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Yippee! We made it to Friday!

The boy's only have 28 more days of school.

YIKES!!

 

time to plan 11 weeks of care and activities to keep 'em busy!!

 

adam and i had some yummy peaches and cottage cheese for a snack

adam called it old school dessert :)

 

my cowboy's and their stick horses, rowdy and roxy

 

last week's 1st grade program

 

Marisol, Corbin, and Cooper hiding behind his horse

still can't believe i got a front row seat

 

 

we separated the boy's bedrooms this week

it's probably a little over due

but good

really great in fact

 

 

and today is 80's dress up day

i think we pulled it off

i was going for let's get physical meets karate kid :)

i told them how exercise became popular in the 80's

and everyone wore sweatbands, knee highs, rolled up their sleeves and exercised

(at least that's how i remember it)

and we didn't have to go out and buy anything for this dress up

yay!

 

 

happy weekending to ALL!

blackberries are growing

 

John 15:5 " I am the vine, you are the branches. Those who abide in me and I in them bear much fruit, because apart from me you can do nothing."

 

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look at all the intricate parts that make up a blackberry

thank you lord for such an amazing creation!

 

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happy friday!

phone pictures for the past week or so

 

linking up with Jeanette @ Life Rearranged

 

 saturday me and the boys flew kites they got for easter

at lake kyle. we brought along some old bread to feed the ducks too.

 



 

love this field of bluebonnets i found on the back roads from our house

it's someone's pasture

so i just took pics from the fence

i didn't dare try to plop my kiddos down in the middle of them like i did when they were little

 

 

like we need to be reminded to EAT

but i love the red color in my kitchen

 

 

friday night adam surprised me with an impromptu night out

just the two of us

he even arranged the babysitter

an overnight babysitter :)

i have the best husband

 

 

boy's are studying texas history this last 10 weeks of school

next week they are to dress like cowboys all day

then they are having a program complete with texas songs and stick horses

this boy was super happy with his new pearl snap shirt and cowboy boots

he was NOT a fan of the cheap little hat i bought

he said he wants a REAL cowboy hat

 

 

today they took this book to school to share with their class

the story of the magnificent SAM Houston!

Uncle happens to know the author and illustrator and sent the boy's a signed copy :)

way cool!

great story

thanks Uncle ;)

 

 

ronnie in his standing machine

Lord we need a miracle!

and thank you for all your provided thus far

this is pretty amazing

 

 

gosh they are getting so tall

garden update

potatoes and onions are growing strong 

the rains we've had this spring are amazing for garden growth

this all just shot up in 4 weeks or so

and the blackberry bush is full of beautiful blooms

Look at the garlic!

it's going to be fun when all these veggies are ready for harvest

we also have a few tomato, strawberry, basil and tomatillo plants

speaking of growing

this little fur ball may be growing babies in her belly 

she was inseminated on Saturday

mocha puppies coming this august

she will be with us until time for delivery

then return after the puppies are all sold

gosh it's hard to imagine being without her for 2-3 months

she's such a sweet doggie

even when i catch her sitting in the garden :)

easter 2013

Celina took the boys to the city library egg hunt on good friday
corbin found their friend from school, Marisol (purple shirt)
She's a doll. they've all been in the same class for two years.

mom came to town for easter

we shopped

picked out fabrics for new quilts for the boys

red, white, black, grey... stripes, dots, flannel... can't wait!

of course we ate well

lettuce wraps friday night, chicken enchiladas, chili rellenos and guacamole saturday, and ham with the fixings sunday. 

mom played shrinky dinks with the boys

we all colored pieces 

then had fun watching them shrink in 1-2 minutes in the oven

we relaxed some too

even watched tv

mom and i caught up on a few nights of the voice, and watched celebrity apprentice

now i'm hooked on the voice

isn't it so good?

the boys colored eggs with shaving cream and food coloring
it was pretty

the colored shaving cream

otherwise, it didn't really do much to color the eggs
they certainly weren't marble looking

just splotchy
oh well

they had fun playing with left over shaving cream

Easter morning we headed to church early

adam ushered and served communion

the boy's were handsome in their ties

and silly faces

after looking at all the outtakes 

the boys reminded me of those boys on bikes going door to door

haha

the kids were spoiled with an easter bucket of goodness

(jump rope, kite, peeps, jelly beans, skylander, swimsuit, boxers, glow sticks, sticky hands, & a paddle ball)

Easter is special

we are so blessed to have salvation through Jesus' death on the cross 

for our sins

and then he rose again

so that we may have eternal life

He is Risen!

Indeed He is Risen!

Hope you know you are loved always!

the dino park

we went to the dino park

with our twin friends

aren't they so tiny?

this is brennan

2.3 years old

they belong to my friend Kris 

this is Jayden with momma

 

it was fun to finally get our kids together

and we saw lots of cool dinosaur replicas and had a nice spring walk

 

 

 

Thanks for inviting us Kris!