Since the Pumpkin Patch

Wow! I don't know whether to catch up and blog what's happened since the pumpkin patch or just start from here! A few weeks after the pumpkin patch came halloween. Now that I'm writing that I think I will blog about that because I need some of it written for me. Then of course was Thanksgiving where we decided to stay in town and just enjoy being a family! What a blessing! I will also write more about that. We've also had lots of fun days inbetween and tonight we got just a tad of snow. We are in that crazy time of year where the calender doesn't have enough room to keep up with all the events...and I want to do them all because I'm determined to make memories and traditions for/with our family. I will write more soon. For now I think I'll go to bed. That would be the smart thing to do. God bless.

Pumpkin Patch

Carter in the haystack.
Cason on the haystack.
You are supposed to ride the pumpkins, right?
Cason's masterpiece.

Today, we were able to go to a Pumpkin Patch that is not far from here. We had such a great day. James sister, Laura, was able to go with us and that made it even more special! I know I say it over and over but I love watching my kids have fun and experience new things. We went to the pumpkin patch last year, too, but last year Carter spent the entire time in the stroller and this year he got to run around. Carter actually ran out of energy a little earlier than Cason so he didn't paint a pumpkin but they both had such a great time. When I put Cason to bed he said his favorite part was the hayride and the "train"(this little kid train pulled by a tractor-so cute!). That sort of surprised me since from the moment we got there he was ready to paint a pumpkin. The place we go has animals to pet, a hay maze, some little games, a playscape, a hayride, food, pumpkins to buy and paint, and some other stuff that our kids can't do yet. We had a great time....enjoy the pics! (It was really hard to choose from the 84 pics we took-but most of you will get an email where you will be forced to look at all of them!)

Lately

The last time I posted was about almost exactly a month ago. Now, preschool is in full swing and the boys are doing great! Carter has finally decided there is no need to cry in the morning...and I can hear him laughing in the hall during transition times! YEAH! I am so glad he is finally adjusting. He has turned this huge corner in the past 2 weeks. Mostly our life lately has just been the regular...church, church events, playdates with friends, preschool, and back in our list this fall-FOOTBALL. James is definitely enjoying his new job. Cason also thinks Daddy's new job is very cool. Carter doesn't have a clue and can NOT sit through a football game. I gave him a chance week before last....let's just say he's not going again for a while. Everything is going great, the weather is finally turning fallish, and our calender for the season keeps getting fuller! I LOVE this season. I love the weather, I love all the fun activities that go with the season(especially now that I have children to share them with), and I love all the traditional holiday stuff and of course all the baking! I hope you are enjoying the start of the holiday season,too.

First day of preschool

Carter is not sitting
Cason thinking he has better things to do.

Okay, we know Cason and Carter are two very different kids. Every year when Cason starts school he sits outside on the bench and waits for his picture. So I have great pics of Cason at Carter's age ready for his first day. This did not happen this year...Carter doesn't sit...Cason thought he would follow suit and not pose for a first day picture...but that's okay because I will know when I look at those pictures I'll know thats what was going on. Sometimes I just have to let go and not have the perfect picture and know that the picture I have was their mood for that day and shows their personality!

Carter...what more do I say

At a friends house...completely comfortable on their table.
Cereal on his face, don't ask me how.

It just seemed wrong to give Cason all that space and not give some space to Carter....or as we call him Carter Bug....he is so very different from Cason....the words quiet and reserved are not used when talking about Carter...Cason was not even like this when he was little so as Carter gets older it's going to be interesting to see the difference in their personalities. Carter is HILARIOUS! He runs around growling like a tiger, he loves to climb, we have pics of him on top of tables, under tables, in the dishwasher, in the refrigerator, standing in rocking chairs...he's just a busy kind of guy...not bad, though....it's not like he's getting into things he's not supposed to...he just stays busy. He doesn't sit for long(watching a football game is probably not going to work for him...playing the football game would work better) He's still not really talking much-mostly he grunts and growls, and stomps his feet when he wants something...but he's just so precious that for the moment we aren't gonna worry about the not talking thing. The one word he does say now which is totally appropriate for him is "GO!"

Playing football

Cason, Mr Creative

Sweet Cason

(Warning:This may become boring, but it's my way of getting all in writing so I don't forget it)Cason is such a quiet reserved little guy and always has been. (not at all like Carter) But when he talks everything that comes out of his mouth is full of creativity, imagination, and humor. His imagination is HUGE and sometimes EXHAUSTING for whoever is playing with him. We have to act out scenes from cars, he tells you who you are and what lines you are going to say...we act out scenes from backyardigans and Monster Trucks with the same rules....I just can't even describe the scope of his imagination...he constantly has SOMETHING going on....


