The Bucket Heads

I hope everyone had a good weekend! We sure did!! Before I go into our weekend escapades, I'll write a little about what's been going on in the Baetz house :)

The kids & I finally got over sinus infections!! (Now we all have allergy issues, but at least that's not as bad as sinus problems).

Hunter has had a few school activities (it being the end of the year now). The most recent: a bounce house day! Here he is with a few of his friends, the one right next to him, being his BEST friend :)

Now that Spring has arrived, we have been pulling out some Easter decorations, Avery loves bunnies & ducks. Her newest word: "quack quack".

Now to this weekend's activities: we went to the Ft. Worth Zoo! Avery had gone once before last summer, but she wasn't that aware. This time, she had a blast! She said "hi" & "bye" to every animal.

And yes, she got a treat :)

Her favorite: the bird cage where birds fly around you. You can get a stick with some bird seed on it & feed them. Avery had a blast!

The main reason we went to Ft. Worth for the weekend was because Sunday was my brother, Aaron's birthday. We surprised him by being at the restaurant with his friends when he arrived! He was surprised & I was so glad we came in.

Now, you are probably wondering why my title is "Bucket heads"... here is the explanation. Last Thursday some terrible storms rolled into Oklahoma. My mother-in-law wanted us to drive about 10 minutes out to Cody's uncle's house where they have a storm shelter. A few minutes away from there house, the hail started! Not tiny little baby pieces, I'm talking almost baseball sized hail! We made it to the house with distraught kiddos & we were a little on edge too. The weather was on saying it was North of us. So we started making dinner & going about our evening.

All of a sudden, the hail got bigger, the wind got worse & the weather told us to take cover. You must know something before I continue: Melinda, my mother-in-law, is very... I'm gonna say... Cautious when it comes to things, like the weather. So, all of a sudden, when the weather channel said those two little words: TAKE COVER, she goes nuts! Running around emptying laundry baskets & shooing us out the door. We ran with laundry baskets (buckets) over our heads to the storm shelter!! I wish we could have seen ourselves!! Long story short, everything was good for us, tornadoes to the northeast, but we were safe. (Much thanks to Melinda for her creative hypochondria).

Home Show, Bounce House, & Possible Move...

Hello again! I just laid Avery down for a late nap (more like rest because I hear her in there still) because she was being grumpy. So I have a little time to write. Last weekend was the annual Home Show here in Ardmore where a bunch of neat companies come out & set up booths & advertise their products. Cody's employer (which happens to be his cousin) had a booth set up & so did his dad. Both Saturday & Sunday we were up there- it was a lot of fun. I actually met a lady who sold Scentsy (the wickless candles) & we really hit it off. I ended up purchasing a product from her & glad I did. That night I came home & researched it & ended up buying the starter kit. I am now a Scentsy Consultant! I am pretty excited about it & have been mailing & giving out catalogs today. Last Thursday I started not feeling well, I had a lot of congestion & my chest hurt. I tried to take over the counter medicine & feel better on my own. A week later, I was still not feeling good. I ended up sucking it up & going to the doctor. Good thing, turns out I have a sinus infection, pharyngitis & early bronchitis! I am now on prescription medicine & am hoping to feel 100% soon enough. Today was bounce house day at Hunter's school. I went up there with my mother-in-law & Avery & got to watch Hunter jump around on a few bounce houses! That was a lot of fun! This weekend there is supposed to be some kind of Easter thing at the park, we might go there tonight! If so, I'll post pictures. A few weeks ago, we found out there will be a rent house ready this June in Dickson, about 15-20 minutes East of where we are right now. It is out in "the country" which would be a big change for us- both good & bad. The pros: great school district for Hunter, lots of room for the kids to play (about 1/2 an acre- I know that isn't very much at all, but it is to us), has a pool, right next to family, the master bathroom is to die for!, and there is a storm shelter. The cons: it is a trailer (it's in nice shape, just a few minor updates needed-but a lot different from a brick house like I am used to), it's "out of town"- meaning no quick little trips to the store anymore (good/bad), & the worst part- ANOTHER MOVE! ugh! I am so tired of moving... I really wanted this house to be it for a while. Sometimes God has other plans though... & I think this is one of them. The landlord is very sweet, willing to knock of rent $ in exchange for updates, & I just get this feeling that it's the right thing to do (any advice is welcome). So, in closing, we've had a pretty mellow last few weeks. If we decide to move, we will need to start packing (which I totally dread) but feel it will be worth it. I hope everyone has a great weekend. It's supposed to rain/thunderstorm a little here & I am so excited. I really love storms -not too serious- though :)