thursday's snapshots

 

Ethan's first real art show

Last Saturday Ethan had his first real art show!  In December he had his first art show at home, so he was very excited to participate in a real art show for his school district.

It's hard to tell in the picture, but Ethan designed his heart medallion necklace with a beehive and bees on it.

We are so proud of you Ethan!

wordless wednesday

Ethan's fun day

Friday Ethan had his field day at school.  Eric went up there to cheer him on and take some pictures. 

They played leap frog...

a hula hoop game...



and a balance game with a plunger and ball. 

Eric caught Ethan trying to knock over his classmate's ball!  After Eric got on to him, he apologized to his friend. What a stinker! 

Later that day, Ethan rode his bike home from school for the first time!  The school is about a mile and a half away and he was very excited about it!

I am so proud of my big kindergartner! 

Wordless Wednesday

Austin's 5th Birthday Pirate Party

Sunday we celebrated Austin's 5th birthday with a pirate party!

Gege and Granddaddy brought their boat and the kids loved walking the plank! 

Pirate Captain Austin

We served our version of pirate food...  meatballs (cannonballs), chicken wings (Jack Sparrow's wings), mango salsa (Pirates of the Caribbean mango salsa), Pirate's Booty, goldfish crackers (catch of the day), and hummus and pita chips (Captain Hook's hummus). 

Jennifer's family came in town to visit this weekend and it was so good to see them.  They had to head back Sunday afternoon before the party, but Jake got to spend the night and celebrate with Austin.  The boys always have so much fun together and they loved having Jake at the party.

The kids had fun digging for treasure in the sand, hunting for the pinata treasure chest and walking the plank.

Lauren had her pink monkey help her hit the pinata.

We celebrated Tony and Chris' birthdays too! 

Usually opening presents is the most stressful time of the party.  Not so this time!  Austin sat up high on a chair so we could all see and Hannah handed him the presents while Hayden and Ethan were on clean up duty.  It was great!

Austin even got a live cricket from Madison for his birthday.  She sure knows the way to Austin's heart!

It was a fun party and I'm so glad our friends and family came over to celebrate Austin's big birthday! 

Happy Birthday Austin!  We love you!

mess!

After eating a frozen go-gurt, getting a plant stuck in her hair and standing too close to me watering the plants, Lauren was a wet mess!  I couldn't resist snapping a few pictures of our little tomboy!

Easter 2011

The Easter Bunny found us in San Antonio! 

After we spent the morning playing with the Easter basket goodies, we decided to spend the day with family at Fiesta Texas. The weather was gorgeous and it wasn't crowded at all.  There were tons of rides for the kids to ride and we had so much fun!

Lauren ran right up to all the characters to give them a hug. If you know Lauren, you know this was pretty shocking!

The boys loved the rides, but I'm afraid Ethan might have inherited his daddy's tummy. 

Ride em cowboy!

Lauren loved the train!

Lauren carried her Easter ducky around the entire day at Fiesta Texas.  It was so cute!  We had the best time until I got stung by a bee and a door ripped my toenail off all within 5 minutes.  Oh well, it was a great day and it was wonderful to celebrate Easter with my family!

the Riverwalk

This year we celebrated Easter with my sister's family and my parents in San Antonio.  On our way south, Eric and I couldn't resist stopping to grab a bite at Gristmill.  We love the food and enjoy taking the kids to the place where we met. 

We stayed at the Embassy Suites on the Riverwalk. A pool, free cocktails during happy hour, omelet breakfasts and two separate rooms in our suite sold me. 

 

We took a riverboat tour of the Riverwalk.  It was gorgeous and we really enjoyed it.

Lauren got in a little snuggle time on the boat.  She was such a trooper all day and had so much fun with her cousins.

After the riverboat tour, we ate Mexican food on the Riverwalk and listened to mariachis while the kids got balloon animals. It was a fun day!

April 21st

Thursday was Austin's birthday and boy was it a busy day!  Austin had an Easter party at his preschool with all his friends.  I brought up some cupcakes and we celebrated his birthday too.

The kids had a great time at their Easter egg hunt!

Ethan had an Easter egg hunt too with his kindergarten class.  They walked to the nearby park to hunt, play and eat a picnic lunch.  Ethan was so excited his sister came to enjoy it with him. 

Later that night my parents came over to celebrate and give Austin his birthday present.  He got a pirate Lego game and he loves it!

We hope you had a fun birthday Austin!  We love you!