Uncle Bob's Wedding

After school on March 31st we flew out to Tucson for my uncle's wedding on April 2nd.

Lyndon and I have flown several times, but we haven't flown all 3 of us.

The ride was a little choppy from WF to DFW.

Lyndon found Cowboy Stadium...

Six Flags...

& Ranger Stadium...

We had about a 2 1/2 hour layover which was perfect for a dinner at one of our favorite places Pappasitos.

Lyndon was being silly and not looking at the camera which then led to these really silly pictures!

Lyndon caught the end of the Celtic game and yes, I do think he is praying.

Ranger Stadium

 Thursday night we arrived and spent the night at Memere's house.  The next day with ran errands and piddled around doing things for Memere.  Friday night we went to Uncle Bob's for pizza and fireworks.

Then the 3 of us went to Tante Lyn and Uncle Ken's for the next 2 nights; they had just come home that night from taking their granddaughter to Disneyland for a week.

The next morning Lyndon enjoyed cartoons in their newly renovated bathroom.

We then went for lunch at In-N-Out, which was voted the best hamburger on Food Network (I believe that was who).

The hamburger was really good and the place was definitely a very popular place.

Lyndon was very well behaved at the wedding.

Uncle Bob and Christopher.

Cousinly chatting and catching up.

Miss Autumn kept us entertained-she is a cutie!

Pam.

The wedding was in Uncle Bob and Pam's backyard which they have landscaped beautifully.

Tante Lyn's camera battery went dead so she used my camera-not used to so many pictures with me in them.

We definitely had several laughs while visiting-as always.

Lyndon always enjoys playing with Jane and Rochester at Tante Lyn's.

On the trip home we were on the same flights as Momma.

Lyndon opted to sit with Momma and Cody and I sat either beside them or behind them.

Once we arrived at DFW we had enough of a layover that we had lu-pper at Pappadeaux's.  

We then went to find the moving sidewalks for Lyndon.

After riding them several times it was time for our departure.

Lyndon was a great traveler.

Lyndon is always nervous that they might loose his luggage-maybe because that has happened to us several times-they do find it, but.....

We had a great little trip and wish Uncle Bob and Pam a lifetime of happiness.

Oooops!

I can't believe I am posting this....kind of embarrassing....but it has also become humorous!

Last April or May Momma and I had a garage sale.  I knew I wanted to sell my big spiral candle holder in our bathroom and I was also planning on re-doing the walls in the bathroom over the summer.  As I took the holder down I guess the humidity in the bathroom made the paint stick to the holder.  It had been up for about 8 years.  My walls are painted and stained so I couldn't just touch-up and I don't even have that color anymore.  I decided I could make myself live with it until summer when I had time to redo the walls.......then....I first began on my laundry/office redo...then.....I change classrooms..... & my brother had a horrible accident......and a year later I am ashamed to say the wall still looks like this!  I have learned (with the help of my husband) that I DO NOT have time for renovations during the school year.  The bathroom is #1 on my summer list.  I could just slap paint up, but I have my heart set on something else and don't want to spend the time or $ to do anything other than my game plan.

Tonight Lyndon was brushing his teeth and came to find me as he was crying.  He dropped the little glass Listerine bottle in the sink as he was getting his tooth brush out of the medicine cabinet and this happened.  Of course I wasn't upset it was an accident, but he really felt awful.  He wanted me to go get his piggy bank to buy a new sink.  Of course his savings will NOT be used to purchase a new sink.  Things happen and I was actually relieved he wasn't hurt as I initially thought when I heard him crying.

******I really wanted a new sink when I work on the bathroom anyway, but felt like it was a waste of a perfectly good sink.  Guess I will get my new sink now! :-)

I really don't feel that I have time to tackle this project until the end of May, so if you come over don't be surprised when you see my bathroom.  Just think of it as a shooting sight for an Anthropologie magazine spread as their shooting locations always depict 'weathered' buildings.

Mimi's 81st Birthday Trip

 Last Friday morning Momma, Mimi, and I headed to Southlake at 8:30 a.m. for our "Girls' Weekend for Mimi's Birthday"!  While we waited for the others to arrive we unpacked our things and ate at Copeland's before doing a little shopping.

The view from the lounge was great and we enjoyed sitting on the balcony.

We enjoyed a patio dinner at The Cheesecake Factory on Friday night before heading back to the room for pjs and visiting.

Saturday morning we enjoyed breakfast and then headed out for shopping.After a fun day of shopping we relaxed in the hotel before heading back out to dinner.

Carley enjoyed a nap-she didn't get a lot of sleep the night before....

Momma enjoyed shooting all of the these pictures...

Kristin was trying to decide what to wear.... She always looks great!Parker (was such a good baby as he was the only boy or kid.  He is a character and kept us all laughing.  Kristin has an adorable boy on her hands!) and I played on the computer with Photo Booth...

I promise we weren't this bored-just hungry and waiting on our dinner reservation I guess........  Momma snapped this!

We headed across the street to Truluck's for dinner...YUMMMY!

The big beautiful window made for tricky photography.  So I tried several with and several without the flash.

Mimi's Happy Birthday dessert!

Pictures of all of us thanks to our waiter.

Momma & I -thanks Dona!

After dinner Carley had to get back home and very sadly was caught in traffic for hours!

The rest of us played games in our pjs!

On Sunday we ate breakfast and then all began to head back home.  Dona had to drive back to Houston, Kristin and Parker had to head back to Austin, Aunt Carolyn had a major project to complete for work and Mimi, Momma, and I had registered for our very 1st cooking class at William Sonoma.

When we registered the clerk told us we should arrive early to ensure that we had a seat.  We took her advice and were the 1st ones to arrive.  As we waited it began to sprinkle so Momma ran back to the hotel to get the car incase it became heavy.  I stayed with Mimi and of course it never rained anymore.

Our class was a lot of fun and we even found a few goodies since our attendance qualified us for 10% off.

Before leaving Southlake we stopped at Nordstrom's Rack where Mimi found a purse.  She had been eying one at the Coach store but just could decide.

We had a great weekend and I know it meant a lot to Mimi.  We missed Diane and Lauren and hope that we all can get together next year.

Happy Birthday Mimi-we LOVE you!