Friendly Weekend

Yesterday I had a meeting in Ganado all day. Friday Anthony's cousins Cole (5) and Hana (8) came over to spend the weekend. So Anthony took all the kids out to my IL's house and they got to play and swim in the pool that they bought today.







Mason got in the pool also and had a good time.







Then I went over there afterwards and watched them play. They had a really fun time.






We stayed for a little longer and then we came home. On Sunday all the kids, Anthony, and I went to Sunday school and church. Mason is church for half the time and then after going OVER the pew for the fourth time we took him to the nursery. Then we came home and the kiddos played outside and Anthony made hamburgers. We fed everyone and then he took the kids home. It was a very fun weekend the kids really enjoyed having someone else to play with!

Memorial Day Weekend

Okay I am already slacking becuase I had planned to take pictures when I post of certain things and that hasn't happened but I am still blogging so I guess that is good!

Friday-
After school Makenzie and I picked up Madisyn and went to McDonalds to get ice cream because Makenzie had a gift certificate. We then came home and they ate while they played outside. Then our cousin Lori came over to drop off an invitation and Hana ended up staying. I took all the girls to a play at school called the Nifty Fifties. It was really cute. The kids did a great job. While we were there Anthony and Mason went to East Bernard to check out some land to see if he could shred it and got stuck. His mom had to go pull him out. When I went to drop off Hana (9) I ended up picking up Cole (5). They both spent the night. They watched Another Cinderella story. Makenzie and Cole slept in her house and Hana and Madisyn slept on the floor in the living room.

Saturday-
Anthony woke up and cooked breakfast for everyone. Our neighbors were cooking out so Anthony sat outside with them for a while. Lori came and got the kids and we went over to the neighbors and eat and then I had to come back with Mason because he needed a nap. Then we relaxed and about 4:30 we left to go the Bay where Anthony's best friend Chase has a bay house. We stayed there until about 9pm. It was alot of fun. We had hotdogs and had a good time out there. They got a new golf cart and so the kids all wanted to ride on it so that was fun. We came home and went to bed.

Sunday-
We went to Sunday School and church and then we came home and relaxed. The kids played outside and I just watched movies and played on the computer. It was a nice day.
Today at church Ms. Gloria had a children's time where she talked about a balloon being released and related it to Jesus's asscention. It was neat because about two weeks ago Makenzie had be given a balloon at a restaurant and when we got home she said can I let this go so that it can go to God. It was really a neat moment!!!!

Today-
I have spent the day cleaning. Anthony has done the mopping and cleaning and I am doing laundry. I also went through Mason's drawers and I have a bag and a half to give away. I found lots of cute clothes that I didn't know we had!!!! That was fun!

This is our weekend in a nut shell!!!

Update Thursday

I have been slacking a little bit already!

Let me see if I can remember what has happened! On Tuesday I felt a little better. Makenzie and Madisyn had Full Force and both enjoyed it. While they were at Full Force Mason and I sat and played outside and then when I went and picked up the girls we all sat outside and played. It was really nice to just relax for a little while. Mason has had a cold in his eyes but he is starting to feel better. Rebecca ( my SIL) made dinner: shake and bake porkchops, mashed potatoes, and macaroni and cheese. Mason ate a whole pork chop by himself and Makenzie ate 1 1/2 porkchops. I guess they enjoyed it.



On Wednesday I had 5 meetings planned at the elementry school from 8:30-12:30 and then I found out about 2 weeks ago that I got summoned to do jury duty in East Bernard which is about 35 minutes away. I called on Tuesday to see if it was canceled and I was told that it was still on so I was planning on going to the 8:30 meeting and then going to EB at around 9. I got out of my meeting at about 9:10 and there was a message on my cell phone that Makenzie was sick so I called my FIL and my MIL had gotten the call after they couldn't get ahold of me and so luckily they were going to be able to get her. So off to EB I go. I got there about 9:45 and selection was supposed to start at 10am and at 10:15 they said that they had settled so back to EC I went for my last meeting. Then I came back to school and had interviews until 6:30 and then out to my IL I went for dinner. We got home about 7:30 and gave the girls a bath and into the bed we all went.

