Hey, hey! I would end all life on this planet if it would get me out of learning fractions.

So looking through the pictures on this post, apparently all we do is sit around and read books, but I promise that's really not the case. Maybeour life has been boring enough the past couple of months that's all I take pictures of. (Just kidding...it's actually been kind of crazy the past couple of months, I just haven't been very good about taking pictures lately.)

This is Emmaline reading with her dolls that were her combined reward for 400/500 books. (We decided it was kind of a big thing for just the 400 mark, so she decided she wanted to wait and combine it for both. They're just the knock-off brand, but you get 6 dolls for $20.) The problem is it takes me too long to get her rewards because I'm a slacker. She's already at 523, and I just got her her dolls today.

 I've had this picture for a while, but haven't posted it because there's a little too much underwear, but it's just too cute not to put it in. Sorry 16yr old Emmaline.

 Daddy's Birthday! We kept it pretty low-key, but only because that's how he likes it. We went out to dinner, and then we came home and had Cheesecake Factory cheesecake. (From Costco.:)) We got him some shoes, but ended up returning them because Grandpa came the next day and got him some nicer shoes from Grandma and Grandpa.

 Marta, Marta, Marta. She's so cute. Every time one of us sits on the floor, she comes up and sits down with us. She hardly ever will sit with me on the couch, but loves the floor.

 The day after Daddy's birthday, Grandpa came into town! We had a lot of fun, but I didn't get hardly any pictures. But these girls could not get enough of Grandpa. 

 Grandpa fell asleep after a 3am flight, and Emmaline sat and watched him for a while until he woke up.

 I came and sat on the floor to take a picture of Marta doing something cute, and she got right up and sat over with me.

 She set up this little station all by herself.

 Sigh...

 The basket has been a really popular spot lately. Emmaline pulls Marta around in it, and Marta says, "Weee!"

 Cute girls!

 

90% of the time when I look at Marta when she's sleeping her cute little bum is sticking up in the air. So funny. 

I guess that's all...we just got some new swimsuits, and a tube for Marta, and we're going to hit the pool a lot  this summer. I suppose that's it. 

Galveston Island!!

It's kind of become our tradition since we've been here to go to the beach on "Royce's spring break." (He has to work the actual spring break, so he gets a random week off whenever he wants. So much better than during normal spring break week.) So this year we loaded up and went to Galveston Island. It was so much fun! We got a motel right across the street from the beach, and splurged a little bit for a nicer one, and it was great. Last time we went we went cheap, and I was almost positive we were going to bring home bed bugs, but I wasn't even worried about it this time, and it was really fun.

We hit the beach...

took multiple baths to get rid of sunblock...

went out to dinner...

entertained ourselves while Marta took naps...

and went to the Moody Gardens Aquarium.

Then on Friday we got packed up and drove around the island a little bit, then we went to the Battleship Texas, and the Texas monument.

Then we headed over to Houston to visit Rocky(Royce's brother) and Carol and their kids. We went with them to their ward Easter party Saturday morning, where they had eggs...

a baby kangaroo...(for reals!)

and baby ducks and chicks! It was pretty awesome, and we had lots of fun at Rocky and Carol's!

We went home Saturday night since both of us had things to do at Church on Sunday, and did baskets and an egg hunt Sunday morning, and a special Easter dinner Sunday night after Church.

Emmaline wanted to decorate the table.

Ahh, the beach. It was so much fun, and the girls loved it. Marta must have walked up and down the beach for an hour straight. The waves would knock her over, so when the waves came up she would squat down and brace herself, then stand up when the waves went back out. Emmaline found a little friend, and they played for a long time. It was just a really fun trip, and so good to be together as a family on our little trip.