Trip to San Diego

We had a fun week visiting Nathan's family in San Diego.  Here's just a sampling of what we were up to:

Making Fruit Loop Necklaces

Feeding Ducks

Playing in the Backyard

 

Disneyland

Making cookies

Cheering on the Cougars

Playing Candyland

Exploring the beach

 



 



Nathan's Family Came to Visit

Nathan's parents and niece and nephew came out to visit us over Memorial Day weekend.  We had a great time seeing everyone, and Savannah and Tyler enjoyed seeing their cousins.  It was a pretty wet weekend, but the rain helped keep the summer temperatures away, so it worked out pretty well.  We only got mostly wet once (at the zoo) and totally soaked once (walking from the car into Chuck E Cheese).  If you find it hard to believe we got totally soaked just walking through a parking lot, then you have not experienced a San Antonio downpour!

Tyler and Grandpa hanging out in the Hippo exhibit

Mom, Tyler, and Ashley taking a break in the reptile house

Feeding the lorikeets



The group at the hippo exhibit



 Story time with Grandpa

 Rootbeer floats and a movie

Playing Disney's "Just Dance" on the Wii

Hanging with the cousins

Dinner at Freddy's

 Tyler loved the Oreos that came on some of the dessert.  Here he is doing his "happy dance."

We had a great time with everyone and were so happy they came out to see us!

Tyler is 1!

Well, he actually turned 1 a couple of weeks ago, we're just still catching up from the beginning of the year...

We can’t believe that our little boy is one.  This last year has gone by so fast for us, and we have loved having him as part of our family.  He is such a happy little boy, and he loves his big sister.  He has his front 4 teeth (2 top, 2 bottom), loves to babble, and is just starting to walk.  He likes to dance to music, ask to be tickled, and play duck-duck-goose, tag, and hide-and-go-seek. 

 

We made him a golf ball cake for his birthday, with cookies and cream ice cream.  He ate a few bites of the ice cream, but was not interested in the cake at all – not even after having a little help.  He got a water table for his birthday, and he and Savannah have really been enjoying it.

Whitney's Family Came to Visit



Whitney’s family came to visit a few weeks back and we all had a great time.  The visit was the weekend before Easter, so we did a little egg hunt too.

 



Play time with Aunt Krin and Grandpa.

Baking cookies with Grandma.

Playing at the park.

Checking out the birds at the zoo.

Catching Up

A lot has happened in the last 6 months.  While for some, when life gets crazy it gives more content to blog about - for us, when life gets busy, the blog takes a back seat.  The fact that the below posts are late and lumped together is no indication that they were less fun or less important.  However, out of necessity, here's a run down from the past 6 months:

Bluebonnets

The blossoming of Bluebonnets in Texas is a fun event every year.  The wildflower can be seen all over around our house and quickly becomes a favorite thing for us to spot during car rides – at least for the few weeks that they’re around.  It inspired us to go take some pictures with the wildflowers this year.

Time Around the House

We've spent a lot of time playing at the park, playing in the backyard, and having messy meals.  Eating dinner outside has become a favorite, not only because the weather has unexpectedly stayed relatively cool, but because cleaning up after dinner is a lot easier.  We much prefer just hosing down the patio after dinner.