Easter

I'm a little behind on this post, so let me just add a few of my favorite pictures (other than the one above!)...

It was just the 4 of us for Easter this year. We had a nice day!

Paige was kind of serious about her egg decorating. After a while, she REALLY got into it!Easter morning....

Taite got a pink Wii wheel. Mario Kart is one of our favorite games! Fun, fun!

It's April Already?

STRAWBERRY PICKING...

There is a farmer's market nearby in Alvin that has a small strawberry farm. We took the girls last week to pick strawberries. Taite could've picked berries all day long. I told her we had to stop because we actually have to EAT the berries she's picking! Paige wasn't too interested. She didn't like getting 'dirty'. She has these phases where she is very anti-dirty! It was a beautiful day and a fun little outing.BEDTIME STORY...

I thought this was so cute. Paige brought Taite a book to read her before bed. It's one of favorites, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. So cool.....

ZOO TRIP...

I used to take Taite to the zoo all the time! I've slacked off with Paige, though. We hadn't been since the beginning of the school year! I decided it was time to go & I even renewed our membership. She LOVED it. She was so well-behaved, too. She liked all of the animals. We also rode the carrousel. She freaked out about the animals going up & down & woudn't get on one. So, I went and sat down on one of those bench seats with her. After our zoo trip, she was telling everyone about how much fun she had riding on the "couch" at the zoo! I'm so glad I took her. It was a great day!

This was the closest I've personally ever seen the cheetah! It was so neat - it 'pounced' at us and about scared me half to death!

paige's post

Paige has a new obsession with typing names on the computer. So, as she climbed all over me as I posted the rodeo pics, I promised her she could do her own post when I was done. So, here it is....typed by Paige & Paige alone. No help from Mommy here...


paige
taite
daddy
mommy


"Ta-da"!

Rodeo

I haven't posted in a few weeks. We had a great spring break a few weeks ago. At the end of the week, we all went to the Livestock Show and carnival. The girls really had fun.

I can never find any inexpensive 'rodeo gear' for the girls to wear each year. This year, I found some iron-on cowgirls at JoAnn's. They worked perfect. The girls liked their shirts.

Here is one picture from the petting zoo. I have other pics from the livestock show, but they want to go in the blog sideways for some reason, so I'm just going to leave them out!

We also let the girls do some rides at the carnival. Paige's very first ride was a "pirate" ride that she rode with Lewis. She thought she was so cool when she was done. The girls also rode a couple of other rides together.

Feelings

So, we have this little thing where we tell Paige, "show us 'happy' or 'sad'", or whatever, and she'll make the faces. Earlier this week, I got Paige and Taite to do their faces for the camera. This was a big feat, too, since Paige does NOT like to get her picture taken. I'm kind of cracking up over their outfits, too....Taite in her spaghetti-strapped dress & Paige in a coat! That unpredictable Gulf-coast weather for ya!

Anyway - here are the girls showing their feelings....

Happy

Sad

Sleepy

Angry (this doesn't come close to their REAL angry faces!)

(my favorite) Surprised!

Anniversary

Today is Lewis & my 9 year anniversary. Time sure flies! We're looking forward to a night out up in the Woodlands Saturday night (provided our kiddos are well!). Mom & Dad are keeping the girls. We're going to eat at the Melting Pot (yum!) & stay overnight up there. A much needed mini-getaway! I'm thinking we need to start planning a BIG trip for our 10 year anniversary next year!! ;)

Back to McCray's CRAZY Days!

AN UPDATE ON 2/19: Paige got the stomach bug, too! Vomiting last night.....minutes before Lewis calls to say he's missed his flight home from Mississippi & won't be home until tomorrow! AHHH! I was ready for a LONG night. BUT, she made it through the night & is playing this morning. So, hopefully, it's short-lived like Taite's bug!! Calgon, take me away.....

It's been a few weeks since I've had an update! Things have definitely been chaotic around here. So, here's the run-down of the last several weeks' craziness....

A few weeks ago, Lewis got the flu. Two days later, I had it, too....just in time for him to leave on a week-long business trip to Washington state. My grandma and Auntie & Uncle Larry from Ohio were in town (at Mom & Dad's) that week, too. I did okay that week....felt crappy, but the girls were GREAT for me!

We had a nice visit with our Ohio family. I wish we could've spent more time with them, though. We went up the first day they were in town & they came down to our house at the end of the week. The day I was up visiting them, I gave the flu to Steven! He was out of work for a week with the flu & tonsilitis! I felt bad about that! Paige, Taite & GG

Auntie with Paige & Taite

At the end of that week, I got a horrible, horrible call from Lewis' mom. His sister, Gyn lost her baby, just 3 weeks before her due date. It was unexpected and a terrible tragedy. Lewis flew straight from Washington to Dallas to be with his family. He came home that Saturday & we all drove up there for Aubrey Kate's funeral. It is a terrible loss for all of us. Please continue to keep Gyn & Chad in your prayers.

We came home, half-way through the week and slowly started to get back into our 'normal' routine. We did have a 'fun' event that following weekend. We went to see Sesame Street Live with Grandma & Grandpa. Both of the girls enjoyed it. It was really cute.

This might be the most still we've ever seen Paige!!

Fast forward to this past weekend. Taite ended up with a stomach bug! Ahhhh! We've already done the stomach bug this year. Didn't someone get the memo? I thought she had already 'paid her dues'! Luckily, it was short-lived. BUT, she did miss her 100 Day celebration at school yesterday! She was so bummed! This is the 2nd party she's missed this year due to illness. Kindergarten has been rough on her as far as illness this year! Argh! She's back at school today, so that's good news.

Maybe, just maybe, things will be getting back to "normal" soon. Or, does that exist in our world? Maybe not. But, I just like my routine and that's what we need to get back to!


Lewis & my 9th anniversary is on the 19th. Mom & Dad are watching the girls for us overnight on Saturday. We're going to go have some fondue at The Melting Pot up at the Woodlands and stay overnight up there. We're looking forward to a little mini-get-away.


So, that's the latest craziness with us. I wanted to also post a few more pictures. When we were up at Mom & Dad's, we found some of my old gymnastics recital leotards. I probably wore them when I was in about 1st grade. They fit Taite perfectly. The girls had fun playing dress-up in them. Too cute!