The Last Day of School!

I really love the blogs that some of you did with the nice photos showing how your kids have grown over the course of the school year. You know, the first day of school shot alongside the last day of school shot. I just set out to copycat you and realized that I, supermom herself, do not have a shot of my boys on the first day of school this year. I was running behind (you're all shocked, I know) and did not have time to capture the moment. Oh, I fully intended on reenacting it for the camera a day or so later. It would appear that I forgot.

So these shots are just of the last day...take my word for it, they've grown and changed a whole bunch! We are anticipating a great summer ahead of us...stay tuned!

Go 'Stros!

We had a blast at the Astros game courtesy of a generous friend! We were the winners that night if you were asking the boys who got to eat hotdogs, cheese pizza, cracker jacks, ice-cream and drink dr. pepper. (if you know me well, you understand what a special occasion that had to be!) However, the Astros were not the winners that night. Oh well, we got to see some good baseball!

Field Day Fun

Field day is always a special memory when I think back on childhood days. My boys were by the luck of the draw in the classes that were assigned the colors pink and purple for their shirts. I never dreamed I'd see those clothes laying out on a school morning at my house!

The ABC's of ME

I have been officially tagged for the first time in my blogging history by my friend Sarah. Many thanks to her, I think this stuff is fun and I have not blogged in sooooo long...so this will break my dry streak! (Okay, I admittedly once took a tag upon myself on a Holiday Quiz, but that was last year!)

A- Attached or single: Forever attached.

B- Best Friend(s): Chris, many old, tried and true, and some new from different parts of life.

C- Cake or Pie: coconut cream PIE

D- Day of Choice: believe it or not, Mondays since they are Chris' day off!

E- Essential Item (s): Cell phone, computer, moisturizer, and white noise to sleep by.

F-Favorite type of music: not sure what the exact genre is, but like Robbie Seay Band

and David Crowder, Mercy Me, Third Day

G- Gummy Bears or Worms: only Haribo bears will do for me

H- Hometown: Cypress, TX originally...now The Woodlands, TX

I-Indulgence(s): extra sleep, pajama days, iced chai tea

J- January or July: July (independence day, my first baby's birth, my mom's birthday and

good old sunshine!)

K- Kids: 3 and counting (hopefully)

L- Last movie: We all watched "RUDY" (how many times will I watch this movie before I stop

bawling when the crowd begins to chant...?) And I DVRed the Lifetime movie, The Memory

Keeper's Daughter since we read it in book club...so it will be my next when I get the chance.

M- Marriage Date: December 18

N- Number of Siblings: 1 sister, and a few brothers and sisters in law.

O- Oranges or Apples: Both, Clementines and Braeburns.

P- Phobias or Fears: major germaphobic, and I try to avoid fear, but when it hits it usually

pertains to life and death issues concerning my kids or Chris. (the bad stuff, kidnappers,

cancer, auto accidents, stuff I can't control)

Q- Quote(s): from a song....it goes something like "I will praise you in this storm....for YOU

are who You are, no matter where I am." (lots of extended family trials this past year)

R- Reason To Smile: The people in my life. And baseball.

S- Season: Summer, my kids are home and our days are less scheduled.

T- Tag : any of you on my sidebar who want to, I am a terrible decision maker...I wouldn't want

to leave anyone out, or make someone feel obligated, but then I personally was so happy to

be tagged specifically that maybe I should....oh, you see what I mean?

U- Unknown Fact About Me: I like to watch the history channel. (yes, I love studying history)

V-Vegetarian or Oppressor of Animals: is 'oppressor of animals' the opposite of vegetarian?.

How could I keep my figure without eating meat for protein? Call me an oppressor.

W-Worst Habit: I almost stole Sarah's about being a pack rat, but my heart has changed on that

to where I actually want to clean stuff out but don't have the time. So I will go with thinking

I can do more with a block of time than is humanly possible. (especially for someone who is

a dilly-dallier like myself)

X- X-Rays or Ultrasounds: I'd prefer neither, but at least an ultrasound has usually meant a

pregnancy for me, so that would be good.

Y- Your Favorite Food: Chips and Salsa.

Z- Zodiac: Pisces, I think.

He Is Risen!

Hope you all had a wonderful Easter!

Celebrate Jesus!

The Season's First Swim

It is nice to live in a place where the warm weather and sunshine abound in springtime. Oh, yes, it is true that if you happen to blink, you may miss the 30 minutes of nice spring weather in our lovely Houston climate. However, it is really invigorating while it lasts and is not lost on this native Texan. I know all too well that temperatures in the 90's are right around the corner. We initiated our pool/spa this past week. (okay, I only ventured into the spa where I had the water heated to a nice 95 degrees...but the boys were back and forth between that and the 60 something degree pool water...brrr....)

Third grade Field Trip to the Zoo

Coleman and I just waiting on the buses to arrive.
Here is what we got when we had to ask the boys to calm down a little.
And here are some of the monkeys in action.

Coleman and I crashed the third grade field trip to the zoo yesterday. We couldn't have asked for a better day for it. I must confess I have serious anxiety issues about sending my kids off on field trips without me or Chris as a chaperon. He was planning to go and got called into a mandatory meeting at the last minute, so Coleman and I packed our lunch and set out. I suppose at some point, I am going to have to lighten up a little, but for now....