May is here and it is time for Gary and I to take our annual trip to Houston for Lucas and Micah's birthdays. Lucas is on the 3rd and Micah on the 20th. Since Mother's Day is on the 13th this year, and that right in between the two birthdays, I wanted to go then and spend Mother's Day with my daughter. I've only got to do that one other time since they have been gone. So we took off on Friday, May 11, driving our regular route through Oklahoma and Dallas. As we were driving there, Doug was flying here...well, to Branson, for a scouting trip with some of his youth leaders for their mission trip there in July.
Friday evening we spent with Wendy and the kids. Saturday morning, Wendy and I took the kids shopping. Rather, the boys went shopping to spend their birthday money. They wanted shoes...so, off to the outlet mall we went. Lucas found his Nikes right off. Micah shopped around a little bit and found some cool Reeboks. When we got home we went swimming. Belle, their lab, kept inching closer and closer to the pool. Lucas kept saying, "No, Belle. No, Belle". But all of a sudden, in jumped Belle!
It was so fun to watch Lucas and his dog...even though she wasn't supposed to be in there.
Doug got home Saturday afternoon and Saturday night, we had pizza and watched a movie. Sunday we enjoyed church at Houston's First Baptist Church. Pastor Greg was compelled by the Lord to put aside the sermon he had prepared and call the church to prayer for our nation. After President Obama made his statement regarding same-sex marriage, Pastor Greg was broken and just felt like he must encourage the church to pray for our president and leaders and our nation. We have become a people who put ourselves above God. We feel like we can change His rules. Well, it was a very moving and powerful service.
Sunday evening Doug took us out to eat for Mother's Day at Macaroni Grill. Mmmmm good! We posed for some Mother's Day pictures.
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| So thankful for this girl! |
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| Each of their names is on a heart. |
Matt and Lindsay and family gave me this T-shirt before we left, so I brought it and put it on for this picture.
Monday morning, Wendy and I went to her Zumba class and then went shopping. She took me to Sam Moon's, a really neat store and bought me two pairs of earrings. Then we went to Crave Cupcakes, because I had really been wanting to go to a cupcake store and apparently Crave is really big in Texas. She bought me a box of cupcakes. SCORE! Should have taken a picture.
Gary, in the meantime, was laying ceramic floor tile in the bathroom he had been working on. It looks awesome!! He will grout tomorrow. He also changed out a ceiling fan in the girls bedroom. He had loaded up his pickup with all the right tools to take care of these situations.
Monday night, Lucas had a ball game. Yeah!! We have waited all season to get to watch the boys play ball. Micah, however, did not get to play. He had broken his little finger about a month earlier, but it was healing nicely and they were going to let him play...until....we were swimming Sunday and he found one of those little metal helicopters outside and was throwing it in the pool and jumping in after it, when...he sliced his index finger just along the first joint. Doug took him to the emergency room that evening when it just didn't look good at all. They said it was a good thing he came in and glued it together, but told him he could NOT play ball. Wah, for mema and pappy. No watching Micah this year. The first two pics are of his broken finger. The next two are of the sliced finger after the emergency room.
So...we went to Lucas's game. Marlins won and Lucas had a couple of great hits and got some action in the outfield. It's so hard to get good pictures through the fence. Actually, they played again today for the championship and WON!!! His team is in the Majors of the Bear Creek Little League.
The Girls at the ball game...
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| Bailey's bubble burst! |
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Hello Ruthie!
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Wednesday morning came and it was time to go home. So sad to leave this family again. It's never easy. I just have to think of the next time and that will be in July when they come here for vacation. Cousin picture time!!! I better get to planning.
Meantime, Wendy and I will talk on the phone just about every day and keep each other informed of the goings on in the Bischoff and Wallace families.
Love you guys,
Mom....Mema....
