june

june was filled with a lot...it started off summer with a bang! we love to keep busy, so it was nice to have lots going on...

started off with little ty-ty graduating from kindergarten! his first teacher was ms. lockhart...an amazing teacher for this kid!

then was randomness...andy's bday, park fun, bible times on the porch...

we had a few visitors...mom came, the boys had friends over, and even zach came to stay for a couple days with the boys!

when we took zach back, we got to spend the day with the mcclures...uncle dan came and hung out too...and taught tysen how to play chess...

we spent some time with the vanderveers too! used our passes at Hurricane Harbor with kyle, max, gra, and livi, got to see the kazee girls one day, and have dinner with ana, papaw and grammy!

family vacation

this year, since we had season passes to Six Flags...we decided to take a family vacation to san antonio and use our passes at Fiesta Texas!  It was SO fun...such a great day....and loving our good family time!

this was the boys first time eating a funnel cake! they were hooked.

i love these next two shots! this was their favorite ride...

our last night we splurged and had dinner at red robin, and then pazookis at bj's...

on the way home, we found a pizza place with an arcade to help break up the trip! a fun way to end our vacation!!!

costume time

logan's big 4th grade project was called "living statues"...they had to pick a historian, dress up, and then as parents came by, you had to give a speech on why your historian was famous. logan was nervous...he does not like attention like that. you can tell in this picture he is a little pale...and right after i took the picture...he said he needed some water...and that his eyes were blurry...and then, slowly began slumping over. of course, i was scolding him, telling him not to pretend like that...but quickly realized he wasn't pretending...and thankfully, andy was right there to catch him as he passed out. this is the second time he has passed out in school! so we decided to get him checked out and saw a cardiologist...he got a clean bill of health...some warnings about dehydration...and his favorite part was the doctor encouraging him to drink water and even Powerade! we have tried to make sure he stays hydrated so we don't continue to have these incidents...

mothers day

mother's day was actually busy this year...we had a dinner on saturday night, and each of the boys picked had picked a piece of jewelry for me. logan picked the short necklace, ian picked the "v" ring, and tysen picked the longer necklace. they all did quite well!!  we had dinner at longhorns steakhouse...and picked up cookies for dessert. andy got me a gift card to charming charlies, and a waffle maker! i felt so special...my boys did good!

after church, i was headed to dfw...mainly to help linda pack the house since they are moving next week...but i was able to stop in arlington to surprise mom! most of the siblings were taking her to a movie and dinner, so that was really fun to crash and get to hang with everyone for awhile!

mom and her 6 kids...we almost never are without kids and spouses, so this was unique to just be with the adult siblings! we were missing trey, so we pulled up a photo on the phone so we could keep him in the picture!!

visting up north

we made a quick trip up north to visit a few people...first stop was at the fannings!!  we got to meet little cameron...(he looks thrilled doesn't he?) :) it was really great to have a little time to catch up and hang with such special friends!!!

next stop was at a park in denton...we had a few friends stop by to say hi...thankfully the weather was so nice outside, so we stayed for awhile. of course, kyle came out and the boys just latched on to him...at one point, i just looked up, and they were all sitting together and i had to get that picture!!! so grateful for someone who loves our boys so much...they sure love him!

next stop was carrollton!!!  we couldn't wait to meet our new niece olivia jane!! we had some great chill time....pooltime....and even rounded the weekend off at six flags. it was super fun weekend!!!

uncle andy was smitten from the start....

i got my traditional "aunt" shirt (and even found an uncle one for andy!)...livi wasn't too sure of why i dressed her up! she held that look for a good full minute or so...i was crying i was laughing so hard, cuz she wasn't even blinking! she just stared with these crazy eyes like "what. the. heck."  barely a month, and already cracking us up!

tysen is 6!

it's a weird feeling when the baby of the family starts to grow up. i actually really love it...people may think i'm horrible...but i just love the personalities that come out with age. and let's be real...tysen had a BIG personality. still super expressive, animated, active, energy filled little boy!!  he runs from the moment he wakes up until the moment we make him go to bed. he makes us laugh, and amazes us with his sensitive and concerning side...he is so loving and kindhearted. his favorite foods are chicken nuggets, cheese pizza, cherries, and watermelon. his favorite color is purple. favorite things to do is play with "guys" and jump on the trampoline ...and he will do anything if his brothers are participating. such a joy to have this little man in our family!

he wanted to have a "lego" themed party...ian loved helping him make things for decoration!