Wildflowers and Vitamin I!

When I was about 6 my family took a trip to Brenham TX, ice cream capital of the world!  

Blue Bell Ice Cream sound familiar to any of you?  It is AMAZING ice cream and their original production facility is in Brenham.  

But while we were there (years ago) the wild flowers were out, and we took this picture!

Since having had kids of my own, I have wanted to take them back to this spot and show them the flowers and eat some dang good ice cream "old style".  

Running away from the fire ants!!!!

The countryside here was really so beautiful!

It made me want to own some cattle!

We saw lots of other families doing the same thing we were!

And if i were to buy a farm, this would be it!  It reminded me of Hidden Valley Farm from the Ranch dressing bottles :)

Finally, Ice Cream!!!!

The kids were pretty good for Blue Bell, but by the time we finished up eating our Vitamin I, their attitudes kicked in quickly. The more I asked and pleaded for just one good picture, they fought to scowl a little sharper, and turn their heads and run from me.  Even though I didn't get the shot I wanted, I hope they remember that we went and had some fun.  

No mom, I will NOT smile at you!

And this one is for you babe!!!  I love you!

Happy Easter!

We hope that you enjoyed your Easter holiday!

This is how we spent ours:

Easter Dinner

YUM!!!  Thanks momma, you are the best!

Candy 

Eggs

General Conference

New Clothes

(thanks to both sets of Grandparents)

Remembering Christ

Family 

minus one :(

Lots of Sun

Afternoon Naps

The "most eggs found" winner goes to:

I LOVE the rain boots and sunday dress combination! 

All smiles!!!

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's ...... 

um I don't really know what they were looking at.

Cute kiddos!!!

My mom thinks that I sucked out all the creativity in her genes... 

but I don't think the apple falls to far from the tree.  

These were my "designer" eggs this year.  

The last eggs were inspired from a book that my mom used to read to me as a child, and now reads to my children called "The Talking Eggs"

by Robert D. San Souci and Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney 

It is still one of my favorite children's books.

The Talking Eggs is adapted from a Creole folktale originally included in a collection of Louisiana stories by a folklorist Alece Fortier and published in the 19th century.  The tale appears to have its roots in popular English fairy tales, probably brought to Louisiana by French e'migre's.  Variations of the story with Cajun or Gullah overtones suggests it was gradually spread orally through other areas of the American South.

 The story (just text) can be found here.

I hope you enjoy it.

And the kids were WAY to excited to all sit for a picture, 

so here are the best of the worst from the group shots.