School's out and we're busier than ever!

The last day of school was this past Friday... PRAISE JESUS!!! :) After playing photographer at Graduation, I was able to have some drinks with fellow teachers. More photography on Saturday of some pretty girls. Drew and I spent the next evening barbequing with the Larsens while the kids ran wild with water guns. Sunday was Laura's birthday, so we headed to Arlington for the horse races. Happy Birthday, Laura! :) Finally... a family day at the pool on Monday! I had to work Tuesday and Wednesday to help write ELA curriculum, but I am finally FREEEEEEEEEEE for the whole summer! Woo-Hoo!!! We have swam a lot and hung out with lots of friends all this week... we plan to keep this up all summer! :)

Family Post-Ike Crawfish Boil

We decided, last minute, to drive down to my cousin Missy's get-together at their newly remodeled home (since the last hurricane season). They decided to throw a family reunion/crawfish boil. She even had t-shirts made for everyone. The kiddos stayed in their swimsuits all day while everyone visited and enjoyed more than 300 lbs. of spicy crawfish... yummy! I sooooo loved seeing all of our family including our absolutely precious baby nephews!!! We LOVE them... isn't that what aunts and uncles are for though? :) Before we left, the next day, we took lots of pretty pictures of the kids with their Nanna... so cute! :)

Going out with friends

So, we have become quite the 'social butterflies' these days :) Well, actually we've just made some really good friends and we have tons of fun with them! Our new hot spots involve karaoke, dancing, and live music. This blog entry is for you... Pruitts, Griffins, Dudleys, Hoggs, Gores, Larsens, and Touchstones! :)

A Mother's Day Photoshoot

Our Double Birthday Get-Away to Fort Worth

Oh my gosh! We had soooo much fun with friends and family this weekend!!! Drew just turned 30 years old on Tuesday and Saturday was my 31st. Here's how we celebrated...

After dropping the kiddos off in Lindale, with Poppa and Gigi, we headed to Fort Worth with our friends Melissa and Jerrod. Jalee and Chris followed behind us and we all stopped for a yummy lunch at Taco Cabana as we drove through Dallas. Before checking into our hotel rooms, we shopped a little in downtown and stopped by Starbucks. At the hotel, we spent some time relaxing and getting ready for dinner. The view of the Water Gardens was beautiful. We met up with Laura, Lynn, and Matt for an absolutely DELICIOUS gathering at PF Changs... we had egg drop soup, calamari, crab wontons, honey seared chicken, mongolian chicken, sweet and sour pork, and lots of other scrumptious entrees with perfect little desserts. Our waitress kicked butt; she even put little candles in mine and Drew's desserts after taking group pictures for us.

We headed back to the hotel rooms for cocktails with lots of friends. After some laughs, 16 of us squeezed into the elevator and into a couple of cars for a fun night at Pete's Dueling Piano Bar. That place ROCKS!!!!!!! We all jammed to songs from the last 3 or 4 decades while the piano players joked around and encouraged more drink purchases. What a fun night we had!

After sleeping in a little, we all packed up for breakfast at The Corner Bakery... mmmmm :) We then went to the Water Gardens for a few fun photos.

We stopped in Arlington for lunch, hosted by Lynn and Matt. They were all ready for us with balloons, flowers, cards, and burgers on the grill. Thanks, guys! It was great :) Jerrod and Melissa rode back with us to pick up Caleb and Caraline at the Bed & Breakfast.

Drew and I also want to thank everyone for helping make our birthdays soooo special! Thanks, Mom for the spending money... Thanks, Laura for the shopping trip beforehand... Thanks, Eric for your help with the hotel rooms... Thanks, Dad and Antoniette for keeping our little rugrats so we could get a break... Thanks to ALL of our friends and family for our 40 or 50 birthday wishes that we received over the weekend!!! We love you all and we truly feel blessed for having such an amazing circle of love around us! :)

Easter Sunday

Although it was a stormy morning, the kids hopped up to see what the Easter Bunny left in their baskets... he also hid lots of eggs throughout the house (where it was nice and dry). The kids had a blast finding them and they were being fair by keeping it equal with the amount that they each found :) Drew got out his new smoker and prepared the chickens for our Easter lunch. We spent the day with Poppa, Gigi, Jalee, Chris, Deven, and Eric. After a yummy dinner together and taking fun pictures, we spent several hours just visiting and playing with the kids :)