happy easter!

ride 'em, cowgirl!

today, grandma & grandpa got all the kids and cousins together and treated us to a horseback ride at black mustang ranch.  the ride only lasted about an hour, but big sister has been talking about it ever since.  and i have a feeling this experience will be the subject of a few pictures and writings coming up this week at school.

little sister was not thrilled to have to share a saddle with me, while big sister got to ride by herself.  i bought them cute cowboy hats for the occasion, not realizing they would be required to wear helmets instead. (safety over fashion)

 on the trip home, wonder if they were dreaming of horses...

egg hunt

we stumbled into an egg hunt while on a quick trip to the grocery store this morning.  it couldn't have worked out better - since the girls have been begging to have an egg hunt for about a week now.  we didn't have baskets, but their cowboy hats worked just fine.

sugary sweet smiles

the girls did not let me break what is quickly becoming our tradition - birthday morning donuts!  happy birthday, daddy! 

april innocence

these girls tried to “april fool” me today.

they woke me up to tell me it had snowed.  they were so excited about it.  i played along and let them “trick me” into believing it.  they were very pleased with themselves.

luckily, the snow melted quickly (wink, wink) and we were able to enjoy a beautiful 85-degree day.  since big sister’s first communion is coming soon and they don’t allow pictures at the ceremony, i decided to do a mini-photo session with the girls at a local park to commemorate the occasion.  big sister looked and felt like a real princess in her dress, veil, and gloves.  not bad for this amateur photographer – plus it helps to have such cute & cooperative subjects. :-)

bluebonnet paradise

have you ever seen so many bluebonnets??

i think they get thicker every year.

the girls were excited to find one lone poppy to be in the photo with them :-)

i love taking this photo every year.  it's fun to look back on them here, here, and here.

action-packed saturday

8:30am - little sister's soccer pics, individual + team

10:00am - kicks v bullets

finally!  little sister got to play soccer again!  she played the whole first half, during which she made the first 2 goals for her team.  she sat out the 3rd quarter, and made another goal in the last quarter.  she was pretty tired by the end.

1:00pm - jaguars v spirit

big sister played middle fielder for the 2nd quarter and goalie during the 4th.  now that they are back on the outdoor field, the girls have to do a lot more running and get tired faster.  it was a closely matched game, but the jags ended up with the win - 6-2.

 

little sister had enough soccer and begged for some time on the nearby playground instead, and i was happy to oblige.