-recently I went into his room...he is sitting on a little stool with his bible facing his bed and all his cars were lined up down the bed facing him...he told me he was the teacher and he was teaching them about Moses. PRECIOUS MOMENT


-the other day he had both hands full(probably with cars) and he was trying to open a door...he looked at me and said, "Could you help me, I'm not a hoctopus(octopus)?" I thought that was so clever.


-Sunday at church I gave him a dollar to put in the plate and usually he just has coins...so he was examing his dollar and told James that was his money which is where James reminded him that it was actually God's money....in the most serious face he looked up at James, pointed at George Washington, and said "Is THAT God?" James of course says no and Cason is then very inquisitive about who that is....so funny...the whole pew enjoyed the moment!


-He's been very inquisitive about God lately...riding in the car he wanted to know if God was with us and I of course told him that yes, God is always with us, then he pointed at another car and wanted to know if God was with them so I told him yes and he just sat quiet...processing I guess...last night we got out of our car and he asked me..."God is with us, right mom?" I can't imagine what all is going through his little head and is that a scary thought to little guys that God is with us all the time and we can't ever see him? If some mother wants to give me some advice on that I'll listen.


-last night was James' teams first football game and though Cason went to about 30 football games when he was a little guy he hasn't been to one since he was old enough to remember....he had lots of questions about what was going on....who were those girls(cheerleaders), when were they going to play ball....are those guys(the players)fighting....why aren't those guys playing(the guys on the sidelines waiting), why couldn't he go give daddy a hug..."I can be really really fast and come right back."...After the first game a player came into the stands to talk to his parents and you would have thought he was some famous superhero...Cason looked at him with these huge eyes and said, "Momma, LOOK at that." and pointed to the player...he was so in awe of that kid in his uniform and pads in the stands and so close to us like a moviestar....he just watched him and watched him and as he left Cason said, AND he has a HELMET!" So sweet...I think he's definitely going to enjoy football season.....


He's just so fun right now to watch and listen to all the things that go through his little head.

It's been a while

It's obviously been a while since I've written. It's funny how time goes...it seems that we've been so crazy busy and yet haven't really done a thing...does that make sense. Since the last post, the boys and I have started back to "preschool" 2 days a week, James has started his teaching/coaching job, his team had their first game, we've spent a few weekends away, Cason has said some funny things, and so basically we've just lived life! The above events will be individually blogged on as my time permits.

Coach Hammack

YEAH! He's back! James is so excited to be officially back into coaching. He is working at a middle school here in town! They have had camp this week and so he's had a lot of fun. Cason is also excited....he tells people James has a new job..."teach kids to play football". We'll see if Cason and Carter can handle the stands every Tuesday night...actually, Cason will do fine...but you all know how Carter feels about sitting still.

Cason wanted to try on daddy's new shirts

WIGGLY CONCERT

During the concert

We were able to take Cason to see the Wiggles in San Antonio. He has been hooked on the Wiggles since February when we went to a friends birthday that was all Wiggles. I think we watched Wiggles nonstop from February till the end of May when we became addicted to Cars and Wiggles slid into second place. The tickets were bought way back in April so I'm glad that he still has such a love for them. Carter did not get to go so it was just a fun thing for the three of us. Cason had an absolute blast! I wish you could have seen the look of awe on his face when the Wiggles entered the stage driving the big red car. I would say it was priceless...but we actually paid a good chunk for that smile:) ALL WORTH IT! We had a great time...I can't say enough good things about the Wiggles, they made the show very personable, were wonderful entertainers, showed how much they love their jobs, and made it fun for adults and kids. I am so grateful we were able to do it.

Celebrate

YEAH! James' last day at his current job was Monday. We went out for a celebratory dinner with Bruce and Joyce and we were blessed to have some special friends in town, Heather, Caleb, and Ashlyn, so they were able to go eat with us also. We had a great dinner at Red Robin Burgers and enjoyed being able to celebrate the end of one job and the beginning of another. His first official day for the school district is next Monday!

THE EYE

Cason woke up yesterday morning and told me his eye was broke. It looked like he had been beaten up. I immedietly called the doctor and we were able to get in early yesterday morning. Our doctor said it looks like an insect bite of some kind to give him benydryl and if it wasn't better in 24 hours she needed to see him. GUESS WHAT? Today it is swollen shut...so needless to say we have an appointment in a couple hours. Hopefully, she will say that it is normal and stick to her first diagnosis of a bug bite. He just looks pathetic. It is becoming very frustrating to him that he can't open his eye.

July Fourth

July 4th shirt
July 4th shirt
Watching fireworks, eating crackers
Sleeping on the deck during fireworks

We were on the beach for the holiday. What a great way to spend Independence Day. We've never been on the beach for the fourth. It was amazing how many cars and people showed up on that day and parked all the way down the beach...when it got dark I think every single person there went and bought a sack of fireworks to set off. It was a lot of fun to sit out there and watch all the fireworks down the beach...it went on for hours. Carter LOVED them, he pointed and squealed. Cason thought they were pretty but that they were too loud. He ended up falling asleep on the deck. So precious! Great memories.

BEACH

2 minutes after getting there
Beautiful Boy
Our Family
Silly Boy
Bubbles on the beach

We waited for months, and months, and then weeks, and days....Cason had a count down calender...and if he saw a picture of a beach he was like, "I'm going there!" So it finally came! YEAH! We were able to spend several days at a beach house in Surfside, TX, courtesy of James' grandparents. James' grandparents get a beachhouse every other year and the whole family goes and stays a week. We actually only stayed 3 nights, and 4 days. It was perfect. Our little people would have never lasted an entire week...they were absolutely exhausted by the time we went home.

Cason really didn't care much for the ocean, just like 2 years ago, but he loved being there, and playing in the sand, and getting carried into the water was fine. He had so much fun. The second day, we were in the water and it got in his face and in the sweetest voice he said, "I wish I had some schwim glasses." So, Minnie got him some during nap time and he was able to wear his "googles" that afternoon. Cason and Minnie spent alot of time building sandcastles and playing in the muddy sand, and playing with bubble wands (the best $2.00 I ever spent).

Carter, of course, was a whole different story. Those of you who know the boys won't be surprised at the fact that Carter RAN as fast as his little legs could go all the way to the water, giggling, and growling all the way. He was absolutely hillarious. He was so much fun to watch...he hardly ever sat still. He ran back and forth, in and out of the water. He did stop every once in a while to play in the sand. Again, the difference in the boys personalities came out. Cason "cleanly" played in the sand while Carter threw it all over himself and tasted it numerous times....something Cason NEVER did-not even at Carter's age. He fell face first in the ocean, got up, dusted himself off, and kept running. But what is it about kids that can get all kinds of wet while playing in the ocean or the pool and then you try to wash their hair in the bath and the scream their heads off? I really don't get that.

I had the most fun watching them play and have new experiences, and making new memories. I absolutely love watching my kids have fun and experience new things!

Enjoy the pictures!

Let's Watch Ball

It was a guys night. James' dad had tickets to go see the baseball team that plays near our home. Cason was so excited to get to go with just the guys and to ride in Grandaddy's truck! So they had a great time...eating hot dogs, chips, cotton candy, and I really don't know what else they had since I wasn't there. Cason definetely had fun-here are a few pics. (Did I mention they were in a box?)

102.7

I'm home with a sick baby. Carter woke up yesterday morning with a fever. He doesn't really have any other symptoms so probably a "fever virus". That's what my doctor always says when there are no other symptoms. So we'll see how he does today, thankfully his fever is lower than yesterday but he looks pathetic. His little eyes aren't opened all the way and he just wants held all the time. He climbed up on James and fell asleep last night...anyone who knows Carter knows that's not normal. He only has a day or two to get well. We leave for the beach Wednesday! We don't have time for any sickness.

All Done

Water Slide
Running

What a week! We had VBS from Sunday to Thursday. It's tiring for anyone...especially the boys. Just the daily scheduling around the house changes when you have to be napped, dressed, and ready to walk out the door at 5:30ish. It was a lot of fun...we all enjoyed it and we all learned from it. The last night we only had one session and then had some fun things to do outside. Cason has gotten so brave in the past few months...I don't think he would have gone near these inflatables in April or May.

