Day at the Aquarium!

Today we went to the Aquarium, one of the boys' favorite activities. Grandma Deb got us a membership when she was here in October, so we can go anytime we want! Believe me, it comes up frequently! We had a ball there, and just so happened to run into every child's dream...SANTA! Here's some pictures- Brady's first time on Santa's lap. The best thing about the pictures??? They were free! They let me take my own- since I was a member! Funny thing.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song. For the Lord is the great God, the great King above all gods. In his hand are the depths of the earth, and the mountain peaks belong to him. The sea is his, for he made it, and his hands formed the dry land. Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker; for he is our God and we are the people of his pasture, the flock under his care. Today if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts...Psalm 95: 1-8

Today as I busy myself with "Thanksgiving" tasks, I have a moment to think about the greatness God has shown our family. How great, how wonderful is our God.

God, thank you for my family. Thank you for their love, and the steady heartbeat they bring to all. God I thank you for my home, the warmth you've given, the comfort you've provided. God I thank you for my sons, the joy and laughter they bring. It is a true reflection of your love- giving them to me, so that I may experience a piece of how much you love me. Thank you Father for your provision, and thank you most of all, for the cross, and the gift of salvation. Father I lift my head up in a prayer of thanks for all you have given me. Thank You my precious Lord.

God would you bless my family today, as we are not together. Father, you know how deeply I long to be with them today, and I pray that although we are far apart, that you would hold us close together. Father pour your love onto them, and show them your pure and perfect peace, the warmth of your presence, and the overabundance of blessings that only come from you.


Happy Thanksgiving! It's almost dinner time for us! We are having a beautiful day... and the sun is shining very brightly! Unfortunately, Austin has the stomach flu- poor guy. Brady and Dylan are bright eyed, and happy for the holiday! Here's a picture of Austy yesterday- he had to dress up as an Indian! Cute boy.

May the Lord bless you today! Happy Thanksgiving!

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A New Smile II

Almost a month after he lost his first tooth, Dylan has now lost his second. He's looking more like a jack-o-lantern everyday. Today was Grandparents Day at his kindergarten. Gramma Cheryl and Papa Nic went and enjoyed a Thanksgiving presentation put on by both kindgergarten classes.

Dylan & Austin's Cute Baby Brother

Brady is growing soooo fast. He loves to sit and play with all kinds of toys. Of course he loves putting them in his mouth too. Dylan thinks Brady's favorite toy is a soft cushy wire ball. Austin thinks his favorite is a little lamb. He's eating all kinds of good food, has two little teeth and a cute smile. Plus, he's gonna be crawling really soon.

Pirate Austin

Austin went to a friends birthday party and came home looking like this. Better be careful or your walkin' the plank. Isn't he cute.
He has been having a great time at preschool this year and has made lots of new friends. This fall his class went on a field trip to a local pumpkin patch. It was a cold day but he had so much fun. Here is a picture with his friend Patrick.

Thumbs Up!

Some of you may know that in that past couple of years Dylan has been having trouble with his thumb "popping out" of joint. At first it only happened a couple of times a month. But since he's gotten older and more active it has increased in frequency. In the past 6 months it has seemed to happen on almost a daily basis. It always came with a little pain but mostly just made his thumb immobile for the rest of the day. It was a major hinderance for him at school, t-ball, swimming lessons and just about everything else. Finally, after a couple of fruitless trips to the doctor, Dylan was refered to an orthopedic dr. He quickly diagnosed Dylan with "trigger finger". This basically meant the tendons in his thumb were getting caught up on the bones in the joint. Last Thursday he had a quick out-patient surgery to repair the problem. It was successful. Praise the Lord. He is excited to know that it will never happen again. After a tough day and a half of recovery. (He couldn't keep any food or drink down) He is back to his normal self but must keep his hand wrapped and dry for 7 days. Here are a couple of pictures. One on the day of the surgery and the other today.

All New Smile

Monday the 31st of October was a big day in the Muniz Zoo. Dylan lost his first tooth! The first of many yet to come. When he woke up the tooth fairy left $2. WOW! He was very excited and was so nice that he gave one of the dollars to his brother. Plus, this morning we found a second one that loose too. Look out!

Superhero time!

It was a big couple of days for the Muniz boys (aka Spiderman, Dash and pumpkin). On Sunday night Crit, Dylan and Austin went to a harvest party at Austin's pre-school. It was small and simple but lots of fun. Then on Monday morning Dylan had a costume parade and fall party at Kindergarten. Finally, on Monday night everyone went to our church's party. It's called "The Holy-Ghost Weiner Roast". It was a huge event at a nearby ranch. There were more than 2200 people there. Wow! Everyone enjoyed lots of food, games, big inflatables, pony and hayrides. Dylan and Austin invited their friend Joshua and his mother to come along.