Ordinary Miracle

"It's not that unusual.
When everything is beautiful.
It's just another
Ordinairy miracle today."
- Sarah McLachlan







"Princess Pink"
7 lbs 14 oz
19 1/4 inches

The Final Countdown

"We're leaving together,
But still it's farewell
And maybe we'll come back,
To earth, who can tell?
I guess there is no one to blame
We're leaving ground
Will things ever be the same again?

It's the final countdown..."
- Europe





I have not been a lazy mom the past few weeks, keeping the boys from fun & educational outings. Life has just been REALLY busy as we quickly approach the countdown of our newest arrival. Lets just say the house is decorated for Christmas, all presents are bought and wrapped, envelopes are pre-addressed for both Christmas and the birth announcements, we are ready to celebrate Big's 4th birthday in 2 weeks, the baptism is scheduled, laundry done, house cleaned, and Daddy comes home tomorrow! And to think my OB told me to take it easy towards the end...I have not even mentioned my work schedule.






I have found the time to get drawn by my dear friend from Finland and take a photo session from a friend who used to work at the hospital with me. As for the boys they have been busy playing at the neighborhood parks, baking, doing arts and crafts, and anything that keeps me from relaxing on the couch!

Monster Mash

"He did the mash.
He did the monster mash.
The monster mash.
It was a graveyard smash.
He did the mash.
It caught on in a flash.
He did the mash.
He did the monster mash."
- Bobby "Boris" Pickett







Maybe not any monsters coming from our front door this year, but the boys had a blast on their first REAL experience of trick-or-treating! And it was even more special to share it with one of their best girls from Finland. We started the day off with a trip to the Fort Worth Zoo. Knowing Wednesdays are half price days, the crowd is usually larger, but still not bad being the middle of the school year. But when we drove into the parking lot and saw over 20 yellow school buses, I would have paid full price and come on another day to avoid the lines. Since the strollers were loaded and picnics packed, we still continued on. Rather than visiting the primate cage first, we took a left and toured the zoo backward, never encountering a class. After 2 hours of awing over the lions, tigers, and bears our zoo visit was complete.



Then as usual, we hopped across the street for our picnic lunch and the jumped on the Forest Park Miniature Railroad train ride. I know I have written about this before, but this 40 minute ride is by far the best. We always jump off at the concession stand to grab our routine popcorn and water before we continue across the Trinity River bridge one last time. Then we rushed home to get an hour of shut-eye in before our successful Halloween night.