New Back Yard Project

Before I got sicker than a dog last week, I got my yard guy to move the water fountain that used to be on my back porch...



to my back yard where it can be seen from both the kitchen, dining room, and master bath.



The snow storm this past winter killed all my flowers so I had a coupon at Houston Garden Centers and got all these replacements, including the hybiscus, to plant in front of it for just $29 - not bad, huh? Here's a close up of so you can see the pretty colors...



and a long shot so you can see how it flows with the rest of the landscaping.



Here's how the back patio looks now.



Quite a difference from what Lennar built as a back patio, huh?

More Kaden UnBirthday Videos

These pretty much speak for themselves. Enjoy!

Kaden's Very Merry Unbirthday

Better late than never, right? Both on the boy's party and this post! Here's the cake announcing the festivities...



and how it looked on the boy later in the party...



This is us singing to him. The baby in the background is our neighbor Cristian with his folks Joel & Julie.


And last for this post is an action video of him and the cake. Cristian loaned him the high chair so he could take full advantage of the ritual first piece. More photos & videos will be posted soon!

Easter Weekend Revisited

Already have Kaden's unbirthday party posting to do, so figured I better get busy finishing up our special Easter trip. After Mom had visited with her friends at Harding and we attended Spring Sing, we went back to Hot Springs and took a dinner cruise on the lake. Here's an extreme closeup of Denise & Shari on the boat.


A little less close of me & Mom, sitting on the opposite side of the table, where we had the dinner part of the dinner cruise. You can see Mom's big margarita, so she was feeling pretty good!


And here's a much better photo of Denise on the deck, looking a little less drunk than in her close up :-)

And here's a nice photo of me & my sisters taking in the beauty of the lake...

Finally, here' s Mom holding up the certificate she was given when everyone on the boat heard it was her birthday. Of course, we fudged that a bit since her birthday was back in January...but the weekend celebration was for her birthday! Looks like Mom really enjoyed that margarita!!!