Jason Mraz concert

My friend Suzie & I saw Jason Mraz (with Bob Schneider - YAY!) about 2 years ago.
Jason Mraz was coming back, so Suzie bought the tickets and twisted my arm REAL hard (yeah, right!) and we headed to Stubbs!

Of course it was a GREAT show!!

If you don't know who he is, you should check him out:
www.jasonmraz.com

Playgroup Halloween Party

We had a Halloween party at our house for Cooper's play group. Everyone brought over a YUMMY snack and the kiddos dressed up, along with mom - Alicia! YAY!


Here's Cooper painting a pumpkin...
This was NOT the best idea I've ever had.
Kids in costumes + paint = a mess!

We played a game that I called "Witches' Stew"... Cooper thought of what ingredients a witch would put in her stew: Green Tongues, brains, worms, spiders, etc...
Each child got their ingredients and had to suck them up, one by one, to put in their cauldron.
It was SO funny!!

Here's the crew!!

Cooper stuffing pizza in his mouth!!
SERIOUSLY?!??!

We had super fun!
Thanks to everyone that came and helped out!

Dinoland

On a whim, I took Cooper to a new exhibit at Zilker Park called "Dinoland".
We had SO much fun!!

We walked around the botanical gardens and someone took our picture on a cute butterfly bench!

There is no eating in the garden, so we had a picnic in the car.

Here is Cooper "reading" about prehistoric plants.
I thought this was SO cute!

Here is Coop with one of the dinosaurs.

We had SUCH a good time!
You can see his enjoyment all over his face!

"Fun Run"

Lexi's school had a fun run. Everyone got a certain number of sticks (depending on if they were a student, a teacher, or a visitor) for every lap that they did.

Cooper & I went to join in on the fun!
But,... he got tired after 4 laps, so we sat on the curb & cheered Lexi on!

Here she is, showing off her sticks.

After the run, we cooled off with some water.
Look at all of those sticks!!

NKOTB 2008!

Some of my friends and I went to the NKOTB concert!
It was AWESOME!
I feel a little silly saying that, but there is no denying it!
They were even better than they were when I saw them in 7th grade...
There was NO lip-synching and they sang and danced for a long time!
We had SO much fun!!

Here are the girls!

Oh yes,... we all had to wear our blinking glow-rings!

Here are the New Kids....

Re-planting

We had to transfer some plants that had over-grown their home. The weather was PERFECT! Wish it would stay like this forever!

UT Football game

Well,... on Saturday's college football is a big part of our lives.
All of my family, except for me, are HUGE Longhorn fans. If you ask me, I think it is some kind of brain washing, but I can't quite figure it out.
The good news: is that we gt to spend time together as a family!
Here is the crew in the burnt orange (gag) getting geared up for the game.

After the game, we MUST do some celebratory break dancing!

And,... it's just NOT a Saturday night if we don't play Sing Star!

ACL Fest

Clarence got me and my friend, Lora tickets to ACL Fest!
For those of you who may not know ACL is Austin City Limits and they have a music festival every year and it is AWESOME! You can check out more info at: www.aclfestival.com

It's for 3 days, 8 stages, & 130 bands - it's non-stop excitement!!

So,... here's Lora and I on the first evening. We hadn't been there for very long, so that's why we still look "refreshed"!

Our tickets included access to the exclusive, Grove area! Here's the "Grove" - it's the only shade, and you must have a wrist band to get in. Plus - free drinks, food, and FLUSHABLE potties! That was an extra special bonus - NO porta-potties!

Day 2 - chillin' at the Grove!

On Day 2 we learned something - the dust is HORRIBLE! Imagine 65,000 people waling around on dirt, stirs up some CRAZY dust! Everybody was hacking, sneezing, & sniffling!
Lora got it REAL bad, so the next day - everyone seem to come better prepared and we all dressed up like....


BANDITS!

There were TONS of bandits! And, although t was a little funny, it sure did help out a lot!

