A great big place with a a great big heart . . .

 . . . was the title of  today's school musical program. Our favorite pioneer had the opening and closing narration lines. She sang, danced, and did a wonderful job!

One of her lines: "Someone once said, 'I wasn't born in Texas, but I got here as quick as I could.'  So . . . whether you've lived in Texas your whole life or you just got here, we hope that you'll agree with us that Texas is a great big place with a great big heart."

gecko frito

Found underneath Ed's bed today

Dead
Fried
Dried
Gecko

Thank goodness for the boy who found it, taking it out to the garbage can, without my asking him to do it!

He commented later, "It was really skinny and shriveled up."

(Not the first time we've found dead fried dried geckos inside).

Spring Break 2010

Last week was Spring Break. We left Thursday morning and headed to Houston.

We stopped along the way in Brenham, (Ice cream capital of TX), for a little Blue Bell ice cream.
4 chose Mint chocolate chip.

While I went to the temple, the baby slept. The others swam at the hotel.

We drove to Galveston to taste the salty water and put our feet in the ocean.

14  feet total.

2 of us were sunburned.
1 stayed in the shade the whole time.

10 hands built sandcastles.

Who says work isn't fun? We had some extra time to fill and when we mentioned that building sandcastles was an option, the vote was unanimously in favor.
The finished products:

 I played in the shells

While Dad took the kids out to see the fisherman

Rides given,
children chased,
and memories made.

Attention Galveston:

 We walked along:

We saw hundreds of these:

And plenty of this, as well:

We drove to Kemah for dinner outside on the boardwalk. Of course, we ate seafood.

Nathan went to the temple, too.

The rain started 5 minutes before we left our hotel and followed us halfway home. A lovely getaway!

****This post is dedicated to mom, who taught me to love the ocean when I young.
She loves mint chocolate chip, has been asking to see photos of Ed, and will love the photo below.
Caption reads: "Caught in Galveston Bay"

Today in my backyard

St. Patrick's Day

I planned to put on a shamrock sticker, but I forgot.

I was cleaning.
We are on the market again!

The house we live in was for sale when we came to look for housing. Since our landlord wasn't able to sell it, he started looking for renters. It has worked out very well for us, and is a nice house in a good location.
When I think negative thoughts about keeping it clean, I remind myself that it didn't sell when he was living in it either. Then, I feel better.
"It won't be my fault if it doesn't sell," I chant to myself.

Quick sewing

Happiness is  . . . . a quickly finished project.


This is the first time I've completed a sewing project within 24 hours of returning from the fabric store. I kind of like that feeling. I've made aprons like this several times before. This time I made it reversible and used contrasting fabric for the neck and waist ties. Success!

Heard at the Hunts: Last words

She said: "We are in love together."
Complete with green marker on both arms, hugs, kisses, and snuggling.
I tried to capture the position in which she fell asleep, but she had already moved.
Time is so fleeting.