What I have been up to!!

Well, I haven't spoken to many of you in a while because I have been sooooo busy, so I thought I would show you what the heck I have been doing!! Since I last Blogged, one of my girls at the store got married, about the same time that my 2 other girls got sick, at the exact same time that ALL of Midland realized that graduation was coming and that they needed everything.... "yesterday!" I was definitely overwhelmed and at the same time, trying to do everything else within our personal life realm!!

For several weeks, we have been planning for both K-5 classes to come to our house, Friday, for Continent Day! The kids have been studying about all 7 continents and so we culminated by having a celebration at our house with all of the parents acting as teachers, teaching about different countries!

So the bus pulled up.......

and dropped off the 30 kids and 4 teachers!!

We treated their excursion as a flight around the world aboard 'Trinity Air'! Mom & Dad helped me put it together the night before, and then Chad helped put it back together the morning of, since the winds got a hold of it!!! What a project!!

I made the kids passports with their photos in them, as well as boarding passes, and I checked them as they entered the plane! Notice my 'wings' on my top, as I was the flight attendant!!

So they got seated, with their luggage in hand, and waited for the flight to begin!

Notice the exit door on the left, and the windows in our make shift plane!

This is pre kids, and our monogrmmed carpet!

We had a project for each continent, after each lesson, and a food from that country!

Then, I hired some special performers to come show us a little from North America! The kids loved them!!

Braden dressed up for the North American part to show the kids a little ethnicity!!

After 3 hours and a whirlwind adventure (my brain was SPINNING!) the kids loaded up & went back to school!! We had 30 kids, 4 teachers, 20 parents, 4 grandparents, 4 siblings, 4 dance crew members, 1 Head of the Lower School , and 1 admissions director!! Aghhhhhh! I am so glad that it is OVER!! but we had a great time!

Earlier in the month, we had a Birthday Party at Chuck E. Cheese!

For a friend of Bee Dub's!

And NUMEROUS baseball games, where Braden is still at 100% for hitting the ball! Sometimes he gets out at 1st, but usually he scores!! He has a great team that he just loves!

So that has been our last month in a NUTshell!! We still have a crazy May ahead of us with more Baseball, Field Day, Celebration of the Arts, Graduation, Surgery for Bee Dub, a visit from Chad's uncle in Germany, and numerous other events!! Wish me luck that I survive!

April Supper Club, Coon Ass Style!!

Chad, Mauri, Doug & I decided to host April's Supper club, Cajun style!!! It was CrawDaddy Time at the Browns house!! We had almost everyone there & had an interesting time!! Here we are trying to hand pick which ones we want at our "prepping pre party"!! They were good for us, didnt even chomp at us!!
We had 40 lbs!

We hung outside with the cook & the other guys drinking our Whiskey Sour Slushes!!

They guys trying to aggitate the crawfish!

Chad did a great job with the mixin's and everyone was impressed since it was his first time!!

The guys, Holt, Zach, Ryan, & Todd

Peel, Peel, Peel!! Drink, Drink, Drink!! they were hot!! We topped it off with Bananas Foster!

It was a great meal, and now I am just tired!! 2 dinner clubs in 4 months at our house has worn me out!! I am done for a while. I will have to see if I have time for Dinner Club anymore! Our lives are getting too busy & it is alot of work!

Easter Time with the Browns!

walking up to where the Easter Bunny leaves his goodies!!!

Man, a whole bunch of clothes, matching swimsuits, matching towels, matching water shoes, & goggles!! The Easter bunny must of knnown that we are going to Grand Cayman in July!!

Look, water shoes!!

Baryn likes her new "flop, flops!"

Before Church!

Family photo before chuch!

Braden & Baryn with papa & grandma!

Pre- Easter Activities!

We Started off Easter Festivities at a fellow student's house for all of K-5 at Trinity!

Each kiddo got Chic-fil-A after doing their easter egg hunt!!

Then off to Baryn's Easter Egg Hunt and a visit from a special neighbor!!

The kids all sat in awe of Greenie the Clown!! Baryn was so excited!

She was getting into all of it!!

and was pooped by the end of the show!

We love Greenie, but where is Snuggles?

Easter Breakfast with the Easter Bunny!! Here is our version of CHEESE! for the photo after we ate our breakfast!!
Baryn is afraid to even look at "doggie"!

Braden loves the Easter Bunny, and Baryn is just warming up to him!!

Braden loves Rocky!!

Baseball, Baseball, Baseball!!

It seems like all we do these days is Baseball, Baseball, Baseball!! Little man has found his niche, much to Chad's & my dismay!! We love watching how much he has grown in the sport and how darn well, he can hit that darn ball!! He hasnt missed a bat yet!!!

Another Tooth!!

This is how I always had my tooth pulled when I was little, and Bee Dub has followed suit!! He was strong this time, and still in shock!! It came out real easy!! He already thinks that the next tooth is loose!! It never ends!!

Quick Weekend Trip - February Catch Up Post #1 of 3

I thought I would put a couple of cute pics of Baby Sister because she was not able to go with us this weekend! She stayed with Grandma & Papa (my mom & dad) and had lots of fun!!
Baby Sister in her pigtails before school!

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Well, this past weekend we headed to Wimberley for Dan's 60th Birthday (Chad's Dad) and they had rented a great house for us to stay in and play! On the way, we stopped in Luckenbach! When we got there, we found Cowboy Ron & his Longhorn, Shotgun!

Cowboy Ron offered Braden a ride on Shotgun! Mom was a little apprehensive but Cowboy Ron was a hit!

The next day we went back to show Shotgun to Braden's cousins! They all got to ride him, just like Bee Dub! They had a blast!

Later that night, we took the kids on a "snipe hunt!" It was discussed all day and all of the kids were TOTALLY fooled....Claire even prayed for "Good Snipe Hunting"!!

This is the house on 12 acres, just above the river!

The water was pretty!

Happy Birthday Poppy!

Little Man on the Rocks that the house sits on!

Family Photo minus Baby Sister who was at Mom & Dad's for the weekend!




Here is a great video of Braden riding Shotgun, the amazing Longhorn! He was amazing, and Cowboy Ron was just awesome! By the second day back in Luckenbach, he gave Braden some boots, for free, just because he was "his buddy"!!

Children's Festival - February Catch Up Post

We went to the Bynum School Children's Festival and had a lot of fun!! Baryn got to color with some new friends!

Braden helped Baryn go down this 2 story blow up slide and they had a blast!

They went down so very quickly, over and over again! They had a blast!

Then we waited for 30 minutes in line for the balloon guy who had no place working with kids...Mr. Personality!!!

Clifford made an appearance and Braden thought he was cool, not so much Baryn!!

We Lost our First Tooth!

This is an update from January 24th!

So, the day after my hand surgery, Braden, suddenly had a loose tooth that had to be taken care of! I have been looking forward to this milestone since Bee Dub was little!! He JUST had realized that it was loose and usually it takes a while to wiggle out, but this one was ready.....Ready for momma to do her thing! I am always excited to pull teeth the way I use to have my teeth removed...the good 'ol SLAM THE DOOR WITH A STRING way!!

Braden before his tooth was pulled!

Look at Braden with his string attached and Baryn ready to watch her big brother be brave!

Excuse my appearance, but I was still hung over from anesthesia from my surgery!

Get ready Braden!

AND SLAM!!!



So Brave, only a few tears, and then excitement!!