Jesus Loves Me.....and Keaton Loves Jesus!

Quick story I just had to share and didn't ever want to forget. As I was reading "Baby's First Bible" to Keaton last night, I pointed to a picture of Jesus and said, "Here is Jesus. He loves you very much." Keaton leaned down and kissed the picture! Oh my heart just melted! And he continued to kiss every picture of him in the book. My sweet boy. Moments like that just reminding me children are such a gift from above!

Concan 2011

I can't believe I am just now uploading Concan Pictures. We had our annual voyage the second weekend in June and now that it is almost September well......I just really needed to get my rear in gear before I got further and further behind. Despite low water levels..... the lowest I have ever witnessed in my ten years of going to Concan, we had a fabulous time. Our house was situated right on the water and we had a great spot for the kids to splash around and for us to sit our tushies. We had to get creative with fun this year since we couldn't float the river, so ahead of time, Kris and I schemed of many practical jokes to keep the fun level high. Let's just say we will need to watch our backs next year!

The youngsters with our fabulous kiddie pool that has survived the entire summer!

Camron and Lane doing what they do best

Spike it Granny!

Concan cuties....Sydney and Ashlyn

Cheesy smiles with Granny & Pa

The cuties with awesome Cousin Jace

Oh my sweet Keat!

Bring on the water balloons! The most awesome water balloon fight ever! Four adults against about 15 kids! Kris and I had to shelter our own kids from the chaos! I so wanted to be part of it!

The 15 & 16 year old boys got their toenails painted. Priceless!

Checking out the view with Pa

My little family I love so much!

Rodeo Time

The kids and I headed to Llano the first weekend in June for the annual Llano Rodeo and Parade and meet up with Jima and her kiddos. As you can tell from the pics, our kids are extremely close in age AND size so when these four munchkins descend upon Gigi's house it's the most wonderful kind of chaos! The girls absolutely adore each other and are the best of friends. The boys are still trying to figure out who's in charge. And we've decided littlest Keaton should wear a helmet the next time he tries to play with the other three. It's rough out there buddy!



Checking out the cows in the South Pasture from Gigi's front yard. Cull or keep?


And as any parent knows, you don't go anywhere without some snacks!

Cole and our favorite cowboy, Popo


A few of the spectators. Our childhood friend's Casey and Mark and Clarie's kiddos, Avery and Owen who were also visiting from out of town.

All duded up for the rodeo!


And look at our future Llano Country Rodeo Queen! Ow ow! That would make a 3rd generation queen!

CC Aquarium

It had been awhile since the kids and I had visited the Corpus Christi Aquarium, so we decided to venture out one morning. Both Sydney and Keaton LOVE fish, so the aquarium is always a guaranteed hit!

Trying to get these two look and smile in the same direction is impossible!

Beach Visit

We visited the beach on a GORGEOUS day in March. It was a tad bit chilly especially when the wind picked up but nonetheless the kids had a great time! We love going to the beach in the spring and fall when its not quite so hot and there are far less people! Uncle Matt and Cousin Collin joined us to do some fishing, but I have no pictures of trophy fish to show you so that tells you how well the fish were biting.

Sprinkler Fun

And this is what we've been up to!!

Yard Work

With the gorgeous weather, I have had the itch to do some yard work and spruce up the joint with some new plants. So, today during Keaton's naptime, Sydney and I headed outdoors ready to work. We had three plants to place in a flowerbed by our garage. After the first hole was dug and the plant had been placed, Sydney began filling up her purple bucket with the potting soil. She was doing a great job filling up the hole with the soil and had been such a big help with the first plant I figured she was loving "yard work." It was at the end of putting the last of the dirt around the plant that she announced she would like to go paint her toenails and fingernails!