Staying sane....in the rain!

I am loving all of this rain!! I am not a fan when it rains non-stop for 2 or more days in a row, but I love when we can get the occasional afternoon or evening shower to cool things off! We had a few days a couple of weeks ago where it rained ALL DAY for a few days, so we were trying to stay busy:)

We did lots of coloring and pulled out some school stuff that we never finished...

Building forts and "animal hospitals" will always keep them busy:)

Not sure what was going on here, but they took turns playing their own different games with the Bumbo...

And when you just can't stay inside any longer.....

This girl seriously has a hard time with keeping her clothes on.....

Watch out Pre-K, here we come!

I can't believe Gracie is old enough for Pre-K next year, Ahhhhhhh!!!! Where did the time go??? After much (much, much, much, much) prayer, research, and consideration, we are SOOO excited to be committing to Legacy and being Lions next year! It is a choice that we feel is going to fit perfectly with our family, and I am so thrilled that I get to be on the "front lines" in the education of my children!! Gracie is not thrilled about going to school, but she is warming up to the idea. She said she will go.... "as long as there is a library there"....HA!

(If you have never heard of the University Model School, you can read more about it here:)

Watch out Pre-K, here we come!!

Fun on the Frio!

It feels like we have been going non-stop for about 3 weeks now, but having SO much fun!! We made the drive to the Frio this past week for the Fourth of July and the girls had a BLAST!!

We sat outside and watched all the neighbors shoot fireworks and Allie covered her ears the whole time, but she didn't want to go inside:)

Feeding the deer, this is still Gracie's favorite part of Leakey:)

These girls spent about 5-6 hours a day in the water, they definitely slept GOOD at night!

Ready for the Leakey Annual 4th of July Jubilee!

On the way home......we got about 10 minutes down the road and they were out!

Already planning our next trip back!!



A few days away...

Chuck and I were lucky enough to get away for a few days last week, minus the kiddos!! We went to Austin and had a great time!!

Road trip must haves!!

(even better that I didn't have to share with the girls!)

 The first night we stayed downtown so that we could try and see the bats that fly out from under the S. Congress bridge, but they didn't show:(( We also visited the capitol while we were there.

Apparently some of the best places in Austin to eat come from a truck.....

For the last two nights we stayed at Barton Creek and did a whole lot of NOTHING!!!

(except a lot of this).....

 On our way home we took a detour to San Marcos and did some shopping and ate on the river.

 We even saw a rainbow:)

It was so nice to get away for a couple of days and have no responsibilities, thank you Nana and PawPaw!!