Spring Break 2011

We busted it to the coast over spring break and thoroughly enjoyed relaxing on the beach! I think we all needed a break from busy everyday life, however it made us long for the lazy days of summer. . .

The kids played so well together building an extreme sand castle and burying themselves in the sand. Mike and I always love walking up the beach and since Luke did not love being outside in the wind, the walk was nice because we could cocoon him in the stroller while we walked.

The next day, we decided to tour Corpus and took a very fun walk down main street which follows the water. We watched the sailboats, explored the gazebos that line the sidewalk, found the Selena memorial (which Mike enjoyed : ), and finished off the afternoon with a refreshing icee. A perfect weekend! Can we go back yet??!

Happy Birthday Jimmer . . . er Jimmy!

Happy Birthday Little Brother! Sheesh. I'm on a roll. Two Happy Birthday wishes in a row. I must really be missing my fam! Hope you had a super day today, Jimmy. We had so much fun when you and Lisa were here last month. We can't wait to see you this summer and then we can party it up for your b-day.

I'm realizing that James and I take even fewer pictures together than Jeanette and I do, so these are not so recent. The tiny Savannah and Logan in these might have tipped you off on that one. . .

Anyway, Love ya, Jimmy!

Happy Birthday Sista!

Happy Birthday Jeanette! I'm totally missing my sister tonight, so I thought I would wish you a Happy Birthday blogstyle. I'm totally wishing we could have gone out on a girls night tonight for dinner and a shopping spree in honor of you, but this post will have to do. I think I'm going through withdrawals because I haven't been home to see everyone in almost a year and I'm missing my family. It also occured to me that Jeanette and I don't take that many cute pictures together. Hmmm . . . so I had to go back a couple of years to find these sweet pics. (It's my way of easing you into that BIG #34 birthday. Ha ha! : )

Now, I am not making this a habit to wish everyone of my friends and family a happy B-day on my blog or else with my baby brain lately I would surely miss someone and can you think how many birthdays that would be? Too much committment in that . . . so feel lucky my sister. You are someone special today and I LOVE YOU lots!!!

Happy St. Patty's Day!

We were thinkin' green this St. Patrick's Day! We started the day off with Green Eggs and Ham (minus the ham), and then met our friends for lunch at one of our favorite burger joints, Smashburger! As we walked in, Logan got a few laughs with his silly green Afro. (The wig seemed to fit him--maybe he should grow his hair out into a fro all year long . . . : ) The kids had fun playing with all their green gear, which gave us time to visit, making it a perfect lunch out with our friends for St. Patty's Day!

Spring Break!

We have LOVED being out of school this week for Spring Break!!! It is going to be a rough morning tomorrow to try to get up for school. I'm ready for summer with lazy days spent with the kids. We had so much fun this week, even if we didn't plan a big trip. The kids were super motivated on Monday and we got all our chores done so we could play the rest of the week. Our reward--Orange Leaf. Yum! We had birthday parties, play dates, shopping trips and lunches out. Our highlights of the week with friends was a trip to the zoo and lunch at Smashburger! Actually, the dinner at Chris Madrids may have made up for the fact that the zoo was crazy-busy, but once we got away from some of the crowds, we had a super fun time. Can Spring Break last one more week, please??!

Springtime is in the air . . .

We are sooooooooooo ready for Spring! Bring on the warm weather and beautiful blue skies! We've enjoyed playing and working out in our yard the past couple of weeks. Even Luke has started to like being outside (as long as it isn't too windy.) To ease the leaf raking process this year, Mike invented a leaf-bagging contraption to help us bag our 28+ bags of leaves, which the city refused to come pick up because they weren't bagged in paper bags (what the??--have you ever heard of bagging leaves in paper bags?) So after Mike hauled our massive pile of bags of leaves to the dump, our yard is beginning to look ship-shape for Spring. Next on the list: planting flowers and herbs.

Makayla's best trucker impression. Truckers represent Spring, right? Makayla just really wanted me to post this hilarious picture. I think we may have an actor in our midst.