"A Rainy Park Visit!"

I decided to take Zach and Emmy up to the park a little while back but it was cut short by the rain. This has been by far the weirdest winter in the history of Texas..ever. But we managed to have a little fun. Plus, we found my favourite flower:



Quite a few of them! Here's a great pic of them:



Currently my desktop screen at work!



We tried to feed the ducks but there were like two of them and they had no interest in eating cereal. Ah well. What are ya gonna do...

Every now and then I get these little pangs of guilt when I don't take them to do things like this as often as I'd like. So when the opportunity presents itself I always take advantage.

I decided to do the Biggest Loser contest as work! Winner gets half of all the entry money. Last year's winner got $475! If I lose 22 lbs I win a share of the other half. I started at 273 lbs and after 2 weeks I'm down to 267.2 lbs! Looks like celery really is a wonder vegetable. Hopefully I can stay the course. I also do some running/walking at Chisolm park down the street which can only help...at least that's my philosophy. Looks like it's working pretty good so far.

"One Fun Spring Break!"

yes, I know this is a little late in coming, but when work gets busy, I get busy. But I did manage to take spring break off so that I could hang out with Zach and Emmy and do some things none of us have done before. Our first stop was a place I stumbled upon while at lunch one day:



A real life coin shop! Emmy bought two unopened pennies (very shiny) and Zach bought a Texas Bicentennial medal (again, very shiny). It was pretty cool.

Tuesday Emmy accepted a Six Flags invitation so it was just me, Zach...and Zach's friend Chelsea. I am usually the one taking their friends to this place for the first time:



Yep, we all knew this place was what I was talking about.





After we walked around here...we went down to the Trinity River:



I didn't even know Zach threw up bunny ears until a week later ha ha.

Turns out Tarrant County pumped a few bucks into turning the riverfront property into a medical education campus, complete with waterfalls:





This shot got me a little unwanted attention from a Fort Worth police officer. Turns out...no standing!

Wednesday The Overalls and Barkers saddled up and went out to the Living Science Center at River Legacy Park:



Yes, he's looking for bugs. He was told to.



Not sure what Emmy found...but I'm pretty sure it made its way home with us.

Next stop...the Fort Worth Stockyards:



Emmy: "Hey Dad, what does that sign mean behind me?"

Dad: "I think it's calling you a cow..."

Emmy: "What!? Why would Fort Worth be so mean?"

Dad: "Not sure...I'll file a complaint."



Lunch! I was beyond starving so a big ol burger really hit the spot.



The running of the bulls! They didn't run much though. Just moseyed.

Then...the shootout:





I guess we know who won.

Then The rest of the week we tended to Zach as he had to have a dingleberry-ectomy (in layman's terms, he had to have his ascended testicle lowered. He was a trooper though. Now he's "good to go."

Yes I made Fluffy pose for this:



Was a really fun week. First time I've ever taken spring break off. May have to make this a traditional thang.