Spring Break - Part I

We headed to Ruidoso for Spring Break with my side of the family.

We rented a huge house for all of us to stay in.
The kids found the playroom/basement immediately!

The guys found the poker table just as fast too!

Maci enjoyed her first trip to the mountains.

The house was PERFECT for all of us.
Grandma and Tripp watching a movie!

There was a poker game each evening.

Hikes during the day . . .
They tricked me by yelling "hey, look a deer!" and I fell for it. Haha!

And many, many games.
Headbanz was the favorite since all ages could play.

More hikes . . .

Our second day there we headed to the go-cart/maze place.

Oops . . . out of order. But Tuck had to potty on our hike. I guess you gotta do what you gotta do!

Madi and Tucker racing their own go-carts had to be the cutest site ever!

Madi was so serious . . .

And Tucker smiled the whole time.

There were a few collisions but nothing serious.

Matt thought it was adorable too so he had to get video of them racing.

Then it was time for the little ones to ride with the Dads on the big go-carts.

I was cracking up the whole time because Matt was so serious about winning. You could see his big smile every time he passed another go-cart which usually had a kid in it!

Tripp loved racing with the big kids!

Spring Break - Part II COMING SOON!

My Birthday!

Everyday is special when I get to spend the day with these two!

But my 33rd birthday was special too since my parents came down and we all went out to dinner at Texas Roadhouse. Aunt Bevie and Uncle Douge came too!

Then we all met at Aunt Shelle's house for cake and ice cream.
The kids had a great time playing!

I am so blessed to have such a wonderful family!

Doll

Aunt Bevie gave Morgan this doll and made all her clothes many years ago. I was so happy that Shelle gave it to Madi so she could enjoy it too. When asked what she was going to name her, Madi said "Doll, what else?"

Little did our dogs know that they would be wearing the clothes too!

I think it's safe to say that Sue does NOT like wearing the clothes.

But Madi sure loves to dress them up.

These are Sue's pajamas according to Madi.

We got new bowls for the puppies' dry food and Madi wrote all their names so she can take over the chore of feeding them everyday.

We have three LOVED little puppies!

Felt Cookies

I saw a cute idea on a blog to make felt cookies and I thought it would be perfect for Madi on our snowy day a few weeks ago.

You pre-cut all the cookies so a cookie cutter will pop them out then she can decorate them with "icing" and "sprinkles". She used an old cookie sheet to put the cookies on.

We couldn't believe how long she played with the cookies. We made heart and triangle shaped cookies.

Here are a few of the "finished" cookies!

Cousin Day

Aunt Erin had to travel to Dallas for the day so Owen got to spend the day with Madison.

We started our day out at church then Chuck E. Cheese for lunch and a little game playing.

Then we headed to the Science Spectrum.

My sister and kids met us there so it was a Cousin Day for Madi!

Maci is finally getting big enough to join in the fun!

Owen loved EVERY single part of the science spectrum. He kept running back and forth not sure what to play with first!

Madi just had to take her cat with her in the car. I knew my mom would get a kick out it.

The boys played news reporter for a long time. In their future maybe???

There's a little non-walking section for babies. Maci loved seeing her reflection.

It was such a beautiful day that the kids were able to play at the park and out back while dinner was grilling. All in all, it was a great COUSIN day!