April 2021

 Started the month off with getting my garden ready for the season.  Having a puppy and fresh dirt to dig in DID NOT go well together.  We ended up making a little fence around the garden, which actually helped for the tomato plants and cucumber vines. 

Howie growing like a weed!

Kate helped make some Easter cupcakes for our company coming for the weekend.  Adam, Natasha, and their kids all joined us for the Easter festivities. 

I took the girls rock climbing for the first time and they loved it! Kate will go all the way to the top, but Jane is still a little hesitant to go to the halfway point.  I've tried to make it a point to go at least once a month to help build confidence and a different skill set.

Rebekah

Jane

Kate rappelling

Jane rappelling

Stacey and I at a baby shower for a co-worker.

Lots of my co-workers.

Kate and Jane at a Spring Festival to celebrate Easter. 

Decorating eggs.

I believe the instructions called for putting rice in a bag to make the eggs tie-dyed. 

Looking for hidden eggs Easter morning. 

Found one!

All the cousins and their goodies!

The girls had a Spring Concert at Northside Baptist Academy.  Kate had a couple solos in The Boston Tea Party play.  She was nervous, but does so well under pressure and is excellent at memorization. 

Jane sang the sweetest songs with her Kindergarten class.

Kate did amazing with her songs as well.

Jane with all her little friends.  They adore her the most!

Kate's best friend Hadassah. 

Family pictures at Belton Lake with the bluebonnets.

He just keeps growing!

The Sacred Music Festival at Mary Hardin Baylor College for a piano competition.  The girls were nervous, but did great!

Waiting outside the Veterinarians office to get some shots.  Poor little guy. 

Bryan and I did a little front yard transformation.  The cold winter had killed about 5 bushes in our front yard.  I decided putting rocks would be a great contrast against the mulch and trees.  It was a lot of work, but I think it looks really good.  

Best friends at work.

March 2021

March was a fun and exciting month for our little family! We traveled to Utah to visit family and go skiing AND got a puppy! Follow along to see our adventures.

Visiting the girls during their school lunch.  I try to do this at least once a month. It was easy at Northside Baptist Academy because they shared the same lunch time. 

Jane is notorious for letting her teeth become snaggle-toothed.  She does not want anyone to pull them out.  Therefore, she ended up swallowing her first tooth. She was a little sad about the loss, but quickly got over it when the tooth fairy surprised her with money anyways!

Date night with friends. [Shane and Stacey]

Hike with mom at Dana Peak Park.

Training the girls to go on walks- because they don't know they are about to get a puppy at the end of the month. 

Rope swinging and hiking at Chalk Ridge Falls Park with Stacey.

Jane found a fun branch to swing on while we were hiking.

We made it to grandma and grandpa's house! The girls were so excited to see them and all of their cousins.  

We had the girls in ski lessons the first day.  It's kind of pricey, but totally worth it! Bryan and I got to ski without kids for a couple hours and girls got to whine for someone else.  Of course getting them to the ski lessons is a challenge.  Putting on all the clothes and things not feeling comfortable.  And then dragging them up the mountains.  But we made it and the girls had fun!

All of us getting ready to go down the mountain after ski lessons.

Becky joined us for one of the days.

We spent 3 days at Brighton Ski Resort- Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. We definitely lucked out with lots of powder/snow and no crowds. 

Kristi joined us for another day on the mountain.  

Kate got a make-over from her cousin McCartney. And I think Kate did McCartney's make up :)

The whole family went to an arcade and played Laser Tag.  Really, really fun!

Kristi and Linsey share cats- Bobby and Giggi?.  My girls adored them. 

Came back to beautiful hiking weather in Texas.  We headed out with the family to McKinney Falls State Park in Austin...

and afterwards went to Costco for groceries.  Bryan and I didn't know Kate was recording our very often quarrels about buying too much stuff. 

And then we picked up the girls from school and picked up our new puppy Howard.  We call him Howie.  He is a golden doodle.  His mom and dad were both about 60 lbs, so we are going to have a pretty BIG puppy soon.  The girls thought we were picking up chickens, but then they saw the puppy and asked if we could take it home as well.  We said YES!, but Jane still wanted/wants the chickens.  

Took the girls to see an outdoor traveling Dinosaur Park.  It was okay.  :/

Look at that cute little guy!  If only we REALLY knew how much work it would be...