Summer trip to Galveston

So it was our annual trip to Galveston. We packed up and headed out and our first offical stop was none other than Buc-ee's! Poot was scared to take a pic with the beaver but Bub really liked him. He kept saying that he wanted to go see the monster, lol. :)

We headed over to Buc-ee's Outdoor to see the bears and the kids had fun. Livi was scared at first, but ended up liking the bears in the end.

I got attacked........they just didn't like the mamma!

When we finally got to galveston, we went to the beach but I didn't get any pics sadly. But I did get one last pic of the two babies sleeping from a long drive.

So Day 2 in Galveston was spent on the beach under a canopy that we got at Academy. Best $50 We ever spent!!! But it did not stop me from getting my usual burn of the summer. It seems that we all got a burn except Olivia...how is that??? I wish I had her skin!

Anyhow, after our long day at the beach, we took a nap and didn't wake up till six the next morning!!! How crazy is that? But we were refreshed and ready for the day so first thing was taking a trip on the ferry!

Then lunch at Fishtales. The Pleasure Peer was opening for Memorial Day Weekend and we got to see firsthand the rides and stuff being tested. I'm almost scared to think of how much it will cost to try it out. I'm sure I will be letting you know in a year or two. The kids will be big enough to ride hopefully!

Bub and I making funny faces!

We went for a walk and Bub insisted on picking me flowers. I love that! I feel so special that he wants to pick mama flowers like I did for my mom. :)

Poot and Bub picked flowers for me. :)

Bub wanted to give them a COLD drink of water since it was so hot!

Another sweet night of brotherly, sisterly love!

Mother's Day

So, I look forward to the little cards that the kids make me for Mother's Day at Daycare. This year I got a special treat....I got a flower too!

Another special thing is the sweet note from Noah AND his teacher, Ms. Chealsey. How cute is that?

We took my mom dinner that day too. I really should try to get out that way more.

Best Friends

So my friend Abigail has two sons, Joe and Elijah. Joe is a little older than Noah, but those two are little buddies. We've only been able to get them together a few times and I wish we could do it more but Abigail's and my schedule is opposite. Anyhow, I watched the boys one day while her and her husband went out and we had tons of fun. Noah and Poot love Joe and had fun looking at baby Elijah. Can't wait for another visit from these guys.

Olivia turns 2!

Olivia doesn't turn 2 until tommorow on the 8th, but because of Easter, we did it a day early with Kaden who turned 8. Kaden is Dustin's sister's boy.

I got Poot's cake idea off Pinterest of course!!

We all had a good time until the end when we had to call an ambulance for my mom. She was acting weird and her speech was strange. As it turned out, the doctors believe it was a mini stroke and a form of dementia. My mom kinda likes to drink more than she likes taking her medicine, so it's not a good thing.

Bunny Bait

 For daycare, I decided to try a friend's recipe for bunny bait. I was supposed to use Chex Mix instead of Kix, but I had that on hand and the kids like Kix more. Here's the ingredient list:

Kix

White Popcorn

1/2 bag Pink Candy Wafers (found at Walmart or Hobby Lobby)

1/2 bag White Candy Wafers

Marshmallows

Pretzel Sticks

Easter Sprinkles

Tin Foil

Bunny Bags

Ribbon or twistie ties

Scrapbook Paper

So first things first, you pop your corn and then on a foil lined cookie sheet, combine the popcorn, kix, and pretzels. 

 

Melt your white candy wafers first and evenly pour over the mix.

 

I then put gloves on (because this gets messy!!!) and mixed it up until it was all coated.

 

 Melt the pink candy wafers and pour over the top (use a spoon so you get it all over nice and evenly...you're not going to mix this up). And then add the M&Ms and sprinkles while it is still hot so that they stick.

Once Cooled, break the bait apart and put into bags. Tie with a ribbon and add the bunny Bait Tag.

To make the tags, I used scrapbook paper and found some bunny clipart on the internet. I added a box to make it look like the bunny was holding a sign and put "From: Olivia M and From: Noah M" to make it a little more special. Then I simply copied/pasted several to a page and printed them out. I used craft scissors to add a decorative look, then hole punched the tag and tied them with a twistie tie. Ribbon will work too.

Pootie was none too happy to wear her easter outfit to daycare...poor baby.