Jack and Scott Knight

First Day of Kindergarten!!

2010-08-23T08:09:00.003-05:00

Well, it's really here, the first day of school for our little Jacko! He insisted on the long sleeves today so I let him have it. He was very excited and said he was not nervous at all! Kyle and I both walked him in and got to see as much as the Pledge of Allegiance before we had to go.

He looked so big and grown up today. Here he is with his very own locker, which he put his lunch and back pack in all by himself!

We are so very proud of all that Jack has done so far and we can't wait to see what he accomplishes next! I hope he has a great first day!! We'll see how it all went at 2:45pm!

((Already goin' for the scissors. Haha!))

Central Park-et

2010-08-19T13:18:00.007-05:00

Jack's been asking to go play at Central "Park-et" all week long, that's Central Market for those of you who know that these places consist of more than just an awesome playground. So I finally broke down and made the long trek south to appease him this morning. It was def worth it, he, Scott and Madilynn really had a blast!

My little Model, Scotty Pants.

Our favorite thing to do, at all the playgrounds we frequent, is try to get the best Jumping-Off-Stuff Picture. This requires many, many attempts before we get photographer and jumper in sync but its a great use of energy for these little wild animals!!

Double Jump Off, that's some serious synchronization right there!

Rock.. Ducks.. Sand..

2010-08-14T21:21:00.005-05:00

The kids love climbing this Rock at the Y, by the lake...

..they love jumping off the Rock most of all..

..but the Y summer camp kids were just breaking for lunch and headed our way...

..and soon, they over took the Rock..

..so we headed for the ducks..

..we fed, we frolicked..

Haha! Ducks make us Giddy!

Sand Boxes make us Competitive...

..Madi's a Pro...

..this is what we call Teamwork..

..she's what we call strong competition..

..and that's what we call a good day!

Chris and Michelle's Wedding!!

2010-08-12T14:27:00.008-05:00

Chris and Michelle tied the knot on July 10th and we had so so much fun celebrating with them! Michelle looked absolutely beautiful, of course. All of us girls got our hair and makeup done at the Mansion downtown in Austin and it was so beautiful there, we had to take some shots of Michelle pre-wedding!

We had so much fun at the Mansion, but it was time to get the show on the road!

The ceremony went off without a hitch and Michelle and Chris are now Mr. and Mrs. Hodgkinson!!

And did somebody say Pizza? Michelle and Chris opted for Austin's Pizza for their wedding menu and, as you can see, we bridesmaids couldn't have been happier! In fact, we were so happy when we saw the pizza guy pull up in his rainbow ride with our feast, we had to take a picture with him!

We had so much fun celebrating all weekend long, thanks for including us and Congrats, Hodgkinson's!!

Chris and Michelle's Rehearsal Dinner

2010-08-12T13:20:00.008-05:00

The photos from Chris and Michelle's Rehearsal Dinner were all just too funny to me and I couldn't bare to cut out any of them, so I had to just do a slide show of them all! It was quite a dinner! We must have rearranged the tables and chairs at least 5 times to accommodate and then better accommodate our large group, Kyle famously mistook the sugar dispenser for salt and was eating sugared chips all night, Faith had to pick her dog, London, up from doggy daycare and finagle a way to get her into the restaurant, it was all just hilarious to say the least. I hope y'all enjoy the photos as much as we enjoyed the event!

Chris and Michelle's Rehearsal

2010-08-12T12:52:00.006-05:00

I can't believe how well the ceremony went considering the groomsmen, my fellow bridesmaids and I spent more time planning a post-vows beer toss and toast that ended up being veto-ed pretty quick by the bride and groom, than we did rehearsing what we were supposed to do the day of the nuptials. I think I'm still trying to talk everyone into at least the beer toss in the photo below, because I can't think of any other reason Faith and Michelle would ever be double fisting at such a classy event. We were trying it out but in the end, the small chance of broken beer bottles didn't seem worth it.

We would have been totally lost had it not been for the always helpful and super talented Kristen, she rocked it out.

I find Michelle's mom to be absolutely hilarious. She cracks me up.

This is how we walk...

... the ladies need some work.

~~4th of July~~

2010-08-12T12:27:00.004-05:00

We had a lot of fun at our low-key 4th of July celebration. We headed out to Manor for some cheap fireworks and then bombarded Chris and Michelle's quiet neighborhood with some fairly harmless fire crackers. Kyle and the boys did some Roman Candles and some Black Cats and we all had to have a few Sparklers of course! Luckily Chris and Michelle's neighbors had lots more larger and louder fireWORKS than we did, so we weren't too worried about getting in trouble for our little guys haha! The boys had fun and are now just as obsessed with firecrackers of all sorts and varieties as their dear ol' dad is, so that's... terrifying.

Fun with Sparklers!

Bummin' off the lil' guy.

This was as big as they got, no too too terrifying, I guess.

Dad's Visit

2010-08-11T09:24:00.015-05:00

My Dad and my stepmom, Shauna, came out to Texas for a visit in June and we had so much fun! As you can see, we had a very full house with my parents and my sister's whole family all under one roof! The kids had so much fun with their nightly slumber parties, a canoe trip down Barton Creek, a pool party, a T-Ball game and more! It was a lot of fun!

The first night, we all met at McCormicks and Schmicks for some delicious seafood and steak. Kyle went into the dinner believing he was not a fan of oysters and left a true believer in their slimy goodness! As did little Miss Gracie Facie, if you can believe it! The girl out ate even the Ky Guy! Success! Haha

The kids had so much fun in the creek, finding all sorts of things! The canoe ride, on the other hand, was an experience. We had 3 canoes with two adults on each boat and the kids spread out amongst us.

Some boats had a blast, while others had a slightly traumatic experience..

But we all made it out alive and dry.. for the most part!

Jack's T-Ball game at high noon on Saturday was hot as the dickens!

But the kids had fun running the bases and eating cupcakes at the all important Trophy Ceremony!

Reuben's 4th Birthday Party at the Pool was just what the doctor ordered after our hot T-Ball game!

And when it was almost all said and done, Grandpa Bill decided to rent a stump grinder to aid us in our first ever home improvement project: The Removal of the Eye Sore Rock Garden in the Backyard. Thanks for your help, Dad! And thanks for a great visit!

NaNa and 5 Outta 7 Ain't Bad

2010-08-11T09:18:00.003-05:00

I had to post this shot of my mom, NaNa, with 5 of her 7 grandkids from my sister's visit in June. We're going to have to all make a trip out to California some time very soon in order to get a shot of NaNa with all 7 since my brother and his family recently relocated out west. Lucky us, huh?!

T-Ball

2010-08-11T09:02:00.003-05:00

Jack sure had a lot of fun playing T-Ball with the Owls this summer! This was his first T-Ball experience and though we did have a rough start, he ended up having a lot of fun. These shots are from his last game and trophy ceremony. By the end of the season, he'd overcome crying everytime someone else got the ball, mostly because he was the one always getting the ball, and so we considered the season a success. However, when it was all said and done, he still prefers soccer over baseball so we still have a little work to do with our little All Star. ; )

Above is Jack's face the moment he saw Coach Artie pull out the first trophy, super excited! Below, Coach Artie giving Jack his very well deserved T-Ball Trophy! So proud of this little guy! Good work, Jack, we had a blast watching you play!

A Few of Our Favorite Things..

2010-08-09T13:17:00.004-05:00

Our new house in Cedar Park has been such a joy that we rarely want to leave it! We've turned into quite the homebodies these days, consuming ourselves mostly with the backyard.

Kyle's started himself a very nice little garden and I've added a few floral touches here and there.

Kyle's clearly the one with the green thumb in our family, but we're all learning a lot from him and even the boys are getting into it.

Scott is Kyle's shadow out there, he doesn't miss a step. All our neighbors love to watch Scott, with his little bubble mower, as he follows directly behind Kyle as he mows the lawn each week. Scott does not miss a single step, it is the funniest thing you've ever seen.

Exceptionally Rare Group Shot!

2010-08-09T13:09:00.005-05:00

After a whole week at Nonna and Grandpa Mike's house, I met the Knights in Dallas to pick up the boys. It just so happened that the very week I was headed north, my seemingly long lost cousin, Brad, and his beautiful family were also in town from California! So my sister and I were lucky enough to grab lunch at Central Market with the LaBauve's and do some much needed catching up! It was an absolute blast and we can't wait for our next opportunity to meet up with the LaBauve Clan again hopefully sooner than later! Thanks for a fun afternoon, guys!

We're Baaack..

2010-08-09T12:53:00.005-05:00

I know, I know.. over a year?! Yes, it has been over a year since our last post and what a year it has been! New house, new pet, and Jack's about to start Kindergarten! There's no way to catch you up on all that has gone on this past year so we're just going to have to start fresh and y'all will have to try to keep up! I'll try to be better about getting new posts up this time around but keep in mind that key word- TRY!

Thought we'd start y'all off with just a few of our favorite group shots from the past year. A whole year and only three group shots? Geez..We need to up our game if we're going to be blog-worthy again, eh?

Lunch Date

2009-07-07T14:41:00.002-05:00

Here are a few shots from today at Central Market. The boys and I had lunch and then played so long that both of them were passed out in their carseats before I even got out of the parking lot! Mission Accomplished.

Above, Jack is selling "ice cream"... or sticks and dirt. Below left, Scott is mad at me because I want him to go down the slide by himself but he wants a hand. And below right, Jack was finishing a timeout and getting his hair fixed, haha!

And I wish I had an explanation for this one, but this is just Typical Jacko!

4th of July!

2009-07-05T20:28:00.006-05:00

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Jack: White and Black

2009-07-05T17:55:00.001-05:00

"Puzzle Pieces on My Body. Hahahaha!"

Up Close and Personal

2009-07-05T17:53:00.001-05:00

Many Faces of Scott

2009-07-05T17:50:00.001-05:00

Quality Time with Dad

2009-07-05T17:48:00.000-05:00

Furture Pro

2009-07-05T17:47:00.000-05:00

Pool Time with Michelle!

2009-07-05T17:45:00.000-05:00

Jack and I went to Michelle's house on Friday for some quality pool time and had a great time!

Jack loves Michelle's dog, Chloe. She's like a furry Roman. haha!

Our Favorite Neighborhood Park

2009-07-05T17:26:00.003-05:00

Monkies

Little Model

They all got so dirty this trip, look at Holly's sweet little face!

Happy 3rd Birthday, Reuben!!

2009-07-05T16:53:00.008-05:00

We had such a great time at Reuben's 3rd Birthday Luau at Jene's pool! We brought Holly along with us, cuz she's just so much fun! She and Jack had a blast, of course, and despite the fact that Scott wouldn't stop dunking himself (on purpose and came up laughing every time- dare devil), nobody drowned and a fun time was had by all! I hope Jack's party is half as much fun!

Waterfall

Water Guns

Close Up

Group Shot

Indian Giver

Cup Cakes

Happy Birthday, Reub!

Out Parking

2009-06-30T07:36:00.003-05:00

Aw, poor Scotty, in a timeout for throwing rocks.

Our Day Downtown

2009-06-30T07:34:00.001-05:00

We took a necessary trip downtown to deal with some issues with my mom and while we stopped off at Denny's for some grub, I pulled out the camera and took a few random shots of these crazy kids. They're such great distractions, these guys.

Blow Up Pool in the Backyard

2009-06-29T18:45:00.001-05:00

YMCA

2009-06-17T18:56:00.002-05:00

Have you ever seen anything so cool? This is the pool at the YMCA and the kids just LOVE this place!

Evenings With Dad

2009-06-17T18:55:00.000-05:00

Our Favorite Place to Be

2009-06-17T18:47:00.004-05:00

On our way back to Brushy Creek Park, Kaila fell asleep in the car. So when we go to the park, she climbed up into the wagon and continued her nap for a bit, it was pretty funny.

We started off our Brushy Creek Park fun with some water balloons and Scott's little tiny balloon would not break for anything! So he just carried it around with him for a while.

Here's Holly, Jack and Nathan having a real blast in the sprinklers.

Kaila and Scotty were sleepy, so they just chilled with me and enjoyed the show.

Sprinkler Ball

2009-06-17T18:41:00.000-05:00

The Sprinkler Ball that Nonna got for Scott's birthday was a huge hit. I could not stop laughing when Holly and Jack first realized I had turned it on and they both yelled, "GET THE SPRINKLER BALL!!!" jumped out of the pool, went running full speed towards it, got sprayed in the face and spun around both yelling, "THE SPRINKLER BALL GOT ME!!!" hahaha! It was so funny.

Blow Up Pool in the Front Yard!

2009-06-17T18:36:00.001-05:00

Scott never did get in the pool, too much comotion for him. But look at him in the shot above, he's really thinking about, trying to work up the nerve to get in. SO cute.

