Beach Bums



After visiting everyone in Spring, Nonnie picked us up and we headed to Momo's.  Although a little chilly, we had some beach fun one day.  Nonnie got a new car with four wheel drive, so now we can drive out to our spot on our own.  Before, when we didn't have the guys and their vehicles with us, we had to park and walk across the dunes.  It was quite a hike with two kids and our beach paraphernalia!  We are all set now! Although I didn't get Momo in any of these pictures, she was there and we enjoyed every second with her!

We collected tons of shells for Caroline's mermaid birthday party.

It got a little warmer when the sun came out and Caroline posed for her invitation pic. 

 

Snacks in the Trunk

Someone wanted every grain of sand off  her feet.

Dolphin Rides at the Beach Playground

It takes a long time to wash a hundred shells!

Artists at Work

A Texas-size Birthday

The first weekend of Spring Break, we went to Spring to celebrate PawPaw's birthday and also took a trip to the Houston Stock Show.

"These boots are made for walkin'."  Abby was proud to push Carter in her stroller.

 

 

 

 



I think we did just about everything the Stock Show had to offer. 

 Cheering at the Pig Races

Mutton Busting

 Abby and Caroline enjoyed some rides.

 

 

 Down on the Farm

 

 

 Abby demonstrated her milking abilities for Lin.

Checking out the miniature ponies with GiGi

PawPaw gave Caroline and Abby some money to spend.  They both picked out a mermaid.  That's right! Mermaids were on sale at the Stock Show!

They were wiped out by the end of our Stock Show adventure.

After naps, the kids were ready to party!

 

Our visit was packed full of fun!  Abby squeezed in quite a few games with Gary and both girls gave Carter a lesson on Dot Art.

 

Spring Break Kick Off

Last Thursday, Abby and Caroline jumped up and got dressed for yellow day at school!  They were excited about their new yellow duds.

Right after school, we kicked off spring break with haircuts.  It was their first time to get their hair cut at "a real place."  

 While Nonnie has done an excellent job trimming hair and saved us a lot of money, we were ready for a professional cut.  Abby and Caroline were very excited.

 Stickers were at the bottom of the taxi, which really helped Caroline to keep her head down.

 Next, we went to Aunt Mary's to help her celebrate her birthday. It was a very busy, but fun afternoon!

Friday Get Away

The week before last, the girls and I went with Nonnie and Pops to see Grandmother one day while Brent was out of town for work.  Abby had fun playing One Potato Two Potato with her.

 My Uncle Norman was really sweet and left the girls a table with art supplies and stickers.

We hit the local pizza buffet for lunch.

The girls practiced their archery and piano skills.

Pops played them a little song he knew.

After a few games of Chicken Foot, our visit was complete!