Spring Break in San Antonio!

Gigi and Peeps took us on a Spring Break trip to San Antonio this year! We went to stay at the Hyatt Wild Oak Ranch, where Randy and the staff go on their yearly retreats and where we went also with Gigi and Peeps back in 2012. We love it there! It has an indoor/outdoor pool that is heated with big water slides and a lazy river - that is not heated. We had the best time, swimming, sleeping, playing cards, relaxing, reading, and just hanging out. It was great! 

When the girls got home from school Friday, we surprised them with new swimsuits for their trip. We were all excited about a week off of school and work! 

We drove to SA Sunday afternoon after church and went swimming right after we ate dinner! Well, the girls did. We didn't get in the pool with them that time! Kendall was excited to get to use her mermaid tail she got for Christmas from Granny and Papas. Such a fun pool!

Monday we woke up and swam more, all took a long nap, swam more before dinner, and then went to make smores at the fire pits they have on the resort property. The weather was just perfect and it was so nice to sit outside and rock and roast marshmallows!

Tuesday we woke up and got dressed and went to the Alamo and the Riverwalk! We rode the boat on the river and had lunch on the river. So great!

After doing all that Tuesday morning, we went back to the hotel to swim Tuesday afternoon and then cooked at home that night. Wednesday we woke up to swim more, but then the girls were done around mid-afternoon, so we decided to take advantage of the activities the kids club offered.  The girls watched a movie, played Bingo, and colored. The resort just does things really well and everything they do is great!

Bath times in the big bath tub! The girls loved that a lot!

Snuggled up, watching a movie. The girls slept on the pull out sofa in the living room and then we had our own bedroom and Gigi and Peeps had their own bedroom. There were two bathrooms and a big kitchen and it was just so nice!

We just had the best week and loved being on vacation with Gigi and Peeps! Thank you guys so much for a wonderful vacation! We loved it!!

Texas Day for Coop

Kindergarten celebrated Texas Day on the Friday before Spring Break. They have been learning all about the symbols of Texas, so they spent the day rotating to different classes, doing different Texas-themed activities. Randy, Calli and I went and volunteered for Ms. Woodward and got to help with the Texas Rodeo that was in the cafeteria for her room's activity. We painted Texas flags on faces, had stick horse races, lasso the bull, snocones, horseshoes, and lots of other fun activities! We loved watching Coop with her friends!

The morning started off with a parade through the halls of the school. Kindergarten loves a good parade! Cooper led the way for her class again, and was so brave. I was working on the blog book for 2014 this week and saw that Kendall got so nervous that I had to walk with her. So fun to see their different personalities as they grow! 

Kendall's School Show!

Kendall's second grade music show was last Thursday, March 3rd. The show was titled "Education is Bigger in Texas" and the songs were all really cute. The biggest deal of all for the Dane family, though, was that Kendall tried out for a dancing part and even made it! She has never wanted to try out for a speaking part or a dancing part, so we were surprised when she told us that she wanted to try out for what she called "the cotton-eyed cho." Then she found out she made it and was so excited! She practiced with videos for several months and told us all the time about the new parts she had learned to "the cotton-eyed cho." We never corrected her- we loved how she thought that was the title! 

The second graders performed the show once on Thursday morning and then again that night. In the evening performance, her partner wasn't there, so she was moved to another partner in a different part of the stage - and she still did such a great job! We were very proud of her and loved watching her do something she loved! 

Daraja Choir!

We were so thankful to be able to host four members of the Daraja Children's Choir of Africa in our home for a weekend! The choir came to Lake Jackson to lead a worship service at Brazos Pointe, and they stayed with us for two of the nights they were here. We had two of the girls, Scovia and Mable, and two of their sponsors, Sarah and Sydney. The girls moved into our room for the weekend, giving up both of their bedrooms for the girls to stay in. We were so thankful for the opportunity to host them, get to hear their stories, and learn about their lives in Uganda. Kendall and Cooper wanted to show them their piano and dancing skills, as well. Scovia and Mable showed us their picture books of their homes and schools in Uganda. We ate several meals together. Randy was super out-numbered with four extra girls in the house!

Sunday was Servolution, so the girls came and served where we did, which was at the church for KidServ2. The kids age 4 and under were making care packages for the truckers at the port, so the kids got to learn about trucks by climbing all over an 18 wheeler!

 They even all got to ride on the train for one of the stations we rotated to.

The girls sacrificed a lot by giving up their rooms and their beds for two nights, but we were so thankful to be able to do it, to meet Scovia and Mable, and to learn about their lives. We are thankful for the opportunity for Daraja to come to Brazos Pointe and look forward to it every year!

Cooper's Hundredth Day of School!

Cooper celebrated the 100th day of school last month! They have been counting each day until they got to 100 and then they had a big celebration! Coop had to wear a shirt that had 100 of something on it, so we made a shirt with 100 green fuzz balls on it, making a caterpillar. We had a lot of fun making it together, counting to 100 a lot of times, and she was happy about wearing it on the 100th day!