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!

June & now July

Man oh man where did June go?? Well here's a summary... The kids finished up school the first week, Addy was so excited to hace a pre-k graduation. Jimmy graduated from Tiger to Wolf in cub scouts. We spent a week in Houston and had lots of fun with family. We did the beach, lots of swimming in the pool, Dave & Jimmy did Nasa, and I got some shopping in. Good times! Dave started working again, which is good...but we sure do miss him! It was so nice having him at home with us. Jimmy, Addy, and Timmy spent a week in Dallas with their grandparents and had lots of fun there too! Many parks, splash pad, picnic, went to see Papa's airplane, and so much more! Back at home Elly turned 8 months! Wow! Where has the time gone? She has developed such a fun personality! She is definately a Daddy's girl, and very much spoiled. Also, we painted the front living room a nice mellow green, California Avacado to be specific...

and I love it! My sister came and we took a day trip to Beeville to visit our Great Aunt.

The weekend of the 4th we had both families here for Elly's blessing. It was a very nice, and special day! We really enjoyed having so much family here with us. The night of the 4th we did a few small fireworks out back, and watched the big ones from Sea World. All and all it's a been busy, fun month!