I know I've been MIA

Between Macie, Pinterest, school, Pinterest, cleaning, Pinterest.....well, you get the point.....I've been a little "busy" and have neglected my precious blog.

Well, we haven't been up to much but we did celebrate a very special man's birthday a couple of weeks ago!  My sweet, sweet Grandad turned 81.  He's such an amazing man, one of few words, but full of love and kindness.  I am thankful to have him in my life and very thankful that Macie gets to know her Great-Grandad.  We had a hamburger lunch and my mom made the "world famous Big Red ice cream" that my family digs.  I promise, after next week {when Summer school is out} I will start blogging mucho mas!

a cluster of events

Not a lot going on with us right now.  Well, nothing exciting at least.  I go to school 4 days a week and don't have a lot of time for "fun" stuff.  I had my first Summer session test today and I think I owned it - woohoo!  {Yes, that's the extent of my excitement...sad, I know}

So anyway, I forgot to write about our family reunion last weekend.  We really don't "know" most of the "family" there, but I went to make my parents happy.....and to see what my distant family is like.  It was so weird, there was a distant cousin there that looks like Hannah's twin.  Of course I didn't get a picture of them together, I was too busy talking.  I don't think we have been to a Wagner reunion in probably about 10-15 years.  A lot of the people there knew each other, which made it a little awkward.  We talked with a few people, but I mainly just stuck with my mom and sister.  We talked for quite a while to our cousin that was in a car accident back in February {with a pregnant cow}.  The cow actually came through the windshield and into her face.  Her story is amazing and the progress she has made is so inspiring.

Needless to say, I did too much talking and not enough picture taking.  Oh well, I got a few {but only of the kiddos}.

After the reunion, Macie wanted to stay with my mom.  That left Chris and I with a chance for a date night.  We came back to Granbury, went to dinner at Hoffbrau, returned home for a little while, and caught the 9:45 showing of Super 8.  Food was okay, Chris fell asleep while we were at home, and the movie was ehh....not what I expected.  At least we got to sleep in the next morning and lie in bed all morning/day watching movies on Starz.

Okay, I tried to finish this last night.....I was way too tired!  Here we go again:

So, Sunday we headed to my parents house for a cookout at my dad's "Man House" and to watch the Mavs.  The guys and kids always have a fun time down there because it's "manly" {lots of tools, a classic car, and most importantly a TV}. 

My dad smoked a few chickens and my mom and grandma made some yummy sides.  I did make some black bean & corn salsa, but that was eaten before we even thought about going down to the shop.  Whoops!  My grandma brought over some cookies {her go-to dessert} and my mom brought a bowl of fruit {Macie went crazy for some grapes}.  Noah was our cookie monster.....that boy cracks me up!

It's always a great time with family, no matter where we decide to congregate!  The Mavs WON the championship and everyone went home happy.  That is what I call quality time! 

So, I just have to throw this in:

Yesterday I got a spray tan and I love it!  Unfortunately with our busy schedule lately, I haven't been able to make many dates with the sun {or tanning bed}.  Tomorrow we're {mom, sister, and me} going to see Chelsea Handler and I don't want to be pale,  so spray tan was the next best thing.  I have tried and tried to perfect doing this at home, but it just doesn't look anywhere near as good.  I am pleasantly pleased with the results and I recommend Ashlee at Just Tan It in Stephenville.  Here are my results:

Chris said I looked orange, but it was just because I hadn't showered yet.  After a shower, I look like a bronzed goddess - he approved.  Love it!

Pizza Theme

Tonight, after deciding that cooking dinner is overrated, I decided we would have a "pizza themed" dinner - easy and yummy!  Meat Lover's Pizza - Digiorno, not delivery :) - and fruit pizza.

I started off by making the fruit pizza.  I just made a giant cookie out of a Pillsbury sugar cookie dough, mixed together a tub of Cool Whip and cream cheese {with a tiny bit of sugar}, and cut up some strawberries then added some blackberries {Macie's favorite!}.  I don't know why, but I thought the cream cheese mixture would spread easier if I did it while the cookie was still warm....wrong....duh!  In the picture in the lower left corner, you can see that it melted a little, making it a little difficult.  I got around it, though - I always seem to.

The sweet mother I am - or child at heart, which ever you would call it - let Macie lick the beaters and bowl.  She loved it....a little too much....she decided to share with the window {and the floor, I didn't notice that until later}

 

 

Okay, maybe Macie got some because I started it.......

 What can I say?  It's delicious creaminess!  Mmmmmm.......

The final product...........

Digiorno - hey, it's not gourmet, but always a win.

Fruit Pizza - a definite hit!

Now we're all sitting around watching a movie.

I'm going to check into Sleepytown in a bit.

I'm tired.

This whole going to school every day....all day.... is getting to me.

I'm ready to get my Summer back.  

3 more weeks!

Our Zoo Day!

Last night, I had a last minute idea to take Macie to the zoo today.  I thought she would probably have more fun if we had some "friends" around {and I really wanted to see my sister} so I sent a quick message to ask if they had plans.  For once, they DIDN'T!  She met me at my house at about 10:30 a.m. and we headed out TRYING to avoid the HEAT {I think this time of year that is near impossible}.  Loaded down with water, juice boxes, and snacks we set out for the 30 minute trip to the zoo!

 

Hannah was so sweet.  She's so good with Macie {and her little stinker brother, Noah}.

 The tiger was napping.  So cute!

 

 It was so interesting to get to see them so up close!

 Most of the animals were really lazy {understandable} and not doing much.  The ones that did socialize were pretty funny {I loved the cute little penguins}.  

Noah loved all of the mechanical dinosaurs that the put in all over the park.  It was so funny, he would "rawr" right back at them.  He's not scared!

 I don't know why my child looks less than interested in EVERY SINGLE PICTURE I take of the little toot!  Meanwhile, Hannah is our little poser.  And that frog was totally disappointing.  You had to pay to hear it and it only croaked for about 1 second.  Lame.

P.S. I hate whenever I accidentally shake my phone and Hipstamatic switches over to random!  This picture was supposed to look different.  Ahhh well.

 

 The zoo is always a hit.  This time, the biggest hit was the area by the {stinky} elephants that had the fans with the misters.  I vote the zoo put those in all areas!

 The car was super duper hot, so we waited under a tiny bit of shade while the AC cooled a little.

 The kids weren't going to last much longer.  They were hungry and tired...thank goodness it only took a few minutes!

 After a short lunch, we finally made it home....I was pooped, Macie had more energy than when we left the house, and I had no idea what I was going to do for supper because I was completely exhausted!

I got a few cuddles for about a minute......maybe.  I'll take whatever I can get!