Bluebonnets

I shot some nice Bluebonnet photos last week ...



A sea of Bluebonnets and Indian Paintbrushes.



Hill Country? No, the freeway by our house!



TexDot didn't get the Woodway exit right, but they sure did a great job spreading wildflower seeds!

New Rugs!

On Easter weekend, we moved our old, faded balcony rug to the 2nd floor and spruced up the 3rd floor balcony with new rugs for spring.



Matching rug for the "sunny side" of the balcony.



Denny enjoying the view.



LOVING the new rugs! So much better than those rough wooden boards.



An Elvis rug.



El taking over Little's balcony spot.



The Elvis statue.



Jerry on the phone, wishing the weather was better so he could play golf.



Catnip crazy ...



going wild!



Hanging around ...

Happy Easter!

Denny with our tulips.



And munching on his "cat grass".



I know St. Francis has nothing to do with Easter, but I love this photo ...



Along with being known as the patron saint of animals, St. Francis was considered the first Italian poet by literary critics and he felt that commoners should be able to pray to God in their own language ... in their own way. Here is his prayer:

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace;

where there is hatred, let me sow love;

where there is injury, pardon;

where there is doubt, faith;

where there is despair, hope;

where there is darkness, light;

where there is sadness, joy;

O divine Master,

grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled, as to console;

to be understood, as to understand;

to be loved, as to love;

for it is in giving that we receive,

it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,

and it is in dying that we are born to Eternal Life.

Amen.

Lady Wolverines

You all know we've been following Jeff's team - the Clear Brook Wolverines - through their soccer playoffs. Yesterday they played Kingwood in the Semi-Finals and unfortunately, lost 3-1. That said, the Lady Wolverines played hard and in every news write up were labeled the "season surprise" for having advanced this far.

April 2, 2010 Semi-Finals

Team Photo



Coach Brewer kicking a ball before the big game.



Both teams lined up on field for introductions.



Star player getting in a good kick!



Racing for the ball ...



It started misting at the start of the game and by the second half it was pouring.



March 26, 2010 - 2nd Round Playoffs

I shot some fun photos at an earlier game against the LaPorte Bulldogs.



Coach Brewer pacing the sideline.



Half-time strategy discussion.



Score!



Meanwhile, back in the stands ...



We were freezing and Brady was eating candy.



And picking up chicks!



Not that we weren't paying attention, but for a while we had a soccer game within a soccer game.

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It's been fun to go out and see the games and we were happy that Clear Brook beat out higher ranked teams to make it all the way to the Semi-Finals. We feel sure it was the coaching!

Palm Sunday

Last Sunday, Jerry & I went to see the babies and picked up Brady for an afternoon of fun. Here we are loading into the car.



First stop was Discovery Green Park and we were surprised to learn that Shell was hosting an "eco-marathon"! Jerry and Brady checking out the race cars.



The cars were powered in a variety of ways ... we don't know what this thing was!



This one was completely clear and you could see the driver all crunched in there.



This one looked like duct tape, but it could have been some type of very flexible fiber glass. It wasn't going very fast.



Very cool - Darth Vader like - solar car!



Here's Brady humoring Grandma Nan and standing by the colored blocks for a photo.



Much more fun to climb on the rubber hill ...



Or play music on the pipes ...



Or slide ...



Jerry was trying to get Brady to touch the wall of water drops on this beautiful water sculpture, but he wouldn't come any closer than this!



After Discovery Green, we decided to have lunch at the Old Spaghetti Warehouse and it was delicious. Here's a photo of Brady wearing lots of spaghetti and drinking Diet Coke. In our defence, he had already finished one bowl of spaghetti and a class of milk before he started with the Coke!



Riding the pony inside Spaghetti Warehouse.



The other great thing about eating at Spaghetti Warehouse is that it's just a short walk up the hill to UH Downtown to catch the train. Trains are a BIG deal with Brady and it was lots of fun to watch him riding a REAL train. Here they are waiting at the station for our driver to complete his break.



Starting out ...



"Choo-choo"!



This could be a regular activity, Brady was having a blast.



Waiting at the Hermann Park Station for our return train.



Look! Here comes our train back to UofH!



It was a fun day and we were all EXHAUSTED (including Brady) when we dropped him off in Pearland that afternoon.