Wimberely

Bill read about this great swimming hole called the "blue hole" in Wimberely, Texas. He convinced me to come with him to try it out. We found the blue hole but it was closed for a private party - who would have known you could close a swimming hole. So we went down the road a little to the river and jumped in. The boys had a great time splashing in the water. I guess we will have to make another trip down there soon to see the blue hole.The water was so clear!

Brayden "graduates" frrom school

Brayden loves his preschool and he loved his teacher Ms. Gwyneth. He had such a blast learning and playing with all his friends. Brayden and Kate walking in.

The class - 3 boys, 7 girls

Best Friends

So Brayden has a great best friend - Kate, who he adores. Anytime I mention that we are going to Kate's house or meeting Kate somewhere he grabs his shoes and is so motivated to get out the door he practically packs my bags. He doesn't usually talk about any of his friends but if I mention Kate he always has something to say. It's so fun to see him like someone so much.

Brotherly love

Brayden loves his little brother and the feeling from Cody is mutual. Brayden just has to look at Cody to make him smile and if he jumps up and down Cody is belly laughing. They are the best of friends already and so close. After Cody's nap was over today Brayden wanted to go get him up. He climbed the giraffe beside Cody's bed and hopped in. Cody was surprised and happy to see big brother was there.

Cody's first time at the pool

I took both the boys to Lifetime Fitness today to swim in the huge pool outside. I don't have any pictures of them at the pool because two kids and a body of water is enough for one person, I did not need to complicate things with a camera, esp. since it isn't waterproof. Here are the before pictures. Cody had a blast and loved splashing the in water and Brayden always loves the pool.

Meeko update

Meeko is settling in nicely at our house. He is super friendly and so much fun during the day. He loves being with the kids and loves Brayden picking him up and carrying him all around. He loves to play with all the kids toys and he and Lily have become good friends now too. He is a little hard to handle at night because he is constantly licking Bill and I and upsetting Lily but we are confident that he will grow out of this stage. Until then he likes to hang out in all Cody's fun spots.

Spring time

I love planting new flowers in the spring time. I am not as thrilled about watering them but they are fun to look at for awhile. Here are some pictures of the new flowers and us playing outside.

Mother's Day

Bill bought me an awesome new camera for Mother's day that I have been dying to have. It is a professional camera and takes the most amazing pictures. I can't wait to share them on the blog. Here are some from our Mother's day brunch. We went to the club with Nanny and G-daddy and the boys had fun playing outside afterwards.

Cody's first haircut

We have had to trim Cody's hair many times because it is so wild and so long. But he went for his official first hair cut today at ToysRUs. He didn't like sitting in the chair and I actually fed him a bottle while she cut his hair - It worked out perfectly that way.Beforeduringafter

Double vision

My two boys I have always thought are so different. They definitely have different personalities but they do look similar in these pictures.

Cody

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Strawberries

Cody's new favorite food is strawberries. We are trying all sorts of new foods these days, sweet potato puffs, biter biscuits, bananas, grapes. Of course we are doing baby steps but next up is plain pasta and carrots! He now has seven teeth, it is amazing that a 7 month old can have as many teeth as months he has been alive. We have been fighting the congestion and aches and pains that go with getting seven teeth especially since 5 of them came in the last three weeks. They caused two sets of double ear infections and a couple of other problems. Poor thing except for a little bit of fussiness he is still smiling and happy.

It's a zoo around here

We are officially a zoo here and are now charging admission to see the mayhem. Bill adopted a little kitty from the animal shelter for my birthday this year. He is so adorable and surprisingly very very friendly. He even lets all the kids hold him and pet him. My parents went out of town shortly after and we were in charge of the bird. So here are a couple of pictures of my zoo, if you come see in person, it'll be $5.00 - conservation fee.the new kitty, Miko or Leo depending on who you are talking to.a hibernating bear - sweet as the honey he eats.Nemo the beta fishLily playing Elefun - the butterfly catching game. She is pretty good.Poppy bird

And a spiderman with more energy than10 monkeys

camping trip

Can you believe I went camping? I hate camping, sleeping outdoors, no bathrooms, bugs, tents, no AC, no heater. My motto is "I pay a mortgage every month so I can sleep indoors, why would I want to ruin that." So Bill decided it would be the perfect weekend to go camping, just for the night. I had a weak moment and gave in, I figured we could always pack up the car and head home if it was too miserable. We set up the tent on the Guadalupe River at a camping site and Bill made a fire and cooked some dinner. I did marry MacGyver so I guess it was time for me to really see him in action. We cooked smores over the fire later that night. Brayden snuck an entire chocolate bar when we weren't looking. It was the typical, "whaaa?" with a mouth full of chocolate. We all slept in the tent together, even little Cody. It was freezing!!! I bet it got down to 40 degrees or so. I had every blanket I could find on Cody and Brayden just to make sure they were warm. I didn't sleep much, not that I anticipated that I would anyway. The kids were fine when we woke up the next morning, in fact Brayden slept in til 9:30am. We decided to pack up the car as soon as we could and head back home, no reason to stay if we can't swim. We all weathered the trip pretty well, I think we were there a total of 15 hours. I am thinking we will not be repeating the trip anytime soon, but who knows maybe I will have another weak moment.Cody hanging outBrayden hanging onBrayden and Dad roasting smoresCody and I hung out in the car all morning long. He woke up at 6:30am and we ate in the car and stayed in there all morning with the heater on until the gauge read 60 degrees.The boys lounging while we pick everything up to go home.The campsite