Last Friday we started off our weekend by taking a family visit to a park in Keller. This was a new park for us to check out and let me tell you, as a professional park connoisseur, this was an awesome park! Ryan and I were even talking about how lucky we are to live in an area with so many fun parks. There are at least 5 parks within 5 minutes of our house, and probably another 15 good ones if we are willing to drive a little bit. What did kids do back before they had amazing parks? I love seeing Eva climb and use the strong little kid body God has blessed her with.
This park also had a beautiful walking trail so we "hiked" just a bit (translation: we strolled slowly for maybe 10 minutes).
Shoe love! I found Eva some tiny converse all-stars at a local consignment sale. Do I hate that they happen to match mine. No, I do not hate it at all. I love it!!!!
Friday night was the Byron Nelson HS homecoming game so we dressed up our mini bobcat and cheered for our team!
With one of our favorite cheerleaders! Eva seriously adores so many of the cheerleaders and tries to cheer and jump right along with them.
Saturday morning we went apple picking at the Henrietta Creek Orchard. Ryan picked her up to reach some of the ones higher off the ground, which tended to be in better condition that the ones within her reach.
A beautiful green apple! She really liked twisting them off the tree. It was the last weekend the orchard was open so I'm glad we made ourselves get up and go.
Ah, I love this photo. The daddy. The little girl. The trees. The apples. The sky.
After all our apple picking fun we went home and turned a few of them into mini apple pies. Yum! I can't say that I could tell a taste difference in picking my own versus the grocery store but it was a good experience.
Then we headed to a softball game to cheer on Lillie, one of our youth girls! Lillie is doing a great job as catcher for her team this year.
Tiny friends holding hands. Lillie's little siblings playing with Eva. They are so funny together.
Saturday afternoon we went for one last swim before our neighborhood pool closed. The reason you only see her putting her toes in is because it was FREEZING! We have gone to the pool often this month and this was the first time the water really felt too cold! Goodbye, summer, we enjoyed swimming while we could!
Saturday night we had a family movie night and watched Brave. I wasn't so sure I would love this, but it is a pixar film which usually means it is pretty good. It maybe wasn't as amazing as Frozen, but we did really like it. My favorite thing about it was that the princess is so strong and bold. Since my own princess isn't quite so "princess-y" I liked that it showed that a different type of girl hero. It also had bears in it which made it awesome to her. Eva liked the movie enough to watch the whole thing Saturday night and then again on Sunday before we had to give it back so I would say that it was a hit.
Love Eva's cheerleading outfit! She is ready to cheer her team on!
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