failing to plan is planning to fail

The days of being a stay at home mom for me are over.  I'm loving working.  It is so rewarding and I really love my job.  I do feel like I have to stay on top of my household chores during weekend.

Every single Sunday we prep our food for the week.   We boil 20 eggs so that Gary and I each get 2 eggs every morning for breakfast.  We shred our beloved butter lettuce for salads.  I'm addicted to pepperjack cheese wedges and I eat them with celery, so I wash, clean and chop celery sticks.  We are loving the spring strawberries, so we clean and slice strawberries and put them into snack size bags for easy snacks at work.  The kids eat cantelope for breakfast.  All that stuff gets done on Sunday for the week.

My goodness it is hard work to work and keep up a household, but thankfully Gary is amazing. (and I only say that b/c I was a SAHM for 11 years) We share chores and since he is home every night for dinner we share cooking meals too.  Thankfully the kids put away all their own laundry and I try to do a load every other day.  They pack their own school lunches.  I can't imagine doing everything all by myself every single day.  I did that before I worked because it was my full time job.  I also know that I have to make the kiddos do their own chores. The are old enough and we are trying to make them independent so they can go off to college and not be in shock.  I'm hoping I rub off on them and  they learn a thing or two about planning!

Sunday is a great day to be outside!  We love driving around exploring. We decided to walk around the closest park.  There were tons of people at the park. Some even had their BBQ pits and picnics. I'm thinking a summer kickball party is in order at the park! 

Happy Sunday Funday!

Easter egg hunt on Palm Sunday

 

These two were mortified that I made them take a picture with the Easter bunny!

 

They did not hesitate to hunt eggs though.  They may think they're too big for a picture, but they aren't too big for Easter candy!

  

Sunday afternoon shenanigans

I asked Hayden to get the wagon from the garage to pick up sticks in the front yard.

Then the wagon looked so fun.  Lily couldn't handle herself.  She was barking and chasing the wagon as the kids took turns pulling each other and Daisy.  Poor Daisy.  She was mad to be in the wagon.  She's such a good sport!

There is never a dull moment in our house.

 

  Goodness gracious these 4 are silly silly munchkins!

Spring Break 2017

We stayed in town for spring break this year and we ended up having so much fun!

 

We found the Pokey O's truck and had ice cream sandwiches.

 

We went to the Dr. Pepper Museum and to the zoo.

Hayden rode his motorcycle and we all went to watch him.  I loved watching him and I ended up sitting in the cool breeze watching him ride.  It was a nice day in the sunshine, but it was cloudy some too.

 

We had dinner with friends at the lake. 

 

The sunset at the lake was perfection!

Layla has been on the trampoline every waking moment perfecting her back flips and back handsprings.  She moved to the gym mat for a bit.  She's just loving tumbling so much!

 

We went roller skating with friends and then out for milk shakes. 

 

And when Hayden wasn't riding his motorcycle he was riding his bicycle.  The boy is obsessed with everything that has wheels.

The first Saturday of spring break we made a quick road trip to Georgetown.  It was a rainy mess, but we had fun exploring.  We made a pit-stop at Buc-ee's.  The kids declared it the best store ever.  It was a fun outing.

We did tons of exploring here in town and had a wonderful 'staycation' instead of traveling.

SuperCross weekend!

 Hayden got a dirt bike for Christmas and he was obsessed with racing before, but now it's a much deeper love for him.  He was so excited for weeks and weeks knowing SuperCross was coming up and we were going to watch the races. 

  

 

I've always enjoyed the races and I pretty much married into it, but slowly I've grown to follow a few riders and enjoy watching the races.  I have to admit it gets my heart race pumping.  I do hate the feeling when I see riders crash, especially since I now have a little rider in the family.

We had a little down time before the races and we enjoyed catching up with our buddies.  Oh these guys and their love for bikes.  These two grown men have been riding bikes since they were our little boys ages.

 

Us girls are just along for the ride.  I like to pick a few riders and then check their Instagram profiles while the races are going.  It's fun to see who is out there riding and with all the social media these days I can see what kind of guys ride!  Ya...stalker huh?!?

 

Woohoooooo!

 

At&t stadium is AMAZING!

 Since we made a weekend of it, the kids begged to pack their swim suits.  I just knew they wouldn't be able to swim, but who knows?!?  They stuck their feet in on Sunday morning and it was indeed cold!! 

 

We are thrilled to have SuperCross buddies and we are already planning our trip next year!