April 18 was a really busy day for us.

First, was a field trip to the Depot Museum in Henderson. http://www.hendersontx.us/index.asp?nid=61

This was a really nice field trip. It was a slight drive for us, but well worth the trip. For a very low price there was tons to see. I wish there were more opportunities like this near by. Here are just a few pictures.




I actually took over 70 pictures of this field trip. Right now it is a toss up to as whether I was just happy to finally remember to bring my new camera to an event or if there really was just that many cool things to take pictures. I decided to spare you the whole album and just give you a general overview. They also have a nice little pavilion that we were supposed to picnic in after the tour. But lo and behold 98% of us did not bring a picnic to eat! We may have a nicely diverse group but one thing we have in common is the reality that effort is just not fun! We went to Mickey D's instead! ROFLOL

Afterwards we got home just in time to freshen up, load supplies into the car, drop Emily off to her Daddy and Brandon & I went to our first ever Homeschool Barn Dance! I was a working it not an attender. However, I did make Brandon dance with me twice. The coolest thing about this event is that is was a fun raiser for a group member that has been fighting an expensive on going battle with cancer. OK, that was really runners up to seeing all these homeschooling kids that didn't know how to dance try to figure it out. The whole time we were planning this the big question was, "Will they dance?" Yes! They did! It took a lot of families to pull this off and it turned out wonderful. Big Kudos to all involved! I won't bore you with a bunch of pictures of kids you don't know trying to dance but here is a good picture of Brandon. I think I'll call it this year's school picture!

When I posted my last blog I thought it'd probably be a while before I blog again I might as well give them a peek as to why I'm not around! Sure enough I haven't blogged. However, I truly do have a ton to blog about. I guess that happens when you go a whole month with out a peep. Just give me a moment or to organize my thoughts and I promise I'll catch ya up to all we've been up to. Let's just address them in order.

Beth Moore Bible Study:
This is wonderful! But then again it is BETH MOORE for crying out loud! So, that is really a given.


WLBC Food Bank:
Brandon is still doing this the first Wednesday of every month, but will miss the next two due to soccer.


Patrick’s Wedding
We actually stretched this trip and stayed a lot longer than we originally planed. This will get it's own post with pictures and all.


Pick up Josh:
Josh actually drove up by himself and spent a few days with us. It was nice to have him around.

Dentist Appts.:
Brandon: 1 filling
Emily: 2 crowns where she already had fillings that just weren't cutting it.

EASTER PICNIC
Easter was wonderful. We did the homeschool group picnic. Then the family egg hunt on Sunday. As it was time for our family egg hunt children from the neighborhood mysteriously appeared in our yard. So, we had quite the gathering for it too! LOL

I had the family wear blue this year for Easter Sunday but alas didn't get that elusive family photo. Here is a picture of Emily and Brandon:



MONTHLY FIELD TRIP
Where: ---- Zoo
This was a nice outing. Great spring day for it. I forgot my camera but if you've seen one giraffe you've seen them all, right?

ACTS SPRING SOCCER
What can I say? As much as I hate physical exertion I might become a soccer mom yet! Soccer Wednesdays are my children's favorite day of the week. Not only do they get to go to soccer but I count it as our free day. I know we won't get any school work done on Wednesday so it is open house day. This is the day they are allowed to invite their homeschool friends over to play. We go to soccer, come home and picnic with friends, and the last one usually leaves around 6 PM.

Other random thoughts.....

In all we had a two week spring break and I've been trying to play catch up ever since. This week in particular I've knuckled down. I see summer around the corner and we are no where near wrapping up our school year.

We got a new puppy Dobie.


I've planted some flower beds around my gazebo and of course it then snowed. Snow in East Texas? I'm pretty sure this was all about me and my tulips.

























Finally Spring has sprung and the yard is looking pretty.







And last but certainly not least I just have to tell ya'll about the new lawn mowing service I've hired. These gals really love their work! They don't want any pay and are absolutely meticulous that they get every little blade of grass. The one draw back is that due to their size and dedication to detail they are rather slow.

To those of you that have already seen this picture, it's cute. Surely you can stand seeing it one more time!

OH the Randomness. I have so much more randomness I could share but I need to get to bed because tomorrow is SOCCER! I'll post some soccer pictures tomorrow after the game. See you then!