Saturday, August 29, 2009

Medieval Times



As a special Back-to-School treat Paul and I took the kids to Medieval Times (or the castle restaurant as the kids call it). Our kiddos have been very interested in this place since we started taking the I-35 route to Houston. We pass it now going that way. I mean, what kid wouldn't be intrigued by a castle sitting right there on the side of the road?? Right?



It was a very impressive restaurant, very large inside and out.



























Once you go inside you are assigned a section to eat in. We were assigned the green section and told to cheer for the green knight.



There was a whole scenario set up...there was trouble in the land....people were being oppressed, the prince was sent out to make things right...the princess didn't want him to go...the bad knight (the GREEN knight) was fighting for a different cause and there was trouble!!! Nut shell version. Very cheesy...blah, blah, blah!



Here's our valiant green knight, that ended up getting slayed in the end...cause well, he was the BAD guy!!



All the knights representing a section. There's the red section behind them.



The cheesy princess. Cait said while we were walking out that she wished I was playing the princess up there. HA!



Here we are...no utensils!!!!



cheers!!!







Lots of real jousting and sword fighting. You could see sparks fly when the swords clashed together. Awesome! The lowered chain guards in between them and the audiance for that part. I guess just in case a sword wnet flying!!
















Fun night...sweet family...good times

Sunday, August 9, 2009

Saturday we hosted a little birthday party for Cait...well it was really a lot more like a playdate with cupcakes and ice cream! It was the most low key party ever! LOVED it!



Here are the girls in the floor playing with Cait's new paper dolls that she got for her birthday.



Our princess dressing her princess dolls!



Here's sweet Ashlyn! She's just one of those little girls that you want your child to be friends with, ya know??? So sweet and thoughtful and always kind!



Here are the girls decorating princess cookies to their liking



Long-time friend Anna, who is quite the little artist...like her momma



Cupcakes with diamond rings in them! Oh my!



The party crew!
Actually, the highlight of the party was when we were eating ice cream. I guess the ice cream was so hard that one of the girls' spoon broke. It went flying in the air and popped the balloon above her head! We all screamed! You can't buy that type of excitement, I tell you!



Pretty cookies taste better than plain ones, didn't you know?



Happy birthday dear Cait!















Happy chocolate face



Next the princesses decided to go jump on the trampoline...what fun!












Present time, present time, open the present and see what's inside!



Homemade cards are always the best!!






Fun party with sweet little friends! What can be better?

Friday, August 7, 2009

Happy Birthday to Our Girl!!



Yesterday was Cait's 6th birthday, so I wanted to share some pictures with you! It was a fun day!



We call Cait sleeping beauty because she is just such! She is a beauty and she LOVES her sleep!!! I had to finally wake her about 9:30 so that she could start her day! Mindy Mayhew was visiting us, so it made it really special to have her with us celebrating!



We decided to take the kids to the Magic Time Machine for dinner. Cait dressed up as a princess and B dressed as a pirate. But before we went it was present time for Cait.



She had already gotten several cards in the mail with money inside (yipee) and a beautiful necklace and bracelet from her Aunt Kristi, which she insisted on wearing the minute she opened.



We gave her her first Bible and Bible cover. She was so proud and now is ready to be promoted to the Sunday School class where the kids bring their Bibles and read out of them...not just the teachers. She's pretty pumped!



Here's the restaurant...you feel like you step back into the 70's!



My hunky hubby!



The carousel where we ate our dinner. The salad bar is in an old car too. It's a fun restaurant to look at. Every table is different!



She loves her dad! He gets lots of love from her.



When the waitress asked if the kids would like a magic potion to drink, Cait went hysterical! Not kidding. She had just watched Snow White for the first time a week or so ago and she was probably thinking of THAT potion and who knows, but she was boo-hooing on my shoulder! We were cracking up laughing (or trying not to rather). B ordered that smoking potion and loved it! Cait passed with a chocolate milk instead. Hey! Everyone was happy now!



Paul with his own potion :-)



The Little mermaid came by for a picture with Cait



The waitstaff sang a very unconventional birthday song and gave her cookies and ice cream.



Mermaid, Woody and Laura Croft. She was our waitress, but our kids had no idea who she was...heck, we barely knew.



I love this part!



Happy now, even with all the potion trauma and the fact that she didn't like her dinner. Bummer of a birthday dinner, right? All is well once the ice cream comes though.



Jack Sparrow and B




The funniest picture of all was taken by a professional that night. Do you see something wrong with it? I just about can't look at it because it freaks me out so!










When we got home we raised the garage door to let Cait see her big gift.



She likes it!



A bike with no training wheels!!!







Okay, she looks so big on it!!!!



Happy birthday sweetheart!



About Cait:

loves kitty cats
wants to grow up to be a singer on the stage
sings so frequently that sometimes people ask her to stop (after 12 hours straight of singing the same song!!!)
loves all things princess
wants her mommy to wear dresses and heels all the time and wants to dad to wear a tie (of which he doesn't own) all the time as well
loves playing with her brother
is a messy eater!
favorite meal of all time is macaroni and cheese...she could eat it everyday and never tire
she kisses us constantly, we are always being loved on
she is very dramatic, especially when she gets hurt!
She loves The Sound of Music like her momma
She loves Two Rows restaurant (because of the macaroni)
She loves to swim, but holds er nose even just to put her head under water
She is a safe girl, rarely doing anything risky
She bites her tongue at LEAST once a day
She loves ballet and is very good at it! She has come a long way since the doctor recommended it for her legs.
She is about to be in first grade...sad! I struggle with whether she is ready.
Her smile could melt anyone's heart!!!
She is very complimentary
She likes to sing High School Musical songs
She is a determined reader
She has long eyelashes and big blue eyes
She has yellow hair (as she says it)
When she prays it is hard to keep a straight face!!!!
She is SO loved!!!