Emma's Party

On Saturday, we had Emma's birthday party. It was princess themed for the 3rd year in a row, and I'm pretty sure this won't be the last time. This year I bought the cake iced and bordered, so I just had to decorate the top with flowers and princesses. I have to say I was pretty pleased with this compromise. Emma dressed in her Belle costume for the party. We had both sets of grandparents, Aunt Kate & Mercedes, the Smiths, the Turners (our neighbors from a few houses down), and Kate (a new girl at church). Our house was very full!














The bi-annual "couch shot" of all kids in attendance.

One of Emma's new costumes.

Emma's 4th Birthday

Emma is 4 years old today! We woke her up with a "happy birthday" song, had cinnamon toast for breakfast, and let her open her gifts from us & from Grandma Motz. She got a "Miss Weather" set, Cinderella bride doll, princess pajama set, and Minnie Mouse purse. From Grandma she got a bigger pool for the backyard & a mermaid toy to go with it. She is now wearing one of her favorite dresses; and for lunch, she has chosen to go to Double Dave's. It's a good day!




Minnie Mouse purse

Cinderella bride doll

"Miss Weather" dress-up doll

Baby V was a little afraid of all the tearing paper.

Goodbye Blue Blanket

We swaddled Morgie in this blanket when he was a newborn. It is little more than a faded rag now, and we packed it away today. it's a sad day...probably sadder for me than even for Morgan. R.I.P. blue blanket.

To the Sandhills!

Last Sunday evening (Easter), we decided on a spontaneous trip to the sand hills in Monahans. We packed a quick picnic supper and, depsite a flat tire on the way, made it to the dunes at about 7:00. The kids got in some hard playing, and Matt captured the sunset photos he wanted. We brought home three very tired, sandy, and weepy babies at about 9:30 that night.

Easter Videos

Mini Vacation to Liberty Hill

We finally made it to Liberty Hill this past weekend. While there, the kids enjoyed plenty of playtime with Mercedes and exploration in the woods. Matt & I had a great date on Saturday night at the Iron Cactus & Alamo Drafthouse. We also had a few photo sessions of course. On the way home on Sunday, we stopped by Inks Lake. What started as just a look quickly turned into a swimming session– clothes and all. Afterwards, we tried to stop by the Mansfield Dam but found it closed to public access.

Baby V Is Finally WalkingI

As you know, Viola has been very serious about her walker toy for the past week or two. And then she finally did it! That little stinker took her first steps on her own on Friday night, while I was out with Emma. We got her to perform a little bit for us today.