A Visit to See Daddy!

Before we sold the house in Seabrook, we took a weekend trip up to see Nick in Dallas. He was staying with my dad & stepmother as he began his new job. We went for a weekend visit to see him!

Let the non-mommy time begin! It's amazing what a child will do for someone other than his mommy. Matt will now actually take a walk down to the neighborhood park without uttering the whiny "carry me, Mommy"! On this day, he rode the tricycle to the park.

The boys crack me up on the playground these days!

They find any slides they can and "race" down them.

Matt loves to push Jonathan in the swing and make him laugh!

When we got here, the State Fair of Texas had just opened, so we hopped on the "yellow train" and headed downtown one morning.

Apparently it was bright on the train! Matt was modeling his sunglasses.

Jonathan loved the train ride and watching all that passed by on the way!

Big Tex!

More swinging!

Matt asked me to take some pictures of him running! He continues to crack me up!

I think Jonathan was amazed at just how many times his brother ran by him!

Time to snap some photos of him and his truck racing.

He kept asking me to take a picture and then running by me to check the camera.

Matt took all of his cars from his basket and decided to make a train. Boys will be boys!

The cats got to play too, once the boys were in bed.

Jonathan took advantage of some alone time and grabbed his fireman's hat, climbed in a box and chilled.

The boys love playing out back. The big ball was a hit!

Rolling around on it is even more fun when you stay on for a bit!

Hopscotch and more!

Almost done with September pictures...

Back when we lived in Houston still, the boys and I braved the afternoon heat and mosquitoes to play outside.

Chalk drawing was the beginning of the excitement!

Good thing Jonathan's not expected to use a supporting hand on his paper yet.

Jonathan gets a little hopscotch in!

Matt's "hop" looked more like a full on gallop.

More hopping!

Looks like he's planning for a big takeoff!

Hey Mommy, look at me on the slide!

A close-up of my "baby"

Climbing up the slide...

Baby brother learns from his big brother... we're in trouble!

Who me?

Sprinklers

The boys loved their little pool once the big pool was a bit chilly to swim. Matt loved the sprinkler raining on him in the pool too! Jonathan was not such a big fan of the sprinkler, and was likely climbing on the play structure while these pictures were taken.

Matt was filling up his spray bottle to spray me at this point!

Here goes, aim at Mommy!

Bay Area Park

Way back in September, the boys and I went around the corner to play at an area park. It's great fun for them, and a workout for me to keep up with them on all of the equipment.

Jonathan went down his biggest tunnel slide as of this day. He loved it!

Matt followed with a bit more speed for his dismount!

Matt joined in to swing a bit with his brother. He still hasn't figured out how much fun a big boy swing can really be.

Uh-oh, where's Jonathan?

More slides!

Matt has a bit of anxiety when it comes to climbing, but this day he decided to give it a try on a new climbing structure.

Getting higher and figuring out what to do when it curves overhead.

He decided to try the other side and made it almost to the top, but decided it was too tricky to go all the way to the top.

Jonathan decided he'd try it, and thankfully lost interest about 2 rungs up!

Hot, sweaty, and contemplating the next move.

Mmm, chocolate pudding!

The boys love their desserts and they don't get them often from me because of that! I have to ration them to get them to eat all the good stuff first! I made a batch of chocolate pudding and let them partake. This is what happened.

Jonathan enjoyed his a bit!



Raspberries with your chocolate pudding?

He's so mine! Licking the lid to get all the chocolate is a must!

Heeeeeyyyyyy!

Our Dear Friends

Earlier in the year, Father's Day weekend, we had some dear friends come to our aid and give us a place to stay! Well, they came to the rescue again with a place to nap for the afternoon while we were having an open house at our house in Houston. Carol, Donny & Julie will always be near to our hearts, even if they are not near to our house! The boys and I had fun hanging out there and trying to forget about the move ahead of us.

We brought a few toys with us so the boys could play when they woke up. Matt showed Carol all of his cars.

Jonathan read his favorite book.

More car talk with Carol!

If there's an empty container around, the boys will try to climb in. It doesn't seem to matter how small the container may seem!

My big boy!!!

One of their favorite parts of playing at Carol's is the water fountain.

They are soaked after playing with the rocks and turtles.

Matt is fascinated by the grandfather clock, and also with keeping Jonathan from opening the front of the clock.

Donny came after nap time was over and it was like a tornado had hit. The boys went wild and entertained us all!