Bruce Almighty

The week of April 6th

It was a long week with a kid home every day that week. Matthew's school was out on Monday for Easter so I kept Audrey home, too. We went for a walk in the Buffalo Bayou park with Rusty and then out to lunch later that day. Audrey started feeling sick Monday night with a low grade fever and she didn't sleep well. I kept her home the rest of the week because she was feeling so puny. Matthew had a baseball game Tuesday and Thursday night. I usually make tacos for Taco Tuesday so I just brought them to the game in aluminum foil. It is nice having time to make dinner before the game. I remember working and running from work to the games without getting anything to eat.

Matthew had a field trip to the art museum on Wednesday and he was very excited to go.

On Saturday, Matthew's school had a mom and sons kickball tournament. Matthew loves playing kickball and he was very excited to play with me. Andy took Audrey to her ballet since I was at the kickball tournament. Audrey started telling Andy where to go to get there. I was surprised because I thought she never really paid attention.

Enjoying ice cream Friday after school

I had to buy her a scooter...and she wanted Frozen.

Playing at the park on Friday

The week of March 30th - Happy Easter 2015

I started the week in a good way by going to confession on Monday. It is always refreshing and rejuvenating. Matthew had his first baseball game on Tuesday and managed to get on base despite his hits directly towards first base. On Wed, I took Audrey to meet my dad half-way so she could go to an Easter Egg hunt in Victoria. She enjoyed hunting the eggs with her cousin, Dylan. Matthew was jealous that he didn't get to go. My parents were in town on Friday for a doctor's appointment so they returned Audrey and then took Matthew to stay with them for the weekend so he could go fishing with Papa. We met them on Easter Sunday at a restaurant and picked up Matthew then. On Saturday, we were invited to the Houston Shell Open with our friends. It was very exciting seeing all the famous golfers up close. Andy really enjoyed it.
Late Sunday after the rain cleared, I took the kids to hunt easter eggs at the park. They had so much fun. I thought Matthew had grown out of that but clearly he hasn't yet!

Matthew's first baseball game

Audrey wanted to wear her new Elsa costume to visit Papa and Nanna

Stations of the Cross at Matthew's school

Walking Rusty at Buffalo Bayou on a long walk

Shell Open

Easter morning after church

Happy Easter!

The week of March 23rd - Matthew's 7th Birthday

It was good to get back into the routine of school after a week of spring break. I went to a mom's meeting at our church one night and enjoyed listening to a fashion consultant talk about updating my wardrobe. I just may hire that girl! On Wednesday, we had a playdate at the park after school and the kids loved riding their friends scooters. We went to Party City afterwards to get ready for Matthew's birthday party. The kids put together the goody bags and they have so much fun doing it. Audrey stayed home from school on Friday so that she could join me to have lunch at Matthew's school. She helped pass out the cupcakes. Later that day, we met her friend, Hattie, for a playdate at Munchies Frozen Yogurt. It was a busy but fun weekend. We started Saturday with ballet and baseball at similar times so we have to divide and conquer. We had an Easter Egg hunt at the school on Saturday afternoon with face painting and activities. On Sat night, we went to Nash D'Amico's house for dinner and met some nice parishioners. We went to mass for Palm Sunday, out for breakfast, and then to Matthew's Birthday party at the indoor swimming pool.

Audrey enjoys painting her nails

Audrey's new favorite toy on the wish list- the scooter

Cupcakes at school

The week of March 16th- Spring Break 2015

On Monday, March 16th, we drove down to Victoria to attend my father's retirement party. It was also his birthday. The drive is just under 2 hours and the kids did pretty good. We made it to the retirement party in time to enjoy the food and festivities. My dad was excited to see us there. The kids loved drawing pictures on the dry erase board. We stayed the night at my parent's house and then drove to Corpus Christi on Tuesday to enjoy the beach. We saw 3 dolphins swimming very close to the beach! We ate at Joe's Crab shack and played at a nearby park. We drove back to Victoria later that day. On Wednesday, we ate lunch at the kids' favorite restaurant, China B. Then we started on the road back to Houston. The kids slept in the car ride back so when we showed up at our apartment, I was now ready to take a nap. Poor Mimi had to stay up and watch the kids so she didn't get a nap that day.

On Thursday, we saw the Cinderella movie at Memorial City mall with Hattie. Going to the movies is always a treat!

On Friday, we went to the Children's Museum. Matthew and Audrey LOVED it! It was crowded because of spring break but they didn't care. Audrey jumped on the trampoline and Matthew did the hampster wheel/ball. The kids also enjoyed the grocery store, vet, and restaurant where they pretended to earn a paycheck and "work". We were exhausted after a full day at the museum and took a quick dip in our apartment pool. The water was freezing so we didn't stay in it too long but it felt great in the heat. We usually go to an indoor pool on Friday nights and I didn't feel like going so this was the next best thing.

We went to the park on Saturday for a bike ride. And we enjoyed dinner at Kennedy's house on Sunday. Mimi caught an early flight Monday morning. It turned out to be a fun spring break despite the rainy weather.