Tristin's B-day Party

6-4-11
It's time to celebrate Tristin's birthday!  Let's start with cupcakes...



Then beat up Iron Man and smash stuff with Thor's hammer...


Try to get Batman to fly around the yard...


Do a little fishin'...


Share some love...with Mommy and a new friend...


Do a little exercises and give hugs goodbye.

Bull Fights

While we were at Grandpa's house one evening the red longhorn bull decided to jump the fence and leave his red girlfriend to explore some... greener pastures :)  The pasture that had 3 black and white potential girlfriends in it :)


However, there was already a bull in that pasture who didn't want to give up his space.  The black and white didn't have horns but still managed to push the red long horn around for over 2 hours (at which time we finally lost interest).

So remember, just because the grass looks greener (and the girls are prettier) on the other side of the fence, there may be somebody bigger and stonger over there just waiting to push you around.

Beach + Family = Fun!

5-29-11 & 5-30-11

We went to the beach for a bit of family time.  We got there in the evening and the girls had a great time playing in the ocean before the sun went down.
 

 

 

We got a few more silly pics after bath time, then it was off to bed.

The next morning we were greeted by a beautiful sunrise.

Of course the girls got to play in the ocean some more.

 

 

And the main reason we were there was to take pictures of Aunt MaryAnn and her baby belly before Baby Anna got here.  These are a few of my faves :)

 

Nuna's b-day party

5-28-11

Nuna had a birthday!  So of course she got presents.  The kiddos sat on the porch and ate push-pops.  We took both their shirts off because we knew this was gonna be messy!
 

We love you Nuna!!!

Another rodeo day!

5-21-11

We went to another rodeo at the cowboy church and this time Parker came too!  You can't be a cowgirl without a hat, or a cowboy for that matter.


To make sure the kids don't get bored before their ride there is coloring.

Dani's up!

Parker's turn!

On the next turn they had to drop lawn darts from the horse's back.

And this is our version of a family photo.  See, there I am in the reflection :)

We have lots of new friends.

More turns to ride.

 

More "family photos"

A tree fort to play in and YUMMY YUMMY CORN!

This time Dani won a trophy and Parker won a ribbon.  In case you couldn't tell, Parker wasn't thrilled with that.  He wanted a trophy too.

 

Splash park family fun

5-4-11

We met up with a whole bunch of family at the splash park.  Everyone was there!
 

 

 

 

 

So much fun!!!

Easter Sunday 2011

4-24-11

While we felt some urging to go to our new church, instead we just spent time with family.  First we went to Grammie's where Dani got all kinds of cool stuff including a tiara which she made Daddy wear.
 

 

Then we went to Grandma Zonnie's where Dani and Parker decorated some eggs.

Dani's didn't stay decorated for long!

Then they got their Easter baskets (I mean bags).

Next was another egg hunt!

 

I'm very happy to say that our 2012 Easter was much different.  Mommy always knew what it was really all about, but in 2012 it really hit home that this is the day that is the basis for our family's entire belief system and should be celebrated just as much as Christmas.  So while there are still baskets and eggs there's a lot more Scripture, praise, and thanks.