Forgot One

Before the small road trip to Bryan we did one to the Dallas area. Our nephew was being blessed and we were able to go be there for it. It was really fun to see so much family! In the last year we have become an Aunt and Uncle to our two cute nephews, but with all that has been happening we haven't been able to see them much. So this weekend trip was a great opportunity to really play with these little guys! At the end of the weekend the kids weren't ready to leave, and since it was still summer the 3 oldest ones stayed and played a little longer with Nana & Papa.



Jennifer, Robert, and Benjamin















4 Generation Picture, Liz, Elly, Dave, Timmy, Nana
Cindy, Papa David, Jimmy, Grandma, Addy, and Grandpa

The kids and their cousins:Timmy,

Stanley, Addy, Elly, Jimmy, and Benjamin

Playing with the babies

small road trip

Early August I was picking up the 3 older kids (they had been with Nana Cindy & Papa David), on my way through Austin I picked up my brother Stephen who came along for the ride. We met up with the kids and headed to B/CS to see family. We enjoyed a fun dinner out at Fritellas, one of my fave local spots, with Stephen, Laura, Lesley, & Doug. We had lots of fun spending time with Grandma & Grandpa. We went to the splash pad park which has always been a favorite. Funny thing, when we pulled up Jimmy said, "that's not it! this place is too small! it's not what I remember!" HA HA I told him it was the same, that he had just gotten bigger since last summer. Either way it didn't stop him from getting out there and having fun! We also stopped in on some friends for a play date, thanks Heather we loved seeing you guys! It was a last minute unplanned trip, so we didn't get to see everyone we would have liked too, but there will always be another time.

Catching Up... River 2010

Life has been BUSY! So lets see if I can start to catch up!

Late July we took our annual family trip to the Frio River for a stay at Cold Springs camp. We enjoyed tubing, fishing, swimming, great food, and spending time with family and friends. Jimmy & Addy went out for the whole week and stayed with Nana Kaye & Papa Jim. The rest of us joined them on Friday for the weekend. It was Elly's first time, but she was still on oxygen so no water fun for her just yet. She spent most days playing, snuggling, and napping with her Nana.

Elly at 9 & 10 months

Elly

Elly has recently discovered her feet and can be found like this throughout the day. She loved to pull them up and play with her toes. She has also become a pro a yanking off her oxygen cords, her poor face is getting so red and irritated from it...

She went in this last week for a sleep study to monitor and test her off of the oxygen. She seemed to do well but we don't get the results from the doctor for a few weeks still. We are really hoping it will be the end of the oxygen. This is her all wired up for the testing...and amazingly enough with all that junk on her she was still able to sleep... on a side note these cute pink penguin pjs she is wearing (at almost 9 months) were Addy's coming home clothes from the hospital at 3 days old.

Swim Lessons

Jimmy and Addy took swim lessons at a city pool for the last 2 weeks and loved it!!! Jimmy keeps asking if he can be on a swim team now. Timmy wasn't old enough for lessons, but they let him play in the kiddie pool so he was happy.

Dave's Birthday!

On July 12th Dave turned 30! Lucky boy got 3 birthday cakes. We did one a week early when extended family was here for Elly's blessing. We surprised him with cupcakes on his birthday at work when we met him lunch. And of course the real cake the night of his birthday! He got a guitar and all the accesories for his gift, and the kids have gotten a kick out of watching him learn to play. Happy Birthday Dave, we love you!