Muffins with Mom

Lauren informed me that she didn't like muffins and wanted donuts like she had with Dad. However, she ate three blueberry muffins. This was my Mother's Day treat from my last little cute preschooler. {I just made my last preschool payment} We had some yummy muffins, a special devotional about Mom's and Lauren gave me the sweetest hand print flower. It said,

"A piece of me I give to you. I painted this flower to say "I Love you."
The heart is you. The hand is me. To show we are friends-The best there can be.
I hope you will save it and look back someday at the flower we shared on your special day.


We also had a special teacher appreciation moment for Ms. Nikki. She truly is the best preschool teacher ever. Lauren will miss her and I'm sure she'll never forget her.

Happy 14th Wedding Anniversary!

This is a little late. But of course I have to do my own anniversary post.

This is dedicated to the one I love.....To my best friend, the man of my dreams, the one who cares for me and loves me for me. Thank you sweetie for 14 wonderful years. Thank you for taking such good care of me and our four sweet children. Thank you for your great example of righteousness. Thank you for being so patient. Thank you for just being the intelligent, good-looking, wonderful husband that you are.

This is to 14+ more years.

US THEN

US NOW

US IN THE FUTURE {one of the very few times I was ever able to get Steve to dress up}

Since this post is late, I get to tell about our 14th anniversary day. We were able to go to the temple and do some sealings. {Thank you Laurie for watching Lauren for us so we could go} As we were walking in and I was getting my temple recommend out of my bag, I found my all time favorite watch that Steve gave me two Christmases ago that had been missing, well, since about the last time we went to the temple, another blessing for attending the temple. AND the sealer helped make it a an even more special day for us. It was great, however, (funny story) after I got ready to leave the temple and was in the restroom, my new found watch managed to fall off of my wrist and right into the toilet. I have never reached my hand so fast into a toilet before in my life. I saved my watch. And am hoping that the temple toilets just might be the cleanest toilets.

We finished our date at Steve's favorite place to eat, Freebirds, our favorite place to go after we go to the temple.

Wordless Wednesday

Okay, my Wordless Wednesday's are never Wordless. I just can't post a picture without telling about it and I can't ever post anything without a picture.

I got strawberries for .87 lb. I thought that was a steal. I wasn't sure what I was going to do but I bought 15 lbs. Looking back I should have bought a lot more. I ended up making freezer jam for the first time. AND my family loves it.

Lately, I have been trying to get creative with my cake blog photography and I have been taking pictures of my freezer meals for our freezer swap blog. Thus the photo shoot with my Strawberry Jam. I made about 10 jars, but the freezer jars weren't as photogenic as these were by our strawberry garden bed.

How Convenient!

These are pictures from my iphone. They are little random but it is convenient having a camera with me all the time.

Ethan had a small cavity filled and I felt like taking a picture. He is always a good sport when it comes to taking his picture.

Ethan at the Junior High Band Hall finding the right instrument for him. He really wants to do percussion but you have to try out. And just in case he doesn't make it, they say the right fit for him would be a Euphonium or as I would call it a Baritone. Rachel trying to look sexy like her mom who is also trying!
Matthew trying to look scary like his Dad who is.
Lauren posing at the playground.
I think Rachel took this picture.
This is a picture of Lauren & Logan at Taco Grill. They are such good sports when Cathy, Caroline and I get together for lunch.
These are a couple of cute pictures I had on my phone from our Disneyland Trip.

I need a Vacation!

"I Need a Vacation" is actually a musical by the RRE Second Graders. We have been listening to the the songs in this musical for the last few months as Rachel and Matthew have been singing them around the house.

Matthew was chosen to play a lead part as Tourist #2. This required him to be at school 30 minutes earlier two times a week for the last month or so. He did well to get up early and be ready. He was excited and it was worth it. He did a wonderful job. His class also sang "Gone Fishin". He did say afterwards that he didn't like that. I think being in front of all those people made him a little nervous.

Rachel's class sang I'm Goin' to Wonderland". The kids said it should have been Disneyland, but they weren't aloud to say Disneyland, so Wonderland it is. Rachel did a great job too. She was all smiles while she sang and did her routine perfectly.

I came to the early show to take pictures and to see where they were on stage so I knew where to bring the family to sit that night and so I could take video. We had to scrounge for seats but were able to to get pretty close.

AND we also had company come. The Brunson family came to watch the performance. This really meant a lot to ALL of us and they even gave up Astros vs. Dodgers tickets to come. WOW! You guys are the best!!!

The musical was great and we celebrated afterwards with Blue Bell Ice Cream Sandwiches.

Time Out!

I just thought this was funny. Here are someone's feetprint in the time out corner.

The Infamous Field Trip

I will never forget this field trip and I didn't even go. It was one of those unforgettable embarrassing moments in a busy mother's life.

I got Lauren all ready to go on her field trip with her school shirt, special packed lunch, sunscreen and was on time, to find out that the field trip wasn't on Tuesday it was on Thursday.

So Thursday, I got Lauren all ready to go on her field trip with her school shirt, special packed lunch, sunscreen and was on time, to find out that the field trip wasn't this Thursday it was next Thursday.

So the next Thursday, I got Lauren all ready to go on her field trip with her school shirt, special packed lunch, sunscreen and was on time, to find out that the field trip really was TODAY.

So almost three days in a row of Lauren wearing her orange school shirt and me looking like I have totally lost my mind, ALL so she could have fun with her friends and so I could have these fun pictures that another mom gave me. (Only 2 parents per class were allowed to chaperon this trip, I was a little bummed. Yet, it looks like I was too busy to go anyway.)

Poor Lauren didn't believe she was ever really going on a field trip.
DEWBERRY FARM

Matthew, Lauren & Sophia after lunch.

Ella & Lauren on the Hayride.

She looks amazed.

Pumping water to wash the rubber duckies away.

Apparently, all the other kids went down this slide by themselves but Lauren needed a little help. This mom looks like she didn't seem to mind. Lauren calls it the bumpy slide. It was like a farmer's conveyer belt made with rollers.

Lauren driving a tractor, Yikes. Watch Out! She's not even watching the rode.

Rachel's Art Show

Rachel was invited to the Katy Independent School District Spring Art Show. Each school was able to pick 12 art pieces to have on display. So out of the whole Elementary School, K-5 approximately 1,300 students, Rachel's was one of the 12.

We are so proud of you Rachel. And we love your Art Piece.

Beautiful Weather!

It has been so nice outside. We've even been able to enjoy the beautiful evenings outside as much as we can before summer hits us.

Ella came over today and the girls had fun outside together. It was a beautiful day!

Rachel, Lauren & Ella going up the slide so they can all come down together.

Weeeeeeeeeee!

My cute little poser girls!

{ or as Lauren would say, "Fashion Girls."}