Fun at the park

We had nothing to do today and as many of you know, that is kind of daunting sometimes. I called a couple of friends and we all met up at a shaded park. There were 6 kids total and they all had a BLAST. Theo is finally safe at parks with little supervision (He stops at drop offs on equipment, etc) so this was actually a good experience for us all. Jack has turned into a climbing fanatic and spent most of his time climbing the structures with Alyssa. Both kids managed to get filthy from sweat and sand but that was easily remedied with a bath and a nap!! :)

Tank and Luke come to visit

I took the boys to a play date at Mira's house this afternoon and got to see our old friends, Tank, Luke and baby Kyle. They moved to Houston in December but were passing through today. A lot of other kids were at this play date and it was fun. It was kind of drizzly weather but the kids didn't mind very much. Theo got in the kiddy pool fully clothed! Jack stripped down to his Diego undies. Extreme opposites! Theo also ate his first corndog on the stick. He kept licking it and it took a lot of convincing to get him to finally take a bite!

Pics from Betsy's camera

I often get together with my friend Betsy and her kids, Scott and Juliet. Here are a few pictures that she sent me from this summer. She has this crazy wig from her childhood (I know, crazy right?) that Juliet loves wearing. Theo and Jack also got in on the fun and it was hilarious. Here they are putting on a show for us. Betsy actually has musical instruments at her house...... which are strictly forbidden in mine for sanity purposes ;)

20, 000 hits

I checked out my ticker and we're getting super close to 20, 000 hits! It will be neat to see who is the special visitor. Every time you visit, check to see what number the ticker is on. If you see 20, 000, email me and I'll announce you as the "winner". No special prize or trip for this honor... just a shout out!

Molly's birthday!

Dave took Jack out for a day of Best Buy, lunch and a movie.... so Theo and I headed over to help Molly celebrate her 3rd birthday! She had a waterslide, which Theo LOVED, and a bounce house. Everyone was so nice and we even met a little girl born the day after Theo at the same hospital. We lamented on how their first birthdays turned into evacuation parties for Hurricane Gustav! Such a small world. I managed to catch Theo kissing Juliet. She is his steady girlfriend and it's cute to see how much they love each other. Happy birthday, Molly!

Camp Mimi and Papa

We've been out of pocket for a week, as you may have noticed. We took the boys for their first ever dual trip to Mimi and Papa's house (Theo has never gone to stay without us there) and then boarded a plane and left for the Cayman Islands. The kids had a ball..... as evidenced by the pictures. Mimi and Papa kept them busy, busy, busy. They went to the circus, a Noah's Ark themed water park, the pool in their subdivision with a giant water slide and an indoor inflatable place, just to name a few. Theo was fearless and followed his brother up an inflatable slide! He LOVED it. Mimi gave the boys surprises everyday and even made t-shirts for the boys to wear. Jack and Theo got to play with Sissy the cat and had so much fun visiting with Mimi and Papa and all of Papa's family. Mama even drove over and stayed a couple of days. The best part of it all was that Mimi said the boys were so good and so much fun that she'll take them both again next summer! Score for us!!!!

Pics from Aunt Sonja

Aunt Sonja just emailed me some pictures from her visit a couple of weeks ago. Here are Uncle Bill and the boys, cousin Ashley with Theo and then Dave and I hanging out with Sonja. The boys loved spending time with my family and hopefully will get to see them again soon :)