March 2017

I will get caught up...I will get caught up...I will get caught up!!!! SO- Here we go with March!
Macie had a week of theme dress up days. We were still in Vegas for "crazy hair day", but Memaw came through for her!

Macie told me "Crazy hair is what Memaw is good at!"

She also had crazy sock day..

And "Mismatched and Backwards day"...

Bow under the pony tail...that was my idea! The rest was all her....

Brenna had her winter volleyball league tournament. We played with the Peaster Pups again since our team didn't play this season. We SO enjoyed being back on Coach Jeff's team! I love watching him coach, and Brenna learns so much from him.
Wyatt and Pops came to watch the first game!

Hat switch! Wyatt was not happy about the switch.

This girl played SO well!

And the Peaster Pups took 1st place with 3 wins!! I got a little choked up when they all ran over to Jeff and started hugging him.

They fought hard, and played harder! This group sure has my heart.

And I proclaimed that I will never survive high school ball. My nerves were shot after three 4th grade games! I'm gonna need to be heavily medicated if this girl decides to play high school ball!

#1!! She has come so far since that very first season.

And when you spend your day at volleyball and work your tail off....you get to eat ice cream straight out of the carton!

Papa had knee replacement surgery. He had been battling the pain for YEARS, and had put the surgery off several times due to Nana being sick and other things that came up. So he finally got it done, and it went really well! But he had to be in the hospital for several days....and we all know how hard it is on spouses at their age to be separated like that. Nana sure missed him. Jana snapped this picture, and it is just about the sweetest thing I have ever seen. What an example and inspiration these two are to all of us.

The week before spring break, I took my interns to Tarleton for a field trip to tour the campus.

It is always so strange for me to walk around that campus now. It looks a LOT different than it did 15 years ago. Sara went with me as my extra chaperone since they required 2 for a group the size of mine, and we were both blown away at all of the recent changes to the campus. I'm glad we had a tour guide- because I would have been lost without one!!

SPRING BREAK!!!
When I asked the girls what they wanted to do for spring break, they said "Go to Mimi's!!"! I love love love that they enjoy a good road trip, and that they love going to Mimi's house. So we left as soon as they got off of the bus on Friday!
Every road trip to Mimi's must start with a car selfie!

The trip there wasn't bad at all! I'm so glad I found a new way to go that involves 75 mph toll roads with no one else on them! And it only takes 3.5 hours! Score!
We got there a little before 8 and enjoyed just sitting and visiting with our Mimi.

This girl can talk her Mimi's ear smooth off when she gets there! And thankfully Mimi is a good sport about listening to all of her stories.

We surpassed Macie's limits that night though... I found her like this.

She managed to get her blankey out and pajamas on...but that was it! Socks still on, and on top of the covers! Poor girl was worn smooth out from a long week of 1st grade. I am so thankful for these trips to Mimi's to just completely unwind, forget about the "to do list", and just have no agenda. I think we all need that at times. And Mimi's house offers that relaxation time for us.
Saturday morning started like every Saturday morning at Mimi's house!

My happy place.

Mimi and I lingered long over our morning coffee, but finally the girls persistent begging got to us and we decided to get dressed and head to SIDS for lunch!

This girl right here put away her usual 2 double meat hot dogs!

It was a rainy and cold day in El Reno. So we decided to head back to Mimi's to watch The Parent Trap! Brenna and I thought it would be fun to watch with Mimi, and she agreed. Funny thing is...by the end of it, Brenna had ended up in the bedroom watching her shows, and Macie ended up asleep!

I couldn't tell you the last time this girl took a nap! Much less one where she just fell asleep on her own will. I guess the relaxing environment of Mimi's house got the best of her!
Later that night, Taron and Nolan came over for dinner and cards. And it was during this game of cards that I found out just how much my Mimi does NOT like to loose. Taron and I beat them something terrible....TWICE! And it was very obvious that I moved to least favorite granddaughter status when I went out while she had 4 red threes in her hand! OOPS! (Let's just say...I probably won't make that mistake again!) But it was SOOOO worth it!
Sunday morning brought another lazy morning of cinnamon rolls and coffee. Mimi ALWAYS fixes cinnamon rolls when we are at her house for breakfast. She knows the girls love them, and I think she has also figured out that making them moves her right up to favorite Mimi status! We finally got up and got dressed in time to go out to lunch.
After lunch, we settled in to watch Sully. Mimi had never seen it, so I went and rented it from Red Box. It was another cold and dreary day, which made for perfect movie watching. After our movie, I returned it, and grabbed us all some ice cream.