Buddies

2009-06-17T18:32:00.001-05:00

When we play in the front yard, it never fails- someone always gets sleepy and teeters on the brink of a melt down so the spare bed we have stored in our garage has come in handy for lil nappers. Here are Kaila and Scotty being goofy as they take a break from the front yard pool fun.

Like Father, Like Sons

2009-06-17T18:29:00.001-05:00

These boys could not be more like their Dear Ol' Dad if they tried. Here they all three are, very upset about being out of their favorite pretzels. I love the one of Jack and Scott below, looks like Scott is saying, "Hey! Did you eat my pretzel?"

The Playground at Brushy Creek

2009-06-17T18:21:00.002-05:00

As you'll see below, there are two sides to Brushy Creek Park, this is the playground side. Both sides are equally exciting, we could literally spend alllll day at this place.

The boy below, pointing a gun at Jack, is his good friend Nathan. We see Nathan and his babysitter Maria (who speaks absolutely NO English) almost every time we go to this park. Nathan is obviously incredibly proficient in both English and Spanish and is really a lot of fun. Jack gets so excited when we see Nathan as we pull up, I can barely keep him from jumping out the car window!

Another Day, Another Park

2009-06-17T18:17:00.000-05:00

Brushy Creek Park

2009-06-17T18:14:00.001-05:00

Here we are at the coolest park in Austin, in our opinion. There is a very cool playground on one side of the park and a Sprinkler park on the other side, it's so great! This is probably where we'll do Jack's birthday party this year, it's a blast!

Dirty Kids

2009-06-17T18:11:00.001-05:00

They got so dirty at the park this day that we had to do a quadruple bath when we got home. Then I had to clean the bath tub!

Pink AND Matching??

2009-06-17T18:08:00.000-05:00

If it wasn't obvious, Kyle was out of town when these shots were taken. And it is only because Kyle was out of town that I was able to dress the boys not only in PINK, of all colors, but also MATCHING pink shirts. You'll probably never see this again, so enjoy it. And this adorable little lady is Miss Madilynn George, my good friend Kale's daughter who is so grown up these days! Madilynn is going to be a big sister soon, her little brother is due at the end of the season! Very exciting!!

Nice Boys

2009-06-17T18:03:00.000-05:00

Ok so this is just the cutest thing I've ever seen. The pics above were taken in secret, I was hiding from the boys just to see how they would handle themselves if they didn't know I was watching and thankfully I was pleasantly surprised. Scott is still not quite confident that he can maneuver himself down the patio steps and Jack had never picked Scott up before to my knowledge but here he is, helping his lil' bro down the steps. He was so careful, I don't think I've ever seen Jack act so cautiously, he really watched where he was stepping and planned it all out before he picked Scott up, it was really amazingly sweet to witness. This pic below is Jack's look of embarrassment as I explained to him my delight with what he'd just done, he was really uncomfortable with the whole conversation, can you tell?

Pretty Boys

2009-06-17T17:57:00.000-05:00

Memorial Day at Zilker with Dad!!

2009-06-17T17:53:00.000-05:00

You're The World To Me

2009-05-28T06:45:00.002-05:00

THe other night, right before my run, my Dad said something that I couldn't stop thinking about throughout my entire run. He said, "You know Ash, I look at all these pictures of these boys you put up and jeez, I feel like I really KNOW these little guys!" And my reply was, "I know, that's exactly why I do it!" I love the digital era and the fact that it does enable us to share our lives with all the people all over the country whom we love and don't get to see, in person, as much as we would like. And I can't tell you how much I love hearing that some of you can't start your day without checking out blog first, although it does make me stressed when we have not been as prompt as usual with updates ;). But I absolutely cherish all of you and how you go out of your way to make our family, and now even all these amazing kids we spend our days with, a part of your world. It means so much to me because all of you are so much a part of our world.
All day long we talk about all of you and we'll even look pull out your pictures, another advantage of the digital era- I am never without pictures. We talk about your favorite things and find things throughout our daily adventures that remind us of you. If you have ever spent any amount of time around a 3 year old, you should know that they NEVER stop talking! And all of you are our constant topic of conversation. "I'm 3 and Scott is 1 and Lil' Katie is 2 and Tanner is 3, Charyotte is nossing cuz she is actually a baby, right?" "Mom! Mom! Yook, yook at dose birds! I bet Nonna sure would yike dose birds cuz Nonna yikes birds, right?" "Mom, you yike green, right and Holly yikes green but I yike boo and you know who yikes boo, Mom? Grandpa Bi-oow yikes boo, too, right?" "Hey Mom! Yook Mom, yook Mom! She has a cross on her neckyace yike Nana yikes crosses too!!" "I would yike to have a nack, Mom, cuz I yike to eat nacks most of all. Granpa Youie yikes breakfast time, right Mom? But I yike nacktime most of all and I-iie wud yike to have a nack! Ok?" I mean it's nonstop and it's usually pretty random and very hilarious.
They love you all so much and you have all been so wonderful to them and such amazing influences on them already. So I just wanted to say thank you again to all of you who have let us in and made us a part of your world and I hope you all know that you absolutely mean the world to us. We love you all! And here's a little bit of what we've been up to lately.

Goode Company Brunch

2009-05-27T07:31:00.002-05:00

We couldn't very well go to Houston without making our regular stop at Grandpa Mike's favorite eatery, Goode Company Taqueria so we had brunch there on Sunday before we headed home and of course the kids had a blast with the fountain.

Supers

2009-05-27T07:25:00.002-05:00

Nonna got the kids each a new pair of Super Hero PJs and we were forcing those poor kids into them all weekend long to get pictures of our lil super heros. So cute.

Pool Time in Houston

2009-05-26T07:05:00.003-05:00

Oh we had so much fun in Houston for Kyle's cousin, David's wedding. Liz, Parks, Lily Kate and Charlotte came in town for it and we were soooo excited to finally meet Miss Charlotte and see how much of a big girl Lil' Katie has grown into! She is talking up a storm and is so much fun!

Canoe Kids

2009-05-19T07:39:00.000-05:00

So these pictures were not taken with the new camera, I didn't want to risk pulling it out on open water. But we took Skyler out to Barton Creek on a canoe ride and had a lot of fun. And I know, I know they don't have their life jackets on but those life jackets basically constrict their movements to laying and rolling only, they're not even capable of sitting up in them. And the water is only like 3 feet deep so we ditched the jackets. With them rolling on the floor of the canoe, tipping over was a definite possibility but once they came off, it was smooth and steady sailing and we had a lot of fun. Check out that giant turtle under those two ducks!

