St Patty's BMX Races

After our traditional Irish dinner, we were happy to hang outside on this 80 degree day (love Texas weather!). Eventually things for us, come around to the next competition or race, but this time it involved the little people. Before we knew it they were racing down our hill (in unsteerable scooters) and Andy and Todd running after them!

I was proud of Abby who held her breath on the sidelines, because this WAS dangerous! (And the boys do need helmets!)

Tanner was looking for Haley Mae and Cash,
"C'mon, let's do it again - this is fun! We're like our daddy's!"


Cash (aka Hercules), who diverted to 4-wheeling on the grass, says,
"Gotcha! I'm comin!"

the abyss

Here's a scarey bit of news. We have an OLD OLD hand-dug well on our property that was covered up with scrap concrete and a rusty bbq cover. In light of recent well accidents involving little people, we decided to uncover the unknown to see what lies below.

It's 35 feet deep!

Needless to say, no resting until we cleaned and COVERED it up!

We rescued a family of gecko's and Todd enjoyed lunch with this snake!

It is now safe to play hide 'n seek at our house! xo

Yes, we can!

Maybe because it's birthday season, or watching how each member of our family, big or small, makes a difference, causes this blurb to loudly speak. Any parent will agree the creation of a child (however we get them here) is incredible, but there are other magnificent creations, especially the small and simple, daily good we each can do, makes a difference. (and recession proof!)

I didn't have many new years goals this year, but two were - take a daily picture, and do some good today! President Uchtdorf says it best! (pause the mood music)



"The more you trust and rely upon the spirit, the greater your capacity to create!"

Any day!

Chris is such a cute prego lady! We were stopped at the park the other day by a group of moms telling her how cute she is and how you can't tell from the back she's packin a baby!

She's ready, and steering clear of today, Friday the 13th, we're excited to greet the new little one straight from the heavens!
Oh boy! (or Oh girl!)

Sweet faces

I've promised the girls some kiddo updates, so these slideshows are dedicated to all out-of-towner family. We miss you and looking forward to hugs in person very soon! xo










Thanks Loralee for your expertise! xo

Princessa Haley Mae

Bubba Cash

the Tman

March is Feb and Feb was March

It has been chilly here the last few days and yesterday we got a well-needed 3-4 inches of rain! It feels like February and in February it looked and felt like March.


Popcorn is popping on Texas trees!

We have many pics of Todd in the daffodils as they were always his flower - blooming for his bday! This year they snuck up in Feb setting off an early alarm for birthday season, but were hearty and gorgeous nonetheless.

Daffodils send a strong message of hope, perseverence and pushing through in adversity! Funny how nature always speaks to us!

good morning mr. lincoln

after years of talking about it, I finally dragged myself to the steps of lincoln to see the sunrise over the capitol. 

 

it was a beautiful spring morning, but of course happened to be the one day the reflection pool was drained.   

my telephoto lens was happy to be out of the box and made my camera even more fabulous!