july 4th...a little late...

managed to get a super cool shot of the boys!!!! a silhouette shot i've been wanting for awhile now....the timing was perfect!!!

our first july 4th in bryan, tx.....where there is usually an amazing fireworks show at a&m...for the first time in like forever...there was a burn ban....so no fireworks. so bummed....but we still made plans! we first went to some friends for swimming and hotdogs...which i sadly didn't get pics of...and then we met some other friends at the george bush library for the laser light show. (really really lame laser show...i mean...LAME...but it was fun being out with friends!)

potty break....

tysen and dean having a snack...

oops....turn back time...

going thru some pics, and realized i never showed ian's kindergarten graduation pics! i do NOT want to leave out my middle man...so i'm going backwards...he was in the top of his class...and we were all so proud of our 'big E'!!! :):)

his best bud, jack, who we will miss so much! praying for another buddy like this one!!

today....

today has been one of those days that everyone is happy! its kind of rare that everyone is getting along and playing great...we went as a family this morning to mcdonalds to have breakfast. andy and the boys played "war" while we waited for food...then after they finished they played on the playground.

we got home and andy and ian had some special quiet time together...

...logan and tysen helped me in the kitchen. it was so precious listening to logan teach tysen how to unload the dishes. so proud of that big brother!!

then the boys made up a game together using their little bouncy balls in the living room. so much giggling happened during this time!! i love it when they all play together!

just for fun...

i promised the boys we'd take some fun pics of them and sports stuff cuz their new room is decorated in sports...so, we had some fun outside the other day!!

pounding and painting

andy's first sunday at 'faith bible church' was amazing! he led worship for the first time for adults...and did sooo good! he never ceases to make me proud! the very next week he preached and was once again amazing. i feel crazy blessed....
speaking of blessed...on our first sunday at church, they did a "pounding" for us....i had never even heard of it, but essentially everyone in the church just gave us a ton of getting started supplies and gift cards! i was soooo overwhelmed by everyone's generosity. i actually had to re-arrange my kitchen to fit all the new groceries! we felt so appreciated and loved...what a warm welcome in our new church home!

last week jenn martin and her boys came to visit us! she brought all her paint supplies and we got to work painting over the red! i'm not a big 'painter'...but i was also not a fan of the red entry way....so i was thankful for a friend to come and help!! and the boys had a blast with friends here!! it was so much fun!

before:

after....ah....much better!!

what we're up to...

well, we are getting settled. the endless list of little jobs is coming to an end...and the day to day routine is beginning to take over. i will say that i keep forgetting that i have laundry to do! i only remembered last week when the boys ran out of underwear, and even then the last load sat in the dryer for the rest of the week. i guess its cuz we're so out off schedule...but back to reality, the clothes are dirty again!! :)

we got a pool pass for the public pool here...once andy starts back to work, we will there A LOT! i know its hot everywhere in texas, but we were kind of having a cool spell in dfw when we left, and that's something we for sure left behind! and the no rain thing is really throwing me for a loop! we had been through so many storms and rain lately, and then here....that's the big news is that it had rained 1 day in the past like 8 months!! made me sad, cuz i love rain clouds....

we are starting to have people over, and now that i've been to the grocery store twice...it is starting to feel like home!

last weekend was father's day, and we went to meet up with dad at granddad's house...

fast forward to today....andy got the mower out for the first time in our new home (and in about 4 years since we were in an apartment previously!)...of course, before he could finish it started raining for the 2nd time in 8 months! but he pressed on and finished....

logan's been running a fever for 2 days now....not sure what he's fighting off, but there's been lots of brady bunch dvds being played. i guess that's my next thing 'to do' is find a pediatrician!!

these 2 little guys have been playing a ton together! they are both so imaginative, so they create a story and go with it!!!

we've moved!!

so here we are in our new home!! we love the town and the house...we're really excited to be getting settled in and starting our new lives here! the decor is still a work in progress, but we're getting some stuff on the walls!

back yard with deck and hot tub!!

logan and ian's "sports" room....

tysen/guest "jungle animals" room...

kitchen...

living room...