Cutting Rice
Its that time of year again, the farmers are in their fields cutting rice. My dad and grandpa were busy last Saturday cutting rice and we brought the boys by to ride with Poppy (my dad) in the combine. About a few days before they started cutting we had a big rain storm and it […]
we were thoroughly plumped
Last weekend we had my cousin Kaylynn and her boyfriend Kyle over for a barbecue. It was great getting together with them and almost immediately upon entering the house. Something wonderful happened. Kyle was greeted by our furry babies Chloe and Cricket. He had no choice in the matter and was immediately smitten by Crickets […]
Corpus Christi – The Aquarium
continued…. part 1 and part 2 So over 2 weeks have gone by and I forgot to post about the last leg of our trip at Corpus to the Texas State Aquarium. The boys loved riding on the elevator, and asked very politely for this picture to be taken. As a rule of thumb that […]
Watermelon, snakes and ducks
Last weekend I went out to the garden to check everything out, and was very saddened to see that our lone volleyball sized watermelon had split open. I was just imagining biting into it and how cool, crisp and refreshing it would taste, all of that just split in two when I saw her. See […]
Corpus Christi Continued
Continued … As I am taking pictures from the balcony in our hotel room, I notice a wooden boat in the marina, it immediately sparks my interest As I zoom in closer, I am thinking wow we need to go check this out. So we decided to grab the stroller and go for a walk […]
Corpus Christi Bay
We took a little trip down to Corpus Christi Bay for the weekend. DT grandmother lives there and we wanted to visit and also go to the beach. She loved seeing the boys and we were glad we made it. We stayed at a really nice hotel room that was 3 rooms put together with […]
4th of july & Rice fields
We had a lovely 4th of July celebration at my great Aunt and Uncle’s deer camp. Lots of great family, food and desserts. Check out this festive cake! When Aunt Dell rang the dinner bell you can bet everyone came running Then the boys had to give er a ring as well! We had a […]
Carancahua Bay
After all the craziness with Little W breaking his leg, DT out of state working, and packing for our mini vacation. I was very happy to arrive at the Casa Aqua (funny name because it’s yellow) a mere 45 minute drive from our house. We had a weekend chocked full of eating, reading, relaxing, playing on […]
5th Generation Rice Farmer's
So after our huge rain last weekend, my dad had some damage to the levees in his rice field. He called and asked DT to help him drive the tractor and while he ran the back-hoe which is attached to the back of the tractor. I thought this would be a great opportunity for the […]
Update on In-laws, Easter, and just plain cuteness
Well its been a busy weekend between DT’s parents car accident and Easter. DT’s parents are both home now (or not home but staying with DT oldest brother). His mom did have a small fracture in her neck and has to wear a rather large neck brace for at least a month, she is very […]
