Special Times

We had such a special week. Michele and Dale were able to come and spend some time with us. We were all excited and the kids were SUPER excited to be able to see Grandma and Grandpa Coates. The weather was crazy here in Texas the day they were flying in and they ended up with their flight delayed for a few hours in Denver. That is never fun but they finally made it. We had such fun hanging out, visiting, and playing games.

The main reason they flew down was so that Dale could ordain Courtney a high priest. We feel so blessed that they were able to come with such short notice to participate in this special event.
Dale was able to get Courtney ordained to the office of a high priest and then President Krogue set Courtney apart as a member of the high council. I feel so blessed to have the priesthood in our home to bless our family. Oh, how I love my husband and the man he is.
Now we begin a new adventure. Me trying to get the kids to church on time when Courtney is gone traveling and speaking in other wards. Oh, and trying to keep them somewhat reverent during Sacrament meeting. Wish me luck.

Bluebonnets

The bluebonnets have really started to come out around here so a group of us decided to head over to Ennis, TX to check out their bluebonnet park. So after driving a little over an hour we got to bluebonnet park and there wasn't a bluebonnet in sight. But there was a playground, so we let the kids play for a while. We did find out that they have tons of trails you can walk and drive to check out bluebonnets. We couldn't resist stopping here and getting pictures. There were horses, ponds, and beautiful bluebonnets everywhere.

Averi had some serious sun in her eyes but she was a good sport and let me get a picture anyway.
I love the sibling love going on in this picture. In all reality though, it was the photographer that was with me that suggested that Rylan could put his arm around Ave. I am so glad she did. It turned out so cute. And sadly, that is when my camera ran out of batteries. It was so funny because the kids kept asking if they could just go back to the park. Apparently they haven't discovered the beauty of just looking at the wild flowers. It made me laugh because they would ask, "where we going now?" I would respond, "to see all of the flowers." Then they would proceed to tell me that we had just seen flowers. It really was a beautiful day and in the end I think they even had a good time checking out the bluebonnets.

Aaaahhhhh!

So, I am so sad because my kids are simply not going to have any pictures to keep the memories alive of the last few months. Averi thinks my camera is a toy...it is not. Which brings me to my next question, why will my kids not play with the awesome camera that is for them but instead beg for, steal. and break the real thing. I hate posting with no pictures. I will probably have to get over it because I don't see a new camera in my near future.