Pool Party

There was a great party last night at Poppy & CC's to celebrate the arrival of Matt (Michael's cousin Becky's husband) from Hawaii. He is in the Navy and has been out to sea. Becky and their 1 year old daughter came home to Texas to stay with Aunt Janice because after this week he is going right back out to sea for 6 more months. The guest of honor had a flight delay so he didn't get to join all of us till after 8 instead of at 3 as we had hoped. A majority of the party stayed late so we go to spend some time with him. Today a group of us braved the heat and went out to Six Flags to get in some more fun together (and I forgot my camera so don't have any pictures of that...).


















CC got thrown in the pool by none other than her darling husband. She made the most of it as always and had some play time with the kiddos.









































































































Joker..

Fun in Houston

The boys and I had been home for over 24 hours after our extended 4th of July weekend/almost week...so we decided it was time to hit the road again. Last Tuesday we called Alli to see what she was up to and she said nothing, come on down. I guess we're trying to make the most of our summer break and do as much as possible (since we leave for Tennessee this coming week). We had a fun time with Alli and her girls and did quite a bit while we were there. One thing I don't have any pictures of is our trip to Chuck E. Cheese for an early celebration of Tate's b-day. That and me getting my nap on every day while I was there :) You can't do that when you're at your own house, there's too much to do during that precious quiet 2 hours. It's great to come home from a trip feeling rested...





Car full of car seats. George-Anna, Evie, & Tate in the middle. You'll notice Julian was in the back back...see his cup...











Tate & Georgie are 5 months apart but the gap is quickly closing. Here they are enjoying some peaches Uncle E picked up at a fruit stand on the way home.












Anyone who has spent any time with Julian knows that some of that time will be spent playing baseball. Here he is pitching to Uncle E. Not bad...















Batter up!! Taking a big swing and knocking it "over the fence" just like David Murphy.













Our last day we went to Chick-Fil-A for "Cow Appreciation" day. If you dressed as a cow you received a free combo meal. Luckily my sister is a regular at this fine establishment. She had collected the cow hats and stickers that they'd been passing out to get ready for the big day. We dressed the boys as the cows and took Alli's two little girls as their CHIKIN sacrifices.


























The two chicks with the owners son.













Yep, Alli is such a regular she even has a Chick-Fil-A hat that they cooks wear. We thought about making a day of it and hitting Chick-fil-a's across Houston. But we had to get home so I could get a nap in before heading back home.


























On my last night Alli and I went to see Wanted after the kids had gone to bed. Great movie, I read where they have signed James McAvoy up for 2 more sequels.

July 4th Weekend

The boys and I headed to the lake with CC early on Wednesday and were joined by Poppy, Granmommy, and Michael by Thursday evening. We had a great time enjoying the country, a little time in Canton, swimming, boating, riding in the local parade, relaxing, and watching fireworks. After spending 3 great days at Lake Palestine we headed to Cedar Creek Lake to spend a couple of days with the Johnson's and all the Drolet's. There we enjoyed playing, swimming, and boating with our cousins.

Lake Palestine














Julian and Poppy in their matching orange crocs took care of the huge yard when we first got there.

































CC with her 2 youngest...














Julian and Tate doing their best to keep the sand between their toes and not their fingers.


















































Best daquiri's in Texas, and Poppy kept them coming.














Waiting up for his first fireworks show.




























Julian assumed his seat in Granmommy's lap where he's spent the majority of his fireworks shows.
Cedar Creek Lake

Rachel with Grayson



















Testing out his new birthday toy from CC & Poppy.














Zane testing out Tate's new toy off the roof of the dock.














Well...it didn't fly...but it did float.














A little snack with cousin Lyle before hitting the road.