Saturday, March 28, 2015

Austin's 12th Birthday!

 I can't believe Austin is twelve!  This is a big birthday for him as he will now be going in to the young men's program and holding the priesthood in our church and will be passing the sacrament.  I can't believe we've hit this milestone!  It definitely makes me feel old!

 It's hard when your birthday is on a school day!  But I grabbed him out for lunch and met up with Randy at one of Austin's favorite restaurants, Chili's! 

What's a birthday without a few gifts, right?!

I've never been big on birthday parties, they're too stressful for me!  But with the kids getting older and needing entertained less, I was fine with Austin having a sleepover with some of his friends.  Luckily for us, the chili cook-off and dessert auction at church was that night so we fed the boys there and won a dessert and took it back home.  Austin, Burk Hansen, Brandon Bulleigh, Logan Vaclaw and Mack Vaclaw all had a great night hanging out!  Happy Birthday buddy!!  We love you so much!!

Friday, March 20, 2015

Spring Break in Spring, TX!

Ricky and Anne took a new job which moved them to Spring, TX.  We thought, what better way to spend your spring break than in Spring!  And boy were we right!  Their backyard is so relaxing!  They have a pool, a hot tub and a beautiful lake in the back.

Spring is on the northern side of Houston so it didn't take too long to get there!

We weren't even there long enough to unpack the whole car before the kids were jumping in the pool and hot tub!  That's all they needed!


Well, besides spending time with their cousins!  I can't believe Tyler is old enough to drive!  And look who his sweet sidekick is!  My kids have always loved their Tyler and he's always been so sweet to them!

We got the kids out of the pool long enough to do a few other activities.  Go-carting is always fun!

Put the pedal to the metal, Avery!

The best surprise was Ashley driving up to meet us!  She and Scott live in Katy, TX which is about an hour away.  How we missed our Petty's!!

Randy and Addie going for a spin!


We also took the kids to see Cinderella.

And we had so much fun cheering Tyler on in his baseball game!  He had the biggest fan section!


Of course evening hot tubbing was a must!  Avery and Rachel know how to relax!

Another must was Sky Zone.

These kids dominated on the dodgeball courts.  I sure wish Austin and Drew lived closer!  They are seriously the best of friends!


Scott was able to come up once he was done with work and we talked them both into staying for the weekend.  To celebrate, we all went to TopGolf.

Both of our Ashies!

It has been way too long since we had seen Scott and Ashley!

Top golf is so much fun and truly for anyone, even if they aren't good at golf. (Tyler, Rachel and Avery)


It was so much fun seeing Anne and Ricky.

I love this picture sequence with the boys...

No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't get one good picture!

These two goofballs!  They are so much fun!!


Something everyone has to try... injectable donut holes!  You inject them with chocolate or cream.  SO GOOD!!

And I sure love these two like sisters!!

The next day we went to our first Texas State Fair and Rodeo!

Randy has been before but it was new for the rest of us!


We had so much fun!  Love this picture of Ashley and Avery!

We rode some fun rides...

And Ashton even got a ride on Scotty-Doo!

After all that fun we went to watch the rodeo.  I was a little nervous when the bull riders were out!  My favorite part was definitely the mud and busting... which were little kids riding sheep.  So cute!!


After all of that we got to watch The Band Perry in Concert.

They were so great!  This was Addie and Ashton's first real concert.

As always, the trip went by way too fast!  On our way back home we stopped at our new favorite shaved ice place in Dallas, Bahama Bucks!  It was a cold day but that didn't stop us!  Miss our Houston family and framily already!!









Friday, March 13, 2015

Coming out of hibernation!

It's always fun to get some snow, but it's even more fun to finally have a beautiful day after all the cold weather!  Randy and Avery were out of town but that didn't stop us from finally getting some Vitamin D and enjoying an awesome day!!  We started at the tennis courts. (Ashton, Austin and Addie)

Next we walked over to the golf course and hit on the driving range for a while.  I love that we have lockers there and can just stop by and get our clubs out.  That comes in handy!

Next we walked over to the middle of the park for some time at the green tower.  Its so nice to have this up and running again,  I remember climbing it as a child and feeling like I was so high in the air! It still feels a little high!

Selfie up on the top of the tower!

We also took a second to say hello to the buffalo by the tower.

Then we headed over to the monkey bars with my little monkeys

and swung on the swings!

It was a fun-filled day!

One that deserved a trip to Sonic afterwards for some drinks.

When we got home Austin got to work on a playhouse.  He got a little aggression out using a hammer to make a door!  At least he remembered his safety glasses!

And Ashton got busy cleaning her car while I cleaned mine!  I think it turned out to be just the day we needed!

Friday, February 20, 2015

SNOW DAY!!!

It arrived!!  The day all kids wish for... the snow that cancelled work and school!

First things first, shoveling the driveway!

The kids got out and worked really hard shoveling...

And then Randy came out with the "redneck" shovel and finished it up!!

After playing in the neighborhood for a long time, the kids talked Clint into taking them over to the big hill in town off of Adams for some sledding. (Laynie Hansen and Ashton)

We met up with the Hartzfelds and had a great time.  (Jeff Hartzfeld, Burk Hansen, Laynie Hansen, Ethan Hansen, Addie John, Nina Hartzfeld and Garrett Hartzfeld)

Ashton

Laynie, Addie, Ashton, Burk, Nina and Garrett

Burk and Laynie

Addie, Laynie and Ashton

Addie flying solo

Burk

Laynie and Ashton

Addie and Ashton

Ashton and Garrett

That smile and that snowball... Ashton is definitely up to something!

She found her target... Garrett!!

Ashton loves Garrett, and he's so sweet to her!

Spectators!!  Randy and I prefer to watch all the fun!

Garrett and Burk

I think Burk is aiming this one at the cameraman, Clint!