Spring Break events

 Ammon nearly 10 months

 Gavin

 Lily with the fish

 Jessica leading the way

 

Spring Break was kind of uneventful. We planned to spend the week packing and we did some. In the middle of the week, I went to the temple with some friends while Jhonny took the day off from packing and took the kids to the Austin Nature Reserve and then to a creek near the all abilities park so they could wade around in it. It's probably a good thing I wasn't there. I don't think I would have said okay to swimming in a mucky looking creek. I'm glad they didn't get bit by lingering snakes in the area. In our stress, I didn't stop to take 10 month old pics of Ammon. This is about as close as we will get of that. It looks like they had fun. It's hard to believe the weather was rather hot then. This weekend it's dropped down to the 50's-60's. Two months ago it was up in the 80's-90's.

Lily's 7th Bday party

It was also our Easter celebration. I'm afraid we didn't do much more after this very well attended party.

 I can't believe this girl is SEVEN! One more year and she'll be getting baptized. Wow!

We celebrated on March 29th although her real birthday is April 10th. But this year conference was the weekend before and Camp Champions was the weekend after. Then we closed on our house and spent the last two weekends in April moving. So it was either March 29th or sometime at the end of May. Lily has been anticipating this since January so I figured early was better than later. She was in seventh heaven with all the friends and a suprise showing from her cousins with Grandma and Grandpa Ellis from Houston! What a lucky little girl.

Texas concert

Lily had her first grade Texas music concert. She sang the entire state song and few other favorites. It was a fun night. She looked forward to it for a long time and serenaded me often. I was impressed that she could learn all those lyrics.

Trying on her Texas outfit in the middle of packing boxes to move.

Valentines Dates

Gavin and I got our annual date the night before Jhonny took the girls to the Daddy daughter dance. A great time was had by all. Here are a few pics from way back then. I can't believe I haven't posted!!

 Gavin and I went to the park followed by dinner at Freddys and then on to Walmart for a few treats. Last year I gave him a frog. This year he was excited to get a little bear with hershey kisses. Last week he asked if we could go on another date. Sweet boy.

 The girls were excited to get a gift from dad.

Ammon celebrates 11 months!

That cookie is Goooooood!

Girl Scout Camp pics

 The lake and the troop

 skits and smores

 Ready for Hunger Games?

 hangin with my BFFs

Jessica had a blast on the "screamer", ropes course and rock wall.I enjoyed my time with my daughter and her troop friends! Fear? I think not. Jessica thrives on the thrill. I think she gets that from her dad. I would have been terrified.

Last move ever!!!!

I hope.

Last weekend we made the big leap and after three truck loads, not counting the several van loads back and forth over the past couple of weeks, we're moved into our new house. Hopefully this is it. The last move ever. I don't know how I would survive another one.

We're still in boxes, but things are taking shape. Jhonny is dreaming of how he will design the backyard and redesign our new kitchen . . . and . . . well he just needs projects. I let him dream. . .

I miss Round Rock Ward. They will be a tough act to follow. We have some dear friends there. We couldn't miss the talent show on Friday. The kids all performed. Lily did a dance with her 3 other friends in her dance class. They did it all by themselves and were fabulous. Jessica sang Popular and was wonderful. And finally the girls sang with Gavin "Somewhere there's a mountain." They sounded wonderful. I had to have Gavin sit on my lap and hold the mic for them all, but they managed to get through the whole song as rehearsed without too much incident. At the end I held back the tears. Not because the song touched me although it was touching, but because I realized that was the last contribution we would make to RR ward and it was hard to part with them.

I would post a video, but in true fashion, my husband left the battery charger for the camera at school after using it up on field day earlier. I managed to get one shot of Jessica before it died.

I keep being reassured that Old Settlers Ward is wonderful and that we'll love it too. I'm giving myself a little time to mourn before I judge that literally. So far I'm not in love with it, but again I haven't given it much of a chance yet. But since we are never moving again - I'm sure I will grow to love it.

Jessica's solo kicks off the Annual Round Rock Ward Talent Show!