Splash Kingdom

Today we decided to go Splash Kingdom! We had been there last year, but Jack was not to into it. I thought he would have much more fun now that he can play in the water too!! We loaded up early, if you want an umbrella with shade you have to get there early!! Luckily we were second in the season pass line and got right in when they opened, I got my umbrella and shade!!

Jack just wants to bail into the water, he has no fear! Frankly it scares me a little!! Barrett played on the slides until he decided he was ready for the lazy river. Last year he didn't really care for it, but today I couldn't get him out of there. Jack liked it too!!

The boys were hungry so we had pizza and icee's the lunch that makes every mother proud...HA!!







After lunch Barrett was ready to try the "BIG" slide. Last year he was not tall enough to ride, but this year he was READY!! He climbed up to the top while Jack and I waited at the bottom. It was taking awhile for him to go, I thought he might be coming down but all the sudden, here he came!!!! He jumped up and said I didn't like that!! He told me the lady made him lay down, cross his legs, and put his arms on his chest. He said he wanted to sit up! I explained that you have to lay down to ride that slide he said, "well Mom I did it, and I'm done with that one!" HA!!

The boys were worn out and we headed home, but not before stopping for this......



The Fried Pie place is right on the way home, how could I resist? Look at these boys, they were asleep as soon as we got in the car!!

Barrett Lost his First Tooth!!

I knew it was going to happen while we were in Mexico, B's little tooth was hanging by a thread before we left. Sure enough, I called one day to check in and he got and the phone and said "Guess What!! My tooth is gone!" I was a little sad that I wasn't there for his first tooth, but I should have known! Barrett was almost nine months old the first time we left him for a trip. We went to Maui and left our baby for 8 days!! It was so hard!! What did he do for the first time while we were gone...CRAWL!! Oh yeah, so with B I have come to expect that if we leave he will do something or have a first of some sort!! I got this text from them!



The tooth fairy came to see him and was VERY generous with his reward!! He is so cute with his missing tooth, and I hate that I missed it!! My Dad said "Oh it's okay Kelly, there are many more to come!"

Friday Fun!

Wow, it has been really hard for me to get back into the swing of things around here! I am still in vacay/recovery mode. I got a cold the day before we returned home from Mexico, and it is kicking my hiney!!! I hate summer colds, Jack of course got it and we can't get over it!! Anyhoo!

On Friday we headed to Tyler to make a Target run, I had been having withdrawals it had been so long! HA!! We came home and the boys really wanted to play outside, I was not feeling so good and I the thought of the HUMIDITY was making me feel worse. Luckily my generous neighbor had called and said they were out of town and we could use the pool anytime while they were gone. PERFECT!! So the boys and I took advantage of the sunshine and went for a swim!!





We had fun, but the water was FR-eezing!!! So it was a short swim! Barrett was so looking forward to Friday night because he got to go to the Rodeo with his Daddy! The dealerships were sponsoring a Rodeo in Winnsboro, Barrett got all "cowboy ready"!!



He had a blast at the rodeo. Ryan called me and told me that Barrett almost did the calf scramble! I was shocked, my little shy man NEVER does stuff like that! Ryan said he ran out there when they called for all the kids, but when he got there they had already shut the gate, so of course he was to shy to ask if he could still do it! Progress people! I'm secretly glad he didn't do it, my sweet boy chasing after calf's is not at the top of my list!! HA!!

Welcome back to reality!

Hello...We are home from beautiful Zihuatinejo!! We had a fabulous time!!! I have been a sooooo upset today. I was about to start editing my Mexico photos and when I put my SD card in my computer it said it need to be formatted. I knew this was bad, if I reformatted it it would erase all my pictures!! I tried everything but nothing worked!! Ryan is taking it to work tomorrow to have one of the guys look at it. Hopefully he can save my pictures!!!

Today we did laundry, swept, mopped, vacuumed, and watched it rain....alot!! Tyler got almost 9" today alone!!! CRAZY!! This little man just had to get out and play in the rain and MUD!!



Jack really wanted to go play outside too, but I really wasn't in the mood to mop twice in one day!!



Oh these boys!! We so missed them while we were gone. Just a little while ago while we were eating dinner, Barrett said to Ryan. "So Daddy you were born from Nana?" He said yes Buddy, who were you "born from"? Barrett said, "from that lady in there." REALLY?!?! That lady in there?

