A Curly Q Birthday

It was our friend, Damian's birthday a few weeks ago and we could pass up another opportunity to have a themed party! Damian is a man after my own "hair". His might even surpass mine in curliness...hence the curly q party!

Everything that we ate was curly...pretzels, cheetohs, apples, cheese, shrimp...you name it, we had it. We even had curly straws!

Everyone did their hair curly as well! Here is Julie sporting her curlers!

As of late, we have lost most of our guy friends. Plus the birthday boy showed up 3 hours late! Here are all the ladies modeling the curlies...

Don't ask me how I got roped into this...the one party where I don't have to do anything to fit in and I get talked into brushing my hair. It made for good laughs. Kirsten had to wear a wig to look as good as me!

Here are Julie and Mauren sporting their curls! I think they both look fantastic. I think that curls should really catch on!

Here is the man of the hour, blowing out his curly candles!

Life's a Zoo...at least in Kindergarten

It's that time of year again! It came so fast. We turned our classroom into a living museum (it really was more like a zoo!). The kids worked really hard and I was proud of them. Each table was assigned a habitat and then each child got to choose an animal from that habitat to study. They had to memorize three facts about their animal. We invited all of the parents to come in. The kids were frozen in their habitat and when someone would push the button on their costume that said "push", they would come alive and tell their facts. It really was adorable. Here are a few shots that I got.

Here is the Cheetah from the Savannah

The camel in the desert was worried because her ears kept falling off!

My least favorite animal...the Tarantula!

You may not recognize this beast, but he is a very happy anaconda. The tiger is ready behind him!

The gorilla was adorable. Her mom told me that she kept that costume on all night and would repeat her facts to anyone that would listen. It warmed my heart!

Here is the serval in action, reciting her facts to one of our visitors!

The arctic animals were ready and waiting!


The parrot was fantastic! I loved the real feathers!


Here is the scary black panther...


The snowy owl kept getting out of character and ending up in the rain forest.

The shark costume was well done... I just not sure how excited he was to be in it!

Here is the dolphin sharing her knowledge.

I loved the sting ray costume. It really was incredible...and it looked real. For those of you wondering, we also have a humpback whale in the ocean!


Here are the habitats that they created. I love seeing what they come up with. They studied pictures in books to find out what belongs in their habitat.

The Rain Forest

The Desert

The Savannah

The Arctic

And... The Ocean


Most of the parents took their kids home after the presentation was over. A few stayed until the end of the day. We had a few extra minutes for some close-up glamor shots!

How can you not love this face? I would take her home with me in a heartbeat!

He's trying to be cool for the camera!

A Few Engagement Pictures

As some of you know, we went to Orlando for Spring Break. Adam met us down there for a week of Disney Magic! (Check out Alona's blog for the full run down. We have to share posts, since we have the same life!) Since that was most likely the last time that I would get to see Adam before the wedding, we decided to take a few engagement shots. Alona and our friend, Julie took them for us and then Kristal did all of the touch-ups. She sent me a few samples with things she can do. Let me know what you like...what you don't like. We have a tough decision. These are not all of the pictures, so don't be surprised if we pick one that is not posted!

Oh...I also have to compliment Adam. We all know the kind of pictures he "usually" takes. For some reason, he thinks those ridiculous faces are hilarious. He wasn't difficult at all. In fact, he was quite pleasant and cooperative! Thanks Adam...you're the best!

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Thanks Alona, Julie, & Kristal! I love them!

Rodeo Houston

It's that time of year again and a group of us headed to Reliant Stadium for the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Oh the fun!

The fun began as we were waiting for the Metro to take us to the rodeo. The Metro (not Nate) is always interesting!

Our little group was the last to arrive. Here is the rest of the gang patiently awaiting our arrival.

Next on my list was FOOD. For some reason, I am always hungry. I love food...it makes me happy!

Dinner was delicious. (Sorry the picture is a little dark.)

We had to capture Lesley and Dave in a "Texas" pose with the horses. Lesley was thrilled! (Congrats to them, by the way. They were married on the 14th of March!)

We met up with more people for the actual rodeo. Here is Julie sporting her shade and hat!

Here is the rest of us...at least most of us. There were a few stragglers. Katherine wins for best hat!

Who knew Julie was a world champion barrell racer?

I have to admit that I love to watch the bull riding. It scares me to death, but I can't keep my eyes off of it! My favorite part of the rodeo, however, was the "muttin' bustin'", where they put the 4-6 year old on the back of a sheep and let em go! It is hilarious!

After the rodeo, the show began. We got to see Rascal Flatts. Most of you might be shocked...but yes, I went to a country concert. It was my first. Every other time I've been to the rodeo, we've gone to the "non-country" concerts. I had to go to at least one before I left Texas!

They put on a good show. I was actually more impressed with the stage than I was with the performers!

As you can tell, Nate and Damien really liked the concert.