Way to go G!

A few months back G earned a ticket to Six Flags for reading 300 minutes before the given deadline!  We are so proud of his efforts and for accomplishing the goals we set each day.  Some days it was tough finding time to squeeze it in but he worked hard and it definitely paid off in the end.  Unfortunately we couldn't find a day to go in the beginning of the summer so we had to tough it out during one of the hottest times of the summer.  It ended up being a great time though!  When we first arrived there weren't many people at the park and we were able to walk right up to several rides and hop on!  I can't remember ever being able to do that.  As the day went on the lines got longer but the wait was still decent and never more than 20 minutes or so.  That's huge for a Saturday in the summer!  G was such a trooper and rode a couple of the bigger roller coasters.  But his favorite was the Yosemite Sam Adventure!  It was fun to have a day just for him!
                                       

Getting ready for our first ride...the Bobsled!

Daddy and G! 

That was FUN! 

G on his favorite ride! 

With the indian! 

With the cowboys after the shoot-out! 

The Shockwave...woohoo! 

Roaring Rapids! 

Parachutes! 

 Fixing to show off his skills! 

SMASH! 

Yes, that's Scooby and he made his way home with us! 

The end to a great day! 

Superman G! 

Scooby chillin' on the way home! 

Pandamania - VBS 2011!

Last week was VBS at our church and we loved being a part of it.  I was a group leader to six precious 4 year olds and G was in a group of boys with an amazing leader.  Noah spent the week in the nursery being loved on by two sweet ladies.  The theme for this year was great and taught our kiddos some amazing truths.  I love the simple (yet so important) reminders that God loves us know matter what and that he is always there for us.  I feel so blessed that God hand picked me to be a part of this special week.  Watching the kiddos worship is by far my favorite!  And of course serving alongside some AMAZING people!

G's last year of VBS - too big too fast!

Ready for day #1! 

The best shot I could get of this guy on the go! 

Big brother! 

G and some of the boys in his group...

and some great friends! 

Noah ready to worship...actually to pick his nose! 

My favoritest partner ever, Jen Winn! 

Snack time! 

Craft time! 

Game time! 

Still celebrating...

...that's right I celebrated my birthday for as long as I could!  My final hoorah for the big day was enjoying the 9 to 5 Musical at Bass Hall with my mom.  The old country station that I often listen to was giving away tickets to the musical so of course when I heard about the contest I immediately text my mom and uncle and asked them to listen and try to win...obviously that would be an awesome birthday gift!  Eric jokes that my family are the only listeners of the station so our chances of winning would be pretty good.  HAHA!  My mom tried the first day and didn't have much luck.  But the next day I was super pumped to see the text, "I won the tickets!  Happy birthday!"  AAAAHHHHH!  I can't believe my mom really won and I think she was just as shocked as I was.  I invited her to come along and we had the best time!  We laughed so much and had some great time together!

Excited to have a night together!

Right before the show started... 

Thanks for a great time, Mom!



Lets go Cats!

We were finally able to enjoy E's father's day gift...Fort Worth Cats tickets!  We love going to the Cats games and we always have a super fun time.  This time was really really hot but we had great seats and enjoyed it just the same.  Luckily the seats weren't full so we were able to move around to get out of the sun.  The boys loved watching Dodger run around.  Noah was so funny because he would dance to the music and would cheer for Dodger!  He definitely kept us entertained.  Snocones were a yummy treat and cooled us off while we watched the Cats win!  But the best part was celebrating Eric as a father again.  I know I've said it before but I will never stop thanking God for that man! 

Most handsome men ever!

G cheering on the Cats! 

Big boy Noey! 

Go Cats Go! 



Pa-Pa's big day too!

My dad's birthday is the day after mine so we celebrated his big day too!  We had him over for burgers and cake.  G picked out the cake flavor so we enjoyed strawberry cake with white icing and sprinkles!  Of course there was lots of horse play and joking between dad and the boys!  It is a lot of fun to see them laugh and play together.  Luckily my dad didn't put up too much of a fight when I insisted on pics of the great afternoon...

Happy birthday to you...

 With the boys!

 We love you Pa-Pa!