Fred...part deux

After surviving the pooping pigeons of San Antonio, we headed to Fredericksburg. Our friends, Jason & Kristie, met us there for the weekend. Have I defined "us" yet?

The boys....Jason, Chuck, Chad and John.

The sexy bitches....Sarah, Melissa and me. HI!
(The above 2 pictures were in San Antonio so Jason & Kristi are not pictured. Yes, there were 2 Jason's that weekend. Keep up.)

We were staying at the Almost Home Guest House. This is a house owned by some friends of mine and we stay there any time we head to Fredericksburg. Once we got there and unloaded everything, we opened up the bar. After boozing it up for a little while, we headed to Hondo's for some dinner. Here's a photo of our party of 9.

Then we headed back to the house because, well, booze was free at the house. The ladies staying inside and talked (and knitted) while the boys got hot in the hot tub.

The next morning after breakfast, we headed to Comfort, TX to our first winery, Singing Waters. It was a lovely winery and the people there were so friendly and personable. After our tasting, we all got a glass of our favorite wine and headed out back to enjoy it. Our party of 9 turned into 11 because Sarah's sister, Emily, and her husband, Jeremy, joined us on Saturday. Here we are enjoying our wine. The 2 Jason's are not paying attention in this photo.

After lunch, we went to another winery that we don't really want to talk about because they weren't as nice. Then after that one we came back to town and hit a wine bar. Blurry photo, I know. I need a new camera.

This picture proves that Chad was on the trip with us......

Saturday was a long day and I think we were all a little tired that evening. We had a nice dinner at a cafe close to the house then we just hung out for the rest of the evening. We headed home on Sunday. We had a great time. Chad is getting a little spoiled with trips for his birthday. Last year we were in Vegas and now Fredericksburg. Wonder where we will be next year for his birthday as we say goodbye to his 30s..........

That Bird is Crazy....

Fredericksburg...Part I.

Our first stop on our Fredericksburg trip was lunch in San Antonio on the river. You know what they have there??? A lot of??? Pigeons. Bert likes them....Sarah does not. There was a table next to us that was 95% kids and they were feeding them and then chasing them away. Chasing them towards Sarah, who would make the most precious and amusing squeal any time one would come her way. What is your fear anytime a bird comes near you?? Especially OVER you?? Here are a few quotes from lunch....enjoy...

• I just don't want to get pooped on.
• The dookey just fell.
• Is he pooping???!!!

And here is a quote from just moments ago...

• You just squealed so loud my cup vibrated in my hand.
  

Lost Pines

Chad and I took the bugs to the Hyatt Lost Pines in Bastrop for an overnight getaway. We spent the day in the pool and floating on the lazy river. The Doodlebug thoroughly enjoyed the water slide. I lost count of how many times he went down.

Here is a picture of the Ladybug in the car on the way there. Have you ever seen anyone cooler?

The bugs by a lake.

Me and the bugs....same lake.

The Doodlebug wanted a lollipop. The Ladybug and I opted for some Dippin' Dots.

Bed time.....

There is a very hilly, winding road that leads from the main highway to the resort. Along the way, there are little areas along the road where you can pull over and see things. At one of those pull over areas, we saw 2 deer. Then there was another one that was nothing but weeds. It was there where my bad mom moment in the car occurred. The bad mom moment conversation follows:

Me: I don't know why they have this as a pull over area. You can't see shit.

Doodlebug: Who is shit?

Singing in the Rain

So it's been raining here a little lately. Just a tad. Tuesday night, the Ladybug wanted to go exploring the rain. She has no fear.

And she got soaking wet.

The Doodlebug stayed dry. He wanted no part of the rain exploration.

And you are????

I know. I know. It's been a while since I posted - Carrie is really making me look bad. So much has happened since I last posted. I'm sure I'm not going to remember it all and if I did I'm sure you would get bored with my recap so I'll try to keep it brief. Try........

Let's see. The twins came home - have I covered that yet? They actually came home on April 29th - 3 weeks before they were expected to come home. They are getting so big! They have been battling reflux - poor guys - but their mommy and daddy have been trying something new with their meds and they are doing much better.

May 1st was the Wygant wedding. It was a beautiful event!! My parents had to miss it because my mom was in charge of her high school reunion and it was that weekend in Arkansas. Curt & Leah missed because of...well, you know. So Chad and I had to represent and we were all too happy to do so. We had a lot of fun! We also got to see the Walker's - who we honestly only get to see at weddings which is kind of sad. And now we are all married so I don't know when we are going to get to see them again. They are the sweetest people!!

I spent the rest of May just trying to get through to the end of the school year...which actually happened the first week of June. Now I've started my summer and I'm still in the phase where I'm trying to decide if I want to do something productive or if I just want to hang out with my bugs.

Speaking of the bugs, the Doodlebug graduated from preschool. He starts kindergarten in the fall. His graduation ceremony was not as teary as I expected. The fact that my kid was up there with his diploma on his middle finger, waving it around, helped a lot. He's become quite the little fish in the pool....doesn't wear his floaties anymore because he has "bravery in the pool." The Ladybug is a fan of the pool as well. She likes to splash. She is a nut these days!! She loves to twirl and run and "talk." She's repeating so much of what we say but she also has her own special language - especially when she is on the phone. It's so cute. I'm having lots of fun with both of them.

We don't really have a lot planned for the summer. We are planning a trip to Disney in the fall so we are saving money this summer. We are going away for one night in June with the kids. And then in July we are heading on an adult trip with some friends to Fredericksburg.

Ok, that's as brief as I could keep it. I'll try to do better posting this summer....not like I have anything better to do. Right??

A message from management.....

Dear Mr. and Mrs. Flora,

Based on the photo below, we kindly ask that you not return to our eating establishment until your Ladybug has grown out of her 'throw everything on the floor' phase. Your cooperation in this matter is greatly appreciated.

Sincerely,
Management

Egg dying ain't what it used to be.

Twas the night before Easter, Chuck and Melissa came to the house. We dined on Maryland crab cakes and didn't save any for a mouse. Ok, that's all I can rhyme. Anyway, we ate and drank and after the Ladybug went to bed we dyed our Easter eggs. Have you done that lately? You can still have your traditional eggs that are one color. Or you can have tye-dye. OR you can get the kits with egg-cessories. That's right, you can get eyes, mouths, HAIR, HATS, etc.

So then, after you have had even more to drink, you invent characters like Pedro here. Pedro has bad teeth....or no teeth.

And then, you can capture a priceless video featuring the one and only Pedro. Before you watch the video, know that Chad is Pedro. He's in the middle of a Spanish class so he's practicing his skills here. Listen carefully and you will hear Chuck translate. And you will hear Melissa snort.

And scene.