spring break highlight...

was going to disney on ice with a bunch of our friends. all my "worlds" collided for this event. my mpe friends, wacky wednesday friends, and my bible study friends all enjoyed the fun. the show was great, but as my sister-in-law said, it could have been about 20-30 minutes shorter and been perfect!

kingsley, o, and abby with their tickets to the show.

mickey was great!!! he was my favorite part of the show.

ariel was miss o's favorite part of the show.

unfortunately we could not get a picture with all 87 of the "hot tots" (that's the name of our faux daycare) but here are the kids of all my bible study friends. not a great pic, but you get the idea.

olivia loved every minute and at the end she said, "mommy where are they going?" i said, "i guess they are going home!" her response, "well, i want to go to florida and see them all again." i told her to tell her daddy and see what he says about a trip to disney. :)

dinner with rico...

about a week ago, my parents hosted a business dinner at their farm. it was titled, "dinner with rico." rico is my dad's miniature donkey and one of only three permanent residents of the farm (the 2 cows make up the other residents). anyway, a roofing convention (my dad is in the roofing industry) that my parents attend each year was in dallas this year, so my dad decided it would be fun to have his business associates and friends load buses and head to gun barrel city, texas for a truly texas dinner. the weather was cold and rainy, less than ideal for an outdoor event, but after a few adjustments the evening was a successful.

the tables were set...

my brother, chef sean, prepared the yummy "texas style" meal for 60...

smoked chicken quesadillas, fried bacon wrapped quail, homemade salsa and quacamole-- those were just appetizers.
then he and his team made brisket, fried turkey, steak, homemade green bean cassarole, jalapeno cheese grits, and marinated carrots (a family recipe). he didn't forget dessert-- apple crisp and mini pecan pies with whip cream. it was sooo southern and super tasty!!

the guests of honor (according to my dad) were present..

olivia and jack all decked out in boots and jeans...

and rico, of course!!

and the favors...
a jar of gun barrel city salsa.

it was a lot of work to pull of this evening, but it was so much fun! i loved looking around the tent seeing all the smiles on peoples faces.