Cathedral School's Fall Festival

After months of prep - the Cathedral School's Fall Festival was finally upon us! I was in charge of the silent auction and getting donations for our food booths. It was busy, but fun! We had gorditas, BBQ brisket, sausage wraps, roasted corn and all sorts of other goodies! A lot of people did a lot of work to make it happen - we had a great time! Also, Geneva's classroom project (a fleece blanket with original artwork by the students) went for $100!

Here's the crew taking a snowcone break.

Geneva and her buddies doing the Macarena.

Frankie and the kiddos all went for a ride on this train - but I missed it!

Father Germanus checking out the silent auction. Great entertainment!
Rafa waiting for his snowcone.

Open Wide!

This morning Gabriela had her first dentist visit - and she was very excited! In fact, when she left the table during breakfast, Frankie asked her, "Aren't you going to finish your breakfast?" She answered, "No, I can't. I have to go to the dentist."

The gang in the waiting room.

Gab playing one of the dentist's video games.
She preferred to sit up during the first part of the exam.

A good tooth polishing.

She chose the tiger tooth polisher.

Then a final check with the dentist.

A perfect visit!! Check out my clean teeth!

Day Out with Thomas!

Well, I finally had a chance to download the pictures from our day out with Thomas! There were a lot I wanted to post, plus a couple of videos - it took a long time! But finally... We found out about this event by accident, and by the time I called for tickets, the only ones available were for Friday morning. No problem!! We left the house early Friday for the one hour ride to Burnet. It was worth it. Check it out!

Mr. Topham Hat! Rafa & Gabriela didn't hesitate to go give him hugs!

Getting temporary Thomas tatoos (even Micaela got one).

Painting & stamping

Micaela just hung around and took it all in.

On the train at last!

Clowns don't seem to bother the kids either!

Gabriela with the balloon backpack the clown made for her.

And then dancing...it was a great day!!

YouTube

Since we were kids, I've always been proud of everything that Frankie has been up to. Fast forward 27 years - nothing has changed! Check out this little clip that he did for a pre-concert lecture that he'll be doing on Sunday. He also gave a great keynote speech at Oberlin a couple of days ago. If I can figure out how to post it, I will!

Also, stay tuned for our Day with Thomas the Train! I have lots of pictures to download.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWjHSuUsT0c