Kicking balls and taking names
Bryan is in the Austin Sports & Social Club's kickball tournament for the next few Thursdays, and his team's name is the Nads... As in "GO-NADS!" Look at 'em go!
Shawn & Bryan in the dugout waiting for their time at... bat?
Bryan on first, getting ready to run. Go Nads!
I'm proud of my big ol' kid - he's such a baller! 
Smoothie Monday!
Yoplait Blueberry & Pomegranate Smoothie Mix + Bluebell Homemade Vanilla ice cream = HEAVEN (cue singing angels)
Cooking!
We've had a wonderfully LAZY weekend, getting our money's worth out of Netflix and the free air conditioning in Central Texas. The new plants are still alive, the dogs are happy, and Bryan's been working diligently on RC cars.
Its tough work to take apart a race car...
The boy and his toys.
Oh, and I've been cooking.
Bryan's favorite banana bread
Cheesecake!
And my new favorite appetizer: Baked Crab Rangoon! Its unbelievably easy to make.
Wonton wrappers in a muffin tin
Added the crab mixture.
And the finished product! YUMMY!
All in all, quite a productive weekend staying in. Hope you had a happy weekend too!
Spring Cleaning & Planting
I swear it was 50 degrees last week, and its NINETY-TWO today. Overnight it seems Texas decided to change seasons, and skip SPRING entirely. Even my carpool buddy Matt has remarked about how few wild flowers there were this spring, and how hot it is already. Better get your AC's checked boys and girls - I think this summer's bound to be a HOT one!
Because of the weather change, I have made two promises to myself this year: 1) I will not wear pants unless necessary (only shorts for me until September!), and 2) I will do my best NOT to kill my plants this year.
For anyone who has met my father and seen his yard, they'd swear he has a full time landscaper. However, he doesn't - HE is the landscaper. Growing up, my parents had the greenest yard on the block, and seriously, if you google my parents' address (120 Laura Gale, Canutillo TX) you can see just how much greener his place is than their neighbors from SPACE. YES, SPACE.
While I inherited his OCD style of orderliness, I am horrible when it comes to keeping anything containing chlorophyll alive. Even algae doesn't live under my supervision. Its a wonder how I manage to keep the pets and Bryan fed! But this year WILL be different - I am pledging to keep my new found plants alive! Take a look - we mowed and cleaned up the yard today, so its ready for summer!
The front yard. Window boxes and everything!
Freshly planted window boxes - petunias, please.
Cilantro for the little Mexican in me. 
Begonias remind me of my Grammy.
Strawberries! Keeping them on the front porch this year, so Rylee won't EAT them all!
Sadie was a great little helper!
Bryan and I have been cleaning around the house all weekend, and I must say it does feel and look much nicer. I finally got all of the wedding stuff OUT of the spare bedroom, and returned what I could to the stores. We got $137 back at Hobby Lobby alone! Yay for in-store credit - get to update the house on the cheap with what I got back in gift cards.
I do still have a few wedding oriented things, so if you're getting married and need a card box, or something of the like, let me know and I'll send it your way!
Updating the Website!
I am kicking off my renewed desire to blog about our lives, so I thought I'd update the website first! Let me know what you think about it - I need some input.