Man Cave?

"Man cave" or living room...

I personally love Mike's new mount!! I think it looks beautiful and is the perfect touch on our fireplace! He was a little offended that hanging his trophy did not make the DIY blog post... so I promised him a post just for this picture! 

Easter Weekend

We spent Easter weekend in Horseshoe Bay with the Srp's. Tracey, and Hannah rode up with us on Friday. We met Jim and Kim at their condo,  sat on the porch and fed the ducks. Mike Yost drove in after work and we went on a walk to the Marriot resort. On the way we saw some beautiful bluebonnets and had to snap a few pictures of Hannah. Here are a few of my favorites!

On Saturday, Jim took us for a boat ride. It was a gorgeous day! Eli called to tell Hannah that he and his family were on the way. Here is a picture of Hannah talking to her buddy...

Baby Cullen is getting SO BIG!

Aunt Laura is really cool and agreed to let Hannah, Eli and Matt burry her in the sand!

Eli trying to pull his mom out...

Hannah decides to help out...

We all drove back to Boerne late on Saturday. Michael and I went to church at Oak Hills on Sunday and then had lunch with Jim and Kim. It was a great way to spend Easter weekend... I am blessed to have such a loving extended family!

March 2010

The best part about March is a two word phrase.... SPRING BREAK! It is a perk that I am blessed to still get to enjoy as a teacher! I spent the first part in Austin with my parents. The rest of the break was spent in Boerne "relaxing." 

Lauren and I went to Fiesta Texas and had a blast... we were reminded of our age each time we got off of a ride! We did the theme park experience to the max... junk food, rides, pictures with Scooby Doo and more junk food! It was awesome!

Eli celebrated his 2nd birthday on March 18th! We had a little family get together at Kim and Jim's. He is growing up to be such a good little boy... I think my favorite thing he does right now is when he does something that HE thinks is funny and he dies laughing... it is hysterical!!

We all pitched in a got Eli a "real" John Deer Tractor. It didn't take him long to learn how to drive it... I'm sure by now he has taken over their neighborhood!

Of course Eli was kind enough to share with his buddy Truitt... he looks pretty intense huh??

And little Miss Hannah wanted a turn too! She actually found the tractor in one of her catalogs, pointed to it and said, "For Eli's Birthday!" Thanks for the great idea H!

Truitt's little sister Torin... showing off her shopping bag pose!

Mavis, Hannah and Kim

Aunt CeeCee and Uncle Mike with Eli's baby brother Cullen. (4mo.)

Laura and her boys!! (It was St. Patty's day... love all the green!)

And finally.... Hannah had a VERY EXCITING SURPRISE for us.... coming in September!

DIY

I am an HGTV junkie and often get ideas from the shows. Here are a few of my DIY (do it yourself) projects. I guess I should clarify... DIY in our house = yourself + hubby! Thankfully Mike is very willing to help and he never complains!

One thing I have learned is that a fresh coat of paint does wonders for a dull room. Here is our master bathroom before:

And the master after...
I also painted the laundry room... here is a picture before... (not sure why I took it at an angle)

Laundry room after...

My latest project was to turn our 3rd bedroom into a "bedroom!" Here is what it used to look like...
And here it is today... this bed was a hand me down from my parents when they moved this fall... I am so thankful to have it because I like for things to feel complete! We painted the walls a grey/blue but you can't really tell in the pictures.

Geneva Lately

As part of our curriculum in the 4th grade, we study the Middle Ages. Each student is assigned a role in the feudal system (King down to peasant) to research. We have a feast and faire to finish out the unit... it is always an amazing time for the students. They get a real life sense of what the Middles Ages was like. I dressed up in my lovely dress and thought you might like to see...

People often get us confused!

(MC was wearing red for heart health day)

As part of the curriculum in Kindergarten, the students celebrate the 100th day of school. Of course it is only appropriate for them to dress up like 100 year old people! Thought you might like to see MC as a 100 year old man!

MC's 24th Birthday!

MC turned 24 on February 1st! My parents came in town and we had a "dinner party!" It was the first time that I have ever set my dinning room table and used some of my Spode bird plates. I LOVED using the fabulous wedding gifts! Of course I had to take pictures!

Beautiful flowers from Costco... my mom did a fab job arranging them!

I'm a little more blonde these days...

(Fuzzy) but the Birthday couple!

Pebble Beach, California

"I want to be able to watch a PGA tournament on TV and say I've played that hole..." This dream of Mike Srp's will come true this summer. You see, the 2010 U.S. Open will be held at Pebble Beach in California and my sweet husband got to play the course over the Christmas holidays! The trip came about when our friend Lindsey Tucker wanted to take her husband Robert to Pebble Beach for his 30th birthday... it didn't take much convincing for us to be on board! The best way to sum up the trip would be to say... WE WANT TO GO BACK!

I'll let the pictures tell the stories...

Dinner @ Mission Ranch in Carmel

(Owned by Clint Eastwood... amazing steak!)

After a morning at the Spa we joined the boys on the course!

View of the famous Pebble Beach tree from the 6th tee box

AMAZING!

Rob teeing off on 18

Mike teeing off on 18

2nd shot on 18

3rd shot on 18

Par on 18!!!!

Beach along the 17-Mile Drive

Looking for seashells...

Not sure what this is but I'm pretty sure it's not a seashell!?!?

Yes it was FREEZING!

Thank you Lord for a relaxing vacation with my husband! It is so refreshing to be surrounded by Your BEAUTIFUL creation!!!