Cousin Celebration

Since all the cousins came down for Easter, we decided to have a little birthday celebration for Dalton.  He requested pizza, ice cream sundaes and fun times with family.

Tie-Dyed Eggs Anyone?

It just wouldn’t feel like Easter without dying a few hard boiled eggs around the Lacy Household.  We’ve done it every year since Dalton was old enough to walk.  But, truth be told….I don’t think we’ve ever actually hidden any of the eggs.  Perhaps we can start that tradition next year…..that is if we remember!

“Egg”stravaganza

This year, I had the privilege of helping to organize one of the community egg hunts sponsored by our church.  It was a lot of fun and a great opportunity to come together with the surrounding community to celebrate the holiday season.  I was the person “in charge” so to say and Blake was busy doing my bidding, which means we took very few pictures of our own kids.  Oh well!  We still have great memories.  Grandma also came down for the weekend with all the cousins.  Asher and Sophie didn’t quite know what to make of all chaos but Dalton, Addie and Clayton had a great time with the egg hunts, games and bouncy castles.

Good Friday

 

Blake had to work this year on Good Friday (the banker’s holiday schedule apparently doesn’t apply to religious holidays anymore?!?), so the kids and I loaded up and headed to New Braunfels for some morning crafts at Bisque Bistro.  Addie and I had been several times before, but this was a first for Dalton.  They have a story time and craft every Friday morning.  Today’s story was the Parable of the Lily.  After the story, they each were able to paint a ceramic cross.  They both had fun and now have cute crosses to hang in their bedrooms.

Working Vacation

 

Blake had to make a quick trip down to Brownsville for work.  Rather than take the trip in the middle of the week, which would cause him to be out of the office all day, we decided to wake up early on Saturday morning, load up the car and make a family day trip to the beach out of it.  The weather was beautiful!

The Chick-fil-a in Brownsville just happened to be having a Daddy-Daughter Date night that weekend.  After a day at the beach, we headed over to the mall, where Blake and Addison enjoyed an evening at Chilk-fil-a and Dalton and I did our own Mommy-Son version at a nearby pizza place.  After dinner, we all met back up and let the kids ride on a two story carousel housed in the mall food court. 

It was a quick trip and A LOT of time spent in the car, but everyone was still smiling on the way home that evening!

Future Baker?

 

Addie and I love to bake while the boys are either at work/school or at karate.  We’ve finally mastered the homemade sugar cookies with the rolling pin and cookie cutters.  This time, we decided to try our hand at the flood icing technique.  I wouldn’t call them bakery quality just yet but we were happy with our results.  I don’t love the taste of the icing but the kids love it.  Perhaps it will keep me from eating the whole plate full of cookies?!?  Probably not!

Fun at the Park

 

Just another fun day at the park enjoying the gorgeous spring weather.

Spring Break 2012

This year for Spring Break, Blake was able to take a few days off.  So, we loaded up the car and headed to San Angelo to spend some time with the family.  The kids had a great time. 

We went skating…

Addie caught on right away.  Dalton didn’t give up and by the end was skating circles around everyone.

We played some Putt-Putt…

For whatever reason, my body thought the first hole of the putt-putt games was the perfect time to get a migraine.  I headed to the van to take some medicine and a quick nap.  Thank goodness for a huge backseat in the van.  I woke up feeling 100% better.

The kids also tried out a croquet game that Macca bought them…

No one was quite sure of the rules but it was fun to challenge one another anyway.

Spring Break just wouldn’t be complete without a nap or two.  Addie likes to claim Poc’s chair as her own when we are in town.

On Tuesday, Blake and I loaded up the dogs and headed back to San Antonio sans kids.  We enjoyed a nice quite few days just the two of us while the kids were being spoiled by the grandparents.  We missed them but look forward to shipping them off again soon!