round rock express

i don't think i ever shared about our round rock express game last month.

i am a member of the united heritage credit union and they offer cheap tickets to the game once a year as a member appreciation gift. they allow us access to their facilities which includes swimming there at the game, close seats, gifts, a large meal with lots of snacks, drawings for expensive prices, balloon animals, and face painting.

we went last year and love it. we always enjoy the ball park, but after experiencing the game with all the perks from uhc, it is hard to go just any other time.

it was round rock's second game of the season and they ended up winning in the end. 

if you didn't know already, they are a minor league team and most of their players move on to the texas rangers.

 

they make the park completely kid friendly with several activities. our girls enjoyed the rock wall and trampolines. cami bought cotton candy and cari bought a stuffed animal. one time we went, we got to meet some of the players, collect autographs, and the kids even got to run the bases after the game. 

they have the cutest mascot and prettiest field. there are fireworks after every home-run.

if you haven't been yet, put it on your things-to-do list this summer :)

easter catch up

our easter weekend was great

saturday morning we always have breakfast together as a family. chad makes his famous pancakes with lots of sugary and unusual toppings and the kids get surprised with their easter baskets.

we finally finished our flower bed in the backyard and hide glow-in-the-dark eggs

saturday night for the kids. i got the idea from pinterest. we put glow-in-the-dark bracelets inside several eggs and when we hid them outside our backyard lit up giving you effect of colorful light bugs every where.

we always enjoy our easter sunday service and it is tradition for our family of four to eat at carino's afterwards.

later that evening we had dinner with chad's parents and they hid eggs for the girls once more.

easter is a great time of celebrating so many blessings in our lives.

1 Peter 1:3
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead... 

training wheels...off

cami picked out a bigger bike awhile back.

and

cari requested that her training wheels be taken off.

it seems like just yesterday we were taking these same pictures with cami.

why are my kids growing up so fast?

april came and went...

i know i haven't blogged in awhile, but i didn't realize i let a whole month go by...

april has been very busy for us.

(she loves volleyball)

my oldest daughter, cami, has started spring volleyball.

she has also been dealing with friendship troubles 

that required my undivided attention for several weeks now.
i do think we are on the right track finally and because of that...i'm back blogging again.

(maybe i will share a little bit about that in the future)

(we find her asleep like this a lot)

my youngest daughter, cari, has made pulling teeth her new favorite sport.

she just pulled out another tooth on the top yesterday 

and, of course, the stupid tooth fairy forgot about her :(

she also performed a 10 commandments rap with her first grade class 

this wednesday during her school's chapel.

last weekend we had the opportunity to see our favorite nephew play t-ball.

he is pretty cute!

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in other news...

i 'm on the hunt for a pair of hideous "mom jeans" that all of our really cool moms 

used to wear. i am convinced that i have the perfect body for them ;)

 the reason behind that is because

i some how got involved in a "mom's rhapsody" performance for our 

mother's day church service  that will, without a doubt,

 be completely humiliating...but pretty fun for everyone else to watch.

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we are heading out of town next weekend for cami's music memory competition.

it's held at tcu in fort worth, and we have made the whole weekend a mini vacation.

cami is a little nervous so keep her in your prayers this week when you think of her.

she has worked really hard and i know she is ready for this to be over :)

 

from my heart...

i was reading in matthew this morning and loved the pictures

 that jesus revealed to the pharisees and teachers of law.

he revealed to them that they were focusing too much on certain teachings

and the really important things were being ignored.

"you give to god one-tenth of everything you earn-even your mint, dill, and cumin. 

but you don't obey the really important teachings of the law-justice, mercy, and being loyal.

 these are the things you should do, as well as those other things."

it got me thinking just how important justice, mercy, and loyalty are. 

he then gives them the picture of washing the outside of their cup,

but missing the inside. 

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women (especially myself) tend to put a lot of priority on cleaning.
i grew up learning from my own mother about the importance of it.

we tidy up our homes, our families, and most importantly ourselves.

we spend hours everyday working to make things presentable.

i think every woman knows the importance of a clean cup inside and out. 

but do we apply that same principle in our own lives to the unseen things?

do we make ourselves shiny on the outside hoping to cover up what is really going on in secret?

do we master the clean living room only to hide the troubles in our own home?

do we buy the latest fashion trends in hopes of appearing that we have it all together?

do we spoil our children out of the guilt of not being there?

do we make excuses for our husbands to cover up the hurt of not feeling loved?

jesus wants us to not forget the really important things. 

he is always reminding us that the inside is what counts. 

there is quick pleasure in a clean home, but there is true happiness in a peaceful home. 

i hope everyone finds justice, mercy, and loyalty today where it really matters.

hello out there...

i am still alive...

we survived the midnight showing of hunger games with some dear friends in

which i had lamb for the first time.

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my husband and i also survived the cap10k

which was the hardest thing i have ever done in my 30's.

 the streets in austin were a ghost town before the race

 there were many creative costumes

 the sun was blinding



but it was a beautiful day

 this was the sea of people in our section that were behind us waiting to start.

(the guy smiling asked me to tag him on facebook ;)

 we had the best fan base...

i am so glad to check this off my list.

we are finally rested up and moving on.



this weekend starts at midnight...

this sums up my weekend

*midnight premiere of hunger games with friends @ 12:10am

*sunday capital 10K