Spring Break = Field Trip!!!

Since it's Spring Break around here, I decided to take the Vaughn Fellas out for a little adventure at the Fort Worth Zoo. We had a blast checking out all the animals, wandering around, splurging on a few little treats, and riding the Carousel.

There were a few funny moments too...just ask Colby! He'll tell you all about the elephant going potty!! Eeeew! Tyler told me that his favorite animals to see were the monkeys, and Colby liked the lions best. Little Brady was super excited about the zebra and a turtle.

Some fun photos of the big kids (me and Lindz) and the little guys!

Having a blast...
Church Lady

Live From New York...Day 3!

Saturday brought another whirlwhind day of adventure! We went to the Fort Worth Stockyards and saw the sights, the shops, and the stampede. Ethan, Sarah, and I also went through a maze which was really fun and also a little challenging!! (The picture of them at the dead end is one of many dead ends that we came too!!)

After a few hours downtown, Uncle Cory, me, and Gramma Dawn took Ethan and Sarah and ventured off to the pumpkin patch. We left Kelli, Rusty, and Bobby on there own in Cowtown to have a little grown up fun!!! After picking out 11 perfect pumpkins, we headed back to Gramma's house for the Annual Pumpkin Carving Event. This is perhaps one of my most favorite events of the year. This year we were bummed because our neices Riley and Reagan (Colleen's girls) were not able to come. But, we managed to meet our kiddo quota with the attendance of The Vaughn 3 plus their parents and we had special guests all the way from Benin, Africa!! Cousins Tori and Timo are in town and joined in the festivities! Our good friends Scott and Kristy also joined in on this year's carve-fest.

The pumpkins turned out great and the kids (big ones and little ones) all had a blast! After all that hard work and the return of the grown ups from Cowtown, we washed the pumpkin guts off and ventured out to La Hacienda Ranch for some good eatin'. Kelli needed to get her Mexican food fix, so off we went. Sarah was pooped and didn't make it through dinner, but a good time was had by all.

Only a few more days with the Johnson Clan....stay tuned for more posts and pics!!

Church Lady

Friday Night with The Vaughn 3!

Tonight we hung out with The Vaughn 3 so our good friends Donny and Kendra could enjoy some time without kiddos. It's always a blast to hang out with these boys because they are great kids plus they are hilarious...you just never know what is going to be said!! Of course I deceided mid-week that this time with The Vaughn 3 would be blog worthy, but man, they delivered more than I could ask for!!!

Colby and Tyler started the night out with some good ol' wrestling which ended with Tyler giving Colby a slight slam into the carpet. Colby wasn't really sure whether to laugh or cry, but he made the best of the opportunity and got Ms. Traci to snuggle him and soothe his battle wounds. The wrestling was followed by Cory and Lindsay's arrivals which meant that it was ice cream time!! Woo hoo!! Brady and I passed on the ice cream, but I must say that I made some pretty awesome cones for Tyler, Colby, Cory, and Lindz. We enjoyed some play time and ultimately decided that Curious George was the way to settle down and spend the rest of our evening.

When the movie ended I walked with Tyler and Colby to their room in prepartaion for some sleepy time. Now comes my favorite part of the evening: prayer time with Colby and Tyler! The descision on who was to pray was unanimous: Traci. So, I accepted the honor and moved on to determining who we would pray for. Here is the prayer list for tonight: Mommy, Daddy, Brady (except Colby wasn't too sure we really needed to pray for them). Next Colby decided that we needed to pray for all the animals in the zoo that God would keep them safe in their cages. We closed our prayer list with Batman and Superman...praying that they would still be able to fly. So, we bowed our heads, prayed our prayers and Colby chimed in with a resounding "Amen." Tyler opted for his freedom of prayer rights by saying, "Traci, I don't think I have to pray that prayer." I stifled my laughter and hugged both boys off to dream land. I sure do love these kids!!!

So, our evening was awesome....and here are the pics to prove it...the shots are of Colby, Tyler, Brady, me and Lindz with The Vaughn 3, and Cory's version of babysitting!!!!


















Many thanks to Donny and Kendra for letting us have such a fun role with their family...we sure do love you guys!!

God Bless,
Churchie

Today was....

A great day!! I just wanted to share with everyone that today was a great day...and let me tell you why: I didn't have to work today really at all, instead I played with three really cute boys and I hung out with my friend Lindsay. I spent some time just hanging out, and then I spent the evening with my husband. We even went to see a movie! It turned out to be one of those days where I just felt blessed to just "be." Great friends, great fun, great husband, great life. Thank God for all of it!!!

So, here are some shots of the great boys and the great friend Lindz...for pictures of the great hubs...well scroll down and check out the hottie in the sunset photo!!!!





Tyler!!! Colby!!! Traci & Brady!!! Lindz!!!

Blessings,
The Church Lady