4th of July

Another 4th of July has come and gone and again we got to enjoy it with some of our closest friends! The weekend started out with fireworks at the Buda park.





I didn't get any pictures of the fireworks because it didn't got as well this year as it did last year. My child who normally LOVES trains got scared when a train came through because we were too close to the track. For the rest of the evening she was terrified and kept her head covered with her blanket for the majority of the fireworks show. Talk about feeling like a terrible mother! Maybe we'll have better luck next year.

On Saturday we had people over for our 2nd annual 4th of July barbecue. Jason and Brandon cooked really good brisket and ribs and a good time was had by all!





Unfortunately we were too busy eating and having a good time that I didn't get very many pictures.

Jumping!

Sorry I'm so behind - be ready for several new posts. :)

Several weeks ago we decided to try out a place in South Austin called "Goin' Bananas!" Basically, it's a huge building with several of the large moonwalk-type jumping things. The kiddos had a great time!









Even the babies got in on the fun!

Happy Wedding!

Last weekend, Sally and Kevin got married! It was a fabulous time and I think it's safe to say that everyone had a ton of fun! Here are a few highlights:



New family photos - maybe one day we'll actually get Anneliese to look at the camera!




Anneliese LOVED the grand march and the "dancing band." Luckily, she had plenty of people to dance with!




And, the beautiful bride and groom - may they live happily ever after!


It may take us all a few weeks to recover, but it sure was fun!

Random fun

Here are a few random fun shots from this summer:

Playing with markers:


What we like to call "sack of burritos":


Our little fashionista:


Playing in the pool with Klayton made them both very hungry:


Having a very serious conversation with Dawson about where the thunder went:



And, finally . . .

Our two sleeping beauties:


We love summertime!

How many . . .

licks does it take to get to the center of an orange push-up?



I don't know but Jason and Anneliese are sure trying to find out!

HUGE First!

Last night, we had a very HUGE first! Well, I don't know if it was huge for Anneliese, but it was certainly traumatic for her mommy! She slept in her new "big girl bed!"

Anneliese's granddaddy made a toddler bed for her cousin Constance and she has outgrown it and passed it own to Anneliese. I painted it last week and then yesterday we made the transition into her room.

Her room before . . .



(Thanks, Jason, for finding the picture!)


The transition . . .





(Look at the mess we uncovered when we moved the baby bed! Bye, bye storage space.)

And, finally, her room after . . .





I don't know if this was traumatic for any of you other mothers out there, but for some reason, this was really hard for me and I cried. I guess it's just one more piece of concrete evidence that our baby girl is growing up!

I'm proud to announce that she slept successfully in her new bed all night long and she is currently taking her first nap in her new bed! So far, so good, but I am not naive enough to think that we're home free. I'm sure that we still have a few challenging nights and naps ahead of us. But at least we're off to a good start!

Homemade Ice Cream!

This past weekend was Father's Day and we finally got to enjoy a weekend at home! For the first time since Mother's Day we had absolutely no where to go, which was exactly what Brandon wanted for Father's Day. I know he enjoyed just being able to hang out at home with Anneliese. I hope all of you fathers out there had a happy and relaxing Father's Day!

Again, I didn't do so well with pictures of our fun at home. The only ones I got were of Anneliese enjoying some very good homemade ice cream that we made on Sunday. Brandon had two requests this weekend - watermelon and homemade ice cream. Easy enough, right?

As you can see, Anneliese greatly enjoyed the ice cream!





(I apologize for the naked shots, but she had just finished eating watermelon and I quickly learned that if you want to save the clothes from being stained for life, it's easier to let her eat it naked and then hose her off!)