Easter Part 2

I didn't have my camera or my cell on Easter, SO I've been hounding family to send me Easter pics!

This may end up having several parts to our Easter blog post!

After church, we spent the rest of the day at Great Grandma's house.

BBQ, cake, BINGO, pinatas, and an egg hunt!

You can see that Carli shed the shoes, bow, and jewelry as soon as she got there.

She was ready start playin'!

B-I-N-G-O BABY!

With enough prizes for everyone!

Lots of second cousins!

Lots of FUN this day!

Happy Birthday Great Grandpa!

Today is my kiddos' Great Grandpa's Birthday!

They miss him! We all miss him!

We love him!

Easter 2012-Part1

We had a EGG-CELLENT Easter!

The Easter Bunny came of course.

Carli hunted eggs-in her nightgown and rain boots!

We heard our door bell ringing...and on the porch we found this basket of sweet treats

 from sweet family! 

We got all dressed in our Easter best.

We took several pics, trying to get the "perfect one".

 We tried....

So then we just decided to head to church :)

Stay tuned for part 2 of our Easter Egg-stravaganza!

HAPPY EASTER!

Kindergarten Easter Egg Hunt

Today was Carli's Easter Egg Hunt.

She had an egg-cellent time!

I made a cute basket for her teacher and forgot to take a picture of it, shoot!

I did not get any class goodies for the kids, since I figured it would be overload with all of their eggs.

 Yesterday, was her student teacher's last day. Ms.S was so sweet to them and did a very good job!

 Carli wanted to take her a gift, so we got her a letter "S" and a Hobby Lobby gift card.

Carli said that she's really going to miss her!

Lasso Up-Carli's School's Spring Fair

A lot of hard work, a great group of parent/teacher volunteers, about 79 Aggie student volunteers (from A&M's Big Event), the perfect weather, and the most money ever raised in our school's history, made for a SPECTACULAR SPRING FAIR!

 The boys didn't want to go, but Carli went and loved spending her tickets on jumping, fingernail painting, getting candy.

 She came home with this beautiful balloon flower!

 And a new fish that she won in a game! She named it "Lollipop" but then came home and gave it to Austin and he named it "Goldie".

 I also came home with something that I won in the silent auction!

Each of the kindergarten classes did a print like this. This is a BIG canvas, with the hand of each child, holding a rock with their name on it! PRICELESS!

I'm in love!

Kindergarten Babies

This whole year, with Carli being in kindergarten, I've thought back about the boys when they were this age. Each time, I would come back to same thought, "Where did the time go?"

Look at these BABY BOYS!!

Oh my babies!!

 Austin

 Tyler

Today, I thought about CARLI being in kindergarten and how the year is almost over, because she started talking about going to FIRST GRADE! And if that wasn't enough, she then takes her very own kindergarten school picture out of her folder...

WOW! What a sweet surprise!

Look at her beautiful lil' smile! Just like her brothers'!!!

My baby girl...so pretty!

Kindergartners, SO precious!!!

Mother/Daugher Mani/Pedis!

Over Spring Break (St. Patrick's Day actually), I was talking about going to get a pedicure, when Carli pipes up and says she wants to go with me. I told her she could go, but only if she got one too. Well, she loves to get her nails painted, but has never wanted to go and get a pedicure. Much to my surprise, she said she would! I wasn't quite sure she would though.

 Once we walked in, she told the lady she wanted purple toes, pink fingers, and flowers! I couldn't believe my ears! THEN, she plops herself in the spa chair next to me and chats with the lady doing her nails. Who was this girl? Carli seemed liked she had been going there for years! HA!

When we were leaving, she tells the lady, that she'll be back and she already knows what colors and designs she wants! WHAT? She said designs! OH MY!

I believe she's now a little obsessed!

I am so happy she loved it and wasn't too shy or scared anymore!

It made for a fantastic mother/daughter experience and I sure can't wait for more of those times!



Oceans of Fun!

Make sure you scroll down to the bottom of this page to pause the music, then come back up here to play the videos.

Carli's Kindergarten Music Program was tonight. We had big plans on inviting all of our family to it, but decided not to, since she kept saying, "I'm not gonna do it". She was suppose to wear jeans, but told her music teacher that she didn't like to wear pants, so she didn't have any, so could she wear her blue jean skirt? So, she did. I couldn't believe she asked her that. She also would not wear her costume! UGH! WELL, surprise, surprise...SHE SANG AND DID THE MOVEMENTS...at BOTH performances (the one for the whole school and the one for family).
The program was SUPER CUTE! Each class was a different sea creature. There were lobsters, octopus, whales, and JELLY FISH (Carli's class).

                                       

Afterwards, just like we do for anything that her brothers do at school, she got to pick where we eat for dinner. No surprise here, she picked Casa Ole'. Why do my kids always pick there? Then, we swung by the store to pick out a Polly Pocket, that may or may not have been her bribe for performing.

Anniversary Flowers

VERY VERY SPECIAL DAY!

39 YEARS ago, TODAY, this beautiful baby boy was born.

21 years later, I would get to marry him!

18 YEARS later, we celebrate that day

and also reflect on what a wonderful life we've had thus far!

 The top three of the 18 years: AUSTIN, TYLER, and CARLI, of course!

Today I marry my best friend - author unknown

This day I married my best friend
...the one I laugh with as we share life's wondrous zest,
as we find new enjoyments and experience all that's best.
...the one I live for because the world seems brighter
as our happy times are better and our burdens feel much lighter.
...the one I love with every fiber of my soul.
We used to feel vaguely incomplete, now together we are whole.

I LOVE YOU ANTHONY SO MUCH!

HAPPY 39th BIRTHDAY!
HAPPY 18th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY!

18 YEARS...totally flown by...WOW!

SEW CUTE!

Austin made this pillow at school!

 MADE!

 AUSTIN!

 WOW!

Our Valentine's Day

I have no pictures of my lovies on Valentine's Day!

Time was not on our side yesterday morning with getting ready for school and taking pictures of them with their valentine's gifts.

For dinner we had pepperoni rolls...YUMMY! Always a favorite.

 After the littlest lovies went off to bed, Anthony and I had dessert!

 I enjoy when the kids are asleep and we can have our time together.

Oh, what's that picture of? Well...that would a box of candy that TYLER bought for a girl!

 Just can't believe my baby boy bought a valentine for a girl he likes.

 Let's move on...

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!