Samuel's 1st birthday-the actual day

We had to continue the birthday celebration on through his actual birthday.  It was rainy so Paul decided to burn the fire pit and let the kids play outside and cook hot dogs over the fire. 

 

 After naps we went to a bouncy place.  Here is an action shot of Samuel and I going down the slide (we didn't get any good pictures).

To finish off the birthday celebration, we stopped at Dairy Queen and got Samuel his very own ice cream cone, which he loved so much he was shaking!!

Samuel's 1st Birthday Party

Samuel turned 1!  I now every mother says this, but that year really did seem to fly by.  Samuel has been a wonderful addition to our family and we all love the little guy.  He gets a lot of attention from everyone.  Johnny and Molly both love to hug on him and are both very good with him. 
To celebrate Samuel's first birthday, we had a small party Saturday night with Granddaddy, Grandma Karleen, and a couple family friends with boys the same age as Sam.  We had pizza, played, and ate chocolate cake.  Samuel enjoyed all of it!!

Nurse Molly

One of Molly's favorite games is playing nurse.  Today as I was the patient, this was our conversation:
Molly: Do you have any boo-boos?
Me: No, I have a couple mosquito bites.
Molly: I'm not interested in mosquito bites, I'm only interested in boo-boos!

Clearly, I have demonstrated a lack of empathy on more then one occasion-ha!

Pancake Breakfast 2013

Today was the annual pancake breakfast at Molly and Johnny's preschool.  I always enjoy the opportunity to visit their school and am glad they allow the parents to be so involved.

Cold Water

Last week at the pool:

Molly: The water is cold
Me: Cold like an ice cube
Molly: Cold like the arctic

Ha!  I know I will say this over and over again but she is just like her daddy!

Johnny's first day of preschool 2013

Johnny started preschool today.  This is his first year to go and really his first time to be away from home.  He was a little shy when I dropped him off but his teacher reported that he had a great day.  When I picked him up he was very excited to tell me about his day and said that school was "fun"!

Molly's first day of preschool 2013

Yesterday Molly started her second year of preschool at Westside Church of Christ.  She really enjoys school and was very eager to start again.  She came home yesterday with an owl sticker which she earned for standing nicely in line.  She is usually a total rule follower and loves to learn (I pray that will never change)!

Candy Store

I promised Brooklynn, Julia, and  Hallie that while vising we would take a trip to Austin to the candy store.  They held me to the promise and all the kids were elated with what the store had to offer!  We had a special after-hours adventure after we had to knock on the door and beg to let us in when the store decided to close early that night!  We made it worth thier while to open back up.

Port Aransas-take 2

The first part of August we took a second trip to Port Aransas but this time we were so excited to have Grandma Jane, Grandpa Dennis, Uncle Darren, Julia, Brooklynn, and Hallie join us.  We had a ton of fun and as you will see, I had a hard time narrowing down the pictures.

Julia, Darren, Hallie, and Brooklynn

Nighttime at the beach

Morning workout, jumping jack contest



And a push-up contest

One more competition for Darren and Paul

Picture fun on the bunk beds

More cousin pics

 Silly cousin picture

 Beach walk

 Darren, Julia, Brooklynn, and Hallie playing in the water

 Dance party at the beach hous

 Celebrating Johnny's birthday

 The clan, minus Paul

 The clan, minus Grandpa and Grandma

Tired out on the ride home