I thought this pic was funny - everyone fighting over a piece of shade!

See all of the people against the GREAT Austin sky line!

One of my new fave bands that I was lucky to see, was Fly Leaf!
They are a Christian Rock Band & they were FABULOUS!
http://site.flyleafmusic.com

By the last night, we were SO tired!
We did not feel like fighting our way to the front to see Foo Fighters.
So,... here they are - believe it or not.
They still gave a GREAT show!!!!

YAY ACL Fest! Good times!!!!

Lexi's Last 8th B-Day Celebration

For Lexi's B-Day Dinner, she wanted to have Fondue!
Seriously?!?!?!

I found a great recipe on www.familyfun.com that was VERY kid-friendly without a lot of white wine. We busted out Anne & Rollie's old electric fondue pot and got to work!

Lexi got to do the first dip!

Both of the kids were SO excited to get to eat cheese on EVERYTHING!

Suzie came over to help us celebrate!
She got Lexi this cool game - a kid version of "Would you Rather".
We played it for a LONG time!
It was fun!!
Example - "Would you rather have wheels on your feet with NO brakes OR Hooks for hands, like a pirate!" oh - it was some GOOD times!

Clarence & I got Lexi the newest version of DDR, only to realize that we cannot play it on PS3 until we get an adapter. What a BUMMER! Oh well,... in a couple of weeks, it will be ON!!

She had a GREAT night!!
Happy Birthday :)

Happy Birthday Lexi!

Can you tell that we LOVE birthdays around here?
On the morning of your birthday in the Keese household, we get to eat Ice Cream for breakfast! Lexi's birthday actually was on a school day this year (the first time that THAT has happened!) So,... Clarence and I got her up about 20 minutes early, and served her some ice cream with a candle and even sang "Happy Birthday!".

Lexi's B-Day with Granny & Grandaddy

We had a birthday celebration with Lexi's Granny & Grandaddy.
They got her 2 very cute Webkinz (the latest addiction!)... a goldfish & a deer.
Lexi was very excited!

CHEESE!!!!

Lexi and her yummy cookie cake!

Lexi's slumber party

For Lexi's party, we had a "Webkinz Slumber Party".
We had a blast!!
The guys went to a friend's house and had their very own slumber party!
We had a total of 6 girls and I had 2 helpers.
Plus, one of my friends stayed and took all of the pictures!
It was GREAT!!!!

Before he left, Cooper gave Lexi her gift.

The new Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus DVD!
That came in handy later in the night when it was time to lay down.

Here are the girls in their sleeping arrangements!
It was GREAT!!

I will post more pics when I get them in from my friend.
I'm not too sure who had more fun - the kids or the grown-ups?!?!?!
It took some planning beforehand, but that night - things went so smooth!
Lexi had a GREAT birthday!!!

Big Daddy AS Hannah Montana

During my parents visit, one night my dad put on Lexi's Hannah Montana wig!
It was HILARIOUS!!!
We were all cracking up!!

He is totally rocking it out!

We got a drink called "Izze" - it's a carbonated juice drink.
It was ONLY for a special occasion - like for Game Day!

It did make Cooper a little on the wild side!

Later that day, Cooper became a mechanic and worked on the Barbie Jeep.

Ike is coming!

When Ike was headed my parents' directions, they loaded up and came our way!
We all enjoyed their visit, & we were able to celebrate Lexi's B-Day in the process.

Here is Cooper and Big Daddy being "Bed Time Buddies".

My parents got Lexi a very unique gift. She is saving her money for a Nintendo DS, so they gave her a Hannah Montana metal lunch tin filled with cash.
Very cute!!
Of course, Lexi LOVED it!

Gettin' some luvin'!

The kids' idea of fun! "Let's cover up Grandma Cissy with playing cards while she sleeps"!
Ha ha....

Lexi's Birthday cake!

We were fortunate enough to not have too much damage to my parents' house!
Thank goodness!
Everyone was safe - even the cat, Swiper!