GRAND Cayman

The Maziur family just got back from a full week vacation to Grand Cayman! Nene, Gram and Papa Howie came with us and we had SO much fun! We had a blast playing on the beach, snorkeling, swimming with stingrays, fishing, going to the turtle farm and eating lots!!! I have to include a few favorite pics here but check out the slide show too! This was our backyard....

At the beach.....

Fishing, the turtle farm and our visit with the stingrays........Here we all are! Just enjoying each day! Definitely "Making the Days Beautiful"!

Make the Day Beautiful!

Something really neat happened tonight that I have to share. We were out at dinner and Marlie was being a little fussy (seems to be the usual these days) and Matt told her "Marlie make the day beautiful". I thought surely I didn't hear something correctly but then he said it again. I told him that was such a nice thing to say and asked him who taught him that. Then he said....."God just put it in me". HOW AWESOME IS THAT? I grabbed him and just held him tight for teaching me something. Now right after I let him go he went and smashed his head into his sister's back...HA!....but we take the good moments like these and keep them close to our heart. I will do my best to make the day beautiful too!

Baseball Pics

T-ball season is almost over so I wanted to post a few more pics from this year. We had our end of year party/trophy presentation at Chick-fil-A and it was a blast. The kids were SO excited about their trophies. Dad did a great job coaching and all the parents were so wonderful. Can't wait to do it again!

We were really proud at how well Matt played this year...well minus the times he was tackling his teammates or trying to steal the ball or playing in the dirt....but when it was his turn he was really focused. He still plays almost every day in the backyard (and you have to call him Lance - as in Lance Berkman - he insists on that) and Marlie is his biggest fan. She cheers every time he hits the ball as if it's the first time he's ever hit it. And she's always asking to go to "baseball practice". She is a great little sister. Matt is so lucky!

Old MacDonald's Farm

Grandpa came up this weekend and wanted to take the kids to Old MacDonald's Farm. It's a little place near us with animals, a train and such. If they put about $50K into that place it would be awesome. But they charge quite a bit and it's always crowded so I guess they don't feel the need. Anyway...they have a train that runs around the property and every time I'm on it I can't stop singing "I think I can, I think I can". But the kids love it. AND most importantly they have ponies the kids can ride as many times as they want so that's typically why I give in to going there. Matt said he had to put on his "cowboy uniform" before we left the house!!

I have to stop here and give props to my little Marlie. No fear. She went right up with food in her hand to feed the animals and pet almost any that she could. If I remember Matt at this age he'd scream like a girl!!! Luckily he's come around!

Here are the kids feeding the deer. Unfortunately the deer must have been super full because they just turned their heads and looked at us like "would you please leave me alone". I'm pretty sure I have that look at times!

And of course....we rode the ponies several times. Honestly I could sit there all day and watch them ride. Matt hops on with this air of confidence that's really neat. Marlie opens her arms for some stranger to pick her up and put her on the horse because she's so excited. Here they are waiting patiently for their first ride!

Then they were off to the races!

The had a few little sheep and goats that even I liked!
And I'm not sure what the subject was but Marlie was talking about something being "this big momma". I am amazed at how well she communicates!
We had a great time. Thank you Grandpa for taking us!

Lots of Fun

I just have to report that Marlie did REALLY well at gymnastics last Monday. She stretched with the group and did the bars really well and semi-listened to her teacher. It was pretty darn awesome. She looks silly in this picture but wanted you to see the outfit. Again Nona Lisa. Thank you!

Matt did have his Tball game this weekend and man can this kid hit the ball. If you ask him about it he'll tell you that "I'm really focusing on the ball so I'm not hitting the tee". So cute. Grandpa came up this weekend for the game which Matt loved. Here's a pic of Matt and his friend Caden. Unfortunately they aren't on the same team but they are in the same class at school. Caden has one of those contagious smiles. I love when I see him in the morning because I'm not a morning person but I just can't help but smile when I see him. What a super cute kid. If Marlie wanted to marry him today I'd give her my blessing!!!

Friends & Family

Last weekend was fun for one and all! I went to Austin to help host a baby shower for my dear friend Audrey. I stayed with my other dear friend Milana and we had a great weekend. I can't wait for Audrey to soon understand how wonderful these little people are!!! I love you girls! You are such wonderful friends!

Gram came up to see Matt play baseball and help Doug with the kids. Unfortunately the game got rained out, but Doug had another surprise for his Mom. They had tickets that night for the Astros game! They made an evening of it and had a blast. Doug said Matt was pretty interested in the game this time. During the national anthem apparently he blurted out "where's Lance Berkman?" pretty loud which made everyone laugh!

Happy Easter

We spent Easter in SA with the family. It was a ton of fun! Two Easter egg hunts and one party for Gram who turned 60! Unfortunately our camera died by the time Sunday rolled around so I failed to get pics of the kiddos in their Easter gear. But here are some cute pics from our Friday night Easter egg hunt at Papa and Nona Lisa's house!

The kids had a blast with the cascarones. Well except for the little ones that cried when someone cracked it on their head. Marlie wasn't too happy. Matt didn't get a lot of eggs on our first hunt because he said he was too slow. But by the time Sunday rolled around he was a professional Easter egg hunter! When we were discussing the meaning of Easter he was so confused because when Jesus was still on the cross at church!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter!