Nathan LOVES to sing. His two favorite songs are Somebody Like You hoo hoo and Bare Necessities. Here is he singing the second one and showing off some of his mad dance skills. Ha! Gotta love this boy!

1. Its actually Wednesday morning, but oh well. Things have been so busy here, with Garett working late, Nathan having middle of the week T Ball make up games, and just life. So, I am a day late.

2. There was a time when it was just Nathan and me. He was on the receiving end of all my attention. Since having Emma, my attention has had to be split into two. I think that really affects him sometimes, so I do try to have some one on one time with him. When Emma naps, I do try to do something special with him. The other day, we made cuppycakes. He loves to bake with me and has become quite a pro at cracking eggs!

3. Which brings me to the little girl who almost never gets alone time with me. This summer, though, I am going to sign her up for a Little Gym class, leave Nathan with my mom and we are going to have some Mommy and Emma time.

4. Nathan's end of year T Ball party is at our house on Friday evening. I have been so busy getting that all planned and ready. It is going to be so cute and so fun. For sure there will be pictures to come! I can't beleive that my baby has finished his first season of T Ball! Everything is going be too fast.

5. Garett bought me the True Blood books for Mother's Day and I have already finished all 10 of them! They were so good! So, I started Netflixing the HBO series. So far, I am a little disappointed, though! I had heard how good the TV series is, but I just don't see it. It takes place in Louisiana, and they are just way overdoing their accents. Its like those Texas movies where everyone wears cowboy hats and speaking with a heavy twang. Just ruins it, you know? We'll see. I am only 4 episodes in.

6. The kids favorite thing to do when it is scorching hot outside and mommy just cannot bear to spendanother moment in the sun.


7. As I am typing this, Nathan is in trouble in his room. It is the first time I have ever sent him to his room asa punishment, and he did not like it. I just don't know what else to do. He just gets so upset with Emma and hits her really hard, every single day. I am at my wits end here. He is such a good kid and a loving brother, but he just loses his temper with her sometimes. And, I know it is normal, but it is not normal for my 1 year old to have red marks on her where he hits her. ugh.

8. I was looking through my pictures, and this was taken a year ago this week. My how things have changed! We are living a in a different house, in a different city. The kids have grown up so much. G has a new job, we all have new friends. Crazy to think about.

9. We are going to have a new addition to our family in February! My brother told us yesterday that he and Anne are expecting a baby! We couldn't be more thrilled for them and cannot wait to meet their little one!

10. I need it to rain! I am so tiredof spending my evenings trying to keep our grass alive! It needs to rain everyday, but Friday! Anyone know a raindance???

Even though they are fighting like cats and dogs a lot now, they still really do love each other.


(And before people--like my husband and my dad--ask why N isn't wearing a shirt, its because he chewed on it, got it all wet, and then took it off. I wasn't going to miss these moments just because he is shirtless!)

Mmmm, long weekends... What else can I say, but that they are great. There is something so magical, something so wonderful about knowing that there is that extra day off. Unfortunately, Garett did have to work most of Monday, but he was able to sleep in a bit later and come home a bit earlier (even if he does have to work tonight after we put the kids to bed).

We woke up early on Saturday and drove down to Galveston Island for our annual "Ink and Drink" shrimp boil and Uncle Bobby's house. Lots of good food and company! N wasn't too thrilled with the main course (crawfish), but E thought they were pretty cool and really wanted to show me. I'm on N's side here, though!




He did love the desserts, though!



To say that the kids had a blast at the beach is a total understatement. Emma LOVED every minute of it, in case you can't tell. My tiny dancer let loose and just had fun.


That silly Emma and her grandpa. She loves her "pawpaw".


And her grandma!


Nathan, on the otherhand, took some time to warm up to the waves. He wasn't crazy about going out into the ocean, but found a little tide pool that was just his size. Then, the boy ran as fast as he could up and down the length of the water. And, he is the best sand castle builder ever.


On Sunday, we finally finished painted Little E's room! I cannot wait to get it all fixed up and just perfect for her. I'll have to share pics later, once its done.

We also spent A LOT OF TIME at the "park" in our backyard. A month or so ago, we bought the kids a new playsystem and Emma wants to spend every waking moment on it. She has this cute little park dance where she stomps her feet and sings,"PARRRRRRRRRRK!" I love it.



And I love summer!

I know I never posted the wildflower pictures of Nathan, and to tell the truth, I sort of forgot about it. But, today Lisa sent me some of the pictures she took of the kiddos on that same day and I am in love with them. Thought I would share!

I am so happy that Lisa and I found this field. We were just driving around looking for new locations to shoot at, and came across this gem. This is definitely a field that we will all be returning to each year!

Its official. Nathan is almost done with his first season of T ball and he HAD A BLAST! It was so much fun to watch my little man learn how to play a team sport. Heck, it was so much fun watching ALL the kids play! Imagine 12 three year olds running after the ball, tackling each other to get it, running to the wrong base, running after the ball they just hit. It was so hilarious!

But, I am so proud of my little man. He did a great job and I think we may have a future slugger in the family!


My dad laughing at something one of the kids did. That little E sure does love him! She also loves to go to N's games. I have a feeling, she will be out there one day playing, too.


Plus, how neat is it that N is on the Astros???

I took the kids out last weekend and found a field of wildflowers. I've only gone through a few of them, but this one of Emma is my favorite so far. She is such a little free spirit, so full of love and spunk. I think I fall in love with her more and more every single day, if that is even possible.

I did catch some good ones of Nathan, too, but I will save those for another post. And don't worry, we found a field of bluebonnets, too!