Easter - March 26th, 2016

Easter. I love it.  Love the holiday because it requires no gifts, no hustle. Just family time and fun. You hope for a beautiful spring day, and that's it.

This year was another fun year of Easter egg hunting, confetti eggs, and Grandma's general store where you redeem your egg money.  It was great food, and just always, always fun to be together. The kids are just growing way.too.fast!!!  

Ryan and his Mom game planning. Not sure he is listening. lol

Dad giving Sis pointers

Alyson getting Blake and Bren ready.

Beau helping Ryan count his loot.

Our beauty

ready

set

go!

Victory!

Beau's last year to hunt. He was in it to win it!

Ryan was not having any of it. Sis was trying to help.

My babes

The dare devil.

Daisy getting ready for a haircut.

The new groomer in the family - Cassidy

My favorite picture of the weekend. Ryan and PaPa.

Sis 

Beau

Ryan

Confetti Eggs!

lots of help

the general store goodies

such a hard decision of what to buy

Beau and "his boys"

Beau has a really good set of friends and while they are all very different, they get along really well. We like their parents also. I hope the boys stay friends through high school.

Beau got the opportunity to actually play in a basketball tournament with all of them, including another good friend of his that doesn't go to his school.

So for not making the school team this year, this was a fun time for him.

These are Beau's "boys"..... which is Keaton (6) his best friend, Garrett (2),  Colin (20), and his non-school friend, Nolan (5).

Reflecting

I cannot believe it has been so long since I sat down to blog. That part makes me sad, because I've done so well these last 8 years keeping up with everything......and well, life has me busier than ever. I haven't forgotten about blogging.....I think it has been on my weekend "to do" list since March.....it's just not getting prioritized high enough.

Since I am determined that I will not drop blogging from my to do list......I'm hoping with the recent shift in our household responsibilities that I can convince my husband to take on this role - even if it is just for the summer. How great would that be for the kids to look back on this record years and years from now and read about their lives from their Daddy's words.

With that being said.....I've got some catching up to do.  The next few posts may be brief, but I think I can capture what I need too ..... to capture the essence of my Beau and Bren....and maybe a little of my fur baby too.

Ribbie - We love you more than words can describe

Little bit about Beau

Beau can be really funny sometimes. He isn't afraid to poke fun of himself. He doesn't easily embarrass. These pictures are just funny that he took with the new Face Swap App. Can you guess these first two? 

And oh yeah, we love watching him play ball. From the last game of rec basketball to the first game of Stars baseball....busy March!

Spring Break

Speaking for the family, I think it was a great week for everyone. 

Kids got to see both Grandparents and spend a few fun days with each set. Brian and I enjoyed a few kid free days as well! 

We took the kids to OKC on Thursday to Top Golf and the Science Museum (Omniplex). I think everyone enjoyed the time at each place. The weather was beautiful and our evening meal at KD's was the perfect way to end! 

The Tornado Simulator!!!

Beau's Career & Life Planning Class

Beau has the coolest electives this semester. One is Teen Leadership and the other is Career and Life Planning. In this class they simulated themselves as grown ups;  picking a spouse, jobs, houses, kids, etc. At the end of it, their assignment was to tell their parents what they learned. Here is Beau's letter to us. And yes, we are well aware we yell to much. Thanks, Beau. I hope you have kids that don't need yelled at.  Love you to the moon and back and around again. Xoxo