Our God is Awesome

Cason in class
Cason and Greg in the pillar
Carter loving class
Carter's first artwork
That is the theme for the week at our Vacation Bible School. The boys are having a great time. Cason keeps talking about "Station Bible School". Both boys are having a great time learning about how truly awesome our God is and learning some of the amazing stories of the Bible. Carter and Cason have classes that stay in one place. Cason's room is greatly decorated, and he has about 13 kids in there. They are doing all kinds of things in there to stay busy. I wish I could watch more but I'm working in a different room. Carter's room is also lots of fun and he has 6 or 7 kids with him and the room is so inviting that there's no crying to leave him or anything. I set him down and he starts playing. His class is focusing on God's creation so their room is filled with animals that God made, and water,etc. There is a pool of rice that has animals buried in that they can sit and play in, there is a tub of water with floating ducks or frogs(it changes). Last night Carter was so wet he needed a second set of clothes. I'm sure I will post more VBS later. The room James and I are working in is one of the rooms that kids rotate to and it is the story of God leading with the pillar of cloud and fire..one of the pics is of Cason with our friend Greg in one of the pillars.

California

Sunset at the beach
James onstage at Universal
This post is a little out of order but I thought I'd show a few pictures from James' trip. I can't tell you much about the trip since I wasn't there. They went to the beach a couple times and they went to Sea World, Universal Studios, and drove through Hollywood. They had a great time and then they made the long drive home....James drove all the way from LA. I'm really glad he got to go...he needed a break.

Fathers Day

Since James was going to be gone on Fathers Day we celebrated Fathers Day on Saturday. It was such a sweet morning. This is really the first year we have celebrated Fathers day and involved the boys because this is the first year Cason could understand. We all went and ate breakfast at a restaurant(super rare) and gave James his present and card. Cason had worked very hard to make a Fathers Day card for James so he insisted that we wrap it. It was so cute and he even signed his name. I was so proud of him because he had known James' gift for over a week and had not peeped a word about it...but as soon as I handed James the package Cason said, "Open your coffee cup, daddy". I just thought that was perfect, it was so sweet and innocent. We had gotten James a coffee cup with the boys pictures all over it. After we finished our breakfast we drove James to the airport and went home. Cason has not had any type of airport experience so it was neat to show him the plane or two we could see on the way in, but I really wish that he could go in and see James off like the olden days. So he was a little dissapointed because he wanted to see James get on a plane...but he quickly forgot.

Even little people know

There is a peace in my home today. James was able to go with our youth group to California. He was gone from Saturday to middle of the night on Thursday. I took that opportunity to spend a few days at my parents(Pepaw and Grammy) house which I really enjoyed. Plus it was nice to have a little extra help for a few days. We also were able to spend an evening with Minnie and Papa and Granpa and Granma...also a lovely evening. I just have to say it's a good thing that it wasn't any longer. I don't think Cason would have made it. It's not like he asked for him daily, or talked about missing him....but his behavior slowly deteriorated and thankfully is back on track today. It is so interesting to me how that works...his little mind probably couldn't process to tell you that's why he was so out of sorts but I know he needed James. Carter's behavior didn't change,but it's funny because one day he sat with a picture book and just kept pointing to James and looking at us like "what about him?, where is he?". Anyway, we are grateful to have James home that everyone had a safe trip and that our life can go back to normal.

10 Years, BABY!

James and I are celebrating our 10 year anniversary today. It is so crazy to us...we can't believe it's been 10 years. We met in "prime-time" my freshman year of high school. "Prime-time" was Gatesville's fancy word for study hall. We dated through high school, went to prom together, were at each other's graduations, and sports banquets, and academic banquets, and band trips, and anything else you can think of. Then we both went to college in San Marcos, stayed in the same dorm building, and got married while in school. We then moved into apartment #1501 on Linda Lane and finished school while both working almost full time in retail jobs. After I graduated we moved to Georgetown and lived in an apartment while James commuted to San Marcos! After James graduated we soon bought our first house in Round Rock...and soon added our dog Packer. Three years later we were blessed to bring home Cason...2 years later we were blessed again to bring home Carter...and then we moved to our current home. Wow! We've done so much together and I love that our history is filled with pictures of high school events and graduation and that we've known each other for so long. The first ten years have been awesome! We are blessed beyond belief. We thank God for everything and everyone in our life.
Love ya,babe! (I wish I had a picture scanned in to post of the beginning-but I don't)

"And I got m and ms!"

