Turning 8

It's so hard to believe this sweet boy is already 8!  He loves reading fantasy books, especially things about dragons.  He read Eragon this year at the urging of his teacher and became a huge fan.  In fact, he wanted his birthday party to have an Eragon theme.  It was a little challenging for dear old mom, but Google saved the day.  We pieced together ideas from other dragon parties and added parts J wanted to include.  We even had a problem finding a cake.  Granny had one made at Target for his "real" birthday.  We couldn't include the name of the book, but they were able to airbrush a picture of Saphira.  I made the cake for his party...a first.  I think it turned out ok, and it was tasty.  In the end, our creative one forced us to all be creative.  The result was a party like no other.

All Abilities Park

This spring we had our first playdate at the new all-abilities park.  The park is absolutely amazing!  We love it and have already been back at least 5 times.  One of our favorite parts is the mini town with real buildings, complete with working traffic lights and crosswalks.  It's kind of like a children's museum except that it's outdoors.  I wish I had more pictures to share.

Ah, spring...

Love this time of year!  Our yard is beautiful...

Spring Break in Houston

Our spring break this year was very low key.  We went to Houston to visit J.  Mighty LOVES being in the hotel.  The first thing he did was climb in the bed with Boppy and his iTouch.  Over the next couple of days, we explored some Houston sites.  We found this awesome park downtown where the boys were able to operate remote control sailboats.

Toward the end of the week, the boys went to Louisiana with Mer and Pop.  They so enjoy being in the country and getting to do special things with their grandparents.  Who wouldn't?  This time they decided it might be fun to dig for crawfish.  Looks like it got pretty serious...

Sweet Berry Farms

In March, we made a trip to Marble Falls to visit Sweet Berry Farms.  We had been in the fall for pumpkins, but never in the spring.  Needless to say, it was beautiful!  We all enjoyed picking our own strawberries.  The down side is that we picked more strawberries than we could eat. 

Music Makers

Mighty's school has a special week called "Music Makers."  During this week, parents can attend music class with their children.

I think his face says it all, and I was honored to witness his excitement!

Double Digits

K made it to the "double digits" this year!  We absolutely cannot believe that ten years have already come and gone.  We celebrated on his real birthday with family at our house.    He asked for a morph suit, which he proudly wore for most of the evening.  He was great entertainment.  Apparently a blue bodysuit takes away all inhibitions!





The birthday celebration continued in San Antonio with some of his best friends from CLH.  It was great to get them together during the school year.  They picked up right where they left off last summer...a sign of true friendship.  It was fun to watch!