scarborough fair

granny and grandpa mac came in this weekend for a visit. granny thought it would be a good idea to head to waxahachie for the scarborough fair. we had no idea what we were getting into.

we saw many interesting people and things including but not limited to:

a fire-breathing guy that juggled things

a glass blowing demonstration

and a "birds of prey" demonstration.

there was also jousting, a wide variety of foods to eat and camel and elephant rides.

granny treated the kids to an elephant ride.

a fun time was had by all!

colin was presented a "man card." by one of the renaissance men. for letting his mother-in-law hold on to the map.

more fishing...shocking

jack and i took some of our friends fishing this week. as soon as we arrived at the fishing hole jack asked for his pole while i unloaded. before i finished unloading he had already caught one! he ended up catching 14 fish all by himself. i am one proud momma!!

these are our sweet friends that went with us.

my policy: catch, kiss, release!

good monday

our school got off the monday after easter instead of good friday. so, for good monday we packed a picnic and headed to the state park with some friends. i typically try to avoid the water until it really warms up in july, but these kiddos could wait no longer.

4 hours of sun and swimming make for good sleeping that night!

easter pics

although there was a considerable amount of griping, i finally got the kiddos dressed and outside to take the annual easter pictures.

they realized it was much quicker and easier than they anticipated.

how i like to spend my free time

my fishing buddy

it always brings a smile to my face!

many people probably wonder why i post so many pictures of fishing. the answer is...i just love it. i can't really even explain it. i'm not saying i'm good at it, but it thrills my heart and there is not many things i'd rather do. that being said...i got the opportunity to do some "pond management" with some good friends last saturday. we were told to keep whatever we catch. reese and i had a blast! these are the fish we caught in just under 2 hours.

then we filleted them. i am usually a catch and release kinda gal, but bass are quite yummy.

texas in springtime

growing up in west texas, i always wondered why the state flower of texas is the bluebonnet. when i moved off to go to college at a&m, i quickly discovered why. now i am thankful to live in the country where they are abundant! and they smell fab-u-lous!

what's wrong with this picture??

many think that living in a small town may keep you safe from vandalism. we are living proof that is wrong. after church on sunday, we walked out to find this...

and this...

be careful out there folks!

no more track

we finished track season last night with a district meet in goldthwaite.

mackenzie cleared 6 feet to get fourth place in pole vault

she got 4th place in 300m hurdles

and her team placed 3rd in the 800m relay

reese and jack had fun playing in the dirt and running

around with friends.

sexiest man alive

it doesnt get much better than this!

a chip off the old block

some of you may not know that i am married to an award winning photographer. in 5th grade, colin won a state contest in his age division in photography. both of our girls decided to enter a few pictures in the local county-wide contest. each participant could enter up to 5 entries. out of 150 entries, only 30 total entries were chosen for all of the kids' divisions. i made collages of each of their entries.

reese won 2nd place in her division for her picture of the sunset.

in her division, mackenzie won 2nd for the misty forrest, 3rd for the baseball and honorable mention for the orange gerber daisy.

they both scored some cash too!

so proud of my girls!!

we r serious about hunger games

so serious that we went to the midnight premiere! (for those of you who know deneise, it doesn't get more serious than that! )

although half of us are team peeta and half team gale, we all agreed the movie was fabulous!!

beware of the zoo in spring

jack and i decided the weather has been so pretty that we would take a trip to the waco zoo. we had a fabulous time! the cameron park zoo is a wonderful place to visit. however, i totally forgot about mating season in the spring. we saw several animal breeds enjoying the nice weather too. i'm just glad jack thought they were wrestling!

i can't help it...i love meerkats

jack is a big fan of the otter slide!