This was a terrific week. I say that with all of the sarcasm you can imagine.  This week my car broke down, our air conditioner broke down, and the pool pump broke down.  Yes, all in the same week.  My car was in the shop for a few days and the air conditioner repair man spent about 6 hours here one day.  Then there is the pool.  We asked the local pool man to come out and see if he could diagnose the problem.  He said that we needed to replace our pump.  Yay, great news!  Ha! Anyway, Clinton dismantled the pump and we brought it to San Antonio to have it hooked up and tested. As it turns out, there was nothing wrong with it at all.  They told us that we probably had something clogging our line.  So, Clinton goes to Home Depot and purchases a few pieces of equipment to snake out the line from the pool to the house.  He spent about 5 hours outside and eventually came to the conclusion that he wasn't going to be able to do it with what he had.  He could get to the blockage but he couldn't clear it.  The next day I called a plumber out to see if he could work some magic.  He spent a few hours out there too, and even used the "big guns" machine (which they charge $65 to use plus the labor and service call fees) and he still couldn't get it.  He told us that we were gonna have to cut the line out to get whatever it was out of there.  Again, good news.  That evening, Clinton dug up the ground where the lines went into the pool and prepared to take the clogged one out of the ground, which happened to be in between two other lines.  He was not happy about this at all and decided to try one last thing.  He got a tennis ball from the garage and held it to one end of the line to let the water pressure build up.  He let it go and it spewed like Old Faithful, pushing everything out of the line!  We were soooo excited! After all of the money we spent trying to fix it, he ended up fixing it with a tennis ball!  We didn't care, though, we were just happy to have it fixed.  The clog was a giant piece of wood that somehow ended up in the pool and, eventually, the intake line.  This shows how well the pump worked after the clog was out:

We had a GREAT Easter this year! Our playgroup had its annual Easter egg hunt at my friend Abby's house, and the kids had a blast! My parents came in for the weekend, and got to see Tanner find her Easter basket on Easter morning. However, Tanner woke up with a fever that day and was really lethargic so we didn't end up going to church even though we were all dressed and ready. She fell asleep in my arms on the couch right before we were going to leave. Luckily, once she slept for a bit she started feeling better so we were able to head to Haley and Jason's for lunch and an Easter egg hunt. We had a great time.

Ready, set, go!

I think this picture symbolizes everything that is good about being a kid!

This is Tanner's favorite thing to do in the entire world!

We were having a nice peaceful dinner one night when a food fight broke out. I have no idea who started it, but both Tanner and Clinton thought it was the most hilarious experience of their lives!  It is turkey that they are throwing in the video...

We had a fun St. Patrick's Day this year. It was on a Wednesday so we went to story time at the library and Alma brought everyone four leaf clover antennas to wear. We went to Chili's to eat, afterward, and really enjoyed the day with Alma and Addison.  Tanner was tired when we got home, so this is what I had to work with when documenting her green outfit...