March Snowstorm

The crazieness of the weather is about to drive me over the edge! Last week I was so proud of myself. I cleared the girls closet off all winter clothes, and vacuum sealed everything and put them in storage in the garage. I felt so productive and was glad there was NO winter stuff left in the closets since the temperatures had been steadily in the 60s for a while.

Well, since we had a crazy cold front come through Friday night, I got to go out into my garage in my neatly organized winter boxes, un-seal them, dig down to the bottom of the bags, and dig out some winter clothes...so much for my productiveness!! I have to admit, I was a little skeptical of whether or not it would actually get cold...but we woke up on Saturday morning with snow on the ground. The kids were really excited. We started out the week with 60 degree temperatures and woke up Saturday morning with a "blizzard". The snowflakes were HUGE. It was snowing so hard, but the ground was so warm that a lot of the snow didn't stick. Some of it did and the kiddos got geared up in their snow clothes and went out to play in it.

It was really the first time that Mia got to play out in the snow. She had a blast. She was picking up snow and trying to chase her daddy and sister around the yard to pelt them with the snowballs. They made snow angels and stuck their tongues out to catch the snow.

The girls had a great time playing with their daddy in the snow...which, by the way, lasted only until the next morning because the temperature yesterday was near 70! Gotta love the crazy weather! Maybe this week I will re-vacuum seal the winter clothes!

Spring Break Finale

On Saturday morning we loaded the kiddos up in the van and headed to Jenks to the Aquarium. We met a few friends there and made a day of it. The girls had a great time. Mia loves fish. She could look at them all day. She got especially excited about seeing "nemo" and "mr. Ray" because she watched Finding Nemo in the car on our drive up. Several of our friends went, including Ron and Kelli and Mia's best buddy "Khy" They had a great time running from tank to tank and seeing all the different fish. Ryan even took a picture of a "Prawn" because that is what Uncle Ryan calls Mia. It was pretty funny because it was HUGE so it was probably the size of Mia! She also loved the Sting Rays. At the Aquarium they have a petting tank so it is open and Mia liked kneeling on the bench and looking down at the Rays. They would come up to the the side out of the water and splash the kids. They thought it was hilarious!

Aidan was there too! Annalise was excited to go with her buddy. She spent the afternoon reading all the information she could about all the fish. She liked the big sharks when we went into the shark tunnel. She had a great time telling the younger kids what she read about the different fish. She also liked the touch tanks where she got to touch a Sea Star. She had a fantastic time looking at all of the different fish, and the beavers and sea otters too!
Ella was a champ as usual. She hung out on daddy's back in the backpack. She looked around at all of the fish and bright colors. She was a trooper and never was unhappy. We had a great day looking at all the neat exhibits and going to dinner with friends. We are almost sad to go back to school next week. I love it when all my girls are home. I can't wait for summer, when we can all be together all day!

H1, H2 and H3

On Monday while we were in Texas we went to Aunt Jac's house to have a fun day with the boys. The girls had a blast. Annalise gets so excited when she gets to hang out with Harrison. She was chomping at the bit to get to his house. Jaclyn is right...the kids always just pick right back up from where they left off. They played all morning, inside and out. Mia is caught between Hudson and Hunter, and since Ella isn't running around playing with them yet, it works out perfectly! They ran their legs off, played games, ate yummy fish sticks and Cheetos and just had a great time. They were pretty sad to leave, especially Mia who cried for most of the way back. She wanted to see her "buddy Hunter". I love that they have each other. I love that even though they don't get to see each other all the time, they cherish the time they do have. We had a great day just being together and hanging out. Thanks for letting us crash your Monday, Jac!

Spring Break with Memaw and Poppa

We left on Friday of spring break to go spend a few days in Texas with the grandparents. We went to Grapevine Mills Mall where the girls conned Poppa into riding on the carousel. We shopped and had a great time. Annalise got some Judy Moody books, which she is already done with--big shocker! Mia's big purchase was her pet hedgehog...yes, the got webkins and Annalise picked a dog, and Mia said, "I need this hedgehog". It fits her...it is pretty funny!
On Sunday Morning, Uncle Ryan and Holly came to visit. We played games and had "taco day". Uncle Ryan and Annalise played the Wii and did some nails and hair! Poor guy! The girls think he is the best ever (even though he thinks they prefer Holly!) We had a great time hanging out with Memaw and Poppa. The girls played games, went shopping, played with uncle Ryan and "Mammaw on the white hair". They had a great time. Mom had lots of fun with the girls. Ella started giving kisses with her wide open mouth! She had fun hangin' with memaw and Poppa too! She just went with the flow and had fun playing with Mammaw. She slept like a champ and didn't give me any trouble! We had a great week and the girls were sad to leave. The blow was a little softened because Memaw and Poppa got them the High School Musical 3 DVD to watch in the car on the way home!