Fun in the Sun

Since Jeff has taken on two more jobs (kickball reffing and tutoring) to keep us financially afloat, we don't get to see as much of each other during the week as we used to. Jeff's days are devoted to his research work in his lab and his nights are now usually busy with one job or another and/or his church calling. So we have decided to make the most of our weekends and this was definitely a fun one!

We spent Friday night eating burgers and playing games with our good friends Jamie and Reb and Lincoln had his first encounter with a cat. (I was a little nervous about this because I didn't want him to get scratched or bit, but Mila is a very mellow feline and only sniffed at and licked his fingers.) Sadly I was unable to get a picture of this because my phone can be very temper mental.

Now I LOVE the food network channel; and one of the shows I love to watch on it is called Cupcake Wars. I watch this show every Monday (it plays on Sundays but we don't have TV so I wait for it to show up on Hulu) and several weeks ago the winner on Cupcake Wars was from Austin TX. I was so excited about this and begged Jeff to take me to Sugar Mama's bakery so we could try a Cupcake War winning cupcake. Jeff agreed and we went this past Saturday. (Have I mentioned I love him and that he spoils me? :) ) The cupcake was AMAZING and Jeff and I both agreed it is the best one either of us has ever had! It was their Blueberry Lemonade cupcake and was vegan. Crazy I know, but it was SO good!

No it is not as good as it looks, it is MUCH better! 

Thanks Sugar Mama for the amazing cupcake! 

I have always had a big sweet tooth and dream of owning my own little bakery. Jeff is very supportive of this, but I know it is a long way down the road and may not happen as I want to be a stay at home mom above all else. But maybe I can get one going when our kids are in school or do an online business. We shall see. :) 

After we got our cupcakes we went to the Zilker Park botanical garden. It was such a beautiful place and we had such a great time. Walking up and down the hills in my boot was a pain but it was so nice to get outside and look at so many of God's beautiful creations! Lincoln loved all of the birds and waterfalls. He stayed awake for almost the enter time, but got tuckered out near the end and slept in Jeff's arms until we got back to the car. 

Please enjoy the lovely pictures below. 

Lincoln loves getting outside and having new adventures. :)

 Checking out the cool dinosaur statue. 

 Our family. :)

Love my two men!

Every kind of rose you can think of. It smelled heavenly!

Some cool giant Japanese goldfish. 

Fun little secret hideaway.

After the park we went to a Electronic Inventory Sale, which was a total bust and scam. However, we went to Costco after and cheered ourselves up with some ice cream and groceries. We then went home and I cut Jeff's very long hair, while watching the edited version of Argo. (Thanks again James and Monica for letting us borrow the movie and hair cutting kit!) After all of this we had a large group of friends come over and play games until almost midnight. We had such a fun time together and with friends. It really was a perfect day. :) 

We finished this fun packed weekend with a trip to the park after church. We meet our two friends, Sarena and Sean, there and practiced tight rope walking. We all had some great laughs as everyone repeatedly fell off and struggled to even take a step on the rope. Jeff was especially determined to learn how to do it right, but even he could only shuffle a step or two before tumbling off. Unfortunately I was unable to try walking the rope because of my broken foot. I wanted to talk off the boot and give it a try or two, but Jeff was having none of that. . . 

Sarena walking the rope. No she is not a hippy, yes she looks like one today. 

Sean walking the rope. He couldn't get up or stand or walk without assistance; much to his displeasure. ;) His falls sure gave us all a good laugh though!

Jeff walking the rope. He was the best of all of us. (No surprise there;) ) 

While I miss not having as much time with Jeff as I used to, I am so grateful and touched by how hard he works for our family. He wants me to be a stay at home mom and knows how much it means to me to be with Lincoln. He is such a wonderful husband/father and I am so blessed to have him as my eternal companion! Thanks to my in-laws for raising such an incredible man! :) 

Hope you are all enjoying the Spring and those of you who are taking finals right now, good luck!