Spring - Bluebonnet fun

You can't live in Texas and not see bluebonnets in the Spring! I found a great location to take pictures right here at our park. At first, I was wary about what was living in the tall grass and around the flowers, like fire ants and possible snakes; but luckily, I brought a stick with me to check around for things like that before I sat my kids on the ground. Natalie and Ryan did amazingly well, although Ryan wanted to crawl around and tear up the flowers. Such a boy ;)

Ryan loves to give kisses :-)

Egg hunt at the park

Wednesday afternoon, my Moms group friends held their annual Easter egg hunt for the kids. What a great turnout it was and so much fun! Natalie was excited about hunting for eggs with all of her little friends. Ryan (still only crawling)enjoyed riding in his buggy car and watching all the kids run around the park ;)

Feeding horses

This afternoon, my friend Shannon and I took our kids out to feed the horses. She brought some carrots and the kids enjoyed feeding them. Natalie was so excited and brave. Ryan was so fascinated by them; he squealed with delight. I gave him a carrot to feed a horse, but he had such a strong grip on the carrot that the horse found it hard to take it from him - Ha! It was a really neat place and we will definitely come back to visit them!

Grapevine Day - Thomas the Train & Gardens

Sunday, we went to Grapevine to check out Thomas the Train. It was the last weekend for this event and the train rides were already sold out and the place was very crowded. We took Natalie and Ryan to see the train up close and to get some pictures. Hopefully, we will be able to go next year!

Afterwards, we went to Grapevine's Botanic Gardens for a picnic. I had packed our lunch and we ate on the lawn by the gardens. It was such a beautiful day and the weather was perfect - 70 degrees (21 Celsius) and plenty of sunshine! Natalie loves feeding the koi and playing on the playground nearby.

Here is our ever so smiley, happy boy!

Ryan enjoyed exploring and swinging. I knew it was time to go, when I saw his eyes get heavy as he was enjoying the swing ;)

Texas Snow Day

February 11, 2010, was a record-breaking snow day for DFW. We have NEVER seen this much snow! The Dallas / Fort Worth area got 12.5 inches (32 cm) of snow in one day! The snow started early, around 3am. We got up at 7am and saw of the blanket of snow everywhere! Amazing. Beautiful. The kids were looking out the window with this look of wonderment! Natalie kept saying, "it's snowing outside," and Ryan saying "da, da, da." Of course, we had to go outside and enjoy it ;)

Ryan was taking his morning nap, so I took Natalie out to play with the snow! She was so giddy! She made snowballs and footprints in the snow. So cute!

Later, after both their afternoon naps, I took them outside again and they enjoyed playing in the snow together!

Ryan in his "snow" mobile. The snow was pretty thick, his car got stuck - LOL!

Ryan playing and tasting the snow!

Poor Daddy had to work, but came home early; just in time to build our snow man - yay! Here Alain rolling out a huge snow ball for the base of our snow man. Natalie helped Daddy collect snow in her bucket. I thought it was cute that she asked me for her beach bucket, shovel, and rake. She remembered building her sand castles during our vacation in Mexico ;)

Natalie helped put the carrot for the nose.

Alain was very proud of his creation...maybe a little too much - Ha!

Our Snow Man

Fun with Leaves

Hard to believe I took these photos the day before it snowed. Our neighbor's pear tree shed its leaves all over the ground. The leaves still had its bright colors and it was so beautiful. The kids had fun playing and rolling around in it (and Ryan enjoyed putting them in his mouth too).

Christmas Eve Snowfall

We went from hot and sunny weather in Mexico to cold and snow in Texas. Christmas eve day we got some snow! And it kept going, and going! We bundled our kids up and braved the strong, cold winds. It was Ryan's first time in the snow and Natalie's second time. The kids really enjoyed seeing and feeling the snowflakes on their faces (and Natalie got a little taste too). We froze our tails off but managed to get a few good shots :)