Henry turns 3

On April 7th, Henry turned 3 years old.

 

Since it was Sunday, we had our lunch at the Country Club.  Henry started with a waffle topped with cream.

Mabel didn't want to waste a bit of her salmon and scrambled egg.  I really should teach her some better manners.

Later, we opened presents at home.  Henry and Lydia are really into pirates.  

 Happy Birthday, big boy.

Lydia turns 5

Lydia turned 5 on April 3rd.  I took her out to my favorite Midland restaurant for lunch.  She was so grown up and had soup, shrimp, and vegetables.  She also devoured 3 big pieces of bread and butter!

The big 5!

 

 

Easter Fun

We were so blessed to have Ben (Dan's brother) bring Grant (5 1/2 years) and Devin (2 years) to Midland for Easter.  While the adults had a perfectly good time, the kids were THRILLED to have cousin playmates.  

A few hours after our guests arrived, Henry and Lydia both came down with a tummy bug.  It wasn't our greatest moment.  Thankfully, Lydia recovered by the morning (she has a tough tummy) and was able to play the rest of the weekend.  Henry ran a fever and slept for 24 hours, only waking twice for about 20 minutes to drink water and use the potty.  While I was bummed he was sick, it sure made watching the kids easier!  Devin and Mabel played sweetly with Grant and Lydia disappeared to the play room for most of Saturday.

Nanny and Pops ordered some sugar cookies and cupcakes to enjoy. 

 

We had a quick egg hunt before church.  Henry was perky for about one hour on Sunday, just enough time for breakfast and egg hunt! 

 

 

We went to our new church, Midland Bible Church, for Easter Service then to Midland Country Club for lunch.

 

Ben took a great picture of Dan and I.  I was excited because it was the only picture that included me all weekend....and at least it was a good one!

Mabel turns 1

Mabel turned 1 on March 17th.  She really enjoyed her birthday, I'm sure of it.

Mabel is the sweetest little girl and brings us so much joy.  It's almost impossible to tell when she has ear infections because she refuses to be grouchy or fussy!  We are so thankful for her easygoing and happy personality.  Now young lady...no more night feedings!

Nanny and Pops visit Midland

We had a fun weekend with Nanny and Pops.  The kids were so happy to have their attention!!!

Weekend Getaway to Big Bend

In February, Dan and I spent a weekend outside Big Bend National Park at Lajitas Resort.

 The resort was cute (an old Calvary Outpost) and on an incredibly scenic drive along the Texas/Mexico border.

 It was the slowest season for the resort, so we had run of the restaurant and ate everything exactly how we wanted it.  Really...the chef didn't have anyone else to cook for!

 We had a few meals out, including breakfast as this local cafe.

 And including dinner at the Starlight Theatre with live music and surprisingly good food.

We really loved the scenic drives and stopped often to snap pictures.

 We did not cross to river to step into Mexico.  

Dan enjoyed golfing.  He said playing the course was like playing a video game.

The course.

 

We loved Big Bend National Park and plan to go back again!

Don't fall!

 The mountains behind us are in Mexico.  It's mountains as far as the eye can see.

 This canyon is especially cool (the left side is Mexico, the right is USA).  You can tube the river in the spring when the dam is opened to let water flow.  We really want to do it someday.