First Howloween!

Kurt and I were away on our cruise during Sienna's first Halloween :( But, we did manage to make it to one pumpkin patch before we left (despite all the rain)! We had Sienna's 9 month pics taken by a new photographer while we were there. Here are some of our favs! I am also posting a few of her in her Halloween costume- she was a 50's girl- it was one of the few costumes I figured she would actually keep on and be happy wearing! Cruise pics coming soon!! :)

Sienna & Ethan, Sittin' in a Tree.....

My best friend, Susan, and her family came to visit this weekend! I have known Susan since we were 5 years old! We played together before we even started school, then we went on to play all kinds of sports together and even roomed together in college! I am so excited we now get to share this phase of our lives as well! It was so cute to get the kids together so they could play. We went to the playground, to an indoor play area at one of the malls, and out to eat on Saturday night to celebrate our birthdays (Susan and I are 5 days apart and had many joint b-day parties over the years!). Sienna and Susan's little boy Ethan are clearly in love and who knows, maybe we'll all get to be REAL family one day- LOL!! We love you guys!

A little K-I-S-S-I-N-G! Chaperoned by the Daddies of course...

Our little jailbirds...

Feeding the ducks out back...

Just chillin'...

Chowtime...Sienna loved these things Susan had called Mum Mum's! I don't know where to get them up here in Dallas- anyone know??

BFF's!

September

Here is a collage of photos from some recent events:

Sienna's 8 month pics- she no longer tolerates big bows AT ALL!!

With Grandma and Grandpa Wilson
Our family at the country house

Swingin' at Grandma and Grandpa Wilson's country house

Grandma and Grandpa threw me a party at Mr. Gatti's to meet the rest of Grandma's side of the family!

First hayride at the Doss Fish Fry

I can clap! And I am SO proud of it too!

I can crawl! Everywhere! And faster by the day!
I can pull up all by myself!

My new play house...

Favorite viewing material.......j/k.....maybe like favorite teething toy! Uh oh, here comes trouble!

Hmmm...on second thought...this may be my favorite teether! Mommy's toe!!!
Dancing with Mommy!

Mommy's birthday- Tracy and Ben helped us celebrate!

Our little family on my b-day! Thanks for the gorgeous Tiffany cake Tracy!!

Kurt took me to The Melting Pot to celebrate my b-day. Yum! I loved it! We took this family pic before going out!
9 months old already! I love my new outfit Miss Katie- you are the best!! And I look so photogenic in it too!!

6 Month Pics!

Here are some of Sienna's 6 month photos we recently got back...amazing she's almost 9 months already!!

What we have been up to...

It has been a whirlwind around here lately! Here are some of the recent events:

Some of you may know that we have had an offer on a short-sale house in Prosper, TX for a while. Several months in fact. Well, a couple weekends ago we were starting to feel like it was just taking too long and we were starting to feel like we might rather have something brand new instead. Well, a spec home came on the market in Prosper, and while we LOVED the home, it just wasn't in exactly the right location. So, we decided to sign on the dotted line and build instead! The house will be in Willowridge (our favorite neighborhood in Prosper that is right off Preston Rd. and the Dallas North Tollway). We are SUPER excited about the lot we ended up getting- it is a corner lot on a semi-cul-de sac and almost 1/3 of an acre. The house is a 4 bedroom, 3.5 bath with a game room, media room and 3 car garage. All bedrooms are down, with the media, game and 1 full bath up. We are also getting wood floors in the hallways, entry, dining and living- yea! We are so excited about the house and can't wait for it to be ready at Christmastime! Here are some pics we took at the spec house that shows what our house will look almost like:

Kitchen

Living room

One side of the house

The other side of the house

Our lot

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My girlfriend Staci and I had a girls night out a week or two back. It was Staci's anniversary and her hubby, Heath, was out of town, so I was excited to be able to celebrate with her instead! Kurt was a sweet Daddy and enjoyed having a night with Sienna to himself. Staci and I hit up Benihana's. I hadn't been since early college and I forgot how much I liked it- yummy!

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Kurt and I have been planning a trip down to Austin for a few months. It was to be our first trip away from Sienna. Kurt's sweet cousin, Gina, and her hubby, Jacques, have a condo close to Lake Travis and they were kind enough to lend it to us for the weekend! We loved hanging out at the Beach Club, eating lunch there, ordering some beverages and just relaxing! We drove into Austin one night too and ate dinner at one of our fav places (Moonshine) and then walked down to Esther's Follies for the 10pm show. We also had a few friends out to the pool to join us one afternoon. Unfortunately, our trip was cut short when we got the sad news that Kurt's Grandma Martens had passed away. She had been battling cancer for a few months and the news was expected, but tough all the same. The pics below are from our Austin weekend.

Me with my good friend from college, Jess, and Julie, one of our best friends from Austin.

The gang hanging out at the Beach Club.

Kurt and I waiting for the Esther's Follies show to start up.

Kurt lounging at the Beach Club- that's Lake Travis in the background- check out how low it is!

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We traveled to Indiana last week for Kurt's Grandma's funeral. It was a sad occasion to have to travel for, but the service was very personal and special. There was some sense of celebration since Grandma was now free of the cancer and gone to be with Grandpa in Heaven. We feel very blessed that Grandma was able to travel down earlier this summer right after her diagnosis and spend some quality time with all of us and see Sienna for the first and only time.

We had a lot of good times hanging out with the rest of the Martens family- they're a laugh a minute as any of you who know Murro can probably guess! We also got to visit with Grandma Clary, Darla's Mom, and she really enjoyed holding and playing with Sienna! It was Sienna's first plane ride and we weren't sure exactly how she would do but she was a perfect angel and impressed us all with her behavior on the whole trip! I was one proud mama! We had to leave Stella behind at the kennel since we are now traveling with a whole lot more STUFF now that we have Sienna- but she was in the Princess Suite- so no worries! Hah!

Sienna on the plane!

With cousins Katie and Sadie...send me more pics if anyone has them...for some reason mine are sort of blurry!

Playing with Aunt Merilee and Aunt Michelle

4 generations- Darla, Sienna, Kurt and Grandma Clary