Birth-iversary!

My parents sent us to a Bed & Breakfast in Buffalo Gap, Texas, for our 9th anniversary/my 30th birthday! We haven't been on a vacation together away from the kids ever, so a couple of nights in a sleepy little town was the the perfect gift. Here are a few pics from our get away!

The B&B where we stayed was an old church building You can see the church bell on the left.
The second photo is the cornerstone of the church, built in 1937.

The front door of the church/B&B. It says "Peace and Grace to All Who Enter."

The private garden. Wish we could have been there when it was in full bloom!! The steps you see on the right go up the the hot tub.

Part of the room. It was so pretty!

On Monday we went to the Buffalo Gap Historical Village, which was about a block away from out B&B. Here we are on the porch of the Hill House in the village; it was Marshal Tom Hill's home circa the 1880's.

I saw this sign in the old train depot at the BGHV; I thought it was pretty cool!

What did the kids do while we were away? My parents took them to Chuck E. Cheese, bought a sandbox for Will's birthday and set it up for them, and let them play in the pool. Yes, they were quite spoiled!


So, today I turn 30 and Scott and I celebrate 9 years of marriage and 10 years together. We are so blessed! I hope you all have a wonderful May 27th...I plan on it!

Where Have I Been??

Well, I'll tell you. I've been at work! But as of last week, I have gone back to part-time and I couldn't be happier about my decision. I am so glad to be back at home with my kids two days a week!

Since I will be at home a couple of days a week again, I will hopefully be able to update a little more often. Since my last post at Easter, a lot has happened! Scott graduated from LCU on May 2nd, earning his second Masters degree, a Master of Arts in Biblical Interpretation. Scott's parents and grandmother were able to join us for the event. We are so proud of our daddy and all his accomplishments!

That same day, when we got home from Lubbock, we had Will's 4th birthday party. This year, we went with a pirate theme; Will dressed as Captain Jack Sparrow in the costume we got him. It was a crazy day, but we had a lot of fun! Since we were going to be out of town the day previous to Will's party, I bought his cake from the bakery this year instead of making it myself. They did a great job and it was delicious!

Will's actual birthday came on Mother's Day, May 10th. That day we celebrated by going to Midland, eating at Rosa's, shopping, and having birthday cookies on Spider-Man plates at home. It was a good day for all. We just can't believe that our big boy is FOUR!

Here is a random picture of Claire reading in her chair that I thought was too cute and had to share! The next picture is Claire at her end-of-the-year CDO program. They are singing "Twinkle, Twinkle." I don't have a very good picture of Will; we took more video of him than pictures.

We are excited that my parents are here this weekend. They are going to take care of the kids while Scott and I get away for a couple of days (our anniversary is coming up). Then, summer is right around the corner and our lives will be filled with VBS, camps, mission trips, youth rallies and the like! It doesn't seem possible that summer is so close.

I am looking forward to updating more often and keeping myself updated with all of you!