spring break

  • Friday, Girl day for Trinity and Haircut and movie for the Boys with Grandmother

    We started this day with a playdate at home with one of Maddux’s bffs. He’s actually the son of one of my good friends. They’ve known each other through our weekly bible study childcare nearly all of their lives and… Continue reading

  • Thursday, Galleria shopping with Grandmother & songwriting

    To prepare for Leeland’s upcoming baptism, we went to the galleria today to shop for his baptism outfit. We knew exactly what we were looking for. Grandmother came over before lunch and we went together with all of the kids.… Continue reading

  • Wednesday, Rodeo Houston!, oh those Crazy Els!

    As if going to the zoo during spring break wasn’t crazy enough, let’s go to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo on Value Day! Total insanity! It was one thing after another. But, again, we were so lucky that Moustapha… Continue reading

  • Tuesday, a day with the Animals…at the Houston Zoo

    And, we’re off! Here we go on the Hermann Park Conservatory Train! We were first in line for tickets and the first riders on the train. I was insistent that we arrive early to the zoo if we were going… Continue reading

  • Monday Rain and Rest

    After a beautiful and busy start to our Spring Break, we returned home and needed a break! So, we took our rainy day Monday and we slept in, thanks to daylight savings. And, we enjoyed a relaxed day. When the… Continue reading

  • Saturdays

    I love Saturdays. It’s my favorite day of the week, if we don’t have any plans. I love making breakfast with the entire family running around at my feet and the occasional helper climbing on a chair to help me… Continue reading

  • The River with friends

    New Braunfels, here we come! Here are pictures of the kids on our way to New Braunfels for the first weekend of Spring Break.  By the time we arrived, it was time to go straight to bed. You would obey… Continue reading

  • Spring Break!

    It’s the start of Spring Break this afternoon. Basically, we have no school next week. That impacts 3 of the Els directly and of course impacts all of the rest of us as well. We  are excited to have extra… Continue reading

  • El Spring Break 2010- Let’s put these kids to work!

    So, we didn’t really put the Els to work for Spring Break. But, since I had the three of them at home with me the entire week with no breaks, we tried to stay busy. Here is a sampling of… Continue reading