Playgroup and a Nap

Last week, I volunteered to host a bubble themed playgroup for one of the mommy groups we joined here in San Antonio.  Of course, it was pouring rain that day!  So at the last minute, I scrambled around and found a few simple crafts and hoped for the best...  It turned out to be a lot of fun and I think both Ethan and Addy had fun meeting new friends.  

   

It rained pretty much every day last week, so when Sunday came around and we saw sunshine, I jumped at the chance to enjoy it.  After church, I packed the kids up in the double jogger (have I mentioned how much I love that thing!) and we went on a walk.  This is what they looked like when we got home. 

                               

                               

It was so sweet how they were holding hands!  It's not often that I see moments like this.  Ethan does love his sister, and I know she loves him too...but quite often I hear him yell out to me "Mom, Addy's spitting at me!" And I'm thinking...she's only 5 months and the sibling rivalry is already starting?  

Ethan's Birthday

Our Ethan turned 3 in March!  I can't believe he's already so old!  Chris came home for the weekend (actually it was less than 36 hours that he was home after all of the driving time).  Ethan was so thrilled to have his daddy back!  We just had a low-scale party at the house with a few of his best friends over.  My mom and youngest brother were also able to be in town for it!  He had so much fun.  

Visiting Pensacola

Okay, the guilt has gotten to me.  For the past two months, every time I picked up the computer I knew I should be updating the blog.  For the past two weeks, I felt like I needed to slink past the computer like a kid avoiding my homework.  So, I have decided to quit being neglectful, update the blog, and make another effort at keeping it updated.  Maybe if I set the goal of blogging once a week, I'll be able to keep it up!  Here's hoping!


Since Chris has been in Pensacola, Florida, the kiddos and I have been out to visit him twice, and both times we've "extended" our stay.  It's so beautiful out here and Ethan and I are soaking up all of the beach time we can.  Don't get me wrong, we love Texas, but we're going through beach-withdrawal out there!

We also went to the Naval Air Museum, which was a lot of fun.  They even had Coast Guard planes and helicopters, which Ethan loved!  

We also checked out the fort on base, Fort Barranacas, which had a great history.  The water battery was built by the Spanish in the 1700's, then the land was taken by the French, then the Spanish again, then the English, then America.  When America got it we built the fort.  This fort was also used during the Civil War by the Union.