Taylor & Jack's Half Birthday

When my mom & dad come to visit, we usually have a half birthday party for Taylor and Jack since they both have December b-days. Jack's is December 5th and Taylor is December 25th (my Christmas baby). So you can imagine why it's easier and much more fun for them to have half birthday parties. This year we decided to go to Color Me Mine (which is a place you can color your own pottery for those of you who don't know) and we let them invite one friend each. We all had so much fun!

All of us...

Workin' hard!

My Mom and Dad (love you)!!

Brandon working on his masterpiece.

Nater...love that smile!

Taylor... the birthday girl!

Jack... the birthday boy!

Aunt-to -be Lisa! We missed you Cooper (he had to work late).

Aunt Amanda and cousin Cody

Payton and Dean (Taylor and Jack's friends)

Visit from Mom & Dad

My parents come and visit us at least once, if not twice a year and we LOVE it when they come! They came back in July but haven't had a spare moment to post... summer is crazy (but so much fun). Hopefully, when the kids go back to school, I will have more time to post. We'll see! Here's some pics from their trip here (I forgot my camera most of the time).

We went to Ruby's on the pier to eat...

Mom & Dad lookin' so cute!

All of us

Dad in his usual position... "watching TV"

We went to Bella Terra for some lunch and shopping.

Dad and the boys!

Mom and Taylor after their shopping spree at Justice!

Dad, Jack and I

My kiddos and my parents

Nate is 3!!

My baby boy turned 3 April 28th (I'm trying to catch up). He is really into Monster Jam trucks right now... so, of course, we HAD to have a Monster Jam birthday party. He talked about it all month and it finally came! Here are some pics of the fun...

Bounce House/Slide before the craziness!

Texas sheet cake made into a Monster Jam track.

Nate and his best friend Mika!
Friends!!

Singing Happy Birthday and Nate waiting patiently to blow out this candle.

Quick family picture... where is Taylor?!?

Bring on the pinata! Go Nater!

We found Taylor!

Friends collecting the candy and toys!

Happy Birthday Nate! We love you SO much!

Jack's 1st School Award

Jack received his first award at school for "Perfect Attendance." He was soooo excited!

This is his Principal, Ms. Stucken (his teacher) and Jack.

Nate is proud of his big brother!
Great job, Jack! We are so proud of you!

Just one picture... is that too much to ask?

So, I finally had a chance to download the Easter pics my friend Emily tried so hard to take for me after church... The pics are beautiful with the exception of Nate's mean look in almost ALL of them. He was being such a stinker. He's almost 3... what should I expect, right?

Although, I do love this picture of my boys.

Taylor and Jack sitting in a tree...

He would not look at Emily for anything.

My Taylor
Captain Jack
The start of trying to get everyone together...

Almost... (btw Brandon was sick this day, so that's why you won't see him)The sun was in Jack's eyes... Nate still mad
Nope...

What is Jack looking at?

Oh well, this one is good enough!

Thanks so much Emily for all your hard work!

Happy Easter!

Just want to wish our family and friends a very blessed and Happy Easter!

T-Ball Begins for the Devil Rays!

Jack's first T-ball game was today and I have to say... I love it! They are so cute! Here are some pics from today and a video of him at the end.

We were a little early (not like the Briscoe's) so I took this pic before he got dirty! Jack's first hit of the game.

Safe at 1st base!
Playing catcher

Look at that cute bum!

He's under that hat somewhere.

Game over... nice job Devil Rays!

Here's a video...

Trip to Lake Havasu

We went to Lake Havasu this past weekend to watch Brandon and Brian race in a 300 mile jetski race. We were excited because the weather was supposed to be really nice... in the 80's, which is perfect for Havasu. But, it ended up being extremely windy and cold most of the day, which is why we are all wearing winter clothing. By the middle of the day, it warmed up some and we had a good time just hanging out... mainly because the jetski broke after 2 laps and they didn't have the parts to fix it. Oh well... they can try again next year.

Brian & Brandon before the race... burr

Taylor and her new friend Mia (her grandpa is Mark Hahn, which is who this race is named after... he unfortunately had a heartattack and died during this same race about 3 years ago)

Nate hanging with his big brother, Jack and friend HunterBrandon... my cutie (love him in a hat)
Me and my nephew Cody

Nate throwing rocks The Briscoe Trio... Amanda, Brian and Cody