Precious Memories

I recently dropped my phone photo's into my computer.

What concerns me is I may never see them again.

Where do they actually go?

Where is that cloud?

Here are a few of my faves.

Abi is always "all in."

Kacey is our artist.

Easter Eggs.

Sister Love.

Kacey & Kent.

We love pizza!

Sweet girl.

I'm too skinny for my jeans.

True story.

Hammock & ice cream.

Celebrating mom for Mothers Day.

Maggiano's is Mom's fave.

Kristen & Felix flew to France to see his sister 

who is a sister.

That's France out that window.

Closest I will ever get.

Pretty teeth.

(hope this doesn't keep him from sending me texts. ha)

We were all ready to go kayaking.

The weather had other ideas:(

He cooks too.

Mark & Josh singing by the piano.

Dad, Mark and Daniel.

Love these men.

As I am sitting here downloading these photos,

Mark and Dad are in Tampa watching the Rays.

Did Dad catch a fly ball?

But of course!

Good times!

My phone is empty.

Time to go take some more pics.

Hope you are having a great week!

Quick Trip To San Antonio

Memorial Day weekend, I flew out for a few days 

with Kristen and Felix. 

Oh how I miss them!

I'm secretly praying that God will move them closer to home.

Ok, it's not secret.

Mark knew I was missing my girl 

so he surprised me with airline tickets on Mothers Day. 

I love him!

We crammed a lot in a few days.

San Antonio is such a great city with so many must-see's.

They have recently restored a lovely area downtown and designated it as an open air market.  

It's a hot spot for local vendors to market their locally grown produce and home made products. 

We had a lovely time exploring all the treasures to be found.

A water feature for kids to splash through 

was perfect for weather in the 90's. 

Plenty of shaded spots to sit and relax. 

I do love to people-watch.

On the outskirts of the quaint park are restored hotels, cute boutiques and shops. 

The ever so popular Bakery Lorraine, 

just so happened to be on our walk. 

Actually, it was fore ordained that we were going 

to be checking this lovely place out.

You know, iPhotos can't do justice 

but you get the idea how divine this place is.

   

Oh the choices!

We ended up getting porridge. 

It was deliciously dotted with an 

assortment of berries, 

almonds and freshly whipped cream.

Scrumptious. 

(sorry, no pic)

We walked around the nearby 

Hotel Emma.

If you are ever in the area,

add it to your itinerary.

It was once a brewery in the early 1900's.

It is restored into an exquisite hotel.

They kept much of the brewery contents, equipment and machinery which makes it unique.

The huge round brew kettle below

has been transformed into a cozy sitting area.

Do you see the elevator below?

Every nook was fascinating.

I just imagined they used this desk 

for meetings and such.

Who could that girl be

peeking in the window?

I was going to write about the whole trip but this is quite lengthy so I will hush for now.

One more photo of KJ in her apartment

blessing this mother with a cello solo.

'Twas an amazing weekend that I will be thankful for

for quite awhile.

Birthday Fun For Elijah

This boy is 9!

We celebrated Elijah's birthday 

on the river this year.

It was the perfect spot for some boys to be boys.

 G-Pa and Daniel pulled them around the river all day.

Dani watched from the dock.

The watermelon cut in the shape of a shark was a big hit.

Abi made the eyes out of tootsie rolls.

We put our slide up for added fun.

Go Kacey!

What did I get?

Could it be another fidget spinner?

Of course!

I have a few videos and thought I'd share.

Just click on the arrow and it should play.

Noni and G-Pa got him a hover-board.

How fun is that?

It was a big hit.

Time for cake!

Happy Birthday to you!

And this is how we all felt at the end of the day.

I didn't want to get all mushy and gushy about my firstborn grandsons birthday.

Just know that I sure could go on and on about how I adore him and how the day he entered this world was the best day ever.

He is a special boy who has my heart.

God is so good and I am so blessed.

Lent

These incredible munchkins.

Oh how I love them so.

The 4 spent last night with me.

Half of them were in bed with Mark and me.

Sweetest moments of my life are waking up in the middle of the night with a foot on my chest or blond hair in my face.

Priceless.

I have mentioned our church on here before. 

It's called Eleven 22.

We really enjoy our church.

The church encourages Lent.

Growing up Baptist, 

we didn't partake or even know what Lent was.

Basically, it is recognizing the sacrifice that Christ took upon Himself when He died on the cross.

Taking that knowledge and choosing something 

to sacrifice from our own lives. 

It is encouraged to begin on Ash Wednesday through Easter.

I like the idea of taking off something and using that time as a reminder to focus on Jesus.

Some people stop consuming chocolate or candy, some choose to take a TV time-out or even just a certain show they love.

It's tough for me to come up with 

something that would be a real sacrifice. 

My main vice would have to be Diet Coke,

especially when it comes from McDonalds.

The fact that I can actually write about a Diet Coke from McDonalds shows me that I am in fact, an addict.

Ha!

Well, now you know how you can pray for me.

Tonight we have a special prayer service leading into 

Ash Wednesday.

I love the importance they put on it.

Hope you are having a wonderful week.

I love you all!!

It's A New Day

How are you?

I know it's been forever since I reassured my existence to my blog.

Sometimes I think I have nothing that anyone really wants to hear.

I have been busy traveling with Mark.

I have been a little consumed with FOX since the inauguration of President Trump.

I get a kick out of his tenacity.

He makes me laugh.

I love the First Lady, Melania Trump.

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(google images)

I love his daughter, Ivanka too.

I stayed up late and watched the different balls. The dress Ivanka wore was my favorite.

Her hair was perfect. She couldn't have been more beautiful.

(google images)

I'm not a political person but it has been most enjoyable.

President Trump obviously loves our country

 and I like the moves and decisions he is making.

I refused to watch the Academy Awards last night. 

Its the first time in forever that I skipped it.

Mark and I played cards and I don't feel that I missed a thing. 

Yada Yada

Enough with politics!

Has this been the most fabulous winter ever!!?

We haven't used heat or air all winter.

How about that pollen?

Is it kickin anybody elses butt?

Nothing a bottle of NyQuil can't handle.

OK, maybe two bottles but I'm feeling better everyday. 

I'm flying to San Antonio this week to celebrate my baby girls 

BIG 30!

How can that be? 

Hope everything is wonderful in your world!

Peace out!

It's the NyQuil talking.