New Camera

2009-05-19T07:26:00.000-05:00

Here are some shots with the new Olympus E-410 Digital SLR camera!! It is so cool, and we haven't even figured out really how to use it yet! I'm headed to my first photography class this Thursday, we got 4 classes free with the purchase of the camera. So hopefully the pictures will get better and better! Wish us luck!

Barton Springs Kayak Trip

2009-05-14T07:39:00.005-05:00

So on Monday, we didn't have any extra kids and we were pretty bored! So I took the boys on a kayak trip down Barton Creek and into Towne Lake and we had an absolute blast!!

Scotty had to have his hands in the water at all times and Jack had to have his feet in the water at all times and surprisingly enough, the balancing act with the three of us in the kayak wasn't too difficult! We saw tons of turtles and these ducks followed us the whole time we were on the creek side, which the boys really got a kick out of!

After our kayak trip, we went for a dip in Barton Creek. That water is not the cleanest but it is the coldest and it felt pretty good despite the filth!

And we ended our afternoon with some delicious snow cones, which Scotty LOVED and ate all by himself!Jack's keeping one eye on the pigeons, they were pretty vicious and were very interested in his snow cone.

It was a great day!

Ft. Worth Zoo

2009-05-14T07:12:00.002-05:00

Here we all are at the Ft. Worth Zoo! That zoo is so awesome, there are so many different things to do and the way it is set up makes getting to everything and being sure to see everything really easy so it's doable even with 5 kids and 4 adults! We had quite a group! It was so much fun and as far as we could tell, Tanner thoroughly enjoyed his birthday!

The Mole

2009-05-14T06:55:00.003-05:00

We went to my sister's house in Arlington for my nephew, Tanner's 2nd birthday and we had so much fun! We were headed to the Ft. Worth Zoo on Saturday morning when Kyle spotted this baby mole in my sister's backyard! But there was something very strange about this mole, it had a deformed hand. I guess my brother in law, Craig, had put out some poison to deter this little guy's mama from tearing up their yard and we thought this deformity may be thanks to that poison and if the deformity was responsible for this baby being kicked out to rough it on his own, well we joked that this was Tanner's birthday present, a new pet! Kyle googled what moles eat, Kristin named him Handy Manny and then the kids and Kyle dug for worms for over an hour and Handy Manny gobbled everyone up. We gave him a blankie and a bunch of dirt and worms in a box up real high and left him there while we went to the Zoo, but when we got back, he was gone. Chances are, the neighborhood fat cat got him. Boo :(

Teefers

2009-05-11T08:36:00.000-05:00

I don't know why but I just think the sight of the boys' bathroom routine is so funny! Both sets of little feet sharing that step stool, I don't know what it is, it just cracks me up so I had to share.

Another Taste of Round 2

2009-05-11T08:27:00.003-05:00

So these are from our trip back to the Botanical Gardens which I know I already posted about but I was saving these pics for a Mother's Day project. But I actually got even better pictures for that so now I can share these without ruining any surprises! So here are some more shots from the Zilker Botanical Gardens trip with Kaila!

Scotty Superhero

2009-05-11T08:12:00.001-05:00

Aw, here's Scotty rockin' Jack's homemade Superhero cape which I designed for a 3 year old. Well I should say, which I made for a 3 year old, because this cape was all Jack's design. But it looks so cute on Lil' Scotty and he loves wearing it. He's handing Kyle his shoes in an attempt to convince Dad to go do some superhero-ing with him outside, so cute.

CAUTION: Kids At Play!!!!

2009-05-11T07:55:00.006-05:00

It's been so great having my Mom here because even on the days that we have 5 kids total, we can load up two carloads full and go to the park! Here we are having a blast at Central Market with Holly, Skyler, Kaila and Jack and Scott. My Mom somehow convinced the poor sap at the Customer Service desk to give us 5 balloons for free (usually $1 a piece!!) and Kaila was the only one who seemed to understand the value of these balloons. It was so funny, she was so concerned that each kid's balloon be in their possession at all times that she was constantly walking around with up to 3 balloons at a time trying to find its owner. She is just so sweet. But they all had a blast and so did Mom and I, it was a great afternoon!

Oh yeah, we used sticks to keep the balloons from flying away and Scott was waaay more into his stick than he was his balloon.

Park Kids

2009-05-07T09:52:00.005-05:00

Here are a few shots of the kids at play, we love this park so much, we spend hours there when we go. The shovels and buckets are always a fan favorite and extremely necessary because something about this park's rock supply excites even the most picky eaters' appetites... for rocks. So the shovels and buckets are used as an acceptable alternative rock depository.

Look at these two, they want to eat those rocks soooo bad they can taste 'em!

Skyler blew me away when I saw him climbing this wall! I had no idea he was capable of such a feat. Jack heard me Oo-ing and Aw-ing from across the park and had to come over and give Skyler a run for his money and get his own fair share of excited shock out of mom too!

Round 2

2009-05-07T07:51:00.007-05:00

We just can't get enough of the Zilker Botanical Gardens! Here are a few shots from our outing with Kaila. I love the group shots, which we accomplished thanks to the self timer on the camera. Kaila was just fascinated by the red blinking light and was drawn to it in every shot, it was so funny.

Random

2009-05-07T07:44:00.002-05:00

Lil' Scotty, jammin' to some of Dad's music... with a whisk.

I dunno, I just thought these were fun shots of Scott's lil white body. He was mere minutes away from crashing in these, he was so tired. You know he's tired when his thumb finds his mouth without the aid of his blankie, that's serious sleepy.

