Berry Picking ...or not

During Spring Break we try to do lots of fun things.  This year I had heard of a new strawberry farm & thought it would be great to go pick our own berries.  So we drove 45 minutes away to the country, made a wrong turn on Cowhide Drive...real name.  Found our way to the farm.  Waited in line for 45 minute for a anticlimactic tractor pulled hay ride.  These pictures just ooze a portion of the excitement of the morning.

Afterwards went to go pick berries.  OUT OF BERRIES!  Seriously.  It was not even 11 in the morning.  To make up for the disastrous outing, I drove through Wendy's on the long way back and everyone got to "pick" something off the dollar menu.  Frosty's work magic sometimes!

With the exception of Luke loving the 'Sand Mountain', it was a total bust of an activity & has killed any future visions of happy berry picking children.  When I later learned of another place that actually had berries, & suggested going, there were wails of despair and gnashing of teeth, as well as some choice sarcastic comments (shocking, I know!).  There are always the peach orchrds to try this summer  ;-)

Skipping School

2 out of 5 days isn't so bad right?!  The week before Spring Break, Trevor only made it to school 2 days.  The other days he was off singing at a Choir UIL competition and the prelims and finals of a Name that Book competition.  Good thing the boy is smart and the teachers didn't seem to mind :)

Trevor has loved singing in the Varsity Choir at school this year.  We catch him singing and humming everywhere these days.  His groups did fantastic at the competition, receiving superior ratings. 

Trevor still loves his books & is the team captain of the Name that Book Team at his middle school.  They blew everyone out of the water at the prelims, winning by the biggest margin in over a decade.  Two days later the team took 3rd place in the district, one of the best showings ever by the school.  Trevor is rarely found without a book or 4 in his possession. Trevor will be volunteering at the library this summer.  What better way to have first dibs on the new books coming out?!

Rodeo Fun

We had our annual family trek to the Rodeo during Spring Break, one of our favorite family traditions!

 

THE RIDES

 

 

THE FOOD!

 

Rodeo Date

It's been years since Don & I have done the full blown Rodeo without kids, so this year we finally did it.  We went to the Rodeo and got to see Alan Jackson in concert.  Love that we went on Armed Forces Appreciation Day & were able to see a special tribute to our troops.  It was a great mid-week date! 

Rodeo Fun with Luke

 

We love when the Rodeo comes to town. This year Luke & I went on every Value Wednesday morning with friends, it was so much fun!

Riding the Train to the Rodeo - so fun!

Fun on the Farm in the Corn!

Driving the Tractor

Checking out the Livestock

 

Waiting for the pig races!

Picking Peppers

Crazy fun with friends!

Texas Preschool

In honor of Go Texan Day & the Rodeo coming to town, we had a special Texan preschool.  It was a lot of fun. 

We fingerpainted Blue Bonnet Flowers, made Texas Flags and of course, went barrel racing on our stick horses.  Our Trailriders rode so fast, they were just a blur!

We made some Texas Trail Mix to eat while we were on the trail with our horses, and had another yummy treat of Texas Shaped Cinnimon Sugar Tortilla Chips. 

We are TEXAS proud!