Papi went to a week long training at Ft. Hood with the SWAT team.  They work long, hard days, but had a great time!!

Do you like wind, water, climbing, sliding, slipping, jumping, swimming, leaping, fire, and TONS of mud???  Then the Warrior Dash is PERFECT!!  It was an awesome day!!  We were so full of mud and muck…it was great.  Nothing I have EVER done before…..but something I will certainly do again!!

The boys took pictures in the bluebonnets last weekend.  They looked so cute!!!

I have always viewed Max as my baby.  I still carry him on my hip.  I still TRY to hold him.  I still TRY to rock him.  Today, my sweet little baby boy is 3 years old!!  A baby no more!!  Today the nonnie (blanket) stayed in bed during the day (his choice).  Today he walked anywhere we went (his choice).  Today he played like a big boy, with the big boys (his choice).  Anyone catching my drift?????? For SOME reason, I think I was trying to keep my baby as a baby…..but a baby no more!!!!  We had a wonderful party filled with family and great friends to celebrate!!  Thanks to everyone that called, gave Max a present or card, came to the party, or prayed for our sweet boy!!  Happy birthday, Max!!!

Van was registered for Kindergarten today!!  He was sooooo excited, but he tried to not smile for the picture.!!!  After registration, we celebrated with  a Sonic slushy!!  What a wonderful day for him.  However, I think Miguel and I are more excited than he is!!

Van took Pre-Kindergarten graduation pictures.  He looks so good!!  We can’t believe that his is going to Kindergarten next year…..where did the time go???

He has risen, He has risen, He has risen, INDEED!!  What a wonderful start to a beautiful Easter Sunday.  The boys woke up to basket filled by the Easter bunny.  After a morning coloring session using the new light-up markers and reading the books that the Easter bunny left, we dress in our new Easter clothes and headed to church.  Van and the other Sunday school kids performed during the service.  The sang and did the sign language to Jesus Loves Me.  I thought I was going to cry!!  I love that he loves to sing about Jesus!!  After church, we made a quick stop at Sonic (because Lent is over and Mommy and Papi can now drink Diet Coke!!!).  Then we were off to grandma and grandpa’s house for Easter lunch and hunting eggs.  They boys had a great time finding their eggs.  They were so excited about the golden eggs that they didn’t even bother with the other eggs until they found the golden eggs!!  We had a wonderful day with family!!  Hope your day was blessed as much as ours!!

Friday, after school, we went to go see the Easter bunny!!  Van was very excited but Max (from the beginning of talking about going to see him) said he was scary.  As soon as it was our turn, Van went straight to sit with him and say hi.  Max, started screamed and clawing at me!!  He was not about to let me put him down!!  So, the whole family took a picture with the Easter bunny.  After the picture the Easter bunny gave Max a candy egg and then Max was OK with him.  That proves it…my children can be bought with candy!!  Happy Easter!!!

Van started another season on t-ball on Saturday.  He is very excited about his new team.  On Thursday, he had practice and he got his new jersey.  He was so excited, he wore the jersey to bed.  Then he wanted to wear it to school to show his friends.  Friday night he wanted to wear it to bed again, but I made him take it off to wash it before Saturday’s game….nobody wants a stinky baseball player around them!!!  His team is made up of bigger kids this year which means that Van will have more players to look up to and learn from.  His coaches seem very nice and very helpful.  He is very excited to be a Cardinal!!  Pictures will come later….my camera did not have a memory card and the pictures that I did take on my phone are horrible…Sorry!!!

I’m learning (slowly, but surely) that I can plan anyway that I want to….but God laughs at my plans!!!  I had a FULL spring break planned.  There was something planned for every day!!  Everything from big things like going to the zoo and going camping,  to little things like going to fly kites and picnics in the park.  Unfortunately, VERY LITTLE of that happened!!!  Max developed yet another ear infection (poor guy!!) so we spent the day at the doctor’s office.  Since he had the ear infection, swimming was out and the zoo was out due to the high winds.  Then the rain came in so the camping trip was canceled.  However,we did make it to the park to fly kites and have a picnic.  Van loved the kites, but Max was more excited about playing on the swings.  Since our Spring Break plans were all put on hold, Papi took us to the Dallas Stars hockey game.  We LOVE the Dallas Stars and ice hockey.  To our surprise, the kids all received mini hockey sticks at the door and free T-shirts.  The shirts were an adult medium, but the boys don’t care….they LOVE them and have been playing hockey in the living room ever since.  It was a GREAT end to a wonderful Spring Break!!!