Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Green Acres

"Green acres is the place to be..." especially if it means being with family!  Thanks to Bill and Layne for hosting the boys to their newly acquired property just outside of College Station.  The boys had a blast making memories on the farm!
The Proud Owner

They Call Him the Fireman aka B-Bob

The Campers

A New Meaning of Swamp Juice (also what we call our morning smoothies)

Brotherly Love

Bear Hugs

Sun Catchers and Nappers

Deer Blind or Playhouse??

Lots of Land To Explore

Tractor Fun
Green Acres!

No Bull About It...Hiking Bull Creek

One of the greatest discoveries very near our house is Bull Creek.  As noted below, there is some beautiful scenery to take in while on the trails.  A hiker could spend a full day exploring but the boy's naps were calling their names after walking and working so hard.
"Can we swim?"

Mini Waterfall and Cascades

A New Perspective

OMG...T is our fearless child!

Riding High on Dad

Bull Creek Boys

North 40 after New Year

We have found that the boys do so well in nature and with open space.  For this reason, the North 40 has been a fun place to explore.  Many great memories have and will continue to be made there.


Cute Climber

Tree Huggers

Loving the Low Branches

Bouldering
On the Road Again
Batman to the Rescue
Cheese...
The End!

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Christmas Crossword 2013

Thank you, family and friends, for visiting our blog.  We have grand plans to update it more often in the new year!  If you are stopping by for the answers to our Christmas Crossword, here they are:

Across
5. The Lake Travis Balloon Flight was quite a sight even if it was 0430.
6. Celebrations that PaPa has now had 60 of:  birthdays
7. We experienced freezing temperatures while camping at Inks Lake in March.
10. Our family (and many others) went on this after joining a wonderful, new church very near our house:  retreat which was a real treat!
12. Twelve yards of this stinky stuff was spread over our entire yard, garden, and flowers:  compost
15. The beautiful Park in Colorado where Emily and her dear friends, Laura & Amanda Applegath, ventured to in May:  Estes
16. Emily got back into this setting at work this semester:  clinical

Down
1. The grade that Ethan will be in next year:  Kindergarten
2. What Ethan loves to tube behind:  boat
3. The mode of transportation that Gigi & Emily took when visiting friends in Dallas this Summer:  bus
4. This boy's stats include being 32 lbs & 3’:  Travis
8. This boy's stats include being 46 lbs & 3’8”:  Ethan
9. The last name of Reese Layne, our healthy baby niece, born on April 28th:  Garrison
11. The first University of Texas game that Ethan got to attend with Papa was this sport:  football
13. Halloween at our house included a tiger, an elephant, and 2 zoo keepers.
14. The state that Will & Emily's September rendezvous took them while starting in Boston:  Maine

 

Thank you for staying in touch!  Merry Christmas and may you find much laughter and love in this holiday season! 


Trailblazing T

T has been quite the trailblazer...in more ways than one!  He is a boy who knows what he wants and one of those wants is to be on the hiking trails.  Here are some pictures that capture the fun that he and his daddy recently had on some great trails in our neighborhood.

 Leading the way!
  Hiking the hills.
 Talking it up.
 "'Nack time."

After about a mile, T is ready to be carried in the backpack.
 It is especially fun when the final destination includes a playscape.
 
 What a face!
 "Here I come!"
Fun times outside produce great naps for our boys!  Yahoo!

Sunday, October 20, 2013

Travis Turns Two!

Travis is 2!  He is such a fun boy who finds joy in the simple things in life.  He truly embodies all that comes with being 2!  This weekend we celebrated with family over a fajita and 'rita dinner together.  Thankful for the special bond that each one of them has made with Travis!

 Love this birthday boy!
The cutest 'lil pumpkin in the patch!
 What a mischievous look...
 His big bro loving all that T's birthday has brought!
 Cousin encouraging candle blowing.
 Love these three boys!
 Our darling niece with Gigi and Papa.  So thankful to have a girl amongst the boys.
 Can't get enough of the cupcakes!
 So excited to be together to celebrate the fun.
Thank you, family, for making Travis' 2nd birthday filled with laughs and love!

Sunday, August 4, 2013

Up, Up, and Away!

Up early, up and moving, and away we went to see an amazing sight of hot air balloons launching over Lake Travis on Saturday!  While striking out at the first surprise for the boys, thankfully the second donut shop was opened.  Next came the sunrise and with that came the inflation of the balloons aka the "envelopes."  Although our boys are early risers, waking them 1.5 hours earlier was definitely worth it! 

"Fire!"



Now that takes a lot of hot air to fill!




"Mom, we have too much to see to look at the camera." 
This man, a former colleague of W's, likes to blow hot air!
The boys have never sat so still!
The view of the basket and balloon remind me of one of my favorite movies, "Up!" 
Notice that the crew is wearing life jackets in case they must land in Lake Tavis!
The day was quite a high flying adventure!
Even this big kid got to experience the basket, with bended knees!