Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Cullen's 10th Birthday!

Can it really be a month and a half since Cullen turned 10? Yikes! I guess it's time to post some pictures of the celebration...



The party started in the backyard with water squirters and water balloons.





After pizza for dinner and opening presents, it was cake time! This was probably the easiest cake I have ever made for one of the kids birthdays - and it was just what he wanted (which is typical - Cullen is usually the easiest of the three kids.)




Good friends:


Happy Birthday, Cullen!!


Tuesday, June 7, 2011

May Madness!

Mother's Day, Cullen's birthday, and end of school activities, field trips, parties, programs, and concerts...the saying "May is a mother's December" has never been more true for me than it was this year. Add to the regular "May"hem - dentist appointments for all the kids, a few doctor's appointments, a garage sale I decided to have in May (what was I thinking?!?), an unplanned visit to see Robert's grandfather who is in the final stages of pancreatic cancer, our continuing saga with our foundation, and some crazy Texas weather...let's just say I've never been happier to see summer vacation arrive! Here are pictures of some of our May goings-on:



Cullen finished up his season with Upward Soccer:
Cullen's birthday sleepover (I'll post more on this later):


Mother's Day:





Belated Mother's Day celebration with my mom and sister (pedicures and lunch!):


Kenna's field trip to the Fort Worth Stockyards:


Camden at Field Day, which I had to miss because I was at Kenna's field trip:


Hail in our yard after one of the storms:

Tornado as seen from our front porch (yes, I realize we should have been taking cover instead of taking pictures, but we didn't!) It's kind of hard to see in the picture, but it's right in the middle, just to the left of the tree (if you click on the picture, you can see it larger):


Nana and Papa with Kenna after her band concert:


Robert and Cullen with our neighbors, ready to leave for an overnight field trip to Austin:

Cullen was "Traveler #2" in his class play:




"Crazy Hair Day" at school:




Cullen at his end-of-the-year party:



Camden with his friends at his end-of-the-year party:



As soon as the kids got out of school last Thursday, we headed south for a mini vacation in the San Antonio area, including a relaxing float on the Comal River.




Happy Summer!!