Spring Break

Spring break has come and gone. We had a great week! Here is a summary of our week...

We left on Friday morning and headed to Oklahoma. The kids were able to be around the cows & horses, trap a raccoon & shoot a gun for the very first time. They had a good time, but we were ready to come home and relax for the week.
Brock & Grumps

Addison & Grumps


Brock again

Addison on top of the haystack

On Tuesday, we stayed home and caught up on laundry & housework. Michael took his captains test that day. He initally made an 83, but two days later his score went up to an 86. We will take that! The second part of the test comes in April.

On Wednesday, we met with our financial advisor. The kids went to Mema & Papaw's to play with their "real" grandkids. We had an adult day to ourselves. After our meeting, we headed to Firewheel Mall. It was nice to just walk around and look at everything. We ended our day with an early dinner at Texas Roadhouse. Yummy!

On Thursday, Addison, Aunt Sallee & I went to the American Girl store & Bistro. Addison had been wanting to get Emily a new pair of pajamas since she got her. She ended up with pj's, a spring outfit, a hat for Emily & a hat for herself. We had a delicious lunch at the bistro where Emily had her very own high chair. Once again....Yummy!

On Friday, we headed to the Ft. Worth Zoo. In hindsight, this was a very bad idea. Since everyone in Texas and Oklahoma were on spring break, the zoo was packed. We should have known it was going to be bad when we had to park in a pasture. It was so crowded. The zoo is beautiful, but we had to fight to see the animals. Lines, lines, and more lines. We finally gave up and decided to head home. We will go back in June when we can actually see the animals.

The kids in front of the elephants

Addison took this picture

Brock took this picture

Waiting for the train

We couldn't get out of there fast enough!!

Before we headed home, we stopped at Bass Pro to eat at The Fish Company. It also has delicious food.

We bought this hat for Brock at the zoo so his ears and neck would not get burned. He loves this hat. He also had a powerade mustache :)

Addison posing while we were waiting for our food

Michael was trying a FREE sample of alligator.

Addison and I had the same reaction.

YUCK!

Today, after my massive trip to Wal-mart, I treated myself to a pedicure. Tomorrow I will head to school to get my room ready for Monday. This week has been so great that I dread going back. But I love my class and I love my job......We have so much to be thankful for.

What a week!

This has been a crazy week! On Sunday evening, Michael discovered that our back gate had been left open and Toby was gone. I drove around for a while before dinner, but I didn't see him. We tried to sit down and eat, but we didn't actually eat very much. As soon as we were finished, Michael went out to look for a while. He didn't find him either. I held it together in front of the kids, but after they went to bed the tears came by the bucket fulls. Michael left the back gate open....just in case and we went to bed. About eleven o'clock that night, we heard a bark. I thought my mind was playing tricks on me at first, but then I heard it again. I jumped out of bed and opened the backdoor and there he was. We were soooooo happy he came home! He was huffing and puffing, but happy to be home too. It was the fastest answered prayer I have ever had! The kids were so happy to see their Toby.

On Monday, we celebrated Dr. Seuss' birthday. Brock had to dress up as a character from one of his books. He was excited about it until Monday morning. He did NOT want to dress up. Eventhough, he looked adorable, he was MAD! That's my boy :)

On Thursday, Brock had his first t-ball practice. I forgot my camera, so we don't have any pictures :( Michael came over from the fire station to be at this monumental event. Brock did great. He will be playing for the Braves....my favorite baseball team of all time....well it was when Javy Lopez was there. Brock will now be my favorite Brave!

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Michael is taking the captains exam on Tuesday, March 17th. So, the kids and I try to give him a quiet house as much as possible. This past Saturday we went over to visit Mema & Papaw. They love being over there. They fed the cows, rode the four-wheeler, rode in the paddle boat & went fishing. After we came home, we went out for a family dinner. It was a great day!

Last night when Addison took Daisy Daffodil out of her cage, Michael noticed that she was not acting right. After watching her, we think she had a stroke. Tonight I had to tell Addison what was going on. It broke her heart into a million pieces. We love these animals. They are our family. We don't like to think about losing one of them, but I am afraid Daisy will not be with us much longer :((((( My heart is breaking for Addison.