Chi Omega Mini Reunion

A few of us 'local' Chi Omegas met up at the Bull & Bear Tavern for dinner and drinks. It was great to see everyone that came. It had definitely been a long, long time...too long!


Crystal & Dallas


Lynette, Dallas, & me


What's up Beta Xi's!?!?


Sweet Sisters!

Happy Easter!

What did the Easter Bunny leave for us???


Movies, candy...


Eggs...



Sophie got new Minnie Mouse panties and decided to lay them out on the floor.


Sophie found all of her eggs in the kitchen. She didn't need any help from Mommy, Daddy, or Zach.


After finding eggs and eating breakfast, we got dressed for church. After church we went to Aunt Sandra's house for our Easter lunch. Can you believe that I forgot to take a picture of us in our Sunday best? Oh my gosh!

Down on the Farm

Happy Birthday to the Hilley girls!!!! Danielle and Abigail had a joint birthday party this year and we actually got to partake in the festivities this year. Jayne and I decided to drive to Weimar together. Dane and Sophie were so cute together. At certain times, they would be having their own conversations...so precious! We arrived at Dallas' house a little early, so we hung out in the backyard and played. Then it was time to head to the farm. I really didn't know what to expect, but it was definitely cool. There were horses, donkeys, chickens, bunnies, ducks, etc. There was a zip line, a club house, and a little picnic area. It was such a neat place for a birthday party!
Miss Dallas offered to ride the zip line with Zach.


Pretty girl...I love that she actually smiles for me!


Since Dani & Abi are taking horse riding lessons, we got a little horse lesson of our own.



Too precious!



Train time.



The birthday cake.



After the party, we headed back to Miss Dallas' to find that the Easter Bunny had hopped over and hid some eggs for the kids. They had so much fun!

The Water Boy

Zach helped Papo water the plants... he loved it!

A Rare Night Out

While in Corpus, we got a chance to have a night out! Yea for nights out!! :) Thank you Papo & Grandma BB.
We met Kelly, Kevin, Aunt Grace & Uncle Tony at the Martini Bar. Floyd's band, Out of Bounds was playing. We love live music!! We had a grand 'ol time. :)





Hilarious! :)

Silly Girl

Sophie found the baby's bumbo chair! Lol!

Long Lost Family

We had a little get together at the ranch while we were in Corpus. We got to meet little Mason for the first time and catch up with the rest of the family. Mason is the 7th great grandchild in the family and we have two more coming this year! So exciting!!
We love to go out to the ranch...for several reasons...1. it holds lots of good memories for Gabe and I know that he wants the same for our children, 2. it's so nice to see the family come together, 3. the food, 4. the stories and the laughs, 5. and our little ritual...while driving through we stop and get Herschapp's famous beef jerky with a slushee (which the kids now love too)!

Where Daddy Going (as Sophie would say)?

This is what happens when Daddy has to leave for work or school. :) The kids go running for the front windows to wave bye-bye. Funny how the windows are just the right size for the little monkeys!

Our Trip to the Zoo

On Thursday of Spring Break, we ventured out to the Houston Zoo. This was our first time back since Sophie was a baby. We thought that she would enjoy it more this time around.
We knew it would probably be busy because of it being Spring Break and it was also a beautiful day, but man...it was empty! Who am I kidding?? It was pretty busy! But it was only bad in the common areas. Like the restrooms, eating areas, and little walkways. We took our time, looking at all of the animals and not really stressing over the crowd.
We spent a lot of time with the reptiles. I think this was Zach's favorite!! Before we went in, a man handed us books about the animals and the zoo. Inside the book, Zach found a blue frog, which he was amazed by. So he was on a mission to find the blue frog!! And he did! He was so excited. It was too cute!
We snacked on popcorn and sno cones...now a favorite of Sophie's. And before we left, we had to buy Zach some cotton candy.
I think we stayed there for four hours! But we had a really good time and it didn't even feel like we were there for that long.
By the time we were leaving, it was prime traffic time. So we decided to go ahead and eat dinner somewhere in the area. We went to a little pizza joint that we like. Mmmmm, so good.
On the way home, Sophie crashed out in the car and she pretty much stayed asleep while I changed her and got her ready for bed. Poor baby had a long, exhausting day!
Until next time, Houston Zoo...

Happy St. Patty's Day!

HAPPY SAINT PATRICK'S DAY!! We didn't do anything too special, but we did take Daddy some lunch and we ate at his office. We ended up staying for a little while. The kids like to visit Gabe at work. They play and play. They would probably want to stay all day if we would let them!
I did have to show that we did dress in green for the day! :)


(okay, having problems with this pic for some reason!)

Great Weather

Spring Break is here!!! The weather was perfect on the first day of Spring Break and we couldn't resist not taking advantage of it!! We played outside all morning and even had a little picnic for lunch. The kids really enjoyed it.