Early July

We left the farm minus one family member. Jackson went back to Frisco with his Papa John & Nana for some special together time. They had such a good week! Jackson never got homesick and they said he was perfect! I enjoyed some one-on-one time with my Benjamin. I forgot how quiet it is with just one child. :-) Papa John, Nana, and Jackson all came back to Sugar Land for July 4 weekend. I was so happy to have him home!!! I really missed my little buddy. We watched the fireworks, which totally confused Jackson. He was wondering where Cinderella's Castle was! (The last time we saw fireworks was at Disney World in September- he remembered!) BEN IS WALKING. He decided (on July 4) that he would walk and not sit down. He seems so big now walking and talking!

We went to Sugar Land's Childrens Museum with a group from church. This is a dig pit that my boys LOVED!

I no longer have any pennies in my purse!

Love this grin with his ice cream cone!

Fun At The Farm

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This Week/ No Pics

*Warning to Non-Family: This will be completely boring to you!!! I'm trying to keep the out-of-towners updated.*

What a week!
Sunday: Father's Day. I am blessed with an amazing dad and my boys have a great daddy! We had a mini-celebration for Ryan in the middle of our Sunday morning craziness (it was my day to make breakfast for class), enjoyed church, and had a wonderful Father's Day lunch at Pappasitos with the young Normans. Then we put the boys down for a nap and got ready for our First Family to come over. We did our little marriage dvd, grilled out, and all the kiddos swam in kiddie pools. It was a really fun day! :-)

Monday: I decided it would be a perfect afternoon to take the boys to the pool. (Note: it takes FOREVER to get ready to go to the pool.) We got in swimsuits, put on sunscreen, packed the pool bag, loaded up in the car, and drove to the pool. It was a little cloudy, but not too bad. We got to the pool, unloaded the car, and walked up to the gate. (This has been about a 45 min process by now.) The 16 year old lifeguard looks at me and says, "We think we might have heard thunder. So, we're going to close the pool." REALLY??? It was NOT thundering. Awesome.

Tuesday: no real stories. Had my first bad grocery store experience. Ben was not a happy camper, so I was pushing Jackson in the giant race car while holding Ben and trying to keep up with my shopping list/coupons. It was a work out! :-) I made this for dinner...yum!

Wednesday: Swim Lessons!!! Jackson is my little fish. His teacher told me Jackson didn't want to stay above water much! We've been teaching the Kindergarten class on Wed nights. It is absolutely hilarious. I have no idea how I used to teach kindergarten all day long, b/c I'm exhausted after my one hour with them! It's worth it though. So, we'll be getting ready for class tonight.

We're getting excited to spend some time with Ryan's side of the family at "Family Fun Day" coming up!

Don't Ya Wish You Could Be HOT Like Us? Don't Ya???

Well, it's about 100+ degrees here. Hope some of you are enjoying your nice 68 degree weather!

Nothing better than a popsicle on a hot day

Charlie is our guard dog

For some, the sound of music inspires you to run through the beautiful city Salzburg singing and dancing. Did you pretend you were Maria today???
For us, the sound of music inspires some *awesome* dancing:

This little guy has been standing a lot and has been taking 7-8 steps at a time! We're so close!

Stay cool!

Guten Morgen

Good morning from TX to Germany! I'll try to do a better job of putting pics on everyday (no need for anymore demanding emails!!!).

Charlie is right at home here. We're excited to have him for a while!

We made a HEB stop on our way home from First Family.

Love you!

Playdates, A Wedding, & The Pool

Playdate with Aiden

This is what I get for trying to take a picture!

Our favorite stop on the way to Dallas-Bucees.

Jackson & James at the wedding

This is what the boys did for a l-o-n-g time at the reception

Leah & I were awesome cake slicers/servers :-)

The beautiful bride & groom, Aubrey & Brian Butts

Ben crashed with his Papa John & Nana

&Dad

Jackson & Uncle Morgan at church

Jackson listening at church just like the rest of the row

Sonic Jr. Sundae after swim lessons...life is rough for this kid.

My baby

Playing in the mud

I'm so proud of my little swimmer. He's doing great!