Riding Lessons

I said that I would post some pictures of Grace at riding lessons so here you go. Here she is heading out on her 1st trail ride. She was so excited. Lots of you have asked what she is learning other than riding. She has to brush, clean out the horses shoes, put on it's blankets, saddle, and harness the horse before her lesson. After her lesson she takes everything off, puts it up and then brushes the horse one last time before endulging the horse with it's favorite treat of carrots. We like that fact that she has to learn that there is more to a horse than riding it. We take lessons from Anna at Woodhaven Stables. On the 17th Grace will participate in her first Playday which is a competition for beginning and intermediate riders. I will let you know how it goes.

April Recap

April came and left so quickly. This was a really busy month so this is the best way to recap. All of this combined with our normal routine and activities was alot.

1 new car. We traded in our Tahoe for a new family car. We bought a Volvo XC90. So far I really like it.

2 new babies. Welcome baby Abby who joined Beau, Julie & Big Sister Avery. Also, Welcome baby Landon who joined Justin, Brandi, and Big Sister Preslee.

3 hospital visits for friends and family. Not alot of fun. Thank goodness everyone is okay now.

4 birthday parties all in different areas of the metroplex. Happy Birthday to Colin, Nickolas, Avery, and Mason.

5 riding lessons. Grace started horse riding lessons. She LOVES it! Her favorite part is to clean the horses shoes.

Ranger Game

We took the girls to the Ranger game yesterday. It was pretty chilly but that didn't stop us from eating nachos and cotton candy.

1 Fish, 2 Fish, maybe 50 fish

Grace and daddy joined Uncle Chicken, Cousin Caleb, and PaPaw for a morning of fishing. They caught so many fish that we got to have a fish fry for dinner that night. The kids didn't like the idea of eating what they caught.

Easter Fun

Two Easter egg hunts, two different towns, two days of fun!

Easter was alot of fun this year. The girls had an egg hunt with their cousins Mason and Jackson in Galveston on Saturday before we left to come home. Ava really figured out quickly that there was candy inside the eggs. She can even say "candy" so now I'm really in trouble.


On Sunday we had Easter lunch with Ashley's family at his cousin Justin and Brandi's house. The kid's all got to hunt eggs in the back yard and had a great time playing together.


Let me just say that getting this group photo of the kid's at each gathering is getting harder instead of easier. One would think the older they get the easier it should be but that seems to be opposite of what happens.

from left to right:
Jessica, Eric, Shelby, Ava, Grace, Leah, Caleb, and Preslee
not shown: Reagan, Colin & Nick

Happy Easter

We hope that you have a blessed Easter with your family.

Galveston - One quick trip

We went to Galveston for 2 quick fun filled days so that we could see Parker while he was out on Spring Break. Parker is my 17 year old nephew. It was so great to get to see him since my only communication with him is through letters.

We went to the Rainforest exhibit at Moody Gardens. Where we got to see lots of birds, fish, and snakes.


The girls even got to touch a snake. Don't have a heart attack Grammy this wasn't the one that liked to bite.


We spent the morning playing on the beach. Ava did not like the sand at first. It took a good 45 minutes before she would let us put her back down on it. She just looked at it from up high trying to figure out what it was and why it felt odd.