Zilker Botanical Garden with Just the Guys

2009-04-29T12:37:00.005-05:00

Kyle had to prepare for a presentation on Sunday so to get the bash brothers out of his hair I took them to the Botanical Garden at Zilker Park. We didn't even know this place existed until Audrey, Holly's mom, told us she thought the boys would love it and they sooo did! It just goes on and on, I don't even think we saw half of it. But what we did see was so cool! Of course, it's been so rainy and doesn't show signs of stopping anytime soon so the while the boys were glad just to be out of the house, I think the cloudy weather was still affecting their moods. Jack kept telling me, "Yook Mom, I'm not gonna be in any of your pictures and that's the end of the story." So I was so upset that we were there with all these awesome picture opportunities and I wasn't going to get any of Jack. But then Jack got bit by an ant and needed some consoling and miraculously after that, he had a change of heart about being photographed. Of course by that time Scott was no longer in the picture mood, you can't win 'em all. But we had a lot of fun regardless of the camera issues and the cloudy weather. There are a few pics of close ups of the backs of the boys' heads because they found a caterpillar which is hard to see in the pics but its there. I had to take pictures of it because they messed with it for soooo long that I got bored just sitting there listening to them squeal over it, haha! We had a great time though and Kyle was fully prepared for his big presentation by the time we got back so it was a very successful afternoon!
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The Weekenders

2009-04-29T07:14:00.002-05:00

We started off this past weekend with oil changes and car washes and the boys had so much fun! The car wash was obviously the best part for them, they were soaking wet in mere seconds. Scott is a little obsessed these days with cleaning, he will search the house for rags with which to wipe down any and all surfaces he can reach around the house all day long. So washing the cars was a real treat for Scott! And Jack got to man the hose the whole time which of course our little control freak had a blast with! Its days like these when you really appreciate having the little guys around, a Saturday full of auto maintenance which would have otherwise been pretty humdrum, was made into an exciting and hilarious event thanks to our two little helpers.

After car washing, the boys needed a little washing themselves. After his bath, Scott wanted to brush his teeth. Scott may be a bit of a clean freak, he's really into hygiene and cleanliness in general. Below, Scott and Jack are both faking time outs. Real funny, guys.

Ready to go grocery shopping! What a Saturday, huh? But you know, it just doesn't take much to keep these guys entertained, they're pretty happy tagging along on errands and chores.

Happy 26th Birthday, Kyle!

2009-04-27T07:34:00.003-05:00

Kyle's 26th Birthday was on Thursday and it was quite a day! Of course Kyle was at work all day and I had 5 kids here on Thursday so the kids helped me with the birthday preparations. Holly and Jack made some Reeses Peanut Butter Cups Brownies and the little guys helped me wrap pressents and it was so much fun! I got some shots of Holly and Jack making brownies but not any of the gift wrap experience but both were equally hilarious. And by the time Kyle got home, we were all ready for him and as far as we could tell, he had a great birthday! It really doesn't require a whole lot to create a decent birthday for Kyle, some new shirts and pants, some beer and pretzels and two wild and crazy boys to celebrate with and he's a happy camper. Oh but I should probably explain the fact that the birthday card Nonna and Grandpa Mike sent was the biggest hit of all the gifts and cards, as the pictures will show. I never heard the verdict but Kyle seems to recall getting a similar card when he was a kid and was curious if this was the same one he had gotten years ago, it's definitely a classic. We could hardly get Jack to let go of it all night!

OH! And Mom, you'll be happy to know that the bouncey chair you hung, which these pictures show Kyle and Scott so cautiously attempting, works great and is very secure! Thanks for hanging it!

In Our Own Backyard...

2009-04-26T08:13:00.003-05:00

...well not exactly our backyard, but the greatest thing about Texas Wild Flowers is that they grow wild all over this great state and we find more on every walk we take in our very own neighborhood! And now that the boys have been familiarized with all of the amazing wild flowers, they are excellent wild flower spotters! "Mom! Mom! Mom! Yook! Do you see dem Mom?? Yook, just yike at the center, Mom, yook!" What can we say, flowers are very exciting in the spring time!

Wild Flowers With The Girls!

2009-04-24T08:26:00.006-05:00

We had so so so much fun at the Wild Flower Center with the boys and Skyler that we decided to go back with Kaila and Holly on Tuesday. We had a blast! There were way more people there on Tuesday with a forecast of 91 degree weather so we were sure to go early enough to avoid too many people and the hot hot weather. It was a beautiful morning and although there were a few field trip groups, the majority of the crowd was older women and let me tell you, these kids are HUGE hits with that demographic. I can't tell you how many people we entertained with all our hilarious antics, the kids and the ladies got a real kick out of each other! Holly was pretty much the only one of the kids willing to pose for any pics on this trip so the best shots are of her. But I was able to catch a few of the movers and shakers, moving and shaking, haha! Hope y'all enjoy the pics and if you want to see them in album view with captions, use this link:
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Lil' Genius

2009-04-24T07:20:00.000-05:00

After much trial and error, Scott has figured out exactly how to get the dogs to approach him. He has found that food is the best way to lure the dogs but when you don't have food, all you have to do is pretend you do. Scott will bend down and pretend to pick up something very small off the ground and with his index finger and thumb pinched tightly together he will then extend his hand to the dogs and they come running. This is what he's doing in all these pics, there is no food involved, just tightly clinched fingers and the belief of food. It gets the dogs everytime and I think it's absolutely genius.

What Is It, Scientist?

2009-04-24T06:43:00.000-05:00

Kyle brought some dry ice home from the lab on Monday for the boys to play with and it was a huge hit! Scott was soaking wet in mere minutes, he was definitely the biggest fan of the three. Kyle even did a little experiment with the boys where they put a few pieces of dry ice in a water bottle and made a pretty decent explosion out of it. The boys thought that was by far the coolest thing ever.

I've Created A Monster

2009-04-23T13:51:00.002-05:00

So this week has been rough on both Scott and me. I have probably let Scott get away with way too much over the past 13 mos of his life and now we're both paying for it. Ever since Kaila started coming to play with us, it's hard to ignore the fact that she is very capable of following rules and playing nice and sharing and she is not that much older than Scott, only about 3 mos. So I have been forcing myself to stop babying Scott so much and start expecting the same out of him as I do out of the other kids and oh Lordy, it's not going over so well with Scott. He's never been a stranger to the timeout corner, but he's certainly never been as familiar with it as he has been this past week. For instance, we have now added an outside corner to our timeout spot collection and in both pictures here where you don't see Scott, that's exactly where he is. Poor Kaila got a taste of the bad Scotty after a power struggle over a bike and above, Jack is consoling her. So what is it that they say- it takes a week to make a bad habit and two weeks to break it, right? So with that logic, Scott should be cured of his bully-itis by the time he's 3? Oh geez, what have I done?!

Puzzle Master

2009-04-23T13:44:00.000-05:00

Jack got this puzzle for his 3rd birthday and it was a bit advanced for him then. But we pulled it out this past weekend and by Monday morning, he was putting it together all by himself! Here he is, proudly showing off the finished product. And if any of you can tell us what animals are on the letters N and U, you get a gold star for the day. We're stumped!

Central Market

2009-04-23T13:40:00.000-05:00

We spent last Sunday afternoon at Central Market with the boys. Scott was in serious need of a nap so he sort of just wandered around the playground deliriously but Jack had fun!

