Spring Break 2009

Hello all! We are coming to the end of Spring Break 2009! We stayed home for a 'staycation' this year. The break started out with the kiddies going to their dad's last weekend. I was scheduled to work so they had some fun dad-time. We were reunited on Sunday night to get our 'staycation' going. Monday- the morning started out with Scott and I meeting with our personal trainers. We had a blast...well, as much of a blast as you can have while being tortured to death at the gym...so fun! (The gym will be a WHOLE other post sometime....) Then we headed home for some good playtime. The Wii got a lot of action this week. The weather was dry and warm the first part of the week....then came 'the change!'....cold and wet! Glad we didn't plan any trips to the beach!!! The pictures that follow serve two purposes...first to show the fun we had with Kyler spending the night....and second, to show the fruit of our labor on Tuesday....Tuesday I had the bright idea that it was finally time to redo the girls room...I've never actually "done" the girls room. Meme had three sets of bunkbeds in the bunkhouse (guest house) that we moved into when we first moved to Boerne. The whole guest house was decorated in a really cute country theme. When we moved into this house....we just moved the bunkbeds with us and kept the same cute country blankets as the bed coverings. I did pick the color blue on the walls but I did not have the means to actually redo the room in terms of bedding, drapes, etc. Well, later this year (after school is out for the summer) Allie will officially become a resident in the girl room. As you can see from the pictures, the room is HUGE!! There will be plenty of room for all of them. Anyway, I saw these really cute comforters that had the very color that each girl loves most.....the girls were crazy about them...and they each got to pick their own throw pillows in the color of their choice and they each got a fuzzy throw blanket a in their preferred color and the best thing is they all color coordinate!! I also bought new drapes and a funky new multicolored floor lamp but I haven't done all of that yet. My plan for the first part of July (while the kiddies are ith their Dad) is to paint the bunkbeds and the desk in their room white. Anyway....the new comforters are proudly on display in these pics....Scott and i worked out with our trainers again on Wed. and then we cleaned up our rooms and watched a movie and just "chilled"...it was awesome! The kiddies went back to their Dad's Thurs and Fri. ( I was scheduled to work) nd came home Friday night. On Saturday we ran all day long....Allie went to a birthday party all afternoon, Macie went to the McNay Art museum and then to spend the night with her friend Becca and Holley had Kyler come over and spend the night. They had tons of fun playing Wii, jumping on the tramp, they played "lights-out hide and go seek" (soooo funny!) and charades. Allie and Scott would NOT leave the girls alone to play....Kyler may never want to come back and visit after being swarmed by Allie and Scott (who I think is crushing on her a little bit--shhh!). But we sure hope cutie-pie Kyler comes back soon!!!! Now it is Sunday evening, the kiddies are getting their showers and getting their backpacks ready for tomorrow's return to school. Track season is in full swing for Macie.....she's running the 400 m. and is really enjoying it. Holley and Allie are both continuing on the gymnastics team and Scott and I are having a lot of fun laughing at and with each other at the gym....Life is busy...and so full....I have been so very blessed with these little (some not so little) kiddos.

Kyler and Holley playing Wii (Allie can't stand not being in the middle of Holley's business)

Holley's bed is the top bunk. That is her "wall of fame" in the background. The bottom bunk is the extra bed at this point.

Allie sitting on her bunk....showing off her pretty pillow...she slept in her "new" bed for the first time on Sat. night. She won't officially move into her new room until school is out.

Macie sleeps on the bottom bunk. Yes, that is Jake's cage on the far right....he's still kicking!!! Ugh!

Scott never far away as long as Kyler is in the house :-)

Have no fear...the Dora kitchen will be move when some other toys are purged...

Kyler and Holley enjoying the fuzzy blankets....come back anytime sweet Kyler!

Allie settling in for the night.....

Good night girls!!

Scott still can't bear to tear himself away from the girls yet.... Man, the flash on my camera is awesome....I took these pics with the lights in the room off and just the TV on. Cool!

I did get Scott new bedding and accessories for his room too...the pillow he is laying on is a little glimpse of his room's decor....will post pics when I get it finished....Also once I've got the beds painted and the curtains up this summer I'll take more pics. I LOVE all the colors, pink,blue, green, yellow, purple, orange...anything you could want...it sure kept it easy for 3 little girls who are going to be stuck sharing a room to each find something different and special to them to get to make their space "special". So there you have it....we had a great Spring Break...I'm sorry it's over. Hopefully, if I stop being put on call half the days I'm scheduled, next year maybe we'll be able to take a trip somewhere. I'll try to post more frequently. Part of the reason I haven't posted is I needed a blogging break. I realized that I spent the majority of my time on Blogger or facebook and I needed to nip that addiction in the bud! Stay tuned....Love, S