Thursday, March 27, 2014

Take 5

I need a few minutes this afternoon to just sit. Sit and think. Sit and veg. Sit and blog. It's been a very busy and productive week, but time keeps on ticking!

Here are some fun shots of our monkeys. 






Camping out!

Look at Jude's tent. Hope he thinks it's as cool as we do!  ðŸ˜³

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Spring time is here!

It was a cold start to the day, but it was a wonderful trip to the Arboretum this morning. We were first in line for face painting-- Spider-Man and a white tiger. The boys were pretty cooperative for posing for pictures, and I was pleased to get what I did!








Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Another one bites the dust!

Remember Asher's mouth injury from January? (He tripped and hit the slide, taking a huge chunk out of his cheek and jarred his front tooth. Ouch!)  Well, fast fwd 6 wks and here we are at the dentist for a regular cleaning when I remember his injury. Sure enough, he had an abscess  on the gum line and the root was  infected  and damaged. Today, the brave boy had it removed. Mama Bear here was a nervous wreck but Asher was awesome. He is napping now and can't wait to put it under his pillow for the tooth fairy tonight. (Avery insists that the tooth fairy has a mustache, so we will have to see how that works out...)

Saturday, March 15, 2014

We made it!

C'mon sunshine...

My bird girl

Another cold cold day on the beach! Had fun in the pool and hot tub as well as a nice lunch out after church. C'mon sunshine!

Inspiration!


The family next to us did some incredible sand sculptures yesterday. 


Claire and I decided to try our hand at some of our own creations... 

Claire's unicorn (before Avery's footprint)

Lion (before Asher's footprint)

Humor is contagious

Ah, what can I say? The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. On the sand sculpture creation wave, I paid homage to my pound pups with this labor of love. 

My funny daughter, on the other hand, added this. 


Tuesday, March 11, 2014

While waiting for sunshine...

We took the kiddos to the Texas State Aquarium in corpus cristi yesterday. It was a nice little place with some great animal talks. Also nice to be out of the elements. But never fail, we did venture out to the beach and pool in the afternoon. 

Thursday, March 6, 2014

Ready or not, here they come!

The twins are registered for kindergarten! Holy smokes! They will begin in August and follow in Claire's footsteps. 

My girls... Then and Now

Claire and Carly, October 2007

Claire and Carly, March 2014


"The dog was created specially for children.  He is the god of frolic."  ~Henry Ward Beecher