Baby Hulks

2009-04-23T13:36:00.000-05:00

Lady Bird Johnson Wild Flower Center

2009-04-17T07:08:00.007-05:00

So last weekend on our drive to Houston I couldn't help but notice the amazing Blue Bonnets and really all the flowers that grow wild here in Texas. So while I never thought I'd be one of those moms forcing her kids into a patch of Blue Bonnets and towering over them with a camera, I totally was her yesterday. But I mean c'mon, minus the Blue Bonnets this is what I do all day, right? haha! Well the weather man was forecasting rain all day Thursday but we tempted fate and headed out to the Lady Bird Johnson Wild Flower Center in south Austin with Jack, Scott and Skyler on Thursday. It didn't so much as sprinkle on us and oh my gosh we had a blast! We found lots of Blue Bonnets and so so so much more! If you've never been to this place, you have to go! It was almost empty thanks to the rain forecast so we had full run of the place and there is so much to see. Of course tons of flowers, but also tons of great Austinart pieces, a stream that runs through the whole center, a caterpillar house, an art museum and a super tall tower thing you can climb up and see tons of hill country and all of the flower center from. Skyler was not in the mood for pictures, the only one I got of him in the Blue Bonnets he was on the verge of tears in but at least we got one! Jack was rockin' his fake/forced smile in a lot of these, but I'll take it! Scotty was Scotty, hilarious and loving every minute! Scott especially loved the Art Museum because it had an echo that was out of control and it was empty so I let them get as loud as they wanted and Scott LOVED that. Scott also really liked all the bees, he was full on tackling flower bushes to get the bees to come out, the kid loves bugs just like his dad! Jack got a big kick out of the stream, it was small enough for him to jump from one side to the other so all I head all afternoon from Jack was, "Yook Yook Mom, yissen I'm not gonna fall in. I pinkie promised I'm not gonna get wet so I'm not! See yook, Mom, I'm not wet!" It was so much fun.

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Ed and Angela's Crawfish Boil

2009-04-15T07:43:00.004-05:00

We had such a great Easter Weekend in Houston! Kyle's good friend from high school and his college roommate, Ed Miller, is getting married to a lovely girl, Angela Gates, from Shreveport, LA this summer so this weekend his family threw the future newly weds a celebratory Crawfish Boil and it was a blast!

We brought the little guys with us to the boil but Jack was saying he missed Nonna about a half an hour into it so Nonna and Grandpa dropped by and picked them up shortly after. We were glad to at least introduce Scotty to the guys though since I don't think a single one of them had seen Scott at all, other than in pictures.

After UT, we all got pretty spread out so it's not often that all the guys are together in the same city at the same time so it's quite a show when it all comes together like it did this weekend.

So much of a show, in fact, that this was the only shot I managed to capture of Angela. Caught her in the background as Kyle and Joe attacked the groom-to-be.

We had a lot of fun and we can't wait for the wedding in August, it should be a great weekend as well!

Goode Company

2009-04-14T11:23:00.000-05:00

Almost every time we go to Houston, we eat at Goode Company Taqueria. It's Grandpa Mike's FAVORITE place to eat and it has this huge wishing fountain on the patio which provides Jack (and now even Scotty is a fan) with plenty of entertainment to last through dinner... as long as we have enough coins! And on this trip, we brought along a sack of pennies. Jack is so hopelessly social, every time I gave him a handful, he would divvy them up amongst all the kids around him. Sometimes he shares with no coaxing at all, other times it's like pulling teeth to get him to share. Go figure!

New Bedding!

2009-04-08T07:32:00.003-05:00

We found this great bedding collection on clearance- $25 for the whole set, can't beat that!! Here are the boys breaking it in on Sunday morning. Hands down, the best part about having this giant King bed are weekend mornings with both boys and some cartoons. Nothin better!

As you can see below, Scott's a fan.
"Let's see here... got the thumb in the mouth, check. Blankie, check. Oh yeah, these will work just fine, thanks."

What?! You kickin me outta my own bed, Scott?

Opening Day!

2009-04-08T07:26:00.001-05:00

I happened to find these little Astros hats for the boys two days before Opening Day, what luck! We are all very excited to have our Astros back, it was pretty lonely all winter without them in our living room almost every night! Of course they lost to the Cubbies on opening day but they won last night in the 10th so we have high hopes this year!

Happy 30th, Jene!!

2009-04-08T07:03:00.003-05:00

We spent Saturday afternoon and evening celebrating Jene's 30th birthday and it was so much fun! Here's the candle blowing experience. Adam (Jene's brother-in-law) not only took the liberty of picking out the cake (HIS favorite, haha) but he also picked up a trick candle... those never stop being funny, no matter how old you get, haha!

Yea!!... oh wait... what's this? One left? Haha!

The trickster took some helpers in order to finally quiet it. The kids thought it was pretty funny. Ok, ok we all thought it was pretty funny. Doesn't take much!

Ze Plane! Ze Plane!

2009-04-08T07:01:00.001-05:00

Uh-Oh, Scotty, looks like Reuben's after your position as local air traffic controller! I guess plane sighting is a pretty universal boy obsession. Gets Kyle everytime. Look at Reuben below, looks like Scotty's berating him for moving in on his job. Haha!

T-Ball

2009-04-08T06:56:00.000-05:00

I took Jack to our friend Zane's T-Ball game last Saturday morning and we thought it was so cool. All these kids are only a year older than Jack and they were all standing in their positions, taking turns batting, doing exactly what their coaches said, it was amazing. And the most amazing part was that this whole ordeal was being supervised and run almost completely by the dads! There were a few incidents that made you wonder if this was tackle t-ball, but the dads were quick to step in with their "Now, don't fight over it! Don't fight over the ball now!" It was too funny. Jack can't wait to get out there. The whole time we were there, all he could say was "Moo-oom! When am I gonna be 4??"

Bikers

2009-04-06T07:39:00.002-05:00

Jack is finally able to pedal consistently so I told him that he had to give this bike to Scott and start using his two wheeler... So he jumped on the trike and took off, little thief.

Jack eventually relinquished the trike but his time spent on the two wheeler.... well, let's just say it didn't end well. But it's a process and we're sticking with it till we get it!... Wish us luck, wish us lots and lots of luck.

Dad's Home! Dad's Home!

2009-04-03T07:48:00.003-05:00

On Wednesdays, Kyle doesn't go to the gym after work so he's home an extra 2 hrs earlier and Jack and Scott are sure to take advantage of every minute with Dad! They can't get enough of that guy, haha!

