Avery's 11th Birthday!

 March is such a crazy month in our household, with Avery and Austin's birthdays.  Do you know how many balloons I had to blow up within a 5 day period?!?! 

 Avery's birthday fell on a Saturday.  Normally that sounds pretty cool, but since we play soccer it meant it was a very busy day!

 Luckily my mom took care of Austin and Addie's games, so Randy and I could both be there for Avery.  She was playing in Ponca City, over an hour away.  She really wanted to win, especially since it was her birthday.  Look at that game-face!

 She had a great game... but they ended up losing by one.  It was a hard loss.

Luckily we still had some fun things planned, which included having a few of the soccer girls over for dinner, crafts, and a sleepover.  That put a smile on her face!  Happy Birthday my sweet Avery girl!!  We love you so much!!

Austin's 9th Birthday!

 Wow, I can't believe Austin is actually nine years old!  Since he had a party last year, we decided to just have a family birthday this year.  We started out with filling his room with balloons and decorating his door.  Good morning birthday boy!!

 Next, we hit up the donut shop!

Austin's birthday fell on a school day, so Ashton and I decided to come up to school to eat lunch with him.  He asked for Arby's.  

 And for dinner, he chose Incredible Pizza in Tulsa.  

The kids' gift to Austin was giving him all their tickets from the game room so he could get something he wanted.  Everyone had a great time!  Happy Birthday, my handsome boy!!  We love you so much!

Spring Break '12

For Spring Break this year, since we now had all our camping gear, we decided to try it again!  It was a great way to start our week.  We went with our friends, Russ and Emilie, and Tyler also joined us with MaryKate and Logan.  Evie and Jake weren't feeling very good, so Amanda came out for a couple hours one night.  We found out this week that Tyler took a job down in Houston, TX so it was a sober camping experience.  I can't imagine what life in the 'ville will be like without them!

We went for a couple hikes and walks.  Here is Austin climbing on the back side of the look-out point. The weather was great!  However we found out later that the ticks were also already out because of our mild winter.  Yes, we came home with a couple ticks.  So- it will be a while before you see another camping blog! :)

 Our camping was a little different this year.  We chose a different camp site with electricity.  After all, this was March, and we cannot live without watching March Madness!!!  This is pretty much where you could find the boys at any given time.

We brought our dogs with us this time also.  Maggie and Bailey have been in the same obedience class together so they are good friends.

Luckily we only camped for 2 days, because my sister Amy surprised us by coming into town!!

 It was so great to have them here!  This was their first time to see our house.  We love our cousins!  We went to the movies, 

 to their hotel to swim, 

 bowling, and just hung out with our buddies!!

They brought Macy Gray with them, so Bailey had another friend to play with!  Amy actually gave Bailey her very first hair cut!!  It turned out to be a great Spring Break!