Jesus walks on water

Our very last Bible lesson of the year was Jesus walks on water and Jesus calms the storm.  We spent the morning re-enacting it with this fabulous ship that I made!

Mother's Day 2013

The kids were SURE that I wanted doughnuts for Mother's Day this year!  Troy got them all up early to head to the shop for my faves....

 But, what I really wanted was this:

I can tell you that all those chocolates didn't last long!  They were so good!

Puddle Jumping

I really did go to Conroe for a graduation, but there are no pictures of that event!

The following day, we had plans to hit the park with Aunt Taylor and Jacob.  Unfortunately, it poured!  There's not a lot to do in Conroe when it is raining, so we played at chick-fil-a before heading back to Grandma's for some puddle jumping.

Can' you believe how long their hair is???  Now that it's short, I can't believe we let it get that long!

Bluebell Creamery

The big boys and I took a very quick trip to Conroe for Taylor's graduation from nursing school.  I surprised them with a stop at the Bluebell Creamery in Brenham.  After a quick tour (where kids under 6 are free, by the way!), they enjoyed their free samples and indulged me with a picture in their hats.

It was a great way to break up the trip to Houston for the graduation.  We will definitely do it again with the whole family!

Sea World Sunrise Service

The day after Reef's party, Sea World was doing their first-ever sunrise service in San Antonio.  I really wanted to go, and Troy was in too.

We woke the kids up at 6:15 to be there by 7:00.

It was early...and cold!

We enjoyed praise and worship led by Shane & Shane.  It was a nice change of pace for us, and I loved being outside worshiping as the sun came up over the lake and birds soared overhead.

This is a clip of our new favorite song.

We also enjoyed a sermon from a local pastor and a special Shamu show.  Hope Sea World does this again soon!

Reef turns 7!

Reef turned 7 on May 3.  I really can't believe it!  He is getting sooo big. His actual birthday went nothing like I planned since I was hit by the stomach bug.  They got to watch movies all day, so he wasn't complaining too much.

 The next day Gigi and Mr. Don arrived with the coveted Ninjago lego gift in tow.  You can see his new pocket knife back there too.  Doesn't he look so old here?  I am not okay with this.

 As you know, the Gibbins gang is no stranger to messes.  But we went all out with a Messy Birthday Party this year.  It was my favorite birthday party so far!
Each guest got a white shirt with his name on it.
The first event was to eat a donut off a string.

 Then they raced through the colored powder throw (thanks, graffiti run!) and down a shaving cream slide.  This event went way too fast! I blinked ad it was over!

 Next came the whipped cream-cheese ball toss.

 The Chapman boys are such good sports.

 Then we moved on to messy twister, which would probably work better with an older crowd.  Their legs were just too short.  But they loved it anyway!

 Jacob stayed far far away from the mess.

 This is what your feet look like after a round of Messy Twister.

 Then they listened intently to the rules about the gummy bear pie eating contest.

 And dove in.  There were many methods to this game:  the dive in with your face method...

 The scoop with your hands method...

 The "I hope I don't get dirty" method.

 Regardless of the method, I think Logan was the clear winner here.

 The grand finale was a paint fight.  They could've done this all night.

 She squirted herself more than anything else.

 Jacob ventured out and got sprayed right away.

Oh, they had a blast!

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A final messy group shot.

 Of course, after getting that messy, you have to clean up to go inside.  I think it was very cold.

 Reef picked a dirt cake.  I loved it because it's not supposed to look perfect!

 And finally, we opened presents.

We had a great time celebrating Reef's 7th birthday, and those paint shirts are asked for every.single.day at my house!  Can't wait to see what this next year brings for our sweet boy!

Bathtime fun!

We let the little 2 bathe together...for now...

They love it!