For Posterity

Since I haven't put many pix up lately, I will include a few for now...sorry it is not recent!

Celebrating our friend Joseph Edward Geck's Christening

Cool Kid at the races!

Carving Halloween pumpkin with Aunt Terry

Fall Festival with Haley

Kerbey Lane with Gammy & Poppa

Poor Lil Ghost was sick for the Halloween Parade at her school...but she made it for trick or treating!

Tailgating!

Thanksgiving performance with the Bears class

After Thanksgiving feast....yes, I ate a lot but that belly also contains Niva's brother and sister

Gammy so spry!

The Christmas Tree Star!

Making Christmas gifts at Cafe Monet with her homie Lizzie

After the performance of the Nutcracker at Dougherty Arts Center....it was 2 hours long and Niva was entranced the whole time!

2nd Annual Gingerbread House Party

Getting ready for Christmas

More to come....maybe in a few more months??

Summer Recap

What a wonderful summer we had! After our trip to the Cape and celebrating the big 3, here are some other highlights:

Niva started her 3rd summer of swim lessons with her homie Lizzie!

Even though Niva was top in the class, she was still very scared of leaving the steps. Things sure did change by the end of the summer!

A fun visit to the McKenna Children's Museum in New Braunfels...

with the Friday Fun Bunch

And then we surprised Gammy in Katy for her 60th birthday. What a fun time!

We went to the Blanton several times this summer (Free Thursdays!). This Art Lab that they provided for free was amazing!

Then, Niva officially said goodbye to Ms. Delores, Ms. Maria, and the Monkeys class

And was on her way to the Bears class with Ms. Nichole and Ms. Ghada!

Finally, Niva proved she could swim on her own.  Here, she wears floaties because it's deep. However, we spent so much time practicing at the YMCA where it's a lot more shallow so that is where she gained her confidence!

Hooray for a productive summer!!

The Big 3!!!!

Birthday Week is finally coming to an end! Let's review all the highlights of the first week of Niva's 3rd year of life...

We presented Niva with her new 3 story dollhouse on Birthday Eve (it includes an elevator and a toilet that flushes!)

July 8th, Birthday Morning, Niva busts through the balloons to a new year!

Birthday Breakfast: waffles with sprinkles and that expensive kefir yogurt she always asks for since some bougie kids in her Chinese class have it...I splurged since it's her birthday!

Niva celebrated with cupcakes in her preschool class

She enjoyed a cake pop on the way home from preschool

 Niva makes a wish as she blows out all 3 candles on 3 fancy cupcakes

Then, Gammy and Poppa come to town in anticipation of Birthday Party Weekend...bearing tons of gifts of course!

Today July 14th on our 6th wedding anniversary,  we celebrated with the most fun party with all of Niva's best buddies.

At Dick Nichols Park, there was splashing with the dolphin, hanging at the playground, swimming, and an ice cream social!

Autumn and Kalla check out all the goodie bag swag

Look really closely at these cuties

My immaculate (:/) Rice Krispie ice cream cones

Our flower centerpiece

Ice cream cone cupcakes!

And back on the dolphin...Niva's crew of friends are so fun!

At the end of the party, Poor baby got stung by a bee on her arm! Fortunately, she had presents to look forward to and take the pain off her mind.

Thanks for the crazy glasses, Leo!

And then our Annual Pinterest Photo shoot (check out last year's: http://nivajosephine.blogspot.com/2012/07/aging-gracefully.html)

Oh my Bear, I love you so much!!!!!!!!