Wrapping up Our April

I can't believe time has gotten away from me so bad!!! April flew by, and I never did seem to catch up. I can't believe we are now going to the Mid of May and I'm still stuck in the middle of April! So please if you want to see the pictures or read the stories, understand, it is going to be one really long post! Sorry, but it's the only way I know to get caught up.


Now to April ~

We are all back home and spring is in the air!!! So it was time to go outside and do some playing!


See what we found?? Puff balls! Aka Dandilions!

Totally screaming spring is in the air!!!!! Our yard was covered!!!!!

The girls were having a blast!!!!!!! Lil E has always loved blowing them!

Even had to do an entire bouquet at once! And I wonder why my allergies were acting up! Hmm, I think this just might be the answer! What do you think?

The many hats of our silliness! We were busy wearing crazy hats and pretending we were different things! It was so funny!!!

What was next? Oh, Rain, Rain, and more Rain!!! Now I love rain, but if you live in this part of Texas you know we get the majority of our rain all in a few short weeks! By summer, we are begging for a little rain. So after a few days of rain and inside play, Lil E was ready to get outside! So it was time to play in the rain!!! (April 16)

For me there is something so peaceful about looking out at the rain or staring out just after a nice rain shower! It brings me such peace!

But for Lil E was play time!!!!

Don't these pictures just take you back to a time when things were much simpler? They sure do me! What it would be like to have no worries, just like a child! But it makes me so happy to see my kids having the time of their lives and able to enjoy the little things! Because to me, nothing is better than the little things or little moments! I love to slow down and just enjoy the small things! It's something that brings me the GREATEST joy of all!!!!

After all that playing in the rain, it was time to come in and rest! And guess what, she was ready for a nap. This is rare, but I found it so sweet!

Yes you will notice Lil K has a black eye! She was being her little monkey self and was jumping on the bed, and fell. It was pretty ugly. Sure wish I knew how to teach them the dangers of getting hurt, because it doesn't slow her down at all.

One of my dearest friends was having surgery. It's a drive for us to get to the bigger cities. So the day of her preop, the girls and I drove her there, to spend the day with her and her little guy, who just so happens ot be one of Lil E's best buddies! We took some time to run by target and have a picnic and play at the park, in addition to the doctors visits.

It was time for a little racing car driving too! That is just what they were pretending to do.

Then we had a dose of bad weather come our way on, April 22. We had a small outbreak of tornadoes. Thank God, they hit in more rural areas, and didn't do extreme amounts of damage. I grew up without having a storm shelter/ cellar, even though we were in tornado alley. I had said that I would not be going down there either! I had no desire whatso ever to go down there. But when the tornadoe hit the edge or our town, and they said to take immediate cover, as it could be deadly if it stayed on the ground, it was to the cellar we went! Now I will be ready to use it if we ever need to!

BEWARE of our next adventure! It was the Rattle Snake Derby for our family! I can't beleive they really have festivals for these creatures, but they do! And it was a lot of fun for us all!!! I will save you from most of all the snake pictures. Although it was very informative to learn what was true about them and what was myths.

Daddy and the girls taking a much closer look at the snakes, that Momma wanted to.

After checking out all the snake stuff and all the vendors, it was time to hit the midway. Lil E's most favorite part of all fairs and festivals!

Lil E was such a nice big sister and agreed to ride on the back and not drive, so sissy could have some fun too!!!! Lil E rode lots of rides! Mommy even rode with her on the Galaxy ride!

After a great time on the midway, it time to enjoy a yummy snack!!!

We had fried peaches!!! And they were so so yummy!!! I had never seen them before. They took a fresh peach, sliced it and breaded the slices and fried them up! We had a cream cheese and cinnamon icing for dipping!

We were all tired, it was a super windy day! So we headed out and stopped to eat dinner! We love this Mexican Restraunt called Pedro's. It is so yummy, and they have the BEST fajatas ever!!!! After dinner we were heading home, but as we passed by the race track and saw the race cars heading there, we had to pay the little dirt track a visit! I was blown away by the low car count! That is for sure!

It was a nice facility though! and a great place to "learn".

My flower are in bloom!!! And most importantly, my beauties are blooming too!!! I hope they continue to grow and thrive and blossom with strong and sturdy roots!!

Can you believe it's the last day of April, and we are blessed to have Daddy home with us!!! He spoils us all when he is home!!!

He made the girls special Mickey Mouse pancakes, while he was cooking us a pancake breakfast! Yummy, pancakes with peanut butter and syrup! OH MY! YUMM YUMM!!!

After a day out and about it, was time to chill and enjoy the night at home! Lil K is smelling the flowers, but instead she really blows them! It is so funny! Then she will say smell good momma!

I love how simple and fun the above picture looks of my Monkey Lil K.

We had a busy and fun April! We made lots of GREAT memories! And spent a lot of quality time together! It is trully about the small moments in life! In the last picture, you see my 3 greatest loves! My dear and wonderful husband and both my girls! I can't imagine life without them!!! Oh how sweet they make it!!!! We are ready for May!!! We have a lot to look forward to in the Month of May!

Hugs and Blessings,