blue angels

the family...minus tyler...under an apache

how cool is that???
4 out of the 6 of them
frozen lemonade is the best on a hot day

checking out the airplanes with a little help from daddy

we were able to visit seymore johnson afb and watch the blue angels. they are amazing! we have seen them 3 times and they always leave me speechless. gramma and grampi were able to come with us to watch them. i had so much fun watching their expressions! :) brooke and scott loved having gramma and grampi there because they spoiled them with some inflatable airplanes and even m&m icecream. tyler did a great job capturing some photos. i think he is now 0fficially in love with my new camera! :)

t-ball

daddy and scott on 3rd base

heading to first base...
way to hit the ball big boy!
hoping that a ball will come his way....

he got it! :) he was so excited!!!

scott is playing t-ball and loves, loves it. but that does not surprise me. :) he loves anything to do with sports. he's still addicted to hockey, but t-ball is a close second. his team is coached by tyler's good friend, pat, and piggly-wiggly sponsors the team. that is really neat for me since my next-door neighbors growing up owned piggly-wigglys. we have had such fun watching scott play. we get an added bonus because a few of brookie's friends have siblings who play ball and she is able to meet them at the ballpark and have a little "girl time." all of you girls out there know how important that is! :) anyway, back to scott.... we are into sports for a long time, i think!!! he gets that from his grampi. :)

friends

brooke and brady

brooke, emily, brady and scott
the kiddos at chuy's brady, brooke and an un-cooperative scott

i enjoy making friends and LOVE staying in touch with them. with each move i make i gain more friends. it's wonderful! :) my first move with tyler took me from my hometown of birmingham to san antonio. it was in san antonio that i met michelle. she and i worked in labor and delivery together and formed a friendship that i so cherish. we were pregnant with brooke and brady together which was so neat and exciting! :) thank you, michelle, for staying in touch. i love and miss you! it was great to see you!!! maybe we'll move back to san antonio in a few years. oh the fun we will have!!! :)

san antonio zoo

betty brought umbrellas to ward off the rain....

the kids loved using them to shield themselves from the sun!
at the butterfly garden
that was the kiddos' favorite part

brooke showing the kimono dragon her long tongue and its' abilities

we have a wonderful day at the zoo! the weather cleared up just in time for us to go. betty brought umbrellas to ward off any rain that might come and it worked! we had sunny skies all day. brooke and scott loved seeing all of the animals. i took so many pictures that i could not possibly put them all on here, but here are a few. brooke loved the butterflies. scott loved the crocodiles and the elephant the best. we had a fabulous time with ralph and betty...as always! :)

riverwalk

stylin' on the riverwalk!

we ate at rainforest cafe...so fun and so yum!!!
i love the riverwalk!

mi tierra...aren't the pastries amazing???

mi tierra is always so festive! i love the decorations...

while visiting san antonio, we had to make a trip to see the marketplace and the riverwalk. it was a rainy day...which is not normal at all in san antonio! but, we were glad to see the rain as they desperatly need it! :) we were able to eat some delicious mexican food and got in some good exercise as well. we rode the riverboat and the kids and i really enjoyed the scenery. we had a wonderful time!!! :)

san antonio

brooke and scott enjoying their easter gifts

scott got a new gun-type toy
playing cards...the power was out due to storms, but that didn't stop the fun!

brooke reading to betty

brooke reading to ralph

we were able to travel to our old stomping grounds of san antonio, tx during our spring break week. the kids and i had a fabulous time! :) we stayed with our good friends ralph and betty. we love them so much! they have adopted us as part of their family...or at least it feels that way to me. we have not been to visit in over 2 years and it was due time to see them again. they are so good to us!!! thanks ralph and betty for a fabulous time and most of all...for your love.

celebrating with gramma and grampi

scott loves books! :)

brooke all excited about her new book :)

checking out the goods
brooke found some eggs!

scott with his silly string...i love that face!

brooke relaxing with some of her new goodies

scott enjoys some cake

Easter dinner

watching the masters

just in case we hadn't had enough Easter fun, we headed to gramma and grampi's for a little more celebrating. we had a wonderful time...complete with another egg hunt, more baskets full of treats for all of us and a fabulous dinner. after diner, we had to watch the masters, of course. you all know how much tyler loves golf....he even practiced a little chipping in the backyard while the kids hunted for eggs. anyway, we had a wonderful day. gramma had decorated the house beautifully!!! i posted just a few pics....i took so many!!! i started getting a little camera-happy. :) thanks gramma and grampi for such a wonderful afternoon.

Easter pics

daddy and his kiddos

scott and brooke
me with the kiddos

tyler and me me with my handsome...he was actually crying in this picafter church, we took a little time out for some pictures. i could not resist the azaleas, as i mentioned in an earlier post. they are so beautiful! happy spring, ya'll!!! :)

Easter

these pics posted in the reverse order...oh well! so, this is after the egg hunt...

scott is loving some easter fun!
lego city!!! yippee!!!
oohhh...color hair extensions!!! (she's like a teenager at age 7...scary!)

see what the easter bunny left! :)

we had a wonderful Easter....and are so blessed! i am most thankful that God sent his Son to die for me so that we can live in eternity with Him. it's so overwhelming to know that God loves me so much. and i do know it (even though it's hard to comprehend the depth of His love) but am amazed daily by His grace, His forgiveness....HIM.

we started our Easter by checking out what the easter bunny left. the kids were very excited with their gifts and had a good time hunting for eggs. then it was off to church for a wonderful message and time of worship. once we were home we took some pictures by our azaleas. they are beautiful this year!!! after that it was off to gramma and grampi's for some delicious dinner and more fun!

we hope that you all had a wonderful, blessed Easter! :)

scott and luke

playing "brave knights" on the trampoline

fun in the sandbox

we have had some beautiful weather here and so we have taken full advantage of it! luke came over the other day and i could not resist getting some pics of these boys being boys. from playing in the sandbox to wresting on the trampoline, they had a great time and wore each other out. fun, fun!!! :)