A Week of Fun Starts!

Last week, we had a FUN, FUN week that we called our Staycation at Nana and Papa's! Paul was in New Jersey for a training thing he was organizing, so we headed north for the week!

The first order of business was a Slumber Party with Preston and Kendall! It's not a party unless there's jumping:

and it's REALLY a party when there's a Jumping Cowboy:

Judson was already sleeping, so he missed out on the fun:) Let the week begin!!!

Goldfish, Please!

Last week, Paul David's little buddy, Colton, came over to swim and play! After we came in from swimming, Colton came up to me and said, "You remember when I came over and me and Paul David sat on the beanbag together and ate Goldfish?" I thought a minute, and said, "well, I don't remember it, but I'm sure it happened!" Then he replied, "I want to do that again!" HA...what a creative way to ask for Goldfish!!!!!

But we recreated the moment!

And it was PRECIOUS for sure!!!

Astros Game with Paw Paw

Last week, Paw Paw was heading the Astro's Game! With Judson's ear still bothering him, we stayed home with him, but Paul David got to go! While they were at the game, I got an e-mail from my friend Mia with this picture:

She and William were there as well! Yay for friends at the game!!!!

Before they left, I took some pictures of Paul David in his new RED Hunter Pence shirt! He'd been telling me forever that he wished he had a red Astro's shirt like he had when he was 2:) (There's a picture of him in it in his room, so he would remind me of it any time we went in his room!) So, one day at Wal-Mart, his dream came true with my $10 Hunter Pence shirt find!!!!

Judson jumped in on some picture action as well:

I love that Paul David is able to go to the games with Paw Paw...such a special time for both of them!!!!

Nana and Papa

I think this little guy may love them a little...or a LOT!

Swim Lessons

Paul David started Swim Lessons last week! These are his first official swim lessons since I don't really count those baby swim lessons...that was just PLAY! He's pretty much taught himself to swim, so I thought he needed some fine tuning!

Miss Rachel is AWESOME! She coaches some competitive leagues in the area, so she's really good and patient with him (and Mae and Colt who come over for lessons after Paul David.) I'm not out there while the lessons are going on (It's So HOT), but I watch a lot through the window!

Here she was instructing him on something:

Then, they spotted me:

He's never been awesome at swimming under the water, so that was something I wanted her to focus on...then he started doing it a lot about two weeks before lessons started. She's working with him on some energy saving swimming techniques and some strokes.

He wanted to jump off the diving board for her:

Swimming back to the steps:

Yesterday, Paul David and I went out during Judson's nap (he's got a wicked ear infection right now, so we have to sneak our swimming). I asked him to show me some stuff he'd learned...he threw some fish in the water, then started trying to dive for them. He couldn't make it down by himself, but if I gave him a little nudge on his back he would go right to the bottom and get a fish. We found 13 of them to dive for, and he did it three times. He dove 36 times...makes me tired just thinking about it! He's such a fish and completely independent in the water. He's just really so comfortable in the water...always has been! Judson's following in his footsteps, too!

Brothers

The arm around Paul David makes me smile a million smiles:

TWO Years Old...

Oh, my, he knows he's two!

Justin's Graduation

On the last day of school, one of Justin's teachers had a little graduation ceremony for him.

Here he is giving his Speech!

This is him with the teacher that organized it...love his face:

Justin and his Granny:

Justin with Mike and Sarah:

Justin and Uncle Bobby:

Us with Justin:

We're so proud of you Justin! Have fun in HIGH SCHOOL!!!!

Happy 2nd Birthday, Judson!

Judson's Birthday Party was a Swimming Good Time!

We had fun in the water!

And Under the Water:

He blew out TWO candles:

Ate some yummy cupcakes:

and Cake:

And had a lot of messy mouths!

It was a great day!

Happy Birthday Sweet Judson...we love you to the moon and back!

He Went To Bed

Our One Year Old...

But he'll wake up Our Two Year Old!

It seems like yesterday that he was cuddled up in his daddy's blanket ready to come home...

It's gone by way too fast!

Smith Graduates

When I was in college, my friend Krystal started babysitting this adorable little baby named Smith. I'd tag along with her to babysit every chance I got because of he was just the most precious thing and they lived on the lake! It was beautiful and relaxing out there! Well, when Smith was about 18 months old, Krystal gave me the official babysitting reigns...she was getting married and had another guy she wanted to spend time with! Smith and I had the best times together! He was an AWESOME little guy, and then a few years later, he became a big brother to Lowery, then right before I moved to Kingwood, they had Forrest! They became part of my family...my parents and grandparents, my church family, everyone knew and loved them! It was so hard to leave them when I graduated and moved, but they were left in good hands...my sister took over, then when she had Preston, our cousin Georgetta got to love on them!

So, all that to say, SMITH GRADUATED from High School last Friday night!!!!!!

(these pictures are horrible because I was trying not to use my flash in the gorgeous church...didn't work out too well for me)

Smith's dad, David, got to present his diploma to him:

It was a sweet moment:

Smith with his mom and dad...David and Rebecca...they pretty much supported my spending habits from 1995-1999:) And thanks to David, I'm the Honda Fanatic that I am!

Smith with 3 of his babysitters...we missed Krystal...

We are all so proud of the wonderful young man he's become! It was an honor to be part of his life...I know he taught us all soooooo much! He's a very special guy, and we know he's going to be do amazing things with his life!

A Dilly of a Memorial Day

On Monday, Memorial Day, we had our friends Mae and Leo (and their Mommy and Daddy) over for a swim and pizza! Mae and Paul David were starting swim lessons the next day, so we wanted to get Mae in the water prior to the first lesson!

After our pizza lunch, we broke out the "Dilly Bars!"

After Christmas, we found some pretend Dairy Queen Dilly Bars in the Dollar Bins at Target. We got them, and it's one of the boy's favorite things to play with in the play kitchen. One day last week, Paul David said that he wanted a REAL Dilly Bar. Well, the nearest DQ to us is not really that close and kind of a pain to get to, so I did the next best thing...bought fake Dilly Bars at Kroger! He LOVES them! So, we shared our Dilly Bars with our friends!

These two are going to be a MESS together soon! They're going to be in the same class at MDO next year...

Thank you to our all troops who protect us and have protected us!
Hope you had a Dilly of a Memorial Day as Well!