Party at the River!

Yesterday, Niva's friends Sebastian and Carla (and families) invited us to spend the day at their rented cottage on the Blanco River in Wimberley. The weather couldn't have been more perfect...we had the best time! Check out these buddies on the river:

The Daddy Boat Rides were a hit!

Niva and Sebastian trying to catch fish in a tiny net

Bonus pix:

Niva and her homie Bobbi at Mayfield Park

Flying the kite she made at NW Rec Center Kite Fesitval

Playing around after watching a beautiful violin concert at the Blanton

Rodeo Day at Preschool 

Showing off the goods that Gammy and Poppa brought back from Nepal. She loves the fanciness of the outfits!

The Puzzlemaster

Yesterday morning, Niva asked me randomly, "Mom, am I genius?" I said to her, "What! How do you know the word "genius"???" I suspect she heard her biggest fan Gammy Shrestha call her this. Well, later on that afternoon Niva proved Gammy right by completing a 48 piece puzzle on her own. I didn't so much as glance at the puzzle the whole time she was doing it. About 30 minutes passed, and TA-DA!, here she is with her Candy Land puzzle:

I am so proud of my Lil Dude for not giving up or getting frustrated the whole time!

Valentine's Day 2014

Another year, another Valentine's Day! Here are the pix from this year's day to celebrate love:

Enjoyed the gorgeous weather at our Amy's Ice Cream play date with our peeps

Continued the tradition of making chocolate covered strawberries...the little mouse keeps getting bigger and bigger!

Played some soccer with Daddy before making a delicious scallop dinner

Going back in the archives, take a look at Valentine's Day past...


http://nivajosephine.blogspot.com/2013/02/a-new-school.html
http://nivajosephine.blogspot.com/2012/02/lovely-day-of-love.html



Bonus pic of the day...

Niva shows off a mini-version of the outfit for her future fan club...thanks Aunt Josie for the yummy cookies for Mom's baby shower!

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!!