After the Wedding

The day after we had lots of time to play and relax with Nana, Papa, and the Aunts & Uncles. My kids love going down to the creek at the back of the property. If you are wondering about their odd attire...Jimmy is EXTRA sensitive to poison ivy, and so to prevent contact with it Nana has gotten all the kids extra long tube socks, one pair for their legs and another for their arms, boots, and BIG shirts to cover their regular clothes up. This trip to the creek was extra exciting. A recent storm had changed the flow, and created a small waterfall on one side of the dam...Jimmy thought this made a great slide. Timmy of course was casting his pole cause he LOVES to fish. Addy waded around like it was a pool. They attempted to skip rocks too. When a small snake was spotted Dave set out to catch it...and he did with the help of his brother-n-laws. They were so proud they brought it up to the house to show everyone. They also caught a small catfish in the process. Very fun day.

Long time NO Blog...

So I've been out of the blogging loop for nearly a month now. I feel so behind and have so much to post about. A quick summary of the past month. We've been to 2 weddings, spent a week in Houston, had 2 sets of house guests, and have been sick. My goal for the week is to once again back track and get things posted.

The last weekend in May we were in Dallas as Dave's sister Jennifer was getting married. Jennifer looked beautiful, and we were happy to welcome Robert into the family.

The ceremony was beautiful, and their reception was very nice. We enjoyed getting see everyone. All except Dave's 2 brothers were there. We also got to see Dave's Grandparents. Also worth mentioning... Dave's sister Marianne graduated med school the last week of May, so we now have a doctor in the family. And his youngest sister Deserae is pregnant due in September. So for the first time we will be an aunt and uncle, and our kids will have a cousin! Very exciting happenings!!! More to come...

Fresh Berries

Do you see that berry turning black??? YUMMY! Our blackberry bush has been doing really well. We've been getting a handful of fresh ripe blackberries each day. I love blackberries. As a kid I had an Aunt that made homemade blackberry jelly from fresh berries that was so good! I lovingly nicknamed it messy jelly at a very young age. I am so excited now to be able to go right out back and pick my own fresh blackberries.

Memorial Day Weekend

Look what we did over Memorial Day weekend:

Mustang Island

Last week on the 14th we were spontaneous for the first time in forever! We went to Corpus Christi and Mustang Island for a few days. A good friend offered us her hotel room that she couldn't use on a Thursday night, so we quickly packed, Dave took Friday off, and we start driving. We got there checked in and went for a swim in at the hotel. The next morning we slept in, enjoyed the free breakfast and played around. Then we went to lunch at one of my favorite places that I hadn't been in years. Then we went out to Mustang Island state park for the day. After having so much we decided to extend our stay, and reserved a campsite. We made a quick trip into town to HEB for some food, and we were back on the beach setting up a tent. Funny thing too, we got the van stuck in the sand didn't take any pictures, which I'm regretting. But we got it out so all was good! It was way cool to camp on the beach, a first for us, I think we'll do it again.

Jimmy's 2nd tooth

Jimmy lost his second tooth on Sunday May 10th.

He was very excited to have another visit from the tooth fairy.

Back Tracking...Soccer

On May 2nd we had our last soccer game for the spring. We played, then presented the kids and assistant coach with awards, then had refreshments and played at the park. It was lots of fun. Unfortunately I (Liz) was the only one from my fam there. So Coach Dave wasn't there for the last game, and my kids weren't there to recieve their awards. Long story made short, Timmy was sick earlier in the week and with the "Local Scare" was tested for swine flu. It was negative, thankfully, but as a precaution the whole family was treated and golly that's pricey medicine! Anyways, everyone was doing well Friday and we were set for Saturday. I did a quick overnight trip to my sisters to come back to Jimmy & Addy now sick. So since I'd been away, and Dave had been with all the kids and the germs. I was sent to run the show. All went well, but I missed having them there. Here's a slideshow of the last game: