Brothers

Asleep in the bike trailer.

Playing Ball together

This Memorial Weekend turned out way better than I expected. We had originally planned to go to Illionis to visit my brother, Deacon was having such a tough time with his teething that we decided not to inflict Deke on them this weekend. By Sunday, Deacon was doing much better. Early Monday morning, we took the boys for a hike, then we played outside while Daddy grilled some ribs. After we ate, we went for a bike ride to Westo Zesto and had ice cream. It must have been an exhausting day because both boys fell asleep in the trailer on the way back from the Zesto.

Ty "helping" Daddy weed eat.

A few weeks ago I took the boys hiking by myself while Daddy did yard work. We had a lot of fun. Tyler really loves to go hiking now and I really enjoy taking them.

Cousins

When we were down in Texas, Tyler got to play with two of his cousins. The really cool thing is they are all very close in age. Lindsey, the adorable little girl in the pink cowboy boots, is just a few months older than Ty and Logan, the really cute little boy that isn't Tyler, is 2. They had a lot of fun playing soccer and chasing each other aroun

I had to throw one in there of my two boys. Tyler and Deke are really starting to play together now. It's the coolest thing to go into Tyler's room and find them playing together. I know this is only going to get better as they get older. Don't get me wrong, there's a lot of "no, dekey, that mine." Followed by the sound of Dekey crying. I just chose to dwell on the moments when they are actually getting along and Tyler is sharing his toys with him rather than hoarding everything he has. Even if it is few and far between.

Soccer

Tyler pretending to be spiderman

The soccer games are now over. Tyler had a lot of fun. Watching these kids play soccer was the funniest thing. Tyler would sometimes just run in circles out there and other times, he would fall down just because everybody else did. He got to play goalie for a little bit at this game and did manage to stop one ball from getting into the net. He did seem to enjoy it and I would do it again if he wanted to play again. Deke like watching them play and he would clap for Tyler when we clapped.

Tommorrow is the big day for Deacon. We have his surgery early tommorrow morning. Please keep him in your prayers.

The Beach

We took Ty to the beach while we were down in Texas. It wasn't exactly the best day for the beach. The Texans were freezing and all covered up in blankets and Tyler and Joel were playing in the water. The water was very warm, but it was windy that day so as soon as Tyler stopped playing in it, he got a little cold, but we put him in warm, dry clothes quickly. He is still asking us to take him back to the beach. I wished it would have been a little nicer so we could have spent more time there. I can't wait to take him back and let him build sand castles!

Nacogdoches, TX

Stephen F. Austin (like you wouldn't know that :')

The red brick streets of the square

The Brick House Inn (highly recommended place to stay!)

Who's that hottie?

Joel and I took a night for just the two of us and went back to our old alma mater, Stephen F. Austin State University. My best friend from college, Meredith, is originally from Nac. Her parents bought a bed and breakfast there and we stayed with them. It was great to visit them again and the house they bought is the oldest brick house in the oldest town in Texas. They still have red brick streets on the square. Unfortunatly it was raining most of the time, but it was still so much fun to be sans kids. Notice there is not one picture of the kids. I can't believe it and we actually got some of just the two of us! We had some incredible food here and Anne Norton, the owner of the B&B is a gourmet cook who made the best Orange Pecan French Toast for breakfast. I really do miss the food of Texas, but I'm very glad to be around such wonderful people up here in the Midwest!

The Ft. Worth Zoo

Grammy and I took Ty to the Ft. Worth Zoo. Poor little Deke wasn't feeling good that day so he had to stay home with Daddy. The Zoo was very, very nice. Ty's favorite animal was the crocodile. It had its mouth open so you could see all of its really scary teeth. He also had fun playing with the chimps. In the bird house, he got to feed some of the birds. We also got to see a Texas Longhorn. You don't get to see those up here. They had a whole area dedicated to the animals of Texas.

Playing with the Grandparents

The boys had a lot of fun getting spoiled rotten by their grandparents!