Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Spring in Texas

It has been a busy couple of months here in Texas! My sister came to Texas for a long weekend in March. We had a lot of fun showing her the area, shopping and going to the Houston Rodeo!

Houston Rodeo

Karen & I at the Rodeo

It was very sad when she went home, but I went home to Indiana just 10 days later. Our friends Daniel and Lauren were getting married so I made sure to make it home for the bachlorette party as well!

Emily & I at the bachelorette party
Mandy & I

Some of the guys at the wedding
Some of the girls…
Zac & I at Dan & Lauren’s Wedding)

I was also happy to be going home and visiting with family, especially seeing the nieces and nephew! Unfortunately my nieces, Hannah and Madison were sick while I was home, and since I was staying with them, I got sick as well. Being sick definitely changed my plans for the week but it was nice being at my Moms so she could take care of me = )

Hannah & Madison in the tub
Maddie & her big blue eyes and pouty lips!

The last day in Indiana we celebrated Easter early with Zac’s family. It was unfortunately the only day I got to see them since I was sick, but I was very glad to visit with them after being away for 3 months.

Our Schneider nieces & nephew….Jackson, Lauren, & Ellie

Lauren found an egg!

Zac’s brother Jason, our sister-in-law Jessica, and niece Ellie came to visit us for a week in April! We had a blast while they were here and I didn’t want them to go! We went to the Houston Aquarium, Houston Zoo, NASA, and Galveston Beach! We also went shopping and took Ellie to get a manicure and pedicure at Sweet and Sassy, which is a children’s spa in our neighborhood.

Jason & Ellie at the Zoo
Ellie getting her first pedicure!

We spent a lot of time in the pool!

At Galveston Beach (Ellie didn’t like her feet on the sand at first)

Zac and I spent two weekends remodeling our landscaping in our front and backyards. It was hard work but we love how it turned out. We took advantage of living in the south and bought many tropical plants!





The front yard obviously still needs sod!

We want to wish our Mother’s (and any other Mom out there) a HAPPY MOTHERS DAY! We love both our Mother’s very much and wished we could have been with them to celebrate their special day.

                                (Zac’s Mom – Brenda)

                               (My Mom – Betty)

I have missed many birthday and anniversaries during my blogging hiatus and I need to catch up!

Zac’s Dad’s birthday was March 15th. HAPPY BIRTDAY GLENN!! I hope you had a great day and we wish we could have been with you!! I know Zac missed the corned beef and cabbage!


HAPPY 3rd BIRTHDAY TO OUR NIECE LAUREN!! Her birthday was April 16th. We miss and love you so much!

Our sister-in-law Amanda’s birthday was April 26th. Happy Birthday Amanda! Hopefully your birthday wasn’t too stressful between work and school! We love and miss you!


My brother Daniel, and his wife Kayla, celebrated their 4th wedding anniversary on April 29th. Happy Anniversary to you both! I hope you all had a wonderful day!

I hope everyone at home is enjoying Spring! I am pretty sure there is no such thing as Spring in Texas….we jumped straight to the 90’s! It’s like summer! Love you all!!