Adventures at the Ranch

We went to the ranch a few weekends ago to work more on the cabin we're building there.  It was pretty warm outside and we had to cool off in the reservoir a few times.

Owen and Uncle Brian

 Check out our red neck setup here and don't judge.  Yes, we're using the tractor as a diving board and Brian showed the kids how it's done!  

Field Day!

Owen had his favorite day of the school year last week.....FIELD DAY!!!  

The weather was awesome and Owen got to spend the day doing what he loves.  

Sack Races

 

Owen and Andres

The highlight of Field Day every year is the tug of war competition!  This video is of of Owen's class vs. another 1st grade class.  Owen's class struggled with this, but take a look to see if they won.

 This photo leads me into another topic....Owen's second favorite thing to do at the moment is create with the RAINBOW LOOM!  He is obsessed with making bracelets and learning new designs.  It's pretty cute and something we can do together.  We had to buy him a carry case for all of his supplies so he can take it with him wherever he goes!  He's even made bracelets and keychains for all of his great-grandparents.

Pop's Birthday

A couple of weeks ago we went to College Station for the weekend to celebrate Pop's birthday.  Both of Micah's brother's also came in for the weekend and it's always fun having Micah's family together.

 We always try to go fishing with Pop when we're in town and it has become one of Owen's favorite things to do!  I just love that Owen is making memories with his great-grandfather and is so fond of him.

 Micah and his brother Matt have been working hard refinishing Pop's old fishing boat.  We still have to get the boat registered so we haven't taken it out on the water yet, but Pop was excited to check it out.

 The kids had a blast hanging with their cousin Noah!

 Adler also really enjoys fishing and seems to have the best luck catching them!

I also got to hang out with my sister Madison while we were in town!!

Adler's School Pictures

Adler had spring pictures taken at her school last month.  This is the first time she's ever had school pictures taken and wow, is she growing up!  She only has 2 more weeks of her Junior Pre-K class, and then she's home for the summer.  I think I'm just as excited as she is!  I can't wait to spend the summer with this little girly girl.

April Catch Up

I know it's already May, but I'm still playing catch up with April!  Here's what we've been up to.

Adler had some dental work done, as she had several teeth where the enamel was actually chipping away.  The dentist had to go in and reconstruct 3 of her molars.  I was so nervous for her (because I absolutely loathe going to the dentist), but she was actually excited about it!  They make it so fun for kids now, with movies on the ceiling, blankets, stuffed animals and special gifts afterwards.  She seriously thought it was fun.  So I sat back, chewed my fingernails and tried to act completely calm.  They've got this pediatric dentistry down to an art now!

Adler attended the cutest spring tea party at her friend Ella's house.  She was so excited that they drank "real" tea.  She also learned what a sugar cube is, and I have no idea how many she popped in her mouth during the party!

Ella and Adler

Micah was out of town on his birthday, but he managed to get home just in time for a late dinner.  He decided to hit up some local food trailers for his special meal and for dessert we went to Gourdoughs!  That's right, in lieu of cake we had these amazing dessert donuts from one of the most popular trailers in Austin!  Yum.

Owen tried out ice skating at his friend Aiden's birthday party.  He had a difficult time in the beginning, but after a while he started to get the hang of it!

Owen finally lost his first tooth!  Most of his friends have lost 4-6 teeth at this point and he has been anxiously awaiting this moment!!  He was a little freaked out at first by the blood, but got over it quickly!

Here is Adler with her friends Ella and Anna at the Zilker Botanical Gardens!

We took the kids to see the Cat in the Hat performance.  It was really cute and great for young kids!  Adler is still talking about how funny that cat was!

Micah's boss throws the most awesome Easter party every year.  She has been hosting this party for over 10 years now and has the perfect property for it! There were multiple egg hunts (broken down by age groups), other kid games, balloon animals, prizes, food, drinks, and a band!

Egg Toss!

Egg in the spoon races!

Soccer Player Owen!

Owen has been playing soccer since February.  This is definitely his favorite sport so far and he happens to be pretty good at it.  He had a blast playing this season and made a couple of good friends along the way.

Go Sidewinders!!!

Owen and Lovelace have become good friends and his parents just happen to be Aggies!  

Mimi and Olfa came to watch him play!

Action shot

This team picture was taken after the last game

Owen's teacher, Mrs. DePue, came to watch him play!  Isn't that awesome??  We are certainly going to miss her!

Grandma watched several games and this is the best picture I could get!

So proud of my Owen!

Enchanted Rock

We recently joined Micah's parents in Fredericksburg for a weekend camping in their camper!  We only stayed for one night, but the campground was super kid-friendly and FUN!

 They this big "bounce pillow" that the kids bounced on for hours.

 The highlight of our weekend was hiking Enchanted Rock!  Micah and I hiked it about a year ago, but we were excited to bring the kids back.  And they both beat us to the top!  We also took Micah's parent's dog, Booker, with us on the hike.  I'm pretty sure he enjoyed every second.

 As soon as we made it to the top, it started to rain!  We quickly found cover under a bunch of giant boulders, and luckily the rain didn't last long.

 When the rain stopped we went back to the top for a look around at the gorgeous views.  It was a bit slippery so we just took our time.

 Adler was really independent on this hike.  She just took off on her own and tried to stay ahead of us.

We caught a fun trailer ride around the campground where Yogi the Bear joined us.  The kids thought this was hilarious!