Spring Break

The kids and I in front of the museum on our "fake" trip. :)

This is Nick and the kids right before we left the museum.

This has been a wonderful week! We have had gorgeous warm weather all week and Kaden has been home for Spring break. I was going to make plans all week full of fun things to do but then didn't really and I am so glad I didn't. Kaden and Presleigh have played (for the most part) wonderfully together. They have had so much fun playing upstairs together with little screaming and aggravating involved. :) Monday morning they just stayed in their p.j.'s and built tents and basically drug out all kinds of toys all over creation upstairs. I didn't care though because they were having fun together. Monday night at the dinner table Presleigh said her fun thing for the day was "playing with bubba". :) Nick took Wednesday off and we attempted to go to the Fort Worth children's museum. This was a huge mistake! We were there for about 5 minutes and then I found a man and asked him if we could have our money back. There was a TON of people. I was thinking the whole time that I should have known it would be crazy on Spring break. :) The nice man gave us "raincheck" tickets and we will be taking Kaden out of school Monday and going back while everyone is at school. Nick has the day off. We have enjoyed our relaxing and fun Spring break.

Feels Like Home

This past Saturday I got to have lunch with 3 of my favorite girls, Jamie, Ashley and Melissa. We met at On The Border and had the most wonderful lunch. I told Nick when I came home that being with them "feels like home". It sounds kind of corny but it is true. I will not see one of them for months, sometimes even a year, but I would share anything with these girls. Each one holds such a special place in my heart. I did not want our lunch to end and the whole way home I just kept thanking the Lord for them. I can not express how thankful I am to have each of them in my life this many years later.

I met Jamie in I think 6th grade Sunday School class. Her parents were our teachers. That is also one of my first rememberances of Nick. I remember because it seemed like Nick and Jamie were friends. Jamie and I went to Florida, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina together with our church youth group. I have such happy memories with her. She is a precious friend.

I met Ashley through Melissa in Junior High. I first got to know Ashley real well when we all went to Port Aransas together one summer. It was the summer of '98 before 10th grade. The four of us went with Jamie's mother and friend. We had a fabulous time and ever since then Ashley and I have been friends. If anyone ever asked me who the kindest person I know is Ashley would immediately come to mind. She is so kind and sweet and caring.

I met Melissa in 8th grade in our speech class. We had to fill out some silly get to know you paper and we both had written that we had to blow dry our naturally curly hair straight. :) We have been friends ever since. When I think of my fondest or best memories in Junior High and High School Melissa is in them all. Even after school. She was there when Kaden was born and came as quick as she could when Presleigh was born (she came quick!). :) I will never forget how I felt seeing her after I had Presleigh. I was also at the hospital when both of her girls were born. Her friendship blesses me so much.

I don't see or talk to these girls near as much as I would like but I know they will always be there for me. I love them all!

This is Ashley, Jamie, Melissa and I. Jamie's baby girl, Anna Grace, was hiding in her baby carrier behind us and Briley, Melissa's daughter, is standing next to me. She came at the end of our lunch.

Jamie is moving to Virginia and then New York with her husband and two boys and little girl. We will miss her! However, we are all going to visit her for a girls weekend/week. :)