Spring time

There is something magical about Spring time as everything comes back to life after the lull of winter. The weather is warming up, ok it can be down right HOT in Texas in the Spring. The flowers are blooming, birds are chirping, new life abounds everywhere you look. It is hard to miss God's handiwork, especially in the Spring. We were fortunate enough to get to visit my uncle's farm on Easter while he still had several new babies.

These kittens were just a few days old
Brandt
Brayden
Bryson
This foal was 4 weeks old
This foal was 5 weeks old
What a fun day we had! The boys are all huge animal lovers, and they were in complete heaven all day. So glad that the rain let up so were finally able to go...3rd time is a charm.

"Not Me!" Monday

I have not done a "Not Me!" Monday in over 2 months so I think today would be a good day to write one. Things are flying by in warp speed at our house right now. I hope to have several blog posts of some of the things we have been up to on here this week.

This week I did not get so desperate for my almost 2 year old to go bed one night that I actually climbed in the toddler bed with him. I certainly exceed the weight limit, and it would be super crowded on that crib sized mattress for a momma and a baby. Nor would I have loved the extra loving and the hugs and kisses and stayed there for over 20 minutes before finally pulling myself out. Nope, not me!

This week we did not drive over 2 1/2 hrs (with no traffic) to Galveston, Texas so the boys could do Mutton Bustin' (riding on the back of a sheep) at their fair. You see we had baseball opening ceremonies the next morning at 8 AM, and they weren't even going to start the Mutton Bustin' until 8:45 PM. Not to mention a 2 1/2 hr drive back home when they finished. Since we didn't go, it certainly wasn't my mother that ran out of gas on I-45 in downtown Houston in 5 o'clock traffic on a Friday afternoon. Nor would it take us over 1 1/2 hrs for everyone to pile into our van to go get gas and get back to her car only to find it hooked up to a tow truck when we arrived. Had that been us, it would have be great to know in Houston if you dial 311 they will send a tower to get you off the highway free of charge. Awesome to know, you know in case this doesn't happen again since my mother has never run out of gas before.

During Opening Ceremonies for baseball we were at the ball park from 8 AM to 2 PM. I am very diligent about sunscreen, so it wasn't me who forgot to put it on my back and is now the same shade as a lobster. In my defense, until last year I had long hair so I have never had to put sunscreen on my back, because my hair covered it. Ouch, I certainly won't be making that mistake again.

This week Brayden turned 6. We were not crazy enough to let him invite both Kindergarten classes to come to our house for a building party. We stopped having parties at our house when he turned 2, and for a reason. So we would not decide to be glutens for punishment now. The little kits you can get from Lowe's every other Saturday + 25 Kindergartners + hammers and nails + MY house = total insanity. We would never be that crazy. So it wasn't in the middle of the night that one of the 5 little boys who spent the night got up and started walking around the kitchen. I ran in there just in time to watch him walk over to my trash can, open it, pee in it, turn around and go lay back down as if nothing happened. You see the light in the kitchen was off, but the light in the hall and bathroom were on. Wouldn't it make logical sense to walk towards to light? I thought so!

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Sneak peak at our weekend

The Next Babe Ruth?

Brennan is 23 months old and in LOVE with baseball. He loves going to his brothers' practices. He however thinks he is just as big as they are. Since Dustin is the coach we get there a little early so Brennan can "practice" before everyone gets there. He does an incredible job of hitting the ball off the tee, switch hitting even. He can hit it further than several kids on the team who are 4-6 years old.

Mean or Funny?

I just got done making "dinner" for tomorrow night (April Fool's Day). I have never done anything for April Fool's Day before, but thought this might be fun. We are having fish sticks made out of cookies, peanut butter, and rice crispies cereal and peas made out of green laffy taffy. So the debate in my house tonight, is this mean or funny? Note: I know one particular child is going to cry before he tries it since he knows he won't like it.

How far can $30 go?

I had a great shopping trip today between Kroger and Target. I got all of this for just under $30 and I left with $10 in giftcards, so essentially it was all $20! I love how Kroger spells out your savings on the receipt for you. According to the receipt, I saved over $95 and only spent $17 for a total savings of 85%. I wish Target had that on their receipts too.

It is hard to see everything in the picture, but I got:
5 boxes of cereal
2 boxes of Nutri-grain bars
4 large boxes of poptarts
Dinosaur eggs oatmeal
Cars fruit snacks
4 12 pack of cokes
9 32 oz of Powerade Zero
8 cans of Del Monte diced tomatoes
Morningstar sausages
2 Hormel ready to eat roasts
3 pounds of bananas
3 DiGiorno pizza and Breadsticks
3 regular DiGiorno Pizzas
Pediasure Nutripals
DiGiorno Personal 200 calorie pizza

Colorado

Finally pictures from our Colorado trip. Dustin and I went to Colorado Springs, just the 2 of us, for a long weekend back in December. We had a blast and really fell in love with that area. We would love to take a family trip there this year sometime.