First Day of (pre) School

The kids had their first day this week. They are growing up too fast!! Here is their first day pic this year, and some random pics I made last week with the girls.



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Toronto Visit - end of July

We visited Tornto, Ontario (Canada) in July. Unfortunately they chose not to stamp the adult passports, and only stamped the kids - so I have no more stamps :(

Now for the good news. We had a blast visiting Marianna and Brandon! We also had a great side-trip to visit the Vazquez family! The kids loved the plane, subway, train, streetcar, and ferry. One day we were able to go and see Casa Loma (a castle in North America). Another day we visited a beautiful farm/park near downtown Toronto. We also visited the island destination of Centreville Island (amusment park). Enjoy the pictures!! Oh, and since it was Canada, the girls wore jackets in July - and it only got as hot as 71 degrees.




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Gibson Visit

We enjoyed a visit from the Gibson's this past week, over the 4th. The kids played well together, enjoying lots of LEGO time. We went swimming, and of course played outside in the backyard. Thankfully the porch fans kept all of us cool enough to let the kids play in the heat. Here is a quick slideshow!!



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2013 Summer Trip #2

Summer vacation #2 was a special one! We saw just about every living member on my side of the family. It was great to stay at GranGran's house again with the whole family! We even brought Roxy and Tito.

The kids enjoyed going to the park and children's museum at Granny's house. They explored a cave, a waterfall and mountain view at GranGran's house. We also got to swim at Karen's house! Tennessee summer weather is different from Texas weather. The day we swam, the high was 84, and she said she had run the pool heater to make sure it wasn't cold - IN THE SUMMER!! I think that same day the high at our house was 101...

I got to see my cousin Blake pitch a complete game, and get the win, in a baseball tournament. Tito taught Roxy how to navigate stairs, and some manners. The only bad news was that Jenna had to go to the emergency room to get her head glued back together. She had a small cut that needed to be closed, after taking a tumble. 

Below are pics and video of the trip!

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Summer Trip #1 2013

We truly had a blast this past week in San Antonio. We were able to spend time with Granny and Grandaddy enjoying a special city! You can see from the pictures below that we had TONS of fun!! Among the many things we did were: the Alamo, the Riverwalk (eating), Sea World, San Antonio Children's Museum, and Market Square.

Then on the way back we stopped to see Gigi and cousin Reese in Temple. Of course the rest of his family was there too. Our last stop was at a wedding shower for a wonderful couple, Grant and Ashley (soon to be) Turner. Grant is a good friend from back in the Friendship Baptist Church days, and seems to be truly happy with his special lady.

Enjoy the pictures below, and our video

Roxy's adventure

I took Roxy to some local trails for a walk the other day. She enjoyed the roaming around and exploring. The park was really nice, and even had a doggy water fountain. She played down in the creek for a bit, and walked through a meadow. We also followed the path over some train tracks and a bridge. Good times with a good dog! Yes she was on-leash, that's what that line is. Our county requires a leash at all times (I like that).

Jenna-isms

Here are some of the unique things Jenna says right now:
...alltime- means she really likes something, as in "me write all time"
Pod- her iPod
Gnna- the g is a combination of j and e then the rest of the letters in her name. She also says this when she sees letters.
Upees- up please
Chichen- means chicken or chick-fil-a

Also if she gets a boo boo and you ask her how it happened she will say Roxy did it, no matter what.

Pa-Pul... this what she calls Rapunzel, the disney princess

chinished... finished

me do...

toming... coming (to wherever you called her)