A Weekend without Daddy

The kids and I traveled to Van Vleck this weekend for Tracy's graduation party. Lorne has been super busy at work so he told me that if I wanted to go to the party I would have to go without him. I didn't want to miss it so away we went! I was so proud of myself for making the trek sans Lorne.

I think my saving graces were having Chloe forward-facing in her carseat now that she is twenty pounds and one year and having the DVD player. It's crazy to think that we had one TV in our house for most of my childhood and my kids already have one in their car. I can already tell that I am going to be one of those parents who constantly tell their kids, "When I was your age...."

Mom worked Friday and Velma was off so we spent the day with Nana and Poppa. Sawyer loves to spend time in their yard and try to throw rocks in Poppa's fish pond. He also likes to bring out his wagon and pull it around. Their yard is huge and shady and their porch is very inviting so it's the perfect place to spend the afternoon.

We spent Saturday with Mom, Matthew, Jackie, and Kayla. We stopped and put flowers at Aunt Tisha's grave before we went to Needville. It's hard to believe that April 7th will be the two-year anniversary of her passing. I was so happy to see other flowers there. It warms my heart to know that others are visiting her since I am so far away and unable to do so as often as I would like. I talk to her often and remember her in my prayers daily, so I know that she hears me whether I am actually there or not.

The kids had so much fun playing. Jackie had all sorts of bubbles and that was tons of fun. She also brought out the sidewalk chalk and Sawyer loves playing with that. We stopped and got Subway so we had that for lunch. All three kids even got a nap. It was a really fun day!

Jackie brought out her sunbathing chairs. Please note that Sawyer is only borrowing one of Kayla's pink sweaters because it was chilly. I don't normally dress my son in pink I promise! Last time we were in VV I had to buy shorts at Wal-Mart because it was so hot. This time I only packed shorts and they got a cool front!

We could either get Mom, or the kids, to look at the camera, but not all four at the same time.

All the kids had fun in the swing.

Chloe patiently waited for the bigger kids to move on to something else so she could play with the bubbles.

Ditto with the chalk.

Chloe loved this little rocker.

Sunday was Tracy's party in Richmond so we headed to Sugar Land that morning and spent time with Uncle Ty, Aunt Jamie, Brittany, Tyler, and Jordan. Sawyer stayed with them while Chloe and I went to the party. Larry and Velma also came for a visit and to bring Tyler his birthday present as he was turning 15 on Tuesday.

Sawyer had a blast playing with Jordan again. He also watered all of Aunt Jamie's plants thousands of times. The boy has a thing for water. I'm hoping both kids can stay with them when we go to Tracy's graduation ceremony in June.

I got Tracy a James Avery 2012 charm and Oh, the Places You'll Go! by Dr. Seuss.

What a beautiful young woman Tracy has become!

Aunt Net had a gift for Chloe so we went to her house after the party. Kayla rode over with us. She wanted to ride with us again when we were leaving Aunt Net's...too cute!