August and September 2014

Hello again! So it's been a while, as usual. : ) The end of July and beginning of August started out with our trip to San Diego. It was for the 25th Anniversary of Liechty & McGinnis, the firm Nathan works for. It was so much fun! We ate at some great restaurants, stayed at the beautiful U.S. Grant Hotel, went to La Jolla and took the ferry to Coronado Hotel/Beach, and other fun things, it was a blast! It was like a second honeymoon for us, without the kids. My parents watched them for us and said they were great. : ) 

We had our Core Team kick off meeting for Saint Marks moms group, which went well. We have had some great events and lots of new moms joining our group. Yay! Both my brother George and my mom celebrated their birthdays thus August. We went to my parents house and celebrated with dinner and entertainment via Nathan on the guitar. Fun fun!! Genevieve also started her first week of school, she absolutely loves it! Nathan and I enjoyed a date night while our sweet babysitter watched the kids for us. We went to Watters Creek and enjoyed a nice dinner and coffee afterwards. 

Now for the month of September!  My friend Joanna had her 30th birthday party at Pinots Palette which was a lot of fun! The artist guided in us on how to paint our own picture of blue bonnets and a sunset. I have no artistic talent at all, but it turned out pretty well. My dad's birthday was also this month, which we celebrated a little later on. We had our first neighborhood play date group, which was a lot of fun. It was great to meet everyone and make new friends/neighbors! 

We also had our first Saint Marks moms group meeting and a separate moms night out, which was great. : ) Genevieve's classmate Aidan had his 4th birthday party at Amazing Jakes, which was lots of fun. Then the following weekend was her friend Nicks birthday party, another classmate of hers at Pump it Up-she had a blast! That pretty much sums up this blog. Thanks for reading! Until next time. : )
       -The Entsmingers-

June and July 2014

The month of June started off with my cousin Bonnie and her daughter Olivia visiting Dallas. We had a few fun play dates with them before their move back to Virginia, am very happy for them and their new life there. But will miss them being just a few house away in Austin. But they promise to come to Texas for Christmas so yay!! Olivia and Genevieve have such fun together. : ) We sent I'm all of Genevieve's enrollment forms for school and ordered her school supplies. She will be attending Saint Mark Catholic school, in their Prechool 3 class, I can't believe it! She is so excited about school. : )  We finally had our custom blinds put on our kitchen windows, they look so nice and are keeping this summer heat out! Genevieve and I went to her sweet little friend Ella's birthday party. I'm good friends with her mom Melanie, so was so fun to see her too! Such a sweet family. : )

The month of July began with our sweet Genevieve's birthday, her real birthday was July 2nd. She turned 3 years old! My parents came over and brought her gifts and a cake, which she loved! She also opened gifts from us, Sam, and Chelsea, Mims, Bepa, and Mum and Bub, and her godparents Molly and Doug. She also had her 3 year checkup. She weighs 32 lbs and is about 3 feet tall, average weight and height. : ) Healthy girl! We had Genevieve's party on the 12th at a splash fountain in Fairview/Allen. All of her cute little friends came and had a great time! It was fun to spend the with our friends/the parents too. : ) 

Genevieve had her swim lessons this month which she loved! She is our little water tot! We got together with my sweet college friend/roommate Tani and her husband Jeremiah. They came to our house with their cute baby boy Blaine! Was so fun to see them, such sweet friends that we have reconnected with! Genevieve and I also had a play date with Stacey and her adorable little guy Jude here at our house. Noah napped most of the time they were here, so that worked out well. The very last day of July begins with our trip to San Diego, which I will get to in August's blog! Thanks for reading! See ya in a month or two for more blogging. : )

The Entsminger Fam

April and May 2014

So this time I'm 2 months over due! Guess us Entsmingers have been busy. : )  My birthday was April 3rd. My parents babysat that weekend while Nathan and I went our with my friends and my brother George. We had dinner at Gloria's then drinks after at The Flying Saucer. It was a ton of fun! Our wedding Anniversary was April 12th. : ) We went out the Saturday night before Easter to dinner at Benihanas. They gave us free dessert and took our picture to brung home with us. : ) We spent Easter Sunday with my parents. We went to Mass In the morning at Saint Marks, our parish here in Plano. Then we dyed Easter eggs with Genevieve, which she loved!! We have the cutest video of her laughing the whole time. : ) if you are on Google plus, I posted it on there a while back. My mom cooked lamb for Easter dinner with potatoes, salad, and a spinach/broccoli casserole, and bread. Everything was delicious!

