Rain has come!

I have to say that I'm really thankful for the rain we've gotten and hope that it keeps up for awhile. We needed it badly! It was amazing how much greener Austin was than all places west of it, just from the one extra shower they got there. Hopefully things will be able to green up around here now. The brown grass/dirt and leafless trees are starting to get depressing! Nature is amazing, though. Even with as dry as it been, blooms are still trying to pop out with the warmer weather. Spring is here!

Ashlyn had her first track meet last Thursday in Cristoval and she competed in the hurdles, long jump, and triple jump. She didn't place, but was happy she wasn't last in hurdles. Mason was 2nd overall. The bad thing was, they didn't get back until Midnight that night, which made for a really tired girl Friday!

Friday, Ashlyn went to a friends' birthday party where they spent the night in a cabin way out in the middle of nowhere. She said they had lots of fun and even painted up their faces with wet iron rock to look like Indians on their ventures through the pasture. I was glad she was able to go, except that we went to a benefit for one of her classmates (who has severe scoliosis) that night without her, which was kinda weird, but oh well! We went and ate BBQ burgers there and then waited for the dance they advertised to start. Not many people were there so we went for a walk while we waited. When we got back, we noticed that parents were dropping their kids off for the dance and decided that wasn't exactly the kind of dance we were expecting... So we went home and watched a movie instead :)

Saturday after Ashlyn got home we went to the ranch rodeo in Mason where Colten was convinced that he wants to try mutton busting sometime. Unfortunately you had to have already registered to compete that night, but I guess we'll have to try that sometime....

We're all looking forward to Spring Break next week. We haven't made any set plans, but hope to do at least a few fun things. In the mean time, this week Colten has a program at School and Ashlyn has a track meet and tennis this weekend. It's going to be a busy few weeks around here!