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.