SAMA Walk

Last Friday, after Ella's Halloween Party, we headed to the San Antonio Museum of Art (SAMA) to walk along the river walk.  I also use any and every opportunity to practice and Ella turns out to be the craziest model :)   Check  THIS out to see some outtakes.  Here are just a few... there are plenty more to come....

Halloween Night

Preschool Halloween Party

 Here is Ella's preschool class on Friday.  They had a sing along, story time and trick or treating.

Halloween Party

On Saturday ngiht, we headed over to friends for a Halloween party.  It was nice to hang out with the families and let the kids dress up.  Thank you Laura & Ozzie for the great evening....

Saturday in the Park

Last Saturday we headed into hill country to the Guadalupe State Park.  It's such a gorgeous month here in TX.  A little cool at night (but not quite sweater weather) and still 80 degrees in the day with little humidity and a bit of a breeze.  It's hard to believe it's the end of October and it's still t-shirt weather.

Guadalupe State park is a large camping, hiking, river-tubing natural preserve along part of the Guadalupe River.  It was so beautiful, we talked about saving for some camping gear in the near future.... and by camping gear I meant a tent trailer.  Ron?  He meant a bus. Like an RV bus.  A bus we could live in year round.   ummmm, not going to happen... at least until retirement when we can travel the continent in a bus. :)

Castle for a Princess

While in Gulfport this summer, Sara took me to a store called Tuesday Morning.   I guess it's like the equivalent to "Winners" in Canada but more of a bargin and mostly household decor and toys.  I found this fold-up wooden castle complete with wooden furniture.  I couldn't resist as she already had all the Disney princess figurines including Cinderella's carriage, from her third brithday cake.  Needless to say it's been a hit... and she even dresses for the occassion...

Little Reader

Ella loves reading.  Loves, loves it.  Ron takes her to the library at least twice a week when he picks her up after school.  They play on the computers and Ella brings home a stack of books each time.
She loves reading so much that she now opens a book and will 'read' out loud, an entire story of her making and turn the pages like she is really reading the book.  It's awesome!  I ordered 3 of these photos (in B&W) on canvas as a series for my office... I'll post pictures when they arrive...

Pumpkin Patch - Halloween Costume

If you ask Ella what she is going to be for Halloween, she will tell you:

"A fairy-godmother, sparkle ballerina witch. Because witches can be good witches. I'm going to be a good witch, not a bad witch. A fairy-godmother, sparkle ballerina witch."

At the pumpkin patch with her friends last week...

Check out Inspire Me Photography for more Halloween photos from last week.