Today I was supposed to have a workshop so I wasn't going to be in school and I got a phone call at 7:40 saying the workshop was cancelled so needles to say I was late to work. This evening my plan is to pick up all kids and enjoy the weather outside. Tonight our school is having a dinner theater so I am going to that with my teacher friends while either Lauren or Anthony watch the kids. Okay maybe more later!

Love,
Stephanie

Busy Monday

I woke up this morning and felt a little bit better than I did yesterday but I made sure that I took my medicine every 4 hours. I got to go to work a little later since I had a workshop but it was still a busy day. I applied to do summer school but I am only really doing to make some extra money. After the workshops I had to go back to school because I am on a committee that does hiring and we had interviews. Makenzie was supposed to have two more games but for some reason the last one got canceled so tonight was her last one and her party and then there was a cheerleading mandatory meetings. Well, I did the interviews my mother-in-law took Makenzie and Anthony grabbed the other two and took them to the game to releave my MIL. Needless to say no one made it to the cheerleading meeting. That is really hard for me but I have to set priorities and I can not be everywhere at one time!!!!! I am trying to learn two lessons: 1) to let go and ask for help and 2) to not worry!!!! Well, Makenzie had pizza for dinner and I made Maddie some Ramen noodles. We got home at 7:30 the girls got baths Maddie ate and went to bed! Now it is my turn!

Love
Stephanie

Sunday!!!!

Well, I woke up today with a horrible headache and feeling like poop! I got up and got everyone ready and went to Sunday school. We are doing Fireproofing your marriage and this morning Anthony got up and went with me. Not only that but he said he wanted to go back next week. Wow!!!! Then we went to church. Madisyn sang because it is Childcare Sunday. We then went to HEB to buy weekly groceries. We came home and Anthony made chicken nuggets and french fries. I climbed into bed and didn't get back out. The kids were very good!!!!! Anthony watched them all day. We all took at 2 hour nap so I had a hard time sleeping at the end of the night but with the help of night time Sudafed I slept good all night long! Nothing big happened today.



Madisyn called my dad today and sang her songs to him it was really sweet!

Lazy Day

Well, my plan was to sleep in this morning but that didn't quite happen. I was up and about around 7:30am. Anthony cooked french toast and then we had to load limbs onto a trailer and take them out to my father-in-laws house. When we were going out to unload the limbs there were a whole bunch of cows bunched together in the pasture next door and Makenzie said, "Hey look they are having a meeting!!!"

We then went to Walmart to find some sandals for Mason because all he has are tennis shoes and those are getting too small. We had lunch and while Madisyn and Mason took a nap Makenzie and I went up to the prom to see Wesley and Meredith all dressed up. There were so many pretty dresses. Of course Makenzie was not dressed extremly nice and some of my prior athletes wanted pictures with her. Oh well!

This evening Anthony decided he was going to barbeque. While he barbequed the girls played on the trampoline and with the sprinkler. I read my book and Mason just played in the grass.

He is so trying to walk!!!!

Then it started to rain so we moved inside the screened in porch. The girls went and got a Shark Attack and we started to play that. THEN we got smoked out, so in the house we went. The girls continued to play their game while Anthony and I cooked dinner.

We had steak, green bean casserole, mashed potatoes, and broccoli and rice. It has been a very relaxing day.

Love,

Stephanie

New at this

Okay-

This is my first time to do this but I thought I would try to start a blog so that I can keep some of my family informed since we don't always see them.

Update:

Makenzie and Madisyn tried out for Full Force a couple of weeks ago. Madisyn tried out for show team and made it and Makenzie tried out for competition team and made it. Then last Tuesday Makenzie was chosen as one of the flyers (the girls who go up in the stunts).

Last night Madisyn graduated from Pre K. I can not believe she is going to be in Kindergarten soon.

And last but not least Mason is walking. Okay, he takes 4-6 steps but he will be there in no time. I am trying to get that on video but don't seem to be able to get it. Hopefully soon.

The picture is from mother's day!

Stephanie