Easter in Waco

We went to Waco for Easter and stayed with the Brookses! After going with them to church, we went to their house for a big luncheon that they hosted!

We also drove to Crawford for dinner with all the Stewards, plus Aunt Barbara (Grandpa's sister) and Uncle Chuck who were in town! Unfortunately I didn't get any pictures except for these. Kathleen and I took Avery to ride Toby (formerly the "wild" horse, who is now tame, and the formerly rideable Rusty is too old) but she got freaked out and wanted off. Hopefully she will find her nerve again one of these days!

This and That

Our neighborhood "celebrated" the one-year anniversary of the April 11th hailstorm that wrecked our beautiful new houses last spring! All in all we were very lucky despite the torn-up roofs, broken windows, dented cars, and other damage. It was a great excuse to hang out with some of our favorite people to enjoy pizza and snowcones!

More fun with our neighbors!

Daniel and I celebrated our 16th anniversary with dinner at Ruth's Chris, one of our favorite places to eat!

My Girl Scouts visited a nursing home, their choice for their end-of-year service project! We brought them flowers, cookies, and homemade cards. The residents were so sweet and loved seeing the girls.

Avery and I got to tag along with my cousin Jessica as she got her portraits done! Avery loved helping out and it was so fun seeing Jessica (the most beautiful bride-to-be ever!) and my cousin Meredith and Aunt Jeri!

We enjoyed Good Friday with our cousins at the park!

School Stuff

Spring is always a busy time at school! The kids both had class Easter parties with Bahama Bucks, candy, and games!

Aidan's class took a field trip to Group Dynamix for some dodgeball and other games!

Avery gave an oral report on George Washington, with a poster that she made with the help of Grammy!

Cute spring pictures!

The Brownies Do Great Wolf Lodge!

For our end-of-year party (a little early, to take advantage of some deals that were going on) our Brownies used their cookie money to pay for an overnight trip to Great Wolf Lodge! We got two rooms and had pizza for dinner and ice cream for dessert! The girls had a blast at the water park and slept like champs! The next morning was April Fool's, so we pranked the girls into believing the water park had been closed down because of a vomiting/diarrhea outbreak. They repaid me by tricking me into riding the scariest water slide in the park! It was a fun way to celebrate the end of a great year.