I'M BAAAAAACK!!

I know, I know it has been FOREVER since I have posted anything. To tell you the truth, I have been a little overwhelmed with life and my cyberspace silence has been lingering in the back of my mind for a long time. So, I'm going to slowly catch up on the ENTIRE MONTH OF APRIL because a lot happened. Mark's grandfather passed away at the end of March and I was so glad that he was able to go to the funeral and spend time with his brothers and sisters. He flew out to Portland and was there for about 5 days. Mark told me that his fav part of the trip was helping his dad dress his grandfather in his Temple clothes. It was a sacred time for the family and I'm so glad he got to do that. He also enjoyed spending time with his siblings and being the "brother and the son" for a while.

Shortly after the funeral, Mark's parents came and spent some days here with us. We appreciated that even though Mark's dad's dad had just passed away and they hadn't been home for a while. We pulled the kids out of school for a couple days and went to Sea World in San Antonio. The boys enjoyed the shows and LOVED going on the roller coasters with mom, dad, grandma and grandpa. Austin and Daddy got stuck at the TOP of the Steel eel for a while (like 45 minutes)so they could fix the break system (nice). Needless to say, they got a little sunburned! We rented a house I found on VRBO and was fun to have us all under one roof. Mark and the boys stayed an extra day and did the water park in Sea World and had a blast! We also did the River Walk (which by the way I will NEVER do again with a baby...not stroller friendly) and ate at a Mexican Restaurant. All in all, it was good to see Grandma and Grandpa again and to spend time with Matthew and Catherine even though they had just closed on a house the day we went down!(WHEW!) All in all, it was a great time and we will be back to Sea World because we bought year passes for everyone!