I love this pic because it is so representative of the boys' overwhelming excitement. If you click on it and make it big, you can see that both of them have one blurry foot because they are both dancing in place watching that ball Kyle just rolled to them approach. Scott gets so excited when Kyle rolls it to him that he almost always falls down before the ball makes it to him.

Oo! Oo! Oo! I Wanna Be Just Like You!

2009-04-03T07:29:00.003-05:00

Poor Little Scotty wants to be just like Jack and Holly so bad, but his little legs just can't keep up with the big kids.

Scott is trying to figure out what they're doing here, they said they were swimming.

Kaila Kangaroo

2009-04-03T07:27:00.000-05:00

Kaila was the first of the little kids up from her nap and she awoke to Holly and Jack's Kinex mess. But it wasn't a mess in her eyes- it was treasure and she wasn't going to let anyone else their hands on her treasure! So she loaded up her little onsie with all the Kinex pieces she could fit. So funny. She didn't keep them in there for long, but her little kangaroo pouch was pretty funny while it lasted.

Hansel and Gretel

2009-04-02T06:55:00.002-05:00

So I told Kaila, "No, don't touch" regarding the dog food so this resourceful little lady decided she would instead use her Lucky Charms to lure Lenny close enough to her to touch him and it was working for a while...

...until Scotty caught on to her game. Well, maybe I shouldn't say that he caught on to her game because he was actually very confused by her game. He thought she was laying out this line of Lucky Charms for him. It was so funny, Kaila would put the cereal pieces so carefully down in a line that lead straight to her and then Scotty would stumble over and just gobble them up! Kaila resorted to pushing Lenny over to her trail of Charms in an attempt to beat Scott to them, but it was a no go. Scotty got 'em all and Lenny lost interest...

But that's ok! Kaila found a necklace and forgot all about Lenny. And Scott resorted to eating Jack's shoe once the Lucky Charms ran out. I love these kids, the keep me cracking up all day long!

Who, me? Bully? No!

2009-04-01T07:44:00.001-05:00

Sliders

2009-04-01T07:43:00.001-05:00

Kaila!!!

2009-04-01T07:40:00.001-05:00

This is Kaila, isn't she adorable?! She is 15 months old and so so so hilarious! She and Scotty are a lot alike, they are both just so sweet and they both love to make others laugh. So they are having so much fun together! I used to be Scott's best buddy all day because he was surrounded by kids so much bigger than him, I was always picking him up to get him out of harms way and we'd end up just enjoying the view of the kiddo chaos together. But now with Kaila around, she and Scott are like the stars of the show! And it is the cutest thing you've ever seen. Scott is also almost protective of Kaila, I think he feels like she needs to be shown the ropes and so I'm always catching them holding hands walking around the backyard real slow and careful like, haha. In this shot below, both Scott and I are trying to hold Kaila back as she headed for the big slide so fearlessly! And I love the shot next to it, she's trying to get that toy to go down the little slide with her but it's hard work, click on the pic to make it bigger and check out her little tongue- such concentration! So funny!

Art-EEst!

2009-04-01T07:15:00.001-05:00

Since we finally broke down and bought all the Mess Free Color Wonder accessories and paper, Jack has become quite the art-eest! This stuff is great because the paint brushes and finger paints only work on the special paper so it truly is mess free so we can pull it out any time we want and get busy making beautiful works of art. There's no prep and very little cleanup, we love it! This whole fridge is going to be full in no time at all!

More UT Campus

2009-03-31T10:37:00.005-05:00

We just love this fountain.

And of course we really love sliding on these steps outside the UT Tower. But actually on Sunday, the boys were more interested in climbing the slides rather than sliding. But a fun time was had by all!

Modern Art

2009-03-31T10:25:00.003-05:00

After the movie, we crossed the street and went exploring in UT campus because it's just so much fun to do that! We absolutely LOVE this modern art construction they have up. I took so many pics because the boys were so funny in there and I had a hard time choosing only a few for the blog!

Monsters VS. Aliens

2009-03-31T10:08:00.002-05:00

Kyle and I took the boys to the IMAX theater on Sunday to see the new 3D movie, Monsters VS. Aliens and we had so much fun! Jack loved the movie and is still talking about it today, telling everyone he sees that he went to the BIG theater to see it and how cool it was. Here's Jack before the movie started, downstairs in the Texas History Museum trying on some Davy Crockett hats.

Scotty lasted through about 3/4 of the movie which is really good! He was really into it in the beginning, he looked so funny sitting in that big huge chair just glued to the screen as I held his 3D glasses on his tiny little head. The screen is sort of blurry without the glasses on so he sort of lost interest in the movie once he got sick of the glasses. Then his tomfoolery with our smuggled (healthy) snack bags lead to his removal from the theater, by me- our snack bag smuggling was not uncovered thankfully. But Scott and I ended up having fun wandering around the history museum while Kyle and Jack watched the end of the movie. Here's Scott in front of the giant Texas Lone Star and if you look closely in the pic on the right you can see the engraving on the wall, "God Bless Texas" which I love.

I also love the Texas carpet, classic.

Another Trip to the Austin Zoo

2009-03-31T09:17:00.003-05:00

We had so much fun with Skyler at the Austin Zoo that we decided to go back last Friday with Holly and Skyler and it was a blast! It had rained all morning so as soon as the sun came out, we loaded up and headed to the Zoo. Apparently everyone in Austin thought the rain was an all day event because the zoo was empty. We had the whole place to ourselves and oh my gosh, we had so much fun! It was alot easier to manage the 4:1 ratio of kids to myself with an empty zoo, let me tell ya!

Hallelujah! Its Raining Paint!

2009-03-30T10:03:00.001-05:00

With all the rain we've been having, art projects have been our day savers! This particular day (Friday), the forecast said it was only raining in the AM so I was sure to get the little guys down for an early nap so that we could do something fun once the sun came out. So Holly and Jack got to paint some little dogs (we were pretty sure Holly's was a cat but she insisted it was a dog so we agreed it was a dog, haha!) while we waited out the little guys' naps. They turned out... great!

Lego's!

2009-03-27T11:42:00.001-05:00

Holly is so helpful, always taking care of Jack's crazy needs. Here, she is making sure no one else gets any of the size of Lego's Jack is using. Enabler? No, just good friend.

Holly's excellent tower.

Jack's Alien

I love Holly's face here, so funny!

