First Recital

On Saturday, Ladybug had her first ballet recital!  She had so much fun and they all did great!

Ladybug, Kate and Adalyn

  Hanging out after the performance

 Our ballerina is growing so fast!

 Adalyn

 We got all that hair slicked back into a bun!

 She loved her flowers

 Family shot

 Auntie Ann and Ladybug

 Ladybug and Aunt Leslie

 Grandpa Frank and Bug

  Grandma, Ladybug and Leroy

 Grammy and Ladybug

 Ms. Susan came to watch too!!

 Showing off her moves

 Getting silly with Leroy

Student for a Day!

Last Monday we went to visit Aunt Leslie at school!  Bug was so excited to go to "school".  Leslie teaches first grade and the kids were absolutely amazing!

Checking things out while the kids were at recess

 Aunt Leslie labeled her desk and gave Bug her very own pencil case

 The Friday before we came the kids caught 5 baby frogs, Bug thought that was really neat

 Bug playing with the magnetic shapes! 

 Time to draw!

 Practiced cutting too!

 Bug got her own library bag and books and all kinds of fun school stuff!

 When the kiddos came in from recess they had caught a giant frog and at least 6 crickets along with a few ladybugs!!

  Saying goodbye and thank you to everyone!

 

Bug had the greatest time!!  Thanks Leslie for having us!!

Mother's Day 2012

For Mother's Day this year we headed to Galveston to enjoy the day!  We had the greatest time!!

Hanging out on the pier...

 Candy Store Time!!

 Tim wised up with time and got 2 cherry phosphates as 1 is just never enough :)

 Bug loved seeing the cruise ship!  It was huge!!

 Okay, you can tell us what bad parents we are, we have never taken Ladybug to the beach.  Honestly, working down at UTMB when I started nursing and seeing all the infections and nastiness that is in that water just disgusts me.  So my child has never been to the beach.  I gave in this time, just to let her get her feet wet.  Now she asks..."can we go to a beach that has clean water?"  Guess we have to find one.

 I told her not to get her shorts wet so she improvised...

Adalyn's 3rd Birthday!

Adalyn, Ladybug's ballerina buddy, turned 3!!  She had a wonderful Garden Party which all the kiddos loved!

 Planting her flower in the garden...

 Zack stylin' in one of the decorations

 Swinging with Austin

 Birthday Girl!

 Carrie and Baby Ella

 What a cutie!! So happy too!

 Enjoying cookies

 Sporting one of the party favors :)

Dentist 2012

Ladybug had a blast at the dentist again!!  Such a trooper!

Ladybug, Butterflies and Gardens

Quite a few months ago we got a "grow your own butterfly" deal for Ladybug.  They shipped us the larvae, we watched them turn into caterpillars and eventually into butterflies!  She loved it!

 Walter wanted to be part of everything too! 

 They just didn't want to come out!

 This year we planted a garden for the Ladybug, we check it twice a day, religiously!  We have squash, zucchini, honeydew, watermelon and several strawberry plants!

 Checking to see if it is ready! 

 Ladybug's first zucchini!

 Something keeps getting out strawberries just as they are turning red, we think it is a frog :)