My favorite things

Friday night I hosted a Favorite Things party.  Everyone picked their favorite thing under $6 and brought three of them to exchange.  We drew names and everyone went home with three new favorite things! 

Some of the favorites were Turbie Twist Towels, coconut oil, fancy laundry detergent, Uncle Chris' steak seasoning, salsa, Burts Bees tinted lip moisturizer, bath bombs and pineapple cider. 

Some of my favorite ladies! 

We had the best time and want to make it an annual event! 

Schulenburg

Schulenburg is our favorite place to camp!

Night fishing is so much fun!  

Crazy clouds!

Sunsets in Schulenburg are the best! 

Some Lego fun in the camper

Look what we found!

Burned the old outhouse!

The kids love it out there!

Paddle boating! 

Frisbee golf! 

The golf cart is their favorite! 

Austin's 10th Birthday celebration

Austin is 10!  He decided to take some friends to a Stars hockey game to celebrate!

The game was so much fun!  The Stars won and the boys got on the jumbo-tron! 

Since it was fan appreciation night, they got to go down and play on the ice.  They had so much fun!

Happy 10th Birthday Austin!  We love you!!

Spring Break fun at our favorite spots

For Spring Break this year, we took the kids camping in Wimberley.  It's our favorite area to explore. 

We checked out the Guadalupe River.

We can't be anywhere near Gruene without stopping by Gruene Hall and the Gristmill!

We took the kids on a tour around Texas State.  This is my first dorm Sterry Hall where I lived in 1994. 

I had a ton of Mass Communications classes in Old Main.

Eric and I would meet between classes sometimes for lunch.  It was so fun to show the kids around!

Go bobcats!

After touring campus, we headed back to Wimberley to explore some more.

We had a wonderful Spring Break!

Lauren is 7!

This little girl always keeps us on our toes! 

She is sweet, sassy, smart, sporty and spunky! 

We are so proud of her and love watching her grow up! 

Backyard camping

Friday Ethan and Austin stayed home to recover from a stomach bug that hit Lauren and them earlier in the week. My body was fighting it, so I was exhausted all day. We made the best of it and had a fun day laying around. The weather was amazing! 

Eric had to cut down some branches for the new fence to go up, so the kids had fun making a fort out of them. 

The cats love walking on the top of the fence. 

Since the weather was so perfect, we decided to set up the tent and have a campout! 

Eric and I bought this tent 17 years ago for our 6 month dating anniversary. Wow! That makes me feel very old!!

We had an outdoor pizza party. Crazy the weather was that perfect in February! 

I love creating memories with the kids! 

Ethan's 11th Birthday Party

Ethan celebrated his 11th birthday with friends at Mt. Playmore!  

Crazy kids!

Cake and pizza in the party room.

Happy Birthday Ethan!  We love you!