We've been busy....

And boy do we have a lot to report!

We went to the balloon festival in Plano a few weekends ago and had a blast! My sister and her family came and KayKay and Grandpa, too. We met a bunch of friends there and watched them take off, do a balloon 'glow' and fireworks after. Here are a few pics -

Tim and Brad...

Cousins (Ella, Jilian and Seth)...

Izzy, Ella and Jilian...

Pop Pop and the grandkids...

All of us, stretching from one pink arrow to the other!

Jilian's new favorite song is Party in the USA by Miley Cyrus. Here we all are rockin' with 'our hands up, they're playin my song....'

Jilian's school had a Parade of Cultures last week. Her class was Scotland. They brought out each class, all representing a different country, and they walked around the parking lot. It was so cute! Jilian was very serious about her job. She walked around and barely smiled. But, heck, I would have been freaked out by all the parents standing around watching and laughing with video cameras!

Here are a few pics of the family. And one of Brad and I. We rarely get dressed up, so we took this opportunity to grab a quick pic.

Poppi, Jilian, Brad, Mimi and me...

So, you know Jilian loves loves loves to do her own hair with ALL of her hair bows, right? Here's the latest 'do.....

Last week, when it rained a lot, while driving home from getting Little Caesars pizza (which we do quite often because this cooking thing isn't working out so well), we saw a RAINBOW! It was so pretty; it was a full rainbow - went all the way around. I had a bad day at work and that day, Jilian went potty in her pants, so I was upset about that.....and just other stuff was going on. But, when we saw the rainbow, everything was just......better. It was the ray of light that we needed. We sat outside forever just talking about it - where does it stop? is there a pot of gold somewhere? where do they come from? It was....nice. :)

Last Friday, we had a nice little treat. My uncle and his wife were in town. So, we went over to Cynthia's house and chit chatted. They are very unique people and have a lot of life experiences that I love to hear about. They play in a Blue Grass band in Colorado Springs, and they brought their instruments with them. Uncle Bob plays the mandolin and Cindy plays the dulcimer. It was so great to hear them play. Jilian wasn't warming up to Uncle Bob, and he desperately tried to lure her in. But, she was sold on Cindy! She got to play the dulcimer which she really liked.So, my sister and I made a trip to Canton on Sunday. We almost needed a boat to get there, but we finally made it. A little rain won't keep any girl away from 1st Monday Trade Days in Canton! It poured the whole time we were there. We stayed in the covered areas, those were the only vendors that were there anyway.

Okay, so my sister has her heart set on BIG bows for the girls for Christmas. The idea is great - keep the outfits simple and go all out on the bows. She wants feathers in the bows. This was one of our goals at Canton - to find these BIG bows WITH feathers. I'm along for the ride. We bought a few. Let's just say that I probably wouldn't have picked them out myself, but again, I'd do it for my sister. I'm neutral....she has her heart set on it....she wins! Here they are....
We also went to the State Fair of Texas (I feel like a need a megaphone when I say that) this past weekend with my sister and her family and KayKay and Grandpa. A full report will be on the next post....so many great pics!