Costa Rican Re-union!


Our very good friends from Costa Rica visited Texas and made the drive down here to see us.

Maria and Alfredo were our neighbors in our first apartment in Austin. Ironically we had just been to Costa Rica for our honeymoon. They had only lived in the states a few months when we met and they learned fluent English super fast. Now they are living back on Maria's parents coffee farm and have just build their first home. Their beautiful daughter Cristina was like a live Dora to my girls. They fell in love with her . We hope to make a trip there in the next few summers to sit on their porch and take in the Costan Rican mountain air. Being with them really grounds me. They remind me that life is mostly about being the best you can be for your family first.

Spring Break Begins


We began Spring Break wonderfully. Kirby toted the kids to the beach while I cleaned the house for Guest. I got done in time to even have some suntan time in the back yard. When the kids returned completely wiped out they took a nap on the swing. ( only Race really slept) This was the best Spring Break I've had in ages. It was like College all over again. Kirby had some days off, we had two different sets of guest and then me and the kids traveled to houston and then Lousiana. Okay not exactly like a college spring break i.e minivan, toting around snacks, and still needing to think about what to feed people, but it was something different from the norm, and we needed that. More pics to come!

Wake up Daddy, it's Spring Break!

Gwen's Turn

Gwen had a LoneStar Stampede at school. Here she is Two-Stepping with her partner. She was very serious about getting the moves right, and it was completely adorable to watch her. Everything Gwen tries, she tries to perfection. The fancy Red Cowgirl boots were her Good Behavior Prize. She had been hinting that some of her friends get prizes at the end of each week for Good Behavior at school. I told her I expected Good Behavior and prizes from me came unexpectedly or for something outstsanding, "Well how long have we been in school," she asked. " About 7 months." I said. Then I realized 7 months of perfect behavior at school, is pretty outstanding!