My Boys

Enjoying the PERFECT weather at the park!

They were marching in the Lord's Army...

playtime at Stomping Grounds

Yoga

Jackson is really into pretend play now...can you tell? :-)

Ben got his first haircut!

Pics

Kathryn & Baby James on his 6 month bday

Cookies & Cars make shopping so much more fun!

Working on "projects"

Ben LOVES his Pops

Was I really supposed to tell this precious angel "no no"???

We play in the mud...go ahead and judge...it's how we roll.

Ben says "cheese" now!!!

Labor Day Beach Weekend

Jackson feeding the birds

Fishing with Uncle Ryan

Boat Ride

Captain Jackson

more fishing

my beach bums

Lost Pines & Cousins

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It's Been Over A Month

We're still here! Did you miss us? :-) This will be a random catch-up post about the last month.

GranMartha & my perfect nephew James

Jackson rolling out his homemade GREEN play dough

Ben is now 15 1/2 months old. He is the sweetest, happiest baby!

Jackson loves to play computer games at the library.

My boys took me to Chuy's for my 27th birthday. My girlfriends took me out another night, and I'm so bummed we didn't get any pictures.

We stayed at Pops & GranMartha's for a few nights while they were in TN.

Ben + Charlie = BFF

We kept Norma Jean while the young Norman's went to the beach. Ben took over her crate!

Papa John & Nana came to visit!

My mom bought these waffle blocks for the boys. Papa John built Jackson a chair!

Jackson the cowboy!

Hmm...what else has been happening?

• Jackson went to the dentist. Of course, he LOVED it! Who doesn't love Lana & Dr. Hilliard?
• The boys had their 15 month and 3 year old check up. I'm always reminded how blessed I am to have such healthy kids.
• I got to go out to dinner with my college roomies (Linds, we missed you!)
• Lots of playdates, swimming, and summer fun!
• We finished teaching kindergarten class on Wed nights. They were such a good group, and we had lots of fun with them!
  
• We just returned from a mini-vacation to Lost Pines with Pops & GranMartha- pics coming soon. I am going through s'mores withdrawal at night.
  

Can't believe summer is almost over!!! I am ready for cooler days. My boys don't seem to mind the 100 degree days- they just want to be OUTSIDE.

Have you heard the song Christ is Risen by Matt Maher? It's my new fave. Listen and enjoy!

Galveston 2010

Our dear friends Lynn & Sarah Smith shared their beach house with us again this summer! They let us stay there (just the 4 of us) Wednesday through Sunday. We had such a fantastic vacation. We played at the beach, relaxed at the beach house, ate lots of junk food, went to Schlitterbahn, ate at the Rainforest Cafe, and just enjoyed being together!

Jackson found a friend

This was as far as Ben would go in the water!

He didn't mind that his snacks got covered in sand

They worked really hard to dig this tunnel!

Our 1 picture from Schlitterbahn! The boys loved it there! :-)

Jackson looking at the rainbow

Jackson had NO fear of the ocean. Ryan was such a good sport to play with him in the water for hours at a time! Jackson loved jumping over the waves.

Ben enjoyed walking in the sand

Leaving the beach after a day of fun in the sun

I can't even tell you how much food the boys ate while we were there. The beach made them eat and sleep like champs! I'm considering moving there permanently.

Puzzles after a full day of playing outside.

Thank you Smiths! We loved our time in Galveston!