Easter Weekend

The kids had a four day weekend from school so they wanted some adventure. we set up two tents out back by the creek- one for Autumn and her friend from school.... and our new large one for the boys and Greg. I chose to stay inside when the temperature dropped to 50!! before dark. They toughed it out all night, though. The next morning we went to an Easter party at the church down the street where Tristan was transformed into a cheetah!! He loved his face that day and had a ball with it!

Annual Blue Bonnet pix!!

A big birthday month!!

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Happy Birthday Uncle Claude!!

Well since I can't get you to be my facebook friend, I'm wishing you a Happy Birthday here!!! I understand you already had quite the celebration, but hope the ACTUALLY Day is great as well.
We enjoyed our March b-days this week and I'll update with those soon! Love you!! Hope we see you again soon.

Interview with the Newmans kids about their Mom~ Me

I stole this great idea from a friend's blog and tried it out with my kids this week. Their answers are really great- some funny and some very far fetched. This is March 09~ Autumn is 9 1/2, Shannen 7, Vanson 5 & Tristan 4.




1. What is something Mom always says to you?

Autumn- “Clean your room”
Shannen- “I love you”
Vanson- “ I love you”
Tristan- “Stop doing that… whatever I’m doing that I’m not supposed to”

2. What makes Mom happy?

A- Not bothering her while she cooks or naps
S- When I help her do stuff
V- I don’t know
T- Doing what she says

3. What makes Mom sad?

A- bothering her when she is on the phone…. Or also when she watches the movie Christmas Shoes
S- When we get hurt
V- When I do something bad
T- Not doing what she says

4. How does Mom make you laugh?

A- I don’t know
S- When she says funny things
V- by shaking her hair in my face
T- by saying funny words

5. What is Mom’s favorite thing to do?

A- get on computer
S- go to meetings like MOPs
V- go on dates with Daddy
T- play with me


6. What does your mom do when you aren’t around?

A-computer stuff
S- cooks dinner
V- shop
T- get a babysitter

7. What is Mom really good at?

A- typing fast & catching fireflies
S- math…. & kissing me
V- hoola-hooping on Wii
T- ski jump on Wii

8. What is she not good at?

A- trying to be happy when she gets woken up too early
S- opening stuck things
V- tightrope on Wii
T- penguins (on Wii)

9. What is Mom’s favorite food?

A- sloppy joes
S- sweet beans
V- everything she cooks
T- broccoli and …. Soup!

10. What makes you proud of your mom?

A- she’s a big help with homework and always there for helping us
S- when you win a medal running
V- when you win things on Wii
T- eating spinach pie

11. How are we the same?

A- We’re girls and we both love girls night
S- we both like lima beans
V- we both exercise
T- we have the same nose… & boogers


12. How do you know I love you?

A- b/c you’re my mom and you help us with things and are always available to help us
S- b/c I’m your son
V- b/c you hug and kiss me
T- b/c you like to hug and kiss me

13. What does mom like most about dad?

A- I don’t know… they are perfect for each other
S- he works for our $
V- sometimes he looks cool
T- when he bees home all the time

16. What is her favorite place to go?

A- her room
S- grocery store
V- that’s really hard, I don’t know
T- the pizza place and Chili’s

Saturday at the Houston Rodeo!!

Its been years (10+) since I'd been there, but thanks to the Harpers, we were able to go Sat. to experience it with the kids and hear Trace Adkins!! We had a great time- it was the kids' first rodeo, livestock show, concert...lots of firsts. Tristan made a new friend in Harper, too.

Friday Fun!!

Friday, we headed north to the Conroe area to visit more cousins. My kids love going to Sherri's house b/c its full of food & boys! Big boys... that love to wrestle, be loud, have fun, play Wii ... all their favorite things. I also got to meet Dallas and shower her and baby Cole with gifts- she and my cousin Dusty will have the next baby boy in the family! We love those!! Our friend Sonja was also there so it was fun girly time too for me and Autumn.

Happy Anniversary!!

Thursday night, we had the pleasure of having dinner with our long time friends Mike and Theresa Harper! They were celebrating their 32nd anniversary that day!! And they chose to spend it with us :) We love them!!

Thursday's Adventures...

Thursday started out with a flat tire!! of all things.... We had planned to meet my cousin Jessica and her kids at the Houston Zoo. Instead, she met us at the Honda dealership with lunch for our 6 kids!! After we hung out there for an hour or so, they finally found us an extra seat for her Odyssey so all our kids could fit in her van!! I had a feeling the longer we hung out there, the more resourceful they'd be :)
So, we made it to the zoo after all and spent a few hours there while my tire got replaced. The kids enjoyed being with their cousins as always, and also seeing a new zoo! Autumn carried her favorite little girl "baby" around all day! Her greatest desire was to hold a sleeping baby, and finally by late afternoon, she got her wish!

Fun in Houston

The kids got out two days last week so Greg took the week off for vacation since he couldn't be off spring break. He signed up for a conference in Houston near the Galleria so the kids and I accompanied him there. We stayed in the Hilton and then drove all over town to see/do things!! We started out Wed. afternoon at the Health Museum. So cool.... Here are a few pics. Then after dinner, we took them to the old Transco Tower and the Wall of Water where we'd gone on our first date. So long ago... there were several young couples strolling hand in hand kissing in the middle of the wall. We just smiled knowing that we'd been just like them a few short 12 yrs ago!!