Easter Bunny Babies!!!

When Chad was weed-eating near our backyard fence he came across this...

It doesn't look like much, but that stuff that looks like dryer lent is actually fur!

What you are looking at is a baby rabbit that is snuggled underneath "hare hair" with it's sisters and brothers.

PSIA (Private Schools Interscholastic Association) Winner!!!

This is our Cami when we arrived in New Braunfels at 9 a.m. Her first competition for storytelling was at
10 a.m. They split the first graders up in 2 groups of 6. During the first round Camille was advanced to the finals which were held at 2 p.m.

Chad, Cari, and I were in the audience during each event, and I was so nervous for all the kids...especially mine! It is very difficult! The children are told a long story and then they have to take turns standing up in front of the judges and audience to retell the story.

They were judged on several different criteria.

We had to wait around for several hours and then she competed again with the final group of 6. At 4 p.m. they handed out the ribbons and that is when we found out that Camille placed first and will be going to State May 1st to represent our area. We were so proud of her because this was a very tiring all day event, not to mention her very first time competing in anything like this!

There are 3 other children that also qualified for state from our private school. This district meet had around 300 kids from 11 different private schools. I am a little nervous about the next round, but we have decided to make a vacation out of it and enjoy our time in Fort Worth.

(This is a picture of Cami with her First Grade Teacher and long-time family friend, Ryanna Reed.)

Red Rooster Antique Co.

One of my favorite things to do is to go antique shopping...or even just antique looking!

A couple of weeks ago we were in New Braunfels painting pottery and afterwards went across the street to one of my new favorite stores, The Red Rooster Antique Co. http://www.redroosterworld.com/.

(Indian Lego Man with the girls. Carigan with her puppy and Camille with her purse - typical)

As we were walking around, my strained neck was forced to turn all over the place as Camille, Carigan, and Chad wanted me to see everything that they did, but the store is literally stacked floor to ceiling with old stuff! I was glad they were enjoying it as I was, but I was on a mission to find the perfect something that needed to go home with me. I was on the hunt and needed to make my escape for a few minutes.

(Water fountain from the Houston Zoo)

To my great surprise, I found a little amber bird nesting high on a shelf with no other birds around. I snatched it up so fast and turn it over to read W Ward 1993. I have a 1999 "Bluebird of happiness" at home, but had never seen a yellow one!

(The store is also a resturant...but not this one)

Needless to say, I felt like I was the luckiest "chick" in that store! It was just the thing to Spring-up my kitchen window seal!

I saw plenty of other things I wanted such as vintage table clothes, old Kodak cameras, and the cutest green glass juicer. Oh well, Camille is competing in New Braunfels tomorrow and just maybe we can make our way over there...and rescue another pretty thing that wants to live at my house!

(I guess I need to clean my windows)