Two Peas in a Pod...

Easter Bunny was here...

Although, in Texas he finds unique hiding places...

Elissa was very excited this Easter... she enjoyed the Easter egg hunt and lunch with Deni and Grammie...

Happy Easter!

we wish you and your family a very Happy Easter!

Welcome Spring!

We love spring... with the beautiful flowers, chasing butterflies and good old fashion family fun outside before it is too hot!

I am a big kid now...

Elissa has fun playing on the scooter that Uncle Tadd gave her...

I love my cousin

and brunch! Elissa and Sean hugged and Ike and his daddy (aka Clinton) snuggled...

Chocolate...

two of Elissa's favorite things... chocolate and snuggling with daddy!

Sharing with Sean

Elissa is learning the hard chore of sharing. She is realizing that she is no longer the only grandchild. Sean was very happy playing with Elissa's car... Elissa wasn't so happy!

Children's Museum of Houston

This year Heather volunteered for the Membership Committee for the Children's Museum of Houston.

For those of unfamiliar with CMH:

• Rated as the No. 1 children's museum in the country by a MSN.com survey of youth museums and serving more than 750,000 people annually


• The Children's Museum of Houston is the highest-attended youth museum in the country for its size and is dedicated to transforming communities through innovative, child-centered learning


• The Museum offers 14 galleries of hands-on exhibits and innovative outreach programming for kids ages birth to 12 years.


• The Museum broke ground on August 27, 2007 for a new Museum wing. They will be expanding their building and anticipate completion by March 2009. The expansion will result in doubling the Museum’s size to a total of 83,000 square feet.


• For any of you with children, the benefits are great. The exhibits are lots of fun including the “Farm to Market”, “How does it Work” and this spring (March 8th) marks the arrival of the “Magic School Bus” Exhibit plus many more!

Elissa and Sean had a great time playing with Nana, Barbara, Dave and Nick while Heather worked at selling memberships. Sean went straight for the gadgets and Elissa had a great time dressing for the weather!

YEAR LONG BENEFITS FOR ALL MEMBERS

-Unlimited free admission for designated number of people per visit for one full year.
- Members' Express line during busy hours
- Special Members-only events and exclusive Members-only evenings during the summer months
- 10% discount in the Museum Shop on purchases of $5 or more
- Rental option of Celebrations Room for Birthday Parties
- Subscription to the museum bi-monthly newsletter InTouch
- Discounted parking with ticket validation

The membership drive goes through March 31st. Membership Information:
Memberships can be purchased online, at the CMH membership page Select from the hyperlinks to either purchase, upgrade, renew, or donate a membership. Please make sure to include my name (Heather Boyce – Team C) in Section 3: Referred by Solicitor/Volunteer space on the application page. You will receive an e-mail confirmation once your purchase is complete.

All members who join during March will be eligible to win a designer upholstered children's chair as well as a birthday party at the museum.

Please forward to any friends, coworkers or family that you think might be interested. Thank you so much for your support!

Happy 40th Clinton!

It was a big day in the Von-Heider house... Clinton turned 40! We all celebrated with BBQ and yummy chocolate cake at Kevin and Denise's house. As always, Carol was a wonderful hostess! The kids had a great time running and playing in the backyard.

This is Elissa's 2nd day in big girl pants... Not to mention, she napped in her big girl bed too! We are making progress!

Parade Day!

It was another early morning for Heather... this is her 8th year on the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Parade Committee. It was a great day for a parade, first time in many years that it didn't rain! Elissa enjoyed watching the parade on TV with Nick... unfortunately midway through the parade after watching some of the bands march by she remembered that she too had a drum. Needless to say for the rest of the parade Nick listened to Elissa play the drum and sing her ABCs.

After the parade, the committee always enjoys sharing stories about BBQ cook-off antics, pizza and cold beer at Birraporetti's Downtown.