Trying on Flower Girl dresses

So you all know my Dad is getting married in May~ we are all so excited for him and Nancy, too! They asked if Maya & Norah could be the flower girls in their wedding..Of course! We are so honored that they will share in their special day. My Dad is down to visit for the weekend and we thought this would be a great time to go out and look at some dresses. Although the kids are both going to grow A LOT before the wedding, we thought we should at least look to get an idea, and maybe we'll order after the holidays. We went to David's Bridal up in Ahwatukee, and NORAH HAD A BLAST!! Just a little bit of background - SHE HATES TRYING ON CLOTHES. (Did I get my point across with the capital letters?) Really, it might be one or two outfits AT THE MOST, and then the challenge is on.
BUT - once she tried the first one on, we knew this was going to be different. She loved the "princess" dresses, and called all of them "Adorable."

Norah's eye appointment

Norah had a 3 month follow-up appointment with the Pediatric opthamologist. This was to measure her cataract to see if there was any progression and also to check her vision once again. Good news, there has been NO CHANGE with her cataract and her vision hasn't changed at all either. So, the doctor doesn't need to see her until April...We'll keep everyone posted, and keep our fingers crossed that nothing changes in the mean time!

Cuba

Scott got a call today from the foster family of Cuba - they said that their grandkids came down for the weekend and the dog was really good with them....We will probably go up to meet the dog and see how he is with our kids next Saturday (the 6th of November!) See Cuba pics....

Scott's mini-tri

Scott - and Dan and Jason - finished a mini-triathalon - it was a .25 mile swim, 4 mile bike ride, and 2 mile run!! Way to go, guys!!! Jason's wife, Tiffany, also competed, and has just about convinced Scott to continue racing, whether it just be another triathalon or a running race. Stay tuned....

Could there be a dog in our future??

We have been throwing around the idea for about a year, now- it was about this same weekend a year ago that we brought Casseus back to his foster family and decided we couldn't keep him...It just wasn't a good match...
But, it still seems that we are missing a furry companion in our family. We loved Bandit, and even when we ask Norah if she thinks she would like another dog, her reply is "We just still miss him, don't we Mom."
So - we applied with the Arizona Labrador and Giant Breed Rescue. The dogs we are looking at have all been around kids (our boxer hadn't ever...) and they aren't little puppies (at least 1 year old and most likely potty trained, also means they have outgrown that CHEW ON EVERYTHING stage...) Wish us luck in helping a lab find a forever home!!

Norah's Awards

We got the invite yesterday for the Award's Ceremony, thankfully Scott was off. Norah received the Scholar of Distinction award and Perfect Attendance award, neither of which we knew anything about. The Scholar of Distinction is the highest honor roll award they give, so we are both very proud of her hard work this first quarter of Kindergarten. The picture of her with the big group of kids are all the kindergartners that got the award. Scott and I were so proud of her -even with the big grape jelly stain on her shirt! I guess there was an "incident" at lunch. I guess the jelly won!