I have many stories and HOPEFULLY pictures from the trip and the boys week at Big B and SuSu's to come soon!!! Off to watch the Housewives Reunion, you see where my priorities are.... HA!!!!

Ohhh MEXICO!!

Yes, sometime tomorrow I will be here...................................




My Best Friend Patti and her fiance' Corey are getting married!!! So Ryan and I are headed for Zihuatanejo! I am so excited and ready for a kiddo free vacay!! I hear the margaritas calling!!

Barrett's Ramblings

We have been busy lately unpacking from the beach and getting ready for Mexico!!!!! The boys and I have been making daily trips to Tyler to get things ready to go. When Barrett gets in the car he literally talks up a storm!!! I don't know why, but he has a question about everything. Here is ONE of our conversations from today. "Mom, do you see that track hoe right there, Daddy is getting me one someday and I am going to start my ditching business with it." Me: Okay Buddy sounds good, but I don't think that is the right equipment to use for ditching. B: "Mom, did you go to college, because you don't know what you are talking about!" Me: Okay, whatever!

Later that day on our drive home from Tyler, he says to me. "Whoever made stop lights is really bad, cause all they do is make you stop and be late." Okay maybe he has heard me grip a little about traffic a few times, but REALLY!!!

And after we arrived home, he noticed that the yard had been mowed and cleaned up. He walks out and says, "I love coming home to a nice, clean yard!"

The child make me laugh so hard sometimes!!

Memorial Weekend 2010

On Thursday night, after B's ball game was cancel we made our trek down to the coast for Memorial Weekend. It was a long trip and it was late. The boys usually sleep on the drive down, but for whatever reason they didn't this time. I happen to think it's because we drove a jeep and not my car, but who knows...it was a long drive! When we were almost to the beach we were on a two lane road and we saw some eyes glowing in the road ahead. We drove passed and I was like "WAIT, that was and alligator!" I asked Ryan to turn around and sure enough there it was in the road.



Me thinking that I am the female crocodile hunter, decided to get out and take a picture. Which sent Barrett into a frenzy because he thought it would get me and then Jack started crying. So needless to say my encounter with the animal was short, but I did get my picture!!

We finally arrived at the beach house and got the kiddos settled down and in bed, but a couple hours later poor Jack was up sick. I don't know what was wrong, to much food to late is my guess!?! So a long night only got longer and worse!! I was sure hoping that better days were ahead!

The next morning was better and it was a beautiful day at the beach!!



I guess because he wasn't feeling himself, Jack was not so much into the beach the first few days. He didn't want to be in the sand or the water. He eventually either started feeling better or just got use to it! HA!



Mary Michael on the other hand loved it!!! She was dirty from head to toe, hilarious!!



This man has always been a beach bum! He loves everything about the beach the shells, catching crabs, and surfing!!



Of course at the beach house there is always work to be done. Jack and Mims decided to help Ryan fix the disposal!



He are the boys at the "Singaree" one of our favorite the ONLY restaurants open at the beach, Ha!! Just kidding we do love it, especially the boys! It sits on the bayside and the boys love watching all the ships and boats come by.



My sweet Jack! He looks terrible, the mosquito's must REALLY love him! It looks like we made him sleep outside. He takes after his Mommy, because the bugs love me too!! I guess it's because we are so sweet!!



Big B and Ryan are professionals when it comes to loading all the beach gear on the golf cart! I mean when we go down to the beach we go ALL out!!



Jack finally started to enjoy the beach! Here he is floating out in the water on a float he fell asleep out there!






Ryan brought out the "Super Mabel" for all the kiddos. We use to pull this behind the boat, now all the kids pile one it and he pulls them out into the waves. They had a blast, it's like a little island for them. The stingrays were out like crazy this trip. We have never really seen them up close to the shore, but for some reason they were out this time. I was out with B while he was floating in a tube and one swam right under him!!



On Sunday some of our friends got into town and came over to visit. Here are Barrett and Elliot. Elliot's Mom Jennifer, said look Elliot is on her first car date!! How cute are they!!



It was a wonderful weekend!! We had a fabulous time. I came home with two blonde, brown little boys!!