Spring Break

The kids had a week of for Spring Break, so Jared took a few days off and we went to San Antonio. We spent a day at Sea World, and the boys had a great time. The weather was perfect and we got to see all the animals and shows. We didn't do the rides...roller coasters and my family are not great friends. We walked away with a new pet, "Shamu" Joshua's new favorite stuffed animal.

The next day was freezing and windy. We drove past the Alamo (line was too long to get in and it was too cold) and then went to the River Walk. It was so beautiful, and we braved the cold to walk up and down the canal.

On the way home we stopped to visit the Page Family in Austin. We haven't seen each other since we both moved from Albuquerque. It was so fun to catch up and see how the kids have changed. Joshua and Aubrey have changed the most, Amie and I haven't aged a bit!!!!!

We had a great, quick trip, and came home relaxed and refreshed!

Our Mozart!

Nathan is getting ready for a Piano Festival this weekend. This is one of the songs he will be playing! He is getting so good and the best thing is he LOVE it!

Another Reader!

Nathan has always been our reader. He reads ALL the time and we have to constantly tell him to go to bed and put the book away. Josh hasn't really taken to reading, that is until now. He has started the Magic Tree House Series, and we can't get him to put them down. He read two books in 24 hours. Looks like he is taking after his brother!

SNOW in Louisiana!

It happened, we woke up to 4 inches of snow! School cancelled, freeways closed, town shut down, kids happy! We pulled out the snow clothes, shovel, and sled, and the boys headed out at 8:15. Joshua didn't last all day, but Nate and his friend built a snow fort and he didn't come in until 3:00. What a great Valentine's Day gift!

What did you do on your Sunday afternoon?

I may not have little girls, but Joshua sure made up for that on Sunday. He played with my hair for a good hour...it was SO relaxing!

FINALLY....

The Science Project is done and he presented it to his class today. We, or should I say, I am doing a happy dance!

2 Handsome Boys and An Early Morning Adventure!

If you know my boys, then you know that they are sweaters....and since basketball has started we decided it was time for shorter haircuts. Jared LOVES short hair, but mom LOVES it a little longer! Oh well, they do look handsome!

On another note, Louisiana has been having some very COLD weather. We woke up on morning to frozen pipes. Everyone was saying that we needed to wrap our pipes, and the news people were telling people to do the same. In our heads, we were thinking, "WHAT...we lived in Iowa and never wrapped out pipes, and we never had a problem!" Well, I guess they don't build houses here like they do in Iowa. We got the frozen pipe to unthaw, thanks to a friend, who is a plumber, but the next night at 3:00 in the morning we heard a pipe dripping. So Jared, covered up and climbed up in the attic to dig through the insulation to see if he could see anything. Of course he found nothing, and we had to call our friend again, the next day! Long story short, all is fixed and the temperature are warming up....70 degrees today! Hurray!