You just had to be there to here the excitement in his voice and see the sweet look on his face. Here's the story. I went to the grocery store one night this week, bought my groceries, checked-out and asked for $8.00 in cash. I got ALL THE WAY home and realized that she didn't give me the cash. So back to the grocery store we went(me and both boys at dinner time). When we get there the girl that had checked me out was on break and I would have to wait on here to get my money. I needed the money because Cason and I were going to the movie the next morning. So we waited and Cason handed me some m&ms, and I was talking and just set them aside on the check out stand(in my head that meant no, Cason, we are not getting m&ms). Luckily, the girl remembers, gives me my money and we are out the door. And I'm like Yeah, now we can go to the movies, and that's when I hear..."And I got m&ms!" YIKKKKKEEESSS! He sure did! He had picked the package back up and did not understand that we didn't pay because he saw me do the money thing with the girl and so he thought that included his very desired candy. Needless to say we took the candy back inside and put it on the shelf. I love kids!

"Nigh-Nigh"

Yeah! Carter is finally adding some things to his repertoire. He says "nigh-nigh" and waves his sweet little hand when he is going to bed. He also voluntarily blew kisses last night to a friend when we were leaving bible study. He's just so precious, and learning new things every day.

Day After Day

Day after day Cason sucks down the toothpaste...how do I teach him to spit? Somebody help me! I've tried several tactics that have failed. He always says he's going to spit and then basically pretends to spit...therefore swallowing every bit of toothpaste. I'm becoming frustrated with not knowing how to teach this....somebody please give me an idea!

Too Funny

For various reasons Carter has a twin bed in his room along with his crib. The twin bed is Cason's old bed and therefore he still refers to it as his and every once in a while wants to sleep on that bed in Carter's room. Today, was one of those days. At nap time I put Carter in his crib and Cason got into that bed. Well, let's just say that 20 minutes later there was no sleeping going on and when I walked in to discipline this is what I found: Cason out of bed, everybook from the bookshelf in Carter's crib, and Carter sitting in the middle of them as happy as he could be, reading. It was one of those moments when the stern discipline face I had put on to open the bedroom door did not work for me because I just couldn't help but laugh.

I would have never....

"I can't believe I'm eating a sandwich!"
"See, it's really a sandwich, PawPaw!"

given Cason a sandwich at this age. Pretty much everyone reading this knows how I am about food but more how I was with Cason. I tore everything he ate till he was like 18 months old into shreds. I was so terrified of him choking-and give me a little credit...he only had 1 tooth when he had his first birthday. Carter is a different story...I do still tear most things to shreds but he's getting some second child privileges that Cason never had (lasagna at six months to name one). But this week he got to eat sandwiches(of course I flattened out the bread flatter than a pancake and then cut it into fours)-what a happy child! He was so excited-I think he felt like a big boy. I just wanted to share the excitement that was written all over his face. I've come such a long way!

Somebody is going to wiggle!

Well...we did it. We bought tickets for a special concert that Cason and either James and I are going to watch. I got online to buy four tickets but after all the crazy extra charges that they put on top of the ticket prices we decided to only buy 2 tickets. Carter would have lots of fun but wouldn't appreciate it like Cason will. Cason doesn't understand the concept of "going to the concert" he thinks we're going to have to figure out how to get in the tv. Everybody have a great weekend.

Now THIS is fun

Carter's thinking, what are they doing to him?

We had family in town this weekend. So we were able to have some extra special fun. We don't get to play with Ashton very often. This is actually only the second time the boys have played together. It only takes a small time to warm up and then they do great-this weekend they played as a team in order to completely soak Grandaddy! All the boys were enjoying the water and decided to start throwing cups of water at Grandaddy till Grandaddy decided he'd just get in. What a great sport!

Birthdays

Cason on the rings
Carter practicing his gymnastics
Sweet boys at the sprinkler park

We have had birthday parties the past two weekends. (Although we are sad because we missed out on our friends, Caleb and Ashlyn's birthday) We have had a lot of fun. Our birthday last weekend was for our friend Abby and she had her party at a sprinkler park and this weekend was for our friend Ella and her birthday was at a gymnastics place in town. Needless to say these were fun places to go. The end of the gymnastics party called for real tears and a breakdown. Both boys had a wonderful time at both parties and both places were completely new experiences for us. I love watching the boys see and do new things! Both girls, Abby and Ella, did a wonderful job turning three and we're glad we could be there to celebrate with them. Cason has been friends with Abby and Ella since they were born. We were all pregnant together. I hope they get to celebrate many more birthdays together.