And then they ended their day with popcorn for dinner while I caught up Mimi's ironing and Mimi and I watched HGTV. I couldn't think of a more relaxing way to start spring break!
Monday morning we were up bright and early. We packed up and headed out by 9 since Mimi's house keeper was coming. The girls and I headed to the outlet mall, but it was SO cold and windy that we only lasted about an hour before we decided to head back to God's country. But we managed to make a pit stop at Bucc-ees and Daddy's fire station before finally making it home.
On Tuesday, Maylee came over to play for the day while Brandi went to a funeral. I managed to not get a SINGLE picture the whole day... What on earth!! Blogger Mom fail! But it was a fun day for sure! We ate lunch at CiCi's and played all day.
Wednesday morning we got up and got dressed early and headed to Nina's house for a day full of fun! Ever since Brenna and I went to the Cheesecake Factory before the Bass Hall, she's been wanting to go back. And Nina had never been and was wanting to go....SO....We made a day of it! We picked up Nina and Kyson and headed off to Fort Worth for lunch!

I was super disappointed that they had discontinued the wonderful garlic pasta that I ate in January. I had been looking forward to eating it again since I had it last time! But I settled for something different. It was ok- but not as good as the garlic pasta!
Macie Claire had the biggest bowl of bow tie pasta she had ever seen! I told her it was bigger than her head.

She didn't even make a dent in it.
And after we were all so full we could hardly stand it.... we ordered cheesecake! Because isn't that what you are supposed to do at the Cheesecake Factory??

Brenna got that big piece of red velvet cheesecake in the back, Kyson got the vanilla bean, and Nina and I split the turtle cheesecake.

But I really feel like the picture doesn't do these slices of cheesecake justice. They were HUGE. We all took over half of it home.

From there, we went over to DSW where I scored 2 new pairs of shoes! And moved the party on to Trader Joe's- another first for Nina! We all enjoyed looking around, and I stocked up on some $2 wine. Yes Please!
It was a great day of enjoying Nina and Kyson time, and just being together! Thanks for treating us Nina! We enjoyed it so much!
On Thursday we got up with not much on our agenda. I asked the girls what they wanted to do, and Macie quickly said "go to lunch with Mrs. Sara!" That's always a highlight for her, and Mrs. Sara is almost always up for a lunch date! So we called her and met up at McAllister's. The girls enjoyed filling Mrs. Sara in on all of their Spring Break adventures so far.
After lunch, we headed over to Five Below for Brenna to spend her gift card from her birthday. Macie and I played around since we didn't have gift cards to spend.

Cutest bunny I ever did see!
And Brenna joined in on our shenanigans too!

We feel the beach calling our names!

On Friday, Landry called and invited the girls over to play for the afternoon,  so I was left with a morning to myself. What did I do with my free time?? Well, being the wild and crazy woman I am...I did laundry and ironing of course! But it sure was nice to just be at home and not have anywhere to go. We did manage to get dressed and go out to dinner that night at BooRays.

On Saturday, the girls and I went to Pizza Place for lunch. They LOVE to go to lunch on Saturdays at Pizza place with Mrs. Sara and Mrs. Prissy (and Don and Leo, too!). I'm pretty sure it's because Prissy and Sara (and Roger) spoil them ROTTEN! But hey- I guess every kid needs a little spoiling sometimes.
Saturday night we went to the Baldwin's for a crawfish boil. These crazy kids decided it was warm enough to swim...

But I was more focused on this...

The first boil of the season! And it was SOOOOO yummy! And we enjoyed spending the evening with the Baldwins, Middletons, Rileys, and Butlers! We are so blessed to have such a great group of friends that we love being around. We all love each other's kids, and enjoying being together. I am thankful every day for this group of people God placed in my life.

Sunday was spent getting ready to head back to school. YUCK. Not nearly as much fun as the rest of Spring Break. But the count down was on! Summer is in sight!