about a month so she was very excited for this wedding weekend. The first day we were there we headed down to the river walk and the girls loved it. We ate, rode a river boat, and had gelato. The girls were a little restless during the boat tour but overall they did great. All 3 girls danced their little hearts out at the rehearsal dinner. Claire couldn't wait to get dressed up for the wedding. She had a great time dancing after the ceremony to the Mariachi band that was playing. At the wedding there was a kid room filled with activities and even special food for all the kids who were at the reception. My cousin even had 3 babysitters on hand to watch the little ones so the adults could enjoy the reception. I had never seen anything like this before and Grace and Hannah had a blast in the kid room. Claire stayed with us but when it was dinner time she was happy to eat in the kid room. It was a busy and fun trip for us all. 

Having fun on the river walk

Exploring with Papi

On the river boat

Mimi walking down the aisle

Claire enjoying the river boat

Daddy and Hannie at the restaurant

Claire kept wanting to touch the water every chance she had

Dancing with daddy after the ceremony

The littles on the river walk
All of us at the wedding

Friday, October 11, 2013

Oma and Opa came to visit

The girls were thrilled to find out their grandparents (Oma and Opa) were coming to visit. They enjoyed every minute of the constant attention they received. They went on walks, played at the park, played outside, went to Botanical Gardens, and soaked in every moment. This trip came at a great time for me as I was just starting to feel the full force of my fatigue and nausea in my first trimester. What a blessing to have so much help. It also helped the girls this time to know they will be seeing their Oma and Opa again after Christmas. This definitely minimized the tears when they had to say good-bye. 

All dressed for church

Being silly

Oma, Opa, and the girls

Posing

Thanks to Opa, we were able to get a family shot.

Turtle watching at the Botanical Gardens

All tired out at the mall