Father Daughter Dance

Saturday night, Chloe and Raita got all dressed up in Hawaiian garb and headed out to the dance.

They had snowcones, danced and Chloe won the limbo contest! She really can go low!

Check out this photo, they look like they had tons of fun.

Carnival

The kids' school had a super fun Carnival last week. They played tons of little games, rode on many an inflated slide, ate hot dogs and they even sat on a fire truck.

I was shocked to see how much fun Jonah and his friends were having dancing to Camp Rock! I think they were surprised about that fact too.

By the end of the night, it was all Freya could do to keep her head up.

Easter Finally!

Mom and Drew were here for a visit during Easter. My camera was hiding during most of the visit.

Here are a few pics from the actual Easter event. Chocolate bunnies, Suki stealing the empty peep box and the inevitable sugar high face.

Bluebonnets

It is the Texas thing to do to get your little one's picture taken among the Bluebonnets.
This lovely flower is the Texas state flower and is actually against the law to pick them. I guess that if you pick them or mow them, they will not regrow the following year. A few of our neighbors will not mow their lawn until after the Bonnets have run their course.

There are frequent posts on email lists and such, asking where the best patch of Blue bonnets can be found. Here is a great article about why the Texan's love them some Bluebonnets. Taken from the article: Perhaps historian Jack Maguire explains it best. He once wrote: "The bluebonnet is to Texas what the shamrock is to Ireland, the cherry blossom to Japan, the lily to France, the rose to England and the tulip to Holland."

Farm Animals Bite

We went to this super cute and sweet farm in our neighborhood.



Freya loved the animals, she was even able to mount the pony on her own! Even if she wasn't on the saddle, atleast she was facing the right way.

And if you're wondering, the saddle blanket is the Texas Flag. Just pointing that out for you....

She held the bunny, gave the donkey a kiss and was loving the goats until one decided to chomp on her finger. She is fine, nothing major, just a little shell shocked I think.


She was great at swinging the lasso around, I think she could make a career out of it.

What a day

I didn't do the dishes. I didn't do the laundry. My dining table is a wreck because I am making and . In an effort to finish these projects I went to the fabric store to pick up some fill. After having the fabric lady cut small pieces of fabric for me, I found I left my wallet at home. Crap.

Went to watch Chloe practice her musical and 2, almost 3 children fainted on stage. Not a good sign for this evening's performance.

Freya was putting the finishing cheese on the top of the casserole. I went to do something or another for a minute. I left her for a bit too long as there was about 2 inches of cheese when I got back.


To add to all of that, Suki ate a loaf of bread that was on the counter. That dog.

Anyway, I am going to go and do the dishes and start the laundry now. Maybe I'll even go back and get the fill for my projects....

Me

By Jonah

Jonah
Funny, random, awesome
Brother of Chloe and Freya
Friend of Conner
Who feels energetic
Who needs a warm day
Who likes sports
Who fears aliens
Who would like ice cream
Resident of Texas

Austin Fair

The last day my mom was here, we went to the fair. It was small but very sweet.

Freya wanted to ride all the rides and we had to convince Jonah he wouldn't die if he rode a ride. Once Freya is tall enough, I bet she will be the one riding them all!

We pet deer, say baby kangaroos and let some of the animals eat out of our hands. There was the mandatory long horn and we even ate biscuits made from a chuck wagon!

But I think the best part was watching the dare devils ride motorcycles. Freya asked me, "why are they doing this?" I told her, "because they are crazy."

Camping

This spring break we did a little camping with Grandma Birdie and the Simmons.

It was just under a 2 hour drive. We were well out of the city and could see tons of stars at night.

The day we arrived, the fire ban was lifted and we spent way too much money on fire wood. But being able to roast hot dogs and marshmallows over the fire was worth it.

We took a few hikes, drank too much wine/margaritas, the kids had fun playing in mud, which made me thankful we had showers. Kell took the kids fishing. We also saw lots of wildlife including frogs, rabbits, deer and armadillos!

On the way home we stopped by this awesome ice cream parlor and had a taste of civilization. The picture in the ice cream parlor was taken right after Freya lost her entire scoop of ice cream. So sad, but I took her over to the counter with her tear-filled-puppy-dog eyes and she got a refill in her cone. Really who can resist those eyes?

We were pooped out by the leisurely camping that we did.

SXSW kid style

We went with Bethany and her boys down to South Congress to listen to a bit of live music during SXSW.

The big kids had fun watching adults put on crazy performances. And the little kids had fun screaming as loud as they could. It was amazing to them that when they screamed, no one could hear them!



There were a few bands that were good but we really dug Snake and Jet's Amazing Bullit Band They put on a good show.

Oh and hey little Bro, I sent it home on vinyl with mom just for you.

Hey Cupcake!

Nuff said, Let's eat.

Hoe Down Part Dosado

Dosado (also written do-sa-do) or Dos-a-dos (also written dos a dos) or do-si-do (also written do si do) is a basic dance step in such dances as square dance, contra dance, polka, various historical dances, and some reels.

Chloe had tons of fun dancing it up yesterday. Her partner was so cute and really got into it.

Chloe has been sick all week and her partner was so worried she would miss the hoe down. He didn't want to be stuck dancing with a five-foot 5th grader or a boy!

And Chloe was so worried she would forget the moves since she missed so many of the practices. I told her to just keep going, smile and think of what comes next if she gets a little lost. It's just for fun, don't worry if you forgot a move.

She amazed me and didn't forget a step!