Spring Break

Spring break has flown by. Monday we drove to Blossom with Heather and Kade to visit Memaw on her 91st birthday. Kasey had never been there. It was weird seeing mom's house next door. We were going to go to the zoo Wednesday, but Kasey was all stuffy, so we canceled at the last minute. Yeah for Kasey's allergies. That night on the news they said that there was a two hour wait on the highway to get into the zoo and the parking lots were completely full. They were sending people away as they drove in after waiting that long in their car. So we took all of Colin's play animals and put them on the porch and made our own zoo. Then Aubrey

came over and we went across the street to have a picnic. It was fun. Yesterday was Kasey's birthday. I can't believe she is one. It seems like days ago I was bringing her home from the hospital. We've been getting ready for her party this week. Yesterday she opened her first present from her aunt Amanda. It was a necklace with a cross. It was so pretty. Then Nana and Papa came over with her next present. It was a bulletin board for her room. She made it just for Kasey. Last night she ate her first chicken nugget. Today we went for Kasey's one year check up. She was perfect. She gets to drink regular milk now. Yeah, no more formula. Tomorrow is her party. Her theme is Angelina Ballerina. A lady at Sean's work made the cake. It was perfect. After the party we're going to fly kites and play with the remote control airplane that Anton sent to the boys. But now I've gotta clean this house. It is going to take me all night. Sunday I'm staying at home all day in my pajamas and watching NASCAR.

Beautiful weekend!!

What a beautiful weekend. Friday night me and Sean went out for Mexican food and I had the best frozen marguarita. Amanda was the babysitter. I think she was a little overwhelmed. Saturday morning me and the boys went fishing went fishing with Papa, Dustin, Abba, and Aubrey. It was a nice morning, but windy. Colin and Connor both caught a fish. It was very exciting. The rest of the day we just stayed at home and worked around the house. I cooked pork chops and shrimp outside last night. I love to cook outside. I guess that's my dad's influence. He taught me how to light the fire and how to cook different things on the grill. I've been watching cooking shows lately and learning how to season different things. I love Top Chef. If I had time I would go to gourmet cooking classes. But I don't. So today I went to work out with Abba and then went for a bike ride. Then Dustin made hotwings. MMM, they were so good. Then I swang Kasey and Aubrey to sleep on the front porch while Sean took the boys to the park. Tonight me and Abba rode bikes with the kids and graded papers. I did some laundry and cleaned bathrooms in between the other stuff. Now it's time for a nice long bubble bath while I watch Brothers and Sisters. It was a nice weekend. Now tomorrow it's back to the real world. The only thing I can think about is SPRING BREAK. Only 5 more days. BRING IT ON!!!

Sorry, no pics of Kasey this weekend. She spent most of the weekend in the house. She had a horrible cough, but that didn't slow her down. She was into EVERYTHING!

I need a vacation

It's been a crazy couple of weeks. There is never enough time to get things done!! My house is a complete disaster and everytime I get a moment to clean it, something happens and I never get it done. I have piles of dirty clothes on the floor and piles of clean clothes on the couch. Last weekend I went to see Eli Young band at Fair Park with Amanda. I loved the concert, but I am way too old for that stuff. It was Texas Mardi Gras and there were drunk kids everywhere and girls were showing their boobs for beads. I'm sorry, but have some pride in yourself people!! Lifting up your shirt for beads while 60 guys are taking your picture with their camera phones is not appropriate. Although by the end of the night I might have lifted up my shirt for a ride back to the car =). It was freezing cold and we had to park so far away. There were crazy drunk people everywhere and it was Dallas. We didn't even stay for any other concerts. I was yawning by nine oclock. But Eli Young was awesome. It was one of the best concerts I've been to. I've seen them 3 times now with Amanda. She has converted me to an Eli Young fan. Connor's team had their playoffs this weekend. He won Friday night and Saturday morning, but lost last night. He played a lot in the first two games because the score was so high, but played about three minutes in the last game. He's not the starter and the game was really close so he sat out. I know that they want to win, but it's hard to explain to a 9 year old when he asks why he didn't get to play very much. You can't say it's because he's not as good as some of the other players and they needed to win. He has gotten a lot better this year, but it's only his second year. He just needs to be aggressive. He did get his first foul and we were so proud. We're sending him to Mavericks basketball camp this summer. I think he will have fun and learn a lot more there. We're still having issues with Colin hitting. It has to be hard being the baby, then all of a sudden you are the middle child. We're working hard on it though. He can't wait to be big and play basketball like his brother. I might start him a t-ball this year. Kasey is just into EVERYTHING. She started drinking out of a straw and eating everything we eat. I can't wait till we don't have to buy baby food anymore. Her birthday is in 19 days. I can't believe it is already here. I spent the night with my mom last night. Sean went to help Dustin move his stuff down here and it took longer than they thought. So they ended up staying the night. I didn't want to stay at home by myself, so we had a slumber party with Aubrey. We all got up and made breakfast. It was fun. I have to go to the store and buy groceries now. I have to make Sean something good for dinner. He's a really nice person for helping Dustin move down here when we were all busy. He gave up his whole weekend. He's been really trying hard to change some things lately. I think things are finally getting better. Woohoo. Now if I could just have a day to sit in my pajamas and play with my kids!!!! And maybe hire a maid!! Yeah right! But I can dream can't I?