Caught In The Act

Just Curious...

Is there something on my butt?



Um....just a little something.



It is impossible to keep the kid clean now that he's on the move; especially when we're outside and mud puddles are involved.

Face Paint & Wet T-Shirts

When Madison came to visit we took her, and the boys, to the children's museum. Our first stop was the face painting station where Camden went a little more than crazy with the blue paint crayon. Madison, on the other hand, settled for a full facial
butterfly drawn by yours truly.



We also shopped, colored, explored, climbed on the playground and played in the water. (hints the wet t-shirts) They all had so
much fun...soggy shirts and all.

Take You For A Ride On My Big Green Tractor

I may have mentioned in an earlier post about coming home from Levelland minus one kiddo. The minus one was Camden. He spent the three days after Brian, Deegan and I drove back to
Houston with my parents.



It was the first time we've "left" him with anyone for more than a short babysitting session. In the days leading up to our departure we weren't sure that Camden would stay. He kept saying things like "I want you to stay with me." and "I just want to go home." But, when it came down to it and Brian and I were loading up the car, he simply said "Bye. I'm going to watch my cartoons in Nana's bed." Well then....



While in the land of the level he had a blast visiting the Science Spectrum, Stars and Stripes drive in (although the projector was broken so they didn't get to actually watch a movie), playing with Madison, playing in the sandbox and fishing with Papaw (pictures in previous post). The activity he's talked the most about has to be getting to ride in the "fast tractor that sometimes goes too slow." Thanks R.H. for giving him a ride....the kid loves tractors; and my parents, brothers and the rest of my family for making his first
solo trip one full of great memories.

Fishing With Papaw

Levelland Recap

Almost two weeks ago we loaded up the minivan and made that short eleven hour trek to Levelland to visit my family. The boys did amazingly well in the car and, even with Deegan being older this trip,
we only needed two extra pit stops.



The vast majority of time there was spent at my parents' house with my parents, brothers, sisters-in-law and niece. Camden loves playing with Madison; the two made quite the pair. With the heat, we took every opportunity possible to cool off. The kids took a dip in Madison's sand filled pool and didn't mind the murkiness one bit.







These are the only decent shots I got of all three of the kiddos
next year. In just a few short months they'll
be four of themto wrangle into photos.
(Daniel and Callie's little 'un...baby factory is closed in our house...lol)



We concluded our visit with a good old fashioned BBQ and with friends and family. We hate that we live so far from family but are thankful that we have the opportunity to get together so often.

















The next morning we loaded up and headed home minus one kiddo.
(post coming soon)

Yo!

I'm sure that's what he'd say while rockin' his
Texas Tech cap sideways.
That is if his vocabulary included more than just "Dada."