Father and son time

Daddy & Cason mowing
Cason with his "weedweeter"

Cason and James do special things by themselves every now and then because we think it's important. It's good for Cason to get to go with daddy, without Carter, and do something fun. Even if the something fun is a trip in daddy's "big big truck" to home depot. Cason thinks that is very special. Friday after James got home from work they had a special evening. James took Cason to a park in town that he has been begging to go to but the park isn't Carter friendly so we haven't gone. James surprised him...when they pulled out of the driveway Cason only knew they were going somewhere and he had to wear his tennis shoes. James said Cason was so excited when they pulled up to the park. They played a while and then came home to work in the yard-Cason wanted to do everything James did which was mowing and "weedweeting". They had a great time and it was so much fun to watch Cason's eyes admiring his daddy all night and wanting to be just like him.

He doesn't remember :(

Cason in Packer's house
Cason loving Packer

Maybe it's a good thing...I don't know. When we moved to Georgetown we (James and I) decided to get rid of our dog, Packer. It was a difficult decision but it was the best for our family. We figured if we were going to get rid of Packer then we should go ahead and do it with the move thinking that was the least confusing for Cason. I think he asked about him for 2 days and then never mentioned him again. We have a lot of pictures of our sweet dog...so when Cason is looking through albums I try to skip those pages not knowing what questions I might have to answer. Yesterday, I wasn't paying attention and he saw a picture(below) and said..."look, I'm in there with a dog." It made me kinda sad that he didn't remember Packer because he did like to love on him...but maybe it's best because I've had this fear that he would see a picture and then ask alot of questions about where Packer is and why he isn't here, etc. Have a great weekend everybody.

"Einkeins and cinnamon rolls, YEEHAH!"

I love the funny things that come out of Cason's mouth these days. He is hillarious! That is another reason I am blogging. Maybe this will help me keep up with the funny things he says since I can't seem to remember to write them anywhere else. Everyone with kids know that there is something almost every day that really should be written down because even though everytime I think there is no way I'll forget that...I've forgotten by the next day. So you may see alot of Cason quotes on here because I think it's my way to record it somewhere. Anyway, yesterday we were driving home and Cason said "when we get home I want to watch Einkeins(Little Einsteins). Later down the road he says "when we get home I want a Cinnamon roll(we had just bought some at the store so they were on his mind). So then he says "Einkeins and cinnamon rolls, Yeehah!" I just thought it was so funny-it was so out of the blue and nothing that we or he has said before. Of course then he kept repeating it because I laughed so hard.

Summer Has Begun

We are having so much fun around here. It is summer for us because preschool ended last week and it's really hot! So we have already started doing some fun summer things. There is nothing more fun than watching your kids have fun! I absolutely love watching them have fun. Our friends bought this wonderful water slide and the boys love it! They have played on it a couple times now. Last summer Cason would not touch moving water-he would not even run through a sprinkler. He has always enjoyed the water and he has loved the pool every summer. He hated the ocean and last summer he wouldn't get near moving water. Things have changed because he didn't blink twice when our friends blew this thing up he climbed to the top, slid down, splashed into the water, and then continued to do it over and over again...no matter how wet his face got or who splashed him. OO think he's laughing in every picture I took. YEAH! I feel like we've conquered a fear! Carter is also loving the water. That is no surprise because Carter is not afraid of ANYTHING. We went to a birthday party this weekend at a sprinkler park, water coming from above, water sprouting from the ground, both boys loved it! I am so excited about the summer and all the fun things we can find to do around here to stay busy and enjoy the outdoors.

REFRESHED

Cason and Daddy fishing
Carter in the rocks
This past weekend was refreshing! As parents, James and I needed a little time away. Besides an occasional dinner out we had not really "been away" since Carter was born (he will soon be 15 months). So we decided to take a trip to SIX FLAGS ARLINGTON. We had a great day! We enjoyed being ourselves and not having to worry about the boys and having our own schedule. Meanwhile the boys were having a day away of their own at Minnie and Papa's (James' parents). They were able to go fishing, go to Lions Park, and Chucky Cheese. We all had a great day and then had a great family day on Saturday in Gatesville.

Blogging

I can't believe it either! I never would have thought that I would be a blogger! The thing is I have kids, and my kids have grandparents and great parents who can not see them every day. Blogging is my solution. Now family, and friends who are family can see moments from our daily lives that they wouldn't see otherwise. I hope it doesn't bore you to tears...it probably won't be that exciting for you unless you truly love our family, because that is who this is for.