March 13, 2009

School is out, for most schools at least.  Two words, “spring break”!  Many will be going on vacation and a lot of kids will be signed up for mini camp if only to keep them busy.

As for us, a week-long vacation is out of the question, although that would really be sweet.  We’ll be more than satisfied if we could squeeze in a weekend get-away.  Dallas would be a wonderful destination.  It’s just a comfortable drive away and getting a  travel insurance quote won’t be necessary.

Here are slide shows from our August 2008 trip to Dallas.

I just love that city.  But Austin will always be #1 in my heart.

January 22, 2009

This is a post script to my earlier post about Abby’s first brush with bowling.  Her final score, I failed to mention earlier, is 81 points.

Hubby took a photo of the monitor hanging on one of ‘em ceiling mounted tv stands. The top scorer, Anabel, who scored 120 points, is the sister of Abby’s best friend Desiree (who scored 97 points).  Anabel, I believe, is only 3 years old.  Another future bowler in the making.

January 19, 2009

We checked out Ikea’s Winter yesterday afternoon with some friends and I’m proud to say that I was able to leave the huge store with very little damage to my (ok, hubby’s!) pocket.   After spending a good two-hours at Ikea, half of which was spent at the cafe, we all let the kids loose at a small playground just across the Ikea parking lot.

My little girl had a lot of fun, as usual, doing something she really loves….climbing!  (I have a feeling hubby and I just might get a little scolding after my Mom sees these pics!)

She got a little help from her dad every now and then and only when she asked for it.

Abby is so unlike me when it comes to these outdoorsy things.

She smiles triumphantly  for the camera after her successful climb!

It doesn’t seem too long ago that this little girl was wearing disposable diapers. Slow down just a wee bit, please, Time.

January 11, 2009

My 4-year old daughter is a ball of energy.  She leads a very active “lifestyle”, I suppose like most children her age.  I readily admit that she takes after her dad, who, as a little boy, couldn’t stay still for as little as a minute.

On the 2nd day of the New Year, a beautiful day, I might add, we spent some time in the park so THE princess can put her pent up energy to better use.  Hee hee.

She rode the bike Santa gave her.

She hung on bars  like a monkey.

She seems to be stretching in this pic.

She did some climbing, too!

More hanging!

More climbing and leaping.

And not to forget, running!

She had some fun on the swing, too.  But the photos I took are not so good.

I should follow my daughter’s example and start leading an active lifestyle, too. With proper diet and exercise, taking diet pills won’t cross anyone’s mind…or so I think.

I have another Weekend Snapshot entry:  Sweet and Sour Fish

Have a wonderful week ahead!

January 7, 2009

It was a chilly night when we went to Schlitterbahn’s Hill Country Christmas with some of our friends on December 27th.  Come to think of it, it wasn’t just chilly.  It was in fact freezing! We would have welcomed heated blanket!

One of the attractions at this famous summer-destination-turned-winter-wonderland was the ice skating rink.  Almost all the kids in our group went to ice skate with their dads, while we moms stood on the sidelines to take photos.  Hee hee.

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