Marathon Deal, Finally Over

For the last ten months, Clark has worked very hard on a deal for Nabors.  Basically, they sold a division of the company.  I cannot tell you the headaches this deal caused him.  He did not take a single day off of work in the month of February.  In fact, he worked for 40 straight days!  But, in the end, all the work paid off and the deal finally closed.  And, it happened on my birthday!  What a present!  

So, Clark definitely deserved a break.  We left the kids with Bunny and RayRay and took off to Lake Charles for two nights.  It was an awesome getaway.  Pool time, massage, sleeping in, great dinners and a little gambling.  We really got to relax, which was so nice. 

A toast!

And, one picture of us!

Thanks Bunny and RayRay for helping us with our getaway!

Sweet & Sassy

Everly got invited to her first Sweet and Sassy birthday party.  She enjoyed getting to be with all her classmates.  They all thought it was really fun to see each other away from school.

Time for hair and makeup:

She's pretty darn cute!

She and Becca always have a great time together:

All the girls all dolled up.

I'm glad she got to have a fun afternoon with the girls.  I'm sure this is the first of many, many girly parties!!!!

First Home Run!

Tball is a lot more fun this year.  The boys are much more competitive and they are starting to understand the game.  The Dodgers and all their fans go absolutely nuts every time they get an out.  And, we got a lot more outs this season!

Plus, our boys are hitting better, too.  Walker got his first home run!

This was in the dugout, right after:

Oh my goodness, could he look any happier????

Here he is getting his second game ball this season!

And, I love this silly picture of his team!

They are hilarious!  Such a fun season.

Rodeo Time

Houston goes a little crazy for it's rodeo.  With good reason.  It is really fun.  But, Clark has been crazy busy at work and we just hadn't made plans to go.  But, then the perfect thing happened.  Clark got free tickets and a parking pass.  No reason to pass that up.  Well, maybe the rain could have been a reason, but we still went….. and got soaked!!!

But, check out these hats!  Naturals!

Selfies:

We didn't' get to do the rides, but they actually enjoyed watching the cowboys.  It was great fun.  And, they really love their hats.  When I woke up the next morning, I found this:

I have a feeling we will be back at the rodeo next year!

Fun at Frosty & Linda's

The best part about Austin, we get to see so much family!  After our Memaw visit and our UT visit, we went to Frosty and Linda's!

Great food, great champagne and great company!  And, it turns out… great light.  We took advantage and got some pictures:

And, since it was just a week before some birthdays, we celebrated.  Me and my namesake!!!!!

(That cake says "Happy Birthday Darlenes" ha!)

It was a great little getaway and we all had a really fun time!

The 40 Acres

So, if we are in Austin, you know what that means!  Clark getting to show his kids his version of the motherland.

Enter the huge Longhorn!

They loved exploring the campus…

And, we taught them about the Capitol.

And, of course…. a picture in the front of the tower!!!

And, for a fun flashback…. to the first time Clark took his boy to see the tower!

(Oh my goodness…. I can't believe our big six year old was so small!)

It was a great little UT visit, and, bonus, we spent a lot of time and $$$ in the bookstore!  Success!

A Trip to See Memaw

At the end of our spring break, we took off toward Austin.  Perfect little getaway and a chance for us to see Memaw.  It had been way too long!

The kids think the luggage cart is the most fun part of vacation!

I was thrilled to get to visit with Memaw.  She just turned 91!  And, I think she enjoyed getting to see the babes.

She, of course, we quick to comment on how much Walker looks like Googie.  That is, no doubt, a common theme with my family.

She gets tired quickly and hasn't felt great lately, so it was a quick visit, but so great to see her!

We have lots of wonderful memories and it's always fun to talk about them!

A Soggy Spring Break

Spring Break = big excitement.  Because…. Ryder came to town!  AND, because we went to the farm and got to see ALL the cousins.

Little cuties on the way:

Unfortunately, it rained almost the entire time we were in Lufkin.  Thankfully, we got a little jumping in soon after we arrived.

Nanna had a kid table this year.  These six kids enjoyed their freedom!  And, the adults enjoying listening in on their conversations.  They are hilarious.

Since it was raining, the boys went up to the FLC and played basketball:

And, the girls went and had a little tea party!

 Nanna brought sweet little teacups and we all enjoyed teacakes and Everly had a pink cupcake.  It was a great way to get out of the rain!

We came back to Conroe and still had to deal with the rain.  So, we went to Pump It Up!

All three babes seemed to enjoy running, jumping and sliding.  They were able to blow off some energy and have some fun.

And, I have to include this picture:

Walker and Everly love Ryder so much.  And, the feeling is mutual.  I just love the way she's laying on him.  Too cute.

And, I also want to include this funny story.  Ryder was catching up on WoodWords.  And, after reading a few blogs that included him, he said, "I think people who read your blog like it when I'm in it. I'm not in all of them, but when I show up, I bet those blogs are their favorite. I'm like the good character that everyone loves!" How precious. And, I'm sure he's right!

Yes, it was soggy, but we had a great Spring Break!

Tball Time Again!

It is officially Tball season!  Yay!  The boys have improved and are starting to really understand the game.  It is really, really fun to watch!

Walker was sick and had to miss the first game.  Oh my, was he disappointed.  But, thankfully, there was another game two days later.  He was still a little under the weather, but he toughed it out!

He played a great game and had a couple of awesome stops at third base.  Which resulted in….

… Walker getting the game ball!  He was so excited and proud. And, we are, of course, so proud of him!

Go Dodgers!!!!