Day ThreeHundred-Thirty

Today was spent bringing fall and Halloween to the interior of my household - love doing this!  But moreso today was about being Nurse Mom.  My poor baby, Moe, AND her Dad both woke up last night with some sort of stomach bug.  And man, did it knock them out.  Talk about gross.  I'm just praying that it doesn't go beyond those two.  Cakes and Mom are fine far away from this one!!

Day ThreeHundred-TwentySeven

It must be fall.  From Thursday-Sunday, this is what my living room looks like.  Wish I actually enjoyed football and not just the beer (and guy on the couch).

Day ThreeHundred-TwentySix

The mail came today.  Along with Cake's Halloween costume....but this is all you get until the Oct. 31st.

Day ThreeHundred-Eighteen

Taken at Ground Zero in February 2012.
In honor of Sept. 11th and all the lives lost but never forgotten.

(Back-dated, Tuesday, Sept. 11th)

Day ThreeHundred-Seventeen

I thought this was the perfect shot for "today".  I was getting the girls ready for school on this Monday morning, when, in a matter of minutes, I went from feeling fine to very much the opposite.  Long story short, I ended up with two wonderful friends at my doorstep ready take charge (kids on bus and me to hospital) and my husband breaking every speed limit sign from Sweeney to Katy.  The the next two days were spent in the hospital amid tests, doctors and nurses...however, one thing remained steady and true - my best friend by my side the whole time.

Update:  Still working to figure things out but on the mend.

And I have to give credit where credit is due... photo (prepped by Mom) but taken by Moe herself.  :-)

(Back-dated Monday, Sept. 10th)

Day ThreeHundred-Sixteen

This picture just makes me laugh.  Didn't use it originally because of the people in the background, but Moe's true joy and Dad's goofball mug frozen in time...well, it's the essence of my motto "moments captured", and I smile every time I see it.

(Back-dated Sunday, Sept. 9th)

Day ThreeHundred-Fifiteen

The 365 pics over the next few days are a little bit of a "cheat".  Due to a busy weekend followed by a couple days spent in the hospital, no pictures were actually taken during this time.  But instead of missing these days, I decided to use some "runner-ups" that were taken during our family vacation last month to San Antonio.  And here is the first --

A giant sculpture in the middle of downtown San Antonio, it's pretty striking in person, but to me even more so as an abstract photograph.  I just love this shot.

(Back-dated Saturday, Sept. 8th)

Day ThreeHundred-Thirteen

So, Moe came home today and showed me this little piece of paper.  It was the "digits" to a little boy in her class.  No ordinary digits, but the ones that would link her and him to their Dragonvale games (thanks Grandma!).  As I wasn't really concerned, since obviously these won't work, I was a little taken aback.... did Moe really just get her first digits from a boy??!!  Wow.  Sorry Dad.

Oh, and she made me promise not to "show" anyone.  Told her I was just taking the picture to show her Dad.  So don't tell her you saw this.  :-)

Day ThreeHundred-Twelve

Day 7 of school and pink eye strikes!!  Cakes came downstairs this morning with two swollen eyes and this one glued shut, crying because she was blind.  When she heard me say....well, someone's got pink eye, she trepidatiously asked "what happens when someone's eyes are pink??"  Moe's response "They are no longer white".  Gotta love sisterly love.  And gotta love back to school germs.

Are you cringing yet?  Better yet, do your eyes itch now?

Day ThreeHundred-Ten

Styled by Cakes herself....oh, and attitude is all Cakes as well.

Day ThreeHundred-Nine

Picture it 15-ish years ago, a little more hair, a little less "majority" in those waists and faces.... but the same good group of boys.  Oh, and then picture the setting as a frat house, not the backyard Bali of a home in the Burbs.

Day ThreeHundred-Eight

Football season has begun -----> Today is Game Day -----> My husbands Saturdays are now full and his life is complete.
What this really means, many wives are now "Saturday-widows" (props to Lori).  But I know how deep his love runs for the University of Houston Cougars (believe me, it's DEEP), and it also means that a few days this fall I get to hang out with him as well as a whole lot of dear old friends, tailgating, drinking some good ol' keg beer and enjoying some football.  And that's exactly what we did today.
Unfortunately, Game 1 didn't end well, for UofH, but regardless, a whole lot of people were there to cheer them on and a whole lot of fun was had!!

Day TwoHundred-NinetyEight

JUMP!!  Today we ventured to the Children's Museum with the rest of Houston.  (A bit of advice, when Groupon comes out with a deal - wait until the last week it's valid - not the first!)  We pushed our way through all the different experiments, activities and rooms, but couldn't leave until AFTER the dance party.  Unfortunately, I couldn't get the girls to work their way to the front, so I just figured I would work with what I had in front of me, no matter whose kids they were!!!

Day TwoHundred-NinetyFive

Taken from a moving car on our drive home from a fun and relaxing getaway.  It's a staple on I10 between Houston and San Antonio... and a great photograph to wrap up of our short adventure to the River City.

Day TwoHundred-NinetyFour

San Antonio = Alamo.  Period.

I still remember my first trip to the Alamo...and second...and third, and I'm guessing it will be the same for Moe and Cakes.  Hasn't changed much, but it's a Texas symbol right?  A must-do in every Texan's life and a great chance to make my photograph more interesting than... well, if you've been, then you know how that sentence ends.  ;-)

Remember the Alamo.

Day TwoHundred-NinetyThree

After a full day of sun and fun at Schlitterbahn, what other way to cool down, relax, and enjoy San Antone then with a bucket of the best beer in Texas?

Day TwoHundred-NinetyTwo

Today we headed out for an "end-of-the-summer-mini-vaca".  I LOVE being back home, but man do I miss the travel we got to enjoy every 8-12 weeks living in Indonesia.  So, we are determined to continue the adventures throughout the U.S. every chance we get....unfortunately, U.S. schools aren't quite as lenient when it comes to missed days (nor is the (lack of) travel allowance)!  Nonetheless, our first family adventure took us San Antonio....which means the Riverwalk.  Hot as hell, but still a beautiful piece of Texas.

Day TwoHundred-FiftyFive

On a trip to the mall to pass some time and eat some lunch before an afternoon of trampoline fun, this is what I turned around to find.  Four kids doing the Indonesian squat while watching the ongoings of a jellybean being kicked throughout the mall floor.  This may not strike everyone as completely humorous but for those of us that have had the pleasure of living abroad it is a topic of many a conversation.  That is, how do Indonesian knees handle that position?!?!  You see it everywhere from men "relaxing" on the streets, to landscaping work, to bus stops to well yes, it is the form used for all bathroom "habits".  And the fact that these kids did it without thought, well, just means that they've all been in Indo long enough.  It's time for the Caron family to move home!

Day TwoHundred-FortyNine

It's not America's birthday without sparklers.  Happy 4th of July!

Day TwoHundred-FortyEight

Coming home from a mini-vacation is never easy, but coming home to a brand new backyard pool makes it just a little easier!  It's been a long wait, but is all worth it when you get to take that first cannon ball jump into the cool blue water!