Lakeside lunch

In the spring when the weather was beautiful, we took Mema out to Lake Travis to have lunch on the lake.  It was such a nice day!

You can tell here how badly the drought has been here in Austin by the dry patches on the lake.

Mema and her little munchkin!

Charlie's Sports-a-rama!

Charlie's school had a day of sports and fun called "sports-a-rama."  When I was in school we called it field day and its basically the same thing.  I volunteered and organized a scooter race.  It was such a fun morning!  The kids got to wear their class tie-dyed shirts.  

Charlie all worn out!  

Ms. Hill's sweet kindergarten class.

Paul goes to India!

Paul took another business trip to India this spring. This time I was left alone for 10 days with three munchkins!  Luckily Mema helped a lot.

One night Charlie had a sleep-over at Mema's and Kate and I had a sleep-over and princess movie night in my room.

All ready for The Little Mermaid!

Precious.

Another night, I had both kids for a sleep-over and another movie night!

We also took Mema to San Antonio for the day.  We had lunch on the Riverwalk and took a boat ride.  Fun day!

Emily found her fingers!

Despite our best efforts with a pacifier.

Easter 2012

Our Easter was nice and relaxing.

The night before we decorated eggs outside on the deck.

That morning, the kids got their Easter baskets in our bedroom and then they combed the house for hidden eggs.

Then we had a nice brunch out with Mema!

Kate's Easter Egg Hunt

Kate's school does an Easter Egg Hunt at a park near her school.  The kids get to look for eggs, eat pizza and play with their friends.  It was a very fun afternoon!

 Finding some eggs!

Showing me her loot.

Kate, Ava and Christopher.

Blanton Field Trip

Charlie's class had a field trip to the Blanton.  Its a wonderful gallery downtown.  Before we went in, his class ate a picnic lunch outside.  After the field-trip I asked him if he was kissing Neve on the cheek.  He told me no no no over and over.  Neve was trying to kiss him.  He was not trying to kiss her.

Well, this is the picture I got.  Some very red cheeks when I showed it to him.

Gracie comes for a visit!

Our beloved Gracie came for a visit in late March/early April.  We had tons of fun with her.

One beautiful day we went to the park and had a picnic.

Gracie pushing Kate on the swings.

Emily napping in the shade.