Father/Son Campout

Last weekend Donnie took David and Joshua to a Father/Son Campout. They had a really good time. This was the first time that Joshua has ever gone camping and he loved being outdoors and sleeping in the tent. He was so excited to eat marshmallows.

Joshua also loved the chocolate bars that they brought for smores (as you can tell by the evidence on his face).

David and Joshua had a great time but I think they were ready to sleep the next night in their own beds.

First Swim of the Summer

We were so excited that it was warm last week and that our neighborhood pools were open. Everyone has been so excited for the first swim of the summer. The water was absolutely freezing cold but the kids didn't mind and had a great time.

Fun at the Zoo

I took Joshua and Elyssa to the Ft. Worth Zoo. It was lots of fun. It was one of my all time favorite zoos that I have ever visited. Joshua and Elyssa had a really good time and are already talking of wanting to go back.

On the way there all Elyssa could talk about was seeing the elephants. She had to have her picture in front of one (even though you can't see it very well).

Joshua loved that the zoo had a lot of robotic dinosaurs that moved and made noises.

They also had a place where birds flew in an enclosed space that you could go in. The fun part of it was that you could purchase a stick with bird seed stuck to it and when you held up the stick birds would fly up to you and land on the stick. Elyssa wanted nothing to do with it but Joshua tried it for a little bit until he had two birds on his one stick and they started fighting over the seeds.

Mother's Day

I had a great Mother's Day. I felt a lot of love and really enjoyed just spending time with my family. I feel so blessed to have the great husband and kids that I do.
I love getting flowers and especially when they come from my family and are different colors and styles. My wonderful husband always lets each of the kids pick out a different kind of flower for me so I see their different personalities come out in what they choose.

A couple of weeks ago Machella and I went to San Antonio for Time Out for Women and Time Out for Girls. It was so much fun. We stayed in a hotel for two nights and we both really liked the speakers and musical group. I am so glad I was able to share this with Machella and I hope we have a lot more opportunities to do things like this in the future.