EASTER Celebration...Finally!

*I know that I am late in posting, however, I have some VERY reasonable excuses which I will not bore you with now. 

Easter was a fabulous celebration!  My mother-in-law, Maria, had a beautiful spread with strata, biscuits (the best biscuits EVER!), ham, fruit, jellies, MIMOSAS, coffee, and cute bunny decorations and candies.  The table was set perfectly...Martha Stewart would have been jealous!

When we arrived, Ronin immediately saw the treats that the Easter Bunny had left for him.  He had a great time searching for the eggs no matter what was found inside (cars, toys, money or candy).  Ronin ran out of energy before all the eggs were found. 

Bluebonnets = SPRING in Texas

The blooming of the bluebonnets inevitably mean Springtime in Texas (it also mean that sweltering HOT temperatures are in our near future!).  Because Texans can be a little cheesy, they like to take pictures of their kids in the bluebonnet patches, which sometimes occur on the medians near the highway (This is not the safest place to have your pride and joy running around, but they do it anyway.)  In any case, Bill and I jumped on the cheeseball bandwagon and attempted to get some pictures of our son "playing" in the bluebonnets (Ours were at a safe, public park away from highway traffic.)  He really did not want to pose for pictures today, so I had to be fast to catch him!

Thomas the Train comes to Texas

Ronin was very interested in trains, specifically Thomas the Train starting before Christmas.  Santa brought him LOTS of trains, tracks and other train related "stuff".  Since Christmas, Ronin has really shown almost no interest in trains, however, when I asked him if he wanted to go see Thomas, he replied "yes, Mommy!".  Bill and I decided that it would be fun for him to go and that it might possibly inspire that love of trains again. 

Saturday had been a beautiful day with warm temperatures.  Sunday was NOT!  It was cold and cloudy, and we were there first thing in the morning.  This did not phase Ronin.  All he cared about was seeing the live size Thomas the Train and riding it.  While we were waiting in line to get on, Ronin kept repeating "I'm ready!".  He really enjoyed his first trip on a train.  He sang along with the music and clapped his hands with the other children.  Afterwards, we walked around checking out other train "stuff" and Ronin saw a Firetruck.  He had the biggest smile on his face when he got to sit in the mini truck and talk to the real Firemen.  It ended up being the highlight of the morning. 

After leaving Grapevine, we were all hungry and decided to stop for breakfast.  Ronin must have really worn himself out, because I HAVE NEVER SEEN HIM EAT THAT MUCH!  Just a few minutes after leaving the diner, Ronin passed out in the car.  He had a great time!

Park, Picnic...Pictures.

A friend of mine and I decided to check out a new playground at a park near our homes.  We thought it would be a good time to picnic and get some action shots of our children.  Bringing our lunches, cameras, kids, and jackets (it was a bit windy that day), we set off to Veteran's Park.  As you can see from the pictures, we ALL had a great time!

February Snow Days

This has been the snowiest, iciest winter I can remember.  Growing up, we never had more than one consectutive snow day.  This year, we missed 4 days in a row one week, and the next week we missed one additional day.  It has been crazy!  Needless to say, it has been fun trying to hold Ronin's attention for that long without really being able to go outside.  We played outside for a bit on 2 of the days, but it was so cold, that he was really only good for about an hour each time.

Little Drummer Boy

Ronin is playing the drum that Aunt Erika gave him!  I told her that if Bill and I got tired of the "music" that we would just send him (AND THE DRUM) up to Chicago to be with her for a few days.  Funny thing is, she would probably enjoy it too much and not want to send him home.  AND, Mommy and Daddy would miss his fuzzy little head VERY much!

"Mommy, the cars go REAL fast!"