Spring Break Trip to Texas

We piled in the van...one more time...and headed off to Texas! Joe and Laura hosted us all for a couple of days. And we were treated with Texas Sized Hospitality. Joe fixed us crepes one morning, and this delicious brisket later that day. Dave, Joe and the kiddies went to an airplane hanger to check out some sweet planes, and they went bowling which I hear was a blast. Laura and I were having our own party, doing some yoga and a photo shoot for their precious little new baby, Tillman.

Joe looks pretty good in his apron. Bella was dared to snack on some raw fat, but she just couldn't quite get up the nerve. Look at this little bundle of sweetness. He hardly made a peep the whole time we were there.

This ended up being one of my favorite photos. I love Laura's hands all wrapped around him. This is how we rolled on our down time, but we also had a scripture challenge, talent show, pizza night, movie time, plays put on, and lots of cousin fun.

Yes, Jane is a natural, but she's going to have to practice on her cousins... The three boys, Danny, Michael, and Wil. They had a little TOO much fun together.

Yes, we are so proud of them.

The girls were outnumbered this time!

We had a great visit with Joe and Laura and their beautiful kids. I really enjoyed getting to know their kids better. They are such a joy to be around. Hopefully, we will hook up again soon this summer, even though we will miss Joe off on his assignment.

I Thought We didn't live in Wisconsin Anymore =)

So, there were two really big snows this winter. The first one had 2-3 inches. We got out the sleds and the snow gear and made the most of it. The Arkansas people here swore this was all we would see at a time...
The second snow was 2 feet!! We had about a week off of school which was absolutely pure fun.

Tommy and his friend slept in this igloo one night. After all this snow, it is hard to believe it was all melted within 3-4 days.

Shortly after the snow, it was 60 degrees out...in February! We made the most of it. The above photo is our backyard looking up at the house. We live on quite the slant.

We couldn't believe we were eating outside during the winter and feeling 'hot'.

Here's Michael trying to sled down our backyard hill. It was slow-go.

Jane and Abby had SO much fun together. It was so cold this day. I made Mark go outside with the girls. I took this photo from the warmth of my house. I don't go out if I don't need to.