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Monday, April 27, 2009

Easter Fun (better late than never!)

Easter came and went in the blink of an eye! One minute we were dying eggs then the next minute I was putting the decorations away!! Do you remember how long things seemed to take when we were younger?? Blows my mind!

Anyway, Kalyn and Sheldon enjoyed dying eggs this year and got alot of Easter "goodies." They got home from their dad's early enough on Easter to spend some time with Uncle Brad and Aunt Damary...they loved that! The following weekend they enjoyed time with Granden, Oni, Uncle Caleb, Aunt Carie, Colten, and Cambry. Enjoy the slideshow...I couldn't decide which pictures to post so I just put them all together.

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

How can you resist them??

My precious kids...they love each other most of the time! ;o)

Lil' Fisherman

Ricky took Sheldon fishing the other day which Sheldon absolutely loved! Sheldon had the first catch...a big white bass! He was so proud of himself and proceeded to catch most of the fish during the rest of the afternoon. I know Ricky really enjoys having a fishing buddy now that Sheldon is a little older and I am thankful that Sheldon has Ricky in his life!



Cousins

Kalyn, Sheldon, and I spent the night with my sister and her family last weekend. I really enjoyed catching up with Caleb and Carie while the kids entertained themselves. They had a blast playing outside on the trampoline and playing with all of Colten and Cambry's toys. Colten and Sheldon got into a few little tiffs (ha) and Cambry had fun with Kalyn. Cambry has really grown and is crawling all over the place. She is such a sweetheart!! We can't wait to see you again!!!

Spring is HERE...Updates

Spring has always been my favorite time of the year. I love seeing things come alive again after a long winter. Green grass and leaves, flowers blooming, butterflies, birds, etc..... I am sad not to be able to see all the wildflowers this Spring...bluebonnets are my favorite!!



Here are some updates of what we have been up to the last few weeks:

Ricky and I have been working in our garden and have pretty much gotten everything planted. We decided to plant several things this year to see what kind of luck we will have. Here is a list of just a few things we have planted so far: onion, potato, cucumber, zucchini, yellow squash, tomato, jalapeno, cilantro, broccoli, cabbage, sweet corn, green beans, black-eyed peas, watermelon, cantaloupe, gourds, carrot....and more!! Pat, Ricky's mom, planted some flowers in our garden as well. She even planted sunflower seeds just for me because I love them...thanks Pat!! We are very excited!! ;o) Now we just water, weed, and wait.....



While the kids were in Baytown during Spring Break Ricky and I worked in our yard. I used the blower to blow the MILLIONS of leaves out of the yard(I'm still not done!) and Ricky made a cactus garden for me (will post pictures later). We also used the rocks we brought from Llano to build a flowerbed on the side of the house. It looks great...and there are whopper strawberries growing in it! Ricky says they are known to grow to about the size of a peach?! We won't know until next year......




Our baby chicks are doing great....they are growing so fast! I've included before and after pictures of them so you can see how much they have grown. We have moved them to a bigger coop now. You can see how much the kids enjoy holding them...they're really cute! ;o)
Taken before Spring Break



This week


The treehouse is still in progress...pictures to come later. The kids continue to enjoy playing in it and are anxious for it to be completed soon. Kalyn will have her own "floor" while Sheldon's fort will be on the top...I think!

Lil' Bit

We decided to buy a bull. Our heifers are now old enough to be bred and we started the search a few months ago. Ricky and I went back and forth between different breeds, buying vs. borrowing a bull, etc. One day Ricky stumbled across an ad about a longhorn bull for a great price. Yes, you read correctly...a LONGHORN bull! The four of us drove out to Copperas Cove to meet Lil' Bit and to find out if he was really a good deal...he really was! He was very tame and gentle with us...I'd never seen a bull like him! Being as small as he is we figured he would be a good bull for our heifers since they will hopefully be calving towards the end of this year for their first time. We brought him home with us and he has done very well in his new home...welcome Lil' Bit!! Now, let's just hope the "birds and bees" talk doesn't come up sooner than it has to!! :o(