Rocks...

I must vent out my hatred of landscaping.

I HATE IT!

This project has taken well over 3 weekends to complete. Looking at it, sure, looks easy enough. THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I THOUGHT. >:-I Oh no, the area is bigger than it looks. I had to GO BACK and get MORE rocks 2 times! Then, breaking them up to make them "fit" was LOADS of fun. On top of alllllll that, I SWEAR a snake (or a lizard-only saw the tail) was crawling back under the deck as I was sittin' on my happy butt shoveling (with a fuddy) crushed granite into the TEENY TINY cracks. Yes, most are teeny tiny, even though there is a mess of dirt around all of them. You ask how I KNOW this was a snake? Well, when we first moved in, Trey called me screaming that there was a HUGE snake going in and out from under the deck and he insisted that if I didn't come home and kill it (as he is petrified of snakes), then it would get under and into the house. BAAHAHAHAHAHAHAH. He eventually caught it out from under the deck long enough to get boots on and a kayak paddle to beat the life out of it. (Imagine, boy in boxers and cowboy boots with a kayak paddle beatin at a snake..)

So, my rock project.

Derricks and Diamonds

Schlumberger is one of the major sponsors of an annual softball benefit tournament for Texas Children's Hospital and the Snowdrop Foundation. This raises funds and donations for the cancer unit of the hospital. They ask that you bring hats (since the children lose their hair and are very self-concious of themselves) and other things such as games and magazines/books to keep in the play area.

Trey and I cleaned out all of our hats that we didn't want anymore, but decided that it would be special if some kiddos were able to get brand new hats that they would want. Not just hand-me-downs. So we went to Academy and asked a couple kids to pick out a hat that they would want to wear so that we could buy it and donate it. We ended up getting 2 hats for a little girl and 2 for a little boy.

This tournament takes place in League City at "big league field of dreams". This field is incredible. There are 10 fields, all named after major baseball stadiums and built to look like the one it's named after. They are technically baseball fields, but it's all turf, so it wasn't much different than playing on dirt, other than the rug burn vs. just a regular, good ol' strawberry.


Here are some photos of the fun times:
This field had everything. Batting cages (Mountasia style), 2 restaurants, playgrounds, an indoor soccer field, beach volleyball courts..."if you build it they will come", right?

Trey was our pitcher all weekend. He did a great job!

Me, Heather and Lee

Trey and JD

Sam's warmin' up for his big hit...

Hostess with the mostess

On Sunday, April 25th I threw a baby shower for my friend Lindsey. She is due to have a little girl, Rylie Marie, towards the end of May. I definitely think the shower was a success. :)
Lisndsey and all of her booty.


ALLLLL THAT FOOOOD!

My first (and hopefully last) diaper cake!

The cake. I had to make it myself (sorry Taryn, ran outta budget)...but I can't take credit for the blocks. You see, when I discovered I had to make it myself, I thought I'd get some blocks to put on top. Pastel blocks. That way they matched the cake and she'd have some blocks for Rylie in the future. COULD NOT find any in pastels. So Narnie says "make some!" OK! She's the creative one of the bunch, so I told her "YOU make them!".....she did. And they are beautiful!

April

Mom and Dad had a little dove make a nest and lay eggs in the eaves of the back porch last year in April, therefore naming her "April". They noticed that she is back again this April, in the exact same place. :)
Time to hang the feeder back up!

Isn't she cute?!

confetti eggs & "chubby bunnies"...

We spent Easter at Leslie's house. (Trey's mom, for those of you who don't know) All of his mom's side of the family was there and my parents and Mimi were able to join us. PawPaw wasn't feeling too hot. :/ We had confetti eggs and a "chubby bunny" contest. Again, for those of you who haven't heard about it, the contest is all about stuffing Peeps in your mouth, one at a time, and saying "chubby bunny". After each time you say it audibly, you do it again. The one who can fit the most Peeps in their mouth at the same time while being able to say it, wins. It has an ability to make one yarf. It picked me. I only got 3 in my mouth and lost it. I believe Oscar won with like 8 and Trey had 7? Maybe vice versa. Kaila had no idea what was going on, other than she got to eat LOTS of "junk". She really liked the confetti eggs! And a clip of Kaila breaking a confetti egg on one's head.

Amanda...

One of my college bestest friends (Amanda) was in town for Easter to visit her mom, lucky for me I live very close to her mom! It meant she was mine for an evening! Not enough time, but I'll take it! We took a tour of the casa, went to dinner at Pappasito's, got pedicures...and then it was time to take her to mom's. :(

silly Boy...

One evening, Trey and I were watching TV. We have started letting the cats in the house when we are home if they want to be in. We heard this noise coming from the kitchen....we walk in and find this....

Apparently he likes Mom's apple cake :)

As we took him outside, we found this....