My sweet mother-in-law, Susan, came in town the last weekend of April to visit. We had a great time with her. The weather was beautiful, so we took walks, played with Genevieve outside, and went out to dinner her last night here. It was a very relaxing and fun weekend, : )

In May, I went to my sweet friend Kristin's baby shower. She is having her third boy! The following week, my mom and I took Genevieve and Noah with us to Wichita and Kansas City to visit Mum and Bub (my grandparents), Aunt Amy, cousins Zeb and Jonas, Aunt Sheri, and of course my brother Sam and sister-in-law Chelsea. We arrived in Wichita the night of Bubs birthday. We had dinner and cake and gifts for him, he was very happy everyone was there. We spent the few days in Wichita just hanging out at the house, visiting, and swimming, etc... We went down to Kansas City to see Sam and Cheksea for a day and night. Was a very quick trip but good to see them, : ) This trip made me realize how much I miss everyone and wish we could see each other more often.

I guess that's it for May and this blog. Until next time! : )

    -The Entsmingers-

March 2014

And now for the March blog! March 4th was my brother Sam's birthday. Wish we could have celebrated with him in Kansas City, his birthday was on Fat Tuesday this year! We went to a fun Easter play date at my friend Melanie's new home in Forney. The kids decorated Easter bags, then had an egg hunt at the neighborhood park. It was a lot of fun! Genevieve loved playing with friends. We went to my parents house the following weekend, so we could have a date night, while they watched the kids. We ate at Risckys Steakhouse in the stockyards, then went to the rodeo afterwards. We had a great time, despite the cold rainy weather. :  ) My cousin Bonnie was in town for a few days, so she and her baby girl Olivia came over for a play date. It was a lot of fun and great to see Bons! Wish they lived closer. : )



Genevieve's little friend Clare had her 1st birthday party, which was a lot of fun. It was at their new home in Princeton. They had a pony for the kids to pet, and a piñata. We had a great time! Guess that's it for this month, wasn't too much going on. Nathan continues to do well at work, although very busy. The kids and I keep ourselves occupied with activities at home, play dates with friends, and moms group at church. We are looking at window treatments for our kitchen. Need to get curtains up before the heat of Texas summer starts! Still have lots to do in our new home We are very blessed.. Hope everyone is well and look forward to our April update!

-The Entsminger Fam-

January and February 2014

As usual I am late with my start of the blog for this new year-2014! Ironically, I don't really remember too much about January. I am sure we were busy as usual though. Nathan's birthday was January 29th. We celebrated about a week early, by going out to this neat little French Restaraunt in Ft. Worth. We grabbed Starbucks afterwards, yum! We stayed with my parents this same weekend, and they watched the kids for us. : )  one of the many blessings having them back in Texas! 

February started off with Annelise's 2nd birthday party. Was very fun! They had a little brunch for us and crafts for the kids. Was great to see Angela and Lucas too, a long with Angela's mom and brothers. Sam and Chelsea came in town the next weekend for Noah's Baptism. Such a special day for our little guy, it was spent with family and a few close friends. We didn't do much for Valentines Day, just watched a movie at home. 

Our moms group meeting at church was about Lent,the deacon gave a talk and handed out a pamphlet on Lenten activities for  the kids. It was pretty neat! I met my sweet friend Valerie at the mall roger her moms homemade tamales-sooo yummy! It was great to see Valerie too and catch up. : ) I guess that concludes the blogging for now until March rolls around! Adios amigos. : ) 

Gotta love December!

As usual I am late in writing my monthly blog. December was a pretty good month for us. Nice and laid back with our sweet babies here at home and enjoying the Christmas season. : ) Noah had his 2nd newborn screening test, which he did not enjoy...but it had to be done. Nathan and I had his firm Christmas party, was lots of fun! It was dinner and drinks at Sons of Texas. They also did a gift exchange. We almost had the champagne and flutes until it was stolen from us...ended up with some Starbucks goodies and gift card, was still a good gift overall. : ) We sat next to the partners and their wives. Such sweet people, absolutely love them! I took Noah to his first moms group with me. Genevieve played with the other kids while Noah and I enjoyed lunch with the other moms. Was nice to venture out of the house and see friends. : )

Nathan's firm had a Santa party for the kids. They sat in Santa's lap, had their picture taken, and did some Christmas crafts. Santa even had a gift for each child. Genevieve got a teaser and puzzle. Noah receive a jungle gym/playmat. So sweet! Then of course Christmas came! We spent Christmas Eve at my parents house with them, my brother George, and a few family friends. Then we did Christmas Day at our house, after we all attended Christmas Mass. It was a wonderful Christmas! A few days later, Nathan's dad visited for a day or so. He spent time with Genevieve and was able to see Noah too.

We went to my parents for New Years Eve and stayed the night there. My parents watched the kids, while we had dinner with my college roommate Tani and her husband. Was so great to see them and catch up. It made me kinda sad that we hadn't talked in so long, but am so happy we have reconnected! Well I guess that includes this months blog...more to come for January. Love to all!

The Entsmingers