What I'm Loving Wednesday!

The weeks keep going by so fast! It's hard to believe it's time to link up again with me and Jodi for What I'm Loving Wednesday. I have to say, I would be lost without Jodi reminding me that Wednesday was coming up each week. Lol. :) One of these weeks, I'm actually going to blog MORE than once a week. I started this link up to guarantee that I blogged at LEAST once a week, but I really wanted to post more than that. Hopefully this week I'll post again. I owe y'all some book reviews! :)

If you link up, don't forget to mention the link up in your post. You can use the button on the right sidebar if you would like! :)

This week I'm obviously loving a lot of pictures, so bear with me... ;) 

I'm loving...

That I got some much needed family time last weekend (which is a good excuse why I didn't blog more last week). I went home on Thursday for the first time since Christmas. I got to see a small portion of my family (when your immediate family is close to 40 people, seeing about 10-15 people is considered a small gathering). Lol.

My sweet kiddos- my great-nephews C, E, and my great-niece K. Or is it grand-nephews and grand-niece? I've never fully understood how that works. They are my niece's kids, so whatever that makes them to me... :)

This is what happens when they get a hold of Aunt Rachel's phone during church. Lol.

Me and my beautiful niece Alice (the mother of C, E, and K). I have to thank her for letting me borrow a dress and jacket. An unexpected cool front hit the night before Easter, and the sundress I brought for church was not going to cut it. Thankfully we are the same size. :)

My wonderful parents!

Me and my amazing sisters

Aunt Rachel's Easter bunny!

I'm loving...

That it's finally baseball season again! So glad the Rangers bounced back last night after a HORRIBLE Opening Day (night) game. Let's go Rangers. Never Ever Quit.

My nails are ready for baseball season! :)

I'm loving...

That I got to see my sweet friend Keva last weekend. She and her family were brave enough to join my family for Easter lunch! :)

I'm loving...

That I FINALLY finished the Harry Potter series. I promise it will be the next book review I write. Maybe tomorrow. Maybe. By next week for sure! :) 

I'm loving...

This wreath that Alice made me for my birthday (which is next month- it's an early birthday present. Or perhaps it's a late Christmas present, I can't remember). :) Regardless, I love it and it looks great on my front door!

I'm loving...

That even at my age, I still get a basket left by the side of my bed on Easter morning. What's even funnier is that my mom still tries to be sneaky gathering the candy the night before. And this year she was mad because my dad forgot to get my Big Red gum. I told her it was okay, but she was still mad he forgot. Lol. She's adorable. ;)

I'm loving...

That my first article for the website ShutDownInning was published yesterday! Please click here to read it! :) 

Hope everyone is having a great week!!
XOXO!

Easter with the Family

I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter weekend! I was able to go to my folks and spend time with my family (if you know me or have been following my blog for a while, you know I love family time!) :) For those who are new, I have a huge family. I'm the youngest of six kids, I have 16 nieces and nephews (20 if you count the "in-laws") and 4 great-nephews. My siblings are a little bit older than me (I'm what you call a "bonus baby"). Because of this, some of my nieces and nephews are close to my age (are you keeping up? Confused yet? Good, moving right along...) :)

Anyways, this Easter was extra special because my nephew Danny was back from Finland after being there for two years doing mission work. Until Friday, I hadn't seen him since April of 2009. He's only three years younger than me, so we are really close. I definitely missed him and was so excited to see him again! I'll be back "home" in two weeks for Mother's Day weekend so we'll get to spend some more time together. I have challenged him to a game of Yahtzee!

Easter this year consisted of my folks, two sisters, two brothers, one brother in law, two sister in laws, seven nephews, three nieces, one nephew-in-law, one niece-in-law, four great-nephews and two dogs. And to think that isn't my whole family. You wonder why I'm single? What guy wants to marry into THIS mess?? ;)

Hope you enjoy my family pictures!! I would love to hear how your Easter went. Please comment below or send me an email to let me know your adventures!

Have a great day! XOXO!!

My great-nephew E after eating spaghetti.

My great-nephew C loves sitting in the rocking chair on Meme's porch.

E was disappointed this huge Easter egg was empty.

C is thinking about taking up lacrosse (I think that is what the stick is for)

Odie showing some love

On Saturday some of us went to a Texas A&M/Oklahoma State baseball game

Me and my nephew Danny! So glad he is home!

My nephew-in-law Ray protesting being in a picture (he is E and C's dad).

Me and my lovely niece Katie (and Ray giving her bunny ears)

Texas A&M honoring former Aggie (and two time MLB World Series champion) Wally Moon. He also threw out the first pitch.

The OK State head coach arguing with the ump after getting ejected.

My dad and one of my brothers with some of my nephews.

My sister Mary with her three kids.

Me and my niece "A" realizing that we shouldn't look into the sun when taking a picture!

Me and my sweet nephew "A". He loves having his picture taken!

 

E didn't want to sit in his highchair- he wanted to sit at the "big kid" table.

Not sure what my nephew Jacob is doing here.

Me and my niece Alice (C and E's momma)

"A" was excited that Danny is back too!

Me and my nephew James. He comes in handy when cleaning the ceiling fans! :)

Me and my nephew Peter, who is threatening to move in with me since I go to so many Rangers games! :)

The Easter Egg Hunt

"B" and "D" getting candy from my mom (due to various allergies among the kids, no candy was in the eggs. They turned them in afterwards and my mom made sure they got candy they could eat).

Me with my great-nephew G

My nephew "D" did not want his picture taken yesterday. Aunt Rachel snapped this one when he wasn't expecting it.

My great-nephew "B" was all smiles!

Copper being lazy (he belongs to my nephew James)