Washington on the Brazos

We went to Washington on the Brazos and had a wonderful time.
Sister Miller taught us about Post Oak Savannah ecosystem.
Then we went on a nature hike, looking for trees, flowers, and wildlife.
There were tons of wildflowers - enjoy the pictures!

Piano Lessons

Sammi and Jessi take lessons from Sister McIntosh in our ward. They are doing well and progressing. We are pleased. But Lizzy never wants to be left out, so Becca is teaching Lizzy. It's so cute and she's learning! Yeah Bec! Yeah Liz!

Sea Center Texas

For a field trip, we went to Sea Center Texas. It's down in Lake Jackson - quite a drive! We learned about the efforts they make to stock the Gulf with Red Drum and Spotted Sea Trout. Enjoy the pictures!

Happy Birthday Jason

Jason turned 38 this year! We enjoyed cake with his parents!

New Fence

We had to replace our fence.
The girls enjoyed watching the destruction of the fence and construction of the new one.

Easter, Easter, Easter

We did Easter up big this year! We had a neighborhood Easter Egg Hunt, an Egg Hunt with the Turpins, and one with the Balls! We had so much candy!

These first four are from our Community Event:





Here we are at the Turpin Egg Hunt:





The Ball Egg Hunt:

Spring Break

We stayed at the farm and had a wonderful time. Enjoy the pictures!

The tadpoles we found in the creek.

Joy and I snuggling

Old TV Shows and New Young Viewers

I introduced my girls to 'I Dream of Jeannie' and they absolutely love it.

many episodes are available at Hulu.com

Here is one of the fun episodes we watched.

Houston Symphony

Today we went to the Houston Symphony. We had a wonderful time!
It was called Beethoven's Missing Notes. It was an interactive orchestra experience for children. We had a lot of fun and learned about Beethoven.
Joy was so good! She listened so intently and never made a peep.
The girls loved downtown too! They thought it was so fun to run and see the bus stops (!) and water features. Afterwards, we went to McDonald's for lunch.
A very fun day!

Jump Ball!

The girls have invented a new game. They used to call it Poison Ball, but decided the name might frighten people, so they changed the name to Jump Ball.

The game starts by everyone chanting, "Jump Ball, Jump Ball, Let's go!" (They sound like a bunch of cheerleaders!) Then the balls are released (qty changes - 1 ball is the easiest, 4 balls is very difficult). The girls then jump on the trampoline. If the ball touches you, you are out! They are playing this game every second they can squeeze it in. (Good exercise!)

The Turpin Jump Ball Team

Princess Patches

As you know, we have a new dog, Patches.
What you may not know is the extent of the spoiling going on over here.
Becca adores this dog! She sleeps with Becca. Becca carries this animal around the house. And when she's not being catered to, Princess Patches finds the softest, most comfy thing around to curl up and go to sleep on.

The New Becca

Becca is 12 years old and no longer wanted long hair. (I love her hair - it's everything mine isn't!  It WAS long, thick, full, wavy - beautiful!!!!)

So, introducing the new Becca....................

Drum roll please........................................

 

A Pack of Pooches

Grandma Ball has gone to Galveston for the weekend.

She brought over her new dog, Duke, for Becca to dogsit.  So we have three dogs running around this place! Poor Bevo - he's gone from being the lone dog to having these two other strangers around.

Fun in the Backyard

My parents went to the temple and Nathan and Mandy came over to play for the time they were gone.  Here we are playing!