Another Rainy Day in the Neighborhood

2009-03-27T07:40:00.001-05:00

So we made some beautiful paintings. And I know, I'm certainly partial but Jack's is absolutely gorgeous, is it not? He added some red after this shot was taken and let me tell you, it's a masterpiece. And he actually finally made this one for me! Usually his creations are intended for Kyle but this one is mine and I LOVE it!! I may frame it.

Funny that Skyler looks the most thrilled with painting because shortly after I snapped this pic, he was outta there. We think Skyler is much more mechanical than artistical, haha. He went from painting right back to the truck I had pulled him away from for painting. But at least we got one excellent creation for his mom before he lost interest.

Holly had just gotten to our house after a fun filled morning with her Grandma at Music Class which sounded like a blast! She had a very fine arts day, hehe. Holly and Jack made at least 5 creations each, they are painters extraordinaire now!

No, This Is Not An Action Shot...

2009-03-27T07:27:00.001-05:00

This is how Scotty fell asleep. I knew he was tired so I brought his favorite blankie to the toy corner, just to introduce the nap idea. And the next thing I know, he had burrowed himself almost completely inside of it and fallen fast asleep. He is definitely a blankie kid. Jack was a Lion kid, his favorite lion "Rarr" went everywhere with him. But Scott would take this blanket absolutely everywhere if we let him... and I've probably been giving in too much already because we took it to Target yesterday and it's really too big to be taking outside the house but he loves it! We sure do appreciate Nana Marcille making it for us!

And this is how he woke up, haha!

He was pretty thrilled to have still been in the midst of the toy corner!

The Walk Back

2009-03-26T10:48:00.002-05:00

"Head 'em up and move 'em out!" Kyle's had enough of the park!

Jack seems to enjoy the walks to and from the park more so than he enjoys the actual park. Scott? Well, Scott's pretty easy to please anytime, anywhere. He's trying to figure out Jack's new Blue Beetle boat thing which Jack got for sitting still through his haircut. I know, I know but dangit, bribery works! And let it be known, the last 4 haircuts Jack has had were all buzz cuts done by yours truly because the last time we attempted a professional haircut with Jack, the lady quit halfway through it because he was so horrible! So yes, we bribed him and it worked and I have no regrets! Scotty didn't require bribing, he just sat through his hair cut with a bewildered look on his face but no tears... he got a new toy though too- Little People Airplane for our little air traffic controller.

Jack's air planing the walk back.

Park

2009-03-26T10:37:00.001-05:00

Here are some more shots of the hair after it'd been slept on and endured a 15 minute windy walk to the park. Scott's face cracks me up in this shot, I would kill to know what's going on in that curly little head of his.
"What's that? A plane?"

"Oh, it's Jack. What's up, Jack?"

Such good brothers, playing so nicely.

Haircuts

2009-03-26T10:31:00.001-05:00

Scott's hair looks pretty weird here but it had just dried funny I think because it doesn't look anything like this now... he's gettin' after that lollipop though, isn't he? Jack's looks pretty good though, huh? They both have a head full of cowlicks, I had suspected that for a while but the lady that cut their hair confirmed it for me, it's out of control. We tried to leave both of them as long as possible because I know how anti-haircuts all of you are!

Last Look

2009-03-24T21:59:00.001-05:00

Of Scott's hair....

He got a haircut and it's... even funnier.

Faker

2009-03-24T13:21:00.000-05:00

This is the best shot I've gotten of it so far and it really doesn't capture the hilarity of the situation but Scott is a Time Out Faker! I don't know why he started it, but I'm sure the fact that it cracks us up when he does it is why he's continued. He and Jack and whom ever else happens to be around will be playing like normal and all of the sudden Scott will wander over into one of our two time out spots and start fake crying. Jack is always the first to pick up on the faking and yells, "Mom! Mom! He's doing it again, Scotty's tending a time out!" Which translates to Scotty is pretending to be in a time out. Then Scott will pop his head out from the corner and laugh with us for a second and then pop his head back into his fake time out and fake cry a couple more times, it is just so funny. I know I should probably put a stop to it, so that the sanctity of the time out is not lost on Scott, but it's just too funny! I love it! And he still does complete his real time outs like a champ so what's the harm in a little faking from time to time?

Our Little Monkey LOVES Banana Chips

2009-03-24T13:10:00.000-05:00

Everyone Loves A Slinky!

2009-03-24T13:08:00.000-05:00

Jack and Scott Knight

First Day of Kindergarten!!

Central Park-et

Rock.. Ducks.. Sand..

Chris and Michelle's Wedding!!

Chris and Michelle's Rehearsal Dinner

Chris and Michelle's Rehearsal

~*~4th of July~*~

Dad's Visit

NaNa and 5 Outta 7 Ain't Bad

T-Ball

A Few of Our Favorite Things..

Exceptionally Rare Group Shot!

We're Baaack..

Lunch Date

4th of July!

Jack: White and Black

Up Close and Personal

Many Faces of Scott

Quality Time with Dad

Furture Pro

Pool Time with Michelle!

Our Favorite Neighborhood Park

Happy 3rd Birthday, Reuben!!

Out Parking

Our Day Downtown

Blow Up Pool in the Backyard

YMCA

Evenings With Dad

Our Favorite Place to Be

Sprinkler Ball

Blow Up Pool in the Front Yard!

Buddies

Like Father, Like Sons

The Playground at Brushy Creek

Another Day, Another Park

Brushy Creek Park

Dirty Kids

Pink AND Matching??

Nice Boys

Pretty Boys

Memorial Day at Zilker with Dad!!

You're The World To Me

Goode Company Brunch

Supers

Pool Time in Houston

Canoe Kids

New Camera

Barton Springs Kayak Trip

Ft. Worth Zoo

The Mole

Teefers

Another Taste of Round 2

Scotty Superhero

CAUTION: Kids At Play!!!!

Park Kids

Round 2

Random

Zilker Botanical Garden with Just the Guys

The Weekenders

Happy 26th Birthday, Kyle!

In Our Own Backyard...

Wild Flowers With The Girls!

Lil' Genius

What Is It, Scientist?

I've Created A Monster

Puzzle Master

Central Market

Baby Hulks

Lady Bird Johnson Wild Flower Center

Ed and Angela's Crawfish Boil

Goode Company

New Bedding!

Opening Day!

Happy 30th, Jene!!

Ze Plane! Ze Plane!

T-Ball

Bikers

Dad's Home! Dad's Home!

Oo! Oo! Oo! I Wanna Be Just Like You!

~~4th of July~~