2nd annual Canyon Lake camping trip!

This was the first camping trip for Reese and Grady.  We stayed at Potter's Creek on Canyon Lake for our second year in a row.  We had a blast and actually took all 3 out on the boat.  We set up the babies' pack-n-play and it wasn't as bad as I thought it would end up.  It was a lot of work, but I am glad we took it on, because it was enjoyable!  

Landon on grandpa's new boat!!

Babies on board!!  Yes, this is how they took one of their boat rides..HA!

Karen, Pen Pen, Mr. Greg, Mr. Ken, CiCi and Landon! Love these guys!

Reese and Miss Elie

I love this pic of my mom!  Had so much fun with her! I love you!

Hangin' in our pack-n-play on the boat while mommy and daddy were swimming!  

I know!  Bad habits...

After dinner at the Gristmill

Had some company join us.  You were brave Craig and Juli to sleep in our camper...lol

Stay at home mom???

So, as I sit upstairs playing with my three children, I am so thankful to even have this opportunity! At the same time, I'm ready to blow my head off, seriously! I have no life and I can't go anywhere. I mean, I need a triple stroller, and if I come home with one more stroller to cram in my already packed with crap garage, my husband would seriously consider leaving me ...lol! I can recite almost any kids book, sing any bible song my son has learned at MDO or church, change two diapers at a time, with my eyes closed, WHILE I wipe a two year old's butt!! Now that is talent my friends!

Every single day I consider getting a job, but then I think about taking my almost 3 year old into a day care room crammed with like 20 kids and it makes my stomach hurt. That is exactly why I cried almost every time I had to leave my son with strangers...I hated it!!!! But yet why am I going so crazy if this is what I signed up for...to be home with my children and a mommy 24/7?

This too shall pass, right?! I can't help but literally laugh at myself. My life is CRAZY, but I love it on a no screaming day :) Just sayin'...

brotherly love

Just some randoms!

Memorial Day Weekend 2012

For our Memorial Day weekend, we spent some time at the bay house in Matagorda.  It was actually a lot of fun with the three kids!  Landon got to swim in his pool on the dock, go fishing, play with his friends, and he even went fishing.  He was such a trooper fishing, and was totally into it.  He had his own pole, and would just sit on the side of the boat, drop his bait in, and patiently wait.  But, when it was time to put a new shrimp on, he wouldn't touch it.  HA!  By the end of the trip, he touched one, but that was the first and last time he did that.  He never caught a fish, but his MeMaw did catch a croaker and put it on the end of his pole.  It was SO cute when he reeled it in.    

My one mission while we were at the beach was to take some pictures of Reese and Grady in the water.  With Landon, I guess him being my first, I never wanted to get him sandy or possibly salt water in his eyes because they would burn, so this time around, I didn't care...lol  Reese absolutely LOVED it...she just sat in her bumbo and sunbathed, but Grady didn't like it so much.  It was pretty windy so between the wind and the water crashing on his bumbo (just a little bit, not drowning him), he   

                                               was not a happy camper.  

This was my hair do after my fishing trip!!

WE ARE SO THANKFUL FOR FAMILY!!!!!

John 3:16

This is what I live for!!  Landon has been able to say this verse for quite sometime now, and I still cry everytime I hear him recite it.  It just warms our hearts and puts a smile on our faces!  We are so very thankful for such wonderful teachers Landon has (Mrs. Lizanne and Mrs. Heather).  They had been working on this bible verse at school, so Landon and I (and daddy) would practice almost every day here at home.  I am so, so proud of my sweet little boy!  It is amazing how much they can learn at such a young age.  (to hear the video, you will need to mute the music at the bottom)

Easter 2012

This year was the biggest Easter I have had since I was a little girl.  Several family members came in from out of town and it was a fun time of fellowship!  Landon had a blast.  He played SO hard, that he fell asleep eating his dinner at the kitchen table.  It was hilarious.  As for the babies, they slept the entire time we were egg hunting.  They will be full force next year, I'm sure!  We started our weekend out going to the Saturday night service with all of Jimmy's family.  It was so neat.  We literally took up an entire row.  I have put a slide show together on the right sidebar of all the Easter pictures.  Although the weekend was filled with so many fun things, Jacy and I think it is very important that we don't let our children loose sight of what Easter is truly about.  We want our children to know that it is fun to hunt eggs, eat candy, and all the other fun things, but first and foremost Easter is about Jesus, how He died on the cross to forgive our sins, and then rose from the dead!  I can't even fathom a love like this!  Thank you Lord!

Our God is still God and He holds it together!!

These lyrics are in my head today.  I love to sing them when it feels like the roof is caving in.  And that is exactly how I felt about an hour ago.  Thank you, Jesus!  I'm so thankful for you.  I'm so thankful that you live in my heart.  And, I'm so thankful all 3 of my children fell asleep for their nap!!!  I just want to thank you today, for just that, TODAY!  I love you!

Oh, and one more thing...

I'm GONNA BE AN AUNT!!!!  I am still in shock!  Jacy and I got a Fed Ex box on our door step last week.  We knew we didn't order anything and we were dumbfounded where exactly this box could have came from.  It even felt like nothing was in, so we opened it with caution, thinking it was a prank and some animal was probably in it!  As soon as we opened it, colored balloons came out and we found this cute, decorated scrapbook page at the bottom of the box.  It had a sweet sonogram picture of baby holz and said he/she is due on November 3rd!  So exciting and so shocking.  I thought for sure my sister wouldn't have kid for 10 more years...haha  Jacy and I are thrilled and just can't wait to meet sweet baby Holz, and for Landon, Grady and Reese to have cousins!!!!

A friend came to visit...

Yesterday, Landon was jumping on the trampoline and came in to tell me there was something under the trampoline.  He said it was a turtle.  I didn't even know he knew what a turtle was, lol!  We put the turtle in a box and kept him around for about an hour.  Then, Landon said he wanted to let him go find his momma.  It was so sweet.  The next hour we spent watching where he went.  It was fun! 

Landon said Mr. Turtle was thirsty and needed some milk..ha

Just some random pictures/videos of the babies.  They have really enjoyed spending time outside lately.

Landon has been very creative in his thinking lately.  This is how he got his cup!

And this is how he went potty outside...oh my!  But, it was hilarious!!