Sea World 2011

We made it home safely from our FUN weekend to San Antonio. To be honest, I am a little sad it's over! Griffin has talked about dolphins, penguins, and whales for a week and told EVERYONE he was going to Sea World. And...he did SO great! He was never fussy or afraid - he just lit up the whole time. I highly recommend this age for going to Sea World. I also HIGHLY recommend the Hyatt Hill Country Resort if you have small children. WOW.

They do s'mores nightly - here is the first night!

Yummy breakfast!
3D Sesame Street Show at Sea World!
See my legs in that second tunnel? We climbed up very high - I have a brave little boy!

Hi Dada!

Shamu Show - "Believe!" Here he is blowing a kiss to Shamu after she waved to us :)

Feeding the ducks!

PENGUINS!

A hug for Mommy while looking at the penguins!

Feeding the dolphins!!! A favorite!

S'mores on the second night! Griffin was distracted by the raccoon in the tree; Hans is tired of photos.

One of my favorite parts - movies on the hotel lawn! Popcorn too!

Breakfast on the 2nd morning - a bear waffle for my munchkin!

We then left the Hyatt (with plans to return soon!) and headed to the Alamo/Riverwalk.

Chillin' at the Alamo. He stole a rock - is that illegal?? Oh well, free souvenir!

Chasing the birds at the Alamo!

And we ended the trip perfectly - a quick stay with my BFF, Amy, and her sweet family. Will is about 2 months older than Griffin. They both share a love of cars, trains, and puzzles.

Racing cars with Connor. G loved all their toys! And, Mommy and Connor played some Wii. I got schooled by a 5 year old! I call a rematch!!!!

My very best friend and all our sweet boys! I love her and treasure our friendship.

I loved every second of our family vacation. I can't wait for the next and for the rest of our Spring Break 2011 plans. Thank you God for my many blessings - a long weekend to remember forever!

New Friends and Best Friends!

We spend a lot of time with these folks! I have worked with Chad for quite some time, and Braxton and Grifin are three months apart. Even better, I LOVE HIS WIFE! We have become great friends - I am lucky to have her along in this crazy ride of motherhood!

So...they invited us to their friend's house (Thanks, Combs Family!) one Friday for a delicious dinner and crazy playdate for the kids!

We had a great time and look forward to more fun times together!

Here's one of my favorite faces - BRAXTON! He is also in Griffin's class at school so they are together ALL. THE. TIME.

Watching a little movie with my new buddy Ayden and B!



Thanks to all of you for a fun night! We look forward to many more playdates (especially if they involve some wine for the mommies)!

Spring has sprung!

Sheesh...what a weekend! We ended with Sarah's birthday party! What fun we had - Kristin always does such a good job and is so creative. See the Aerial mermaid in the pic? She made it! Love it.

But one of the best parts is that Kiki came too! And one of the cutest things ever happened - when we had all the kids gather for a photo, Kiki and G (without any prompting) stood together and put their arms around each other. LOVE it. They are so cute and sweet.

Mac n' cheese for dinner! PERFECT.

They had a bounce house - score!

FOOTBALL!

Hi, Mama.

Chillin' with my Dada.

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I have to document something precious that Griffin did this week. One morning while getting ready for school, he ran to his room to get his clothes for the day. He then came to sit down in my bathroom while I got ready. Suddenly, he screams, "I DID IT!" I look down and this sweet munchkin had put his shoes and socks on. By himself. On the right feet. The look on his little face made me tear up - he was so proud. Love this smart boy.

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We are loving this spring weather and hope it sticks around for a bit! Two weeks until Spring Break! Sea World, the rodeo, and Kiki spends the night - we're pumped!

L.O.V.E.

We have had a busy week celebrating Valentine's and my sister's birthday! (It's her 40th - go big or go home!) We took her out to dinner at Pappas. Anytime Kiki and Griffin are together, they are so happy. I love how close they are, and we can't wait for their many adventures together.

HOW CUTE IS THIS PIC?? L.O.V.E.

Stop. I can't handle the cuteness.

G's cousin Gunar took him to see the fish at the restaurant. He counted all the fish and told Gunar what colors they are. Smart boy.

Then, Uncle Doug took him too. Doug told G he was going to go "fishing" and get him a fish for his pocket. He pretended to put one in G's pocket, so when we got home, he kept digging in his pocket asking where his fish is :) Maybe someone needs his first pet??

Jason, Kiki, G, and Doug

The best red velvet cake. EVER. L.O.V.E.

Jason can't resist "chunking the deuce." For some reason, when we take pics, the peace sign comes out. We're crazy like that.

G Funk and his godmother on her birthday!!

G also had a great Valentine's Day. This week's favorite movie is Ice Age. He loved it so much that we go him Ice Age 2 for Valentine's. Here he is chillin' on Dada while watching.

Yum. I made lemon tarts for Valentine's Day. Someone loved them.

All you need is LOVE. Precious boy.

Say what??!! Straws for Valentine's?? Thanks Mommy!

And Spiderman? Too good to be true.

What else is in there??
More toys. More candy. Anything for the sweetest boy. I L.O.V.E him!

NOLA

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the BEST SISTER in the WHOLE WORLD!

We celebrated my sister's 40th (say what?? she's one HOT mama!) with a surprise trip to New Orleans! Jason called me around Christmas to start planning so I've kept a secret from her for a LONG time. Hans and I flew and got there before everyone else. When she arrived, we hid in the hotel lobby until we made our surprise entrance. The plan was to walk up to her casually, but I got a little excited and started running and jumping! The look on her face was priceless (there may have been tears too...). We had a BLAST eating, drinking some daiquiris and bloody marys, laughing, dancing, singing, and celebrating my awesome sister!

A second surprise - our awesome Uncle Bob and Aunt Melissa came for the fun too!

Bridget and me

A third surprise - our cousin Stacy and her husband Hab were in town too for his half marathon.

Sweet G spent his weekend with Mi-Maw. The park, eating, and watching his new favorite movie, Ice Age, were all on the agenda. Then, we came home and saw the Biebs on the Grammys. I would like to introduce Biebs, Jr. This boy loves his music and his guitar. Get it, G!

Laissez les bon temps roulez!

A "Snow" Weekend...

We are thankful for the "snow" scare that gave us a 3-day weekend!

We ended our fun with the Super Bowl! Here are the little ones enjoying some popcorn while watching a movie. Who needs football anyway??

Yum. Hot dogs, mac-n-cheese, and Cheetos - my fave!
Before the big Super Bowl party, we had to hit the park. We went from an Artic blast to Spring-like weather in just two days. We took advantage by running the bases.


Mommy and Daddy also had a night out with their buds seeing Cory Morrow. Love these ladies!

While we were "snowed" in on Friday, we decided to make some coconut macaroons. One word - YUM-O. Lil' G had a blast helping out his Mommy.

We decided to get creative and review our shapes. What better way to do so than make a complete mess? GOOD IDEA, MOMMY! We poured some flour on a cookie sheet and traced some squares, circles, diamonds, and rectangles. Mommy is still finding flour in the kitchen crevices.

Here are some cute videos of the G-man from this weekend. He cracks us up, and we have enjoyed just being with him all weekend. Forgive my singing in the second video - dude loves him some Train and "Hey Soul Sister." Love that kid.

Here's to some warmth and a feeling of Spring in the air!