Aggie KidZone

Last Saturday we took the kids to enjoy some of the pre-game activites at the Aggie KidZone. I must say after watching the band and football team march in and getting their faces painted, riding the Aggie bus was still the highlight of the day! The kids see the buses all over town and are always asking to ride them, so we thought why not? On game day you can park at the mall and ride to campus for free-I always love free :) It was a fun afternoon!

New favorite

I have a new favorite for lunch or dinner that I thought I'd share...

Thai Chicken Wrap

For one wrap...
Large tortilla wrap
1/2 chicken breast
1 tbsp peanut butter
1 tbsp Brianna's Ginger Mandarin dressing
1/4c matchstick carrots
spinach
1/4c mandarin oranges
Mix dressing and peanut butter together spread on wrap. Stack remaining ingredients, roll and enjoy!!

Easy, quick, healthy & delicious!!

Our Cruise...finally

Finally, I got our pictures uploaded from our cruise. Life has just been crazy since we got back 2 weeks ago. All I can say about our trip is that it was heavenly getting away with the love of my life! We left out of Ft. Lauderdale with stops in Key West, Cozumel, and Belize City. We have been to Key West and Cozumel before but enjoyed going back. We really enjoyed our day in Cozumel sitting on the beach in front of the crystal blue water. We decided we should have done an "excursion" in Belize city to get out and see the true beauty of the area, but oh well. We enjoyed our time on the boat and forgot that you can actually relax in a pool when little ones aren't around to hang on you :) We stayed an extra night in Ft Lauderdale when we got back and loved it. It is a fun and beautiful city with lots to do, we look forward to returning for a long weekend sometime.

First Week of School

I am so behind on my blogging, so here is an atempt to get you up to date on what has been going on. We're back from our cruise and it was wonderful. Pictures coming soon!

It was the first week of school for the kids this week. Greyson started Pre-School and Davis is doing MDO. They were both so excited to start as I have been asked for weeks by Greyson when he would start. The 1st morning back they were squilling w/ excitement and clapping their hands in the car on the way to church. I think this picture captured how excited they were. I'll admit I was excited too ;)

Jeff Corwin Experience

The kids have discovered a new favorite show in the afternoons-The Jeff Corwin Experience. They both love animals so they have enjoyed waiting to see what "Mr. Jeff" will discover next on his adventures. The new favorite was the "Sea Dragon" this afternoon-looks like a sea horse just a little bigger and more elaborate. While they're learning, I'm learning about animals that I never new existed myself.

Our summer is coming to a close

I can't believe it's here...summer is almost over. This will be the last week for the kids and I to enjoy the freedom to do whatever we want before our scheduled activities like morning Bible study, MDO, Pre-School, etc. start back. To celebrate the end of the summer and gear up for the fall Jason and I will be taking a little vacation next week! So amidst the packing and getting ready for our trip, the kids and I will be going swimming a lot this week, playing with friends, and my favortie-sleeping in.
I will admit towards the last few weeks of May I was a little anxious about 3 months of no scheduled activities for us to "escape" to over the summer. I must say that I have enjoyed this summer so much with the kids. It has been really nice to just enjoy them in our own timing not worrying about having to be somewhere at a certain time, etc. I always try and be mindful about what we are involved in and how it will effect our family. This summer the Lord has taught me that we don't always have to be involved and do everything to enjoy life. While there are so many fun things out there to enjoy, I will admit, I become kind of a crazy woman trying to be somewhere at certain times day in and day out. Some of my fondest memories this summer have been the simple things that we have done and the time we have had to just take the moments in!

Why?

Why is it that my sweet girl thought she should finger paint w/ her poo yesterday during her nap? I mean really, doesn't she know that is beyond disgusting? So, I had a fun afternoon of cleaning and disenfecting her bed. Thankfully she's so cute and I quickly forgave her. What did you do yesterday afternoon? Hope it was more fun and fullfilling that what I was doing :)