Recap of Spring Break:

Monday: Played at Terri's house with like 6 other moms and tons and tons of kids. Way good food and way good godly women to be around. Ended it with prayers for our husbands.
Tuesday: Played at Mariah's , ate Sonic for lunch, had dinner at our new church building. ( Our new facility opens on Easter!)
Wednesday: Had a hot date with my hot husband to Laguna Reef where I had yummy coconut shrimp and lots of laughs.
Thursday: a visit with Mariah and her sister. Her sis, is hilarious! I wanted to steal her for the week so I could just laugh and laugh. Aren't we glad God made people with this gift! Oh and Sonic again minus the ice-cream and then a trip to La Paletera so the girls could get ice pops and I could get a fruit cup covered in sweet cream. Yummy! Gwen and I decided since everyone around us on the Island was on vacation we should be too. Just because we live here doesn't mean that we should be deprived of that vacationy feeling of cruising around with your windows down without a care in the world.
Friday- Gwen had shots which was not vacationy at all, but a must have to get her into the Seashore Learning Center Lottery. We ended the misery with a nice trip to "My Favorite Muffin Cafe" (yes, this is a real name) where I had a delicious Vegge Bagel with Hummus and Gwen had a double Chocolate muffin. Race was content to look around and laugh. He is SO easy! Also Race began to sit on his own this night.
Saturday: Our good friends Dennis and Yvette Pagel and their two girls came for a visit. We drank ALOT of coffee, ate out , laughed a bunch, played on the sand dunes, Kirb grilled his awesome portk chops, and then drank more coffee!
Ended the day with a great church service. God spoke to Kirby and I in a cool way. More on that in another entry.
Sunday: Played pretend Airport with the girls. At first only the play room was the plane but as the day progressed the entire house became the plane and all of sudden every normal task became much more interesting. I served chocolate and read stories and then payed my sweet passengers to do chores around the "plane" , but instead of money they received gummy colas ( gummies are a staple in our house for Kirby and the girls).
This game was so fun I completely wore Claire out and she passed out during the entertainment part ( the girls favorite Lion documentary..............I'm telling you these girls are unique!) We ended the day with bicycle riding on the plane's wing ( AKA the drive way) and had to come in when the turbulence got too rough and it wasn't safe to have babies out in all that.

Because this week was so fun and chill and I really feel like God is helping me embrace my "mother role", I am not scared of the summer with endless days of trying to dream up something fun to do. I have confidence that me and my 3 will have a blast and make a ton of memories.

We really enjoyed the Childrens' musuem in Houston. My Mom and Meg went with us. Little Mexico was our favorite exhibit. Gwen and my Mom worked on building a bridge which required a lot of brains. Gwen of course embraced it with all she had.
I really enjoyed playing in the exhibits that had props for role playing. Claire's favorite was the red mustang that she could get into. Ever since then she keeps telling me, " Mom I really need to get a car!"

While in Houston, Claire met a kitty named Claire She absolutely loved this kitty. She followed the kitty around for at least half and hour and when the kitty had had enough, Claire didn't get the hint. Therefore, we have the pic of Claire holding a very scratched up arm!
The pic of Race is thanks to Gwen and her latest "fashion idea."

Why Blog Breakfast? Because my Dad was totally sweet every morning by setting out cereal and pretty bowls all ready for us each mornin. The best part was those small bowls of fruit and nut mixes because I could snack on them while I got the girls situated and poured my coffee.........which he already prepared all I had to do was push a button and fresh brew was on the way!
The pic of my Mom is of her and Gwen playing and conversing about something extravagant I'm sure. Gwen could hang out with her MiMi forever and be in complete heaven. My Mom has the gift of playing pretend like no one else and the gift of staying with it for as long as Gwen can!
Thanks Mom and Dad for making our stay so comfortable and being sure we all felt loved!

My mom kidnapped us last week and took me and kiddos back to Houston with her for a week.
She thought I needed a bit of a break and some family near by. She was right..........of course she's my Mom! This is my youngest sis, Meg, and here are the girls getting in her Jewlery. It was great just being there when Meg got home from school or hanging out with her and her adorable boyfriend in the evening. Meg is in cosmotology school and is passionately pursuing a singing career. She sings all over Houston at different style venues and even has a spot at South by Southwest this week in Austin. Very HUGE deal if you know anything about music. Her and her partner Danny will have a concert at the University of Houston on May 19 that will raise money for a Mental Health Organization. To check out her music go to www.lost2gether.com. Meg writes all her own stuff and even plays the guitar. Yeah, not your typical pop star. She is real and has a very pure heart. God gave this girl a gift and she is giving it her all!