A Rare Family Portrait

A Sweet Start to Summer vs. the Fruits of [Child] Labor

I know it seems silly, but one can pay a nice premium to pick berries on a farm in Texas. (I grow my own but the squirrels always seem to get to them before I do.) At any rate, these children need to earn their keep! :)

Little Hikers

The Green Belt was amazing this weekend, full of water, hikers and catepillars galore!

Birthday boy Tony led the way on our hike, and even 20 feet up a rock wall to this awesome den. All the kids followed, including me! His mother was not very pleased at my suggestion for us to go up. But what is a good hike without a rock scramble or two? :)

Don't say it, don't even think it.

I know what this mustache looks like. But trust me, it's the best I could do for the pirate party we went to this weekend.

Just call him, Captain Sanchez.

Oh yes, I did.

I'm not letting Easter win this time.

No offense, JC.

A perfect weekend for camping

Went camping with Los Horns this weekend and it was a blast. It was our first time to Lake Somerville and my first time geo-caching.

Here are some snaps (which I didn't take because my phone ran out of batteries!).

Love thy Neighbor

We are so lucky to have awesome neighbors. Last week Cruz and I were graced with a long visit from the lovely Mia and her brother Evan (not pictured here). Cruz really loves them, and so do I. I love watching them play, doing things that I used to love to do as a kid and wish I did more of as an adult.

As if playing on its own wasn't a great benefit of having them over, he napped for three...glorious...hours. That was worth its weight in gold!